#daddy ash

“Let’s remember that this is always how I wanna play.” You smirk. 

“So naughty.” He grins, leaning in to kiss you. He moves your hands to make it easier to hold both wrists in one hand while he lets his other hand trail your body. 

“Luke.” You grin, trying to pull your hands away from him. 

“Uh uh baby.” He tsks, leaning in to bite your lip, rocking his hips into yours. 

You let out a small moan and then Luke is pulling you up as he sits back, pulling you onto his lap. 

He’s quickly getting you out of your shirt, game long forgotten. He starts kissing your neck, his fingers find their way into your shorts, and he gently rubs over your panties. “C’mon peachy.” You groan.

“What baby girl? You know how to ask for what you want.” He tsks. 

You narrow your eyes at him. “I wanna wait till daddy gets home and let him bend me over the bed.” You tease. 

Luke mocks offense and pinches your thigh, “Rude.” He laughs. 

“I guess you’ll do.” You shrug and roll your eyes. You lean in for a kiss and pull his shirt off, trailing your hands down his chest. 

Luke lays you back and you lift your hips, letting him pull off your shorts and panties. He quickly rids himself of his shorts, and you reach for his half hard cock, giving it a few tugs. “Remember when you used to get so hard, just from getting me naked?” You tease. 

He pushes your hand away, “you still get me hard, baby girl. I’m just more immune to your antics than I used to be.” He places one hand on each knee and pushes them up your thighs, using his thumbs to massage over your core. 

“Hmm… I guess after two and half years that’s probably valid.” You murmur, bucking your hips to meet his thumbs. 

“You’re still just as impatient as you’ve ever been.” He laughs, moving his hands up to your hips, he pulls you closer so he can push in. And then his hands are on the bed next to your head, he leans in for kiss, “but it's one of the things that makes you fun.” He murmurs. 

As he builds his rhythm, your mind wraps around the two and half years together and you become majorly distracted. With everything going on with your family, it’s tearing you apart that you can’t  have both of your men with you, that you don’t even want to talk about it with them, because you can’t pick one. 

And that was tough. Your uncle is the person you’re closest too and he was so open minded. The only one who could even begin to fathom what you were doing with Luke and Ashton and he was not judgmental about it at all. He had a few questions, but you were happy to answer them and overall he was happy about it because you were happy and cared for and loved. 

And it’s inevitable, that you’ll have to choose, Luke or Ash since your uncle's cancer has already so far progressed. Your family is preparing for the worst, he was only given weeks at his last check up. 

Typical for Luke, he doesn’t really seem to notice. But you zone back in as he starts to moan more. You can tell he’s gonna cum soon. And you’re too far gone to work yourself up enough to meet him. Not to mention that opens a ton of doors for Luke to ask you questions. And you did your best to give him a normal day and no cause for concern. 

“I’m so close, baby girl, you ready?” He checks. 

You fake a moan for his benefit and nod, “yeah Peachy, make me cum.” You press your lips to his and focus on trying to simulate what your orgasm would feel like for him. Luke Cums, you feel it, and you try your best to squeeze around him, the way he’d feel if you’d actually cum. “So good Peachy.” You moan, kissing him. 

But Luke pulls back, and he looks at you. “Did you… you just… you faked it?” He asks. 

“Luke…” you say.

He pulls all the way away from you, “I can’t…” 

“I’ve never before.” You assure him. 

“I know. That’s how I fuckin know you did now.” He gets off the bed and grabs his underwear and slams the bathroom door behind him. 

“Luke! I’m Sorry.” You call after him. But he doesn’t respond. 

You slip off the bed and find your panties and shorts, switching the shorts out for a pair of lounge pants. You grab a t shirt and leave, letting Luke be alone. 

You sit in the living room with a book. You assume Luke’s gone to bed. It’s a little after 12:30 when Ash walks in. 

“Hey, you’re still up?” He says, looking at you.

You sigh, “yeah.” You nod, marking your page. 

“I’m gonna go change but can I sit with you awhile?” He checks. He seems to have picked up on a bit of a mood, on top of your recent demeanor. You nod.

 “Lukes asleep?” He asks, coming back in just athletic shorts. 

“Yeah, he probably went to bed like an hour or so ago.” You check your phone. 

“Ok.” Ash wanders to the kitchen, makes two drinks and comes back with a snack for himself. He hands you one of the drinks and sits at the opposite end of the couch. “Everything ok?” 

You suck in a deep breath and chew on your lip, “yeah… it’s good.” You nod. 

Ash moves closer to you, and holds his arm out toward you. “Come closer.” He urges. So you do and fit yourself next to him. He kisses the top of your head and squeezes you into his side. He lets you sit quietly for a while while he’s unwinding.

It’s taking everything in you not to spill to him. But you know Ashton would immediately want to fix it. He’d make a bunch of decisions, and take care of everything, and you know you need to feel what’s going on. 

“Come to bed with me.” He whispers. 

“Umm, I should probably go to my bed…” you give him a sad smile. 

“Let me worry about Luke. Want you with me.” He gets up and pulls you to your feet, holding your hand to make sure you make it to his room. 

Ash lets you get settled before he gets in bed with you. He sends off a text, and then wraps his arms around you, not giving you any space. 

Everything gets to be too much, and you let out a little whimper. And he squeezes you tighter, “shh shh baby, it’s ok.” He doesn’t ask any further questions, just lets you fall asleep once you cry it out. 

When you wake up in the morning, you’re exhausted. Emotionally drained and dreading seeing Luke. Ash has one arm wrapped around you and he’s checking his phone in his other hand. You look over at him. “Working from home?” You ask, confused while he’s still there. 

“Took the morning off. My attention is needed here… the three of us are gonna go get breakfast and spend some time together.” 

“I don’t think Luke wants to see me.” You sniffle. 

“Why’s that?” He asks. 

You shake your head. 

“Baby…” he cups your face. “You sure you’re good?” 

“Yeah.” You nod. 

“Yeah…” he repeats, the only answer you give to that question lately. He kisses your nose and lets you go. “Let’s shower.” He murmurs. You take a quick shower together and then you go to your room, Ash is close behind you in just a pair of jeans. 

You get clothes while Ash sits on the bed to nicely wake Luke up. You watch him be sweet with Luke, push the curls off his forehead, quietly talk to him, gently touch him. 

“Ash?” Luke looks confused. 

“Hey baby boy.” Ash grins at him. “Can you get up and get showered? The three of us are gonna go for breakfast.” He leans in and kisses him softly on the lips and Luke agrees. His eyes find yours, and he lets out a little sigh. “We’re gonna talk about whatever this is too.” He says pointing between the two of you. “C’mon you two.” Ash comes over and kisses your cheek and walks out of the room. 

Luke gets up and comes over to the dresser rummaging through his drawers for clothes. “Wasn’t mad you didn’t cum, I was mad you felt like you had to fake it for me. I could tell you got distracted. I figured you’d say something if you wanted to stop.” He mentions, not giving you the chance to respond, he just walks to the bathroom, closing the door all the way. 

You finish getting ready and head downstairs, you check your phone quickly, making sure there were no updates about your uncle. Ash comes up behind you and squeezes you in his arms. He presses a couple kisses to your cheek and down your neck. “I love you.” He whispers. 

“I love you too Ash.” You whisper. 

“I’m gonna go see what’s taking Luke so long.” He gives you an extra squeeze and then heads off. 

“Luke.” He calls walking into the bedroom. Luke’s sitting shirtless on the edge of the bed. “What’s goin on love?” 

“Have you ever not made someone cum? Like not on purpose?” He asks. 

Ash stops for a second and thinks about it, “is that what’s going on between the two of you?” He asks. 

“She faked it. Which… I really wouldn’t mind if she didn’t cum, like I would because I want her to enjoy what we do, but she felt like she had to fake it.” 

“Bubba.” Ash grabs Luke’s hands in his, “she’s got something going on that she’s not telling us yet. And she doesn’t seem to be all in right now. So I really don’t think you should take it personally at all.” 

“I’m trying not to. But like last week, that day you worked from home. She only came to me to cum and then she’d up and leave when I tried to talk to her. I don’t like this, I can’t handle the cold shoulder.” 

“It’s not a cold shoulder love, it’s a straight up wall. We just need to give her time. I fully believe she’ll tell us when she’s ready and I’ve been doing a little encouraging here and there, trying to get her to talk. Patience and understanding of anything she does want to do or share is the best thing we can do right now.” 

“Why can’t she tell me that?” He sighs, Ash can read the hurt in his eyes. 

“I dunno, love, whatever it is, it’s heavy. She cried herself to sleep last night.” Ash pulls Luke’s hands to his lips and kisses his knuckles, “let’s get breakfast, just make her feel loved and see if she’ll open up.” He shrugs. He cups his face, “I gotta go to work for the afternoon but we’ll see if we can’t get her to cum tonight. I’ll be home early.” He presses their lips together and Luke deepens the kiss. “Just try to be understanding Luke. I know this isn’t ideal for you.” He locks their fingers together and kisses him one more time. And then pulls him up, “put your shirt on, thirst trap.” Ash tries to lighten the mood. 

Luke is still a little cold toward you during breakfast. Enough so that it’s slightly upsetting you further and you lean more into Ash, while still staying as quiet as possible, constantly checking your phone. 

And then Luke’s had enough, “can’t you go five minutes?” He says to you, “seems like you don’t wanna be here.” 

You put your phone down, “sorry.” You chew on your lip, pick up your fork and push your food around on your plate a few times before setting your fork back down. You chew on the inside of your cheek and look away from the both of them. 

“Luke.” Ash’s tone is sharp. You don’t look back at them, Ash watches you wipe a few stray tears. 

“I’m gonna go wait in the car.” You push back from the table and Ash grabs your hand. 

“We’ll get your food to go. We’ll be right there.” He hands you the keys.

You glance at Luke, “take your time.” You shrug. 

Ash watches you walk out, “that’s literally the opposite of what we discussed Luke.”

“She doesn’t even wanna be here… she hasn’t been off her phone for more than five minutes.” He exclaims. 

“Love.” Ash warns lowly, “I’m betting that whatever she’s going through, she wishes she could just focus on being here and being with us.” 

Luke didn’t like this. You’re off crying and he’s officially not on Ash's good side. 

You rest your head against the window and freely let the tears fall. Ash gets in the car first, he reaches his hand back to rest on your knee. “I don’t have to go in. I’m gonna stay home… baby girl you gotta talk to us. You can talk to me, you can talk to Luke. But this is starting to affect all three of us. I can’t just let it sit.” He explains. 

“Ash…” you sob. You put your head in your hands. 

His heart breaks, you sound like you’re in so much pain. 

Luke opens the passenger side door and he hears it too, immediately. He holds his hand to Ash for the keys and they quickly move around, Luke to the driver's seat, Ash to the backseat with you. He engulfs you. 

The rest of the day is a haze, until Ash tucks you into his bed and tells you to sleep for a while. 

You wake up late in the evening and look at your phone. No news was good news, but you knew you finally had to tell your men what’s going on. 

You head downstairs, they’re sitting at the dining room table. Ash spots you and pats his lap so you go to sit with him. “Hi.” He wraps an arm around you and kisses your cheek. 

“Hi.” You whisper, rubbing your hands over your face. You lean back into him. You don’t know how to start the conversation, so you just kind of blurt it out. “My uncle… has cancer. They’re not expecting him to live much longer.” You sniffle, “Like weeks, at this point.” Ash squeezes you tighter, “and he’s like the coolest guy, he’s my favorite member of my family and he might not fully understand this but he’s happy that I’m happy and loved. And… I just… it’s so upsetting… and stressful.” You sob. “I’m so sad.”

“Love.” Ash pulls back so you could turn around in his lap. He squeezes you tight and rocks you back and forth. 

Luke swallows thickly. He feels like an ass for behaving the way he did earlier. And he’s hurt you didn’t trust him enough to tell him this. Even more, he didn’t understand why you didn’t tell him. 

You let out another sob, “and I have to figure out who’s gonna go to the funeral, because both of you would be confusing…” 

“Baby, I’m so sorry you’ve been doing this alone.” Ash murmurs in your ear. He doesn’t ask why you didn’t say anything, doesn’t try to make you feel worse. “I know you’re hurting. We’ll figure the funeral thing out, but what can we do right now?” He asks. You shake your head and grip tight to his shirt. 

“Nothing.” You cry into his shirt. 

Luke gets up and comes around the table, resting his hand on your back. “Love?” He says quietly. You look at him. “I’m sorry.” He whispers. He desperately wants to hold you, and comfort you, but he can tell by the way Ash is holding you that he will not be relinquishing that grip anytime soon. He watches you push your face back into Ash’s chest and he sits on the floor, resting his hand on your thigh. It’s the most supportive he could be right now. 

Ash waits until you calm down, “Are you hungry or anything?” 

“No.” You sniffle. “Just need you guys close.” 

“We’re not going anywhere.” Luke pipes up. 

“Can you take her upstairs Luke? And I’ll be right up?” Ash asks. “My rooms fine.” Ash kisses the back of your head and hands you off. 

Luke holds your hand and he stops once inside the room, you stand and look at him. “I’m sorry.” He whispers, “didn’t know what you were dealing with. And I’m embarrassed for the way I treated you. I just thought… I thought you trusted me like you trust Ash and it feels apparent that I was wrong. But that doesn’t excuse my behavior.” 

“It’s not about trusting you guys. It was about me figuring out what I needed… and I still haven’t.” You explain, Ash comes in behind Luke. “I trust the both of you with my life, my happiness, my health, my heart, my body. But this felt too heavy to put on you guys. We don’t talk about our families, we never have. I barely know how you two even ended up together. This just felt like one of those things we keep separate from this.” You make a hand gesture to indicate putting space between you. 

Ash sighs, he moves closer, scooping you in his arms and pulling you to the bed. “I guess that’s kinda on us. We don’t really talk about it. I guess we kinda have kept you in the dark about some of those things.” Luke sits on the bed next to the two of you. “We’re all in on this, so if we need to fill in some gaps for you, you just need to ask.” He kisses the side of your head. “I want you to feel like we share everything and this definitely indicates that you don’t feel that way.” 

“We’ve just never talked about it.” You shrug. “Like do your families know of me?” 

Ash squeezes you, “my mom knows. And she loves Luke, was very surprised by Luke, but she’s open to all of this.” 

“It took my parents a while to warm up to Ash, he was a ladies man before we met. But they wanna meet you.” Luke offers, grabbing your hand. 

“My family is super religious and they’d never understand. We’re not close, I’ve obviously always lived a little outside what they expect. My uncle is the only one who just always accepted me.” You admit. “They know I’m seeing someone but not two someone’s.” 

“We’ll figure out how both of us can support you babe.” Ash rubs your back. “And going forward, we share things, all of us.” He pulls you in for a hug. “Anything we can do right now?” 

“I just need to be with you guys… close. Ya know?” You look between the two of them. 

“Happy to, baby.” Luke murmurs, pulling you into him. He holds your face and starts to kiss you, softly, fitting your lips together. 

Ash moves closer, kissing on your neck, holding you in a reassuring way. He decides to let Luke take point, figuring out what you need. Ash thinks he needs it after the faked orgasm.  

Luke moves slow with you. So slow that you have to make the first move with him. You pull out his kiss first, to turn around and kiss Ash briefly. And then you turn back to him and push yourself up onto his lap. “Close, Peachy.” You whisper. 

“I didn’t wanna push.” He whispers back. 

“This is what I need. Both of you.” You look over at Ash. 

Ash nods, “we've gotcha babe.” He promises, pecking your lips, “Lukey, baby girl needs us.” He murmurs, trying to urge him on. Luke nods and pulls you tighter against him. 

Before you know it, all three of you are naked and you're settled between the two of them. Your thigh is hooked over Luke’s hip and they are both touching you, fingers rubbing and pushing into you. Until you guide Luke in yourself, “please peachy.” You whisper. 

He starts a gentle rhythm, just barely rocking his hips into you. Just enough to give you friction. Ash slips his hand over your hip to rub slow, deliberate circles on your clit, Luke will not experience you not orgasming for him again. 

Your moans are soft, barely audible to either man. “Luke,” you whine. 

“I gotcha… we gotcha.” He confirms, continuing his slow motions. His thumb traces your lips and you part them, letting the tip of his thumb inside your mouth, you flick your tongue over it and he rests his palm against your face. “Sweet baby.” He murmurs. You feel the changes, indicating he’s about to cum. His body tenses. His hips stutter. He presses his lips to yours as he cums. Once he’s done he pulls out and tries to push you over onto your other side. “Ash… she’s not done.” Luke murmurs. “Sh’needs you too.” 

“Baby.” Ash coos, you are cooperating more now that you know what’s going on. You turn to face him and he groans as he slips in, Luke’s fingers press the circles to your clit. 

Ash works his hips against yours until you orgasm. But he doesn’t stop there because your hands find his hips and you pull him back to you, and they exchange a look, realizing how much you seem to need both of them. Ash takes it slow, finishing at an agonizingly slow pace. 

You cling tightly to Ash, after he’s done, and you don’t let Luke pull his hand away when he tries. You look at him with panic in your eyes and he pushes against your back and keeps rubbing at your clit. Ash stays buried inside you, caressing your skin, kissing your cheeks. “You ok, sweet girl?” He murmurs. He watches your eyes flick to his, before turning down again, feels you grip tighter to him. “Love? We’re gonna shower and get you fed.” He kisses your forehead as he pulls out and you whimper. “It’s ok baby.” He murmurs. “We’re here, we’ve got you.” 

They hold you between them while you shower, there’s not a moment you’re not being touched. You end up in one of Luke’s hoodies and a pair of sleep shorts. You picked at the take out, mostly taking a couple small bites from your plate and each of theirs which made them laugh. You stand to clean up when everyone is clearly done and Luke stops you, Ash gets up to help him and comes back with a glass of whiskey for you and one for him, and Luke’s tequila and soda. 

“So what’s the plan?” You ask, looking into your glass. 

“What plan, baby girl?” Ash asks. 

“I know your brain has been working since I started crying this morning…” you chuckle. 

“You’re not wrong.” He laughs. “I wish you had felt like you could have trusted us with this sooner. I can’t even imagine how much pain you’ve been in.” He sighs. “I mean, you won’t go alone. I actually want to make sure we both go with you. I know you’re concerned about your family, but I can’t imagine you going through all of that alone or even just one of us. We’ll both want to be there with you.”

“I'd love nothing more than to have you both there Ash, I know I need you both… but I can’t subject you guys to my family.” 

“You’re not gonna have a choice.” He laughs. “Now, whether you want me or Luke to be the doting boyfriend, I’ll let you decide.” 

“We both know this isn’t my choice.” You hum. 

Ash looks at you, he wraps his hand around the back of your neck and pulls you in, kissing your forehead. “You ok?” He murmurs, searching your eyes. 

You blink a couple times and let a sad smile cross your face, “yeah.” 

“Don’t have to be strong for us… this is a safe place baby. We’ve got you.” He whispers. 

“Couldn’t agree more.” Luke murmurs, pressing himself against your other side, he presses his lips to the side of your neck.

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But being away from him the day before your wedding, there was little sleep involved. You were too excited, too jittery to relax. It was only after the numbers hit three in the morning did you get any sleep.

So when your little girl came bounding in the next morning with Lauren and Anne, you were greeted with coffee and a plate of toast as well, despite the seven am start.

“How are you feeling?” Anne asked kindly as she sat on top of the covers as your princess sat cuddled into your side.

“Excited. I think it’s just because there’s going to be so many faces...” You hesitated and Anne giggled.

“This is where it becomes real for you and it’s just hitting you.”

“Yeah.” You breathed out in relief and she smiled.

“Don’t worry, today will be fine. Plus there are all sorts of surprises for you both tonight.” This made you chuckle as your daughter finally reclaimed your attention.

“Mommy, will we see daddy when we’re getting ready?” You smiled before planting a kiss to her cheeks.

“Not till later, princess. Don’t forget you’re going back with nana for the next two weeks!” Anne giggled as she caught her granddaughter with ease and planted a sloppy kiss on her cheek, making her giggle.

“The photographer is due to arrive in the next thirty minutes. We’re trying to document the entire day. There’s another one with Ashton doing the same thing.

“As long as the boys listened to my rules...” Lauren laughed.

“Oh they did. They are far too scared to upset you, especially when you do the disappointed mom voice.” This made both you and Anne laugh as you pulled yourself from the bed, pulling on one of Ashton’s shirts and hoodies, followed with black leggings.

“He’s going to laugh when he sees the photos of you looking that cosy.” Anne commented and you grinned.

“You should have seen him when our little monster picked up one of his hoodies and put it on. She absolutely drowned in it but he positively melted. The second she said that she loved it because it smelled like him, he’s promised to wear it as often before tour so she can wear it and smell him.” Anne laughed as you all made your way downstairs, Lauren running ahead with your little girl.

“Has he discussed with you about the surprise?” Anne asked quietly as you headed into the kitchen, staying clear of the living room where the other two were sat quietly watching cartoons.

“He’s planning on doing it as a part of the reception. I don’t know anything else though.” You murmured in return as you washed up the few plates.

When the photographer arrived, she introduced herself as Liza and explained how she was going to take the photos. And as Shay turned up with Natalie in tow, the group growing even more when Crystal showed up the day was starting to feel a lot more real to you.

As you got ready, Liza capturing the softer moments, especially when the two of you took a moment to lie together, you still in leggings and ashtons tshirt, the veil in both of your hands as she asked you about what would happen.

“Well princess, your dad and I are gonna go on holiday for a few weeks. You’ll stay with Nana. Then when we get home, we’ll be a proper family.”

She seemed to hesitate, her eyes focused on the veil in her hands before she turned to you, her eyes showing uncertainty.

“Will daddy be upset if I asked if I could have his last name as well? I like ours, but we won’t be family.” You heard the soft click of the shutter as you pulled her closer, her arms wrapping around you as you placed a kiss to the top of her head, willing yourself not to cry or ruin the surprise.

“He would never be upset if you asked, angel. You’re his princess, you know he adores you. How about, after the ceremony, you ask him, yeah?”

She nodded her head against you and you took another moment to compose yourself before pulling back to see the tears in  her eyes. You carefully wiped them away.

“No crying baby, gotta save all those tears for later when daddy makes us cry with his speech.” This made you both giggle, ignoring the shutter sounds once more.

As the day progressed and you slipped into your dress, you had already watched the others get dressed and helped when they needed it. You knew that your little girl was excited to be apart of the bridal party.

As Anne stepped back once the dress was done up, you could feel your breathing hitch at the sight of both Anne and Shay with tears, making your own heart swell.

“If you two set me off, there’s going to be hell to pay, we only just got the make-up done.” This set off the laughter and helped the three of you compose yourselves.

“Mama, you look so pretty.” You smiled at your little girl as you pressed a kiss to the top of her head.

“So do you, princess. Now, I think it’s time we start heading out to the cars, don’t you?” This earned a gleeful cheer, both girls rushing ahead.

“You realise there will be paps, desperately trying to get pictures of your dress?” Crystal asked quietly. You nodded.

“I’m learning that peace is a thing of the past considering Ash is the first of the band to get married. That’s why we have the cape.” You nodded to the large cape that had been hung up by the door. “It was the first thing Ashton insisted on buying when I said we were going dress shopping.”

Crystal laughed as the two of you moved and she helped get your dress covered.

Anne doubled checked that the dress couldn’t be seen and helped you get from the house to the waiting cars.

“Y/N! Give us a pretty show of the dress!” You laughed.

“Not a chance. You’ll see this dress in the official photographs.” You called back as you slid into the car.

On the drive to the venue, you could feel your hands begin to shake and the bubble of excitement was building up.

Once you’d arrived, You were hustled into a smaller prep room. There was still another ten minutes till you were to walk down to Ashton.

There was a knock at the door and Anne went to check it first, before opening it and Michael stepped in.

“Looking very handsome there, Mike.” You teased and he grinned as he stepped forward and kissed your cheek.

“Yet you’re the one looking absolutely radiant today.” He returned and you laughed.

“Crystal is behind you.” This set the room off in laughter and you felt yourself relax as he took your hands and squeezed them softly.

“How is he?”

“It’s like he’s been on red bull. He’s practically vibrating with excitement. Pretty sure there’s going to be a photo of Cal practically pinning him down so we could get his hair done because he would not stop moving. Almost certain the stylist hates him.”

Anne snorted and you grinned.

He glanced at the watch on his wrist and you let out a slow breath of air.

“It’ll be fine. And hey, I just wanted to say that I’m glad he found you. He’s a better person because of you and our favourite princess.” He grinned at her as she waved at him.

“Please don’t make me cry before I get down the aisle.” He laughed as he dropped another kiss to your cheek.

“Relax. Love you.” You giggled as he pulled away, stopping only to give Crystal a brief kiss and then disappeared out of the door.

“I need to go and take my seat sweetheart, but I wanted you to know that I know your mom can’t be here. But you’ve crafted this wonderful family and you know she’s watching over you both. You’re only becoming my daughter-in-law and I’m utterly proud of you, so I know without any doubt she’d be proud of you too.” Anne murmured and it took everything to hold back the sob as a tear fell.

“Thank you.” You whispered, your arms tightening around her in response.

She dabbed the tear away and checked that nothing was ruined. She kissed Lauren on the cheek before heading back out and Shay stood in front of you.

“I swear to god if you say anything that makes me cry, I will throw my bouquet in the bin.” You warned playfully, making Crystal giggle.

“Just let me say that I’m proud of you. I’ll save the rest for my speech.” This made you groan before Shay turned to Natalie.

“C’mon baby, you’re up first. When you reach the bottom, go sit with your daddy, okay?” Natalie nodded, wrapping her arms around your midsection before she took her basket and it hit you.

This was really happening.

Shay opened the door and you made your way to the doors and you could feel your heart pick up a little before you reminded yourself that it was your best friend waiting for you.

Neither of you had wanted the traditional wedding march, so instead, you had a harpist and the opening notes to Tenerife Sea began to play and Lauren began her walk down the aisle, followed by Crystal who was then followed by your little girl, then Shay.

You took a deep breath before following after and your heart practically stuttered at everyone watching you. Your eyes trailed over the place, eyes taking in the details. You could see the groomsmen, Michael, Luke and Harry grinning at you.

Your eyes watched as Calum leaned over to Ashton and whispered something in his ear. As he turned and watched you, you couldn’t help but let out a small giggle as his hand reached up immediately wiping under his eyes and you could understand the feeling.

As you reached him and handed your bouquet off to Shay, he took both of yours within his, bringing them to his lips momentarily.

“You look breathtaking, love.” His words made your heart flutter as you turned back to the official.

When asked if there was any objections, the two of you shared a look of amusement as silence, almost as if people weren’t daring to breathe. When the official moved onto the vows, unable to help yourselves, the two of you shared a quiet giggle.

“And now, the couple will exchange their vows.” They turned to you and you felt your cheeks warm before turning to Ashton. His thumb rubbed gentle circles into the back of your hand and you smiled at him.

“I had a whole song and dance routine prepared, but my heels and dress prevent me from doing that.” Laughter scattered throughout the room and Ashton grinned. You relaxed. “Through our highs and lows, you’ve been nothing but the person who has continually made me fall in love every single day. I got so lucky meeting you and even with everything we’ve dealt with, I will continue to be that support for you when you need someone, to kiss those bad days better and hold you when the world is falling to pieces. But I will also be the person who will share those joys, the days where you’re on top of the world and nothing can touch you. I want to and will share it all with you as we get older.”

You knew there would be tears escaping, his free hand lifting up to catch them, but you never expected his own. So you reciprocated, lifting your hand to wipe at his tear before leaning your hand resting on his cheek. He leaned into the touch, turning his head to kiss your palm before placing his hand over it and bringing both of your hands between you.

“I’ve never known such a love like yours. A love that is so fierce and so bright that it can bring me to my knees. I will forever thank whatever fates brought us together because I have loved every moment of our lives together so far. But there’s someone else.” A pin could be heard in the room and you felt your heart freeze for a second as you tried to figure out what he was doing, tears gathering in the corners of your eyes.

It was only when he moved to just behind you where your princess stood with the other bridesmaids and you felt a sob break through as he knelt in front of her, your brain finally catching up with the planned surprise.

Looks like he was going ahead earlier than expected.

“The day I met you, I was so nervous because I didn’t want to mess it up. I knew that if you didn’t like me, I was gonna be out of your life. So I did what any wise person would do, I bribed you with a giant teddy that has never left your room.”

You felt a tissue get pressed into your hand and you didn’t know who it was or bother to look as you dabbed at your eyes, trying desperately not to ruin the makeup. You could see the tears on your little girls face falling.

“When you called me your dad, I knew then, you’d chosen me for good. And I will continue to be the best dad to you, but on one condition. Will you take my last name, so we can be a proper family?”

You chanced a glance at the official who wore the biggest smile and you realised that Ashton had this planned out from day one.

You watched as your little girl, in flood of tears, nodded her head as she threw her arms around his neck. He brought her back to where you stood, and you leaned up, placing a kiss to her cheek before Ashton placed her on her feet, between the two of you.

The official continued the ceremony and when he was told to kiss his bride and daughter, he planted a soft kiss to your little girls cheek before his arms pulled you closer to him, your lips meeting his and the room went up in cheers.

“Hi Mrs. Irwin.” Your heart soared.

“Hi Mr. Irwin.” His lips pulled back into the biggest smile before he turned his attention to your little girl, pulling her into his arms.

“And hello to you Miss Irwin.” The grin on her face made your heart positively melt and the tears were coming back in full force as you were introduced as ‘the Irwin family’.

As the bridesmaids and groomsmen paired off, Calum leading the way as Best Man with Shay on his arm, you couldn’t help but see your little girl positively beamed up at him when you overheard him say “Can I take your arm, Miss Irwin?”

You felt on top of the world as you stepped into the registry office, signing the documents that had you legally married to him and you felt like you could soar.

“Did the papers go through then?” You asked quietly once the photos were taken and the two of you were getting ready to go out.

“They went through and were cleared. She’s officially my daughter now.” And despite the fact that they knew they had only a certain time to get out of there, you pulled him in for a searing kiss that had both of you panting, his forehead resting against yours.

“God I can’t believe I got lucky with you, my kind and loving husband.” You finally whispered and he laughed, wiping the few stray tears that had escaped the corners of your eyes.

“You’ve given me the precious gift of a family. And she may not be biologically mine, but I’ll raise her right.” And you knew that he would.

Despite everything that your little family had suffered, the three of you were still a family and you’d weathered the storm. And here were the better days.

Your little girl, once over her tears of joy at having his last name, was practically vibrating with excitement when she rushed to the two of you as you stepped outside to the cheers of your friends and family.

Ashton didn’t hesitate to scoop her up, earning a shriek of delight.

“We’re a real family now! You’re my real daddy!”

And off went your waterworks as she clung to him tightly, pressing kisses all over his face which made him laugh and your heart soared.

You stood around for the official photographs, unable to hide your giggles when Luke had swung your daughter up onto his back and she was positively beaming in the photo. It didn’t take too long, the photographer working quickly before allowing you to start to move ahead to the reception.

Even though you’d originally asked Anne to take her in the car with the rest of the family, you knew she wasn’t about to relinquish her hold on Ashton, and you honestly didn’t mind as he helped you into the car first, followed by your daughter practically launching herself at you and then Ashton slid in behind her.

The two of you shared a softer kiss, his hand reaching up to trace the back of his fingers against your cheek, your head automatically leaning into his touch.

“Shall we sneak a family selfie?” And you couldn’t help but laugh. Your fun loving, childish husband would never change.

“Oh please daddy!” Came the excited plea from your daughter and both of you knew that he would never be able to say no to those eyes.

After a few pictures were taken, your favourite being cuddled into his side, your little girl between the two of you absolutely beaming, you could see him opening instagram and you laughed.

“Irwin, we’re not even at the reception yet.”

“Gotta let the world know I’m a family man now.” He shot right back with a smirk and this made you and your daughter giggle together.

‘@ashtonirwin: went to the chapel today. Got married and officially became a dad. About to have the best party ever. With love, the Irwins x’

He showed the two of you and you could feel your tears building up. It felt too much like a dream to you, but with your daughters body pressed against you, and Ashton’s hand securely in yours, you knew that it was better than a dream because it was real.

When the car arrived at the event, you were greeted with confetti and cheers, making you laugh as you found yourselves at the designated table.

Once you were all settled down and drinks had been passed around, Ashton pressed his lips to yours briefly before standing up, gaining everyone’s attention.

“So, I was sorely tempted to write an entire album for my beautiful wife, but I refrained because I knew she would have most probably cried and then called me far too sentimental.” You laughed as your daughter had scrambled from her seat, much to Shay’s dismay and you allowed her to sit on your lap. Ashton beamed at her.

“That’s not to say that I haven’t written songs about her, or my daughter, because I have. But music has always been my way of expression, and now I need to find my words. Because there aren’t enough words in the world for me to talk about my amazing, badass wife who will pin you with a mom glare and have you apologising in three seconds flat.”

“And don’t you forget it, Irwin.” This earned more giggles.

“Like I ever could, Irwin.” The two of you shared grins, a soft aw echoing from a few people around your table. “I want to toast this beautiful woman who has defied every bad thing that got thrown at her. I want to toast the beautiful little girl she has raised so far, and allowed me to help, or hinder, we’re still working that out.”

You pressed your lips together to stop the sarcastic comment. But your heart was positively melting.

“Either way, I’ve found the best partner in the world who has done nothing but bring out the best in me. So here’s to many more years, my love.” His glass raised in the toast and other copied, your cheeks warm.

“And to the other important lady in my life. My wonderful princess.” She positively beamed at him from your lap. “As I told you during the ceremony, the day you called me your daddy, I knew that I was never gonna let either of you go if I could help it. And I promise to be the best dad I can be to you, princess. Even when you get mad at me.” She pushed off your lap, her arms wrapping around his waist. He chuckled, handing you his glas so he could wrap his arms around her entirely, pressing a kiss to the top of her head.

“Love you, daddy.”

“Love you too, princess. Always will, now and forever.” He murmured in response and just that phrase set your tears off.

As he sat down, you leaned over, meeting his lips with yours once more.

“God, I love you so much Irwin.” He chuckled, letting his palm rest on your cheek.

“I love you too Irwin. No escaping me now.” And you two giggled, the overwhelming emotions of the day bubbling over, tears spilling down your cheeks.

“We’re messes today, apparently.” You murmured as he brought a tissue to carefully dab away your tears.

“Well it’s a wedding. Everyone cries at weddings.”

The speeches from the boys had you gasping in laughter as they recounted various mishaps over the years, from before you’d met them and after. You shied away when Shay had stood up and made her own speech.

You cried when Anne stood up and said that she was doing the speech as the mother to the bride and groom. When she’d mentioned that she’d known from day one, earning a disgruntled look from Ashton, you could only laugh and pat his hand in sympathy.

“Our mothers will always be right, never argue it.” She teased and he groaned in return.

The first dance together, it was almost magical. You’d been confused when Luke had gotten up from the table, but when you saw him on the stage, it made sense and you stared at him in shock as the starting notes of Still Into You began playing on the acoustic and you felt your heart burst as the two of you slow danced across the floor.

“God damn I am the luckiest person in the world right now.” You murmured as he let his forehead rest against yours, a smile on his lips.

“One of the luckiest people in the world. That’s how I’m feeling right now.” He hummed and you giggled softly as the song came to an end. The band continued playing, your little girl joining the two of you for the next song.

After that, Ashton danced with his mum and you laughed when Calum stepped in and danced with you.

“Hey, can’t leave the bride by herself.” He’d teased when he took her hand and they moved slowly across the floor. Glancing over, you could see that Luke had picked up your little girl and they were dancing together, him holding her up , her legs wrapped around his waist, both with matching grins.

“He’d be a good dad one day I reckon.” Calum murmured as the two of you danced. You nodded.

“Without a doubt. I know that he was nervous the first time I introduced her to you three lunatics. Pretty sure she was smitten with him from day one. Like, you and Mikey didn’t stand a chance as favourite.” He laughed.

“Next kid I’m calling dibs on.” He teased and instead of feeling the gut wrenching sadness, you giggled.

“You’ll be the favourite for one of our kids. I think even Ashton has to compete for her affections when it comes to Luke. So don’t feel too bad.” The two of you laughed before he traded off with Michael and you rolled your eyes but grinned.

“Is this how you’re making up for the fact that my immediate family is dead and the rest are assholes?” You knew the comment was very tongue in cheek, but Michael smiled nonetheless.

“Sorta. Ashton was fretting about you whilst he danced with his mum and sister. We told him to shut up and stop freaking out because like we’d leave you alone on the dancefloor.” You laughed.

Calum had taken over from Luke and was now dancing with your little girl.

Another switch later and you were dancing with Harry who wore the biggest grin.

“Is this where you tell me your brothers worst habits?” Harry snorted as the two of you swayed on the spot.

“No, you live with him, you probably know them already. But I did want to cut in before Luke so that I could, I dunno, welcome you to the family properly I guess. I know we haven’t spent much time together and I entirely rest that blame on Ash,” the two of you grinned, “but seeing him so happy, and with a family, I’m just glad that he got married to you. You’re honest and you keep him grounded.” You tried your hardest not to cry, but you pulled Harry into a hug regardless, the both of you having stopped dancing.

“Hey, you get another older sister to annoy now. And if it’s anything to you, I am so glad and grateful to be apart of this family. And hey, maybe when we come visit in a couple of weeks, you and me can go out. Or will that be too embarrassing to be seen with your sister-in-law?” You teased and he automatically shook his head.

“Not embarrassing at all.” You grinned at his flushed cheeks before kissing them, Harry taking his escape when Luke stepped in.

“Terrify him much?”

“Yeah, you need to stop scaring guests, Lu. It’s not on.” He snorted as he began dancing with you, grinning at the look of surprise on your face at the fact that he could dance.

“I’d always assumed you were clumsy.” You muttered and he smirked before shaking his head.

“There are things called dancing lessons. Might have to direct Ash to them.” The two of you glanced over to where he stood with your little girl, her feet resting on his as he slowly danced around the floor with her.

“They’re dancing just fine. Gotta remember that she’s not got height on her side.” You shot bck and he laughed.

“Touche. And how is the radiant Mrs Irwin tonight?” That question alone had you grinning from ear to ear, the giddy sensation filling you up. You were married.

“In love. Utterly in love.” Was the only thing you could come up with and Luke chuckled as other guests began to join the dancefloor and you were once more back in your husbands arms.

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