Title: My Life Without Them

Author: Candace

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the SON characters; they belong to Tom Lynch and The N.

Rating: PG-13ish

Summary: What will happen to the Carlin family when Spencer moves in with Ashley?

Chapter One

Ashley was lying on her bed thinking about Spencer, she just couldn't get here out of her mind. She reflected on the blonde beauty, those ocean blue eyes and those words she said that night:

"I can take care of myself…with some left over to take care of you."

'God I love her!' Ashley thought to herself. After that night they shared their first kiss. Ashley picks up her cell phone and dials the number she will never forget.

"Hey Ash." says the girl on the other end.

"Hey babe, so, what are you doing tonight?" Ashley states casually.

"Nothing interesting, do you have anything planned?" Spencer asks with excitement.

"Oh, just something special."

"Aw, am I that special?" Spencer playfully says.

"You have no idea." Ashley replies.

"Well then, see you at 8?"

"It's a date." Ashley emphasizing the word 'date'.

"See ya then, bye."

"Bye." Ashley finally hangs up the phone and lies down on her back and placing her cell on her torso.

Over at Spencer's house, she is downstairs on the couch watching t.v. until Paula walks in and sits down next to her.

"Hey hun." She says slowly.

"Yeah mom?" Spencer says knowing that Paula is going to ask her to go do something tonight.

"Lets go out to dinner and a movie. What do you say?" (I told you)

"Can't."

"And why not?" She says shocked.

"I have plans with Ashley."

Maybe she shouldn't have said that. Paula's anger started to fused up inside her so she bit her tongue.

"Ashley?"

"Yeah." She repeats now staring at her mom.

"Spencer, I think you should spend more time with your family instead of that Ashley."

"See mom, that's why I don't!" Spencer yells, "Your grudge against her needs to stop! What has she ever done to you anyway!"

"Don't you raise your voice at me young lady! Go to your room!" Paula screams back.

"Why are you here anyway? Aren't supposed to be with Dr. Ben or something?"

Spencer suddenly feels her moms hand go clearly across her face, it stings. She reaches out and slaps Paula back. Paula looks at her with a shocked face and Spencer takes off upstairs. She runs into her room and slams the door and locks it. Spencer waits for footsteps trailing her, but she doesn't. After waiting for her mom to yell more, she doesn't, so she reaches over to her nightstand and grabs her cell to call Ashley.

"Did you miss me that much?" Ashley cracks when she notices it was Spencer.

"Ash, forget 8 o'clock, come get me now." Spencer mumbles trying to fight back the tears threatening to overflow her eyes.

"Sweetie what's wrong?" Ashley worried.

"Just come get me." Spencer hangs up the phone after that sentence and reaches under her bed and pulls out the biggest suitcase she has. She puts it on her bed and opens it to start packing. She's going through her dresser when there's a knock on the door.

"Spence are you okay?" A worried Clay says from the other side.

"Yeah." She tells him, drying her tears that flowed anyway.

"I heard you and mom fighting. You sure you're okay?" He asked muffled behind the door.

"Yeah, I'm sure. Thanks for asking." That made her feel better, someone actually cared about how she felt besides Ashley and her dad.

"No problem Spence."

Spencer continues to pack when she comes upon a t-shirt Ashley had let her borrow a while back. She stopped for the moment just to inhale the brunette's scent. It made her feel like she was in heaven. Her thoughts were interrupted by a car pulling up. She throws her toothbrush and hair brush in the bag, closes it and walks downstairs. Spencer opens the door Ashley could even ring the doorbell.

"Are you okay Spence?" Ashley first states.

"No, lets go." Spencer pushes Ashley back out and closes the door behind her, leaving the Carlin Household behind.

Please R&R!

Candace