Those Amber Eyes

Chapter 23 - Mini-Ash and Medals

Ash's POV

As I woke, I felt that all too familiar weight on my body, and her warm breath on my neck. She was my little koala. I looked over at my phone, seeing it was a little after 9am. Oops. Guess we slept in a bit, but in our defense, we were up most of the night. I felt her stir, lifting her head and smiling at me.

"Good Morning," she said, her voice extra raspy today.

"Hi, it's after 9. I guess we slept in."

"I could honestly stay here all day, and be perfectly content."

"Me too," I said, kissing her head. "How about a nice hot shower and then we can head back."

"Mmmm, shower sex?"

"Lord woman, did you not get enough last night?"

"With you, there is no such thing."

I let out a soft chuckle. "My little horn dog."

She lifted herself up, caressing my cheek. "Only for you, my love."

I leaned up, giving her a soft kiss. "Let's go, my love." I managed to get both of us up and into the shower. Scarlett was feeling extra clingy today, so I pretty much did whatever she wanted.

Once we had finished our shower, we dressed and gathered a few things to take back to my parents. As I came out of Scarlett's closet, she saw I had two garment bags.

"Wait, why do you have two?"

"One is for Rose. It's an exact replica of mine, right down to the ribbons I wear. She even has matching shoes and a little hat." I said, unzipping the bag for her to see.

"Oh Ash, that is adorable. She is going to be thrilled when she sees these."

"I hope so. Lord knows dad got a kick out of it when I told him about her wanting a set."

"She loves your Mom and Dad so much. I'm so happy she got to meet them." I looked at her, tears forming in her eyes, as she looked at me.

"Hey, none of that now, baby girl." I wrapped my arms around her, holding her close.

"Come on, let's go. Is this all we are taking?"

She nodded, grabbing a small bag for Rose, while I carried our bag and the uniforms.

The ride back to Mom and Dads was quiet. I could tell she was exhausted. This has been a wild and crazy weekend. I knew I would face Melanie again, just not so soon after Scarlett and I reconnected. I pulled into the estate, seeing everyone sitting outside, the girls running around.

I helped Scarlett out of the car and grabbed out bags. Holding her hand, we walked up to the porch.

"Morning everyone, did we miss breakfast?" I said, with a smirk.

"Ashlyn Maria, you know we do brunch on Sundays, the food is in the kitchen, help yourself."

I looked at my Father and he had a knowing smile on his face, as his eyes fell to Scarlett's hand. "I see congratulations are in order," he said, rising from his chair and pulling Scarett into a bear hug.

"Wait, what? Ashlyn, did you?"

"Yes, Mom, I proposed last night."

"And I said Yes," Scarlett said, holding her hand up for everyone to sI..

As Scar held her hand up for everyone to see, I looked over to my Father, a huge smile on his face. I watched him rise from his chair, coming over to embrace Scarlett.

"Welcome to the family sweet girl, I always knew you two belonged together," he said smiling at her.

Everyone congratulated us on our engagement, but we made it clear, we did not plan on announcing anything right now.