Diagnosed with a terminal ailment, Ashley Grayson divorces his husband Jonathan in hopes he will be able to move on. But plans go south when Ash ends up falling in love first, with the last person he expected...
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Sidenote ash & fin in the airport
(Ash POV)
I rub my weary eyes, unable to sleep because of the stupid scratches on my back but all is forgiven when the man who gave them to me passes out on my shoulder with his heavy head as if I was some sort of fluffy pillow.
But his head felt like a fucking rock and now I can't move my other arm, but I guess that doesn't matter considering I can no longer feel it.
I look over to watch him, with nothing better to do as he slowly breathes in and out without trouble like a normal person. His soft brown waves just grace my neck and tickle every time he takes a breath. I try to blow on it to make it go away but it doesn't work so I learn to live with it.
I was glad to see the dark circles under his eyes had disappeared and he was finally starting to gain some of his weight back in his cheeks.
Still unable to feel my shoulder, I lift up his arm and drop it to test how deep into his sleep he really was. It smacks his side with a loud slap and in a split second I give my dearest husband a small shove that sends him falling from my shoulder to my lap.
I look down to check if he was still asleep, only to find him completely undisturbed. I let out a deep sigh of relief as I stretch out my restricted left arm and sore back.
I watch Jonathan as he lays completely knocked out on my lap. Feeling bad about my efforts, I dig into my backpack and grab the travel pillow we had packed for Fin, gently picking up his head and laying it on the flat pillow instead.
The more I look at Johnny, while he sleeps the more I see of him in our son. From the tiny little nearly invisible freckles that graced his handsome cheekbones to the bridge of his nose, and the small dimple that only appeared on one side.
I carefully run my fingers through his hair and he makes this cute little sound that I almost confused for purring. He was so fucking cute and cuddly like a giant teddy bear, so I guess he's right. Finley definitely gets his cuddly side from him.
Because we were in a secluded private unit and the boys were unable to see us, I lean over their father and hold him by his shoulders. Pressing my forehead against his soft, ruffled hair and touching my lips to his soft cheek, just holding him as close as possible for a few seconds.
"You're so annoying that it's actually kind of adorable," I hear him mumble softly and my first instinct was to pull away and pretend nothing happened.
But for some reason, I fight the instinct and stay. Only pulling away by just a few inches.
"Sorry honey, did I wake you?" I asked out of pure concern. A small part of me wanted to slap myself for being so sappy but who knows how much longer I have left. I'd rather be remembered by Johnny as sap than a lying sack of bullshit.
