Hey everyone I just wanted you to know that my story isn't paralleling the show. So in this story Ashley's Dad isn't dead and also I don't think I'm going to use Kyla. Just to vent I was very upset that she came in out of nowhere and hogged up 90 of the show leaving no time for Spashley goodness. Ok I'm done now lol enjoy the story. P.S. Thank you for all of the reviews they really motivate me to work faster.
Chapter 6
We had been cleaning up the mess for at least an hour, in silence, when she finally spoke. Not to me of course. As if there was any doubt, but I was not on her good side at the moment. She was only answering her phone. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop but my ears easily picked up the sound of Ashley arguing with the caller.
"What! What do you mean you can't come get me? Mom, my car is in the shop how am I supposed to-. No I really don't care how cute he is. You promised you would come get me. Fine whatever go off on your stupid date and I'll just walk home. Bye." Ashley said ending her call.
"Bitch!" she said, while kicking a wall.
I knew that she had been mean to me, but I felt badly all the same.
"Are you okay?" I asked. She didn't answer.
"Are you having problems with your mom?"
She turned toward me, tears now staining the corners of her eyes.
"That's not really any of your business but yeah I am."
"I'm sorry about that"
"Whatever" she grumbled.
We continued working for a couple more minutes in silence and when the last prop was back on the table I gathered up the courage to talk to her.
"Hey Ashley listen I wasn't trying to eavesdrop but if you'd like I'll take you home."
She hesitated for a minute but finally nodded.
We left the theater, got into my car, and started driving. Besides the three worded directions Ashley had been giving me we were sitting in complete silence. Eventually I got sick of it and turned on the CD player. A half finished Queen song began to play through the speakers.
"Hey is this Crazy Little Thing Called Love?" Ashley asked rather quietly.
"Yeah it is. You can change it if you like"
"No." She responded. "This is alright."
A few more minutes of silence passed when she spoke again
"My Dad got me into this stuff."
"Really?" I said "Mine did too."
"Oh." She continued "My Dad is in the music industry so I guess I'm really into music too."
"Yeah? Is he like a producer or something?" I asked glad that she wasn't angry at me anymore.
"No, my Dad is Raiff Davies" she said quite
I knew who Raiff Davies was. I even remember my brother telling me how excited he was to get tickets to his concert next week. But, honestly it didn't seem that important to me. I guess the quiet was starting to bother Ashley though.
"Well?" she asked, looking at me questioningly
"Well what?"
"Aren't you going to start screaming, search me for extra concert tickets, or try to convince me to get him to marry or adopt you?" She asked apparently quite serious.
"No." I said starting to smile at how frustrated she was getting
"Spencer, do you even know who he is?"
"Yeah."
"Well don't you care?"
"Not really." I replied
"Well why not?" she persisted
"Because you're still a bitch" I said while smiling as sweetly as I could at her.
She must have known that I was joking because her lips curled up and she started laughing.
"Here, this one, this is my house." She pointed
When I turned to what she was pointing to my jaw nearly fell out of my mouth. Across from her finger lay a huge mansion surrounded with a perfectly manicured garden. I was so torn, I wanted to be amazed but I couldn't just give up my new attitude of nonchalance.
Ashley sensed my inner struggle and chuckled
"It's okay you can be impressed."
I finally breathed a sign of relief
"It's beautiful."
She got out of the car
"Well thanks for the ride." She walked up the pathway and stopped turning in her heels.
"Would… you like to come in?"
Torn again. I loved that she wasn't being so mean to me anymore and honestly I was having the best time with this new Ashley but...
"I'm sorry Ashley I can't, curfew."
"Oh" she said dejected.
"But," I went on "how about a rain check?"
"Alright" she said a little happier. I put my car into drive and was about to leave when she stopped me.
"Oh and Spencer?"
"Yeah"
"Don't think this changes anything between us." She said, smiling as she turned around and went inside.
This time it was my turn to chuckle knowing that she was joking. At least I hope she was.