"I am not leaving. I am not mad." He met Ganymede's eyes and his face softened. "Baby, I just asked you to marry me. I need you to trust that I believe in what that means. Hey," Ashley let out a huff of air feeling a little lost on what to do right now and his need to punch something in the face was growing. "Come here."

Instead of letting himself get lost in the anger this made him feel for a man he couldn't take it out on because he had run to Vegas like a bitch, he picked Ganymede back up. Just as he had when they came into the house. He curled a hand around the back of his neck and an arm was under his ass to hold him up. Ashley just wrapped himself around him and buried his face into his neck. "Even if I were pissed off, I wouldn't leave. We would talk and figure it out. I know it's going to take time for you to believe that. I'm not going to give up while you're getting through this. But, I need just a little trust, that's all. You know me. I would never talk to you like that."