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Chapter 12 - "Twisting roads"

Two years later

A lot had changed since the incident with Carmen but the group of high school friends was as tight as ever.

Kyla and Aiden had moved to their own place, leaving the loft to Spencer and Ashley and ensuring a guest room if they ever had company. The couple didn't go too far though, they moved to the loft directly below Kyla's first home. The couples found early on that there was a weak spot in the kitchen and if they were too lazy to text one another, Spencer or Ashley would stomp in the kitchen to tell whoever was home to come up and keep them company.

Aiden had joined an advertising firm as a public relations consultant, even though he was still in school. Kyla worked for an interior design firm, she had a natural talent for creating beauty with minimal resources and could do phenomenal work on any budget.

Glen and Madison had also moved in together, getting a spacious condo right down the street. Glen had found his calling as a youth coach at a nearby elementary school and was happier than he had ever been.

Clay and Chelsea moved to San Francisco where Clay had gotten a job offer as an engineer for a computer company. Chelsea had her work regularly displayed in several museums and seemed to always be in demand for shows.

Spencer was now in her junior year at school but was finishing up by doing online classes. She found that attending classes wasn't what made her happy and now worked with Madison and Ashley and their new record label.

Ashley and Madison parted with Rock Records after Ethan started making advances on Ashley. One day, he had told Ashley to either give him what he wanted or he was getting rid of her. Madison had walked in just in time to hear the comment, she elbowed Ethan in the stomach so hard he doubled over and she and Ashley walked out for the last time. They used the money from the sexual harassment lawsuit to open Stars of South records, keeping both of them from dipping into their own savings for the project. Initially, Madison and Ashley both released successful records in separate genres before they began taking on new bands.

The label was quickly a hit.

Spencer was a part time songwriter and full time advertising agent for the company. Initially, she and Ashley had a huge fight when she and Madison started paying the blonde for her work but the combination of one stubborn brunette and one impatient Latina finally convinced Spencer to just accept that she was an official employee.

One Year Earlier

"I can't believe we're doing this Mads," Ashley said, as she looked around the bare recording studio they had just bought. The building could use some work but it had four fully stocked recording booths, an entire floor of offices, and a fairly large reception area.

"Believe it chica, I know we can do this right?" Madison said with a smile. 'Right!" Ashley agreed as they continued walking around the building.

"Ash, Mads! We're here!" Kyla shouted from the reception area. "Baby, come find me, I don't know my way around!" Spencer called with a giggle. Madison laughed as Ashley spun on her heel and ran back to reception. The former cheerleader and Kyla rolled their eyes as the couple kissed like they hadn't seen each other in years.

Soon, the four were wandering the building together, Kyla was throwing out ideas here and there when Madison and Ashley finally rolled their together but still managed to reach an unspoken agreement simply by looking at each other. Spencer raised an eyebrow at the looks the two gave each other but learned the reason for it when Ashley finally said "KYLA shut it for a minute!" Kyla turned to the rest of the group with her hand on her hip, "I think what robodyke meant was: Kyla would you do us the honor of decorating our studio for us?" Madison asked with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.

Spencer smiled and kissed Ashley's cheek as Kyla's jaw dropped and she stared between her sister and Madison. "Are you serious?" she finally asked in a low voice. Both girls nodded before Kyla squealed and launched herself into first Ashley's arms and then Madison's "thank you thank you thank you!" she said, "this will look great on my resume!" "Ugh, get off, don't make me regret this already Ky!" Madison said.

By the time Kyla and Madison regained their composure, they noticed Spencer and Ashley were gone. Spending so much time around Ashley recently, Madison knew exactly where they were and rolled her eyes. "Come on Kyla, lets grab some coffee and work out some design details," Madison said, walking back toward the lobby. "But where are Spence and Ashley?" Kyla asked as she followed Madison. The fiery beauty just shook her head, "they're giving Ashley's office a proper welcome," was her reply.

The two cringed as they heard a distinct moan on their way out the door.

With everything that had gone on in their lives, the group knew they could face anything that came their way as long as they had each other. Soon enough, they would realize just how much that connection would mean to them.