-Ashley's POV-

I re-read my letter to her one last time before attaching it to the last page of our love book. I know she said not to write anything on the last page so I wrote it on a separate sheet and just glued it. It doesn't count right? I have wasted countless sheets for the perfect ending to be written but failed at each attempt. I guess Shay was right; our story never will have an ending. Words seem to keep its distance from me for I can't write anything that's as good as Shay's so I wrote every thought on my mind instead. When I done I ran my fingers through it and smiled then closed the book and returned it to the shelf where Shay and I placed all our memorabilia of each other. After which I looked at the window that was facing our backyard and I couldn't help but smile at the sight of Shay with the kids. It had been years and years since then.

"I wanna do this with you forever Ash" she said looking at the night sky. We were at my backyard laying down on a picnic blanket.

"Me too Shannon. Those 20 dollar bills are gonna get old but to me you're not. We might age but you'd still be the person I would call as my best friend. You'd still be my Shannon Ashley" I leaned to her shoulder and we just stayed like that for a while.

"I'm so glad you're here" she drunkenly said to me.

"I don't want to be alone either" I responded on the same state as hers. Suddenly Katy Perry's 'kissed a girl' song started playing.

"I like this song" I said proudly

"Me too!" we both sang along while dancing to the song. Just then her chocolate brown eyes met my blue orbs. We stopped moving and she leaned in closer. I placed my hands on her cheeks. She swallowed hard and pushed her lips to mine. Her lips were soft and it tasted like the vodka she had been drinking but it dominantly tasted like her cherry lipgloss. My tongue was brushing with my lips asking for permission to which she granted willingly. Our kiss moved in synchrony with the music. We disappeared temporarily from the crowd. It was just her and me and the music and our kiss. Almost impossibly we didn't need to break for air. We pulled away when the music stopped.

"That was…" the alcohol that once took control of us now seemed drained.

"I know" we both couldn't believe what just happened. We went on dancing when the new song started playing.

"Now this" the guy said handing us a paper with 'ButtahBenzo' written on it. "A lot had missed it" he smiled and aimed the camera on us again. We tried to recreate the old poses we had. She laughed hard when I exaggeratingly imitated her mirror face again. She playfully smacked her shoulder and I made a funny 'what' face. I jumped to her back for a piggy back ride. I waved the paper I was holding while enjoying the ride on her back. I went down from her back and suddenly she pecked my cheek. I jumped slightly from where she was standing.

"Nice one girls now I'm going to post your pictures" the guy said and left.

"You're the worst person to be with. You hurt the people you love. I worked hard trying to get out of these tangled knots of emotions and just like that you straighten it out. I could say that I'll be happy without you but who am I kidding. I might actually want to give you another chance Ashley Victoria Benson" I stood a few inches away from her.

"Really?" my lips started to form a curve of a smile. She cut the distance between us and attached her lips to mine. It was a chaste kiss.

"Excuse me everyone may I have your attention please." she announced and everyone turned their heads to us. "I think some of you is expecting this already and for those who placed their bets on us, you owe lunch. So Ashley asked me to be her girlfriend and I decided to throw the question away and say 'yes'. I want to tell everyone that Ashley and I are officially dating" The girls are squealing and some of the boys are giving high fives to each other.

"I will do everything it takes to have you back. I will never lose hope that one day we will have our second chance. I won't ever lose hope." We both force a smile "I'm ready Ashley. I'm ready for the life you wanted for us. I'm ready for you." She went to me and wrapped her arms around me. I pulled back and did the mistake of kissing her. When she pulled away I thought she would get mad or reject me but her eyes were full of hopes and love and in less than a minute her lips are back to mine.

"I have fallen in love with the same person three times. In a day spanning of countless years. I fell in love the first time when she left me in Vancouver. It broke my heart but it just proved that I really loved her. I fell in love the second time when she showed up at my house in Van the following year soaked wet. It was the time that I gave ourselves another chance. I fell in love the third time when I broke her heart and said goodbye. It was then that I realized I couldn't live without her. It took me two years to be the Shay I always wanted to be and despite the two years away my heart had always been with that same person. I am proud to say to the world that I am still in love with Ashley Benson. I will always love her, always." Shay garnered applauses from the live studio audience and the interviewers and probably from the home viewers. I covered my mouth with my hand as my jaw dropped. Shay just told the world that it's still me after all these time.

"Miss Benson could you please read this for us" the fake principal asked giving me the cue card.

"Will you marry me?" I read absentmindedly and smiled at her but when the words hit me and she I frozen in silence

"I know this is a big step and we just reconnected again a few days ago but if we're going back together we should have something like assurance that this would be forever. As what I've said I'm ready for you Ashley. I don't care if this will be a long engagement or what but I will wait no matter how long it takes to be with you. I've spent each day of the 2 years we're apart thinking of you. I love you and I want to be with you. I can't promise anything but my undying love for you." A small smile crept along my face.

"Does that mean you wouldn't leave me again?" she nodded and smiled

"Never ever again" I gave me a chaste kiss on the lips.

"Yes. I would marry you" She took out the ring and slid it to my finger.

"Remember when you told me that one day I would shout to the world that I love you?" She asked me after the hug

"Yes I think I said that at the beach house? Why?" She leaned to my ear.

"I love you" she whispered

"You said the world. Why are you whispering it to me?" I asked in confusion

"Because you're my world now" She kissed me once again lightly biting my bottom lip.

"I love you too" Finally we're one step closer to forever

"From strangers to friends to best friends. Our relationship had been a roller coaster ride we're still here on the same bed on each other's arms. If that's not being soul mates then I don't know what it's called." I smile halfway through my speech.

"Just when you least expect it, love happens." She said and I closed my eyes drifting to sleep on the arms of my soul mate.

"When I met you for the very first time it was love at first sight. There definitely was a "spark" as they say, an instant attraction. Looking back, I would have to say it was your stunning blue eyes and true smile that got my attention first. But there was more there that wouldn't let me stop thinking about you after I left that day, and I haven't stopped thinking about you since. But at that day you entered my life as well as my heart. There is no emotion for what I feel today - and every day - about you. I can't imagine my life without you. I can't imagine a New Year's Eve where you aren't there to kiss me at midnight or a sunny weekend where we don't go on some big adventure. This could have been done earlier if I didn't leave for 2 years but here we are now exchanging vows. I love you Ash, I will always love you, and that you are the only person I'll ever love this much." Our tears of joy continued to pour as she said her vow.

"I honestly didn't know what to do for our day. This day is already special as it already is and I don't know how to make it even more special for you. You're everything that I prayed for Ash. You're my best friend for a long long time now and just last year, on this very day, I promised to you in front of the people that meant most to us that I would love you for the rest of my life. Here I am again Ashley Victoria Benson professing my undying love to you. Those were just the first 365 days with you and each day always had its own story. Things might not have been that smooth but there was nothing that our love didn't conquer. Ashley I have nothing more to say but…I love you. I love so much" I was crying helplessly with Shay's speech. I couldn't almost breathe in happiness and tears. I pulled Shay closer to me and attached our lips for a passionate kiss.

"Where do we go from here buttah?" I asked her after a good time of silence.

"What do you mean?" She clarified

"We're happily married. Our child just turned one. Everything's in the right place. What happens now?" I asked her

"Life happens. I don't know what exactly but whatever it is I know we'd make through because we have each other and as long as there's you and me we'll get by. You and me forever Ash" That is one promise I would never get tired of hearing.

"Buttah and Benzo forever" I attached our lips together for one last passionate kiss for the night before we both went to slumber.

I took a short trip to memory lane. Who knows how time could pass by that fast? It was like yesterday that everything was just platonic. All the happy memories make me smile and the sad ones make me smile harder, because that reminds me that everything is real. I look down one more time and saw Shay looking at me all smile out. I smiled back at her and headed downstairs to my family.

"What were you doing up there?" Shay asked as soon as I was walking close to them

"Nothing much. You look good from up there" I gave her a quick peck before sitting down.

"The kids are growing up too fast" She says with a small hint of sadness

"I know. If only we could seize the moment of them being our little ones" I agreed with her. Nathan Paul is already 10, our twin girls Hanna Avery and Emily Michaela were 8 and our youngest son, Andrew Ryan is 6 years old. Shay carried the boys while I carried the twins. She was right, all the pain in childbirth was worth it.

"Are you excited?" she asked referring to our new project. They are going to make another PLL movie entitled 'Pretty Little Liars: 2nd Generation'. All us girls would act as mothers now since we're too old to play our roles already.

"Of course! It's like us years back then again" We recalled more and more memories of us while doing PLL series and PLL movie for the rest of the afternoon.

-No POV-

My ever dearest Shannon,

First of all I want to thank you for coming in to my life, for auditioning for Pretty Little Liars and for being awesome as you are. Thank you for loving me despite my imperfections and flaws. I hope that I had made you feel all the love in my heart because honestly I don't know how to express it since I love you so much.

I know we're something special, beyond friendship, beyond the love, there's something in us that's in too deep for words to fathom. If I were given another chance to undo anything I would not change anything. Us had been the best thing that have happened.

Who would have thought that you and I could happen? You were once a stranger living in a place called Canada and I was the silly blonde from California. Our paths crossed and it was love at first sight. I have loved you through the years against everything. I'm so lucky to get to spend the rest of my lifetime with you.

We might have grown older and we shall grew older as the years would come by but nothing will ever change, you are the buttah to my benzo. Even if our hair turns gray and we'd lose all our teeth I will still love you. I love you Shannon and I love growing old with you.

With love,

Ashley

Shay sniffles as she finishes reading Ashley's letter. This was her first time reading it.

"I love you too Ashley" she says after she finally was able to stop her tears. Ashley who was sitting beside her wrapped her arms around Shay.

"I had a thought about something we should write below" Ashley said to Shay

"What is it?" Shay asked with curiosity. Ashley then whispered something in her ear. "I like that". Shay said and the couple wrote something just below the letter.

"Perfect!" Ashley complimented when they were done. "Shay can you promise me something?"

"Anything" Shay replied enthusiastically

"Can you promise me that even if we're old and needy we'd still be together, bodies pressed, skin to skin and nothing in between?" Ashley asks seriously while Shay was smiling grimly the whole time

"I sure do promise" Shay smiled before leaning in for a kiss leading on to something that's so much alike of what they just promised to each other.

You can't choose who you love and it just so happens we fell in love. We hope that we have passed on to our kids how much we love each other.

-Shay and Ashley

The Benson siblings read what their parents had written on the last page of the lovebook over again.

"You did moms. You did" One of them said and the other 3 smiled in agreement. They closed the lovebook of their parents then looked over to the window where they saw their parents who have really grown old but are still very much in love of each other.

You're lucky to find a best friend out of the million people on earth but you're even luckier if sometime somewhere that stranger who turned to become your best friend ends up to be your own one true lover.

Their story, Shay and Ashley, it's an epitome of friendship, a lovestory, and a story of love.

END.

This is it guys, the ending of the story. It was a really nice journey with you guys. Thank you so much to everyone who read, followed, fav and reviewed this story. As they say everything, whether good or bad, must come to an end. Until the next story you guys, once again thank you. You can also check my other stories if you want to :)

I dedicate the chap title to the midseason episode because I still have my finale hangover. #RIPMONA