I had thought that Ashton had already forgotten about the matter of having our own kid. But little did I expect, he would bring this up again when he was drunk. Obviously, a kid was something, or someone rather, that would be with you your entire life. Who wouldn’t want their own flesh and blood?

After a long silence in my own thoughts, I went and lay down beside Ashton. “Ashton, do we really need our own child?” I asked with a hoarse voice.

I couldn’t be sure whether he had heard me or not since all he gave in response was a subtle wiggling of his eyebrows amidst his slumber.

He really did have a lot to drink.

The next day, the morning light had already shined through the yellowing leaves onto the ground when Ashton woke me up.

I slowly opened my eyes and saw him laying next to me, with a smile on his face.

 

“You’re awake!” I hoarsely exclaimed after rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

“Yup!” he answered with a nod and a smile.

 

“Does your head still hurt?” I asked as I couldn’t get what happened last night out of my mind.

He reassured me with a slight shake of his head and scooted closer to me. “Did you help me undress?” he whispered.

wrong?” I queried with some

gaze onto his well-sculpted body. To my surprise, he was

hiding the awkwardness radiating from me. Trying to break the awkward atmosphere, I muttered, “Don’t get your hopes up. Nothing

his face. Time felt like it stood still while he stared deeply at

heart skipped a beat, and without waiting for a response, he put his giant palm on my waist and

vigor in the morning really was outside

time that day, I caught Ashton coming out of the bathroom in

my Mom that I would bring Summer to the hospital for a checkup as she has been getting recurrent fevers that won’t go away!” I said begrudgingly

you!” he responded with furrowed

distracted right now,” I persuaded. Even though I only said it so that we could finally get a

in thought contemplating what I had just said, and after a brief

what about…” he tried to ask before being interrupted by

answer his phone, and with a curt nod, he gave my forehead a quick peck before answering his phone on the

his clothes into the washer, I heard a clanking sound coming from

A tablets. Why is he taking vitamins? Has he been feeling

to the bedroom only to find Ashton hurriedly putting on his clothes halfway out the door. “What’s wrong? Did something happen?” I

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