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Chapter Eleven

The file on my desk was open and I just stared down at it not even really looking at the words on the papers. My mind was elsewhere as I waited as patiently as I could for Spencer to show.

I didn't understand why my nerves were so tight and why I had this rapid beating in my chest as the seconds ticked by. No other girl had made me feel such strong emotions before. I think that's one of the reasons I loved her so much. She always put her heart into everything she did and just being around her made me do the same.

I looked back at the clock and noticed only a few minutes had passed. The time was nearing noon and I was starting to panic that maybe something had happened to her on the way or she backed out. I sighed loudly and sat back against my chair and stared at the ceiling of my office.

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"Ok…" I cleared my throat and stared at my steering wheel. "So…I walk up to the door…and…" I wiped the back of my hand over my forehead which had a bit of perspiration on it from my nervousness. "Shit…"

I looked over at the cozy two story house and took a deep breath. I got out of my SUV with flowers in hand and headed towards the front door. I wiped my sweaty palms on my skirt and tentatively reached my finger out to ring the doorbell.

DING DONG

"Be cool…" I muttered to myself under my breath.

The door opened and Mr. C. was standing with a huge grin on his face. He motioned for me to come inside and I nervously walked in. I looked down the hallway to see Mrs. C staring at me with a slightly disturbed grin. I knew the woman hated me from the second she found out Spencer and I were together but right now I couldn't make heads or tails of what she was thinking.

I stood close to the door as I watched Mr. C. walk over to the stairs.

"SPENCER! ASHLEY'S HERE!" He yelled up the stairs. He walked over to Mrs. C and placed an arm around her shoulders.

My heart nearly stopped when Spencer made her way down the stairs wearing a tight blue jean skirt and a beautifully fitted top. Her beautiful blonde hair was curled and flowing around her shoulders and I couldn't help but sigh. She smiled at me and her eyes brightened when she saw the white roses in my hands.

I stepped closer to her and handed her the flowers. She smiled at me and brought the flowers to her nose to smell them.

"These are beautiful." She said giving me a hug.

"You are beautiful." I whispered into her ear.

She pulled back and smiled at me as her eyes sparkled. I wanted to kiss her but having Mr. and Mrs. C. only a few feet away from us was deterring me from making my move.

"Those are really nice." Mrs. C. said offering her hand to take the flowers. "We should really put these in water."

She took the flowers and headed towards the kitchen. Mr. C. was still watching us with a big grin and suddenly something occurred to him. He held up his finger and disappeared.

I looked at Spencer with a raised eyebrow and she looked back at me with an even more confused face.

"Where did he go?" I asked laughing.

"I have no idea…my parents are crazy. I mean most parents scream and cry when they find out that their daughter has a girlfriend but my dad is not the norm…"

"You're mom definitely went crazy though…I can't believe she banned me from your house for a month! It's not like we were doing it in your room like rabbits or something."

She laughed and shook her head.

"What?" I asked curiously.

"You seem to forget that we WERE doing it like rabbits in my room before then." She said smiling and tilting her head to the side.

"Oh right! No wonder I was so upset those four weeks…I didn't get to have quality time in Spencer's room."

We laughed and she took my hand. I wasn't sure where Mr. C. was but figured it was a good time to head out. We turned and started for the door when we heard Mr. C. clear his throat.

We turned around and saw Mr. C. with his camera in hand. I looked at Spencer and she rolled her eyes making me laugh.

"Ok so…tonight's a special night for you girls so let's remember this moment!"

I nodded my head and wrapped my arms around Spencer's waist for the picture. She placed her hands on top of my own and leaned back against me.

"One…two…" I turned my head and kissed Spencer's cheek as the flash went off.

I could feel Spencer smile after the picture and she squeezed my hands. I looked over at Mr. C. and he was looking down at the picture with a happy smile.

"Dad…we are going now…" Spencer said freeing herself from my arms.

"Alright…you two have fun!" He shouted as Spencer dragged me out the door.

"Thank God you showed up!" Spencer cried as we made our way to my SUV. I opened the door for her and she hopped inside. I made my way around and sat in the driver's seat.

"What was up with your parents?" I said leaning my head back against my seat.

"I have no idea…I told them that tonight was our first 'official' date and they were so happy and excited that I thought I was in the twilight zone…" She said shaking her head and laughing softly.

"This is so weird…" I said admiring her features in the moonlight.

"What is?"

"This…us…on a 'real' date…no sneaking around…no pretending that we are just 'good' friends…" She laughed and smiled at me. "We are out in the open now for all the world to see."

"How much are we planning to show the world exactly?" She said raising an eyebrow.

"I know what you're thinking and I am not that much of an exhibitionist Spence…" I said defensively.

"Mmmhmm…I do recall that one time you decided that you needed to be liberated from your clothing and ran…" I placed my hand over her mouth and gave her my evil eye.

"Don't even bring that up! I was drunk and not of my right mind."

I removed my hand and saw her smiling. "Yeah yeah…I just think you wanted to show everyone your 'milkshake.'" She said laughing.

"My milkshake Spence?" I said shaking my head.

"You know…your milkshake brings all the girls to the yard…and their like its better than yours…damn right its better than yours…you could teach me but you'd have to charge!"

I turned my head towards her and couldn't stop from laughing. I reached over and began to tickle her relentlessly. She fidgeted in her seat as I tickled her over and over. When I could see she was out of breath from all the shrieks I finally pulled away.

"You know…we are still outside your house…" I said noticing that we had yet to actually start our date.

"Well Ms. Davies…let's get a move on…though you do realize that I don't put out on the first date…" She said winking at me.

"Is that right? Well I seem to recall back when we were 'secret lovers' that you couldn't keep your hands off of me…"

"I so did not sleep with you on our first date!" She said crossing her arms and looking at me with a shocked look.

"You wanted to though!" I said smiling proudly.

"You keep telling yourself that…" She said with a smirk.

"I will!" I said smiling. I started up the engine and we made our way through the city.

We pulled up to the front of the upscale restaurant and I stepped out to open the door for Spencer. When I made my way around the front of my SUV, I saw that the valet had beaten me to it. I pouted slightly and handed the keys to the man. He ran to the driver's side and pulled away.

I felt Spencer slide her arm through mine and I turned and smiled. We walked inside arm in arm and headed towards the hostess table.

"May I help you?" The woman asked us raising an eyebrow slightly when she saw our arms locked together.

"We have a reservation…last name Davies…first name Ashley…" I said to the woman.

She checked down her list and nodded her head. "Right this way Ms. Davies."

We followed her to a secluded part of the restaurant where a booth was waiting for us. There was a single red rose in the middle of the table and Spencer smiled at me before sliding inside.

"You really didn't have to do all this Ash…" Spencer said taking my hand.

"I wanted to make tonight special…" I said shrugging.

She leaned over and kissed my cheek softly before whispering in my ear. "It is special…because you are here…I love you."

I turned my head and kissed her softly. "I love you too."

I couldn't help but smile and shake my head suddenly. "What?" She said glancing at me and raising an eyebrow.

"Nothing…its just…I was sooo nervous before I got to your house…" I admitted to her.

"Why?"

"I don't know…but when I saw you tonight…all my nervousness just flew away…"

"Well I think that its adorable that you were nervous…" She said kissing me.

"Well I'm glad you think its adorable and not pathetic…because I don't think I could handle you saying I was pathetic." I said raising my hands.

"Aww…sweetie I would never think that…"

"I would!" I heard a deep voice say from nearby. I looked over to see Aiden standing near our table.

"For fuck's sake Aiden…do you have to be here right now?" I asked angrily.

"Sorry Ashley…but my parents dragged me out here…I was just passing by and saw you two sucking face and thought I would say hi…"

I heard Spencer laugh and I gave her a dirty look. She stopped laughing and put a hand to her face to conceal her grin.

"So when you see other people on a date kissing do you ruin their evenings too?"

"Hey! I was just trying to be polite…excuse me!" He said putting his hands up in defense.

"Run along…" I said motioning for him to leave. He shook his head and walked off mumbling under his breath.

Spencer still had a small grin on her face as I tried to rekindle the romance before the boy who cried "straight" had shown up. I placed my hand on her knee and she let out a small sigh.

"That boy has the worst timing I swear."

"Yeah he does."

"Let's just forget about him and have a nice dinner…" I said looking at my menu.

I glanced over the items and felt Spencer's hand slide its way over my inner thigh. I looked up at her quickly and saw a fire burning in her eyes. I cleared my throat and licked my lips as her hand slid further up my thigh.

"You know…we could just get out of here and…" She leaned over and took my earlobe into her mouth.

I whimpered at the feelings that were being shot through my body. She bit down slightly and I jumped.

"CHECK PLEASE!" I cried out into the restaurant.

"Umm…Miss…you haven't actually ordered yet…" A waiter said approaching our table.

"Oh well…then…excuse us." I said grabbing Spencer's hand and sprinting out the front of the restaurant.

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KNOCK KNOCK

My daydream broke as I looked towards the door to my office. I saw those beautiful deep blue eyes looking back at me and a sweet smile on Spencer's lips as she leaned against the door frame.

"You ready?" She asked softly.

"Nope…" I said standing and making my way over to her. She raised an eyebrow as I stepped closer. I lowered my lips to hers and kissed her hard. Her hands went into my hair and pulled me tighter into her.

When her tongue began to trace my lower lip I pulled back and smiled. She groaned in frustration and looked at me with questioning eyes.

"Ok…now I'm ready." I said grabbing my keys and heading out of the office. I smiled as I heard her let out a growl before she followed me out.