SVU Chicky: I thought so too. I thought it was a good touch :)
IndieMoviePrincess: I think itgives it something personal.
boberry: Thanks I had to look up 'rebirth' under images in google to figure something interesting out.
babygirl2006: Thank ya. Here it is.
Another short update. This may be it for a while, and I wanted to get to Ash's dream.
The music blared over the speakers. This was a place that Ashley hadn't been in a while. It gave her a headache, but in a good way, a fun way. All three of them screamed their lungs out. By the time Ashley was used to, and exhilarated by the noise, she heard her dad speak.
"Hey Ash, wanna come sing our song?"
She wanted to say no, but she couldn't. Not with him smiling expectantly like that. This was going to be interesting. She hadn't sang anywhere but the shower in years, even longer than the last time she'd been to a rock concert. But she went up there anyway.
"Bring an acoustic? It sounds a lot better on one."
"Yeah, I have it," he held out his arm and someone gave him his acoustic guitar, "Lets do this."
"Okay," She stepped nervously up to the mic, "I'd like to dedicate this to the two other people here that I care about. I wish I would have been there more... for both of you. Spencer, Skye, I love you both," she nodded at her dad and they started singing.
Ashley didn't wait for the applause to stop. She walked back down and joined Spencer and Skye.
The show ended a few minutes before midnight. They went backstage.
"So, how do you think those old prude parents would think of me now?" Ashley's dad asked Skye.
Skye laughed, "I don't think they'd approve."
"We're quite a 'dysfunctional' family aren't we?" Ashley questioned.
"Yeah, but what is 'functional' anyway?" Spencer asked.
"Do you guys want to get a bit to eat before I have to leave?" Ashley's dad asked.
"Nah, we should get Spencer home. She has to work tomorrow."
Ashley was dreaming. She had to be. It seemed however, more like a blurry memory. She was twenty years younger and high, whether by her own doing or someone else's she didn't know. She'd had some drinks too.
A familiar mass of curly blonde hair was coming at her, and she was too out of it to resist. He brought her back to a hotel room and continued to come on to her until he had sex with her.
Ashley woke up in a cold sweat, "Holy Shit!" she yelled.
That woke up Spencer, "What?"Spencer turned, "Are you okay Ashley?"
"I had a nightmare. It felt really real though."
"Wanna talk about it?" Spencer yawned.
"No, not now. Its okay. Just hold me."