My Only Hope Chapter 10: Deja Freakin' Vu!, a south of nowhere fanfic

Ashley's POV

Man, I should've thought of a plan before asking Spencer on a date. But then again, she might've said no so the plan would've been canceled. Ugh, damn you Ashley. She said yes so you're screwed. You don't have any plans for your date. What am I gonna do?

I was just walking when: Bump! "Oh I'm so sorry!" a black girl apologizes. "No. It's ok." I said. "Oh hey, Ashley!" Ok, how does she know me? "Um, who are you?" I asked. "It's me, Chelsea." She shook my hand. She had a million shopping bags on her arms. "You don't remember me because of your accident. I'm a good friend of yours and Spencer's." There's something about this girl that made me want to trust her.

After bumping into each other, Chelsea and I went for some coffee and got to know her more. "So, I want to know the real Chelsea." I said. "Well, I am currently living with Spencer's brother Glen, I'm an artist, I graduated from an art school in Paris about a year ago an…." I cut her off. "No, I meant what's the down and dirty of Chelsea Lewis."

She told me everything about her and how she got pregnant with Spencer's other brother, Clay. "So, what are you doing here exactly?" she asked. "I was just venting." We both chuckled. "Why?" she asked. "Well, because I'm an idiot." She laughed and asked me why I think I'm an idiot. "Well, I asked Spencer on a date and I don't have any idea where to take her or what we're going to do."

"Wow, this is kind of surprising for me, Ash, because you're usually the one who comes up with the most romantic dates for you and Spencer." She explained. "Really? Well, can you help me?" I pleaded. "Alright, alright. How much time do you have left until you pick Spencer up?" I told her there's only an hour and twenty-three minutes left. "Perfect! Follow me."

After ten minutes, we arrived at a studio. I'm guessing it's Chelsea's art studio because with all the paintings. "I remember during our junior year, you borrowed my studio so you can set up a romantic date for you guys." She smiled. We only had fifty-seven minutes left. We cleaned up the place and set up a dinner table and some candles.

"Alright, I think she's gonna like this." I said. "Like this? She's gonna love this."

7:02 P.M.

"Hey sexy, lookin' for a ride?" Deja freakin' Vu! "Hey." She said. God, she looked so stunning. I opened the car door for her. "Thank you." She said with a huge smile on her face. We were talking while I was driving us to Chelsea's studio. "Where are we going?" she asked. "It's a surprise, alright?"

"No, I'm curious, I want to know where you're taking me." She kept bugging me about where we're going. She was like an annoying 3 year-old who keeps asking mommy 'Are we there yet?' But I wasn't annoyed by it. I just thought it was cute. "Are we there yet?" she kept asking the same question for about five minutes now. "Spencer, you'll know when we get there."

She finally stopped asking me and just sat there staring at me. "What?" I turned to her. "Nothing." Oh, come on Spence, this isn't high school anymore, just tell me. "Come on, tell me." I demanded. "You're just so beautiful." She smiled. Am I blushing? My cheeks are so warm. I think she noticed I was blushing because she starts giggling. "Well, you wanna know something?" She looks at me. "Ok, what is it?" she asked. "You're the most beautiful girl I have ever seen." She turns to look on the road. I notice her cheeks are turning tomato red. Yes! I made her blush!

Ashley's POV

We finally got to Chelsea's studio. "Really, Ash? Chelsea's studio?" This is good. She doesn't have any idea what's ahead. I opened the door for her and then, "Ash." She gasps

Spencer's POV

I asked her about fifteen times 'Are we there yets?' and 'Where are you taking mes?' I think she's annoyed by it so I stopped and looked at her. "What?" she asked. "Nothing." Wow, that was so high school. "Come on, tell me." She demanded. "You're just so beautiful." I said. I started giggling as soon as I noticed she was blushing. "Well, you wanna know something?" I look at her. "Ok, what is it?" I asked. "You're the most beautiful girl I have ever seen." I turn to look on the road. Oh crap, I think I'm blushing.

"Ok, we're here." Chelsea's studio? I thought we were going to some romantic place like some place where we can sit under the stars but Chelsea's studio? "Really, Ash? Chelsea's studio?" She really didn't say anything and just looked at me. Then, Ashley opens the door for me. She can be so cliché sometimes. "Ash."

"So? What do you think?" She's seriously asking me that? I wanted to say something but I was so stunned of what she did to Chelsea's studio. God, it looked amazing. There was a little red carpet full of candles on the sides and the carpet ran with rose petals. And the table just looked amazing.

"Spencer." She called me while wailing her hand in front of me. "Ash, this is amazing." I whispered. "I had some help from Chelsea." Wait, she remembers Chelsea. "Chelsea?" I asked. "Yeah, I bumped into her today while she was shopping." Oh ok. I just stopped asking questions and then she took my hand and escorted me to the table. She pulled the chair for me and I sat down.

"So you don't think it's cliché?" she asked. "It is so cliché but I love it." I smiled at her. We, then, ate dinner. I now remember high school when she did this to me. But instead, it was Chinese food. And my God! The food is delicious. I decided not to question her about the set up because I didn't want to ruin the night. Then, I hear classical music. "May I have this dance?" Ok, she is beyond the borderline of cliché. I couldn't refuse so I took her hand. We just danced for the rest of the night.

We were now in the car on our way back to my house, the Carlin home. "I'm glad you liked it." She blurted out. "Liked it? I totally loved it!" She has no idea how amazed I was of tonight. We talked until we got to my house. "I'll see you tomorrow." I kissed her cheek. "Ok." I, then got out of the car and walked towards the door. Before I opened the door, I turned around and glanced at her. The glance turned to a 10 second-stare at each other. "Bye." I mouthed. She replied with a smile, a heart-melting smile that made my heart skip a beat. I'm falling in love with her all over again.

Spencer's POV

Ashley, why do you have to be so beautiful? After we exchanged looks, I went inside the house. "Where have you been young lady?" Holy crap! The 'rents! "I was with Ashley, mom." I said. This is like high school all over again. "Ashley? Spencer, you know why I don't like it when you hang out with her." My mom was on the verge of yelling. My mom and dad had angry looks on their faces. Wait, I'm not in high school anymore! Heck, I'm not even a teenager anymore!

A moment later, my parents started laughing. "Wait, what's so funny?" I had no knowledge of what's going on. My parents just kept laughing. And then, I finally figured it out, five minutes later. I just started laughing. Wow, my parents can be so corny. "Really mom? Dad?" Mom just laughed her ass off and so did dad. "Yes!" Something is just wrong with my parents. I don't know if it's their age or their hormones.

"Wow, you seem blissful today." Said Elaina. I didn't answer. I just kept smiling to myself. "Alright, spill it." We were at Grey's this time. God, I miss this place. "I just want to thank you for the advice." I smiled. "Oh so that's why." I, then told her what happened after we talked and how I went on a date with Ashley last night. "That's great Spencer." She smiled at me.

"Ok, so what was it like meeting their kids?" I asked a good friend of Brangelina, Morgan Freeman. "Actually, the kids are very well-mannered. I'm just happy for the both of them to have such wonderful kids." He answered. After I interviewed him I went back home to start looking at some videos that have been recorded. We had a video of the kids playing, interviews of their friends, and a slide show of the family.

"Honey, you have to take a break. C'mon, dinner is ready." Dad had to drag me to the dining table. "Wow, you've been so focused on your work." My mom said. "Too focused." She added. "I'm sorry, mom, I just want to finish it." My mom, then, said grace. "So do you know what tomorrow is, Spence?" my dad asks. "Oh, Arthur, I don't want to be reminded." My mom whined. Tomorrow was mom's 44th birthday. Everyone from Ohio was coming. "Oh, why not?" dad asked. "I don't want to be reminded that I'm getting old." Why are women so worried about their age?

The next day….

"Hey grandma!" I was about to hug her but then she gave me her bag. She hasn't really gotten over the fact that I'm gay. Uncle John came and so did Cousin Joey. A lot of Carlins came. Uncle Dan, Aunt Alexandra, m favorite cousin Hayden, Uncle Clifton, Aunt Tony, Grandpa, and most of my cousins. Everyone was there but I felt like someone was missing. A someone that I am madly in love with.

"Hey, Ash." She answered her phone. "Hey, Spencer. What's up?" she asked. "Hey are you free today?" I asked. "Yeah. Why?" I told her that it was my mom's birthday and that I want her to be there and meet everyone. "Ugh. Family stuff." she whined. "Ash, pl…" I got cut off. "I'm kidding. I'll be there in a few minutes." she hang up.

"Hey, Spencer!" My cousin, Dylan, greeted me. "Wow, Dill, how are you?" I asked some reason, a lot of lady Carlins have guy names. My cousin is named Dylan, I have an Aunt named Tony, my other cousin is named Hayden, and I'm named Spencer. My relatives are just so bizarre. "I'm fine." We chatted for a while. Last time I saw Dylan was when she was eleven and now she's in high school. "Yeah, I remember there was a keg of jam."

I felt someone tap my shoulder. "Hey, Spencer." Yay! It's Ashley! "Ashley! I'm glad you made it!" I introduced her to Dylan, then to Uncle Dan, to Aunt Tony, and then to Grandma Mary. "Hi, I'm Ashley." She stuck out her hand but my grandma just stared at it. "You're Spencer's girlfriend, right?" Ashley nodded. Oh boy. My grandma just gave Ashley a wry smile and walked away. I know she's my grandma and everything but, um, rude muc h?

"Ok, what's her problem? Did she get her granny panties twisted or something?" What Ashley said just made me laugh. "Well, Grandma isn't exactly, 'Yay Gay', and she's not so fond of us dating." I also explained how everyone in the room doesn't know anything about us except for Glen, Chelsea, mom, dad, Kyla and Aiden.. "Huh, really?" Then Ashley went to the front of the room. "Can I have everyone's attention, please?" Ok, what is she doing? I noticed that everyone's attention was towards Ashley.

"Um, hi, my name is Ashley Davies." I have no idea what she's going to do. "I am up her because I want to make an announcement." Oh crap. "I just want you guys to know that I am a girlfriend of a Carlin in this room." I KNEW IT! Everyone was murmuring. "And I want you to know that that Carlin is…" Oh boy. "..Spencer Carlin."

Spencer's POV

Everyone started murmuring. Ashley diverged to where I was and all the eyes in the room followed her. "What are you doing?" I asked with a huge smile on my face. I just can't believe she did this. "You're so cute" was all she said. The next thing I know our lips were touching and turned into a passionate kiss. "Thank you." I said.

I'm gonna have to answer questions from all the Carlins. "Spencer, since when?" Aunt Tony asked me. "Since I was born." Well, aren't I right. I was gay all my life. I just realized I was when Ashley came into my life. "Spencer, you're gay?" or "Spencer, you're a lesbian?" was all they said to me. And I answered them with one line and one line only. "I'm not into labels."

Out of 20 Carlins that came, only six accepted my sexuality. I just wanted to take a break from all their questions so Ashley and I went to the place where Ashley's dad's ashes were spread. "God, I cannot believe you did that." I said. "Thanks." I kissed her in the cheek. Then, I noticed Ashley was not looking so good. She looked like she was in pain. The next thing I know, she faints. "Ashley!"

Ashley's POV

Spencer brought me to a place that overlooks the strip. "God, I cannot believe you did that." she said. "Thanks." she kissed me in the cheek. Then, my head starts throbbing.

…."Well, it's L.A., we only have a few moments to catch our breath before we have to head back into the madness"….."So then let's hit the madness!"…

Spencer's POV

I brought her to the hospital. I kept biting my nails because I didn't want Ashley to be hurt. Then, she awakens. "Oh Ashley! I was so worried about you!" I just hugged her ever so tightly that she couldn't breathe anymore. "Hello, ladies." Dr. Schrek came in. "Hey, doc." I shook her hand. "So I have some good news for you."

"I'm just gonna make it quick." She said. "So, there is a great chance that Ashley will be able to remember the past." I was just blissful. No, I was beyond the borderline of blissful! Ashley was also very happy but not as happy as I am. I hugged Ashley again. "But, there are some side effects." We stopped our little celebration. "What is it? Nausea? Diarrhea? Drowsiness?" Can she be serious for once?

"She is going to faint everytime she remembers something." She said. "It's because her head will start throbbing and the pain would be too much to handle that she'll faint." I noticed Ashley had a scared look on her face. "But, It is harmless unless you faint and hit your head on something then that'd be harmful." We laughed. "Ok, ladies, you are free to go." Ashley and I left with smiles on our faces and headed back to the party.

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Ashley's POV

What Dr. Schrek said made me so happy even though I'm going to faint everytime I remember something from the past. Spencer and I went back to Paula's party. "So…" Spencer turned to look at me while I was driving back to the Carlin home. "So, what?" she asked. "So, I am your girlfriend, right?" Oh God, I just sounded like an idiot. "Yes, you are." She smiled at me. We got back to the party and everyone still looks at me and Spencer like we're deliberately out to hurt them or something.

"Hey, you're not gonna like this." I checked my watch and it was 3:17 P.M. "What?" she asked. "I have to leave." I said and Spencer just had a pouty face on. "Aw, why?" It was obvious that she didn't want me to go. "I have a meeting with Ethan and other people from the record label to talk about my CD." I explained. She understood and let me leave and then she walked me to my car.

"I'll see you later, Spence." I flashed her a smile. "Ok. Bye." She turned around to walk back to the door. I felt like something was missing from our goodbyes. Then it hit me. Spencer was about five feet away from the door when, "Spencer, wait." She turned back around. "Yeah?" I took her hand. "Goodbye." Then, I kissed her lips. That's what's missing. When we broke apart from the kiss, we flashed each other with smiles. Then, I left.

Spencer's POV

"I'll see you later, Spence." she flashed me a smile. "Ok. Bye." I turned around to walk back to the door. "Spencer, wait." I turned back around. "Yeah?" she took my hand. "Goodbye." Then, our lips touched. My heart skipped a beat. The kiss was not as passionate as earlier. It was a soft kiss and yet breath-taking. We just smiled at each other. Then, Ashley left.

I went back in the house with a huge grin on my face. Then, someone comes up to me. It was my favorite cousin, Hayden. "Hey, Hayden, what's up?" I asked. "I need to talk to you in private." Hayden dragged me into my room. "Ok, what do you want to talk about?" I asked. "So, now I know you're gay." Did she really have to talk about my sexuality in private when everyone knows it already? "Did we really have to talk about me being gay in private when everyone knows it already?"

"No, this isn't about you, Spence." She said. "It's..it's about me." I didn't quite get where she's going. "Spence, I think I'm gay." Whoa! What she said totally threw me off! I couldn't believe Hayden is gay-curious. I mean, back in Ohio, she has a room full of posters of guys or a scrap book full of shirtless guys. "How do you know if you're gay?" That line reminded of when I came out to Ashley at the beach. I jokingly tested her with the "Are you hot for girls? Quiz".

I told her everything about the day at the beach and how Ashley made me realize I was gay. "I think I'm too scared to accept myself for who I am." She said. "Hey, I went through what you're going through right now and let me tell you, It's very difficult." I explained. Hayden told me everything about how she thinks she has feelings for this girl back in Ohio. Hayden is just like me when I was in high school.

"So, how did you come out?" she asked. "I never did." I hated telling this story. It was just so sad and aggravating. But since Hayden was my favorite cousin, I told her "Mom walked in on us." I said. "Oh my gosh, then what?" I told Hayden how mom pulled Ashley's hair out the door and mom trying to 'de-gay' me. "That's what I'm scared of. What if mom and dad will do the same thing to me?" she had a worried look on her face. "Don't worry. I'm pretty sure Uncle Dan and Aunt Alexandra will do what mom did to me but they love you and I don't think they're gonna stay mad at you forever." I had a flashback of when mom accepted my sexuality and the fact that I'm dating Ashley.

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