ASHLEY'S P.O.V
A couple of hours ago the night looked promising.
I was making out with Spencer in one of the toilet stalls at the Roadhouse.
It was amazing.
I've never been with someone that excites me as much as Spencer does.
But then we left the bathroom and everything turned to shit.
"Hey"
I was hoping she'd still be up.
After she had that run in with her brother her mood quickly changed and she left.
"Hey"
It's dark and if the TV wasn't on I'd have no idea she was even sitting there.
"What are you watching?"
"Gia"
It's only when I get closer that I realise something's not right.
"Spencer are you alright?"
She's lounged out on the couch with a half empty bottle of Jack Daniels sitting in front of her.
"Yer why wouldn't I be?"
If that bottle was full when she started this isn't going to end well.
"Do you mind if I sit?"
When she looks over at me I can tell she's been crying.
"Sorry I'm in your bed"
I watch her as she moves so her legs are resting on the coffee table.
"Spencer I love that you're in my bed"
She's laughing that has to be a good sign.
"Why are you back so early?"
"I was bored and Kyla wouldn't stop making out with Bryce"
Zara was hanging out with Sal and her friends and I'd become Kyla and Bryce's third wheel so I left.
"That's gross"
"Yer it wasn't very pretty"
I move so I'm sitting next her.
"Do you want a drink?"
I know I've hit my point where I should stop drinking
But she's a mess and if I don't drink it she's going to.
And I can't let that happen so I take her glass.
"Thanks"
I don't mind Jack Daniels when it's mixed with coke.
But when it's by itself it's horrible.
"Ashley do you think I'm a bitch?"
I wasn't expecting that.
"Where did that come from?"
"Ashley?"
When I look over at her she's staring at me.
"Spencer I don't think you're a bitch"
"Are you just saying that?"
"No if I thought you were a bitch I'd tell you"
I don't think we'd be having this conversation if she was sober.
"Spencer where's all this coming from?"
I watch her as she turns so she's facing the TV.
"Ashley I'm not the horrible person you think I am"
I reach across and turn her head so she's facing me.
"I don't know you that well but from what I do know you're a long way from being horrible"
"Ashley I know I act like I don't care what other people think about me but I do"
"Spencer you wouldn't be human if you didn't care"
The more time I spend with her the more I realise how vulnerable she is.
"You're not a bitch Spencer..."
She could of sent my ass packing that first night I got here.
"You hardly know me but you let me hang out at you bar and sleep at your loft..."
"Ashley i'm letting you crash on my couch it's not really that big of a deal"
"It is to me... Spencer most people would have sent my annoying ass to a hotel by now"
"You are annoying"
When she says that I can't help but laugh.
"Ashley don't think this little moment we're having means i'm going to give in and let you play at my open mic night"
"I know if I was you I wouldn't let me play either"
"Really?"
"Yer for all you know I could be shit and scare off all your customers"
"Are you shit?"
"No"
She has the cutest smile.
"Spencer I like a challenge and when I set my heart to something I usually get it"
Persistance pays off.
"So you can keep denying me a coveted spot on you open mic list"
It's only a matter of time until she gives in and lets me play.
"But I will eventually win and you will eventually let me play"
She's laughing again.
"Will I just?"
"You will"
There's something about her that interests me.
Usually I have sex with girls and then we go our seperate ways.
But with Spencer I want to stick around.
I want her friendship.
"So do you want to talk about what's got you so upset?"
"It's complicated"
She's slowly crawling back into her shell.
"We all have our problems Spencer and I don't know what's happened in your past, but hanging out with Jack's not going to help. You'll pass out and when you wake up tommorow morning all the problems you've been having will still be there. It's not worth it Spencer and I know it's not my place to tell you to stop drinking but it's not worth the headache"
"Ashley..."
"Spencer can I please just say one more thing before you get annoyed?"
"I'm not annoyed"
"You're not?"
"No I'd actually already decided to stop drinking before you walked in"
"So that whole speech was for nothing?'
"No I like knowing that you care enough to stop me"
"You're a friend Spencer of course I care"
She keeps insisting that we're not friends.
But I'm staying in her loft, we've had sex twice and my sister's one of her best friends.
So it's only natural that we develop a friendship.
"I thought we weren't friends?"
"Spencer you started that whole we aren't friends thing"
"Ashley you only walked into my bar three days ago"
"So?"
"We barely know eachother"
"Spencer stop pretending you don't want to be my friend"
She's smiling.
"You would be a good wing woman"
"I'm a great wing woman"
Now she's laughing.
"I guess you can never have too many friends"
"That's the spirit Spencer"
I start laughing when she whacks me with a pillow.
"Ashley stop talking and let me finish watching my movie"
"This movie's sad"
"I know but I like naked Angelina Jolie"
Of course she does.
"She's hot but the sex in this movie's incredibly disappointing"
"Ashley it's a movie they're acting"
"So I could have better fake sex than that"
"I thought it was okay"
"Yer but you don't have very high standards"
"Clearly"
I start laughing when she raises her eyebrows.
"So Spencer do you want to finish what we started in the bathroom?"
"Ashley I don't think friends are meant to have sex"
"Then let's not be friends?"
She knows i'm only messing around.
"I'm struggling to sit up straight Ashley so as lovely as that offer was i'm going to have to decline"
She's is swaying a little bit.
"Spencer you're a horrible fake girlfriend"
"Bite me"
That's hilarious.
"Spencer don't tempt me"