Spencer's P.O.V.

Ashley had been right. Film was relatively easy, the teacher was cool, and I actually found it interesting. Unfortunately, the rest of my classes weren't as fun, and the day seemed to drag on until the final bell, which I now considered a life saver.

After heading to my locker and putting away the books I didn't need, I headed for the gym to watch the basketball try outs. I hadn't really been looking forward to it, but the idea of watching Aiden play made it more appealing.

I took a seat on the bleachers, unzipped my backpack, and took out some books, deciding I'd try and get some homework done. Just as I began to work on the first trig problem, the guys entered the gym. Aiden was the first one in, and our eyes immediately connected.

"Hey Spencer, you actually showed!" said Aiden enthusiastically.

"I always keep my word," I said with a smile.

He smiled back, and began running laps around the gym with the other guys as a warm up. I saw Glen among the group, laughing with a few of the kids. It didn't surprise me how quickly he had been able to make friends, Glen was a very social person.

"Hey Spencer, I'm glad you decided to show," said Madison, walking over to me.

I hadn't even realized that the girls had come in.

"Hey Madison. Look, I'm not exactly here for the cheerleading try outs. My brother is my ride home, so I kind of have to wait for him. I'm sorry," I said apologetically, although I really shouldn't have been feeling bad.

"Hey, no worries. At least watch us for a bit, you might change your mind and want to come tomorrow," said Madison with a smile, walking away.

Fat chance of that, but it was nice of her to be so insistent on me giving it a shot.

I tried doing more Trig, but it was pretty hard to take my eyes off of Aiden. He was clearly the star of the team, and the way he played made basketball look like art. But I do have to admit, there were times when Glen gave him a run for his money.

"I thought I'd find you here," said a raspy voice from the side.

I turned to see a smiling Ashley walking towards me.

"Hey, I thought you weren't coming," I said, smiling back at her.

"I can always leave if you want," said Ashley, pointing towards the exit.

"No, stay!" I exclaimed, gesturing for her to come join me.

She came over and sat down next to me. As she took her seat, our shoulders brushed against each other's, and tingles shot through my body. I decided to over look that.

"So you changed your mind then, about watching the testosterone filled animals?" I asked, giving her a playful nudge.

"Haha, not exactly. I'm supposed to pick up my friend, but she has to stay at work a little longer, so I needed to kill time."

"Oh, I see."

"But I couldn't think of a better way to do it then sit here with you and watch the animals," said Ashley with a smile, nudging me back.

I couldn't help but giggle and blush. It was weird how giddy Ashley could make me feel, especially since we just met.

For the next 20 minutes, Ashley and I watched the boys scrimmage. I couldn't help but laugh when she made continuous jokes about the guys, especially Aiden.

"Hang on a sec, it's my friend," said Ashley, flipping open her phone.

She sent a text and then shut her phone.

"Thank God it's time for me to go, I don't think I could've lasted another minute," said Ashley, standing up.

"Go? You just got here!" said Aiden, coming over to us since the guys had a few minute break.

"Aww lucky! Now I'll have to suffer alone," I said jokingly, glancing at Aiden.

He playfully gasped, and there went another one of my uncontrollable laughs.

"No you don't, I can drop you home before I pick up Carmen," offered Ashley.

"You are not stealing her away!" said Aiden, wrapping his arms around me.

He was so warm, and I could feel each of his muscles against my body. I felt so safe and secure in his arms.

"Eww Aiden, get your sweaty self off of her!" said Ashley, lightly slapping his arm.

"Oh right, sorry Spencer," said Aiden apologetically, releasing me.

Gee thanks Ashley, he felt nice!

"Haha, it's ok. But I do hope you can forgive me, because I think I'm going to take her offer and go home. I have a lot of work to do, and you are quite a distraction," I said, packing up my stuff, and standing up.

"Fine, but only because you stayed for a while. And because my fine self was distracting you," said Aiden with a smirk.

"Oh shove it Aiden," said Ashley, rolling her eyes.

"Up yours? Sorry Ash, you had your chance," said Aiden, giving us a wink, and then heading back towards the group before Ashley could retort.

"Lets go Carlin," said Ashley, taking my hand, and leading me out of the gym.

Luckily she wasn't facing me when I blushed. No one ever called me by my last name, and I loved the way Ashley turned it into a cute little nickname. I swear, every time she called me Carlin, I got butterflies in my stomach. But I didn't think too much of it.

As she led me out, I called to Glen, telling him I found a ride. He gave me a nod and turned back to the group. We walked to the parking lot, and she led me to the most luxurious looking car I had ever seen in my life. And probably the most expensive. A black porsche.

"This is your car?" I asked, amazed.

"Being the daughter of Raife Davies has its perks," said Ashley, getting into the driver's seat.

"You're Raife Davies daughter? No way!" I said, getting into the passenger's seat.

"Yes mam," said Ashley, starting the car and backing out.

"Your Dad is a legend! Probably the coolest guy on the planet."

"Ehh, he's ok," said Ashley nonchalantly.

I rolled my eyes, and she smiled. She turned up the radio as we zoomed down the street. I gave her directions to my house, and then there was a bit of a silence. It wasn't really awkward, but I would've rather been talking instead.

"So, what's the deal with you and Aiden?" I asked, wanting to break the silence.

I wasn't one to pry into peoples personal lives, but it was the first thing that came to mind. And I was curious about whether there was something going on between them.

I guess Ashley found my question funny because she began to laugh.

"What?" I asked, confused.

"Absolutely nothing is going on between Aiden and I."

"Oh really? I just thought...you know...because...uhmm...you guys seem really close..." I said, hoping I was making some sort of sense.

"A guy and a girl can't be close with out wanting to jump into each other's beds?"

"Oh...right," I said, feeling extremely idiotic.

"It's ok Carlin, you were actually kind of right. Aiden and I did date, but it was a long time ago, and it didn't last very long. We still loved each other though, just in a platonic way, so we decided to be best friends," said Ashley, probably sensing how stupid I felt and feeling bad for me.

"Oh, well that's great you guys are still friends."

"Yeah, it is. He's a great guy, and any girl would be lucky to have him. We might have lasted a while, if I wasn't gay," said Ashley casually.

"Oh cool," I said, immediately regretting how insensitive my response was to something so personal that she chose to share with me.

But I had been taken aback by her casualness, and wasn't quite sure what else to say.

"Jesus Spencer, I tell you I'm gay and all you can say is 'Oh cool'," said Ashley, and I couldn't tell if she was joking or not.

"I'm sorry! You just caught me off guard, not with the whole you being gay thing, just with how easily you told me, you know, since we just met and all," I said, feeling like I had just let a jumble of words drop from my mouth.

"Relax, I'm just messing with you. Besides, 'oh cool' is a better reaction than 'eww, do you like have a crush on me or something?'," said Ashley in a sickeningly dumb blonde voice.

"Girls actually ask you that when you tell them you're gay?" I asked, baffled by how ignorant people could be.

"Yeah, but that's not the worst of it. I've probably heard every single lesbian related insult in the book, but luckily I don't give a shit what people think."

I instantly felt bad for Ashley. I couldn't even imagine how awfully some people must treat her. The things they would say behind her back, and even to her face. When I thought of her criticizers, Mom popped into my head. Paula Carlin was a devout Catholic, and I could just picture her saying something along the lines of "she must be saved!" I laughed on the inside, wondering what Mom would think of my new friend.

"I'm sorry Ash. Just forget those people, they're stupid, and have no clue what they're talking about," I said, placing my hand on her shoulder and giving it a gentle squeeze.

She looked over at me and smiled, but this was a different kind of smile. Almost like a thank you.

"You know Spence, Aiden might be right about you having magical powers. I've never spilt this much of my life to someone in one car ride, especially a stranger."

"Yeah, I guess I'm just good like that. But I think it's safe to say we're friends, I mean, we are on a nickname basis," I said jokingly.

"Bet you never thought you'd be friends with me, the girl who was a bitch to you on your first day. Especially just a few hours later," said Ashley, and we both laughed.

She was right, I never would've expected us to become friends, let alone see each other again. But fate has a weird way of working, and I was glad that it allowed Ashley and I to become friends. When she wasn't being a bitch, she was actually really cool, and easy to talk to. I mean, we were having a conversation that long time friends have, and we literally just met today!

"Definitely not, I was hoping I'd never run into you again," I said jokingly.

Ashley gasped, and play punched me.

"So enough about me, it's my turn to ask you questions. How come you didn't try out for cheerleading?"

"Long story short, I did it back home more to please my Mom than for myself. So I don't really find a purpose in doing it here, especially when I don't have any friends on the team."

"Ahh, so you're taking my advice and not being such a push over," said Ashley, satisfied.

"Yeah, I guess I am," I said with a smile, not really realizing that fact until she brought it up.

"Well, here we are," said Ashley, pulling into my driveway.

The 15 minute car ride had felt much longer because of our conversation, but it still didn't feel long enough. I probably could've gone on talking to her for another couple of hours.

"Thanks again Ash, I'll see you tomorrow," I said with a smile, getting out of the car.

"It was a surprisingly nice pleasure. Oh, and Carlin. About your earlier questioning of the status of Aiden and I's relationship. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that your curiosity was due to the fact that you're into the kid. Just thought you should know, I can tell he's totally into you," said Ashley, and she caught me off guard again.

"Really?" I asked, surprised.

"Really. I think you guys would be cute, shall I tell him to ask you out on a date?" asked Ashley.

I stood there for a moment, picturing Aiden and I together. The thought gave me butterflies, and I involuntarily smiled.

"I'll take that as a yes," said Ashley with a smirk.

"Bye Ashley. Oh, and have fun with your friend," I said with a wink, walking towards my door.

I had put two and two together, and realized that this friend was more than a friend. It made me happy that even with people hating on her, Ashley didn't let it stop her from being with who she wanted to be with. The girl was really admirable, and I was glad that I could call her a friend. Especially since she was Aiden's best friend.

A/N:

Hey guys! I'm sorry I was late on the update, I hope you can forgive me! I also hope you guys enjoyed this chapter :) Don't forget to comment with your thoughts. Next update will be some time this week! Thanks again for reading :)