My Baby Girl

Testing Waters

Five days later
*Ashley's POV*

"Everleigh! Let's go! You don't want to be late for your sleepover with Dax!"

Troian's sister, Madison, is leaving to go back to her home in Arizona on Monday, which means Daxton and Everleigh only have three days left to spend together. Tyler and I are going out on our date tonight, so Troian suggested that Everleigh sleeps over at her house with Daxton. As soon  as Everleigh heard the news, she was thrilled! Every day up until tonight it was "mommy, is today the day I have a sleepover with Dax?" Everleigh absolutely adores him and I'm dreading the day they have to say goodbye. Everleigh and Daxton are going to be heart broken.

"I'm weady mama!"Everleigh says, thumping down the stairs with her Disney Princess suitcase trailing behind her.

"You got everything?" I ask, taking the suitcase from her.

"Yep! Mama, you know what? I'm Sooo esited for my sweepover wif Dax!"  Everleigh says, doing a little giddy wiggle. I chuckle.

"I know you are! You two are going to have so much fun!" I say, carrying her suitcase out to the car.

"Mmhmm. Are you gonna have fun wif Tyler?" Everleigh asks, looking up at me in her cool cheetah print sunglasses.

"Yeah. I hope so Ev."I say, smiling down at my daughter. She giggles.

"Alright, up you go." I say, lifting Everleigh into her carseat.

"No mommy!"Everleigh cries when I reach for her buckle.

"I do it by myself!" She says, and sure enough she grabs both of the buckles and clips them together.

"see?" She says proudly. To be honest I am pretty shocked that she actually was able to buckle herself in! Well the top part at least.

"Mama, may you please help me wif the bottom?" she asks politely. I nod my head and fasten her up. At least my baby girl isn't all the way grown up yet.

The whole way to Troian's house, Everleigh watches a movie in the backseat and it gives me time to think about Tyler. How will tonight go? Will it be successful? Will it be just like it is on set when we're Hanna and Caleb? No of course not! It's Tyler and I, being true and genuine, not following a script, so it should feel different...shouldn't it? And what will the cast think? What will the fans think? The fandom will probably blow up with a million rumors, not that I care. Gosh, for once I wish I could have a night out without having fans following my every move. Even when Everleigh was born, there was a continuous line of fans waiting outside my hospital room. They had to call security to take them away.

I guess it's the small price you have to pay for being famous, but it's microscopic compared to all the benefits. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

"We're here Ev!" I say looking back at my daughted who's still wide awake. She had a nap this afternoon to ensure that she wasn't too tired and crabby for her big night, but there was still a small hope that she would fall asleep in the car.

Everleigh is beside herself and leaps out of the car faster than Ever. She makes it to the door and rings the doorbell, not wanting to wait while I grab her stuff. Troian answers the door when I get there.

"Hello Ash! How are you?" Troian asks smiling.

"I'm good, how about you? Are you up for this tonight?"

Troain chuckles. "Gee I don't know! I hope so!" She says crossing her fingers. So what are you going to do on your free night?"

I hesitate for a moment. "Nothing much, just chillin."