Chapter 7

Tom Lynch owns the characters. He is one lucky bastard!

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Ashley's POV

The next day at school I was so nervous about seeing Spencer. We hadn't talked since our kiss the night before and I wasn't quite sure were we stood. I mean she said that she liked me, but….did that mean she wanted to date me? I know she is more experienced than me, but I really really like her.

As English class began, all I could focus on was the gorgeous blonde sitting next to me. She moved her chair close to me again so that she could look at my book. Spence kept rubbing her leg up against mine which she knew was totally turning me on. I decided to get even by drawing small circles on her thigh under the desk. She tensed a bit and I knew that she was having trouble stifling the moan that was desperately trying to escape her lips. We continued teasing each other during the whole class and when the bell rang she stood up and grabbed my hand pulling me with her out of the class room as fast as possible. She dragged me down the hall and then into a random empty class room. She slammed the door and pressed me up against it kissing me hard on the lips. I kissed back and then turned so that I was in control. When we both decided that we needed oxygen again, she broke away from the kiss panting and smiled at me, as I did the same.

"Oh my god Ash! That was soooo evil!" She said between breaths referring to English class.

"Well I see someone is horny." I teased her placing my arms around her waist. She leaned into my embrace and we stood there for a few seconds.

"For you…….all the time." I kissed her and we began making out again until we realized that the bell for the next class was about to ring. We both fixed ourselves so it didn't look like we were just making out and exited the class room.

"Spence I'll see you at lunch?"

"Definitely." She squeezed my hand and then dashed down the hall to make it to her next class. As I turned the opposite way I had the biggest smile on my face. When I entered my science class I sat down still smiling and not really paying attention to my surroundings.

"Well someone took their happy pill this morning." Said Madison, followed by a few laughs from her crowd of cheerleaders. I didn't care. I was too happy to let anything she said get to me, so I just ignored her and continued to smile and think about Spencer as the teacher droned on and on about some new theory.

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Spencer's POV

I entered my next class a few seconds after the bell rang and I sat down next to Glen. He took a look at my disheveled appearance, flushed cheeks, and gigantic smile.

"What were you doing?" He asked quizzically eyeing me up and down again.

"Ashley." I whispered bluntly. He made a face and then turned back around to face the teacher and listen to the lecture. I did not hear a word that any of my teachers said that day. All I could think about was my brunette beauty and how much I wanted to taste those lips again.

At lunch I found Ash sitting by our tree and I joined her, giving her a hug as I sat down. When we broke from our embrace we started talking about random stuff and we were laughing the whole time. She told me about Emma's first steps and how cute it was when she first tried to say mommy because she could not fully pronounce the M. Ashley was truly amazing.

"So Ash," I began while holding her hand in my own. "Do you think you could get the baby sitter to watch Emma tonight? Cause it is a Friday, and I was wondering if you wanted to do something with me….like…..you know……for a date." I whispered the last part a little. I hated how shy I got when I was around her. It was like she had some sort of spell over me.

"Yeah I can get the babysitter tonight."

The bell signaling that lunch was over rang loudly and I stood up, extending my hand to help Ashley up as well.

"So, I'll pick you up around 7?" I said starting to walk in the opposite direction.

"Sounds good." She called out to me as she made her way down the hall and off to class. I could not wait for tonight.

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Ashley's POV

After I picked Emma up from day care I went home and phoned the baby sitter. She came around 6 and I started to get ready for my date. Oh my gosh! I haven't been on a date in like 3 years, let alone ever been on a date with a girl. To say I was nervous would be an understatement. I was down right petrified. I changed my outfit at least 7 times and I couldn't figure out how to wear my hair, finally deciding on leaving it down. When I was done getting ready I went back down stairs to wait for Spencer. The baby sitter was making Emma dinner and I went into the living room and sat down with Emma while she was watching TV.

"Mommy you look pretty." She said while placing a kiss on my cheek.

"Thanks sweetie. Mommy is really nervous and she could use the support."

"Why are you nervous?" She asked not fully comprehending the word nervous. The baby sitter Charlotte smiled wondering how I was going to answer Emma's questions.

"Well, when you are nervous it means you are scared." She looked at me and nodded her head, signaling that she understood.

"Mommy, why are you scared?"

"Mommy is scared because she hasn't been on a date in a really long time."

"What is a date?"

"A date is when two people who really like each other want to spend time together. Does that make sense?"

"Uh huh." The door bell rang and Emma shot up off the couch to go answer it. I followed her, quickly checking myself in the mirror before helping her to open the door.

"Hey, wow you look so ho-" Spencer stopped herself when she noticed Emma standing next to me. She quickly changed the tone of her voice and bent down to talk to Emma. "Hi Emma." She said while Emma gave her a big hug.

"SPENCER!" Emma screamed. "Mommy can I go on your date too?" Please?" Spencer smiled and I looked over to her for an answer.

"The date is for older people ok Em. But I promise that your mommy and me can take you out to the movies sometime. Ok?" I smiled, loving how Spencer acted with Emma. This made it easier for me to go on the date. However I was still extremely nervous.

"Ok." Emma said realizing that she wasn't going to be able to go with us. Charlotte came to the door and tried to get Emma to come eat dinner with her.

"Em you be good to Charlotte ok. I'll be back later tonight to kiss you good night. Charlotte the numbers are on the fridge and feel free to call the cell if anything happens."

"Don't worry. Everything will be fine. Now go and have a good time."

"Ok. Em can I have a hug before I leave?" Emma leaned over and hugged me which melted my heart and made it all the more difficult to leave her.

"Bye Mommy." She called as Spencer and I exited the house. When we got to Spencer's car she opened the door for me and I got in, feeling a little better than I did earlier.

"Nervous?" She asked while backing the car out of the driveway.

"A little. I haven't really dated since Emma was born, and I have never dated a girl before so…..sorry if I am bad at this."

"Shh." Spencer reached for my hand and interlocked our fingers giving my hand a slight squeeze. "It's gonna be ok." She rubbed her thumb against my hand soothingly trying to calm my nerves and it helped a little.

"So…..where are you taking me?" I asked not sure of where we were going.

"You'll see." She said with a quick wink of the eye. Tonight was going to be a night I will never forget.

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Spencer's POV

As I got closer to the parking lot of our destination I made Ashley put on a blind fold. I wanted to surprise her with what I had planned. Clay and his new friend Chelsea helped me set it up. I wanted tonight to be special for Ashley, so every thing had to be perfect. I pulled the car into the parking lot and got out of the car to help her. I opened the door for her and guided her out, still blindfolded, as I had her follow me to our spot. She noticed that we were walking along the beach, but she still had no idea where we were. I led her a little bit more, and then I removed her blindfold when we were right in front of our spot.

"Spencer!" She squealed while leaning in for a kiss. I kissed her back and then she hugged me while taking a second to look at her surroundings. The beach was totally deserted this late at night. I had a blanket laid out on the sand and candles were every where. I had a basket with food in it and a CD player laid out on the ground as well. I bent down and turned the CD player on to a slow song.

"Ashley would you care to dance with me?"

"Love too." We both laughed at the cheesiness and then I wrapped my arms around her waist and began to sway back and forth with the music. She leaned into me, so that our bodies were pressing together. This time I was the first to initiate the kiss, and she accepted it, allowing my tongue into her mouth. We stood kissing with our arms wrapped around each other for what seemed like an eternity, neither of us wanting to break from the embrace. I realized that the food was getting cold, so I broke apart from her and offered for us to sit down so that we could eat dinner.

After dinner we laid out on the blanket and stared at the stars. Ashley laid her head in my lap and I stroked her head and held her in my arms as we looked at the sky.

"Spencer tonight was amazing." She said while turning from lying in my lap so that she could face me.

"You're amazing." I said placing a light kiss on her lips. She smiled and then leaned away from me and it looked like she was deep in thought.

"Can I ask you a question?" She said very timidly, obviously feeling ashamed for whatever it was she needed to ask me.

"Sure, anything." I said trying to reassure her that whatever it was she needed to ask me would be just fine.

"Ok….um…..how did you know that you were…."

"A lesbian?" I finished for her, knowing were the conversation was leading.

"Yeah." She said, her cheeks turning red from embarrassment, making her even cuter.

"I don't know. I mean how do you know if you are straight? It's just when you are with a person, whether it be a boy or a girl, as long as they make you happy then the rest is just whatever."

"Okay." She said. I could tell she was not fully satisfied with my answer so I decided that I better expand on it a little more.

"When I was younger my mom would always try to set me up on dates with people from our church. She would always be like, 'Oh Spencer isn't he just charming' and I would just nod and go along with her, never feeling a connection to any of them. Then when I was 16 I met Allison, and for the first time in my life I was happy. I realized that she made me happy and well….that was when I realized that I was gay."

"How did your family take it?"

"My dad found out first, he caught the looks between me and her and he could tell that we were more than just friends. When I finally came out to him he wasn't shocked at all, and he was very loving and supportive of me. Clay was the same, and they are both fine with my decision. Glen, well Glen is an ass," she laughed at my statement and nodded for me to continue, "But I know on some level he still loves me."

"And your mom?"

"My mom… well…..not so supportive. She took the news pretty hard, always trying to set me up on blind dates with nice Christian boys. She doesn't understand my decision and we fight a lot." A small tear escaped my eye and Ashley leaned over and wrapped her arms around me for support.

"I'm sorry about your mom." She said separating from our hug to look up at me.

"It's ok. I mean it's not, but I think with time she will get used to it. I have my dad and Clay and for now I can deal with that." I smiled to let her know that I was okay, even though she could tell that it hurt me, which it did.

"So, can I ask what happened to Allison?" She said with a hint of jealousy in her tone.

"Well, it hadn't been working for a while, and then I found out that she was cheating on me, so I did some things to get back at her which I'm not proud of. Then we broke up and I moved out here. But it was a good thing that we broke up, cause then I moved here and met you." I kissed her again and she kissed back. We made out for a while, and then we realized that it was getting late.

"I should probably get you home soon, Emma is waiting."

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Ashley's POV

I loved how she cared about Emma. Spencer drove me home, and the whole car ride there we sat in a comfortable silence with our hands held tight together. We pulled up in front of my house and she got out of the car to walk me to my door.

"I had a really good time tonight." I said while giving her one final good night kiss.

"Me too Ash. I'll call you tomorrow." She smiled at me giving me one more kiss before getting in her car and driving away. I entered my house feeling incredible and I couldn't stop smiling. I closed the door behind me and leaned against it, while I savored the feeling of her lips on mine. I stood there collecting my thoughts, and then proceeded into the living room where Charlotte was watching TV on the couch.

"Emma is asleep. Did you have a good time?" She asked while she got up to leave.

"The best." I said. I paid her and wished her a goodnight. I walked into Emma's room and kissed her goodnight before crashing on my bed. I laid there and closed my eyes, as a drifted into a peaceful slumber with thoughts of Spencer running through my mind.

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