Spencer was standing outside of Ashley's house…and she didn't know why. All she knew was that she had to see Ashley. After the night of their "almost kiss," Ashley had been really distant and did everything she could to avoid Spencer. She walked up to her front door and knocked. After about a few minutes, Spencer realized that Ashley was probably the only one home, so who would she be knocking for? She went to open the door and found it unlocked. She slowly walked upstairs to Ashley's bedroom, where the door was wide open.

"Ash?"

Nothing.

"Ashley?"

Nothing…again. Just as Spencer turned around to leave she heard a quite whimper coming from Ashley's closet. She looked over and saw Ashley, crying in her closet, oblivious to Spencer's arrival. She ran over to her best friend. Nothing in the world hurt more than seeing Ashley upset. Ashley finally saw Spencer and wiped her eyes as fast as she could.

"Oh, hey Spence," Ashley said as she gave a tearful smile. Just like Ashley, to pretend she was okay, when she obviously wasn't.

"Ash…. what happened?" Spencer asked concernedly as she kneeled down next to Ashley.
Ashley shook her head.

"Nothing."

"Tell me."

"It's just.." Spencer took Ashley hand and rubbed it gently, encouraging her to continue.

"Spence, my whole life is falling apart."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because it is." Ashley stood up and walked over to the edge of the bed, where Spencer followed and sat down right next to her.

"My parents are never home, forget about my grades at school, and I ruined the best friendship I've ever had. Spencer I'm so sorry. Lately, I've just been really upset and after that whole "almost kiss" thing, I though you'd hate me."

"Ashley, I could never hate you. As for us, you didn't ruin anything…I understand. But what I wanna know is why you didn't come talk to me about all this. I'm always here."
"I didn't think you'd wanna see me." Ashley started crying again as she leaned forward and put her head in her hands and started to sob.

"I always wanna see you. Come here." Spencer pulled Ashley towards her and held her tight as she let her cry. She kissed the top of her head.

"Always."