It was 11 a.m. on a sunny Saturday morning and Spencer was sipping her coffee while reading through the paper, her cat Gingersnap lay on the kitchen floor basking in the midday's sunshine. Her phone began vibrating and she smirked when she saw who it was.
"Hey sexy," Spencer answered.
"Oh, you're such a tease, how would dear Aiden feel to hear you say such things," the voice on the other end said chuckling.
"How was last night? Sorry I couldn't make it, but you know the old ball-and-chain was whining for 'us' time."
"Well you definitely missed out, the music and the crowd were awesome. Wait, ball-and-chain? Haven't you been only together for a couple months?"
"Well, after not having a solid boyfriend for almost two years, being in a committed relationship is a big change. And it's been almost 7 months, thank you very much." A comfortable silence fell over the two.
"Now at least your finally getting laid," Ashley said giggling.
"God! Shut up Ash!" Spencer exclaimed while laughing herself.
"Hey, I gotta go, but are we still on for lunch?"
"Of course, see you at 2."
"Bye!"
As Spencer hung up the phone she couldn't help but notice the cheeriness in her best friend's voice.

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"There you are Spence! You're 15 minutes late."
"Sorry, traffic was a bitch," she said apologetically.
"It's alright, I took the liberty of ordering us some appetizers," Ashley replied, quickly over the fact that she was upset.
"Okay, well let me just-"
"Here you are ladies," The waitress interrupted while setting down a plate of nachos, two salads, and an order of mozzarella sticks.
"Can I have a margarita please?" Spencer asked the waitress. "Jesus Ash, I didn't know you were planning on feeding the whole restaurant," she exclaimed as the waitress checked her i.d.
"And I didn't know you were such a boozie, it's only 2 o'clock."
"You know, I would resent that more if you didn't have a beer sitting in front of you right now," she retorted.
"Umm yeah, this is root beer," Ashley replied with fake haughtiness.
Eating in silence while munching on cheese sticks and cucumbers, Ashley couldn't hold back her smile.
"Why are you so happy missy?" Spencer asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well... it's not even that big of a deal, but I met someone."
"When?! At the club last night? I knew it! Who is she? What's her name? Is she hot? Oh, of course she is! What di-"
"Whoa whoa whoa, calm down, it's not that big of a deal. I didn't even get her name, we just had a couple drinks and danced a little bit."
"So what are you gonna do since you don't even know her name."
"I don't know," Ashley replied, "maybe I will run into her again at the club sometime."
"Ooo, I will come with you, let's go tonight! It will make up for last night" Spencer squealed.
"Haha sure, but maybe we can go tomorrow night? You should bring Aiden. I think I just want to relax at home tonight."
"Wow, this must be some girl for you to be so giddy."
"I'm not giddy, and well...we had a lot of fun last night," Ashley admitted sheepishly, "it's really nothing... and besides," Ashley continued, "it's been a long time since we've gone out and gotten plastered together".
Grinning widely, Spencer replied, "awesome, it's a date."

Spencer walked through the door, threw her purse onto the couch, and picked up her cat. "Oh Gingersnap, did you miss me? mwah mwah mwah." The cat mewed and struggled softly as her owner made kissy noises into her fur. Finally letting her go, Spencer sauntered over to the kitchen table and picked up the mail. All of a sudden, two arms wrapped around her stomach and she felt her boyfriend's mouth sucking (more like slobbering) on her ear. Cringing she turned her head, "you know I don't like it when you do that."
"Sorry babe, how was lunch?"
"It was good, Ashley wants us to go to the club with her tomorrow," she replied nonchalantly.
"Hmm, maybe. I'll see how I feel," Aiden replied.
"Ok, well, we're actually on a mission, it seems that Ashley met a girl but doesn't even know her name, so we are gonna see if we can't find her tomorrow."
"Well... I have to work early on Monday, but we'll see, a drink or two won't hurt."
"Oh, it's fine if you don't want to," Spencer replied a little too quickly, but luckily Aiden didn't seem to notice. With his arms around her still, Aiden started to slowly move his fingers under Spencer's shirt. She sighed softly as she could feel Aiden's erection through his pants. "You are so hot," he said huskily. Hesitantly putting down the mail, Spencer allowed herself to be led into the bedroom.

Spencer's eyes were wide open as she laid on her back in bed as Aiden slept soundly. The sex was good no doubt, but Spencer needed something more. It had only been six months, and she missed the stability of a relationship, there was no way she wanted to be single right now, even Gingersnap had grown accustomed to having a man around the apartment. Spencer slowly rolled out of bed and softly padded into her bathroom. Looking at her reflection, she couldn't help but grin a little, she would never consider herself amazing, but she has turned many guys' heads: 5' 4'', large deep blue eyes, wavy, dirty blonde hair, a little color in her skin. Quite average actually in comparison to other women, but it was her eyes that set her apart: dark and unreadable when hurt or angry, and in contrast, vibrant and almost child-like when excited. Spencer's eyes defined her, they were life-givers and heart-breakers and they were amazing. Many have actually lost themselves in her dazzling, swirling pools even upon first glance.

Spencer looked down and noticed Ashley's toothbrush sitting in its holder next to her own, and she smirked. Ashley, her best friend of nearly 15 years complemented her perfectly, 5' 5'', big brown eyes, wavy brown hair, and a healthy tan. They had met in elementary school, and even though a year apart, they were instant friends on the playground and sat with each other every day at lunch. Their families became close friends because of the girls, and they even went on trips together in the summer. As they grew up, they went through their share of heartaches and fights, jokes and secrets, and everything in between, and they were inseparable.

Whipping back into reality, Spencer laughed silently as she remembered the look on Aiden's face when he didn't understand why Ashley needed her own toothbrush at her house. But as much as that girl was over, it would be silly not to. Turning off the bathroom light and silently crawling back into bed, Spencer quickly fell asleep.