I awoke with Ashton snoring in my ear, Gracie's arm across my stomach and Ender's knee in my side.

Hoping I could catch a few more minutes of sleep, I turned more into Ashton who seemed to accommodate for my body even in his slumber.

His snores soothed me for a few more minutes until they came to a halt and he moved his head slightly before tilting it rest on mine.

"Morning love." I breathed into the quiet.

"Good morning." He said in his gruff, sexy morning voice, running his nose along the top of my head.

"Please tell me last night wasn't a dream." He chuckled and I joined in.

"Nope. It was very real."

"I still can't believe you did that for me. How long did you have this planned?"

"Since the day you left to move in to the house, the guys helped me and then I had your mom help set up the party so we could surprise you." I moved my head up to look at him.

"You're the sweetest thing." He kissed my nose.

"Well you always do these really nice things for me and I wanted to do something in return, and besides, she needs you as her dad." I rubbed my hand up and down his chest.

"She needs you too." He smiled at me.

We laid there for a few more minutes until Ender began to stir and rolled over on top of me.

"Umph." I said as he crushed me and shoved his shoulders. "Get off."

"Stop." He muttered.

"I'm not a pillow." I pushed him again till he moved over.

Rolling my eyes I looked back at a laughing Ashton.

Finally Ender woke up and left to go shower as we laid there with Gracie who at around 8:00 began to stir.

"Morning princess." Ashton pushed her hair back from her face as she smiled up at him sleepily. "Can I have some Gracie and Mommy cuddles?"

Gracie nodded as she crawled up Ashton's torso and into his embrace.

"There we go." Ashton grinned. "Gracie and Mommy cuddles are my favourite." He leaned down to kiss her head.

"I love you Daddy." She hugged him and I could see the smile broaden on his face.

"I love you too." He rubbed her shoulder. "You're sweet like your Mommy, aren't you?"

"I wanna be like Mommy." She said and I laughed.

"You are very nice." I leaned in to kiss her face. "So did you have fun last night?"

She nodded.

"What was your favourite thing?" I asked her as Ashton's arm that was wound around my body reached over to tickle Gracie's side.

"Cake!" She giggled as she tried to squirm away from him.

"Cake?! You liked the cake the best?! Not hanging out with your awesome parents?" Ashton asked her, laughing.

She pressed her face into his stomach as giggles erupted from her and Ashton and I laughed as well.

"Aw come here lovey." Ashton pulled her up towards us even more so she was laying between us.

"Hmmm I love you." I leaned down to kiss her forehead as she tucked herself in the place where mine and Ashton's bodies met.

"Love you Mommy." She kissed my nose back.

Ashton moved his hand to stroke Gracie's face, her smiling as she closed her eyes and snuggled into us more.

Ashton brought out his phone to snap a picture of us which made Gracie raise her head.

"I wanna see." She said and Ashton showed her the photo of she and I curled up on him.

"Can I post this photo of you?" He asked her and she nodded up at him with her little smile and he chuckled.

'Daddy, Mommy, and Gracie cuddles in the morning is the best way to start the day. So in love.'

We cuddled with Gracie for a little bit longer until Ender got out of the shower and Ashton got up so he could take one.

"I want shower!" Gracie adorably pouted as she stood in the middle of our bedroom.

"Do you want to take a shower with me?" Ashton asked her and she nodded. "Alright, come on then."

She clapped her hands and trotted behind him as he walked to the bathroom and I chuckled at the two before getting dressed myself.

Downstairs I went to go grab some coffee and walked into the kitchen where Ann and Ender were sat at the bar watching videos on her computer, laughing hysterically.

"What are you watching?" I raised my eyebrows.

"Prank videos." Ender answered before he and Ann burst into another round of laughter.

They spent twenty minutes watching the videos until Ashton and Gracie came downstairs.

Ashton had dressed Gracie in black leggings and an oversized light pink tee. Her hair had been French braided and she smiled as she skipped over to me.

"Okay, let's get some breakfast." I lifted her up and set her on the counter.

"Cake!" She pointed to the left over cake from last night that was on the counter.

"You want cake for breakfast?" Ashton laughed.

"Mhmm." She nodded primly.

"Sorry love, no cake for breakfast but you can have some after dinner tonight." I told her and she began to whine.

"No whining." I moved over to her and placed my hands on her cheeks and rested my forehead against hers.

"Mommy." She poked out her bottom lip.

"Gracie." I did the same before giving her a kiss and heading off to make her a bowl of cereal.

After everyone had eaten breakfast I headed back upstairs to fix my hair and makeup and brush my teeth, Ashton and Gracie coming in as I left.

As I went to walk back downstairs I saw the two of them brushing their teeth together at the counter, Gracie standing on her little pink stool next to Ashton and I snapped a quick picture.

'My loves.' I shared the cute picture before going to the living room.

"Okay so the plan for today is to go to the grocery store and we also need to get Gracie a stroller. Oh and Ender, I need your answer on what you want to do for your special day before your game today so I can make plans." I instructed everyone.

"Are Luke, Michael, and Calum coming?" Ender asked.

"Yes, I already talked to them about it yesterday." I patted his head.

"Okay then, well let's run our errands so Ender can come back and get ready for his game." Ashton said and we all got together to head to the jeep.

Gracie was being extra adorable and cute today as it was very apparent as I sat in the back seat with her in the car.

She sang along to the songs on the radio and clapped after each one making Ash laugh at his little girl.

We got to the baby boutique first where Ann and I began to pick out a stroller for Gracie.

"Car what about this one?" Ashton called me over to look at one that looked very extravagant.

"Eighteen hundred dollars for a stroller?! No." I told him after I looked at the price. "We're just getting it for certain occasions."

"Fine." He rolled his eyes and went to go look at another one.

We spent a while looking until deciding on one that was a reasonable price and Ashton brought Gracie over to let her try it out.

"But where do I put my stuffies?" Gracie asked us.

"Oh God." I sighed making Ann and Ashton chuckle.

I went to sit in the car with Gracie, Ann, and Ender and saw Ashton had tweeted out a couple things.

'Gracie is so freaking cute!!! She claps after every song plays on the radio and sings along even though she doesn't know all the words. That's my baby girl!'

' *Buying Gracie a stroller*
Gracie: But where do I put my stuffed animals?
Carter: *sighs* Oh God'

I laughed and then went to quote the tweet.

'We are going to end up pushing around a stroller filled with her stuffies instead of her!    -Car'

Ashton got the stroller into the back of the jeep and we made our way to the store.

Ashton pushed around a cart with Gracie in the child's seat while Ann and I walked around to get different groceries, chatting as we walked.

"So are you nervous about leaving home?" She asked me.

"A little. I mean I've just been here all my life, this is where I grew up, but I'm excited to travel. Ashton always talked about taking me places and now we get to, so it should be fun." I shrugged.

"Traveling is always fun, but it's normal to get a bit homesick. Ashton was the first time he left home for the band when they went to London."

"He was?"

"Very. But it got better because he was with people that made him feel at home."

"Ashton does do that for me." I shyly smiled.

"You'll have so much fun, I promise." She squeezed my hand and we continued to walk down the isles.

Ann and I had gone off in a different direction to get some things while Ashton took the kids in another and a few minutes later my cellphone rang and it was a call from Ashton.

"Did you lose our children in the grocery store?" Was the first thing I said when I answered.

"No." He scoffed. "But come over to the dairy section."

Confused, Ann and I walked in that direction and found Ashton standing next to the cart.

"What?" I asked when I walked up.

"Look." He pointed over to the yogurt section where Gracie was standing, staring up at the containers. "I've been calling her name for five minutes. She's mesmerised."

"Oh my God." I said as I watched Gracie not even move. "Did you try to go get her?"

"Yes and she won't move."

"Ashton she's four." I folded my arms across my stomach.

"You can go over there with a bulldozer, she's not moving." He said and I shook my head.

"Gracie, come on!" I called over to her and she didn't even move a muscle.

I sighed before walking over to her and crouching down next to her.

"Whatcha looking at Gray?"

"Yogurt." She answered.

"Do you like looking at the yogurt?" I asked her and she nodded.

"Do you want to pick out some yogurt and we can have some for a snack when we get home?" I suggested and she nodded again.

We sat there for another minute while she stared at the containers.

"I can't pick one." She said and I started to laugh.

"Well look, that one is pink and has strawberries in it, do you want that one?" I pointed to one and she nodded. "Okay."

I took the yogurt container and then took her hand and began to walk her away, she kept turning back and looking at the wall of yogurt the entire time I walked her back to the cart.

When I set her back in the seat she stared at the yogurt until Ashton had rolled the cart out of sight, chuckling at her.

Once we finally left the grocery store we went back home where Gracie and I had our yogurt snack while Ashton got Ender's uniform together and his bag packed.

"Car, I decided on what I want to do." Ender said as he walked down the stairs in his uniform.

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to go to the adventure park with Ashton and Jason."

"Oh that sounds like fun. Maybe while you guys go we can have a girls day here." I smiled, liking his idea.

Finally we got everyone together and headed to the school for Ender's last game.

Michael, Calum, and Luke were there when we arrived and Ender headed down to the field while we all found seats in the stands.

"Are you gonna cheer really loud for Ender?" I asked Gracie who was sitting in my lap and she nodded, clapping her hands together.

She was now wearing a matching light pink baseball hat on her head to keep the sun out of her face and Ashton was wearing a black one and I smiled at how cute they looked.

When the game started our group cheered for Ender's team and you could hear the occasional "Let's go Ender!" From Ashton and the boys.

Every time our team scored a goal Gracie jumped up and clapped.

"Yay Ender!" She jumped up and down and Ashton and I both laughed at her, him leaning down to give her a kiss.

By mid game Ender's team was winning and I was ecstatic, really wanting him to end his personal season with a bang.

I was watching as Ender was running with the ball to kick a goal when one of the kids on the opposing team slammed into Ender, knocking him flat on his back.

Gasping, my hand flew over to Ashton's side and we both stood up, trying to get a look at him.

When I realised he hadn't moved I began to panic.

"Oh my God!"

Gracie had been sitting in Ann's lap so I rushed by them, Ashton following me as we hurried down the stands and across the side of the field to where Coach Robin was checking on him.

Ender stood up and everyone cheered for him but Ashton and I still rushed to him on the sidelines to make sure he was okay.

"You good bud?" Ashton asked as he put a hand on his shoulder, checking over him to make sure.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"Did he just knock the wind out of you?" I asked?

"Yeah. But I'm good." He said.

"Okay, why don't you sit for a few minutes before going back in." I suggested and he nodded before walking back to the bench.

Ashton took my hand as we turned to head back to our seats when I heard my name being called and I turned to see Coach Robin jogging over to me.

"Chase, glad I caught you." He said and I shook his hand.

"Hi Coach Robin." I smiled and went to introduce the man holding onto my hand. "This is my fiancé Ashton."

"Nice to meet you." Coach Robin shook his hand as well.

"Well, I've been meaning to call, but we finished our interviewing process, and if you still want it the job is yours Chase." He said and I felt a surge of happiness before dropping my shoulders.

"Wow, um I'm truly flattered and I wish I could accept...but I'm actually leaving Haven Harbour for a little while." I frowned.

"That's a bummer, we were all really looking forward to you coming on board to work with us, but I understand." He said with a genuine smile and I shook his hand again, thanking him before Ash and I walked away.

"You good?" Ashton asked.

"Yeah. It's nice to know I would've had the job because of my coaching skills but I think I like spending my time with my family instead." I looked up at him with a little smile and he kissed me before we took our seats.

The game was closing in and Ender's team was still in the lead and they had just scored another goal by the help of my baby brother when a few girls approached Michael, Calum and Luke.

"Would you mind if we took a picture with you?" They asked them.

"Uh not today, it's our day off and it's really about Ender's game. Sorry." Michael said.

"We don't want to take any spotlight away from him." Calum said and Luke nodded in agreement and the girls left with dejected attitudes.

Ashton squeezed my hand and smiled before we returned our attention to the game.

Ender's team won and we all made our way down to the field to congratulate him.

"Good job End!" I rushed forward to hug him.

"That's my little man!" Ashton hugged him as well.

"Thank you!" Ender grinned and accepted his praise from everyone.

"Ender Ender Ender!" Gracie ran forward to tackle him in one of her Gracie hugs which made me laugh while Ashton hurried to get a picture.

"Did you win game?" She asked him and he nodded.

"Yay!" She began to jump up and down clap and Luke caught her before she could fall over, picking her up.

Trey and Reid came over and Ender brought them over to introduce them to the boys before taking them to Ann.

"And this is my Grandma." He smiled as he introduced her and she smiled also as she said hello to his friends.

After the game we went out for pizza per post-game tradition then headed home so Ender could shower.

"Ashton show me how to post a picture again." Ann said and he shook his head before instructing her on how to use Instagram.

He had to do it twice since she wanted to post two separate pictures but figured it out and she told me to go look.

The first was of Gracie, Ashton, and I from last night.

'My son and daughter-in-law became parents last night and I couldn't be happier!
Gracie Irwin we love you so much sweetheart and you have the best Mommy and Daddy in the whole world to love you and take care of you.
Grandma loves you so much!'

Her next one was one of her and Ender that we took at the game.

'I got to see my Grandson win his footie game today! So proud of you Ender, way to go! I love you!'

I hugged her tightly and we were all sitting around the living room once Ender came back when Ann spoke up.

"Carter, I've never seen pictures of your parents."

"Oh, well we have some in here I think." I said and went over to the television stand and opened a cabinet door to get a box underneath that was full of pictures.

I brought it over to the coffee table and Ashton scooted closer to me so he could see.

"They might be all mixed together." I commented before reaching in and taking one off the top which was my graduation picture that Ari had taken of me in my blue cap and gown with yellow tassel and stole.

"Oh my God you looked so cute!" Ashton took the photo from my hands.

"I only graduated like a week before I met you." I chuckled as he took a picture of the the picture with his phone.

"She was first in her class." Ashton told Ann.

"How impressive! Did you give a speech?"

"Yeah." I laughed awkwardly.

"Are you serious? I wanted to see you graduate." Ashton pouted.

"Ari's mom has it on video." I patted his hand and we began to look through the photos, Ann looking at ones of my parents.

"Wow, your mother was beautiful, you have her eyes and figure." She said and I smiled.

"And you look a lot like your dad too." She said as she looked.

"I got that a lot." I smiled.

"How old was your mother when she passed?"

"45." I answered.

"Oh wow, so she had Ender a bit later on?"

"Yeah, she had me when she was 33 and Ender when she was 40."

"Wouldn't moms birthday be next month?" Ender asked and I nodded.

"Yeah." I smiled. "Oh End, do you remember moms last birthday when dad bought her the candles that said 50 instead of 45 and she pushed his face into the cake."

I laughed and Ender joined in.

"And then mom did the same for dads birthday." He chuckled.

"Yeah. And we tried to make her breakfast that one time and ended up catching the toaster on fire and dad grabbed it with the oven mitts and threw it in the ocean." I continued to giggle.

"How do you catch a toaster on fire?" Ashton asked.

"It's possible." Ender and I both said at the same time.

"Oh and that one time you put me in the washer because you wanted to see if it would still work and mom got so mad at us."'Ender said.

"You put your brother in a washer?!" Ashton exclaimed.

"He was being annoying." I protested. "You're lucky I haven't put you in the washer yet."

Ashton rolled his eyes while Ann laughed.

"I would've loved to meet them, they seemed really fun." Ann hugged my shoulders and I smiled at her.

During the rest of our evening I set up our day with Ari and Jason for tomorrow, had dinner, and said goodbye to Ann who had to go back home.

After finally getting Gracie and Ender to bed Ashton and I curled up in our bed.

I was curled up with my head on his stomach as he played on his phone and finally I was annoyed by the light.

"What are you doing?" I mumbled.

"I was just looking at the pictures of your parents." He replied and I lifted my head up.

"I liked hearing the stories you and Ender told about them today."

"I wish you could've met them. They would've loved you." I smiled up at him and kissed his jaw.

"Now let's go to sleep babe, we have a long few days ahead of us." I pressed another kiss to his lips and he kissed me back, setting his phone down on our night stand and moving down to cuddle me to sleep.

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Again, sorry this took so long! But I'll have the next part up tomorrow!

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Much love xx -M