Then everything clicks in my mind and I stop breathing for a second.  The girl in my arms, the sights and smells that I have seen before.  Everything about this scene is so familiar as I realize I am living a dream I hand just a few months ago.  I hear Ashley sigh softly and it brings me back to reality…or is it?

I feel weak as I guide her face up to meet my eyes.  She smiles at me and I loose myself in her dark brown orbs. I run my thumb along her cheek.  I need to feel her skin…I need to know this is real.

“Can I ask you something?”

“Sure, anything you want.” She replies. 

“Good, sooo uhhh….” I drag out.

“What..cat go your tongue” She teases.

“NO! So uh.. Ash…could you just please pinch my shoulder really, really hard?”  I ask.

“What?” She looks at me confused.

“Please, I am so serious right now.  Just pinch me.  Please Ashl…..OUCH!” I exclaim.  “Jesus you pinched me hard!”

“Well you asked me to!” Ashley said laughing.  “Now I want to know exactly why you asked me such an odd question.”

I was really glad that I wasn’t dreaming still and that everything that had happened with her had been real.  I wasn’t planning on telling her, but now I was kind of in the position that I had to.

“Ok.  You promise not to freak out on me.  It is kind of crazy and it is blowing my mind too so just hear me out ok.” I say in a rush of words.

“Well you aren’t exactly painting a good scenario when you put it like that.” Ashley said kind of teasingly.

“Ash, seriously.”

“Okay. Okay.  What is it?”

I took a deep breath and told her how I have always had dreams that were a bit like premonitions, like I did with Clay.  I explained in detail the dream I had about her and this place and everything how it was just like it is tonight.  I told her that I had asked Kaylen to lie about not knowing about it when we first met because I didn’t want to freak her out.  When I finished Ashley was just staring wide-eyed at me.

“I am so sorry I didn’t tell you Ash.  I just didn’t want to freak you out…like you are right now.  I swear that is the only dream I have ever had with you in it and when you showed up on my doorstep the first day I met you and in the way you met me I knew it was going to be total destruction just like all my other dreams.  So the fact that we are here right now just makes everything about you and I seem so much more amazing to me and please would you just say some…” I was cut off my mad ramble by her lips crashing into mine.  We sank slowly down to the sand.  Ashley rolled on top of me and gently broke away from our kiss.

“I am not freaked out Spence and I am definitely not going anywhere other than where you are ok?” she whispered in my ear.  I crushed her to me in a tight hug.  I didn’t want to let her go…ever.

“Thank you…for everything Ashley.” I said looking into her eyes.  She nodded.  Knowing exactly what I meant when I said everything. 

“Can I ask you one more thing?” I said looking up at her.

“Maybe…” She said with a raised eyebrow.  I took it for a yes.

“Can I have your autograph?” I said with a smile. 

She bust out laughing. “Only if I can sign your boobs with a Sharpie!”

“Deal!”  I said as she brushed some sand off my cheek.  Her demeanor changed.

“What if I gave you something a little more than an autograph?” she asked softly.

“What might that be?” I asked back.

“My heart.” She said quietly.

My own heart felt like it would explode as I looked up at this gorgeous girl.