Spencer:
(wrinkles her forehead) 'The best'? What do you mean?
Stand
Worker: You know... awesome-summertime-fun. (puts the back of his
right hand on the side of his mouth: kind of like, to keep it quiet)
Actually, it was on this very beach. (points at the
ground)
Spencer's stomach did a quick churn and then felt hatred for this guy that she had just met.
Spencer had heard stories about Ashley before, but she didn't really take them into much consideration -- that is, until now.
Spencer:
(closes her eyes and shakes her head) I'm sorry, what was your name
again?
Stand
Worker: Oh, it's Bobb --
He was suddenly interrupted by the voice of Ashley.
Ashley: (to Spencer) Hey, did you get the drinks? (looks at the expression on Spencer's face; which was pretty much a bad one) What's wrong?
Ashley looks up at the stand worker and gives him a long look over.
Ashley:
(points at him) Hey, don't I know you?
Stand
Worker: Ahh, yeah. Last summer. You and me got a little friendly on
the beach... remember?
Ashley:
(closes her eyes; trying to think real hard) Hmm, I guess I don't
remember. (smiles) I only remember the good ones.
The stand worker let out a hurtful gasp and then turned away from the girls.
Ashley: (grabbing Spencer's left forearm) Come on, let's go!
Ashley leads Spencer to a more quiet area of the rave; but still close enough to hear the music.
Spencer takes a giant step in front of Ashley, just to stop her from moving forward.
Spencer:
Did you really... you know... (points back towards the little stand)
with that guy?
Ashley:
(laughs) No.
Spencer:
So you do remember him?
Ashley:
Yeah, but I can honestly say that I didn't do anything with him.
Spencer:
why am I so jealous? Okay... I believe you.
Ashley:
Thank you. (shakes her head) He's just one of those guys who likes to
have the center stage spotlight... all the time.
Spencer:
Are you sure?
Ashley:
Yes, Spencer. I'm positive, okay?
Spencer:
Okay. (looks back to the huge moshpit that has just formed) Can we
like... leave?
Ashley:
Sure. Where do you want to go?
Spencer:
Anywhere. (rolls her eyes) Anywhere, but – here!
So, with anywhere to go at 11 o'clock that night, they left the rave and went off to find their next Point B.
+LOCAL FAST FOOD RESTAURANT+
Ashley:
(speaking into a drive-through speaker) Yeah. Umm, can I have two
large sodas, one plain hamburger and one bacon, cheese burger?
Speakerphone:
(real muffled and unhappy sounding) Do you want fries with that
order?
Ashley:
(looks over at Spencer and rolls her eyes) Ahh, of course!
Speakerphone:
Okay... (he reads back their order), please pull up to the first
window and I'll have your total.
Ashley:
Alright.
Ashley pulls up to the first window and a worker opens it and says the total.
Ashley hands him a fifty-dollar bill and he angrily takes the bill from her hand.
Ashley: Jeez, be careful, Sir. I'd like to keep it as a 50 dollar bill and not 25 dollars. Man, the respect a customer gets around here.
Of course, Spencer laughed at Ashley's remark.
Spencer:
(giggles) Be careful, Ash. Fast food restaurants have been known to
spit in the food.
Ashley:
(rolls her eyes) Oh, he can't do anything to our food. (looks
over at him and makes her voice sound like she's talking to an
infant) He works with the big bucks!
The guy looks at Ashley and gives her a mean and dirty look. He hands her the change; without saying a word to her.
Once the girls get their food, they figure out a place to relax and eat their "heart attack in a brown paper sack".
Spencer:
Hey! I know where we can go.
Ashley:
Hey! Okay. Where?
Spencer:
Well, the last time I went there... I didn't exactly have a good
time.
Ashley:
(thinks about Spencer's clue; getting wrinkles on her forehead) Hmm,
I don't know. Where?
Spencer:
Okay, well... it starts with a 'G' and it ends with a 'K'. Its two
words.
Ashley had to think extra hard on this one. She ended up getting that "deer-in-the-headlights-look".
Spencer:
You have no clue, do you?
Ashley:
(looking at Spencer blankly) None whatsoever.
Spencer:
(rolls her eyes and sighs) Ugh! Griffith Park! Remember? Kelly took
me there...
Ashley:
Oh. (rolls her eyes) Jeez, I'm such an idiot! (pauses) So, that's
where you want to go?
Spencer:
Yeah. (gives Ashley a deep look) Maybe you can change my perspectives
of that place.
Ashley:
(smiles) Maybe.
Ashley takes her right hand off the wheel and places it on Spencer's left hand; that was resting on the center armrest.
Spencer gives Ashley a warm, "inviting" smile and Ashley pushes the gas pedal down even harder.
Once the girls arrived at Griffith Park, they decided to just stay in Ashley's car; I mean, they didn't want to get mugged or anything. The Carlin family has already had one child get mugged... they certainly didn't need another one.
They tried to get preparations started for their dinners, but it was a little bit difficult... seeing as how they had limited space.
Ashley:
(deeply sighs) Ugh... this isn't working out. (hits her knee on the
steering wheel) Ouch! Oh, mother fucker!
Spencer:
I know. (looks into the back of Ashley's vehicle) Do you want to open
up the back door and sit back there?
Ashley:
(still rubbing her sore knee) Sure.
They get out of the car and make their way to the back.
Ashley pushes a button on her car lock-clicker and the back door opens up.
Spencer proceeded to take a seat down on the floorboard of the car, but Ashley stopped her.
Ashley: Wait! (she reaches under the back side window and pulls out a big blanket) Here, sit on this. It's more comfortable.
Ashley evenly spreads the blanket across the floorboard and then motions towards it; meaning for Spencer to go ahead and take a seat.
Spencer:
Thanks, Ashley. (smiles)
Ashley:
Anything for you.
Spencer slightly blushed and then took a seat on the right side of the blanket. Ashley takes her seat next to Spencer.
The two girls quietly eat their dinner and then take a few moments to soak up their views of the park and their togetherness.
Spencer:
(quietly speaking) This is probably the quietest it's ever been for
me since I got to L.A.
Ashley:
Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm pretty much use to all the loud
noises. (pauses and looks around with sharp head movements) In fact,
it's extremely creepy. (looks at Spencer all serious) You know, since
it's so quiet.
Spencer, of course, giggled a little at the remark Ashley made.
Spencer:
You wouldn't last one day in Ohio.
Ashley:
(gasps) And why would you say that?
Spencer:
(looks at her trash on the ground) Because, it's really quiet,
there's not that much traffic and ...it's all just -- farm-life.
Ashley:
Yeah, you're probably right... about the farm-life. I hate wildlife.
(opens her arms; creating a round shape and gesturing that she means
"everything") This is about as 'wilderness' as it gets for
me.
Spencer sweetly smiles at Ashley and then the two locked eyes.
She tried so hard to look away, but there was something so hypnotic about Ashley's stare.
Spencer was definitely blushing like crazy now and Ashley noticed.
Ashley:
Why are you blushing so much?
Spencer:
I don't know. (finally able to look away, but not really wanting to)
It's really hard not to when you look at me like that.
Ashley:
Like what?
Spencer:
I have no clue! Like... I don't know. There's just something
about your eyes that makes me -- (stops herself)
Ashley:
Makes you, what?
Spencer:
… they make me... want you.
Ashley:
Well, maybe... that's what they're saying.
With that said, Ashley moved closer into Spencer and rested her left hand on Spencer's right leg.
Ashley: (whispering in Spencer's ear) Are you having more fun this time, then the last time you came here?
Spencer was getting chills down her back, neck and arms from Ashley's warm breath on her ear.
Spencer: (whispering, too) I'm with you, aren't I?
Ashley took that as a rhetorical question.
She decided that that was enough of the small talk. Ashley moved her rested hand to the apple of Spencer's right cheek.
Spencer smiled and then made the first indication of wanting a kiss.
She closed her eyes and waited.
