Heart of Nowhere

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING! Ha-ha, but don't I wish…

Summary: Ash and Spence spend some quality time in Ohio together…

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"Uh…" Ashley's glow was starting to wear off, "I…Uh, I don't know where we're going…Oops." She gave Spencer an apologetic face, "Sorry, I was just really excited."

"It's ok, Ash." Spencer put her arm over Ashley's shoulder, "I did grow up here, I know exactly where to go." Spencer smiled, leading the now smiling brunette to the closest bus stop.

At The Hall of Fame…

"I can't believe I'm finally here." Ashley whispered, looking at the front doors of the Hall of Fame in awe. "This…Is…So…Cool!"

"Yeah, yeah." Spencer was still blushing from their bus ride.

Flashback…

"Let's sit here." Spencer pointed to the backseats, smiling as the brunette bounced into the seat next to her. "Jeez, excited much, Ash?"

"How could you tell?" Ashley laughed, pulling the blonde into a hug. "Oh my god, I love you sooo much, Spence!" She kissed Spencer on the cheek, "Taking your girlfriend to The Hall of Fame? You're the best girlfriend ever!"

Spencer blushed, nodding and trying to ignore all the stares her girlfriend was attracting because of her display of affection.

Ashley noticed something was off with her blonde, asking, "Something wrong, Spence? You seem kinda…I don't know, annoyed with me or something." Ashley tried to not look hurt, thinking that she did do something wrong.

Spencer, seeing the look on Ashley's face go from excited beyond reason to scared with worry, sputtered out quickly, "What? No, no! Nothing's wrong, baby!" She pulled Ashley back to her, kissing her lightly on the cheek. "Aw Ash…" She kissed Ashley lightly on the lips this time, "It's really nothing you did…It's everyone else." She looked over at the older couple on the bus; they were glaring at Ashley and Spencer's display of affection for the brunette.

"Yeah well, they're idiots." Ashley shrugged, kissing Spencer reassuringly. "I love you and you love me and that's all that matters." She paused, noticing the worried look on Spencer's face, "…Right?"

Spencer snapped back to the brunette, "Right." Spencer nodded, her arms draping themselves comfortably over Ashley's shoulders. "Right…"

End Flashback…

"People are idiots Spence; don't think too much on it. It'll only hurt." Ashley whispered, putting a hand on Spencer's shoulder. "Spence?"

"Huh? Oh right, thanks Ash." Spencer smiled, cuddling into the embrace, "Now…I think you wanted to see this Hall of Fame?"

"Yes!" Ashley exclaimed happily, hand sliding down to Spencer's as she dragged her girlfriend up the steps, "Let's go! Wheeeeee!"

"Oh god…" Spencer laughed, running to keep up. "Slow down!"

Inside…

"Ok, so…" Ashley and Spencer were both inspecting the map, looking for a good place to start. "Uh…"

"Yeah, I've got no idea where to start." Spencer muttered, laughing at Ashley's attempt to read the map. She was flipping it over and turning it upside down and she had a look of total confusion (the kind she gets when she's in math class) on her face.

"Uh, let's start…" Ashley paused, tossing the map over her shoulder and pointing in the direction of the information stand, "There."

Spencer laughed and lead the way, "Excuse me, can you help us?"

The nice information stand person smiled back at them, "Of course I can. What can I do for you? Need a map? What to know a good place to start? Looking for a certain person in the Hall?"

"Yeah that one! Number three please." Ashley said quickly.

"Ok, who're you looking for?" The girl asked, smiling still.

"Raife Davies." Ashley smiled.

"Raife Davies?" The girl asked, jaw dropping, "The Raife Davies?"

"Yep." Spencer nodded, pointing to the brunette, "He's her dad."

"NO WAY!" The girl exclaimed, "Seriously?"

"Yeah…" Ashley looked taken aback by the girl's sudden outburst.

"He's the greatest! Oh my god, I love him!" The girl cried, "Oh my god, can you get me an autograph?"

"If I ever see him, yeah, maybe." Ashley shrugged, growing impatient, "Look, can you just point us in the right direction?"

"Oh right." The girl's face dropped immediately, "Sorry, here's a map pointing you in the right direction."

"Thank you." Spencer smiled sweetly, leading the disgruntled brunette down the corridor.

Soon…

"Oh wow." Spencer whispered in awe. "I mean, Jesus."

"Yeah." Ashley muttered, wandering around the guitar her father had left for the museum.

Spencer decided that it was enough just to be here with Ashley during this, erm, sensitive time for her. She watched Ashley read the entries on her father, her face changing from sad to confused to worried to happy to proud in the half an hour that they were there.

"Spence?" Ashley whispered, coming around behind the blonde.

"Oh hey Ash." Spencer asked, she looked worried.

"…Are you ok?" Ashley asked, the look of concern on her face matched Spencer's.

"Yeah…What about you?" Spencer asked, taking her girlfriend's hand in hers. "Is this…" She gestured around the exhibit, "All that you thought it would be? Are you glad we came?"

"I…I'm glad I came with you." Ashley whispered, wrapping her arms around Spencer's shoulders, "I don't think I could've done this without you here with me. It's everything that I expected, reports on his progress, how he started, and other things I didn't know."

"What do you mean?" Spencer asked, stroking Ashley's back soothingly.

"This museum, his fans…They probably know more about my own father than I do." Ashley whimpered, she couldn't stop the tears now, "I mean, he's my dad and I don't know anything about him!"

"Oh Ash…" Spencer didn't know what else to say to comfort the older girl.

"I just…Oh Spence…" Ashley pulled away, wiping her tears, "I shouldn't be crying, I'm such a baby. Well, I'm kinda done here, if you wanna go look at other bands?" Ashley offered, still wiping her eyes dry.

Spencer shook her head, "No, let's go home Ash." She reached over, wiping the girl's eyes for her now, "C'mon." She took her hand, leading the way again.

At the Carlin household…

"Hey everyone, we're home!" Spencer called as the two girls entered the house again.

Grandma Carlin was the first to greet them, "Welcome back, but you weren't gone long. Did something happen?"

"No, we just went to see my dad's stuff, that's all." Ashley shrugged, flopping beside Spencer on the couch.

"Oh, so did you like what you saw? Was it interesting or did you know it all already?" Grandma Carlin asked, sitting across from them.

"It was…Something else, I'll tell you that much." Spencer nodded, reaching for Ashley. "Right Ash?"

"Yeah." Ashley groaned, letting Spencer guide her head into her lap, "I didn't know a lot about my dad, so it was good to read some of those things. It caught me up." She tried not to sound hurt over it.

"I'm sorry Ashley." Grandma Carlin said genuinely. "What are you two going to do now? It's only three o'clock."

"I dunno, what do you think Ash?" Spencer smiled as she continued to pet Ashley's hair.

"I'm a little tired Spence; the jetlag is catching up to me." Ashley whispered, her eyes fluttering closed.

"Ok, Ash, you sleep." Spencer cooed. Ashley began to get up from her lap, but Spencer stopped her, holding her arm and pulling her back down. "Stay with me."

Ashley nodded, collapsing back onto the couch. Within minutes she was asleep, Spencer just watching her quietly and Grandma Carlin smiling at her granddaughter.

"Are you happy Spencer?" Grandma Carlin asked quietly.

"Yes, Grandma, I really am." Spencer whispered, leaning down and kissing Ashley on her forehead, smiling as she cuddled in with the blonde more. "I really, really am happy."

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