CHAPTER 1
Spencer was sitting on the deck of her parent's beach house tying up her running shoes when the phone rang for the third time in ten minutes.
"Listen to me you brain dead moron, Stop calling me and following me around or I'll call the cops. Have you got that or do you want me to write it down for you!" Spencer yelled furiously into the phone.
"Gee Spence. I know it's been a few hours since I saw you last but if you changed your mind about going shopping with me then you could have just said so." Came the voice of her best friend and next door neighbour Carmen's amused voice from behind her.
"Sorry Carmen, but Aiden has called three times in the last hour and I'm starting to get just a little stressed. Spencer said as she ran agitated hands through her long blond tresses.
"A little?" Carmen said with a grin. "Honey you passed 'a little' last week."
I told him from the start that I was gay. What is it with guys and thinking that they can convert lesbians?" Spencer said with a scowl. " One night with me and you will forget all about girls' eck just the thought makes me want to go out and screw as many women as I can find just to get the image out of my head.
"Think about it Spence he moves here six weeks ago and the most popular girl in school is paying him attention. Think about your credits. Captain of the cheerleading squad, Captain of the varsity basketball team and an all around sweetheart." Carmen said with a grin
" Ahh but you are forgetting the most important details you know the black belt in karate and beginning as gay as a bag of skittles. " Spencer said counting the points of on her fingers.
"Bag of skittles, Spence really,." Carmen said a little confused.
"You really need to brush up on your on your gay euphemisms Carm" Spencer said as she shook her head at her best friend.
"Sweet Pea, I came out long before you did." She said as she sat down in Spencer's vacated seat.
"Carm, honey. "Spencer said as she sat down on Carmen's lap. "What have I told you about calling me sweet pea?" Just as quick she grabbed Carmen in a headlock and proceeded to give her a nookie to rival all nookies.
"Carlin, unhand my woman." Came the Dulcet tones of Kyla Davies otherwise known as Carmen's better half.
"Kyla bear." Spencer squealed as she jumped off Carmen's lap and ran toward the shorter girl engulfing her in a massive hug. "Oh I missed you." She said as she spun her around coming up short as she felt Carmen's hand on her arm pulling her away from Kyla.
"Spence she was only gone for a weekend." Carmen said as she pushed her friend away and cupped Kyla's face in her hands
"Hey Baby" Carmen said giving her a soft kiss and burying her face in Kyla's hair as she started to work out the tangled mess Spencer had made of Carmen's previously straight black hair.
"Yeah right. You only say that's cos you picked her up from the airport last night and spent the night at her place. So you guys already caught up."
"So how was your Dad's" Spencer asked as Carmen and Kyla parted and sat at the table with her.
"Well it was interesting." Kyla said as she averted her gaze from Spencer.
"Why do I get the feeling that you are hiding something from me? Spencer said with a frown.
"Not hiding." Kyla said as she inched away from Spencer and closer to her girlfriend for support." Just unsure of how you will take my news."
"Well you can't be moving because Carm hasn't thrown a shit fit yet. And your dad and Christine can't be moving here because I haven't heard you mum breaking anything." Spencer said as she thought through all of the possibilities.
"Oh my god that is so true. Do you remember the last time that Christine and your mum were in the same room?" Carmen said as she started giggling. "Christine made a comment about How your mum was encouraging your heathen ways and that she was helping to pave the devils way for you., so your mother threw her coffee cup at her and told her to get the fuck out of her house and if she ever stepped a foot back on her property she would kick her pretty little liposuction ass."
"Yeah Ann is pretty feisty when it comes to her baby" Spencer said as she and Kyla joined the laughter. "She helped me come out to my parents. She is great."
"Yeah I thought Paula's head was gonna blow off." Kyla said with a grin. " And then she looked at me like it was my fault. Sorry Spence, you super hot and everything but blondes just isn't my thing." She finished as she made her way to Carmen's lap nuzzling into her neck.
"Yeah but the Ann and my Dad pulled her aside and she has been nothing but supporting of my choices. Well as long as she approves of the person. And we all know that hasn't happened yet." Spencer said with a grimace
"True that. But that isn't what this is about." Kyla said and bowed her head. "Ashley came out!"
"Oh, ah, um. That's great." Spencer murmured uncertainly, not really knowing what to say.
"Yeah. And you can just guess how Christine reacted." Carmen said as she watched her friend trying to gauge her reaction but Spencer was very successful in hiding her feelings.
"She didn't hit her did she?" Spencer said as she jumped out of her chair almost knocking it over.
"No Spence, calm down. Christine didn't touch her. She kicked her out." Kyla said as she plucked up the courage to finish in a rush. "And mum has demanded that Ash come and live with us.
"WHAT!" Spencer said
"She will be here tomorrow." Kyla said lamely trying to shrink further into Carmen's embrace for comfort. Not because she thought that Spencer would hurt her. Although she had seen the blond take down a guy twice her size for grabbing her ass. No, Spence wouldn't hurt her but she would sure as hell yell at her.
"What the Hell Kyla. " Oh yeah there she goes as she started to pace.
"I mean WHAT the hell. She has other family. Why can't she stay with them, I Can't imagine Christine being okay with her coming to live with you?" Spencer said fuming.
"Spence. The only family she has is on her mum's side and her dad said that it would be the best thing for her and that mum would help to make the right decisions and be there for her. You know how much mum loves Ash." Kyla said pleadingly trying to get her to understand.
"Damnit Kyla" Spencer yelled again turning and sat down in her seat and crossing her arms and legs glaring at her friends.
"Spence?" Carmen asked as she watched her friend as she remained silent just sitting there glaring at them as she bounced her foot. If looks could kill both would be dead. "You okay" No response from Spencer so Kyla tried.
"Please say something." She said as she looked at her friend with pleading eyes. "Anything, yell if you have to but please tell me what you are thinking."
"Okay, here is what is going to happen." Spencer said as she uncrossed her arms and leant forward in her seat placing her hands on the table. "I will be polite, I will speak to her at school. Hell if I am feeling really generous I might even hang out with her occasionally." Spencer said in a low voice and even though the girls knew that Spencer had calmed down slightly and wasn't yelling anymore they were even more worried because when Spencer got quite then that meant she was really upset.
"But under no circumstances is the topic of me, Ashley or last summer is to ever be mentioned. You will make that point to Ashley. Also she will not come to my house, Get in my personal space and she is to stay away from my mother. Is that clear? "Spencer said as she pinned them both down with her withering stare
"Yes, but Spence she apologised fro that." Kyla started only to quickly snap her mouth shut as Spencer turned her glare towards her.
"Oh she apologised. That's great Kyla. She spends the summer flirting with me and the kissed me and then when my mother walked in she pushed me away and told me to keep my lesbian hands away from her an told my mother that she should teach her daughter that no means no. Call me heartless but sorry just doesn't cut it Kyla." Spencer said as she wiped a tear from her cheek and licked her parched lips her tongue ring coming into play.
"Oh Spence." Kyla said as she moved off Carmen's lap and moved to kneel beside Spencer taking her hands in her own. "I know that you really liked her and that seemed like the ultimate betrayal but she was so lost last summer and I know she really like you too. She was trying to come to grips with herself. She never meant to hurt you and she felt so bad." Kyla said getting a little teary as well as Carmen sat there and let her girl take point on this one. Kyla did the sensitive chats.
"Yeah, whatever." Spencer said. "Look I told you how it is going to be. As long as she sticks to those rules we will be okay. Look Ky I know she is your half sister but that is all she gets. Maybe later it will be different that that is just the way it is going to be for now." She said getting up from her seat.
"Okay and we will all respect that Spence. Umm can I ask you a question?" Kyla said with a grin and a bit of a giggle to lighten the mood.
Spencer just stoped as her friends walked to stand beside her at the edge of the pool and turned to face them with a quirked eyebrow.
"When did you get your tongue done? How did you get your mum to let you and can you convince my mum to let me get mine done?" Kyla said with a smirk
"Well I turned eighteen a month ago remember so she could do much about it. so I got it done the afternoon you left." Spencer said with a smirk. "
"Yeah and when Paula found out she like grounded you for the next week. You're SO free Spence" Carmen said with a shout of laughter.
"What's wrong Carm, your just jealous I have something to offer your lady that you don't Spencer said as she put her arm around Kyla's should and ran her tongue ring over her lips with a leering grin. Feeling her mood lighten instantly.
" Oh You wish Carlin. I keep my baby .fied" Carmen leered right back at Spencer running her hand up Kyla's bare arm causing her to shiver and with a evil grin she dived at both of the sending them all into the pool with a loud splash.
As Spencer broke the surface of the water she saw Carmen and Kyla in a loving embrace already turning away with a soft smile she couldn't help but think of how things would be changing as of tomorrow. Shit Ashley Davies was coming back. And she was staying. Great.
