The Strange Boy (completed)

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Part thirty-three
Ricky's POV
I woke up, and it was noon. I turned over, and my shoulder hit Ashlyn's arm. I jumped, and was shocked that she was still sleeping. I watched her for a minute, and then heard my name being called.
I got up gently, and went to the stair railing. It's was Chris's mom.
"Good morning Mrs. Cerulli." I said groggily.
"Good morning." She said back with a smile.
"Where's Chris?" I asked.
"He went Christmas shopping." She said back.
"Oh. Did you need something?" I asked her politely.
"I just wanted to let you or Ash know that I was heading out for work, and that Chris wasn't here." She smiled at me.
"Okay I'll tell Ashlyn when she wakes up."
"She isn't up yet?" She asked shocked.
"No why?" I asked confused.
"She's usually up by now. Oh well that poor girl needs her sleep."
"Yeah, well have a good day." I wished her.
"Thank you Ricky, good bye." She said as she left.
"Good bye." I say back.
I walked back into the room, and sat down. I watched some TV, and got lonely. So I woke up Ashlyn.
"Babe, wake up." I said while shaking her arm.
She didn't respond.
"Babe, come on wake up." I said a little louder, and still shaking her arm.
She made a muffled sound into her pillow.
"No.." She said.
"Babe please." I beg.
She turns over, and asked groggily "What time is it?"
"12:30." I answered.
"Oh. Where's Chris?" She asked.
"Christmas shopping." I answered again.
She sits up, and clings to me. I smile, and asked what's going on.
She didn't say anything. She just had a smile on her face. She looked up at me, and pulled me into an unexpected kiss.
I pulled back, and laughed. I pulled her in, and she fell to her back. I was on top of her, and she had her fingers running through my hair.
She tried to pull off my shirt, and I pulled back. I shook my head, and said "Ash not right now. We're to young. Maybe one day, but not yet. I don't think my mom and dad want me to have a kid when I'm seventeen."
She nodded, and I put my head on her chest. I kissed her neck, and she started tensing up. I stopped, and laid down next to her, and she put her head on my chest.
She apologized, and I froze.
"Why are you apologizing?" I asked confused.
"For getting carried away." She says quietly.
"Hey, people will get carried away. I promise I'm not mad or upset. You know I want to have a child with you, but not when we're sixteen and seventeen." I said while cuffing her face with my hands.
She nodded, and smiled shyly. She blushed that I said I wanted to have a kid with her.
"If we did what would you want to have?" She asked.
"What'd you mean?" I asked smiling.
"The baby." She said with a smile.
"I would want a girl." I answer. "What would you want?"
"A boy." She says smiling. "Think about it that would be an amazing Christmas present." She adds.
"For us and the guys maybe, but to our parents and grand parents not at all." I add to her comment.
"Yeah." She said quietly with a smile.
I pulled her onto the bed, and held her. When all of a sudden her phone rings.
She gets up, and answers it.
"Hello?"
"Hey Ashlyn. Umm me and that guy are coming to see you guys for Christmas, and your grand parents are coming too." Her mom says.
She freezes, and turned towards me and mouths 'oh my fucking god.'
"Ash you there?" Her mom asks.
"Yeah I'm still here." She chuckles.
"Okay we'll see you in a week. I love you bye."
"Love you too." She says and hangs up.
She starts passing the room, and puts her thumb nail in her mouth.
"Babe what's going on?" I asked concerned, as I stood up, and grabbed her.
"My grand parents are coming, as well as my mom, and her new boyfriend." She says in a panicked voice.
"Wait the ones on your mom's side?" I asked scared.
She nods with her eyes wide.
I hold her for what felt like forever, and sat down still holding her.
"It's okay. We're gonna be okay." I said to her in a comforting voice.
She nods, and puts her face into my chest. She lets out a shaky breath. She's scared. She hasn't seen her grand parents since she was 11. She said they are super religious, and that they hated her.
She hadn't taken her meds, so I got up, and went to the kitchen. I came back with some water, and her pills. She swallowed them, and took a deep breathe.
"Is this the bad thing?" I asked.
"What?" She asked in a scared tone.
"The bad thing from your dream." I reminded her.
"I think this was just the beginning." She says with her eyes closed.
• • •
One week later..
Ashlyn's POV
I wake up and trudge out of bed. I go to my closet, and pick out my black skinny jeans. I throw on Ricky's purple hoodie, and a black tank top to go under it.
I called Ricky, and he was actually outside the house. He opens the door, and I run into his embrace.
"I'm scared Ricky." I say into his shoulder.
"Me too, but like I said we're gonna be just fine. We are going to have lunch with your mom and grandparents, and we are going to be just fine." He says to me in a sweet voice.
I nod at what he says, and he picks me up. He sits down on the couch, and sets me in his lap. He puts his face into my neck, and starts to gently kiss my neck. I smile, and squeeze the hood, of his jacket.
He pulls back, and says "Shall we go then."
I nod, and slowly get up. I start walking up to the door, and before I could even put my hand on the door knob, Ricky comes from behind me, and clings to my back. I jump, and smile. I kiss his cheek, and before I know it he turns me around, and then we're making out. I bite his lip, and pull back. He smiles, and says "Okay we'll pick up where we left later, but we have a date with fear."
I laugh, and open the door. He unlocks his car, and I get in. I grab his hand, and he starts to drive to the restaurant. I squeeze his hand every now and then, and before we know it we're outside the restaurant.
The same one we met that slutty waitress a while back. I get out, and I look at Ricky. He gives me one of those 'it's okay' smiles, and pulls me into a kiss. I pull back, and grab his hand. I take a deep breath, and we start walking.
Me and Ricky get to the table, and I see my mom's boyfriend, and my grand parents who look at us wide eyed. My mom hugs me, and shakes Ricky's hand, and introduces us to her boyfriend.
My grand parents stay silent until my grand father says "Uh Ashlyn Grace who's your friend here?"
"Oh this is my boyfriend Ricky. Ricky these are my grand parents." I say with a unsure smile.
"What's around your neck?" My grand mother asks confused.
"This is Ricky's necklace he gave me." I say while looking at Ricky.
I can see Ricky is about to fall down. His knees are shaking, and he's paler than usual. I ask him quietly to sit down, and he does. I sit down next to him, and hold his hand under the table.
He's squeezing my hand. I squeeze back, to let him know I'm scared too.
"So how long have you guys been dating?" My mother asks me.
"Uh almost nine months." I answer, not looking at my grand parents.
Ricky smiles, and removed his hand from mine, and puts his hand in between my legs, about mid thigh. He squeezes my small thigh, and exhales.
"So are you guys having a child now or is that out of the question?" My grand mother asks snobbishly.
I almost spit out the mouth full of water I had in my mouth.
"No." Ricky answers with an uncomfortable smile.
"Oh well I guess that's a relief knowing that I don't have another devil child yet." My grand mother laughs.
"Mother!" My mom snaps.
I look at her, and have a shocked expression on my face.
"Are you taking their side?" My grand mother squeaks.
"Yes. You don't talk to my daughter and the person she loves like that!" My mother yells.
"I disown the both of you, and that's my final words to you! Not having a devil child marry another. If you think that's okay, then fine, but I won't have it!" My grand mother yells back.
I feel my heart sink, and something coming up in my throat.
"I'll be right back." I say quickly before getting up, and running towards the bathroom.
I lock the door to the stall, and cry. I was happy yet upset. I heard the door open, and my mom calls my name.
I open the door, and I hug her. I apologize, and she says don't be. "They're gone. They left." She say as she takes out her makeup bag, and fixes my makeup. She finishes with my make up, and turns me around. I look at my self in the mirror, and I look at her. She's smiling. I learned to forgive my mom at that moment. She thought what she was doing was right, but I just never could see it.
"Now look at you. Aren't you the Ashlyn Grace I used to know?" She says with a laugh.
I laugh and hug her. "I love you mom."
"I love you to baby." She says as she wraps her arms around me.
She opens the door, and me and her walk back out to the table. I sit back down next to Ricky.
"Everything okay babe?" He whispers in my ear.
"Yeah." I say kissing him.
After eating and talking I give my mom a hug, and me and Ricky walk back to his car. We get in, and we smile at each other.
"I can't believe your grand mother asked us that." Ricky says.
"Yeah. I wasn't expecting to hear that." I laughed.
"We've gotten close to it, but haven't had sex yet." Ricky looks at me when he says 'yet'.
I smile, and pull him into a kiss. He pulls back, and says "Wait until we get to my house. We'll pick up from there."
I laugh and say "What if your parents walk in on us making out?"
"They went to go see my sister again." He says.
I smile, and he starts the car. I turn on the radio, and 'HeartKiller' comes on. I smile, and started singing.
We pull up to his house, and get out. He unlocks the door, and throws his keys, and tackles me. We hit the floor, and he kisses me.
He starts to take off my hoodie, and I pull back.
"Babe stop." I say out of breath.
He apologizes, and says "You wait. One day it's gonna happen, and we are going to be the happiest people in the world."
I run my fingers through his now dark brown hair, and before I know it I'm asleep. Surprising I fell asleep on the floor. But woke up in Ricky's room.
I had an amazing night. I was with Ricky, and me and my mom made up. I was happy. For once I felt full, minus the fact that my grand parents disowned me.