The A-Team

CH.13

Ashlyn's POV

For the past couple of weeks I've been planning to take Ali to Bora Bora for Valentine's day. I thought that we could go away somewhere just the two of us, before the baby comes in a few months. So far, I've been able to keep this a secret from Ali, and I plan on tellings her to night when I get home. I haven't really told anyone besides my CO that I'm taking off the week around Valentine's.

I see Houston in the hallway and I tell her to come to my office. I shut door behind me and take a seat at my desk. She looks at me nervously before taking a seat. "Relax. You're not in trouble, but I do need to ask you a favor." I tell her and releases a sigh of relief. "Okay, what do you need me to do?" She asks. "I'm surprising Ali by taking her to Bora Bora for vacation, and I was wondering if you and Mal could house sit for us while we are gone?" I ask. "I'll have to talk to Mal about it, but sure." She says. "Sweet, thanks dude." I tell her. "I also have a favor to ask." She says. "What might that be?" I ask. "Is there a way I can use you're boat while you and Ali are away." She asks. "Yeah, sure. What do you need it for?" I ask. "Well I've thinking about proposing lately and I came up with something." She says with a big smile on her face. "Well what's the game plan?" I interrogate. "Well I'm thinking we would go to an early dinner then, I could take her on the boat and watch the sunset from there and when the timing is right I'll pop the question. What do you think?" She says. "Like it, but it doesn't really matter what I think, as long as it is special for the two of you, that's all that matters." I tell her. "True. Thanks for the advice." She says. "Happy to help." I tell her. She just shortly after our conversation ended, because she had a couple of things to finish up, before it's time to go home. I finish up a couple of things I had to do myself and grab my things and head home.

"I'm home." I announce walking through the front door. I hear music coming from the kitchen and I'm going to guess Ali didn't hear me come in. I walk into the kitchen and Ali has her back to me, as she stands at the sink. I walk up behind her wrapping my arms around her waist cupping her six month baby belly. She jumps and turns around in surprise. "Geeze you scared me." She says with a hand on her belly trying to calm herself down. "Sorry honey I didn't mean to scare you." I say and lean in to kiss her lovingly. "It's alright. How was work?" She asks. "It was alright. How was your day?" I ask. " You know how I've been looking around for any open coaching positions?" She asks, I nod my head. "Well the local highschool found out that I have my coaching license and that I have a bachelor's in sports science, they asked if me I would like to be their next girls soccer coach and I told them I would have to talk to you first, before I said yes." She says and I look at her with amazement. "You know I love you right? And that I support you in all of you decisions?" I ask and gives me this look as if she was saying 'duh'. "Do you really want to do this?" I ask. "Yes I really want this." She says in all seriousness. "Then I think you should take the job." As soon as I say that, her face lights up like a Christmas tree. "Really?!" She says all excited. "Really." I confirm. "I love you. I love you. I love you." She says kissing all over my face between each word. "Love you too baby." I say and press our lips together in a deep kiss. "When would you start?" I ask. "Obviously not until after Ryker is born and I wouldn't start until the spring season of next year when, the person I would be taking over for would retire." She explains. "When do you need to let them know that you'll take the job?" I ask. "When they called and asked and I said that I needed to talk to you first, I said that I would let them know in a couple of days." She says.

"Really meaning you're going to call them tomorrow." I say knowingly. "You know me too well." She giggles. "I would hope so after fifteen years of being with you." I say. "Me too." She says. "I found something out today." I say. "And what did you find?" She asks. "Houston asked if she could borrow the boat... Because she is finally going to propose." I tell Ali. "About time." Ali giggles. "In the back of my mind, that is what I was thinking when she told me." I say. We talk about our day a little more, before Ali kicks me out of the kitchen so she can start dinner and I can go change. After I finish changing into more comfortable clothes, I go back down stairs and into the kitchen. I come up behind Ali and wrap my arms around her and kiss her shoulder. "It smells amazing in here. What's on the menu tonight?" I ask. "Chicken stir fry." She says. "Need any help in here?" I ask. "Can you cut up the veggies please, while I cook the chicken?" She asks. "I'm on it." I say and kiss her cheek and get to work. With the two of us making dinner, it is done in no time. We fill our plates and sit at the kitchen table to eat.