Life In Technicolor || Ashton Irwin

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Valerie's P.O.V.

I wake up the next morning, completely tangled with Ashton. Our legs are intertwined, one of his arms is around my waist, the other is holding one of my hands. My head is resting on Ashton's chest as my free arm is wrapped around his torso. His hair is a mess and he's snoring lightly. I yawn and lay my head back on his chest.

What a lovely Saturday morning.

I hear Winston whining from the floor and turn my head around, looking over my shoulder. He's sitting by the door and wagging his tail ferociously.

"You need to go potty?" I asks Winston. He whines in response and I gently pull away from Ashton. He shifts uncomfortably and I press a kiss to his cheek before opening his bedroom door. Winston darts down the stairs and I follow him down. I call him over to the backyard and open the door. Winston runs outside and lifts his leg, peeing on a patch of grass. I cringe slightly and hope Ashton won't mind my dog is pissing on his perfect lawn. He walks back towards the door and I let him in.

"Valerie, so nice to see you again." Patty says with a smile from behind me.

"It's nice to see you again." I tell her with a smile.

"Is this your dog?" She asks.

"Um, yeah. I hope you don't mind that he-"

"It's fine." She says, patting Winston's head. "I was just about to go on a morning walk. Do you mind if I take him with me?"

"Oh, of course not. Go ahead. Um, his leash is upstairs-" I say, pointing over my shoulder. "I'll go get it." I run up the stairs, open the door, and grab Winston's leash out of his kennel. I run back down the stairs, slightly out of breath and hand Patty his leash. "Have a nice walk." I tell her as she walks out the front door, Winston wagging his tail as he walks out with her.

I sigh and walk back up the stairs, letting my hair down and ruffling it around a bit. I get back in bed, throwing the blanket over me. I raise my hand and run my thumb over Ashton's stubble.

He yawns and his eyes drift open with a lazy smile. "Good morning."

"Morning." I tell him with a gentle smile.

"Your phone would not stop going off last night." He tells me with another yawn. "I had to turn it off. It was driving me crazy."

"Sorry." I apologize.

"You look so pretty in the mornings." He says. "I don't understand you."

I laugh quietly. "You should take a look at yourself. Hot damn."

"Where's Winston?"

"On a walk with Patty."

"She loves dogs." He say. "You know, Valerie, you are absolutely gorgeous. I feel like I don't tell you enough."

"Ashton." I whine, feeling heat rushing to my cheeks.

"Valerie." He mimics me with a smile. "You hungry?"

"Kind of." I admit.

"Well, you made me breakfast last time, so I'm making you some this time."

"Sounds lovely. I hope you're better at making breakfast than you are at making spaghetti."

"That spaghetti was amazing. Admit it." He says, a playful grin on his face.

"It was okay." I tease.

He sits up with a yawn and stretches, his back muscles flexing through his shirt. I bite down on my lip and stand up. "Let's go eat." He says. "Hop on my back." He tells me with a grin.