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Spencer's POV

" What can I say Spence? I'm a complete idiot, I didn't mean any of that stuff that I said that night. I know it will take time for you to truly forgive me but I hope you will one day."

I am currently in the locker room talking to Tonya. It wasn't the best setting but I figured that I wouldn't have to stick around afterward seeing how I have cheer practice in about a minute. I told Ash that I would talk to her and I am only doing this because of Ashley. She hates to see when I fight with my family, plus it will get my mom off of my back. I'm going to forgive her but she is far off the hook and I'm tired of the drama.

" It's fine, but just know that if anything like this ever happens again, you're ass is grass."

Tonya smile widens as she embraces me into her arms. We hug it out for a minute, but cut it short due to I am now late to practice. I told Tonya that I would see her at home and head into the gym. For the most part, the squad is warmed up and I feel shitty for being late but I am sure that Madison will understand.

" Care to explain why you're late Carlin?"

I turn around to see Madison standing behind me. She has no her bitchiest face I have ever seen. I hope that she isn't too upset with me.

" Sorry, Tonya wanted to talk about some stuff and -"

" I know. Tonya tells me everything, and in my opinion you forgave her way too easily. But it's not an excuse to be late."

" I know and I'm sorry. I promise that it will not happen again."

" I know it won't because after practice you will run five laps around the gym."

I shake my head to show her that I understood what she was doing. She couldn't give me special treatment even if I was her best friend's sister, and I don't blame her. She give me a pat on the shoulder, and heads towards to the team. While I was fixing my hair, Sherry gives me a smug look, as though she had something to say.

" Awe, is little Spencer going to cry?"

" No, but little Spencer is about to make you cry."

" Ooo, someone's finally getting a backbone. I find it surprising, seeing how you must spend must of your time on your back now that you're with that Ashley chick."

" Don't you ever say her name ever again."

I step closer to Sherry, letting her know that I mean business. She had no right to even speak about Ashley, she didn't know her and she didn't know me well enough either. I fought the urge to slap her in the face when Madison's voice echos through the gym.

" Ladies, please take your time in joining us."

Sherry and I separate and join the group. For the most part she was just talking about what we were working on today, stunts, routines, the normal stuff. As we break into stunt groups, I see a familiar face smiling at me. Carmen took a seat on the bleachers as her eyes met mine. I give her a courtesy wave and went back to my group. After about two hours of practice, I am running my fourth lap. I hadn't really noticed Carmen, she was talking to Madison but her eyes were almost glued to me. Focusing on finishing my run, I throw my thoughts out of the window.

" Carlin you can stop if you want." Madison says to me, as she gathers her things. I run over to my water bottle and take a long deserving sip. Nothing feels better than cold water, especially after a long run.

" Damn, are you killing your cheerleaders?"

" Shut up Carmen. There is nothing wrong with a little discipline."

Carmen moves her hand on my arm and stares into my eyes.

" Look, if you want me to kick her ass, I will. I have nothing to lose."

Madison pokes Carmen in her side, making Carmen dramatically fall on the floor. I laugh as their relationship sort of reminds me of my relationship with my older brother Glen.

" I defend her honor and she laughs. How nice."

" Don't hate because you know you're no match for me."

" Whatever, I'm gonna wait by the car while you both finish things up. It was nice seeing you Spence."

I cringe at the nickname that she calls me, but I don't say anything. Instead, I give her a small smile and she leaves the gym. Madison takes a seat on the bleachers as she takes off her sneakers and put on a pair of flip flops.

" So, you and Carmen... are you two-"

" Oh no! Nothing like that, we're just friends."

" Are you sure that Carmen knows that?"

" Yeah, I mean we talked about it and I'm seeing someone."

" Is it that Ashley girl?"

I smile at the mention of her name.

" I'm sorry, I shouldn't be so nosy."

"Don't worry about it... and yeah we are dating, almost a month."

" Good. I know that I may not know her but she seems like she really cares for you."

" Thanks. But if you're worried about your cousin and I, you don't have to."

" It's not that I'm worried... Spencer, you value my opinion right?"

" Of course."

Madison looks at me with a look on her face that I have never seen before. I'm a bit worried at what she might say or do. What if she punches me in the face? Oh no! Not the face!

" Don't get too close to Carmen..."

" What?"

" My cousin is a lot of things, but she doesn't always make the best decisions. You seem like a good person and I don't want you caught up with my cousin."

" I don't get it."

" Spencer take some wise advice. Stay far away from Carmen."

Madison picks up her bag and leaves the gym. Why wouldn't she want me to be friends with Carmen? Not that it was any of her business but I am quite able to pick my own friends. It just doesn't add up, they seem close, why would Madison down talk Carmen? I collect my things and head home for the usual shower, homework and dinner. I really didn't talk to Tonya that much besides the whole common courtesy conversation. I lie in bed and call the only person that I really want to talk to. The phone rings only for a second, before I hear my angel's voice.

" What are you wearing right now?" Ashley asked in a seductive voice

" Greasy shirt, baggy sweatpants, and three day old underwear." I say just to throw her off her game.

" You really know how to ruin a mood."

" How can I ruin a mood that wasn't even there?"

" Ouch, way to hurt me!"

" Awe, you'll live. So something interesting happened today."

" Does it involve you decided to dance a very sexy strip tease for me?"

" Get your mind out the gutter Ash."

" Can't do that, not when I picture you in that little uniform all sweaty, dancing... sexy dancing..."

" Ash!"

" Sorry, it slipped. Please tell me what happened."

" Carmen came by."

" What? Why? Did she say anything to you? What does she want? Did she say anything about me?"

" Relax with the twenty one question. She didn't come to see me, she was there to see Madison."

I hear a sigh of relief on the other line and the tension level goes down.

" Oh okay, but did she say anything to you?"

" No, but I felt like.. never mind..."

" Spence, please tell me."

" I just don't want you to get upset with me."

" Baby, I could never be upset with you. Just please tell me what happened."

" It was... it was like she was staring at me... during practice."

" That's it. She stared at you?"

" Yeah, like she wanted something from me... it kind of made me feel uncomfortable."

" Do you want me to say something to her, because I have no problem with bitch slapping her."

"I'm sure you don't but it's fine. What threw me off was what Madison said. She kind of warned me about Carmen, don't you think that it is weird?"

" Spencer, take it from experience. Carmen isn't the best person to be around, and I don't want to tell you who you can hang with, but maybe she isn't the best choice?"

" I don't know. I guess I just need some time to think about it. I better get to bed before my mom comes in and takes my phone away for eternity. Call you in the morning?"

" Sure, I'll talk to you tomorrow. Good night Spence."

" Night Ash."

I hang up the phone, and drift off to sleep. It's tough to say on what I should do, one part of me is telling myself to give Carmen a chance, but the other is telling to listen to Ashley and Madison.

3 weeks later

Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me

Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me

Don't cha, Don't cha

Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me

Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me

Don't cha, Don't cha

"Mom, can you please stop the horror?" Tonya says as she is covering her eyes, as my mother dances. It's family night at the Carlin house and unfortunately I wasn't given the option of leaving. Tonight's game of choice: Dane Central. And we all get to witness my mom's dancing, so not cool.

" I was dancing way before I had you kids."

" Yeah, and thank god! So things you shouldn't do once you have kids." I agree. I don't exactly want to see my mom swaying her hips, and dropping it low. So not cool, just as I was about to actually throw up in my mouth, the doorbell saves me. When I open the door I was greeted by two warm smiles from Ashley and Chelsea. You didn't think that I was going through this alone did you? Heck no! Thankfully my mom agreed to let Ashley and Chelsea come but only if they participated. I grab both of them and pull them into a hug that was probably cutting of their air supply but at this point I was just happy to see familiar faces.

" Spence, missing a little thing called air." Chelsea manages to say between breaths. I let go and they both chuckle at how I pout to us even being here.

" It can't be that bad hun." Ashley says as she plays with my bottom lip.

" It's dance central and my mom is dancing."

" Oh no, not that Pussycat Dolls song again!" Chelsea says in a terrified voice. See? Even Chelsea knows that this is torture. Ashley gives both Chelsea and I confusing looks.

" What's said bad about Paula dancing?" Ashley asks innocently. Poor baby, she has no idea what she has signed up to. I point to the living room, where my mother was now doing her freestyle dance, smacking her butt and humping away at the air. Ashley and Chelsea both cringe at the scene before them.

" Let's get this over with." I say as we step into the living room. Fortunately, we are coming to the end of her turn, as she does her finishing pose. Final score for mom: 56,000 points, lowest score of the night.

"Finally, no more dancing!" Tonya says breaking into a victory dance that makes Ashley, Chelsea, Dad and myself laugh.

" Don't be hating Tonya. I got flow" My mom says doing an embarrassing gangster pose.

" Paula don't ever do that again." My dad says trying to hold back his laughter. " Okay so next up, we have Tonya. Ready to break your mom's score?"

" Dad, a new born baby could break mom's score. I got this." Tonya gets up and takes her place on the floor, and picks the song that she always picks every time we play this game.

Turn up the music

Let's get out on the floor

I like to move it

Come and give me some more

Watch me getting physical

And out of control

There's people watching me

I never miss a beat

Honestly, the this song is a bit boring for my taste. Probably, the easiest non effort dance in the whole game, but I'm not complaining. The sooner this is over, the better. Tonya is hardly putting any excitement into her dance, and I don't blame her. Who wants to spend a night with their family when they could be doing something that they enjoy. When her turn is over, she hardly gets any appaulse and a disappointed look from my mother.

" Really Tonya? You could have picked something else."

" I like that song. It's simple, fast, and easy."

" Sort of like you." Chelsea says under her breath so that my parents weren't able to hear it. " How about we liven this up?"

" I'm up for anything." My mom says accepting the challenge.

" From now on, other people have to chose the song that the want the player to do. Just to mix things up." I can tell that Chelsea just wants to get everyone out of a boring mood, so everyone accepts.

" Sounds like a plan. So Chelsea you're up next." My dad says, happy that someone was just as excited as him and mom. When Chelsea gets up, my mom picks the song that Chelsea has hated since it came out. Everyone knows how annoying this song can get, and laughs at Chelsea's expression.

" Really guys? This song?"

" You said any song."

" Fine, but this is the last time I come up with a bright idea." Chelsea says with a smirk on her face. The song begins and I can tell that this is going to be quite entertaining.

Soulja Boy off in this oh!

Watch me crank, and watch me roll

Watch me crank that Soulja Boy

Then Superman dat oh!

" I seriously hate this song and this dance!" Chelsea says between dance moves. She messes up on purpose, doing goofy dance moves making everyone, even Tonya laugh. The song is so pointless and stupid yet Chelsea makes it look fun.

" Superman YOU!" Chelsea screams at the end, doing a superman pose. Once everyone stops dancing, Dad writes down Chelsea's score.

" Wow Chelsea, 5,000 points. A new record!" My dad says jokingly.

" Oh my god! I knew I could do it, but I didn't expect it. I would like to thank Paula for picking the most hated song in America. My mom for teaching me the funky chicken." Chelsea makes her dramatic "speech" and acts as if she was crying. " You like me. You really, really like me!" Nice one Chels, I think to myself.

" Alright Spencer, you're up next."

" Can't I sit this one out?" I really don't feel like doing some stupid dance.

" You always sit out, it's about time that you play the game." I am pulled out of my seat by my dad and wait for someone to pick a song. I was totally not into this until I heard the beginning beat, which made me smile. I turn around and see Ashley smiling at me, I know that she picked this song, mainly because she said she always wanted to see me really dance.

You fly as hell, swagga right

brown skin poppin' you know just how to talk to

me know just how I like it you turnin' me on

You turnin' me on, You turnin' me on

I wait a minute little buster you got one more time

to feel on my booty

Better recognize a lady that ain't the way you do me

You turnin' me off, you turnin' me off, you turnin' me off

Better recognize a real woman

Ashley's POV

I never really pegged Spencer to be a dancer that's sort of in your face, to have an edge, to pull it off. Man, I was proven wrong. Her moves were so precise, so clean, so flawless, you would think that it was a real routine and not a game. It was at that moment that I could tell that Spencer's passion was dance. She never looked so happy but focused. Through her freestyle and moves you could tell that she was a natural born dancer. I had no idea where she got it from because with no offense, Paula had no rhythm. I take a look at Chelsea who is in complete shock as well, we both share each other the same speechless look that most of the room has adapted to. She made look like so much more than a game, more like an art form. When it was over, Spencer's score has well surpassed everyone.

" We'll I'm not going up after that" I say applauding along with everyone.

" That was amazing Spence." For onceI had to agree with Tonya. It was amazing and she should pursue it professionally.

" You guys it was nothing big, anyone could do that."

" Are you kidding me? Spence, you totally owned that dance, you should really think about doing that professionally." I suggested hoping that Spencer would actually take my advice.

" Well it's a good hobby, but Spencer isn't the dancer type." Her mother interjects, ruining Spencer's high.

" And why not? She's talented enough." I say in defense wanting to know why she wasn't supporting her daughter. Clearly, anyone could see that Spencer was destined to dance.

" Because Spencer knows that she will not succeed in life without a proper job. That " art world" may work for you Ashley, but that's not what the Carlin clan are about."

" It might not be what the Carlin clan are about, but it might be what Spencer is about."

" Ashley, please just leave it along." Spencer begs me with a look of sadness in my eyes. I truly felt as though I wanted to protect her from her mother, stop her crushing her dreams and forcing her into a life she doesn't want.

" No Spencer. Ashley has something to say, she should honestly say it."

" And I will. Paula, it is obvious that Spencer is born to dance. She doesn't need to be stuck in a job that makes her unhappy, but do something that makes her want to wake up the next morning."

" Is that how you feel Spence? Do you want to just throw your life away?"

"I-"

" She wouldn't be throwing her life away. She would be starting it by doing something she enjoys."

" I think I know my daughter well enough that she doesn't take dancing serious, right honey?"

Spencer looks at her mother and myself, and is at a lost of words. I feel bad about putting her on the stop but something had to be said, if Spencer wasn't going to say it, then I was.

" I love dancing mom. It's the one thing that actually helps me express myself. I never felt like I could be myself in any way until I started dancing, and when I stopped... I honestly lost myself... I just don't want to disappoint you or make you angry..." A single tear rolls down Spencer's cheek and I couldn;t stop myself from brushing it away, holding her into my arms.

" Do you know how hard that lifestyle is Spence? There is no guaranteed job. No stability!"

" And that's something that I'm risking to take. I just hope that you can support me."

Hell yeah! Tell her Spence! What? I can't help myself, Spencer has been telling me how she thinks that she's making the wrong decision, how she doesn't think she is doing what makes her happy and now she finally let it out. Paula looks at Spencer with a sad look upon her face."

" I'm sorry Spence, but I cannot support you ruining your life." Paula exits the room, with Arthur following behind her. A silent moment goes by, no one saying anything until a look at my blonde goddess as tears fall down her face. She tries her best to wipe them away and hide them, but I know better. I do the only thing that I could do, I held her. I held her as the wetness soaked my shirt, rocked her and told her that everything would be okay, when in reality, I didn't know what was going to happen.

Sorry if this chapter is short, I kind of wanted to get Spencer's passion for dance out there without it coming off awkward. I hope that you all enjoyed the chapter, there is another more to come and I cam trying to get it out as soon as possible. I'm not sure where this story is going to if you have any suggestion or ideas please let me know and I will take them into consideration. Please keep reviewing and reading because while I'm writing the story I am also reading the comments that give me the strength to continue the story.

Idwalkthroughhell4: Thank you for the review, and I am taking your plot twister into consideration. I think that I'm not trying to say that whatever it is that Tonya and Ashley did was right, but my message is that you should always be upfront with a person if you truly care about them, and if Tonya was a real sister, she would have told Spencer from the beginning what had happened. Spashley may or may not break up because of this but I will get the message across that you shouldn't keep things from someone that you love and care about.

Songs used:

Evacuate the dance floor by Cascada

Don't cha by the Pussycat Dolls

Crank that by Soulja Boy ( Yuck!)

Turnin' me on Keri Hilson