The Road to....Somewhere???

And I Had Become Hers

Logan's p.o.v.

It had been a week since the wreck. 

Ashley was healing well, being kept at the hospital to make sure her leg was going to set well enough to heal correctly. It was now Monday afternoon, and the doctor was finally releasing Ashley. I couldn't wait. I was so ready to have her at home. The nights of staying in the hospital had taken a toll on me, but it was all worth it. I only left Ashley's side to go to work, and once to get enough clothes to sustain me through the duration of her stay. It was now cleared for me to take 3 weeks off of work, so I could stay with Ashley, and help her recover.

Recalling last week, the day of the accident, when she had suggested hiring a nurse, I couldn't do anything but laugh. She had actually thought I would let that happen. I didn't tell her my worries, I simply made sure it wouldn't have to come to that. 

Getting her home proved to be the easy part. Getting her inside, and up the stairs to the bed, was much more difficult. She had crutches, and was able to walk some like that, but her broken ribs made it very painful. I could see her wince with each step, and she had to stop frequently to rest. I was of no help whatsoever. My strength was deemed useless when I tried to help her. I didn't work out like her, so I didn't have the muscles it took to hold her up. Roughly 30 minutes after arriving home, she was finally settled in the bed, changed into a pair of shorts and a tank top. Even beat up and broken, she was gorgeous. It took all the will power I could muster to not just throw her on the bed, and ravish her. The clock told me it was close to supper time, so I decided to concentrate on that fact.

"Baby, are you hungry? I'll fix you something to eat, or I'll go get you anything you want." I wasn't hungry, but I knew how she ate. She was definitely a food lover.

"Not right now. What I want more than anything is for you to get in this bed, and lay with me. I have missed our bed and you in it. Please?" Now how could that request be denied. Still fully clothed, I went to get in the bed, and slide in beside her. "Please get into something more comfortable."

"Want me naked?" I teased her.

"Hell yes. I always want you naked. I would love to feel your body." It always surprised me when she said things like that. Her face was red, and she couldn't look me in the eyes, and it was so fucking adorable. Another request I couldn't say no to. Stripping, I climbed in beside her, and curled up against her side, gently laying my head on her chest. Her arm wrapped around me, and began rubbing ever inch of skin her hand could reach. It felt amazing, and was turning me on, but I fought against that. I tried to just enjoy her closeness, and warmth.

"I love you. I love you so much. Please don't leave me." I was feeling extremely emotional. One week ago, I had worried about losing her permanently. She was home now, and I never wanted to think of her leaving me again, in any fashion.

"Babe, I'm not going anywhere. I just found you. There are too many years left, and to many memories still to be made, to ever consider leaving you. I love you to. So much it hurts sometimes. I promise, I'm not going anywhere."

With that said, I felt better. I was calmer than I had been all week, and sleeping in a hospital chair beside Ashleys bed the whole time was catching up with me. I felt my eyes close involuntarily. 

"I love you, Logan Kelley. I think I have loved you my whole life, and I was just waiting for you to show up, so I could do it properly. Now that I have you, I can't imagine my life without you. I don't want to. You have quickly come to mean everything to me. Can you hear my heart beat?" I nodded my head, but couldn't speak. "It beats for you. Every beat is tied to your existence. I love you. Yesterday, today, and forevermore." She kissed my head, and tears were running down my face. I couldn't believe how lucky I had gotten, to find this amazing woman, and to be allowed to call her mine. It was unbelievable and incredible all at the same time.

Somewhere along this road, she had become my entire world.

And I had become hers.