A/N- Hi everyone! Hope you are all well! Not too much to say but that. Life is crazy, and amazing, and busy and just all around ALOT. But alas, here is a chapter. Some light hearted love for our girls. I do plan to try and wrap this fic up as it's dragged on long enough.

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For those who are still hanging around here, I truly hope you are all well and happy!

This chapter is dedicated to K1989 who has consistently been in my inbox checking on me.

Much love!
-Mel

"You're My Addiction"

Ashley's POV

I wake up the next morning after a peaceful night's sleep. Spencer's naked back is pressed into my side and my right arm is her pillow. The blankets are tucked under her chin but her tanned shoulders and back are exposed to me.

I turn gently, not wanting to move her and softly lay my lips against her cool shoulder. Light as a feather, I graze my fingertips down her side, causing goosebumps to rise in their wake. A light whimper sighs from her lips before she settles once more. Sliding my hand under the blanket and across her warm abdomen, I curl myself around her, my own naked flesh warming significantly at the contact.

Finding the soft flesh under her breasts, I trace circles on her skin as my lips ghost across her back, finding an exposed area of her neck. Spencer's back arches slightly at the sensations I'm causing and another soft groan eases past her lips. I turn my gentle circles into soft scratches that I trail down the center of her abdomen, meeting her panty clad waist, before turning back upwards. I feel Spencer's perfect ass press back into my hips as another whimper rouses her from sleep and her hand curls around my forearm under her head.

I bite gently into the curve where her neck and shoulder meet causing Spencer to suck in a breath before I soothe it with my tongue. I bring my hand back down her side and scratch at her thigh before cupping her ass. Her left arm snakes behind her and her fingers tangle in my curls, holding my lips to her skin. I gently suck on the raised flesh I just bit and her back arches again.

"Ash..." I hear my name, Spencer's voice laced with arousal.

She turns in my arms and fuses her lips to mine in a searing kiss. Rolling on top of me, her legs falling to either side of my hips as she hovers over me. My hands find purchase on her lithe waist as she grinds her center down into mine. I groan at the feel of her as her tongue slips into my mouth, claiming me. I can feel her taut nipples brushing over mine and my own back involuntarily arches up, demanding more contact.

Spencer's lips leave mine and begin a hot trail down my throat to my collarbone. I feel her teeth drag over the sensitive spot below my ear before her lips fuse to it, sending delicious shivers through my body and a moan past my lips. One of her hands begins a free roam of my body, starting with a feather light touch at my shoulder down to her open palm cupping my breast.

"Spence..." I breathe as my body ignites under her caress.

Her mouth comes back to mine as her hand travels further south. I feel her fingertips ghost across my hip bone, and I arch into her again, pulling her hips down into my movements.

She moans into my mouth, before breaking away to lay her forehead against mine.

"God, you're beautiful." I breathe out, as I bring my hands up to push her wayward tresses from her face.

Her intense eyes are locked on mine and her response is to lower her lips back down. She sits up a moment later, causing my hands to slide down her chest and I use this to my advantage as I knead her supple breasts. She rocks her hips into me in response and her head falls back as a moan falls from her lips.

Her hands cover mine a moment later and I sit up to catch a beaded nipple between my teeth. Her rushed breath at the contact spurs me on as her hands bury in my hair, holding my attention where she wants it. I alternate between gentle caresses and perfectly timed nips to the warm flesh of both her breasts. My lips latch onto a peaked nipple as I switch between flicking it with my tongue and gentle sucks. My hands roam the rest of her body, scratching down her back and slipping underneath the sexy lace covering her ass before pulling her tighter against me.

I'm rewarded with another deep moan before her tangled fingers pull sexily at my hair and her lips are crashing into mine once more. Forcing me back onto the bed, her body fully pressing into mine now, and her thigh finding home between mine. Spencer grabs my hands and brings them above my head, lacing our fingers together. Her tongue massages mine as I moan at the delicious contact her thigh is making with my aching center.

She breaks her kiss from my swollen lips and begins a slow, torturous decent downward. She releases my hands as she goes, using one for support and one to guide an anxious nipple into her hot mouth. Flicking her tongue just right over the taut peak, I arch into her ministrations, forcing more pressure onto my awaiting sex.

Finally, I feel her hands ghosting down my sides, making my whole body ignite in fiery anticipation. Her mouth travels downwards with them, her tongue burning a trail from my breasts to my belly button, making me whimper as my hands grip at the sheets above my head. Her fingertips curl under the waistband of my boy shorts and I feel her hot mouth laying open kisses across my goose covered flesh.

Spencer sits up long enough to slide my underwear down my shaking legs at an achingly slow pace. Her nails scratching just enough to make me whimper once more.

I watch in anticipation as Spencer's gaze drinks me in. Her admiration of my body makes me shiver and her eyes meet mine.

"You are so..." she breathes out, seemingly lost for the right word.

"What..?" I ask shyly, biting my lip. It's rare for me to have shy moments but Spence just knows how to bring me out of my comfort zone in the best ways.

She slowly crawls back over me, her eyes roaming my body again before she leans down and kisses me. "Everything," she whispers against my lips, "you're everything." Is her simple, yet sexy reply.

I tangle my fingers in her hair and pull her lips fully into mine. Her hips are rocking into mine more feverishly before she's breaking her kiss to me once again. Her warm hand is suddenly cupping my wet center and we both moan.

Her fingers begin a gentle exploration of my hyper-sensitive folds, and I know it won't take much as an orgasm ripples through my body. She doesn't stop there though as she slides two fingers inside me and then works her mouth back down my body to work it's magic over my ecstatic nerves.

"Spence..." I gasp as one hand tangles in her hair and the other at the sheets.

My toes curl and my hips meet her every movement until a second stronger orgasm overtakes me and I scream expletives.

"Don't stop." I breathe out as she struggles to keep up with my body's frantic movements.

She doubles her efforts as one orgasmic spasm rolls into the next without stopping and I've lost the ability to scream her name to the heavens.

After a few minutes of this, my sated body finally relaxes, and I struggle to catch my breath as I feel Spencer's soft lips travel back up my skin. Planting soothing kisses along my rib cage and then my collar bone before she's hovering over me.

I curl my fingers behind her neck and bring her lips to mine. I kiss her deeply and feel her shake under my fingertips as they ghost down her sweat slicked back.

"I love you so much," I whisper against her lips and I feel my throat constrict unexpectedly.

Before I know what's happening, there are tears sliding from the corners of my eyes. Spencer sees these and immediately begins wiping them away. She doesn't say anything, she just seems to know what to do, as her lips come back to mine for a slow deliberate kiss.

"You are my everything." She says sweetly to me, placing a kiss on my forehead then on each of my cheeks, "I love you." She looks deeply into my eyes.

With a teary-eyed smile, I bring her lips to mine and roll her over. Showering her in the attention she deserves, I spend the morning showing her just how much I love her by worshipping every perfect curve and expanse of her body until she's panting my name and begging for more until she can't any longer.

We fall into a satiated slumber afterwards, with my body splayed comfortably across Spencer's, my head tucked between her breasts.

I wake late in the morning to soft hands moving across my back and brushing my curls from my face.

"Morning sleepy head," I hear her whisper into my hair.

I tighten my hold around her middle, "good morning," I yawn back to her.

I sit up on an elbow, looking down into her beautiful blue eyes. I bring a hand to her face, tracing my fingertips across her cheek. She grins at me sweetly and I lower my lips to hers in a gentle kiss. Her hands tangle in my hair as she deepens the kiss, her tongue eagerly meeting mine. I cover her body more fully with mine, my nerve endings instantly on fire at the feel of her.

Our kiss ends only because she moans at the weight of my thigh settling between hers, ready to start an exotic dance. Breathing heavily, her eyes find mine and she leans up to lay a gentle kiss to my lips again.

"As much as I want to stay right here," she starts and gives me a sexy smile as her eyes roam down my chest where I hover over her, "I'm starving." She finally says.

I chuckle in response but give her my own sexy smile, "you sure?" I husk as I kiss down her throat to her ear, taking the lobe between my teeth.

Her body reacts accordingly, arching up to gain more contact. My fingertips dance across her skin before grazing over a taut nipple.

"Ash..." comes her whimpered response before she's crashing my lips into hers.

Food is forgotten as we get lost in each other's touch and sounds, spurring each other on from one blissful orgasm to the next.

When I wake again, I blindly reach out for Spencer only to find barely warm sheets next to me. Cracking an eye open I glance around the bit of room that I can see with my head buried in the sheets. I don't see Spencer nearby, so I pick my head up.

"Spence.." I call out for her.

A moment later I hear the door open and close and turn to see Spencer walking in holding a takeout bag and wearing my hoodie. Wearing only my hoodie, and I'm instantly aroused at the sight of her again.

She sees my devilish smile and tilts her head cutely at me.

"Hey there sleepy head," she says as she sits on the edge of the bed next to me, exposing more of her long, tanned legs to me.

"Hey yourself sexy," I rasp back to her. I turn over in my spot and grab the hoodie strings, using them to my advantage as I connect my lips to hers. "I was disappointed to find you gone," I tell her as I kiss along her neck, "but seeing you in just my hoodie is a sight I'll take any day." I nibble her ear lobe and hear her sharp intake of breath.

"I do apologize my love," she whispers against my cheek, "but I told you I was starving." She giggles when I growl and playfully bite her neck.

"Fair enough," I say as I sit back against the pillows. "What did you order?" I ask and she hands me the bag in response. "Ohhh... breakfast food!"

"Yea, I found a cute little cafe bakery that serves breakfast all day. I ordered everything we like!" She beams happily.

"You're the best!" My stomach growls as I smell the amazing food. I remove the takeout trays and hand her one then open one for myself. There's an assortment of hot foods and pastries between both and then a third tray holding fresh cut fruit.

We eat in silence, both of us sighing in pleasure at the wonderful tastes, while sharing sweet bites and kisses with one another.

When the food is gone, Spencer takes the empty trays and bag, heading for the door. I watch her as she goes, her perfect hips swaying back and forth, the perfect under curve of her ass showing beneath the hem. I bite my lip to contain my smile. I am absolutely addicted to this woman!

When she walks back toward me, she catches my lingering eye and the devilish grin I wore not long ago, greets her. She props herself against the door, crossing her arms and arching a sexy brow at me in silent question.

"There a reason you aren't bringing that gorgeous body back into bed?" I ask as I slowly undress her with my eyes.

"Not particularly." She replies simply. Very slowly her hands grip the bottom of her hoodie and she eases the material up and off her body inch by inch.

My heart thunders in my chest and my lower stomach clenches in earnest anticipation. She holds the hoodie out in front of her off a single finger before letting it hit the floor.

I drink in every glorious inch of her perfect body. Her sun kissed skin, her taut muscles, her perfectly shaped breasts that were made to be touched by my hands, the sensuous curve of her hips, her toned thighs and her slender calves. I let my eyes linger on every part of her, memorizing every detail. The barely noticeable beauty mark on her right breast, the light freckles across her shoulders, the tiny scar on her left knee, a likely result of childhood fun.

She doesn't move while I do this. She doesn't cover herself or shy away from my trailblazing gaze. She just stands, looking at me, desire pooling in her sapphire eyes.

I slowly remove the sheet that is still draped around my waist and with my eyes now firmly locked on hers, I cross the short distance to her. Leaving as much space between us as I can, I lean in close, planting my hands on the door frame and wall around her head. I lightly trail my nose up the side of her neck, inhaling the scent that is uniquely Spencer, almond and jasmine lingering on her skin, I stop at her ear and breathe out a steadying sigh.

"Do you know what you do to me?" I whisper seductively into her ear. I feel her chest rise and fall under mine. "You're like a drug that will kill me but that I can't survive without." I lay my forehead on hers, and look up into her eyes, "I've never been so addicted in all my life."

As the weight of my words settle around us, all I can hear is the sound of her shallow breathing.

Gently, her hands curve around my jawline and she directs my eyes to hers, "It's like a roaring fire and though the closer I get, the hotter it becomes, I can't pull myself away. You are the candle and I; I am the lovesick moth."

Her blue eyes are dark and stormy, almost indigo in color; and I see everything inside of her. I see her love and her desire, I see her pain and her fears, but mostly I see her heart and her flaming soul. I see a future. Our future. And it burns white hot and pure. It takes my breath away.

I pull one of my hands from the wall and lay it over her heart. I feel the strong thrum as it jack hammers with adrenaline against her chest. And I know in that instant that I've found it. The thing that people think only exists in movies. That they think is simply a fairytale written about in bedtime stories. All encompassing, mind melting, weak at the knees, can't get enough of, love.

"I am so in love with you Spencer Carlin." I whisper to her, my voice thick. "So deeply that it terrifies me, and yet exhilarates me all at the same time." I feel a warm tear make its way past my lashes and I take a shaky breath.

I see unshed tears form in Spencer's eyes as she gently strokes away mine with the pad of her thumb, before ghosting across my lower lip. I blink slowly, trying to contain the rest.

"I'm so in love with you," she whispers back, her voice hoarse with emotion, "you embody everything that is good in my world, to the point that everything around me is grey without you." She lays her forehead against mine and breathes deeply, shutting her eyes momentarily. "You scare me too." She just barely murmurs for me to hear as her tears finally spill down her cheeks.

I kiss her deeply then, letting these truths pour out of me, making sure she feels what I'm telling her, not just hearing it.

I wrap my arms around her in a tight embrace, our bodies melding into one as she sinks into me. I pull her with me to the bed, our lips never breaking until I guide her back onto the mattress. Straddling her lap, I reconnect our lips. Spencer's arms circle me in a tight embrace as I cradle her head gently.

Neither of us stop crying as we brand our proclamations into each other all over again. My body is on fire and she is the keeper of the flame. And for the rest of the day, she keeps it burning brighter than ever before.

When I awake this time, Spencer is still asleep beside me. Through the slats across the sliding glass door, I can see the sky outside beginning to change colors, but we haven't missed the sunset yet.

Getting up swiftly but gently so as not to startle Spencer, I grab my discarded hoodie from the floor and throw it on before pulling out a pair of sleep shorts for her and I.

"Spencer," I call as I ghost my hand softly down her arm and then kiss her bare shoulder.

"Mmm.." she stirs but doesn't fully awaken.

"Baby, wake up, please." I call softly to her.

She stirs once more and I see her eyelids crack just a little, looking at me through her sleepy haze. "Ash..." she mumbles.

"Hi beautiful." I coo softly and kiss her forehead. "Wake up sleepy head."

"Now you have too many clothes on." She tells me and smiles lazily, reaching up and playing with a hoodie string.

I give her my signature smirk before kissing her fingers. "Because I want to watch the sunset with you, c'mon."

At this she turns her head towards the door and sees the start of changing colors and then grins at me.

I hand her the clothes I'd grabbed for her and she pulls them on as she climbs out of bed.

Hand in hand we head out the back door and walk out onto the beach behind our house. I'd grabbed a blanket on our way and as we get comfortable in the sand, me sitting between Spencer's legs, I throw the blanket around us. It's a cool night and I don't want us to be cold.

We watch the sky change from blue, to pink, to orange. The oceans horizon aflame as it fades to purples and deep blues before the sun fully sets under the water.

"I'm so glad you're here, Ash." She tells me after a while.

"There's nowhere else I'd rather be, Spence." I turn to look up at her and she kisses me sweetly. "What do you wanna do for dinner?" I ask as she nuzzles my temple.

"Let's order in, I don't care what." She hugs me more tightly to her.

"OK. We left our phones in the house."

"Five more minutes." She tells me simply and I nod my agreement.

We sit and listen to the crashing of the waves as the last of the light dies out beyond the horizon. Then we make our way back to the house hand in hand.

"Go ahead and order whatever you want. I'm gonna check in with Nicole. " Spence tells me as we walk back into our bedroom.

"Ok." I give her an easy smile and search the room for my forgotten about device. Not having touched it all day, I have no idea where I left it.

I order us some Chinese food as I get a drink from the kitchen. Spence joins me as I finish, her phone pressed to her ear.

"Ok, I'm glad to hear everything is about done. Yea I can come in tomorrow to do walk throughs with you guys. Ok bye."

"Everything about ready for the show?" I ask her as I hand her my water.

"Yea! They spent today figuring out the last few kinks and are gonna do walk throughs tomorrow. I was shocked to find no missed calls on my phone." She chuckles.

"It was worth it regardless." I wink at her and she grins in response.

"What did you order?" She asks as we head into the den.

"Chinese. Should be here in 30 to 45 minutes."

"Perfect!"

We settle onto the couch and start flipping through channels, looking for anything to watch. We're cuddling quietly when Spencer looks at me suddenly.

"Where is your publicist?"

I quirk an intrigued eyebrow at her and realize that I have no clue. Spencer and I have been holed up in our bedroom of passion all day. "I don't recall ever hearing them come back last night. Do you?"

"No. And I definitely wasn't listening today." She tells me with an almost bashful smile.

I bite my lip and smirk, "me either."

"Should you call her?" Spencer asks me seriously.

"I mean they're grown adults..." I start to say, and Spencer arches a perfect brow, "but yea I probably should." I say as I roll my eyes and grab my phone from the coffee table.

I scroll through my contacts and hit call on her name.

"Hello?" She answers sleepily.

"Hey Melinda, it's Ashley. Just calling to check on ya." I tell her straight to the point.

"I'm ok. Sorry if I worried you. It got late last night, and we decided to call a cab and go to a hotel instead of bothering you ladies last night."

"You guys are no bother." I tell her. "We'll spend some time in the next few days finding you guys some more suitable accommodations."

"Sound good." She answers. "I'll text you tomorrow."

"Ok, bye." I end the call and meet Spencer's expectant gaze. "They grabbed a hotel last night instead of coming back here."

She nods her understanding.

Dinner arrives soon enough, and we enjoy a quiet evening watching mindless TV and cuddling on the couch.

I mentally add this day to my top five favorite days with Spencer.