Thanks for the replies everyone. Keep them coming.

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Sunday went by without Spencer and Ashley talking. Spencer stayed with her family and Ashley hanged out with Josie.

Now, its Monday and lunch time at school. Spencer is sitting down at a table, eating, with Aiden, who is listening to music in his Ipod and facing the opposite direction, when Ashley walks up to them. Spencer only sees her. Ashley has been contemplating on walking over for about a minute before because of not being sure where her and Spencer stand. She put it on overanalyzing the situation and just walk up.

Ashley: "Hey Spence."

Spencer: "Hey." ((Ash looks different)) "New look?"

Ashley: "Uhmm yeah I guess. Josie wanted me to look a little different."

Ashley is wearing a black mini skirt with a black netted slutty top. Ashley's hair was not flowing down her head like she usually had her hair. She cut and straightened her bangs and let them go across her forehead and the rest of her curly hair was pulled back so it flowed in the back of her head. Not too much of a different look but it still bugged Spencer that she changed it. There was nothing wrong with it before.

Spencer: "There was nothing wrong with your old style. Your old style was…perfect."

Ashley: "Yeah well I felt it was time for a change."

Spencer: "You feel that way or did Josie feel that way."

Ashley: "Do you have something against Josie?"

Spencer-mumbling: "No."

Ashley: "Well it seems like it. What wrong with her?"

Spencer: "It's not her that I have a problem with, it's you. You hook up with people for no reason."

Ashley: "Spencer listen to yourself. Why do you care who I hook up with or not. Its not like you're my girlfriend."

Spencer: "I may not be your girlfriend but I am your friend."

Ashley: "Well if you are my friend, then why do you care soo much on who I hook up with or not!"

Spencer: "Because"

Ashley: "Because what?"

Spencer: ((Because I think I like you. What the heck am I saying. uhmm uhmm. Think Spencer think.)) "Because we are best friends and I worry about you." ((Yeah that works too.))

Ashley: "Well don't worry about me Spencer. I can take care of myself. I'm a big girl. So just leave me alone if you don't approve of me. I am who I am and if you can't accept that then that is too bad."

Ashley gets up and storms away before Spencer can say anything.

Ashley: What the hell am I doing!

Spencer watches Ashley storms away.

Spencer: god!

Spencer looks at the fry in her hand and throws it back on the table. Aiden turns around not noticing what just happened because he was in his own world listening to his ipod.

Aiden: "Hey hey hey. That was a perfectly good fry Spence."

Spencer: Urghh!

Spencer gets up and walks away.

The last bell of the day rings, releasing thousands of students to get the heck out of there. Spencer is walking in the halls and Aiden is running to catch up to her.

Aiden: "Spencer! Wait up!"

Spencer turns around and smiles. The time between lunch and now, gave her time to cool down and not be soo frustrated with her situation with Ashley.

Spencer: "Hey you."

Aiden: "Is it me or there is something up between you and Ashley?"

Spencer: "What do you mean?"

Aiden: "Well this morning I saw her walk away from you and you guys haven't talked all day. That is not like you two. You guys are like inseparable. "

Spencer: ".Oh that. It's nothing."

Aiden: "It can't be nothing, Spence. I may be a guy but I'm not am idiot."

Spencer: "She- She- she is just making making me mad okay?"

Aiden: "Not okay. Why?"

Spencer: Gosh. Why won't he just leave it alone.

Spencer: "Uhmm I don't know. It might be her new friend that I don't like or I don't know. She is just getting on my nerves. Okay? Okay. End of story. No more questions."

Aiden: "But"

Spencer: "Ahh."

Aiden: "Bu"

Spencer: "Ahh."

Spencer lifts her finger up. She does not want anymore questions coming out of that boy's mouth about her and Ashley.

Aiden: "Okay okay. No more questions about that. But I do have a different question."

Spencer: Why doesn't he just shut up already. I want to be alone. "Okay. What's your question?"

Aiden: "What are you doing tonight?"

Spencer: "Probably my homework."

Aiden: "Well when your done with your homework."

Spencer: "More or likely sleeping."

Aiden: "Well can you put off the sleeping?"

Spencer: Jeez will he get to the point already? "Maybe. Why?"

Aiden: "Well there is going to be a big bonfire at the beach at 7. And I was wondering if you wanted to go?"

Spencer: "I don't know if I can finish my homework by then."

Aiden: "Well it's going to be fun. You should go. I'm going, the whole basketball team is going, kids in our grade is going."

Spencer: ((is Ashley going?)) "Who else is going to be there?"

Aiden: "Yes Ashley is going to be there. Is that going to be a problem?"

Spencer: "No problem, none what so ever. Okay I'll go if I finish my homework by then." Big problem.

Aiden: "Cool. Do you need a ride home?"

Spencer: "As a matter of fact. Yes I do."

Aiden: "Alright I'll give you a ride."

Aiden smiles, takes a hold of Spencer's hand, and kisses her on the cheek. They walk to his car, hand in hand. Behind them, Ashley sees this and couldn't help but feel jealous.

Ashley: grrrr.

Ashley turns and takes a different way to the parking lot so she doesn't have to see Aiden and Spencer holding hands. Ashley takes out her cell phone and texts Josie.

Ashley txt: hey. Wanna go to the bonfire with me?

Josie txt: I'm in.