Paige patted Ashley's leg sympathetically, "If you need to, just let me know."

"Alright."

Spencer coughed into her napkin to keep from laughing.

"You okay?" Alex shot in concern

"Yeah, yeah," Spencer replied, "Just a little tickle," she took a sip of water.

Ashley rolled her eyes, good thing for her, neither Paige or Alex caught it.

They made pleasant conversation for the rest of the afternoon. It was fun swapping embarrassing stories about one another. Alex laughed her head off as she told the story of she and Paige getting high at the university fair. Ashley appreciated that Paige wasn't perfect, then told about the night Spencer went out with Kelly. They were in stitches.

Finally, Paige looked at her watch, she'd been there an hour longer than she'd expected, "We should go," she announced abruptly, "I've got a meeting tomorrow that I need to prepare for."

Alex finished laughing at the last story that had been told, "Aw really?"

"Yeah."

"But Ashley is just so much fun! I love the dirt I'm getting on Spencer!"

Paige chuckled, "Yeah," she said again, "Sorry to break up the party, but Ash and I came together..."

"We could get her home if you really need to work," Alex suggested.

"Yeah!" Spencer added, "Ash and I still have some catching up to do."

"Fine then," Paige gave in, "Here Ashley," she fished some money out of her purse, "This'll cover our food," she kissed Ashley on the cheek, "This was fun, we should do it again," she started to walk away, "Bye everyone!"

The waiter came by and offered them desert for the second time. He was trying to tell them to eat or get out. They decided to split a piece of chocolate cake, even though Ashley was fighting for the 'Mondo Brownie'

"So, what next?" Alex asked.

Spencer shrugged, "What do you want to do Ash?"

Ashley lifted an eyebrow suggestively, "I dunno."

"Wanna go back to our place?" Spencer asked.

Much to Spencer's surprise and delight, Ashley said, "yes."

"Cool," Spencer said awkwardly.

Ashley smiled one of her signature smiles, a real one, reserved for when she was really happy. And she was. She was going to be spending more time with Spencer. Granted it would be with Alex too.

So they left the table and got into Alex's car, and got to Spencer and Alex's apartment.

"This is it," Spencer sighed flopping onto the couch, "Where we live."

"Its a nice place."

"Thanks."

"You want something to drink?" Spencer asked.

"No, I'm fine," Ashley said nervously.

"So?"

"So..."

"Hey Spen," Alex interjected. "I'm gonna hop in the shower. Then it'll be about time for work."

"Where do you work?" Ashley asked her, "What do you do."

"I'm a bartender downtown."

"Really? Me too. I work at Gray."

"You work at Gray?" Spencer repeated back, "Talk about going back to the scene of the crime. Why do you have to bartend at Gray if you're on VH1? I mean you were rich back when we were young."

"Its just something I do for fun."

Alex had disappeared into the bathroom.

"Fun huh?"

"It is fun."

"I'm not saying it isn't."

"I only do it a couple days a week. They're really generous with the days off. They kinda just needed a temp, to fill in. I had a bit of experience. Besides, Kat did the interviewing."

Spencer laughed, "Thats awesome."

"She hired me on the spot," Ashley laughed, "Not even so much as an interview."

"Cool."

Alex's cell phone rang on the counter. Spencer and Ashley ignored it.

"So what do you do when you're not a nurse?"

Spencer thought, "Well I took up crochet."

"Crochet?"

Spencer blushed, "Yeah crochet," she turned around and pulled a blanket from the back of the couch, "See?"

"You made that?"

"Yeah."

"Thats pretty cool actually."

"Thanks."

Alex came out of the bathroom in a towel to go into the bedroom.

"Hey," Spencer called, "You got a phone call earlier."

"Alright," Alex replied, "I'll take a look when I get dressed," she closed the door.

"Spence, your girlfriend is hot," Ashley said frankly.

"Why thank you."

"You always had a good taste in chicks."

Spencer laughed nervously.

"Alright!" Alex came out of the bathroom, "Off to make the money!" she came around the couch to kiss Spencer.

"Have fun."

"Oh yeah, work, fun," Alex mumbled, "It was nice to meet you Ashley."

"Yeah, you too Alex."

Alex picked up her cell phone, purse and headed out the door, "'night!"

"See ya," Spencer called back.

"Bye," Ashley added.

The door clicked shut they heard Alex walk away. Finally, when they didn't hear her footsteps any more, Spencer jumped onto Ashley and started kissing her.

"W..wait," Ashley pulled away, "What is this?"

Spencer was still on top of her, "What is what?" she asked innocently.

Ashley rolled her eyes, "You can't play dumb with me. You know what I'm talking about. THIS!" there was an awkward pause before Ashley continued with, "Oh god I've missed you," and driving back in to kiss Spencer again.

Meanwhile, Alex was waiting to begin work, and decided to check her message. It was from Paige.

"Hey, Alex, um, well I was wondering, if you were going to the reunion. Its in a couple weeks, I'm sure you know that, but I think I'd have a much better time if you'd come. And, um we could go together..." she trailed off, "Not together, together. You know what I mean. Whatever, just call me."

Alex laughed to herself. She hadn't wanted to go, but she had turned in her RSVP anyway. She was playing it by ear, maybe going up. Now, she'd decided that she should go with Paige. It'd be good to see all of the people she used to go to school with. She wrote down in her work's request book for days off for the days of the reunion and a couple days before. Then, she went to the bar, and started getting orders.

"I should get you home," Spencer sighed. They'd made out for over a half hour without it escalating to more than that.

"Yeah?" Ashley asked.

"Its getting late."

Ashley looked at the clock. It was 10, "Its not that late..."

Spencer shifted awkwardly, "Paige'll be wondering where you are."

"Whatever. I don't have to answer to anyone."

"You never did," Spencer laughed, "I gotta go to work pretty early tomorrow, so I should get you home, even if its just so I can get some sleep."

"Okay," Ashley said reluctantly, "but we can't let this long of a time pass before we seen each other again."

"Yeah, we'll see each other soon."

"Hey, can I drive?"

"Yeah," Spencer said without thinking, she handed Ashley the keys. Ashley always used to drive.

"Awesome."

They drove in virtual silence. Ashley pulled up at her place, and put the car into park, "Well this whole day was a surprise."

"Yeah, but a good one."

"It was a good surprise," Ashley agreed. She paused, pulling a piece of receipt out of her purse, the scribbling onto it, "This is my new phone number. Call me when you get a chance."

Spencer took it, "Okay. I will," she smiled. Ashley began to walk away, "Hey Ash!"

"Yeah?"

"Don't give Paige too hard of a time about getting high in high school."

"Oh, I wouldn't do that," Ashley replied sarcastically, "bye."

"Bye."