Family Troubles || Redlyn

Because I Love You

Ashlyn's POV

I ran downstairs, past my parents, completely ignoring them and trying to drown them out. I went out to Big Red's car and hopped in. I knew he could tell I had been crying while we talked, but I still tried to make it look like I wasn't.

"Do you want to talk—"

"Can we just leave first?" I whispered, interrupting Big Red.

"Yes, yeah, of course." He started driving again. "So do you—"

"Can we be quiet for a minute please?"

"Yeah, but do you want to go to the party or my house or somewhere else?"

"Uh... I don't know, do you want to go to the party?"

"Not if you aren't up to it."

"Okay, er, your house then." I said. He nodded, then we sat in silence until we were in Big Red's room. We both sat down on his bed.

"Do you want to talk now?" Big Red held my hand. "I can just listen, or I can talk with you, just whatever you want."

"Um... talk?"

"Okay. Go ahead."

"I don't know..." I paused. "I'm just scared. They're fighting constantly, and I'm worried they might get divorced, and my mom's pregnant so of course that would be awkward. And I'm scared because if they got divorced, would I have to move? And then there's the fact that I thought they were really close but now they sound like they hate each other and that freaks me out because I don't want that to happen to us because I love you. And—" I rambled, abruptly cutting myself off. I just admitted my love to Big Red. If he doesn't love me back, this was officially the worst day. I started crying more than I already was.

"Calm down." Big Red pulled me into his arms. "I love you, Ashlyn." He wiped some tears off my face. I hugged him back, and he softly kissed my cheek a few times. I slowly calmed down and stopped crying.

"Um... sorry about that..."

"Don't be. Anyways, I doubt they'll get divorced, but if they do, you'll get over it eventually. You know you will. If you have to move, well... you'll get over that too. And I'll be here for you." I don't know how he always says the perfect things to me.

"Thank you." I nodded.

"Do you want to stay here tonight?" He whispered. "You know, get some good sleep?"

"I... um, can I?"

"Yes. Everyone will be fine with it."

"Promise? I'd really hate to intrude."

"I promise." Big Red confirmed. "I think you need some rest. I'm pretty sure being sleep deprived won't help emotional stability."

I nodded. "Okay. Thanks." A small smile appeared on my face.

"Of course. I want you to be happy. I'll go tell my parents." Big Red gave me a quick hug and I kissed his cheek, then he ran upstairs.

I was so glad Big Red was always there for me. I was also very glad he hadn't pulled a Ricky on me (no offense Ricky, you and Nini are adorable) when I told him I loved him. All in all, I was just glad to be with him.