Hey ya'll…hehehe. I have another chapter. Yay. I know it's been awhile but at least it wasn't forever! Right?? No? Ok. This is chapter eight. R&R!

Lost Without You

Ashley gazed around the large marble and chrome kitchen practically blinded by the bright, smooth surfaces. She stared in awe at the stainless steel equipment that looked as if it had never been used, "Nice." She ran her hand along the sleek island countertop.

"Yeah it is." Aiden was rummaging through the refrigerator taking out sodas.

Ashley looked at her friends moving about her kitchen wishing she felt as comfortable as they did. She followed them out of the room, still stunned by how massive her house was.

Kyla took her boyfriend's hand and started to pull him away. "We are going to the movies! We'll see you two in a couple of hours."

Aiden looked at the girls suspiciously, this being the first time he had heard of these plans. He shrugged, gave a good bye, and left the house with Kyla.

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Once inside her bedroom Ashley sat quietly on her bed next to Spencer. She studied the other girl's amazing body and beautiful face, overcome by the fact that Spencer was hers. Ashley looked down afraid to be caught blushing, only to feel a comforting hand slip inside her own. She looked into loving eyes with a burning question on her mind, How did I get so lucky?

Spencer smiled at the memories brought on by Ashley's powerful gaze. She hadn't seen that look in a long time, even before the accident, and it was a relief to experience it again.

The brunette leaned in and lightly brushed her lips across the blonde's and cheek. She smiled when Spencer moved so they were kissing and still had trouble grasping the reality that she could be this happy.

Spencer slowly moved her lips memorizing the sensation and forgetting the world. She laughed a little in her head at a stray thought passing through. After so long my heart still skips a beat whenever her lips are on mine.

Ashley placed her hand on Spencer's cheek where her lips had been just a few moments earlier. "What should we do now?" Right when she asked the question her head kept spitting out one answer. Make out. Make out! MAKE OUT! C'mon, say make out!!

Spencer thought for a second. "I think I have an idea." Her first plan involved staying in the room with the giant bed and a little less clothing. Instead she decided to settle for something equally as nice but a little more relaxing. She grabbed the brunette's hand and led her out of the room.

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They sat side by side in the warm sand feeling the cool salt air blow past. Ashley held her guitar waiting for inspiration, but she wasn't able keep her mind off the girl next to her long enough to have a breakthrough. As the sun began to sink, the beach grew colder and the sand lost some of its warmth. Spencer shivered causing Ashley to place her instrument down and move closer so she could wrap her arms tightly the blonde's waist.

Spencer moved dark hair to the side and left a gentle kiss on her forehead. Wiggling her toes in the sand, her blue eyes watched the setting sun change the once bright azure sky -- along with the ocean below it -- into a swirl of orange, red, pink, and purple. It was the second most beautiful sight she had ever laid her eyes on. "How are you?" She traced one of the fading scars on Ashley's head.

"I'm fine. I don't feel any pain when I'm with you."

"So the doctors know you're gonna be fine? I mean they wouldn't have let you go if they didn't think that right?" Spencer's worried eyes examined her again.

Ashley thought for a second, not sure of her answer. "Right."

"And they said my Mom didn't have any objections?"

"Actually, they said she couldn't think of any." She grinned at Spencer's annoyed face. "At least you know your mom cares. The only thing I know about mine is that she's on a 'business' trip in Aspen." She sighed turning her attention back to the sea. "I was told not to expect much but… damn."

Spencer pulled her girlfriend's smooth face toward her, falling helplessly addicted to chocolate brown eyes. "Ash she loves you. I saw her that night and…" She took a deep breath, trying to suppress sudden tears from thoughts of the accident. "...and there's no doubt in my mind about how she feels, even if she has a hard time showing it. She loves you."

Ashley nodded deciding to lie back in the cooling sand and Spencer rested her head on her chest. She ran her fingers through blonde hair watching the moon move near the center of the darkening sky. They continued lying there until it was just them and the bright tide moon.

After awhile of studying the night skies and her girlfriend, the brunette realized that she was loosing track of time. Everything around her seemed to be following a beat she couldn't measure. The wind over the water and the twinkling stars above her. She felt every grain of sand beneath them and every drop of mist blown her way. She knew every strand of hair that was now slightly tangled around her fingers and every deep even breath Spencer took. She could count every wave that crashed and every one that swelled but at the same time she couldn't tell how long she'd been aware of those things. A minute, a few hours, a couple of days? It made her wonder if life had always been that strangely confusing.

It was hard for her to imagine that anyone could live every day with this kind of unearthly bliss; but then again she didn't really want to question it. She just wanted to enjoy.

She closed her eyes and soon her breathing was heavy and constant while her mind produced unfamiliar but peaceful scenes of Spencer.

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She woke up and saw the sky changing from dark, to a swirl of colors, to pale blue, all while watching Spencer sleep. She picked up the guitar and outlined the strings with her fingers. This had been the first night she had slept well without the complete aid of heavy medication and she was hoping it would stay that way.

She watched Spencer rouse and couldn't take her eyes off. She placed her fingers along the frets making unfamiliar patterns. The chords came to her like a second nature but she was hesitant to play anything. She rolled the pick in her right hand. "Thank you."

"For what?" Spencer asked. Sleepy but at ease she rubbed fatigue from her eyes.

"For being here."

Spencer nodded with understanding. She smiled to herself realizing she must look a mess but still happy that Ashley was the first person she saw when she woke up.

Ashley stared at Spencer. She was smiling about something and in the morning light she looked more beautiful than Ashley could have ever imagined. Just then she heard faint music and her attention was taken away from her love. Ashley looked down and saw herself strumming. Without even realizing it, she had found her muse. Looking back at Spencer she began to sing:

I'm lost without you
Can't help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love ya baby

Tell me how you love me more
And how you think I'm sexy baby
That you don't want nobody else
You don't want this guy, you don't want that guy
You wanna touch yourself when you see me
Tell me how you love my body
And how I make you feel baby

You wanna roll with me you wanna hold with me
you wanna stay warm and get out of the cold with me
I just love to hear you say it
It makes a girl feel good baby
Tell me you depend on me
I need To hear it

Spencer watched Ashley sing the familiar song for her. She played the guitar effortlessly and when she sang, the lyrics seemed to flow like silk. Spencer gave a small laugh at the other girl's unintentional word change. She couldn't believe that someone so beautiful and full of life was right there, singing to her.

I'm lost without you
Can't help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love ya baby

Baby you're the perfect shape
Baby you're the perfect weight
Treat me like my birthday
I want it this way I want it that way I want it
Tell me you don't want me to stop
Tell me it would break your heart
That you love me and all my dirty

She continued to sing the song with no recollection of how she knew it or who it belonged to. All she knew was that now the song was for Spencer and that it only described a fraction of what she felt.

I'm lost without you
Can't help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love ya baby

'Cause you will tell me every morning
Oooohhh aww yeah baby
Ooooh yeah
Oh baby
Oh darlin
All right right

And that was the end of my eighth chapter. Hope ya'll enjoyed! The song was Lost Without You by Robin Thicke. I love Spashley fluff!! Review Please!

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