Small Town Favorite (a Luke Bryan fan fiction)

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Luke's POV:
Today is Ashleigh's 23rd birthday and we're throwing her a party later tonight. She told me about how she's gonna go back to school awhile back and has already started her classes. They aren't that hard for her, because she so smart. She's been laying off of work a little, but she stills works quite a bit.

I'm really proud of her for balancing all of these things at once. She should be able to get her degree in about eight months. I can't wait for her to get to work with the things she loves.

I was making dinner and Ashleigh was asleep on the couch. She had a rough day today at work. She said she was cleaning a kids mouth and he bit her, very hard.

I finished cooking and gently woke Ash up. She wasn't tired anymore, so she'll be able to have fun at her party. Savannah, her new boyfriend, Carter and his girlfriend, and several of our other friends are coming.

Once we finished eating, I decided I was gonna give Ashleigh her present now. I handed her the little blue velvet box and she opened it slowly. She covered her mouth as she admired the diamond cursive 'A' necklace. She thanked me and hugged me.

We took a quick shower together and got ready for the party. I put on my jeans and a flannel. Ashleigh put on cutoffs and a bull dawgs sweatshirt. That's my girl.

I had a few blankets in the backseat of my truck and a cooler full of beer and whiskey in the bed. Obviously, my guitar was back there somewhere to.

Ashleigh wanted to have a bonfire with a few friends for her party. I was okay with that, after all, it was her party. We drove out in to the middle of nowhere, well, at the place we all decided to meet. It was already almost dark, so I started a fire and parked my pickup with the rear end of it facing the hot flames.

A few minutes later everyone else had shown up and the fire was surrounded by old fords and Chevys. Someone started playing music and Ashleigh was on the tailgate swaying. I had my eyes on her and a smirk on my face as I watched. She dangled her tan legs by the license plate and cracked her knuckles. That was a habit of hers. She said she learned it from her daddy.

Everyone else gave their presents they had gotten for her to her and she loved them all. Then, Ashleigh and Savannah where in the bed of my truck dancing to a faster song. Carter and his girlfriend where somewhere probably making out, and Savannah's boyfriend was on his phone, but I couldn't help but watch Ashleigh. She had a cup of Jack in her hand and was spilling it on herself, but she was still the hottest woman alive.

She went and stood on the end of the tailgate and I picked her up and sat her down on a lawn chair. I went and grabbed a blanket out of my truck and gave it to her. It was getting cold, but I knew Ashleigh wasn't ready to stop. She sat on my lap and laid her head on my shoulder. I took in her scent of whiskey and slowly started to kiss her, but Carter interrupted us.

"Hey, Luke," he said slurring his words, he was clearly drunk as hell, "you should sing."

I agreed and got my guitar out. Ashleigh leaned against me and I sat the guitar in front of her and started. Carter actually introduced his girlfriend to us, her name was apparently Brittany. They sat in a chair and everyone else gathered around the fire.

"Okay y'all, settle down." I said playfully. "I wrote this one for my baby girl a little while back." I said and kissed her head. She smiled and I began.

I ain't been doing to right,
Since I met her last night,
Some kinda burning breakfast,
Lost at work state of mind,
We're meeting here because,
She mentioned that she loves,
This kind of sushi, veggie, raw and edgy natural stuff.
But I'm feeling out of place,
But baby's on the way.

I'm just boots and a rusty Chevy,
My hands are sweating heavy,
Something she's got got me feeling like this,
All I gotta do is play it cool,
And end the night with a kiss,
Hey, hey, baby's on the way.

Ain't gonna try those lines,
Been used so many times,
Like "when you fell from heaven did it hurt and did you cry?"
I'm just gonna wear this smile,
Sit back and talk a while,
Pull a few questions from my get to know her better file,
Hey its a real good day,
Cause baby's on the way.

I'm just boots in a rusty Chevy,
My hands are sweating heavy,
Something she's got got me feeling like this,
All I gotta do is play it cool,
And end the night with a kiss,
Hey, hey, baby's on the way.

Oh, yeah yeah.

It's just a simple case of can't wait,
Gonna be great to see her again,
Gonna be tough to hide what's inside,
And in my eyes when she walks in.

Oh, I'm just boots in a rusty Chevy,
My hands are sweating heavy,
Something she's got got me feeling like this,
All I gotta do is play it cool,
And end the night with a kiss,
Hey, hey, baby's on the way.

Hey, yeah, my baby's on the way.
Yeah, yeah, baby's on the way.

I finished and everyone clapped. Especially Ashleigh. I kissed her for a few seconds until I realized everyone was staring at us. I felt my face turn bright red and Ashleigh's did the same.

After that, I sang a few more songs and everyone got into their own little groups. Me and Ashleigh just sat there and stared into each other's eyes for a minute or two. At that moment in time, I physically felt myself fall even deeper in love with her. It's like my heart was being tugged on by chains. It was like, an incredible feeling. It made me just want to kiss the hell out of her, forever.

After a long time, most everyone was drunk off their asses, Ashleigh was pretty drunk, I wasn't because I was driving. Everyone made their way home and Ashleigh and I did the same. It was hard to drive with Ashleigh's hands all over me. She was kissing my neck and touching my thighs. I kept telling her to stop, but once you get her going, you can't stop her.

Finally, we were home and I carried Ashleigh inside. She ran into the bedroom and I ran behind her. She stripped out of her clothes and into her underwear. I threw her on the bed and bit her neck.

"Now, it's time for the rest of your present." I whispered seductively into her ear. She giggled and smiled. After we had done that for several hours, she was sober and ready to go to sleep.

"Goodnight, baby, I love you, thanks for the best birthday ever." She said and snuggled up to me.

"Goodnight, happy birthday baby, I love you." I whispered and shut out the lights. We fell asleep with the smell of fire and whiskey on our skin.