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The blonde sits on the floor surrounded by pictures in a bit of a haze. Suddenly she remembers. Not everything, but memories are there. Needless to say her mind is a bit of a mess right now. She is so lost in thought that she doesn't hear her door open; she doesn't even hear the first time Paula calls her name.

"Spencer! You are being rude to your guest," Paula scolds.

Spencer turns her blue eyes on her mother and the two words Paula has so desperately wanted to hear, "I remember."

"Oh honey!" Paula comes to sit next to her daughter on the floor and pulls her into a tight embrace. "I told you it would come back."

"Yeah, well, I don't know if all of it has come back," Spencer says bitterly.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean I look at these pictures and I only remember what happens in some of them. I try to remember why Ashley and I broke up and I only get bits and pieces, but I am pretty sure I know why Aiden was giving me a bad feeling at my party. I try to remember Clay and I doubt I am remembering everything. What if this is all I get back, fragments of my life?"

"Spencer, if you are getting some things back then it will only be a matter of time before you remember everything. Now, do you want me to tell Riley that you aren't feeling well, maybe stay here and just relax?"
Spencer thought about it for a second, "No, I still want to go with Riley."

Paula nodded her head and helped her daughter up, "You might want to finish getting dressed before you leave."

"Good advice."

Spencer makes her way down the stairs and hears Riley talking with her brother in the living room. She peeks her head in and smiles a little as she hears the debate.

"There is no way you could beat me in one-on-one," Glen says with a shake of his head.

"What, just because I am a girl means that I can't keep up with a guy?"

"Yes. I mean, ok, you are on the UCLA women's basketball team, you're obviously good, but there is a difference between guys and girls."

Riley swaggers over to him, "Any time, any place."

"All right, I am going to stop you there," Spencer laughs, "Riley I'm sorry it took so long. You ready to go?"

"Yeah," Riley smiles. She turns back to Glen before leaving the living room, "Any time, any place."

"I'm gonna hold you to that," Glen calls back.

Riley asks Spencer as they get into the car, "Same place as yesterday?"

"Works for me," Spencer replies.

The ride there was nice, just a lot of small talk. It isn't until they are sitting at a table with their coffee that Spencer decides to really share.

"So, the reason I was late, later than I would have been, is that I have some of my memory back."

Riley gives a big comforting smile, "I'm really glad. That's, well that's just great news for you. You say that you don't have all of it back though?"

"Sadly, no. I remember what I am assuming is a lot, but it's all just fragments. Like a puzzle but I am still missing a few crucial pieces."

Riley takes a sip of her drink, "I have to admit I am surprised that you still came out with me this morning. I honestly thought that as soon as your memories started to come back you would want to go see Ashley."

"Yeah, well, Ashley and I…we had a weird day yesterday. And I still don't remember everything that happened between us. And, I like talking to you, I don't feel pressured when I hang out with you."

Riley smiles a little, "I'm definitely not complaining. But I don't think you should hide from her, from what I can tell she deserves a little more than that."

"You college kids, always trying to sound wise."

"It isn't that I am trying to sound wise, it's more like I am trying to make sure my conscious is clear. I've been the girl who loses out to a third party, and it isn't fun. If by some miracle you choose me, I want it to be because things just haven't worked out between you and Ashley, not because you don't want to try."

"You are an odd one Riley, but I think that's why I like you."

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Ashley sits in her car, staring at the Carlin residence. Yesterday did not go as she would have hoped. Not only did she freak the blonde out, but she drove her straight into the arms of another. Who the hell does this Riley chick think she is? So here she sits outside the Carlin home, wanting to go in and talk to Spencer, but scared to. She freezes when the front door opens and Paula and Glen come out. She doesn't want to look like a stalker or anything. Glen starts to jog over and she can't help but flashback to their chat when Paula hired to deprogrammer.

"Glen," she says evenly.

"Spencer's not here right now. She went out with Riley to get some coffee."

"Riley?"

"Yeah," and Ashley could have sword she saw compassion in Glen's eyes. "Look, Spence is just a little confused right now, but she'll come around. I'm sorry I was such an ass to you guys."

Ashley sits in her car, dumbstruck. Glen Carlin just apologized. And he kind of gave his approval. "Ok pigs, you can start flying now," she mumbles as the Carlins pull out of their driveway.

She contemplates how sad it would be if she stayed there until Spencer came back. On the one hand she wants to talk to the blonde as soon as possible. On the other hand it might make her seem just a little desperate to wait god knows how long in the car.

"What the hell?" Ashley asks as she spots a car pull into the driveway that does not belong to the Carlin family. Her confusion turns into annoyance when the driver exits the vehicle. "She's not home, Carmen!"

The other brunette turns and scowls, "Then what are you doing here? Stalker much?"

Ashley gets out of her Porsche and walks over to her least favorite rival with a sweet smile in place, "Don't you have school or something?"

"Don't you have a music career to watch go down the toilet?" Carmen sneers.

Ashley's smile vanishes, "Why do you even bother trying? It's obvious to everyone that Spencer doesn't want to date you."

"And you are certain she wants you?"

Ashley answers with utter confidence, "Yes."

"Then why is she out with Riley?"

Ashley had to admit that one hurt a little, "She's out with Riley because Spencer needs friends right now, not people who can't keep their hormones in check. You have to know that's the reason Spencer ignores you, right? She is so fed up with you trying to force this relationship on her that she doesn't want to be around you at all. Then again, even if you weren't trying to force a relationship on her she'd still spend most of her time with me."

Carmen takes a step closer so they are nose-to-nose, "You need to back off."

"Or what? Hitting me isn't going to make Spencer chose you. Hell, nothing you do will make Spencer choose you," Ashley responds not intimidated in the slightest.

"You really need to watch what you say!" Carmen spits, her control slipping at each exchange. "The only reason you have a chance with her is because she doesn't remember what you did to her. I heard all about what happened between you two, how you broke her heart for some meathead. How you bailed when her brother died, like your life is so much more important than hers."

Ashley grinds her teeth, "Listen, chica, I know that I royally fucked things up, but I also know that Spencer and I were getting past all that. It did occur to you that the reason I was at the school the day of the accident was to pick her up, right? I wonder why she didn't bother to tell her girlfriend that she was going to be the moral support for her ex?"

Riley reaches the Carlin residence and both girls frown at the sight before them, Ashley and Carmen standing toe-to-toe. As soon as Riley stops the car Spencer is out heading towards her exes. Neither seems to notice her approach, too engrossed in their staring contest.

"What is going on here?" Spencer demands.

The two brunettes finally take their eyes off of each other and look at the object of their desires. Ashley is the first to open her mouth, "Hey Spence."

"Ashley, what is going on here?"

Carmen notices Riley coming up behind Spencer and she gives a dark laugh, "I'd like to know that too. I mean, you're the one seeing three girls."

At this Ashley's attention snapped back to Carmen, "I think you need to watch what you say."

Spencer snorts, "That's probably a little hard for her, Carmen has anger issues. I mean, you should have seen her reaction the night you two met, luckily my arm didn't bruise."

Two thoughts drain all others out in Ashley's mind. One, Spencer remembers, which of course makes her beyond happy. And two, Carmen hurt Spencer and therefore she must die. She turns to Carmen, making sure her body is between her and Spencer. "You hurt her?" Then thought number three entered her head and she turned back to Spencer, "And you kept dating her?"

The blonde's eyes widened, "No, no I did not. I told her we were over."

Carmen was pale, but she shook with fury, "After the way she treated you, you kept defending her. And the second things got rough between the two of us you run back to her! How could you still love her after what she did to you? But one little shove and you treat me like a leper!"

Riley took this moment to step forward, "I think you better leave." Carmen looked around once more before storming off to her car.

Everyone stood in silence for a minute to let everything sink in. Ashley wasn't sure whether to feel mad or relieved. Spencer was trying to shake off the memory of that night with Carmen. And Riley was trying to figure out if she should just leave the two to talk things out or if Spencer wants her to stay.

"So…you remember?" Ashley asks tentatively.

Spencer nods her head and turns to Riley, "Umm, thanks for this morning."

"Any time."

"I'll call you later," the blonde says awkwardly. Riley gives a small smile of understanding and walks back to her car. "So we should talk," she says quietly.

Ashley nods her head but doesn't say anything. She doesn't know where to start. So they continue to stand on the lawn, uncomfortable, not knowing what is happening between the two of them. Ashley can only take the silence for so long thought, "So, Riley can be pretty freaking intimidating when she wants to be."

"I know, that surprised me too! I mean she's always so nice and laid back. But I guess that's what happens when you're almost six feet tall and lift weights every day," Spencer smiles, glad to have anything to say.

Ashley takes a deep breath and starts walking towards the bench, "So do you remember everything?"

"I don't know. This morning I found a picture of the two of us and I remembered what happened. I looked at other photos and some I could place and others brought nothing. I didn't remember that Carmen and I weren't really together, but then again I didn't think about her."

That made Ashley snicker, "I tried to tell her she didn't stand a chance."

Spencer cocks her head and locks eyes with the brunette, "I remember prom. I remember that you weren't there for me when I needed you most. I remember that the second I rejected you, you went to Aiden." Ashley hung her head, knowing tears are seconds away from forming. "And I remember that you've been here for me through this ordeal."

"So what does that mean?" Ashley whispers.

Spencer looks away before continuing; knowing that looking into those eyes right now would make her next speech that much harder, "I was falling in love with you all over again, Ash. And I still love you, but I'm scared. I'm scared that you're going to hurt me again. I know that with the way you've been these last few weeks I should think that things have changed, but really things just went back to the way they were when we first met."

"Spence," Ashley breathed, trying to get the blonde to look her in the eye, "I could never hurt you like that again. I love you. Aiden, Aiden was me being scared to be alone. I have always known that it wasn't really a choice, that I could only ever want you. But I freaked and bailed, and then I ran to Aiden because he was telling me he loved me and wanted to be with me. But all it would have taken is one word and I would have been at your side. It was still you I dreamed about. And things were getting better with us again."

Spencer turns back around and slowly reaches her hand out to caress Ashley's cheek, "They were getting better. And they might get better yet, but I don't know if I'm ready for it right now."

Ashley closes her eyes and tries to focus on the soft fingers on her cheek, "I can wait."

Spencer leaned in and placed a soft, chaste kiss on Ashley's lips, "Thank you."