ASHLEY'S P.O.V
"Spence are you alright?"
She hasn't said much since we got here.
"Yer"
I shouldn't have made her come here.
FLASHBACK
"Hey sexy..."
She's been crying.
"Are you alright?"
I don't think I've ever seen her cry.
"Yer I'm fine"
When I sit down she turns so she's facing me.
"Spence you've been crying?"
I reach out slowly wiping the tears from under her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm just having an emo moment"
"Do you want to talk about it?"
There's a long pause before she says anything.
"Today's the second anniversary of my brothers death"
When she says that my heart breaks.
How did I not know about this?
"I'm sorry..."
"Don't be I just..."
I smile when she reaches out slowly brushing a strand of hair behing my ear.
"I just got off the phone with my parents and we were sharing stories and I guess it all just caught up to me"
"Spencer you're allowed to show emotion..."
"I know but it's been two years and..."
"Spence there's no time limit on dealing with things like this"
She's smiling.
"Ash have you been watching Dr Phil again?"
When she says that I start laughing.
"Come here"
The second I wrap my arms around her she buries her face into the side of my neck.
END FLASHBACK
That night was the first time she actually openned up and told me about her life.
She told me about her brother and everything that had happened.
FLASHBACK
"He overdosed on pain killers"
We've been sitting in silence for a while now.
So when she says that I'm a little surprised.
"He was this incredible basketballer and then one day he ruptured his ACL"
A good friend of mine used to play Basketball against her brother Glen back in High School.
But I never met him and I had no idea that he'd died.
"He was in a fair bit of pain so his doctor prescribed him these really strong pain killers"
She's never mentioned him.
She's talked about her family.
But she's never mentioned Glen.
So I just assumed they weren't close.
"For weeks he refused to do anything and we could all tell that he was depressed"
When I wrap my arm around her she moves her head so it's resting on my shoulder.
"He kept telling us he was fine but it was pretty obvious he wasn't"
I hate seeing her like this.
"Everything he'd worked for was slipping away and there was nothing he could do about it"
I don't know what I'd do if someone told me I couldn't play soccer anymore.
"It went on for months and none of us knew how to help him, mum tried to get him to see somebody, but he just kept telling her he was fine"
I don't know what to say.
"Then one morning I went into his room to wake him up but he wouldn't respond"
I can't imagine what it would be like finding someone you love unconscious.
"Mum tried to revive him, but it was too late... he was already dead"
I feel so sorry for her.
She's only nineteen and she's already lost her brother.
"They paramedics rushed him to the hospital anyway and when we got there we just sat in the waiting room hoping for a miracle, but it never came"
I can't believe she's lived through all of this.
"He died.."
"Spence I'm so sorry"
END FLASHBACK
Everything about our relationship changed that day.
She finally let me in.
She told me things that she never tells anyone.
She trusted me.
"Spence I'm sorry I made you come here"
I reach out wrapping my fingers around hers.
"Ash please don't apologise it's fine"
It's not fine.
"Spence I know being here's not easy..."
"Why's it taking so long?"
"I'm not sure"
She's freaking out.
"SPENCER CARLIN?"
I've never seen someone get out of their seat as quickly as she just did.
"Hi I'm Dr Peters"
"Hi"
Making her come here was a really bad idea.
"I just got your scans back..."
I'm really hoping it's not broken.
"Did you want to come through so I can explain them?"
"Is there any chance you can just tell me here?"
"If that's what you'd prefer?"
"It is"
"Okay well you have what we call a distal radius fracture"
"Sorry I have no idea what that means?"
"Well this bone here is your radius..."
I watch him as he runs his fingers down her forearm.
"And it connects with your wrist"
"Okay"
"Well as you can see there's a little bump right here"
She has skinny wrists so the bump really stands out.
"That's where the bone's fractured"
"Ijay so what happens now?"
"Well usually we suggest patients wear a cast"
"Do I have to?"
"Well technically you don't have to do anything..."
I wish he hadn't of said that.
Now she won't wear it.
"But I strongly advise that you at least get some sort of brace that can act as a splint"
"Okay"
I'm a little surprised she agreed so easily.
"Alright well I'll go get one of the nurses to grab you that brace"
"Thanks"
"No problem did you want me to write you a prescription for pain relief?"
She's not going to take the pain relief.
"I'll be fine I don't need any pain relief"
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive"
"Okay well just wait here a second and the nurse will be right over"
"Thanks"
When the doctor walks away I move so I'm standing in front of her.
"Is it sore?"
"It's okay"
"Would you tell me if it wasn't?"
"Ash it's a little uncomfortable but I'll be fine"
When I hug her she buries her face into the side of my neck.
"I guess this means I'll be on top for a while?"
She's laughing.
"Ash is that really what you've been thinking about?"
"Spence sex is all I ever think about..."
"SPENCER CARLIN?"
"Yer"
I step back so she can talk to the nurse.
"So this is the brace Dr Peters wanted me to give you"
"Thanks"
I watch her as she grabs it off the nurse.
"Did you want me to put it on for you?"
"No it's fine we'll figure it out"
It looks kind of strange.
"Okay well I'll leave you girls to it"
"Thanks"
The second the nurse leaves she wraps her fingers around mine.
"Let's get out of here"
"Spence your nurse was hot"
I can't help myself.
"You should see my girlfriend"