Disclaimer: I do not own South of Nowhere or its characters. I own the plot of the story and the other new characters coming in that aren't part of South of Nowhere.

Chapter 10:

Ashley walked into the grounds of King High holding a bouquet of flowers. The classes were dismissed about 15 minutes ago and now, she's on her search for her favorite blonde. For the first time, since Spencer and her broke up, she had a genuine smile on. She held hope and excitement in her eyes. This is your chance Davies, don't screw it up. Her mind kept replaying the conversation she had with Spencer on the phone.

FLASHBACK:

"Ash?" Spencer said as soon as she heard the other line pick up.

"Spence, you got home safe?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to thank you for tonight. Thank you! I don't know what I would have done if you weren't there."

"Well, what did you do? I wasn't there, as far as I remember." Ashley couldn't help but joke.

"Ashleeeey..." Spencer said whining although she was smiling inwardly. Leave it to Ashley to joke when things get serious.

"What? I'm serious. I wasn't there."Ashley said smirking. She missed the sound of Spencer's voice when she whined. She's so cute when she does that.

"Ashley, seriously, thank you. I know we haven't really talked yet, like really talked. And...and.. you're still there for me even after we..uhm..ehem.." Spencer said her words becoming incoherent in the end.

"You mean broke up?" Ashley said her voice cracking a little. Or you broke up with me?

"Yeah."Spencer said weakly feeling like a jerk.

"I wasn't joking when I said I'll always be there for you, together or not. I'm glad you called me."

There was silence for a few seconds before Spencer broke the silence.

"So, when are you coming back?" Spencer asked.

"Next week."

"Oh."

"Yeah."

"So..."Spencer said just to fill the silence.

"Your brothers' already home?"

"Uhh no. They're on their way now though."

"Oh..."

"Kyla didn't know you left and that we broke up." Spencer said more of a statement than anything.

"Oh, she's back already? Well, it serves her right for being out of LA for months." Ashley joked.

"You didn't know she's back?"

"Nope. I thought she wouldn't be back 'til next month. Why didn't Madison tell me or Aiden?" Ashley said the last part more to herself than to Spencer.

"They got reasons?" Spencer quipped.

"Oh Spencer! I didn't know you could joke!" Ashley said feigning surprise.

"Ha-Ha... Very funny Ashley."

"Oh no need to mention it Spence, I already know I'm funny." Ashley said in a know-it-all voice.

She called me Spence!

"Spence?" Ashley said after a few seconds of silence.

"Yeah?"

"Oh, you're still alive!"

"Ash?" Spencer said her tone serious.

"Yeah?" Ashley said kinda worried.

"You should really stop taking those pills."

"Ha-ha funny. Real funny."

"I try."

"I'm glad you're okay. I think you should rest already. It's like 2 or 3 in the morning there, right?"

"2: 47 actually." Spencer said after looking at her alarm clock.

"Okay smartass. I'll let you go now so that you could get on you're beauty sleep."

"Wait."

"What is it?"

"When you come back, do you think maybe we could hang out, maybe talk? Or whatever? I don't want us to be ignoring each other anymore, especially after what you did for me tonight. I just, maybe, we could go back-" Spencer said, but her rambling was cut off by Ashley, a very amused Ashley. Why didn't I just hang up the phone when she told me to?

"Sure, I'd love to. I'll see you when I get back. You should really get some sleep." Ashley said with a big smile on her face.

"Okay. Night Ash." Spencer said also smiling.

"Night Spence!"

END OF FLASHBACK:

Ashley went into the lockers, the gym and the quad but still no such luck. Spencer was still nowhere to be found. She figured, maybe, Spencer was in one of the classrooms talking to her teacher or something. She always did care about her studies after all.

ooXoXoo

"Carmen, what are you doing here?" Spencer asked as she saw Carmen come towards her while she was fixing her things.

"Spencer, I'm really, really sorry."

"Carmen..."

"I know. I should never have left you there. I know that, but I never really did leave you. I mean, I came back around after I realize how stupid I acted."

"I didn't see you there. And do you have any idea how scared I was?"

"I'm sorry. I promise it won't happen again. Please? Don't be mad at me anymore. I wanted to come and get you, but you were already talking to Ashley and you were laughing with her." Carmen said her voice dripped with jealousy.

Spencer immediately felt guilty. She didn't know Carmen came back. She didn't know Carmen was there at all. She didn't know that Carmen never really left her.

"I was calling my brothers but they weren't picking up. I even called Aiden but he wasn't picking up either. I called Ashley because I had no one to call. My parents were away, you knew that." Spencer explained.

"Yeah I know. It was my fault. But I really miss you Spence. Just give me another chance, please? I promise, I won't screw it up. Please? Please?" Carmen said begging.

"Carmen..."

"Just one more time Spence?"

"Don't screw it up." Spencer said giving Carmen a small smile.

"I won't! I promise! Thank you so much Spencer!" Carmen said while she put her arms around Spencer's waist.

"Is that for me?" Spencer said nodding towards the bouquet of flowers placed on the desk.

"Sorry yeah. I uhh was too busy begging to have my girlfriend back to actually give her the flowers. I'm such an ass. Sorry. You're my girlfriend still? Right?" Carmen asked unsurely while biting her lip.

"Don't worry about it. Yeah, I still am." Spencer said while she gave Carmen a peck on the lips.