It’s Friday, and I’m so ready to get out of this place. Billy and Sarah packed everything up for us at the hotel. Leslie and Jessica are at their home waiting for us. They picked up Houdini from the neighbor’s last night. Everyone else is in my room with me, waiting for the doctor to release me.

"God what is taking them so long." Sarah has never been the most patient of people.

"Just relax babe." Billy sat on her lap and gave her a peck on the cheek "It shouldn’t be much longer."

They lean in and start kissing each other greedily. Their hands are starting to roam . This is definitely not PG. Ashley throws a pillow at them, to make them stop.

"Save it for when you get home." She sticks her tongue out at them "besides I don’t want to be turned off sex for life."

"Ha Ha Ash, you’re just so funny." Billy throws the pillow back at her.

"Children do not make me send you to the corner." Apparently I’m the only mature one in the room.

"Sorry." Ashley’s pout softens me every time. How could I ever be mad at that face. I pull her to me and give her a quick kiss, but she has other ideas and deepens it before I can pull away. We are broken apart by someone clearing their throat.

"If we can’t make out then neither can you two. Also the doc is here." Billy pointed towards the door. Needless to say that Ash and I where both blushing.

Several hours later we are on the road heading home with my sisters and Billy and Sarah all in tow. Everyone but me helped load the cars with Leslie and Jessica’s things. Ashley wouldn’t let me. She was scared that I would make my injuries worse.

Our apartment complex is in sight. I am so glad to be home. We pull into the parking lot a few minutes later and everyone gets out of their cars.

"Come on we’ll show you two around first. Then we will unload the cars."

"Sure" Leslie says and we make our way to the apartment.

The tour doesn’t last long. Our apartment isn’t that big. We showed them the kitchen, living room, bathroom, and their bedroom.

"Is that it?" Jessica asked.

"Um.. No there is the patio and a community pool too."

"Sweet!" they both said in unison.

While everyone else unloaded the cars, I was on Houdini duty. We played around on the floor. He has gotten so big. After playing tug-o-war for a few minutes, he stops and comes and lays his head on my lap.

"You missed me didn’t you boy." I said as I scratched behind his ears. "I missed you too."

We sat like that until we both had fallen asleep together.

I was awoken by a kiss to my forehead.

"Sweetie are you hungry? We order some pizza." Ashley helped me stand up. We walked over to the table to join everyone.

I realize for the first time in a really long time I have a family again.

Around 11pm that night we said good-bye to Billy and Sarah. We all had watched a movie together. Wild Hogs, it was so funny. Leslie and Jessica excused themselves to go to sleep as well. So Ashley and I are alone now, and I am nervous because I am about to let the last cat out of the bag.

"Ash" I say just barely above a whisper.

"Yeah"

"I’m ready"

"Ready?" It has not registered to her what it meant.

"To talk" is all I say. She helps me up, and we make our way to the bedroom.

She closes the door while I take a seat on the bed. She comes and sits beside me.

"Whatever it is Spence, I’m here okay. I am not going anywhere. I love you no matter what." I nod and wipe away a few stray tears before I start to talk.

"Remember how I told you what Stan did. You know when he r…ra…rap" Ashley cut me off.

"When he raped you" I shake my head yes.

"Well what I didn’t tell you was that I was pregnant."