Honey // A.I (completed)

twenty-three

< Sunday 10, 2021 >

{ Ashton }

I woke up with the sun coming in through the windows. I let my eyes open and glanced around at my surroundings with a big smile. Last night was our first night in our new house. The house was definitely still littered with boxes in need of unpacking, but not mine and Holland's room. We made an effort to make sure we got our room done.

We love our room. It wasn't too big considering we don't really need it that big if we're just sleeping in it really. But we had bought a new king-sized bed that was gray and placed in the middle of the room between the two windows. Our bedspread was white with a grayish throw blanket and we had a small bench at the end of the bed. Our dresser sat against the opposite wall of the bed and we had a tv mounted above it.

Another thing we loved and got done right away was our master bathroom. It was white with two sinks and woodwork cabinets. We had both a bathtub and a large shower. At first, we didn't know if we wanted to put a bathtub in, but we finally decided on it.

I let out a stretch and rolled onto my back, reaching over and grabbing my phone. Just as I went to unlock it, Holland rolled over and wrapped herself around my body,

"Good morning" I smiled, using my hand to move her hair out of the way,

"Morning" she cheesed, cuddling into my chest then placing a kiss on it, "Our first morning in our new house"

I chuckled and hugged her,

"It was. And our first night was pretty good too"

Holland smiled and her eyes slowly opened as she shivered,

"Cold?" I laughed. She nodded and pulled the covers tighter around her naked body.

I got out of bed and slipped on a pair of boxers and shorts then headed over to the dresser. I grabbed my black Friends of Friends hoodie and a pair of Holland's underwear, taking it back over to the bed. I helped Holland get dressed before we both headed downstairs.

We walked into our still unpacked kitchen and I opened the fridge, finding literally nothing,

"We need to go grocery shopping" Holland chuckled, "Maybe we can grab breakfast at that little cafe just in town then go?"

"Sounds good to me honey" I smiled, following Holland back up to our room so we could get dressed to go out.

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We got to this little cafe on the corner of a small, yet somewhat busy street. One of the reasons we fell in love with this area- the Newport Beach area that is- was because of the cute little areas.

Holland and I headed inside and walked up to the counter and ordered. Once we ordered and grabbed our items, we headed outside to sit at one of the tables,

"I love this area" Holland grinned, sipping her ice coffee, "I also like how the beach is close too"

"I know. It seems like it's farther than it is for some reason. Like our house is so isolated from it, it feels odd" I agreed.

It feels good to just sit here with Holland. Our lives get so busy, it's nice to just sit with her and be with her for a while. The time now is peaceful considering the rest of the day we will be unpacking.

"You ready to go so we can get groceries and get home?" Holland spoke up. I nodded and stood, grabbing our trash and tossing it before we headed back to the car.

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Finally arriving home from the grocery, we got all the cold stuff put away but left the rest out until we could finish figuring out where everything was going and how we were organizing it.

We put our whole focus into the house, not getting distracted in the slightest. We both have busy weeks coming up and we've got to get this done.

Just as I finished my job in the kitchen, I looked up and towards the living area, watching Holland stand in the middle of the room. She was in deep thought. Her hands were on her hips and she was surveying every corner of the room,

"Honey" I spoke with a laugh, "You good?"

Her head snapped towards me,

"Help me move the couch"

I nodded and walked over, grabbing one side of the couch as she grabbed the other. I let her guide it, allowing her to place it where she wanted. We moved some more things around then stepped back,

"I love it" Holland squealed, as I took a picture and put it on my Snapchat story, which I hardly ever use:

-Snapchat-

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After I had gotten out of the shower, I went to head downstairs but stopped when I saw Holland standing in the doorway of one of our currently empty rooms. I carefully walked up behind her, wrapping my arms around her waist and letting my chin rest on your shoulder,

"Whatcha doing Holls?" I asked, placing a quick kiss on her neck,

"Just thinking that one day we will have a kid living in this room" she whispered. I couldn't help but smile, but at the same time my stomach fluttered,

"All these rooms will hopefully"

Holland smiled and turned in my arms,

"After the wedding" she patted my chest,

"Of course. After the wedding" I nodded, "Are you still wanting to wait a year then try?"

Holland was quiet for a moment before she looked up at me, letting her arms wrap around my torso,

"I don't know. Maybe we should wait a few months then start trying. I don't know how long it would take us to even get pregnant. I know it was hard for my mom" she confessed,

"It doesn't matter to me. I'll be ready whenever. You're the one that's going to be carrying the baby so its up to you" I told her, "And I get that it might take us a while. We could always wait a few months then see where we stand again on it"

Holland nodded and hugged herself to me,

"You know I love you" she whispered,

"And I love you too" I smiled, watching a yawn then pass through her lips, "Tired?"

"Very. And I've got to get up early because I have to teach tomorrow"

"Let's go to bed then" I suggested, pulling us away from the spare room and guiding us to our room, "You get in bed and I'm going to make sure everything is locked up"

Holland nodded and headed into our room and I walked downstairs. I checked all the doors and turned on the porch lights, then set the house alarm and headed back upstairs to my fiance.

I stepped into our bedroom and cracked the door behind me and climbed into bed. Before I was even laying down, Holland was already cuddling up,

"You're always so warm and I love it" she mumbled, "It's why I keep you around"

"That's why?" I chuckled,

"That and the sex. The sex is good" she responded. I smiled and kissed her lips,

"I love you"

"I love you more"