Page 43 of Tailwhip
After all the food is cooked, I help Valerie get everything on serving plates and set on the large dining room table, so everyone can serve themselves. “Ashlynn, thank you again for grabbing dessert; they look delicious!”
“You’re very welcome. I wanted to bring something with us!”
As soon as Valerie yells food is ready, a stampede of the team comes in from outside and fills up their plates. Most food gets eaten in no time, along with the desserts. After everyone is done eating, I help clean up and do the dishes. As I am washing, Anthony comes up with his hand on my lower back. “I’m going to go out front and ride with the guys for a bit.”
Looking over at him, I give him a quick kiss, as an okay.
“Oh Anthony, she will be just fine here with me, you go have fun on the bikes!” Valerie tells him.
Anthony gives her a hug and tells her, “Thank you for dinner, everything tasted good as it always does.”
Patting his cheek, she says, “Of course, Anthony! I am glad you enjoyed it.”
As he turns and walks outside to ride with the team, it reminds me that I need to thank her for the food last night. “By the way, the food you made us last night was incredible! The fondue was my favorite!”
Smiling big at me, she says, “It was my pleasure! I was so happy when he asked if I could help him with that. I knew Anthony was a sweet boy, but never knew he was that sweet. You must bring that side out of him! I can tell he really loves you, just with the way he looks at you.”
Turning back to the dishes with a goofy giant smile on my face, I say, “He is beyond sweet and good to me! I am so happy we are back in each other’s lives.”
“I am happy for you both!” Valerie says with a big smile, nudging my shoulder
We stay and visit with Nash’s family and the team for a few more hours after we ate dinner and polished off all the dessert. As the sun starts to set, Grady and Clay think it is a good idea to jump off the deck into the water. I must have a concerned look on my face because Barrett tells me, “It’s okay, they do this all the time. Water is plenty deep.”
That’s a relief! Right, at that time Clay runs and jumps off the deck making a giant splash! The whole team is cheering but giving him a hard time because he didn’t do anything cool with the jump. Watching as the guys jump over the ledge, my phone starts to ring. I look down at the screen and see that it is Neha. I excuse myself and go inside to talk to her. “Hey! How’s it going?” I ask her; I haven’t talked to her since I left.
“It’s good. How are things going with you guys? Have you worn your sexy lingerie yet?”
Sighing a little, I say, “Tonight is the night he gets to see it, but I did something to him yesterday that I would have never done to anyone else!”
Neha is silent for a minute. “What did you do, little miss Ashlynn?” Biting my bottom lip and thinking about it has me rubbing my thighs together. “Well, we were on the couch, messing around; once I heard his breathing change, I told him to stand up so I could swallow him, and I did!”
I have to hold the phone away from my ear with the scream Neha is doing. “OMG! You popped your mouth cherry! Yes! Get it, girl.”
I burst out laughing at Neha. Soon, we end our call and I head back out to the deck. Anthony is sitting in my seat, walking over to him with a smile on my face; he pulls me down to sit on his lap. “Are you ready to go? We have a somewhat early flight tomorrow,” he whispers.
I nod my head yes. “Valerie, Barrett, thank you again for having us; it was nice to meet you both,” I say.
Valerie wraps me up in a big hug. “You are welcome. Don’t be a stranger. We always have an open door. It was nice meeting you too, dear. You both have a safe flight home tomorrow.”
After that, Anthony and I get in the car to head back to our rental house for one last night in Seattle.
On the drive back, I turn to Anthony. “You know that town we went to today, Leavenworth, I think it would probably be decorated so nice for Christmas and probably have German markets to shop at!”
Grabbing my hand and bringing it up to his mouth for a kiss, he says, “Let’s try to come back then in December.”
I haven’t stopped smiling this whole trip, minus the motion sickness in the boat, but I did manage a few little smiles! “I think we should probably figure out Thanksgiving first!” I tell Anthony.
“I have the perfect plans for Thanksgiving! You, me, in bed, naked all day. No one around. Just us!
“So, you don’t want to eat Thanksgiving dinner?”
“Oh, I’ll be eating something!” He looks over with a wink. “However, I suppose we could have dinner with Nick and Neha!”
Squeezing his hand, I say, “I like both ideas!” Before I know it, we are pulling up to the house and a light rain has started.
Inside, it's a bit chilly, so Anthony moves over to get the fireplace started. The best part of the rental house is the wood-burning fireplace, unlike the gas ones in many newer homes. “I’m going to freshen up and change, I’ll be right back!”
As I head up the stairs, I hear Anthony say, “I’ll make the couch like last night for another movie!”