Hey guys, I'm sorry about the confusion with the last chapter. I looked at what I uploaded and noticed that when it uploaded, all of the punctuation I put around the text message conversations went away. I will have to change which punctuation I use on my future stories. Anyway, thank you for the heads up Here is the next chapter! Let me know what you think.
Spencer's POV
I am so groggy right now. I scroll through my texts I received while I was asleep.
"Hey, Spencer. You want a ride to the movie?" Madison always offers, but she knows I am frequently late and I don't want to make her miss any of the flick.
"That's okay. I'll see you when I get there." Now, on to the next text…
"It's Kale. I know you aren't interested in guys, but we should still hang out sometime." This kid just doesn't stop!
"Yeah, sure. Hit me up sometime." Hopefully that comes off alright. I really just have more important things to worry about. Glancing at the next text, I completely freeze up.
"Hey, it's Ashley…" I slap myself to make sure I actually woke up. Now I'm jumping up and down in my room. Wait, Spencer, you need to calm yourself. Don't sound too excited by the text because she could be texting you for any reason.
"Hi, Ashley. How are you doing?" At least I'm not babbling or making a fool out of myself with this text. I hope I can play it cool texting her through the rest of our conversation. I get ready for my day while keeping my phone next to me at all times. A half hour later, my anxiousness subsides after receiving another text.
"I'm alright, just tore some crap in my shoulder."
"That's what Madison told me. I'm sorry about that. Anything I can do to help?" I feel bad for her and know how it is after I just was in a cast.
"Eh, shit happens I guess. I just wish I was allowed to fight back. Dumb rules." I guess the job entitled no actors touching customers and vice versa which is, like she said, dumb. She should at least be able to defend herself.
"I am sorry to hear that. I know how it feels to be hurt and it sucks."
"Yeah I'm pretty accident prone myself. Anyways, enough about injuries. How's your day so far?" I see this text and I am so excited that she actually wants to keep the conversation going.
"Not too bad, just heading out with some friends. I was hoping that you would text me. ;)" Definitely threw some flirting in there. I have to let her know I'm interested still without being too blunt.
"You did give me your number and I wanted to text you, just wasn't sure what to say." I'm not too sure how to interpret that, but it doesn't sound bad. I am happy with how the conversation is starting for the most part.
"Well, I am definitely glad you took the initiative to text me. I hate to do this, but I'm going into a movie so I'll text you later." I put my phone in my pocket and walk into the movie where Madison and a few of our mutual friends await.
After the movie, I see a somewhat flirty text from the one and only Ashley Davies.
"Don't take too long ;)" I can't figure out whether this was meant flirty or she just wanted someone to talk to. The winky face makes me think it is the first option.
"Was that too long, Ashley?"
"I was getting kind of lonely…" This still doesn't reassure my assumption, but at least she replied back immediately.
"I'm sorry. So, are you going to the game on Tuesday, cutie?" I want to try and see if she is flirting for sure.
"Well, then… Isn't Tuesday a given? I think we are slowly making that our group's new hang out day." I am pretty sure that is flirting. Maybe she has changed her mind and is interested in me now. That is wishful thinking, but the last few texts have secured that thought in my head.
The rest of the week we continue talking in the same manner until Tuesday comes up. Unable to sleep the night before, I reread all of our texts and realize we have definitely been flirting lately. After school, I head to Madison's house to ride with her.
"Hi, Spence. Ready for your 'big date'?" Madison jokes when she opens the door.
"It's not a date." I say giving her the stare down.
"Oh, it so is!" She squeals like a child trying to get her sarcastic point across.
"Can we just go already?" I plead with Madison, hoping she is just as excited to see Kylie so I won't have to deal with being teased by her all night.
We get to the park and the first thing I notice is Ashley sitting on Kylie's lap with her arm in a sling. This immediately ticks me off, but I try to play it cool, telling myself it's just a friendly thing. Madison and I both walk up to the two of them and neither of them moves off of the other. I sit next to the girls and Madison begins flirting with Kylie.
"Hey, guys, I'm going to get a drink." I tell them and don't get much of a response. I start up the steps to the snack bar and feel a hand on my shoulder when I'm in line. I turn around to see Ashley looking down at me, seeing as she is a few inches taller than me.
"What are you doing?" I ask her, confused as to how she even noticed I left because she was thoroughly engrossed in Madison's and Kylie's conversation.
"I knew you left, but Madison was talking and I didn't want to leave right in the middle of talking, so I waited. Sorry if it seemed like I was ignoring you." I look up and see that she is trying to hold her drawstring bag with her sling on and offer to take the bag.
"It's okay, honestly Spence." I still don't take that as a good enough reason to back off and continue to remove the bag.
"I was just in a cast, so I know how hard a simple task like having a bag on can be. Just let me carry it around for the night." She gives in and decides I can take the bag off of her back for the time being.
Later in the night, Ashley decides to sit on my lap which definitely makes me think she has opened up to me. We sit like this and talk for the rest of the night. Seeing her sitting on Kylie's lap doesn't seem so bad now that I have her on my lap and have her talking to me. The game is over now and we have to leave which makes me slightly sad, losing the physical closeness of Ashley.
I begin making my way towards the parking lot, and to my surprise Ashley grabs my hand. I definitely don't complain and squeeze her hand and smile up at her. She gives me a small smile back, but on the inside I was like a little kid jumping up and down. Madison decides to walk Kylie to her car, which gives us alone time.
"So, is holding my hand a onetime thing, or can I assume there will be more hand holding to come?" I say, hoping that there will be more opportunities to hold this gorgeous girl's hand or be close to her in any way.
"I think it's safe to say this won't be the only time we will hold hands." Her nose-crinkling smile makes my heart flutter. I guess her playing hard to get makes these little victories more significant.
"I'm glad you're not completely closed off to me now."
"Yeah…"Maybe I shouldn't take things too far. I'll just act casual and friendly towards her.
"Well, what are you up to on Friday? I think our friends wanted to go to a football game at my school." I hope that she will be open to this possibility, that way I only have to wait three more days to see her.
"Yeah, that would be cool. Madison mentioned it earlier and said she would come pick me up if I decided to go." Remind me to thank Madison later.
"Alright, sweet. Well there's Madi. I better get going, but I'll text you later, okay?" I will never get tired of looking at this girl's face.
"Yup, sounds good to me." She says while leaning in to give me a hug with her good arm. I wave to her as she walks away. Now, if my heart would just slow down a little bit, maybe I'll make it home without a heart attack.
"Looks like Spencer had a pretty good night." Madison says, smirking at me.
"I most definitely did. Now, I just can't wait until Friday night." I say looking in the distance, daydreaming about Ashley…
Friday comes as slow as possible, but texting Ashley makes it more bearable. When school is let out for the weekend, Madison meets me at my house to drop off my car and we take her truck to pick up Ashley. The drive to her house takes a little more than a half hour, but seems like a million miles away. When we get there, Ashley hugs us both and jumps in the back of the truck. Before Madison can slide into the driver's seat, Ashley whispers in my ear, "It's definitely good to see you." Her warm breath on my neck makes me get chills through my whole body.
"Okay, you two. Are you ready to go now?" Madison definitely caught on to our flirting.
"Yes, Madi. I was born ready." I can sense a smart-ass remark coming.
"Born ready for what? To come out of the closet? Looks like the one in the back still has one foot in the door." She laughs at her own joke, but neither of us find it comical. Noticing the quietness of the vehicle, she turns on "Perfect Two" by Auburn. I am sensing that Kylie will be at the game since Madi is playing sappy songs.
"Who is playing tonight besides your school, Spence?" I forgot that we didn't inform Ashley of much of anything besides that there was a game going on.
"Oh, it's Red Valley, a school to the south. They usually have a pretty decent football team." I have been way too engrossed in thinking about Ashley to think about the actual game.
We drive to my school and jump out of the truck. Madison and I flash our ID cards and wait for Ashley to pay to get in using the money I gave her. She refused all the way to the school, but I slipped the money in her wallet when she wasn't looking.
"Thanks for the money, you ass." She whispers to me once she gets through the gate. I wonder how she found out I put money in her wallet. Oh well, she's here now and that's all that matters. She slips her hand inside mine and intertwines our fingers. A smile instantly envelopes my face and I turn a light shade of red.
During the game, we sat cuddled together with a blanket that my friend brought for me. Her hand hasn't left mine the whole game and I'm still holding on tight making sure she doesn't drop it anytime soon.
"I'm glad you invited me to the game tonight." She turns her head after saying this to show me her beautiful smile.
"To be honest, I wasn't sure you were going to come, but I'm definitely happy you did." I hope I don't look like a retard smiling so big. Apparently she thinks it's cute considering her next comment.
"You look really adorable, smiling and looking at me so intently." Hearing this, I begin blushing uncontrollably. Shortly after, the game is over and my school won by a last minute touchdown. We slowly make our way through the celebrating crowd, holding hands through it all.
"These crowds are insane!" I say to no one in particular, but Ashley replies.
"I know, babe." My jaw drops and I stare at her like she is crazy for calling me that. Her calling me babe is a whole new category. At some point during the time my mind ponders this, we reach Madison's truck. She unlocks the truck and jumps in. Seeing as Kylie is with us this time, Ashley and I are forced into the backseat together. I am not opposed since this means we get to be closer.
Ashley definitely is tired because she lies across my lap and closes her eyes. I look down at her face and notice her soft, beautiful features. Her long, brown hair falls perfectly around her face and she looks so peaceful with her eyes closed. My gaze drifts down to her lips which look beyond inviting. I stare at them until I notice her eyes have opened again and a small smirk forms on her lips. I look up and notice she is staring at me as much as I am at her. It seems like a good time to take the big leap. I lean down looking between her eyes and her lips, taking my time on the way down. I want this kiss to be perfect…
