Even Better At Night

Chapter 7:Dumbstruck and Dancing

Setting: Friday night at the Venue. (Is the name of the club actually mentioned in the show?)

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Ashley hesitated before ringing the doorbell at the Carlin residence. She didn't understand if she was nervous or excited. It wasn't really a date they were about to go on, they had made plans for the night before they had actually become a couple. She heaved a sigh and pressed the button next to the door. Mrs. Carlin answered the door.

"Hello, Mrs. Carlin. How are you?" Ashley politely asked.

"I'm getting along. What about you?" Paula returned the question.

"Oh, I'm doing fine. Is Spencer ready?"

"No, not yet. Come on in, you can go up to her room if you'd like," Spencer's mom told Ashley.

Uh, wow. Since when is she nice to me? Ashley wondered as she walked up the stairs to her girlfriend's room. She quietly walked into Spencer's room.

Spencer was standing in her closet, and didn't hear Ashley come in. She found out in a moment when Ashley wrapped her arms around her waist and kissed her jawline.

"Hey," Spencer said quietly before turning around and kissing Ashley on the lips.

After a short kiss, Ashley sat down on Spencer's bed, waiting for her to finish getting ready. As soon as she was, the two girls left the house.

"Have fun!" Mr. Carlin called from the couch, where he was reading the paper.

Ashley started up the car and pulled out of the driveway before pulling kissing Spencer again. After a few moments, Spencer pulled away with a look of disappointment on her face.

"What's wrong?" Ashley quietly asked, a look of concern on her face.

"We can't kiss or anything at the club tonight. Glen and Madison are going to be there, too," Spencer explained. She looked down at her hands that were folded in her lap.

"It's alright, I understand," Ashley assured her. She picked up one of Spencer's hands and entwined her fingers. She offered a sweet smile to the blonde, who returned it.

Glen and Madison were already dancing to the opening band when Ashley and Spencer arrived. Ashley began to release her grip on Spencer's hand, but the blonde tightened hers. Ashley looked at Spencer's face with her eyebrows arched in question. Spencer nodded her head and walked towards the bar.

"Can I get a water?" Spencer asked the bartender.

The bartender nodded and looked at Ashley.

"The same," Ashley responded. The barkeep walked away and returned in a few moments with two bottles of water. Spencer paid and they left the bar.

Ashley led the way to the dance floor where they searched for Glen and Madison. Within a few minutes, they found the couple who were dancing in a dirtier matter than Spencer would have liked to see.

Spencer tapped her brothers shoulder to get his attention. When he turned around, Spencer let go of Ashley's hand and gave her brother a hug.

"Hey!" she raised her voice so he could hear her over the music.

"Hey sis! Hey Ashley!" Glen winked as he greeted Ashley, who just rolled her eyes. Madison hit him on the arm for being an ass. "Remember that one girl, Kelly? She's here tonight."

"Thanks for the heads up, I know who to avoid now," Spencer told him.

"Why would you ignore her? She's hot!" Glen claimed. Madison hit him, again.

"You might want to watch it, Glen. Ms. Bitch over there is getting a little angry," Ashley finally came into the conversation.

"You better watch it yourself," Madison shot at Ashley.

"C'mon," Spencer grabbed Ashley by the wrist and dragged her towards the side of the floor. "Let's dance."

Spencer began to dance and Ashley joined in. After half an hour, Ashley dragged Spencer to the bathrooms. The two girls were standing against the far wall in the rest rooms, so they couldn't be seen when someone walked in.

"Why are we in here?" Spencer asked.

"I wanted to be alone," Ashley told her, before leaning in and kissing her.

"I need to use the rest room," Madison told Glen with a smile before walking off. She slowly opened the door to the bathroom. She looked into the mirror and seen Ashley and Spencer kissing. She cleared her throat.

Ashley pulled away from kissing Spencer as she heard Madison clear her throat.

Madison looked at them for a moment before saying, "So, you are gay, Spencer."

Spencer was speechless, even if her voice would work, she didn't know what to say. Ashley was just as dumbstruck. They both just stared at Madison.

A few noises came out of Spencer's mouth, attempts at words. They were meaningless and incoherent.

Ashley found her voice. "Madison, I'm begging you, do not tell anyone what you saw."