Badges and Bikes

Chapter 5

This chapter will time jump a couple years. There may be tears involved. Trigger warning for cancer and death.
Y'all know me by now with my stories. It's a roller-coaster ride!
Enjoy! 😇🥰😈
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Ashton's pov ***

I can't believe this shit! Why do we have to go through this pain? What the hell did I do to deserve this shit? Why me? Why David? Why today of all days? Our anniversary! It's supposed to be a day of celebration. Not watching my husband of four years, die!

Last year, we noticed that he was pale and weak. So we did a checkup. They found that the cancer had come back with a vengeance. We fought it so hard. Five months ago, we were told that he is terminal. With the chemo and radiation, we had six months tops. Without it, three months. David did the chemo until two months ago. He said that he was tired of the treatments that got no results. So we quit them. He was put on hospice a few weeks ago.

I took a leave of absence a month ago to take care of him. It hurts my heart to see him so frail and weak. A few weeks ago, David asked for dad and gpa to come see him. They sent me out to run errands while they were here. They made a habit of it for a few times.

Last night, Drake called with a video chat. They talked for about half an hour before David was too tired.

Today, he has been sleeping all day. The monitors are on silent. It is almost six o'clock. I know that mom and dad will be here soon with dinner. Dad will sit with David while I eat. It has become our schedule of sorts. I sit on the side of the bed and watch him sleep.

I hear mom open the door. Dad comes into the downstairs bedroom that he and I  fixed for David and I a few months ago.

"Hey, sweetheart. Time to eat." Dad tells me. He quit asking me if I was hungry weeks ago. My answer was always 'no, I'm not hungry.'

I look up at him and nod. Then I kiss David's head and leave the room.

Mom has laid out a plate heaping with food. "Hi, mom. You know that I can't eat that much." I tell her as I look at the hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, and brown gravy.

"Just try, babygirl. Gma fixed this plate. They said that they will be here soon."

I sit to eat. I know that I wouldn't win this fight. Especially if gma and gpa are coming by. It only took them five minutes to get here. Gma sat with mom and I. While gpa went into the bedroom.

After eating only half of the food, I push the plate away. "I can't eat any more. Sorry mom and gma. I just can't."

"It's alright, sweetheart. You actually ate more than I thought you would." Mom replied.

"Thanks, mom. I love you so much for always taking care of us. You're the absolute best!"

I hug her and gma before joining the guys. David was awake and taking the monitors off. I rush to him.

"David, honey. You can't do that. You need the monitors." I try to calm him down and make him lay back down. He isn't having it though.

"I want to dance with my wife. I need to dance with you, baby. Please!" He said in a weakened voice. "It's our anniversary."

"Ok, honey. We will dance. Then it's back to bed with you."

"Deal!" I help him up. Dad turns on the radio. 'It's Your Love" started playing.

David held me in his arms as we sway to the music. As I sing to him as I did, four years ago. "Mine!" He tells me.

"Your's!" I reply as I have always done.