Blood Is All I Can Remember ~🌸~ 1

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Ashley had put her clothes back on over her swim suit just before they arrived at Steve's house.

"You can come inside, it'll take me a minute or so to get what I need."

"Okay." Ashley climbed out of his truck and looked down at her foot. It was bleeding again.

"What's wrong?" Steve came over by Ashley's side. He looked down at her foot and sighed. "Here, I got something better inside."

"Thank you." Ashley said as Steve helped her inside. He set her down on the couch and disappeared into the kitchen. Then, he came back with more gauze and antiseptic wipes.

"No." Ashley pointed towards him. "No more of that stuff."

"It's going to help get rid of the germs. Trust me, once I'm done, you'll be thanking me." Steve began to take off the gauze and took out a wipe. Then, he placed it on Ashley's foot and felt her flinch.

"Pretty great for a first date, right?" Ashley smiled. Steve chuckled.

"It was, interesting."

Steve had finished with the wound and stood up.

"Hey, how about you stay for awhile? I could order pizza."

Ashley's eyes widened. "Hey, once I heard Pizza, I was down."

Steve chuckled.

"I'll be right back."

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Steve and Ashley sat on the couch together. Plates of pizza in front of them as they watched TV. Ashley smiled as she felt Steve's arm drape over her shoulders. Then, her smile faded.

"Steve." Ashley watched as Steve turned to face her. How was she going to tell him the truth?

"Yeah," Steve looked at Ashley and noticed something was wrong. "Hey, what's wro—"

Steve was cut off quickly by Ashley's lips. At first, Steve didn't know what to do. He wasn't expecting this. Then, Steve raised his right hand to caress Ashley's cheek. He felt her move closer towards him and heard a sigh.

Ashley placed her hands on Steve's chest and slowly moved them towards the back of his neck. She smiled against his lips. Ashley had forgotten what she was going to tell him.

Ashley pushed herself closer to Steve and deepened the kiss. She felt Steve lick her lips. He wanted entry. And Ashley gave it to him.

Ashley felt Steve slide his tongue into her mouth. The two of them moaned in satisfaction.

Ashley moved her hands into Steve's hair. She felt him shift on the couch. His arm wrapped around her waist as he laid down straight. Ashley pulled away from Steve and looked down at him.

"What did you want to tell me?" Steve asked with a smile.

"I don't know," Ashley smiled. "I forgot." She leaned down and placed her lips on Steve's. She moved her hands underneath his shirt and felt his skin radiate with heat. Steve's hands went to Ashley's waist and held her.

Ashley grabbed Steve's shirt and pulled it up over his head. She then felt him smile against her lips. She felt his hands go underneath her shirt. Felt his hands slide against her soft skin.

Ashley then felt Steve slide her top off. A shy smile was on the girl's face as she looked into Steve's eyes.

"How did I find someone as beautiful as you?" Steve whispered.

Ashley smiled. Then it slowly faded. Her head lowered onto Steve's chest. The woman's body began to shake as she started to cry.

"Hey," Steve looked at the girl with concern. "What's wrong?"

"I-I don't know if I can tell you." Ashley felt Steve lift her chin.

"Tell me what?" Steve asked.

"You'll hate me." Ashley went to get up but Steve held onto her.

"Nothing you say can make me hate you." Steve replied.

"Ashley isn't my real name." Amy said.

"What?" Steve looked at the girl with a smile. His smile faded when he realized that the girl was serious.

"My name," Amy paused, she had already gone too far, it was now or never. "My name is Amy Tye Noon."

Steve stared at her in shock.

"Wha—, no, that's—that's impossible. She died. She died in my arms!" Steve quickly sat up. Amy slipped off of his chest and sat on the other side of the couch.

"Steven, please. It's the truth."

"How?" Steve asked. "If you're Amy, how did you die? How did you survive?"

Amy felt tears well up in her eyes.

"We went to bed and woke up to a sound. We headed down stairs and found a few men inside. I was shot in the shoulder, carried out to a car. Then I woke up to see you chained to the wall. Hank appeared in front of us. Then, I saw you fighting him. I felt dizzy and called for you. I—I died, in your arms. I heard you scream my name but I couldn't open my eyes. I couldn't—"

Amy was cut off by Steve's lips crashing into hers. He was fierce and passionate with his kisses.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Steve said as he kissed Amy's lips again. "I thought you were dead." Amy felt tears hit her cheeks.

"I'm sorry." Amy cried as she kissed Steve back. She placed her hands on his cheeks and wiped his tears away. "I'm so sorry."

Steve wrapped Amy close to his chest and kissed her deeply. Amy placed her hands around Steve's neck and sighed.

"No one else can know about this, alright." Amy asked as she tried to get oxygen back into her lungs. "I'm still hiding from Hank. They can't know that I'm still alive."

"Don't worry," Steve smiled. "You'll be safe with me."

Amy smiled and leaned towards Steve. "I know." The two began to roll off of the couch. Steve landed with a thud on the floor. Amy was on top of him. They both began to laugh.

"I missed you." Steve said as he held onto Amy's waist.

"I missed you too." Amy leaned down and kissed Steve on the lips. Then, she trailed her way down to his jaw, then his shoulders, biceps, abs, and then trailed her way back up.

"I love you." Steve whispered.

"I love you too." Amy smiled.