Hey! I know this is a poor excuse for an update but I had to get this chapter in. It brings us back to the present time. That's right. No more flashbacks after this chapter. Well, for now. Reviews please!!
Spencer's POV
((Flashback Continued))
It's almost 4 A.M. now. We're sitting here on the same step. I feel horrible. I still hear Ashley crying against my shoulder. I look up and see pink starting to come through the windows. It's really early. I look at Ashley. She looks broken. I wipe away the tears and brush the hair away from her eyes. I can finally see her beautiful brown eyes again. Except they're different now. Dark. Dismal. She's looking ahead at the clock. Watching time go by. Finally she looks at me. The color of her eyes revive, just a bit. She breaks the silence.
Ashley: "Can we get out of here? I can't be here right now."
Spencer: "Absolutely. Let's go. I'll grab your keys."
I start to turn to go up the rest of the stairs to Ashley's room but a hand is on my arm holding me back. I face Ashley and she wraps her arms around me. I hug her back. She lets go and heads down the stairs. I find her keys and head outside. I get into the car and join her, since she was already sitting in it. She's playing around with her iPod. I hope she doesn't play any of her dad's music. I back out of the driveway and head towards the beach. I start to hear music. It takes me a while to recognize it because the volume is so soft.
"So much for the autographs
So much for apologies
So much for the promises I never intended to keep
How does it all add up?
How does the story end?
I can't let go
I can't pretend"
My attention is quickly turned from the music onto the task at hand. Me. Driving. I stop at a red light and look at the time; 4:31 A.M. I've been awake for a long time. I'm not tired though. I can't be. I have to take care of Ashley. I pull up to the beach a few minutes later and turn the car off. I don't think Ashley even knows we're here. I get out of the car and walk over to her side. I softly and slowly open the door. I grab her hand, she looks up at me and I help her out of the car. I close the passenger door and put my arm around her as we walk onto the beach. I look out at the horizon. The sun is starting to rise. This is the perfect environment for Ashley to clear her head. She stopped and sat down on the sand. I sat down next to her.