𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚎 ~ 𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚕𝚢𝚗 𝚊𝚞

𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚎: 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛

Ashlyn avoiding social media started out hard. She was almost mad at Big Red, despite knowing he was right. It was just weird for her. She was stubborn for a few days, but her habits soon disappeared.

"Biggie, g'morning." Ashlyn kissed Big Red's forehead, waking him up in time for both of them to get to work.

"Morning." He groaned.

"Time to get up"

"Better idea: we go back to sleep."

"God, I wish." She laughed. "I gotta hurry, I've got a big day."

"Oh, right! I can't believe you're already writing new stuff, but it's super cool." He forced himself to sit up.

"Thanks. And, also, a huge thanks for the whole... no social media thing. I feel pretty good. A lot better."

"Good." He gave her a passionate yet nonchalant kiss. "Love, you look great when you wake up."

"That's a really sweet way to stall getting up."

"Dork."

"I have a Grammy."

"Believe me, I'm aware. And really proud." He smiled. They both stood up, walking out to the kitchen. "But you're still a dork."

"I know." She giggled. "And, also, you're a huge dork."

"I also know." He laughed. They began eating as they talked. Soon ready, they both had to head to work.

Ashlyn and her producers worked for hours on end, trying to add to a song they had started. It was a struggle, and she had barely any inspiration. She didn't like anything she tried to write.

The day was long, but it got much better once she got off work. Exhausted, she headed home. It was around 8 p.m., and she came home to Big Red napping on the couch.

Holding back a giggle, purely because of how cute she found him, she went to her room. She caught up on missed texts and calls, until she got a new, and quite exciting, phone call.

"Hey Eej!"

"Hey Ash, what's up?"

"Got off work a little while ago. But what about you? What brings you to my humble... phone?"

"Gina and I were wanting to come visit. Have any free time?" He asked.

"Yeah! That sounds amazing. Is Gi there?"

"Yeah, I'll put you on speaker."

"Hi Ash!" Gina joined the conversation.

"Hey!" She smiled. "So when were you thinking? Like in a week, month, what kinda thing?"

"Uh, probably a week or two." EJ answered.

"Ash, you on the phone?" Big Red asked, opening the bedroom door to an answer.

"Hey, gimme a second." She said to EJ and Gina. "I'm talking to EJ and Gina, come 'ere hon. Sorry if I woke you."

"It's all good." He sat beside her as she turned the call to speaker phone. "Hey guys."

"Oh, hey." EJ replied. "When are you guys not busy?" At Big Red's quizzical expression, Ashlyn butted in.

"They wanna visit soon. Uh, I don't work much on the weekends. I'm not overly busy anytime soon."

"Same." Big Red added.

"So... does next Friday work?" Gina asked.

"That sounds great. We'll see you then."