Ashes to Ashes(Experiment in Terror 8!)

[★Winter★]

I'm super excited for this release!!

[Katy]

Well, I'm SUPER excited but my memory obviously sucks, when did she get her tubes tied??

[Katy]

Geez, I totally don't remember that! Maybe time for a reread for me!

[Heidi R.]

I think I need to reread Into the Hollow...'cause I don't remember that either :(

[.chel.]

<----super excited. It's marked on my calendar!

[.chel.]

Wait???? She got her tubes tied? I don't remember that ...

[Kim]

I don't remember that part either. Uh oh. Time for a reread! Lol.

[Marcie]

What!!! Really? I don't remember that...Chel, I think you would have heard from me, right? Lol

[Laura *Little Read Riding Hood*]

She did not actually get her tubes tied. She may have gotten an IUD though, I don't recall the specifics.

Who wants A2A quotes? I *may* have access to some :-)

[Katy]

Me *waving hands in the air*!!!!

[Katy]

Laura *Little Read Riding Hood* wrote: "She did not actually get her tubes tied. She may have gotten an IUD though, I don't recall the specifics.

Who wants A2A quotes? I *may* have access to some :-)"

And I think you are right, IUD or some form of bc to avoid what she just went through in ODW!

[Laura *Little Read Riding Hood*]

Ok, here is what I am going to do. I will use the spoiler tags for the quotes, so if you don't want to see them you don't have to. I will tell you what kind of quote it is, like funny, sweet, scary, etc so you can pick and choose. :-)

Sweet, kinda long - (view spoiler)[I tried to clear my throat. “It’s…it’s a tattoo. Of an anchor. It’s for you. Because…Dex, you’re my anchor.”
His grip tightened and he looked up at me, his brows furrowed. I went on, licking my lips, trying to keep my voice steady. “You…make me feel sane in this crazy world. You give me hope. You give me life. When I’m with you…I can’t even believe I’m with you. It’s like that every morning. Like I’m dreaming, but I’m not.”
I had to look down, his eyes were getting too intense for the words I was saying. “I just…I wanted you to know that. I know I can seem…distant sometimes. I know I’m always in my head and sometimes I’m just a little too quiet. But you’re the most important thing to me. You keep me grounded, you hold me in place, you make me feel real. I love you, Dex. I hope this lets you know that.”
He didn’t say anything. My heart rate sped up, the apartment thrummed with the silence. Shit. Shit, shit, shit. I just fucked it all up, didn’t I?
I exhaled shakily and turned my head to look at him, to see the damage.
His eyes seemed frozen in a state of shock yet awash with some unreadable emotion, his Adam’s apple bobbing as he swallowed hard. His grip on my wrist never changed. I was afraid the silence would bury me. I was afraid I’d made a mistake.
Then something remarkable happened.
The fear vanished.
He burst into a smile with the energy of a million fires, gleaming white teeth against dimples. His eyes seemed borderline watery and he shook his head back and forth so his hair flopped on his forehead.
“I love the fuck out of you,” he said, almost in awe. “Come here.” (hide spoiler)]

[Laura *Little Read Riding Hood*]

Sweet - (view spoiler)[I gazed at him steadily. “Dex. I just got a tattoo for you. I let some humorless dude brand me with a needle and ink in a place I look every single day.” I waved my wrist at him. “Of course you’re in my future. You’re the only thing I know about the future.”
His eyes blazed passionately before he broke his stare. “Then if that’s true…where do you see us?”
Now what was he getting at? What did he want me to say? That in five years I wanted to be married to him, to have his babies, to be putting up a white picket fence? These were dreams that I rarely allowed myself to entertain…none of that ever seemed possible for us, no matter how in love we were.
“I see us…happy,” I answered feebly. (hide spoiler)]

[Laura *Little Read Riding Hood*]

Funny - (view spoiler)[I gave her a look. “You know you’re not missing out.”
“Well now I want to know what wasn’t awkward.”
Dex turned to her. “Perry and I were squeezed in the back of that old truck there while we went down the road. Her boobs were banging around from the potholes and I was trying to keep my massive erection hidden.”
She wrinkled her face. “Ugh. Nevermind, you guys keep your thoughts to yourself.”
I frowned, both turned on and strangely flattered. “You had an erection from that?”
Rebecca’s manicured nails fluttered in my face. “I said, keep your bloody thoughts to yourself. I don’t want to hear about anyone’s erections. Boobs, maybe.” (hide spoiler)]

[Laura *Little Read Riding Hood*]

Reality Check - (view spoiler)[“Barely even know?” I managed to say. “I know Dex, okay? I know him more than anyone in this world.”
“Perry,” he said, his voice tinged with impatience. “When was the last time you were here? Think about it.”
I blinked stupidly. “Uh, September?”
“Right. September. You came here with Dex in September. What month is it now?”
“May,” I said, my throat tightening.
“And how many months is that?”
I stared at him, unwilling to count. “I don’t know.”
“It’s eight months. You’ve known this guy for eight months.” (hide spoiler)]

[Laura *Little Read Riding Hood*]

Sweet & Funny - (view spoiler)[“Good,” he growled and then kissed me, tangling me in a wet, passionate kiss that made our tongues dance. I felt my body relax under his touch as his hands began to slip my underwear and shirt off. He tossed them across the room then put me on my back, his firm body pressing down on me. “This is real,” he said, voice oh so low, so gruff it made me throb. “This is nothing but real. You and me. Us. You know that, don’t you?”
I nodded. “I know.”
“Perry, I love you,” he said, his gaze drifting to my lips. “I’m not…” He paused. “I’m here. I’m staying here, by your side. This is more than just two people shacking up together. This is so much more.”
“Dex,” I said, my fingers trailing down his face. “Are you okay?”
He watched me for a few loaded beats before he closed his eyes. “Yes. Sorry. I’m okay, I’m just…I’m your fucking man, baby. That’s all there is to it, I’m your fucking man. That is never going to change.” He looked at me and grinned, his hair falling in his face. “And now I’m going to fuck you till we embarrass ourselves.” (hide spoiler)]

[Laura *Little Read Riding Hood*]

Creepy kids - (view spoiler)[ My eyes flew over to Dex. I could see his Adam apple bob as he swallowed, the worry in his eyes. I looked back at Jody. “What is the bad thing?”
“I dunno,” she said again. Then her face brightened. “I used to be afraid of it but then one day Shawna said it was her pet, and she had it on a leash. I was more afraid when it was running around loose. That’s how it got Miss Brenna one day.” (hide spoiler)]

[Krista]

She had an IUD put in, her tubes were not tied. You can remove an IUD and you can also have the tubal ligation reversed.

[★Winter★]

Thanks Laura