ASHLEY'S P.O.V
"Okay Spencer I want to make a deal"
I need her help.
"What kind of deal?"
I start smiling when she turns around.
"Spencer I need your help"
"It sounds kind of serious"
She's not going to make this easy.
"It's not"
We're at some random karaoke bar.
"Ashley are you nervous about doing karaoke?"
"I don't do karaoke"
"Why I thought you were a singer?"
"I am"
"Then why won't you do karaoke?"
"Karaoke's for people who can't sing"
"Since when?"
She's grinning.
"Since always"
She's so hot.
"Anyway Spencer I need your help"
"Ashley I'm not going down on you"
When she says that I start laughing.
"That's cute"
"Thanks now what do you want?"
"Spencer I need you to be my shield"
She just rolled her eyes.
"You want me to be your shield?"
"Spencer that's exactly what I want you to be"
"That doesn't sound like much fun for me"
"I'll make it worth your while later"
Now i've got her thinking.
"Yer I don't want that"
As if she doesn't.
"Really Spencer you're back doing the whole i'm not interested act?"
"No i'm back to doing the whole we fucked like eighteen hours ago and i'm really not looking to get laid thing"
That's hilarious.
"That works for me"
Two can play this game.
"So what would I get out of being your shield and who would I be shielding you from?"
"You'd get to hang around with me and you'd be shielding me from Kyla's mum"
"Why?"
"Spencer didn't we have this chat before?"
"Okay fine"
Now i'm grinning.
"I'll be your shield"
"Good because I really don't want to get stuck alone with Kyla's mum"
"You're lucky i'm a nice an understanding person"
"No Spencer you're lucky i'm a nice an understanding person or your sexy ass would still be feeling bad about the way you treated me"
"Really Ashley did you just pull out the guilt card?"
"Whatever you pull out annoying cards all the time"
"Here"
She passes me a beer.
"You bought me a drink?"
"No I bought Zara a drink but she's..."
I start laughing when I look over to where she's pointing.
"Nice work Zara"
"That shit took me like half an hour to set up"
I was wondering why they were gone so long.
"Aren't you a good friend?"
"Ashley I'm an amazing friend"
The girl Zara's making out with looks kind of cute.
I can't really see that much of her but from what I can see she's not bad.
"Let's go be socialable"
I follow her as she walks back over to the table.
"There she is... Ashley?"
"Yes Kyla"
"Come do karaoke with me?"
"Kyla karaoke's really not my thing"
"I know karaoke's for people who can't sing"
Why's she using that weird voice?
"Kyla were you just trying to sound like me?"
Spencer's laughing.
"Yer how did I go?"
I ignore her and sit down next to Spencer.
"So Spencer honey how's the bar going?"
"It's actually going really well"
"Ky was saying your open mic nights are really popular?"
"Yer we're fully booked for the next two months"
I shake my head when she looks over at me.
"That's great honey i'm so happy for you"
"Thanks Alison"
She's staring at me.
"So Ashley how long are you in New York for?"
"I'm not too sure at the moment"
It could be a week or it could be a month.
I really have no idea.
"I'm here until they tell me we're done"
"Are you going to gig while you're in New York?"
"I actually tried to get a spot at Spencer's place but she turned me down"
When I say that everyone starts laughing.
"I'm sure Spencer had her reasons"
"Alison she thinks i'm too cocky"
"I never said that"
"Spencer you didn't use those exact words but you suggested it"
"Ashley I never said it but I thought it"
She's so sexy when she grins.
"Anyway I probably would have let you play if you weren't so full of yourself"
"I thought you were fully booked?"
"I own the place Ashley I can unbook someone just as quickly as I can book them"
"Then why don't you unbook someone this Thursday?"
She's going to let me play eventually it's just a matter of time.
"I'll think about it"