Ashley had grabbed the stool that Aiden was sitting on and never broke eye contact, ‘Spencer, I will die for you, again and again if that means eternity because I love you. I never want to hurt you and I never have did anything to hurt you. I loved you ever since the brownies incident but I had to hold it since we was 16. And I’m sorry for not telling you sooner. You just have to pick the right moment, ’cause you only get one. I know you think I was wrong, Spencer, for six years for me running away from you and maybe I was. But here’s the thing: I was protecting you. And when it comes down to having the choice of being right or protecting you, I’ll be wrong every single time. Because it’s just who I am."

Spencer opened her mouth to speak but was sshed by Ashley who kneeled in front of her.

‘I know I don’t need you to be protected from me but sometimes, I feel that the world should be sheltered from Ashley Davies.’

‘Ashley, I can take care of myself with some left over to take care of you, too. So you don’t have to ever worry about that. Also, the world shouldn’t be sheltered from a hero.’

In the kitchen

Aiden grabbed Brian who silently got up from the couch and was crying in the kitchen. Aiden held him in a man hug.

‘Dude, man, you knew it was coming,’ said Aiden who watched Glen come into the kitchen looking envious of the hold that Aiden had on Brian.

Meanwhile

‘Let me remove that ring and place my ring on your finger.’ said Ashley who watched Spence stared at the big ring.

‘Why 3 stones?’ asked Spencer who was now hugging Ashley hard.

‘One for the past, the present, and the future. To show you that I have never stopped loving you and never will. Will you marry me, Spencer Carlin? I will show you that loving me has been right from the start?

‘YES!’ screamed Spencer in Ashley’s mouth. They kissed and laid on the couch while everyone excused themselves from the area.

‘I am still you guys, father, dinner in 30 minutes,’ smiled Arthur who too had tears.

‘Okay, daddy!’ said Spencer who was laying hugging Ashley on the couch. Ashley smiled and wiped Spencer’s eyes with her hand.

Arthur haven’t heard Spencer say that in ages. He smiled and walked in the kitchen to find his son in a lip lock with Aiden who was blushing heavily.

‘Why don’t you stay for dinner, Aiden? Where’s Brian?’ asked Arthur smiling at his son who was red to the core.

‘He needed to find himself,’ said Aiden into Glen’s blond hair.

‘Okay, am I like the only one who can’t get none until I go back to Washington?’ asked Clay who was thinking about Chelsea.

‘I guess, son’ said Arthur who had a date with his coworker. He had to leave his children alone for tonight.

‘DINNER IS READY!’ screamed Arthur who watched all his children sit at the table smiling and joking about the past years.

Arthur thought to himself and smiled, ‘Next year Christmas will be in the Bahamas with my girlfriend.’