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SPENCER'S P.O.V
Dinner didn't get much better and when it finished everyone decided they were going to the show, which kind of ruined it for me.
"So who's doing karaoke?"
"Ash is"
"No i'm not Madison"
"Why not Ash you're an awesome singer"
She is?
"Madison bug someone else"
I want to hear her sing now.
"Are you scared to sing in front of people?"
"Madison i've sang at heaps of different open mic nights"
"You have?"
"Yes Madison I play them all the time"
"I thought I was the only one who knew you sang"
"Sorry to burst your bubble Madison but others know"
"Why did you act like it was such a big deal when I caught you in your room?"
"Mads I was singing songs I had written and they're personal"
I'm starting to realise how little we know each other these days.
"Why haven't you ever invited me?"
"I don't invite you everywhere Madison"
"I know you don't but we're meant to best friends and I should get invites when you have gigs"
"They're not really gigs Madison, it's just me singing a song or two in front of a handful of people"
"So you just go by yourself"
"No I don't go myself i'm not a loser Madison"
"So who do you go with?"
"Kyla"
She's so singing tonight.
"I'm insulted Ashley you are a shitty best friend"
"I try my best Madison..."
Aiden starts laughing.
"Aiden do you want me to start hating you again?"
He shuts up straight away.
"How long have you been performing at open mic nights?"
"It doesn't matter Spencer"
"Yer it does"
"Spencer can we please talk about something else?"
"Okay fine we'll talk about something else"
Glen just got back and unfortunately he sits down opposite us.
"I'm going to go grab a drink"
Ashley's doing everything she can to avoid him.
I hop up and follow her to the bar, I don't want to be near Glen either.
"You sing?"
"Yer"
We're waiting to be served.
"Ash I want to hear you sing"
"Spencer I'll sing if you sing"
"I can't sing though i'm horrible"
"and i'm shy Spence"
"No you're not"
"No i'm not shy you're right, but i'm really not in the mood"
"Ash if you sing a song for me tonight we can do whatever you want to do later"
Now she's listening.
"Anything?"
"Yes Ash anything"
When the waiter walks over to us, she orders us some drinks and grabs two shots as well.
"Are you trying to get me wasted?"
"No I ordered shots because we're celebrating"
"What are we celebrating Ash?"
"It's more a pre celebration"
"A pre celebration?"
"Yer Spence we're celebrating the amazing night we're going to have later"
She passes me a shot.
"To tonight"
We cling our shot glasses together, before swallowing them like they're water.
We both grab our other drinks off the bar and start walking to our seats.
"I'll meet you back at the table Spence"
"We're you going?"
"I'm going to go request my song"
She walks over to the little karaoke stage in the corner of the room.
"Spencer can we please talk and clear the air"
I just sat back down and now Glen wants to talk.
"Glen I already tried talking to you and it didn't end very well"
"Spencer I was just surprised you caught me off guard"
I really don't want to keep fighting with Glen.
"Glen that was the hardest thing i've ever had to tell anyone and you acted like an ass"
"I know Spence i'm so sorry please don't hate me anymore"
"I don't hate you Glen"
"You don't?"
"Glen I hated the way you were acting but I don't hate you"
"Isn't that the same thing"
"No"
I look over to where Ashley's standing and then I remember how Glen treated her.
"You need to apologise to Ashley"
"Why?"
"Because you were a massive asshole and she didn't deserve it"
"I don't get it Spence why are you defending her?"
"Glen you're meant to be her friend and you couldn't have been more insulting"
"She sleeps around Spencer..."
He's pissing me off again.
"That's not fair Glen"
"Are you two sleeping together again?"
"Really Glen you're going to start arguing with me again? you just apologised"
"I'm just worried"
"I'm not a little kid Glen"
"I know that"
"Good then back off, what I do isn't your business"
"You're my sister Spence and I'm just worried about you"
"The only person hurting me is you Glen"
When I said that his face dropped.
"I'm so incredibly sorry Spencer can we just forget the way i've been acting and move on?"
"You need to fix things with Ashley"
"I know I'll speak to her later I promise"
"I don't want to have to avoid you anymore Glen"
"I don't want you avoiding me either..."
"AWESOME SHE'S GOING TO SING"
Madison's so loud.
"Why are you yelling"
"I'm just excited I thought Ashley wasn't going to sing"
I look over to the stage and when her songs starts playing I can't help but smile.
She knows this is my favourite.
25 years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
Her voice really is amazing.
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means
And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out, what's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
The whole room's really getting into it.
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
And I take deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
What's goin' on?
And I say hey, hey
I said hey, what's goin' on?
And I say hey, hey
I said hey, what's goin' on?
Her voice is so sexy and husky, she actually sounds like Linda Perry.
And I try, oh my God do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray, oh my God do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution
I can't take my eyes off her.
And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in my bed
Just to get it all out, what's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
What's goin' on?
And I say hey, hey
I said hey, what's goin' on?
And I say hey, hey
I said hey, what's goin' on?
Ashley singing on stage is the hottest thing i've ever seen.
And I say hey, hey
I said hey, what's goin' on?
And I say hey, hey
I said hey, what's goin' on?
25 years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
Everyone starts cheering especially Madison, Kyla and Aiden they loved it nearly as much as I did.
"She's awesome"
"I know Spence she's always really popular at the open mic nights"
Ashley walks off the stage and heads back over to the bar.
"I had no idea she was into music, I knew she loved listening to music I just didn't think she liked performing"
"She writes her own songs as well but i've never heard any of them"
I'm blatantly staring at her as she leans over the bar telling the waiter what she needs.
"Are you going to sing Spence?"
"No way I can't sing Aiden"
"Who cares I can't sing either"
"and you're going to sing?"
"Well I want to sing i'm trying to convince Kyla to get up and do a song with me"
"That would be entertaining Kyla you should do it"
"Spencer he wants to sing 'I got you babe' and I can't stand that song"
"Are you kidding me Kyla that's a great song"
"What's a good song?"
Ashley's back awesome.
She hands out a round of shots to everyone even Glen.
"Sonny and Cher's 'I got you babe' Aiden's trying to get Kyla to get up and sing"
"That would be awesome Ky you should do it"
Ashley sits down next to me, which also happens to be opposite Glen.
"Ashley that was awesome by the way"
"Thanks Aiden"
"Who would have thought you'd be an amazing singer?"
"Aiden I think that was a compliment so thanks"
Kyla's laughing.
"Come on you big goof let's go request our song"
Glen and Madison hop up letting them out of the booth.
Ashley quickly reaches over grabbing the shots Aiden and Kyla didn't take, handing me one and finishing off the other.
"Ashley I want to apologise"
She looks over at me ignoring Glen's apology.
"You made him apologise to me didn't you?"
"I may have suggested it would be a good idea"
She grabs her shot off the table and downs it in seconds.
"I was going to apologise anyway Ash"
"No you weren't Glen so do me a favour and shut up"
This isn't going how I would've liked.
"You're right I wasn't going to apologise..."
"At least you're being honest now Glen"
"How did you think I was going to react? you slept with my sister"
"Glen?..."
"Spencer it's alright"
I guess they're picking up where they left off last night.
"Say what you need to say Glen"
"You don't want to hear what I have to say"
"Actually I kind of do"
"You're a slut Ashley..."
I knew he was going to say that he's such an ass.
"... and I don't want you messing with my sister"
"I'm not messing with your sister you ass..."
"Stay away from her"
"No"
Glen looks pissed and i'm pretty sure if Ashley was a guy he would have hit her.
"Is that all you needed to get off your chest?"
"You're a bitch Ashley..."
"Glen I really don't care what you think of me and i'm not going to leave Spencer alone just because you're homophobic"
"I'm not homophobic?"
"Yes you are Glen"
"I'm not..."
"You wouldn't have acted the way you did if you weren't"
"I was shocked..."
"Is that really your excuse Glen?"
She's really getting under his skin.
"I'm not homophobic Ashley I just don't want you sleeping with my sister"
"That's not really up to you Glen"
"I knew it you two are sleeping together aren't you?"
He's looking at me again.
"Don't look at me like that..."
"I don't get it Spencer you've never been the kind of person to just sleep with someone for the sake of it"
"I'm not talking about this with you Glen"
What Ash and I do is none of his business.
"Are we done Glen, have you said everything you need to say?"
"Ashley you're a bitch"
He's so fired up.
"Glen why don't you just worry about your own sex life and leave your sister alone..."
"I don't need to worry about my sex life Madison and I are fine"
"Are you sure?"
"What do you mean am I sure?"
She's deliberately pushing his buttons now and I don't blame her.
"I'm just trying to figure out why you're so interested in Spencer's sex life.."
"I'm not interested in her sex life..."
"Then why are you asking so many questions?"
"I'm worried?"
"You're not worried... actually I think I know why you're acting like this"
She does?
"What are you on about now Ashley?"
"Glen you're pissed off Spencer's gay and you're blaming me"
"That's ridiculous..."
"No it's not you had no problem with me, until you found out I slept with Spencer"
"You can be a slut all you want Ashley but when you start sleeping with my sister it's different"
"Why?"
"You're disgusting Ashley"
We all know that's a lie she's gorgeous.
"Glen you hit on me for two years and only stopped when you started dating Madison..."
He did?
"...but now you think i'm disgusting?"
"I didn't hit on you"
"We all know that's a lie Glen and you don't think i'm disgusting you think i'm hot"
"Could you be anymore full of yourself Ashley"
I love her self confidence, but obviously Glen doesn't.
"Just admit it Glen you think I turned Spencer gay"
"YOU DID"
Did he have to say that so loudly?
"I'm taking your shot back Glen"
She reaches forward grabbing the shot she had given him and swallows it straight away.
"Glen Ashley didn't turn me gay..."
"She didn't?"
"and I didn't just sleep with her for the sake of it..."
"I don't get it Spencer"
"I like her Glen and that's why we slept together..."
"If you like her so much why did you spend so long fighting?"
"I'm not answering that Glen"
"So you like her as well?"
He's looking at Ashley again.
"No I don't like her..."
"See what I mean Spencer you can do so much better..."
"I LOVE HER"
"You what?"
"I love her Glen and you obviously don't think i'm good enough for her. But I don't give a shit what you think of me Glen, I love her and i'm not going to stay away from her"
She hops out of the booth and walks away.
"I'm going to go to"
I take the last shot on the table.
"and if you see us tomorrow Glen, it's probably best you walk the other way"
As I walk away I notice Aiden and Kyla are on stage.
They say we're young and we don't know
We won't find out until we grow
I'm impressed Kyla sings in tune.
Well I don't know if all that's true
'Cause you got me, and baby I got you
Aiden's entertaining but he really isn't much of a singer.
Babe
I got you babe I got you babe
As entertaining as this is I need to leave, I have to find Ashley.
SONGS USED
4 NON BLONDES-What's Up
SONNY AND CHER-I Got You Babe