-Chapter Seven-

Spencer smiled as Aiden wrapped his light coat around her once they stepped out from the restaurant. "That was nice Aid, thank you."

Aiden snickered and pulled Spencer against his side more. "Why are you thanking me? You're my girlfriend."

"Well still, the thought was sweet." The blonde shrugged and tightened her boyfriend's jacket around her.

"So," he laughed nervously and scratched his cheek with his thumb before taking a side glance at his girlfriend, "I was thinking we could go back to my place and watch a movie? My parents are out and-"

"Uh, no." Spencer shook her head and looked up at a shocked Aiden. "You have no intentions of watching a movie Aiden and I'm not stupid, I know exactly what your intentions are."

"Spencer, come on." Aiden laughed and threw his hands up in the air. "Okay so I had some expectations but I can't help myself when it comes to you. We've been dating for six months and I just, I mean," he chewed on his bottom lip, "are you not wanting to be with me?"

"Is that all you ever think about?" Spencer shrugged off his coat and shoved it in his arms.

"Do you not think about it?" Aiden asked almost defensively.

The cheerleader sighed heavily and leaned against a lamppost, glancing up at the darkened sky. "I think about school, my next cheerleading routine, if I should get an after school job to help pay for that car I want that my parents offered to help me buy. I think about what College or University I need or want to attend and ugh!" She laughed a little and shook her head. "I don't think about sex, Aiden. It's not you, it's just not something I think about."

Spencer released a sigh and avoided her boyfriend's gaze. She was lying to him. She thought about sex. She thought about sex with someone she shouldn't even be thinking about.

"I don't know if I should be relieved or insulted by that." Aiden chuckled and shrugged, stuffing his hands in his pockets as they continued to walk down the sidewalk side by side. "Can you try?"

Spencer stopped and raised an eyebrow. "Try what?"

"Thinking about it – with me." He grinned impishly and frowned immediately afterwards when Spencer stared at him. "What? I was joking!"

"Can we just drop this subject Aiden?" She moved forward, walking faster in front of her boyfriend.

"Fine, I'm sorry."

They walked a little further down the strip and stood at the light, waiting for the pedestrian light to change so they could cross the street. Spencer felt angry but she more-so at herself because she felt bad.

Was keeping that kiss she shared with Ashley, a secret, the best option? She cared for Aiden and he was good for her. But she wasn't in love with the guy. Hell, the words 'I love you' never left her lips at all with him or anyone.

"Wow, are those two dating now and why am I the last to know?" Aiden laughed beside his girlfriend as his eyes trained on Ashley and Meghan walk across the other side of the street arm in arm, towards the other couple.

Spencer whipped her head to the side and frowned as Ashley laughed with the other brunette, unaware of their presence. She snorted and rolled her eyes, tucking her arms around herself more tightly.

"Aiden and Spensen, right?" Meghan was the first to notice them.

"Spencer." Ashley and Spencer responded at the exact same time, correcting the other brunette.

"Right." Meghan smiled apologetically. "What are you two lovebirds doing?"

"We just had dinner." Aiden smiled.

"Well hey, if you don't have any other plans, Ash and I are going to late movie if you wanna join us. I'll admit I've never been on a double date before." Meghan smiled and her hand found Ashley's arm, smiling at her 'date'.

"I think Aid and Spencer have other plans." Ashley quickly responded. The last thing she wanted was an awkward night yet the first thing she wanted the most was to have the blonde around her.

"Spencer shot my plan down." The only male shrugged with a grin. "We were gonna go to my place and watch a movie."

"Ew." Ashley frowned and raised an eyebrow at Spencer. "Points for you Blondie, say no to movies with boys."

"Like you'd know!" Aiden scoffed and shook his head. "Anyway, it's not gonna happen."

The double meaning wasn't lost on either girl as they shot Aiden a shitty look.

"So, join us?" Meghan looped her arm through Spencer's and found herself in the middle of a hot sandwich.

Spencer shot Ashley a look and the brunette just shrugged as the four of them made their way down the street towards the movie theatre.

"Actually," Spencer stopped and turned to look at Aiden, who was walking behind the girls, "I think maybe I should just head home."

"Oh come on," Meghan sighed with a smile, "it's late, it's a school night and you're young. This is in your 'life as a teenager' description."

Ashley snickered and raised an eyebrow at the blonde. "Yea Spencer, live a little out of the books. Take a walk on the wild side."

"I don't want to be on the 'wild side'. I'm perfectly fine where I am."

"Nose stuck in the books and hands busying themselves on other cheerleaders…" Meghan stopped and smirked, "actually that last part doesn't sound so bad."

Ashley laughed quietly and bit her lip. "It wouldn't be so bad if Spencer actually liked girls."

"Pft," Meghan waved her hand in the air and snorted, "Spencer so has potential. She oozes it in fact. Sorry Aiden but trust me on this one, I have gaydar like no one else. I sense these things."

"Hey, I'd pay to see that." Aiden laughed and then fell over when Spencer whacked him a good one in the stomach.

"I love feisty femmes." Meghan looked at Spencer with a soft grin.

"Well you're all out of luck because I don't like girls." Spencer untangled herself from Meghan's grasp and stood in the middle of the sidewalk. "I'm going home." And then she turned around to walk briskly past her boyfriend, shoving him slightly.

Ashley frowned and tilted her head to the side. "Spencer, wait." She jogged up to the blonde and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Please don't go."

"Ashley," Spencer stressed her name and looked towards Meghan and Aiden standing there talking, "just for once, let me walk away."

"Okay, you can go but I'm asking you to stay." Ashley tried with a softer smile and a small shrug.

"Why?" Spencer bit her lip, uncertain of the brunette's sincerity.

"I would like to get to know my best friend's girlfriend." Ashley responded quietly.

Spencer swallowed, her blue eyes flashed before she let out a smile. "Can we not talk about me liking girls?"

"Yeah." Ashley nodded with a bigger grin and looked over to find Meghan and Aiden paying for the movie tickets and walking inside the building.

"Okay." Spencer nodded and licked her bottom lip, neither girl budging.

Ashley nodded towards the theatre and wrapped a hand around the cheerleader's bicep. "As if our dates went in without us."

Spencer snickered and stopped right before they entered the building. "Thank you for not making a snide remark when Meghan mentioned that I like girls."

Ashley bit her lip, "did you just admit you like girls?"

Frowning, Spencer sighed and stepped past the basketball player, not even bothering to hold it open for the brunette.

"Ugh, I don't understand women!" Ashley muttered under her breath, hating the fact that Spencer could open up and not even a second later, go back to being a bitch the reputation had perceived of the cheerleader.

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