10 glances- ash and Mary Lynette night world series 1- studying

"Aaaaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!" moaned Mary-Lynette as she slammed the algebra book shut.

"I give up!" she said, running her hands threw her hair in frustration. "I hate algebra!"

"Now now love, I never thought you one for quitting!"

"Ash!" Mary-Lynette squeaked as her soul mates arms snaked around her waist. "How'd you get in?"

"Well there's a little thing called a door, Mare." he teased. "It's a device that allows people to enter and exit a-"

He was cut short by Mary-Lynette hitting him over the head with her algebra book. Hard.

"Ow! What was that for?" he asked, annoyed, rubbing his head.

"That was for being a sarcastic git." she said but he knew she was teasing as she was smiling as she kissed him on the cheek.

"Aw Mare, you know you love it." he laughed as he took her into his lap.

"Ash! Stop! I need to study!!" she laughed trying to escape his embrace.

"From what I heard you had given up on that idea" he murmured into her ear, pulling her back.

"Ash no! Let go! I've got to pass this test tomorrow!" she cried jumping out of his arms.

"Fine." he scowled, clearly annoyed. "Sorry for wanting to spend some quality time with my girlfriend. Some might get the idea that she doesn't love him at all." he glanced at her sharply with eyes as green as emeralds and a frown on his lips.

Mary-Lynette sighed. Great! She'd upset him. She reached for his hand over the table but he pulled it away.

"Ash." she sighed. "Look, I'm sorry. Really I am! I know you're only being nice and thoughtful and everything a boyfriend should be, it's just… I'm really stressed out about this exam." she said in a rush looking nowhere but the table, avoiding his fiery eyes. "And I can't really concentrate on it if your hands are all over me. I can't concentrate on anything for that matter." she said, her cheeks as red as the shirt she was wearing. "And Ash you know how much I love you! With all my heart! How could you ever think otherwise?"

She chanced a quick glance up at him from under her lashes and saw that his expression had softened.

"Oh Mare." he murmured and took her hand. "I'm sorry for shouting at you like that. I know it's hard for you- the whole electricity thing. And I'm sorry for saying you didn't love me. I know you do. But not nearly as much as I love you." he whispered kissing her hand.

Mary-Lynette blushed and tore her eyes away from his penetrating gaze and ocean blue eyes.

"So," he said cheerfully, the argument completely forgotten.

"Having trouble with algebra are we? Well lucky for you, you have a genius in your midst." he smiled.

She hit him with the algebra book again and rolled her eyes.

"Ow! The things I put up with!" he tutted and shook his head in mock annoyance "What was it for now?"

"That was for being a sarcastic and cocky git!" she laughed and kissed his head where she had hit it.

"Why should I deny my greatness? he smirked as he dodged another blow to the head.

"Your such a smartass!" Mary-Lynette laughed as he grabbed the book from her hands.

"So what are you having trouble with? Equations? Numbers?" he asked as he flipped through the book.

"Um try all of it." she said with an embarrassed laugh.

"Well then you should be glad you've got such a brilliant boyfriend." he smiled. "I'll help you learn these and then you can go in and ace that exam." he said encouragingly.

"Em, it will probably take me a while. When I say I'm not very good it was a slight under-exaggeration. I'm literally woeful. You'll be here all night." she said.

Ash stopped at a page labelled Simultaneous Equations and got ready for a long night of studying with his soul mate.

"All night?" he asked with a cheeky grin. "Well, I'm definitely not complaining."