Disclaimer: ONCE AGAIN…I do NOT own anything. this is getting old

A/N: Okay another update…fast I know. Anyway, enough talking:

Forever

Ashley parks the car in her driveway and Spencer gets out and goes into the house without speaking. Ashley just shakes her head, locks up and follows. She gets upstairs and goes into her room, but Spencer isn't there. She walks down the hallway and notices the hallway bathroom door is closed and locked.

"Spence…" Ashley whispers through the slight crack in the door. "Baby talk to me."

"There's nothing to talk about." Spence replies.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"Okay, well if you need me, I'll be in our room." Ashley walks back into her room and flips open her cell phone. Back in the bathroom…Spencer had been on the floor crying, she still couldn't register the events. But what made her feel 100 times better was when Ashley said 'their' room. It made her feel loved even more than she already was. She stood up and straightened herself back out.

In Ashley's room

Ashley is on her laptop IMing Aiden.

R0ckstr06: hey aiden

aidenhoops25: hey ash whats up?

R0ckstr06: spence

aidenhoops25: what is she okay?

R0ckstr06: I don't know, she's locked herself in the bathroom

aidenhoops25: did u try talking to her?

R0ckstr06: yeh, but she's not budging…she's really crushed

aidenhoops25: I know ash, I know

R0ckstr06: I'll try again later. but what is up with you and alex?

aidenhoops25: wow..uhm long story

R0ckstr06: make it short )

aidenhoops25: well, we're dating

R0ckstr06: WHAT? you and him?

aidenhoops25: uh…yeh just like you and spence…he showed me some things

R0ckstr06: I bet I know what things

aidenhoops25: ew ash…no..but I wud appreciate it if u didn't tell anyone…especially madison

R0ckstr06: u have my word

Spencer walks into the room and sits beside Ashley.

R0ckstr06: gotta go spence came out

aidenhoops25: k bye

R0ckstr06: peace

R0ckstr06 has signed off.

"Hey, feel better?" Ashley closes her laptop and sits up.

"Now that I'm with you, yes." A small smile creeps from Spencer's lips.

"Oh my God a smile, I haven't seen one of those in forever!" Ashley playfully exclaims.

"Oh shut up." Spencer throws a pillow at her. Ashley puts her hand on Spencer's cheek and leans in to kiss her. Spencer completes the distance between them.

"Hey can you take me somewhere?" Spencer asks Ashley.

"Anywhere."

At the hospital

Ben is looking at some charts when Paula walks up behind him.

"Paula! What are you doing out?" Ben yells in a semi-low whisper.

"To get you…you're not getting away with this…not now, not ever." Paula snaps at him.

"Why do say that?"

"Cause I took a lie detector…and evidence has proved it."

"Yeah right." Ben says as he turns around only to face two cops. The spin him and handcuff him.

"Now who's the one going away for awhile?" Paula tells him.

"Ben Montanio, you have to right to remain silent…" The officer tells him as they take him away. Paula couldn't do anything but smile. She walks out the door again, heading for the Carlin residence. She gets there to find Arthur, Clay, and Glen standing outside the door. She gets out of her car and walks up to them.

"What is this all about?" Paula says surprised.

"It's our family mom, back the way it used to be." Glen answers.

"Not really...there's still a hole to fill." Paula frowns thinking of her only daughter Spencer.

"Not necessarily." Spencer says as she walks out of the house, Ashley behind her.

"Spencer!" Paula runs up and hugs her daughter.

"Mom, you're killing me."

"Oh sorry, look Spence, I'm sorry, for everything."

"It's okay mom, I've learned to forgive you. Everything's okay. As long as we can be together." Spencer says pointing to her and Ashley.

"Yes, you can." She looks at Ashley and walks up to her. Ashley is a little hesitant, but walks up to met Paula halfway. Paula wraps her arms around Ashley and pulls her into a hug. "Welcome to the family Ashley." Ashley smiles and hugs Paula back. Spencer is all smiles. Arthur, Glen, and Clay all hug Ashley. Clay and Arthur hugged her in an instant, Glen however…

"Truce." Glen extends his hand to Ashley.

"Truce." Ashley pulls Glen into a hug.

They all head into the house…where dinner was already prepared for them by Arthur. Everyone but Ashley and Spencer sit at the table. They head to the couch.

"Wow, that was something, I thought I'd never hear in my life." Ashley tells Spencer.

"Yeah, she finally came around." Spencer kisses her cheek.

"I hope it stays like this, and we'll be together…"

"Forever." Spencer kisses Ashley passionately.

"Spencer, Ashley come join us!" Arthur calls to them.

"On our way Mr. C! to spencer come one." Ashley says smiling. She pulls Spencer up and they head to the dinner table for dinner…with their family.

THE END.

Thank you EVERYONE for reading and enjoying this fic…after Season 2 premiers, I will attempt another. Thank you for all the love and support! SOUTH OF NOWHERE ROCKS MY SOX! 33 candace