A/N: So what I've realized as I write this story is that this is basically one big ball of fluff. Thing is, it's a big ball of fluff with drama thrown in. So there is a plot line, and there are things that I intend to center the story around, OBVIOUSLY. But there are a lot of fluffy parts and scenes that are there purely to develop relationships and well... to be fluffy :) I hope none of you mind that c: I definitely do not mind writing them :)
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Ashley smiled to herself as she clicked the call button on Spencer's contact in her phone. It was noon on Sunday, and she figured that Spencer would already be awake. Though, she was sure that Madison was definitely not. Her phone began to make ringing noises, and she bit her lower lip as she waited for Spencer to answer.
Finally, she heard the sweet voice, "Hey, Ash."
Ashley loved it when Spencer called her Ash. It was sweet sounding in Spencer's voice, and it always brought a smile to her face when she heard it. "Hey, Spence," she returned. "How are things at the Hedrick this morning?"
"It's noon – so it's not morning anymore," Spencer teased. Ashley rolled her eyes, but she was involuntarily smiling. "Kate finally came home about an hour ago, though she's passed out now. She looked like shit and was basically hobbling when she got here, so I assume that she was doing some not very good things all weekend. I left some Advil for her for when she wakes up. Madison has been out cold since we got back last night, and I left her Advil too. So, I basically feel like a baby sitter. I'm trying to use my time wisely and finish my English paper, but it's not due for another week and a day," Spencer ranted.
Ashley chuckled. "Sounds exciting."
"It's not," Spencer deadpanned. Ashley laughed again, because she really couldn't help that she thought Spencer was really fucking cute. "Why are you laughing?" Spencer whined, feigning hurt.
Ashley bit her lower lip, remembering their kiss the previous night. "Because I think you're cute."
"I'm not," Spencer muttered – again, sounding really fucking cute.
"Whatever you say, Spence," Ashley said, fighting the urge to laugh again by biting her lower lip. "Mm, but hey. Since you're clearly suffering so badly over there, you're welcome to come over to the Rieber." Ashley's offer came out shyly, and she hoped that Spencer couldn't really tell.
"Well, I don't think that it would be any easier for me to write my English paper over there," Spencer stated, sounding like she was smiling.
"So take a lunch break," Ashley suggested. "I'll order pizza!"
Ashley heard Spencer's laugh through the phone – a beautiful sound – and held her breath slightly and involuntarily as she waited for an answer. "Okay, fine. I'll be there in a few."
"I'll text you my dorm number," Ashley said, smiling gleefully.
"Okay. See you in a few, Ash," Spencer said back, chuckling lightly and ending the phone call. Ashley couldn't wipe her grin from her face as she quickly texted Spencer how to get up to her dorm room. She then checked that her room was clean – which it honestly always was. Her bed, at least, was never messed up. Until, that was, Madison decided to come and jump all over it or whatever shit she did.
Basically, Ashley was being a total dork. She really was such a dork when it came to Spencer, though. She was always nervous – and granted she was generally good at hiding it, but she knew that Spencer had definitely noticed the previous night, just before their kiss. The kiss had not caught Ashley totally off guard, but it had a little. Honestly, Ashley had just perceived Spencer as sweet and shy – but apparently, that wasn't always the case. Of course, that hadn't stopped the kiss from being utterly amazing.
Her kiss with Spencer on her mind, Ashley grabbed her phone and ordered a cheese pizza from the campus pizza place. A few minutes later, Ashley settled herself on the edge of her bed, trying to make herself busy on her phone as she waited for Spencer to get to her dorm. Why was she so incredibly nervous to see Spencer all of the sudden? This was so new for her.
Suddenly, she got a text from her sister.
From Kyla – Hey! What are you up to?
To Kyla – About to hang out with Spencer again. :) Wish me luck, little sis ;)
From Kyla – Good luck! ;D Text me when you're free!
To Kyla – You got it!
Ashley smiled at her phone – at her sister – and then, the sound of a knocking on her door caused her to jump up suddenly. She was just grateful that she hadn't squealed or some shit. Dropping her phone on her bed, she got up to answer the door for Spencer.
"Hey there, beautiful," Ashley greeted as she was met with Spencer's beautiful blue eyes.
XXSPENCEXX
Spencer smiled instantly. "Hey, Ash," she answered. Her eyes strayed from Ashley's and looked around the single dorm room. "Ugh, I'm so jealous of your room. I mean, I like sharing with Madison, it's fun... but I wish I had my own."
Ashley laughed, stepping back to let Spencer into the room. "Yeah well, that's how college is. You've gotta get the full experience, which means suffering through a double or triple room and working your way up to a single."
"Well, I don't know if I'll have money for a single room next year. I definitely didn't have enough this year," Spencer commented, stepping into Ashley's room. "Ugh, you have a TV."
Ashley smirked as she glanced over at her cheap flat screen television, which was sitting in the corner of her room – diagonally facing her bed. "Yeah, well. My mom bought it for me when I moved out."
"That was nice of her," Spencer commented.
Ashley laughed, but she didn't sound amused. "I think she gave it to me as a 'Thanks for moving out, finally' gift." Spencer quirked up an eyebrow, and Ashley just shrugged. "She got over me being gay, but she's still not my biggest fan."
"I don't know how you did it," Spencer commented. "I know that I need to tell my parents that I'm gay... but my mom would kill me."
"Well, that's why you didn't do it in high school, right?" Ashley asked, collapsing onto the edge of her bed, her hand naturally enclosing around her phone. "I mean, you didn't tell them when you lived with them. So now, even if they hate you, they can't do anything about it."
Spencer let out a sigh, and when she looked back at Ashley, she noticed that the brunette had a wrinkle of concern etched into her forehead. "It's just... I'm afraid that she'll hate me. I know they can't do anything about it... like send me off to one of those awful doctors or something... but I don't want my mom to hate me."
Ashley scooted over on her bed slightly, and patted the spot next to her. A small smile appeared on Spencer's face as she sat next to Ashley. "Tell you what, Spence. If your mom disowns you, you just disown her right back."
Spencer laughed and raised an eyebrow. "What does that even mean?"
"It's a thing that moms don't think about when they start to disown their gay children," Ashley insisted. "They forget about the fact that their gay daughters could still carry their grandchildren, or that they'll miss getting to help plan your wedding, or anything. Even if you don't plan on any of those things, moms just have a thing about stuff like that. Most of them, anyway. My mom never really cared about those things anyway... but still, it seems to work for a lot of people."
Laughing a little, Spencer gave Ashley an amused look. "Well, thanks for the tip. I think I want to come out to them in person. Maybe when I go down to see them for Thanksgiving." Ashley smiled, getting a curious look from the blonde.
"Well, at least you know if they disown you, you live so far away now that you won't ever have awkward run ins with them at the grocery store," Ashley joked, smiling cutely. Spencer laughed and shook her head at the brunette.
"I guess that's true," Spencer agreed, rolling her eyes playfully at Ashley. "Did you order pizza?"
"Yes, I did," Ashley answered. "But I'm hoping that it'll take a long time to get here, so that you don't have to abandon me and go back to your paper." Ashley pouted, and Spencer immediately bit her lip before she could stop herself. Ashley's face flushed a light red. "What?" Her pout disappeared, and was replaced with a curious smile.
"Nothing," Spencer said quickly, looking away from Ashley as she felt a blush rush to her cheeks as well. She looked back at the brunette almost just as quickly, though, and she was instantly captivated by those dark, beautiful eyes.
Ashley was the first one to break the eye contact, but there was a smile stuck on her face. "Are you busy on Monday nights?"
Spencer only had to think for half a second before answering, "Nope. Why?"
"I'd really like to go out with you again, Spence," Ashley admitted, blushing a little more than before. "And I don't think I can wait until next weekend." Spencer grinned.
"I guess now I'm busy tomorrow night," she decided. Ashley's eyes sparkled, and Spencer laughed lightly, pulling away a little bit. She hadn't even realized that they had somehow moved closer to one another at some point. Not that she minded it much... "Do you spend a lot of time in here?"
Ashley shook her head, looking around her dorm room. "I'm usually only in here in the mornings and nights on week days, and then parts of the days on weekends. It was a little different last year, since I was in a triple room at the Hedrick. At least when I decided to be lazy and hang around the dorm, I had people with me."
"Are you still friends with your roommates from last year?" Spencer wondered.
Ashley shrugged. "There was some girl named Natasha, and a bitch named Kelly. We didn't even talk much when we lived together – and I haven't talked to them since we high tailed it out of the triple room last year. They probably live someone around here. I think Kelly was trying to get a late entry into a sorority, though."
"I almost considered joining a sorority," Spencer admitted. Ashley's eyes bugged.
"No way! You were going to be a sorority girl?" Ashley demanded. Spencer laughed and nodded, aware now that it was definitely not her. She'd read about sororities a lot during her decision making process, and by the end of it, she knew that was definitely not for her. "Damn. We wouldn't be able to go out if you were a sorority girl."
Spencer feigned offense. "Why not?" she demanded.
"Because sorority girls are all the same," Ashley alleged. "They're all boring and stuck up and yeah." Spencer raised an amused eyebrow at the brunette.
"Whatever you say, Ash," she commented sarcastically, laughing a little. "Doesn't matter anyway, because I am not a sorority girl. Don't worry."
"Phew," Ashley teased, widening her eyes for a moment and then laughing. "You had me worried there for a sec, Spence."
"Yeah, sure." Spencer rolled her eyes, unable to keep her smile off of her face. Suddenly, Spencer's phone, tucked away in her pocket, began to ring. Huffing, she grabbed it. The call was from her mom. Excellent. "Sorry, it's my mom. I have to take it."
"Your mom loves to interrupt our alone time, doesn't she?" Ashley pointed out, but then she smiled and nodded at Spencer, who mouthed "I'm sorry", and then stood up from the bed and answered the phone call.
"Hey, mom," Spencer greeted.
"Spence! You never called me back on Friday," Paula said, sounding a little deflated. "Are you really going to be torn away from me that easily?"
"I'm sorry, mom. Life's a lot different over here," Spencer said as a momentary excuse. She looked over at Ashley who had scooted back on her bed so that she was sitting up against the pillows stacked at the head of her bed. She was doing something or another on her phone.
"I'm sure it is, but that's no reason to stop calling me," her mom insisted. "Did you know that Clay still calls me every two days at eight on the dot?"
Spencer tried not to roll her eyes. "Yeah well, I'm not Clay, mom."
"What's up with you, Spencer?" Oh, brilliant. Just the question I wanted to answer today.
"Nothing is up with me, mom." Spencer's suddenly sharp tone drew Ashley's gaze up from her phone, but Spencer pretended that she didn't notice. "I'm sorry that I have school and things to do now, and that I'm three hours behind you and that I can't talk to you all the time. But nothing is up with me, I'm just busy."
"Phone calls take about five minutes, Spence," Paula reminded her. Spencer opened her mouth to talk back to her mom, but the woman spoke first. "Look, Spencer. I get it. You're busy. You're getting used to a whole new setting. Can I just ask that you remember to call me at least twice a week? Keep it between six and ten my time, alright?"
"Alright, mom," Spencer agreed. "I'll make sure that I don't forget."
"Good. Now, I actually have somewhere to be right now anyway, so go back to whatever you were doing. Talk to you later."
"Bye," Spencer echoed, before hanging up and sighing.
Ashley was looking back at her phone, trying to seem like she hadn't been paying attention, Spencer guessed. The blonde looked at her for a moment, and then approached one side of the bed. Ashley was laying through the very middle of it, so Spencer sat down on the edge. "Scoot over," she whined playfully. Ashley quirked up an eyebrow and scooted over, allowing Spencer to join her and stretch her legs out down the large bed. "I wish that I wasn't mad at my mom."
"Why are you mad at her?" Ashley wondered, setting her phone down and turning to face the blonde.
"I'm mad that she makes me feel like I'm always doing something wrong. That's why it's going to be hard for me to come out to her. She manages to make me feel like I'm doing something wrong all the time," Spencer muttered.
Ashley exhaled deeply, and Spencer turned her head to look at her. "Well... I could name a few things that you're definitely not doing wrong."
"Thanks," Spencer said, smiling a halfhearted smile.
"If you want, I can take your mind off of your mom," Ashley suggested, smiling her signature flirty smile. Spencer was immediately lost in Ashley's eyes, and then the brunette leaned over a little and pressed her lips against Spencer's.
Every thought was wiped from Spencer's head as Ashley pressed her lips firmly against hers. "Mm," Spencer hummed out against Ashley's lips as she began to feel lost in the kiss. Ashley must have taken this as a good sign – which it was – and she gently protruded her tongue against Spencer's lips. Spencer let her in without hesitation, and she felt her tongue clash with Ashley's.
As she let Ashley maintain dominance in the kiss, Spencer hummed again against her tongue and her lips. Her hand rose to Ashley's cheek, and the brunette suddenly moved over completely – so that she was straddling Spencer on her bed. Spencer had never been this absorbed into any sort of intimacy, and it felt amazing... Ashley felt amazing. Her lips and her tongue... and the hand that was currently placed on Spencer's hip – where a slight bit of her skin was showing.
Suddenly, there was an annoying knocking on the door of Ashley's dorm, and the brunette sat up, disconnecting their lips. "Fucking pizza," she growled. Spencer bit her lower lip, trying to stifle her laugh as she sat up a little straighter on Ashley's bed and ran her hand quickly through her hair. Ashley was already up at the door and paying the pizza man. Once she finally got the guy to leave, she tossed the pizza box on the bed and sighed. "Fuck food." She sat down at the food of the bed, near Spencer's feet.
Spencer finally couldn't help but laugh, and Ashley tried to scowl at her, but she failed miserably and ended up just rolling her eyes, trying not to smile. "Laugh all you want, blondie. You're not getting any more kisses today."
Spencer smirked at the threat. "Alright, I have to go finish my English paper after I eat this pizza anyway."
Ashley's jaw dropped, and then she pouted again. "Ugh."
"You're freaking adorable when you do that," Spencer stated, switching her position so that she was sitting on her feet, and then she leaned forward and kissed away Ashley's pout in a matter of seconds. When she pulled away, Ashley's eyes were slightly wide – expressing her surprise. "You better grab some pizza before I eat it all."
"You? Eat all that?" Ashley teased, opening the box and snatching a piece.
"You'd be surprised," Spencer insisted, chuckling as she also grabbed a slice of the pizza. They talked about pizza – naturally – as they ate their lunch, and then Spencer claimed that she had to head back to her dorm and get her paper done.
Ashley huffed. "Lame," she muttered. "You should just stay here." Spencer smiled apologetically at Ashley.
"Madison is going to wake up soon, and she's probably going to be vomiting everywhere. I have to make sure she doesn't throw up all over my stuff," Spencer said.
"Excuses," Ashley muttered sarcastically.
Spencer rolled her eyes. "You're something else, you know, Ash?" Ashley quirked up an eyebrow, a smirk appearing on her face. "And I'm not making excuses. I'd much rather be hanging out with you than doing homework. But if I finish my English homework now, then I'll be able to finish tomorrow's homework faster, and we can go out for longer tomorrow night."
Spencer could tell that her reasoning had worked on the brunette, who looked conflicted for a moment, and then sighed. "Alright, fine. But you owe me tomorrow."
"Whatever you say, Ash," Spencer teased, getting up off of the queen sized bed. "I'll text you when I get the chance, okay?"
"Unless I text you first," Ashley said, standing up as well and grabbing Spencer's hand to keep her from leaving right away. Spencer was about to object, until Ashley stole another kiss from the blonde. It was quick, and it was over in a second. "Sorry, I just really like doing that."
Spencer bit her lower lip, holding back part of her grin. "I'll see you later, Ash."
XXASHXX
"Bye," Ashley dragged out, releasing Spencer's hand and watching the blonde disappear through her door. Turning around, Ashley let out a long sigh and looked at the half empty pizza box on her bed. She had it so bad for Spencer... it was crazy, actually. She had so many feelings for this blonde already, but she also really wanted to nail her up against a wall and...
Ashley shook her head, sure that she should not lead herself down that thought path. Plus, she knew that she could wait for sex when it came to Spencer, because for the first time ever, she felt like she wanted everything with someone. With Spencer.
Sidenote: sex is a little down the line for these girls, and we'll see why in a little bit :P But aye, Ash is taking Spencer on a date c: That should be exciting XD It's the chapter that took me a little while to write, that I thought was just taking forever, and ended up being longer than normal. I can't remember if it's next, or in two chapter but... it's soon xP
Okay well, my computer is almost dead, and I need to plug it in and turn it off so it can charge up. Me and my fam are driving back from our mini vacation tomorrow afternoon, so I want my computer to be all charged up so that I can write on the way home :) I can't promise any updates tomorrow, though, because I probably won't be home until later, and I have some summer classes starting on Monday, so I'll want to sleep asap tomorrow cx
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