TWENTY-SIX

“Are you both being real?” She asked them after spitting out her drink.

“Yes, we just wanted to know,” The both of them said laughing while Ashley shook her head.

Their food was served and they all ate, talked, and laughed together.

“I had fun let's do this again,” Shelly said hugging the both of them at the parking space as they bid goodbye.

“Good evening” Ashley greeted Alan the moment she walked in and met him sitting on the couch in the living room.

“How was the outing?” Alan probed, staring at her.

“It was good and I had fun, now I understand what you meant earlier and you didn't have to do that,” Ashely said, frowning at him remembering how Shelly and Drea mocked her because of the hickey.

“Have you seen yourself? You are extremely beautiful and I would stare at you if I didn't know you, so I had to mark my territory,” Alan said, one thing about Alan, he never fails to tell her how beautiful she is.

“I am putting on my wedding ring that's more than enough to show that I am take