The Homecoming
by Marie
Ashley looked excitedly out the window as their plane landed. Lachlan
had her hand held firmly in his. There was a big grin on his face. She
felt her face flush. Just that look on his face made her heart leap in her
chest. She loved him so much.
They were newlyweds, but had already been through more in a short time
than many couples had in years. And now they were moving home. Away from
her home in the United States, but to Lachlan's home of Australia. She was
eager to have this new land become hers. For both Lachlan and for Ashley.
The miles of separation between she and her father would be good for both
of them. He'd tried to break the young couple up. For some unfathomable
reason to Ashley he hadn't felt Lachlan was good enough for her. Here was
this wonderful man who loved her with all his heart and wanted to make a
terrific life for both of them. He was a talented pilot. Pampered Ashley
like she was a precious princess. How in the world could her father
object?
It came down to the one thing that had always been obsessive for the
elder Weston the III. Money. And Lachlan's lack of it compared to her
fortune. Lach hadn't even known of her fortune when they'd fallen in love.
He knew she had some money, but no idea how much until they'd married. And
he wouldn't touch it. He wanted to make their fortunes together, not live
on hers. Her father really was a clueless man. She doubted he would ever
see what was really important in life.
Ashley was an optimist. She'd never give up hope for him. It was Edward
Weston's to find. She couldn't do it for him. She knew where her life was
leading her. And she would be by Lachlan's side. His smile was
infectious. A perpetual grin was stuck on her face as they taxied down the
runway. She could hardly sit still in her seat.
"Oh, Lachlan. I can't believe we're really here. We're home." Her face
tipped up toward him and her big blue eyes slipped shut as she waited for
her first kiss in Australia as Mrs. Ashley Curry.
