It's been a few weeks since Jacob had seen Spencer, had even checked up on her for that matter. She was getting to be close to her due date in another month or so and it was killing every part of him not to pick up the phone and dial her number. He knew that she'd appreciate it because he had been there for every doctor appointment and every other single thing that Spencer needed and now he wasn't there at all. He paid more attention to his own family, the holidays had come and gone, no one made a big deal which was okay with him. It was January and the baby was due in a month, it was all that was on Jacob's mind now-a-days.
There was still snow on the ground but the sun was beating down, slowly melting it away. The temperature was still in the low twenties, high tens but that didn't stop Jacob doing what he loved. He was in the garage, the garage door up, the hood of his 1965 Ford Mustang that he was re-building. It was his guilty pleasure that he loved. He had just repainted the entire thing black and a clear shiny coat to make it look even better. He had bought it for $500 and had already put more than a grand into it over the past couple of years. It was his baby, something that he cherished.
A cold wintery breeze blew in through the garage opening, making the boy shiver. He grabbed a towel that was already covered in grease and began to wipe his hands off, though it didn't make much difference. Jacob turned off the lights, shut the garage door and made his way back into his house where he found Grace and Spencer sitting at the kitchen counter talking, Spencer in tears. His heart stopped and his jaw clenched, he hated to see the blonde upset, it killed him inside and he wasn't ever good at hiding how he felt.
Jacob shut the door and both girls became quiet and looked over at the cowboy, waiting to see what his next move was. "What's wrong?" He asked, keeping his distance as he took off his coat and hung it up on the coat rack that was put up by the back door. He took off his John Deere trucker hat and set it on the counter as he waited for Spencer's answer.
The blonde shrugged, "Just hormones I guess," Spencer told the boy as tears continued to fall.
Grace and Jacob shared a look, he already knew that Spencer was lying but Grace confirmed it, "Spencer, please don't lie. Is it the baby? Is she okay?" He made his way over to the blonde, "Is it Ashley?" He looked her in the eyes, making Spencer cry more as she nodded. "Yes to which one, Spencer?" He wanted to keep his distance but the blonde was making it hard for him as he watched her cry in front of him. All he wanted to do was wrap her in his arms and comfort her but he knew he had to stick to his limits, he didn't want to make anything harder for Spencer and he defiantly didn't want to make anything harder for himself.
"I don't want to talk about it with you, Jake." Spencer looked at him though teary eyes. "I just don't want to complain to you about my problems with Ashley." She chuckled then, trying to regain her composure.
Jacob looked at his sister then, a silent conversation happening before the blondes' eyes, "Okay… I'll leave you girls alone then; im heading over to Carrie's house after I get out of the shower." Spencer smirked at the night she experienced with Carrie.
After Jacob had left the two girls alone, Spencer stepped outside and pulled her phone out of her back pocket, dialing a familiar number that she would always know by heart. It continued to ring, making the blonde become more impatient by each passing second but then he picked up, "Hey Spencer, you okay?" She heard Aiden reply like he was busy and really not in the mood to be talking to her.
"Yeah im alright, I just wanted to see how everything was doing?"
"And by everything, you're wondering if I've heard anything from Ashley?"
Spencer closed her eyes and hung her hand, playing with the snow that was still on the railing of the back porch, "Yeah…"
Aiden sighed into the phone; he had just finished dinner with Morgan, Spencer could hear her in the background but it didn't bother her one bit anymore, she was happy for him and her, "She hasn't talked to me in a few days but last I've heard from her… I don't know if I should be telling you this but…" Spencer's heart sank, she had no idea what to expect, "She's done with her music and she's doing her last concert tonight in LA."
"What!" Spencer exclaimed, "She can't be done with it, she loves singing and the entire atmosphere!"
"But she loves you more, Spence." Aiden replied calmly, it didn't affect him anymore like it used too. He too was happy for Spencer and Ashley, "I think you should call her, Spencer, wish her luck." Spencer nodded and they said their goodbyes and Spencer quickly dialed Ashley's number.
Whenever it stopped ringing, she heard a voice she didn't expect to hear, "Kyla?" Spencer laughed into the phone, "Wow, wasn't expecting this, how have you been?" She asked, trying to make small conversation with the girl.
"Oh shut up, I know why you called," Kyla laughed lightly, "You just missed her though, she's opening the concert up right now." Spencer sighed, "But if you'd like, I could try and catch her for you real quick, make her tell everyone it's a technical difficulty?" Kyla had always supported Ashley and Spencer's relationship; she didn't want her sister to be with anyone else but the blonde.
"No its okay, it's her last concert, it can't have any mistakes," Spencer smiled a small sad smile to nothing in particular, just to whatever was there to witness it, "Just when she goes on her break, can you do me a favor?"
"Of course, anything for my future sister-in-law." Kyla replied, making Spencer chuckle. It wasn't the first time Kyla had called the blonde that.
"Please give her a big hug for me and tell her good luck for me?" After Kyla agreed to do this favor for Spencer, they said their goodbyes and both girls went on their way.
Spencer made her way back to her dorm room after a little while and found Annie and Corey sitting on her bed, reading a Cosmo magazine. She came into the room and shut the door, catching their attention, "Spencey!" Corey exclaimed, looking up from an article about 'how to win the one you love over'. "How was Mr. Sexy?" He asked, referring to Jacob.
Sitting down in chair by the desk, Spencer sighed, pulling on her favorite hoodie, "He's okay I guess." She turned around and turned on her computer, Ashley's photo instantly coming up on the background and her hand finding her pregnant stomach, "She's kicking again," She said quietly, closing her eyes.
"What was that, Spencer?" Annie asked in a concern tone from behind her, never taking her eyes off of Ashley.
Spencer turned around and looked at her two friends, "She's kicking again, this is the first time she's kicked since I had last seen Ashley." She smiled at the two who were still lying on the blondes' bed. "I've be completely worried about it, but," Spencer looked back at her computer screen and looked at the girl who was smiling back at her, "She's kicking," She trailed off quietly, pulling up the album that had only photos of Ashley in and took the time to look at each individual one.
After some time had passed, Spencer ended up kicking both of her friends out. She continued to sit at her computer looking at the photos that she had taken of Ashley when she came across a photo of Ashley, Aiden, and herself on the first day of 7th grade. It made her laugh at how funny they looked and how much they had changed since then. How close they were then and now they weren't even close at all.
Whenever Spencer's phone started ringing is when she stopped looking at the photos of Ashley, never realizing how much time had actually passed by. She grabbed her phone from her nightstand and saw that it was Ashley, "Hey Ash," She said sweetly.
"Spencer hey," Ashley replied back but it sounded to Spencer as if she was struggling with something, "What're you doing right now?"
"I should be asking you the same question," Spencer said really curious to what the brunette was doing because she didn't hear a lot of screaming fans or music or anything at all in the background like she would normally hear after a concert. "But im changing into some sweat pants about to get into be-or well answer the door now," She said slightly aggravated because all she wanted to do was lie down and talk to Ashley.
"Well open the door and call me back," Ashley said hanging up the phone before Spencer could even argue with her.
Spencer groaned as she made her way to the door, opening it, "I swear Corey if you ask me another Cosmo question im going to be-Ashley!" Spencer looked at the brunette who had bags by her side, "What… what the hell?" She didn't move from her spot that she was standing, she was too dumbfounded.
"Surprise?" Ashley said with a bright smile, "You don't have to call me back, but if you want, you could come hug me?"
Spencer stood there smiling at the girl in front of her, so many questions in mind to ask but all she could do was take a step forward and bring Ashley's face in her hands and her lips to her own and kiss the brunette passionately. She pulled back slightly, "God Ash," Spencer said quietly, grabbing one of Ashley's free hands and placing it on her stomach, "She hasn't kicked since the last time," She gently kissed Ashley again and again before the brunette began walking forward, forcing Spencer to walk backwards towards the bed.
The two girls laid down, Spencer in Ashley's arms, "I missed you so much," Ashley confessed after a while before placing a kiss on the blondes head.
Spencer looked up at the brunette and placed a passionate kiss on Ashley's lips, "I've fucked up a lot already Ash," She shook her head at the brunette, "I've… been so back and fourth and you don't deserve any of it," Spencer continued, letting tears fill her eyes, "I miss you all the time, I feel guilty for never telling you how I felt freshmen year, I feel like everything that's happened is happening completely different than how it should have happened and I feel like I've cheated you for trying to replace you with someone else." By now the tears were falling freely out of Spencer's deep blue eyes, but she never once took them off of Ashley's.
"I love you, Spencer Carlin." Ashley leaned in and kissed Spencer gently who gladly returned the kiss. "Thank you, I really needed to hear that," She chuckled lightly to lighten the heavy mood that had set in.
"If I could Ash, I'd show you tonight how much you mean to me, how much I actually love you." Spencer confessed shyly, looking down at her hands that were tangled up with the older girls.
Ashley took her free hand and placed it underneath Spencer's chin, making the younger girl look at her, "I know you love me Spencer, you're not the only one who's messed up a lot in this relationship," Ashley looked at Spencer, taking her thumb and wiping away a tear that had escaped, "I'll always be here for you Spence and after this baby is born, im taking you on a trip okay? A trip for just us, to begin our life together okay? Because sweetie, I don't want you ever out of my life, im done trying to chase you around and make you my girl when we both know that's where you belong." Spencer smiled at the older girl, "I really meant it when I asked you to marry me, Spencer."
Spencer looked down at that comment, "I know im sorry I don't know what I was think-" But she was cut off by Ashley's lips, kissing her hard.
"Shut up, I'll make it completely special if you promise to give into me already and let me be the one who takes care of you?" Ashley pleaded with her big brown eyes.
The younger girl leaned in and kissed Ashley, "Was that your lame way of asking me to be your girlfriend?" Spencer smirked at the older girl, "Because if it was," She kissed the older girl again, "Then im giving in, baby." And both girls smiled into the kiss that they were sharing.