[ASHER] Married Life

[AMBER ROSE KINGSTON]

Amber entered the code on the door lock and then put the key in, turning it to unlock the door. Everything was so high tech. It was going to take some getting used to. As a wedding gift, Amber's parents bought Amber and Asher a condo, one with one of the best views. Amber could only imagine how much they spent on it. She was so grateful for it and her parents, but she wanted to start out renting an apartment with Asher and then eventually be able to buy their own house. At leats right now this was a place to live and it was close enough to the school and her parents for whenever Asher had to leave for awhile with Joel. Right now she was just glad she still had him. Joel was nice enough to let her have him until they got all settled into their new place. He would have to go soon though, she could only hold him hostage for so long. The thought of him leaving almost drove her crazy though. It was his job and all, but they were married now, couldn't he possibly stay here in Cleveland more? Joel didn't need a "swag coach" anymore, there was nothing else to teach him. At least she had school to keep her days occupied, but what about her nights? All those lonely nights, here in this big condo. Maybe she'd get a dog or something, if they allowed her to have one.

Dropping her bag on the chair at the island table, Amber made her way to the fridge to get out the hamburg, lettuce, cheese and tomatos. Taco night, yum. Placing everything on the counter, she grabbed out the big frying pan and put it on the stove, turning the heat in between high and medium. As she waited for the pan to heat up, Amber began cutting up the tomatoes. After a few minuted, Amber opened the hamburger meat and put it in the frying pan and turned the heat up a little more. Spreading it out with a spatula, Amber took in a whiff of the delicious smell. She smiled to herself and then went back to the cutting board to start the lettuce.

With everything all cut up, put in bowls, and the meat almost done, Amber went into the bedroom, kicked her shoes off into the closet and put on her UGG slippers. When Amber got back to the kitchen, Amber grabbed a wine glass out of the cabinet and then got the Yellowtail Moscato out of the fridge. Couldn't have tacos without wine. Amber poured herself a glass, put the wine back in the fridge and then sat down at the islad. She took out her sketch pad and fabrice samples, opened up to a new page and began to design a dress. Asher should be home any minute.


Outfit

[ASHER SCOTT KINGSTON]

Asher ran his hand over his hair as he sat in the driveway of the brand spanking new condo his mother in law and father in low had bestowed upon him and Amber once they got married. Seeing as how he had finally married his best friend, he couldn’t imagine how life could get any better. Except maybe if stress had him less stressed out. The thing with it was, no, Joel did not need a ‘swagger coach’ anymore. But he had never really been just that to him. It had been a well kept secret from Joel that the purpose of Asher following him around on tour was to make sure he kept his nose out of trouble and kept focused on work. Because while Joel may be one of the most work obsessed people he knew, he also had a dark side that gripped him and spiraled him down for days or weeks at a time. Usually it was with the aide of some sort of alcohol or prescription pill. So to be honest, he was a lot more stressed about going back on tour with Joel than he was trying to let on. His dark days seemed to be outnumbering the good ones lately and Asher felt like it was a matter of time until ‘ Teen Superstar Overdoses’ made the headlines. He pinched the bridge of his nose before shaking his hair out again and finally exited the car.

Asher narrowed his eyebrows as he looked down at the keypad, entering in a few wrong numbers before it beeped a warning at him. He waited a moment before trying again, and finally gained entry into his own home. “ Babe!” he called out, taking his jacket off before he kicked his shoes off. Asher carried his jacket into the kitchen. “ Hey babe,” he said again, placing his hands on the counter beside her as he leaned down and kissed the side of her cheek. “ What are you working on,” he questioned, looking down at what she was working on. Asher picked up Amber’s wine glass, taking a long drink from it before be set it down and went over to go finish preparing the tacos for Amber. He put all of the food on one plate so that they could share before sitting beside her. Once he set the plate down he reached over, picking her up easily and placed her in his lap. Wrapping his right arm around her waist he leaned forward to pick up a taco with his left hand and take a bite away from her so that he didn’t get anything on her outfit. She always looked so nice and put together. He always felt like such a slob.

[AMBER ROSE KINGSTON]

Amber smiled as soon as she heard her husband's voice. Thank God he was home."Babe!" she called back to him as she heard him kicking off his shoes. "Hey yourself," she said as she smiled and scrunched her nose as Asher placed a kiss on her cheek. "Oh ya know, just a dress for the clothing line I don't have yet. " One day she'd have it, it would just take more than a few classes and some hopeless designs. Ever since she was a little girl, Amber always dreamed about being one of the best fashion designers. She dreamed of Paris, Tokyo, and London..now all she wanted to do was gradtuate college and hopefully have someone fall in love with her designs. "Long day?" she asked as she watched Asher drink the wine in her glass. Poor guy. Amber finished the rest in her glass and then poured some more into the cup. They could share. "Babe, I would've finished dinner. You don't have to cook after work. That's the wife's job." Amber winked and went back to her sketches.

"Aw, thank you babe." she placed a kissed on Asher's cheek when he sat down with the plate of food for both of them. Amber easily slid onto his lap and then leaned away when he took a bite of his taco. Maybe white pants weren't the best idea for taco night. Amber took a bite of her taco and then grabbed a napkin for each of them. She washed down that bite with some wine and then took another bite. After she chewed and swallowed, Amber looked at Asher, "So tinight, I was thinking we could rent a movie from On Demand or find something on Netflix and just snuggle on the couch. Whatcha think?"

[ASHER SCOTT KINGSTON]

Asher lift his eyebrows as she asked if he had a long day but then just smiled at her instead. He was home, none of that mattered now. “ Babe… I just… I know you want to do this the right way and get your degree and put in the grunt work. But… I mean, Joel was telling me today that Georgia had offered for you to be the designer for her tour. And you told her that you would think about it….I just,.. I mean that sounds like a really good opportunity. What’s going on in your noggin?” he asked, pushing some of the hair away from her face before kissing her forehead. He finished off the rest of his taco quickly, doing everything to keep away from Amber’s outfit even if she had gotten napkins out. “ A movie sounds great… Are you thinking relaxing or horror? Cause You’re Next is on pay per view right now “ if…” he started before looking at her expression and scrunched his nose, quickly shaking his head. ”No, romantic comedy is the way to go. You’re right. Let’s see if there’s something new-ish that we can see.Netflix is getting repetitive.” he said before squeezing his arm around her tightly. “ I’ll make you that popcorn with the chocolate chips and caramel drizzle. Which means you need to change into sweatpants so we can finish our tacos,” he said, throwing her over his shoulder as he stood up and walked towards the bedroom so that they could both change.

[AMBER ROSE KINGSTON]

Asher had brought up a good point. Georgia did ask Amber to design her outfits for her tour. "The truth is babe..I..I don't think I can do it. That is a lot of pressure. Outfits for Georgia's tour..they need to be perfect. I can't do perfect yet..." She sighed and ate the more of her taco. There was just so much pressure. What if Georgia didn't like any of her ideas? Amber had a few things drawn up, but none that she would show anybody. After she finished up her taco and the rest of the wine, Asher asked about a horror movie and Amber made a face. No horror movies. "That's what I thought babe." Amber said with a smile and a wink. "Okay, I'm sure we can find something to rent. " Amber Got off of Asher's lap so he could get up. "Oooo, yum. I have actually been craving that.." before she could finish, Asher was tossing her over his shoulder and bringing her into the bedroom. Once Amber was standing on the floor again she looked up at Asher and gave him a long kiss. "I love you baby." she smiled, gave him a quick kiss and then made her way to the dresser to get out pjs.

Now that they were both comfy, Amber made her way into the kitchen to make another taco and wrap up the leftovers. She'd eat some tomorrow for lunch. "Babe, do you want me to start looking for movies while you make the popcorn?" She made her way into the living room with her plate and set it on the table. Grabbing the remote. Amber turned on the TV and pressed the on demand button.