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Chapter 4: New Possibilities
Ashleys pov
My head was spinning when I got home from Hit that night. Kyla stayed with Glen and said she would get a ride home later and Aiden went to bed as soon as we got home.
I couldn't stop thinking about Spencer. I gave her my number. I never give girls my number and i hadn't agreed to go out on a date with anyone since i started dating Austyn. At least I think that's what i agreed to...coffee is a date right? Maybe its just coffee. Shit. I hope its not just coffee. What am i talking about? I hadn't had any coke since the night before and I knew it was waiting for me up in my room. I just needed a line to clear my head. I hurried up to my room and shut the door. I grabbed the baggie out of my top drawer along with the picture frame i used to cut my lines up on. I put it on my bed and grabbed a credit card before sitting down myself. I opened the bag and poured a nice size pile onto the glass. I took the card and cut it into three thick lines. I grabbed the twenty dollar bill I'd left rolled up on the frame and rolled it tighter before bringing it to my nose. I let out a breath i didn't know i was holding and then snorted one of the lines. I loved it. It felt so good to have it in my system again. I enjoyed the burn for a minute and then bent my head and snorted another line. I pushed the frame away and laid back on my bed. I closed my eyes and immediately saw her piercing blue ones. God she had beautiful eyes. I grabbed the remote off my nightstand and turned on my iPod. I laid there and listened to music while my mind raced with thoughts of the beautiful blonde. After a while i heard the door downstairs close. I glanced at the clock and realized I'd been listening to music and thinking for over two hours. I turned the music down a bit as i heard Kyla coming up the stairs. Who was she talking to? I got up and cracked my door but they had already turned into her room. A few seconds later i heard what i assumed was Kyla throwing up and I realized she left her door open. I walked into her room to make sure she was okay and thankfully she had made it to her bathroom. As I walked up to the bathroom door I heard somebody talking to her quietly. I peered around the doorway to see Kyla hunched in front of the toilet obviously extremely drunk. That little ass! She makes me promise to stay sober tonight and she's over here puking her guts up drunk! The little rant in my head was stopped short as I realized who was kneeling next to her, rubbing her back.
My breath caught in my throat as i took in her beauty again. She was easily the must gorgeous woman I'd ever seen. I cleared my throat and she looked up at me startled.
"If you wanted to see me again, all you had to do was call," I joked, "You didn't have to get my little sister wasted so you could bring her home."
She laughed as she shook her head. It was a beautiful sound.
"Actually miss full of herself, I didn't even know she lived with you,"she said, the smile still on her face.
"Well i guess its both of our lucky nights," I replied with a smirk.
She looked back down at Kyla.
"i think she's out, wanna help me get her to bed?" She asked as she draped Kyla's arm around her shoulders.
I went to Kyla's other side and wrapped her other arm around my shoulders. Spencer and I carried Kyla back into her bedroom and Spencer helped me get her shoes and pants off and get her into bed.
"Thanks for looking out for her tonight Spencer," I said to her as we walked out of Kyla's room.
"It was the least I could do, after all, it was my brother that was encouraging it," she laughed,"she was boasting about how well she holds her liquor so Glen suggested they go shot for shot. Believe it or not she was the winner."
We both started cracking up laughing.
"You want to go downstairs and have a drink or something?" I asked after we finally stopped laughing at our siblings.
"I would love to," she responded with a smile. I got butterflies every time she smiled at me like that.
Spencers pov
I followed Ashley down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"This house is amazing," I said in awe as i looked around the immaculate chefs kitchen, "My dad would kill for a kitchen like this."
"Yeah it doesn't get used really unless my Uncle Mac is here. Kyla and I both severely lack any culinary skills so we eat alot of take out," she said with a small smile.
"Well I'll have to make use of it sometime and cook you dinner," I stated.
"A private performance and a home cooked dinner huh?" She said moving so she was standing right in front of me, "if i can get those in a package deal, that will be one hell of a date."
She smiled her nose crinkle smile at me and I felt my heart speed up. She was so sexy.
"I think we can definitely arrange that," I replied blushing slightly.
"Come on, I want to show you something she said grabbing my hand. The contact made my head swim, as usual. She grabbed a bottle of wine and two glasses with her free hand and pulled me out of the kitchen and up the stairs. We walked past the bedrooms to a doorway at the very end of the hallway. She pulled her hand out of mine to open the door but immediately grabbed it again, leading me up another stairway. We went through a door at the top of the stairs and stepped out onto the roof. The view was breathtaking.
"Wow Ashley its beautiful up here!" I said in awe. You could see half of the city shining along the water.
"Yeah, I love it up here," she said leading me to the sitting area she had set up, "I usually come up here to think or just get away for a while. My dad would take Kyla and me up here when we were little to look at the stars. It makes me feel a little closer to him when i come up here."
She sat the wine down on the little table and took a seat, pulling me down next to her.
"what happened to your dad? Um, if you don't mind me asking of course." I asked softly.
"I have a feeling you could ask me anything and i wouldn't mind," she said as she looked down at her hands in her lap. I smiled shyly and she continued.
"He died when i was 17. The guy driving his tour bus fell asleep and ran the bus of the road. My dad and his drummer, Elis, didn't make it." She explained, the sadness evident in her voice.
"God, Ashley, I am so sorry, i had no idea," I said taking her hands in mine.
"its ok, its been a long time, I've had time to deal," she replied looking from our hands up to my eyes.
We sat there for a long moment, her hands in mine, staring into each others eyes. There was so much going on in those big brown eyes of hers. I saw passion. Lots of passion. I could tell she wanted me as much as I wanted her. But there was also that fear again. She cleared her throat and pulled her hands from mine abruptly, looking anywhere but at me.
"What's wrong?" I asked quietly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring stuff up you didn't want to talk about." She looked back up at me.
"Oh, no that's not it Spencer, she said quickly, "You didn't say anything wrong. I just- I don't know, you make me feel...different. You make me want to tell you things about myself, and you make me want to know everything about you. When you touch me, I feel things I've never felt before and to be honest, it scares the shit out of me." The last part came out as almost a whisper.
"Trust me, I know exactly how you feel," I replied honestly, "when you first smiled at me, I got ridiculous butterflys. I haven't been able to get you off my mind since you walked away at the bar." She smiled shyly when i said that.
"I've been with a lot of girls Spence," she said and looked down, " and I'm not proud of the way I've treated most of them. I used them for what i wanted and then sent them on their way. I was hurt once and I haven't wanted to let anyone in since. Not until tonight." She looked back into my eyes when she finished talking.
"Well that's good," I said softly, taking her hands in mine again, "because i think i want in."
Ashleys pov
"Well that's good, because i think i want in."
Spencer grabbed my hands again and I felt the now familiar sensation that I was coming to love. I wanted her so badly. She was looking at me so intensely, I felt like she was actually seeing me. I was more scared than I'd ever been in my life but these feelings were too hard to ignore. I wanted to kiss her more than I'd ever wanted anything. One of her hands came up and she softly stroked my cheek with her fingers.
"You are so beautiful," she whispered.
I looked down at her lips as my heart was hammering in my chest. She noticed where my eyes went and smiled softly as she cupped my cheek and leaned in closer to me. She stopped a few inches away and looked into my eyes, making sure I was ok with what she was doing. I slipped my hand around to the small of her back and pulled her the rest of the way. Her lips met mine softly and immediately the rest of the world fell away. There was only me and Spencer, her lips slowly moving against mine. I had never felt anything so perfect. I lightly brushed her bottom lip with my tongue and instantly, her lips parted, granting me access. She tasted so sweet. My tongue explored hers and i slipped my other hand around her waist, pulling her as close as possible. She moaned softly into my mouth. It was the sexiest sound I'd ever heard. Her hands went up and tangled in my hair pulling my mouth harder against hers deepening our kiss. Too soon, we reluctantly pulled apart for air. She rested her forehead against mine keeping her eyes closed.
"That was- wow," she whispered.
I smiled and kissed her once more softly before pulling back slightly to look in her gorgeous blue eyes. She smiled at me as she brushed her fingertips lightly against the back of my neck. I took a deep breath before speaking.
"I don't want to rush into anything," I started quietly, "but I want to give us a shot. I've only been in one relationship and I don't know how good I'll be at it. I am a different person than i was back then, and not good different. But when I'm with you, nothing else seems to matter and I like that."
She looked at me for a moment and I took the time to take in her beauty once more.
"I'd like to give us a shot too," Spencer said finally with a smile, "I love the way I feel around you and i want to get to know you better. Like much better." She smirked. I chuckled a little, she was so cute.
"That can definately be arranged," I replied, "but I want to take things slow with you, I really like you, and I don't want to mess this up."
"I'm fine with taking things slow,"she said and I could see the honesty in her eyes. "I'm not very experienced in the relationship department either, I was actually kind of a nerd," she laughed, "and i was more into my studies than dating. After college, I threw everything i had into opening Hit with Clay and it hasn't left time for much of a social life."
"The thought of you being a little nerd is adorable," I said with a grin, "I bet you are really sexy in glasses." That made her blush.
"Sorry to disappoint Ash," she said,"but I don't wear glasses."
"It's ok I'll let you borrow mine," I replied huskily, loving how she shortened my name.
She pulled me in and kissed me again passionately. I swear there were fireworks. I could kiss her forever. We pulled back after a while and she reached over and grabbed the wine. She poured two glasses and handed me one before taking the other.
"To new possibilities," she toasted with a smile.
"To new possibilities," I repeated and we both took a sip.
We sat out there for a while, drinking wine, talking about our lives, laughing, and sharing small kisses and touches. Before I knew it the first signs of daylight started creeping up from behind the city. Spencer noticed me looking.
"Oh wow," she said a little tipsy, "I didn't realize we'd been out here so long, we should probably get some sleep, do you mind if i crash here, I don't think I should drive."
"Of course not," I answered, "We have a couple of guest rooms you can pick from."
"Um, do you think maybe i could stay in your room?" She asked shyly, "I promise I'll behave, I just want to cuddle with you."
Well how could I say no to that.
"Ok, lets go," I said standing, pulling her up with me.
We kind of stumbled our way to my bedroom giggling along the way. She walked into the room before she and I shut the door behind me. I leaned back against the door and she looked around my giant room. I couldn't believe I was about to have a girl sleep in my bed with me and...cuddle. And I couldn't wait. She walked towards my bed.
"Um Ash," she said quietly looking down at my bed. "What's that?"
Shit. I had forgotten all about what I had left laying there.