Chapter 3

            Today is Ashley’s last day at home, and my parents decided to have a cookout for her and Aiden before they leave. We are getting ready to go to the cookout right now, and I am finding it hard not to be sad and mope around, I know Ashley can sense it too by the way she is looking at me.

“Baby, would you stop being so sad already? There is nothing we can do about me leaving so being all gloomy won’t make things better” Ashley says as she comes up behind me and places her arms around my waist and puts her chin on my shoulder.

“I know that Ash, but I mean it’s kind of hard not to be sad when you are leaving me, and the circumstances don’t make the situation any better!” I say pulling away from her, I go over and sit on the bed and run my hand through my hair out of frustration. I hear Ashley sigh her own frustration, but I don’t understand how she thinks I can be so happy and joyful when she is leaving me for six months tomorrow.

“Look Spence, I know it’s hard, and it definitely isn’t easy for me… it’s just that I want our last day together to be really nice and I want us to try and have some fun, so if it’s possible can we just try to forget about it for a little while, please?” Ashley pleads with me

“Okay, I’ll try but there are no promises” I say putting a smile on my face for her, Ashley comes over and gives me a quick kiss as if to seal the deal.

“Alright baby, we need to leave. We told your parents we would be there by 12:30” She tells me rushing us out the door, Ashley has never been one to disappoint my parents

When we get to my parents’ house everyone is already there and waiting on us.

“Ashley, it’s good to see you” my dad greets her with a hug

“It’s good to see you to Mr. C, it’s been awhile” She says as she heads over to greet my mom as well.

“Hey Paula! I heard you made your famous Strawberry Margarita’s for today” Ashley also embraces my mom in a hug, she has always been such the charmer