Chapter 5

Thanks for all of the reviews, they are mush appreciated. Again Tom Lynch owns the characters. I envy him! Lol!

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Three weeks have passed since the cookie food fight, and Spencer and Ashley have been getting really close to each other.

Ashley's POV

When I awoke in the morning, I smiled and for the first time in a very long time I was genuinely happy and I couldn't wait to get to school. All I could think about was a certain blonde who I haven't stopped thinking about since the second I met her. After I dropped Emma at daycare I pulled into the parking lot. As I was exiting my car I saw Spencer and her brothers pulling into the lot as well. She got out of her car and came towards me, flashing a big smile.

"Hey." I said shyly as she came closer. I could feel my heart beating faster with each step she took.

"Hey yourself. So, how's Emma?"

"She's doing well. You should come over again sometime soon. You were a big hit with her, she really seemed to like you."

"Well it's hard not to like her. Really Ash, she is adorable………..like her mother." Spencer whispered this last part and I could not help but blush. I wasn't sure if she knew I heard her, but I never got the chance to say anything else, because the first bell rang and she began motioning for us to walk towards our English class. We talked during the class period again, laughing and passing notes like middle school kids. Neither of us cared though. We were both just happy to be in each other's company.

At lunch time I found Spencer sitting alone against a tree reading a book, just a little bit away from the lunch crowds. She looked so peaceful and lost in her own world that I didn't want to interrupt her. It was too late for me to do anything though, because she noticed me staring and motioned for me to come over. I sat down next to her and she put her book away in her bag.

"I didn't mean to interrupt you. You looked so deep in thought."

"Oh, it's ok. I'd rather spend the lunch period with you." She smiled at me and I couldn't help but smile back. This girl was so…cute. Ashley stop it! She is your friend remember? And P.S. you like BOYS!!! Spencer stared at me questionably wondering what I was thinking about. I quickly changed the subject to her, not wanting to think about myself anymore.

"So Spence, what was it like at your old school? Do you miss it?"

"Yeah I miss it a little. My old school was a lot smaller than this one, and the teachers were a little nicer." I chuckled at her last statement, thinking about our English teacher who had to separate us earlier for excessive talking. "It's basically the same. I mean I did leave a lot of friends behind, but I'm just as happy to make new ones." She smiled at me when she said this and I completely melted. This girl was too much.

"Did you leave someone behind?"

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Spencer's POV

Oh shit. Well I knew this would come up sooner or later. I mean she was so honest with me. She told me all about her past and her heartbreak and I listened intently to her. I was almost sure she would do the same for me, but still I was risking everything telling her the truth. It's now or never Spencer.

"Um….ya…..I did …….leave someone behind." I said this really quietly and I barely made eye contact with her when I said it.

"Oh, well are you still with him?"

"Actually I broke up with her just before I moved out here." I said this quickly and I didn't look at her at all when I said it. I was too afraid of her reaction. When I did look up, I was met with understanding eyes who truly knew what it was like to lose someone. She wasn't freaking out or leaving. She just sat there listening, waiting to see if I would go on. When she realized that I wasn't going to say anything more quite yet, she decided to speak.

"I'm sorry. Breakups suck." She was sincere, but I still couldn't help but feel like she didn't really hear me. I mean I just told her that I broke up with a her not a him and she seemed completely unfazed by it. Maybe she didn't hear me.

"Ya, they do. I'm finally over her, but believe me it took a long time."

"I know what you mean. I don't think that I will ever fully get over Aiden, but with each passing day it gets a little easier."

"I have never really lost someone close to me before. I mean my grandparents are dead, but I was too young to really feel the impact. I can't even begin to imagine the pain you must feel."

"It's really hard. Like sometimes I will look at Emma and I can see him in her face which makes me feel like crying, but then I remember I don't even have time to cry because I have Emma to think about." After this last statement I instinctively wrapped my arms around Ashley. We hugged for the longest time, lost in each other's embrace. I began drawing circles on her back and I could hear a quiet moan escape from her lips. Neither of us noticed how long we had been hugging until….

"Hey queers, get a room. No one needs to see that in the afternoon." I looked up and my gaze was met with three cheerleaders who looked disgusted by our little hug.

"Hey Barbie, why don't you mind your own god damn business." I said with clenched teeth. Ashley immediately released from my arms and began to stand up with me, as we came face to face with the cheerleaders.

"Madison, back from rehab already?" The way Ashley said this made me think that she had some sort of a history with this girl.

"Well Ashley this certainly is a new side of you. What after Aiden knocked you up boys just lost their appeal?" Ashley looked at the ground and I saw a tear escape from her eyes. I don't know who this girl thinks she is.

"Madison is it? Stay the hell away from Ashley, no one asked you to come over here anyway."

"Ashley I think I made your little girlfriend angry. Who is she anyway?"

"Madison just leave okay." Ashley said this with the little confidence she could muster, and she wiped away any more tears that thought about falling.

"Whatever." She began to walk away with her sidekicks, but not before turning back around to have the final say. "Ashley just watch the little dyke. We don't need people like her at this school." I turned and slapped Madison across the face. She looked horrified, and Ashley just stood there dumbfounded as the scene escalated in front of her. Once it finally sunk in to Madison that I hit her she slapped me back, and then I jumped on her knocking both of us to the ground.

Ashley tried to pull me off of her, and Madison's sidekicks did the same. As Ashley tried to hold me back, I got away and sent one more flying punch at Madison knocking her yet again to the ground. I smirked brushing the dust off of my sides when I saw a very pissed off man coming towards us pointing directly at Madison and me.

"You two, my office NOW!" said a teacher who was passing by and saw the fight unfold.

Madison began apologizing profusely to the teacher, and I just followed not knowing what was going to happen next. I turned around and saw Ashley staring blankly at me as I walked away not believing what had just happened.

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Ashley's POV

After school, Spencer was no where to be found. I needed to talk to her and find out what happened. I can't believe she hit Madison. I smiled at the thought, but then frowned when I thought about the trouble she was probably in. I pulled into her driveway and then walked up the front steps to Spencer's house, nervous about ringing the doorbell. I finally worked up the courage, and when I did the door opened and I was met face to face with who I am guessing is her father.

"May I help you?" He sounded stressed, like he had had enough drama for one day. I am guessing that he was the one who picked Spencer up from school.

"Um, I was hoping to speak to Spencer. If that is alright with you."

"Come in." I followed him inside and he shut the door behind us. "I'm Spencer's father Arthur."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Ashley Davies." I smiled at him and began to glance around their home. It was charming and I could tell that their family was very close with lots of photos of Spencer and her brothers around the house.

"Spencer's not really allowed to see anyone right now-"

"Dad please? I really need to talk to her." Spencer came running down the stairs, and I could see her left eye was bruised from were Madison had punched her.

"Five minutes Spencer." She pulled me away with her up to her room and closed the door behind us. Her room was smaller than mine, but just as cluttered with posters, CDs, and clothes. We sat down on her bed and she held an ice pack to her face and cringed slightly when the cold hit her eye. It must have been sore, and I wanted so badly to make all the pain go away.

"So…how much trouble are you in?" I asked bracing myself for the answer.

"Three days suspension." I could tell she saw the look on my face when I heard the news, so she placed her hand on my thigh for comfort. "Ash, it's not that bad. Trust me, I've had worse. It's just that I promised my mom that I wouldn't get into anymore trouble and well, that didn't seem to work out to well." She smiled at me hoping to get a smile out of me as well, and I tried the best I could to smile back at her, but it wasn't a great effort.

"Spencer you didn't have to stick up for me. Madison is a bitch and she always has been. I usually just ignore her. Though I do have to admit it is nice to have someone stick up for you." I smiled this time for real and she smiled back inching closer to me on the bed.

"Ashley it was no big deal. She was being extremely rude to you and me, and she deserved every hit she got. I mean did you see her face? She looked as if no one had ever stood up to her before."

"Ya it was pretty great." We both laughed at the memory of Madison's face after she got slapped. "I'm sorry for the things she said to you. That was way out of line." She hugged me and I hugged her back just as tightly. I loved the way her arms felt around my body. That didn't make me gay did it? I mean I couldn't be gay, could I? Madison's words had been running through my head all afternoon, but not as much as what Spencer had told me.

"Oh, well are you still with him?"

"Actually I broke up with her just before I moved out here."

Did this make Spencer gay? My thoughts were interrupted by a knock at her door, and we quickly separated and stood up from her bed as her dad entered the room.

"Spencer, it's time for Ashley to go. Ashley we would love to have you over for dinner some time soon, after Spencer is done being grounded."

"Sure, that sounds good." We walked down the stairs and Spencer walked me to my car.

"So I guess I won't be seeing you in school tomorrow." I said with a slight frown.

"Ya, but hey it's only a couple of days."

"English class won't be the same." I said bitterly.

"Maybe you will actually listen to one of the lessons." We both laughed at this, knowing that neither of us had paid any attention in that class since the first day of school.

"Ya maybe. Bye Spence, I'll talk to you in a few days."

"I'll try to sneak the phone in my room and call you tomorrow. The 'rents have me on a pretty tight leash."

"Spencer Carlin inside now!" screamed her dad from the front doorway.

I smiled at her one last time before she walked in her house and closed the door. I knew I was falling hard for Spencer, and I couldn't stop it. I haven't felt this alive since Aiden but…..she is a girl!!! How are people going to react? Does this mean I'm gay? I am so confused. I really need to talk to Spencer, but I don't know how she is going to react or if she even likes me. As I drove away from her house on my way to pick up Emma a million different thoughts were running through my head, and her voice replayed over and over. "Actually I broke up with her just before I moved out here."