The house was in a complete frenzy for the next twelve hours. Ashley had only come home long enough to grab his international bags and then flew the coop to meet with the FBI correspondents back in Nashville. I wasn’t sure of the entire plan yet, but it seemed they were headed to Italy.
“How long will you be gone?” I had asked him as he rushed through the first floor. His office was a complete disaster from his hurried rummage through the drawers. “I don’t know. A couple of days, maybe.” He smiled at me for the first time in a long time. His cheeky grin caused my heart to stop its pitter patter.
“You know what I haven’t done in a long while?” He mentioned, suddenly standing straight from his desk.
“No?” Confused, I stared him down.
He took a couple slow steps toward me. “Kissed the m
