Chapter 3 – The Things I Do For You

Spencer's POV

It had been a few days since Kyla's party and like I told her to, Ashley had sent Aiden the soul quiz for him to do. He of course, didn't fill it out, but I did instead, knowing what answers to put so he would pass with flying colours.

After school, Ashley and I went to the diner again and got milkshakes before going back to her house and chilling for a while. We tried to make a routine about once a week to go to her house and chill and practice playing guitar, well me practice and more like Ashley teach me. Ashley's father, Raife Davies was this huge rock star so music can very easy to her. Her collection of guitars was unbelievable, it was one of those things among cars that her father bought her on demand.

Ashley had started teaching me how to play at the beginning of the year, it was sort of like my senior project, learn how to play.

"You know, you're getting pretty good at that." Ashley commented as I strummed along to one of her favourite songs. "I don't even remember teaching you that song."

The song was very important to Ashley, hence why it was one of her favourites. It was the song her father sang to her mother all the time before she passed away. She told me once that when her father would go on tour before he'd play that song he would tell the crowd that he played each note for her. Her father never did recover from her death, and neither did Ashley. Raife choose to put all his energy into his music while Ashley shut herself off from the world.

"I picked up a few things... Plus your dad play it so much when we were little, the song is like etched permanently into my brain. I still haven't got it completely yet, but I'll get there."

"He did love that song..." Ashley replied, putting down her own guitar. "So did my mom..." She breathed out, going over to her computer and checking her email.

"Oh my god..." Ashley sighed as she pushed her chair back from the computer a bit.

"What? What is it?" I asked, putting down the guitar and running over to the computer, leaning over her shoulder and having some of my hair fall on her shoulder.

"The soul quiz..." She breathed out, turning her head slightly towards her shoulder where my hair had fallen.

"Yeah? What about it, did he finally respond?"

"Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, and Pink Floyd..." She read one of the answers aloud slowly.

"Movies?" I asked, knowing it was the next question.

"Monty Python or anything Tim Burton... and it gets worse." She said, pointing lower down on the screen. "The last book he read was Of Mice and Men."

"Steinbeck, nice. That's great Ash, he aced it." I replied, backing off from the computer and going back to the bed and leaning against it.

"No, it's not..." She shouted as she turned around in her chair. "...Aiden Dennison." She breathed out, shaking her head.

"He's not that bad..."

"Not that bad? He's gorgeous... what am I going to do?"

"Go on a double date with Kyla and I?" I asked with a hopeful grin on my face.

"You're joking right?"

"Why not? He aced the quiz and even you said he's gorgeous. Come on, Goose and Maverick one more time?" I asked as she joined me on the floor against her bed.

"The things I do for you Spence..."

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Aiden's POV

I had spent the last twenty minutes driving in my car trying to get Kyla to agree to a double date, but it was a hard sell as I knew it would. I got a text from Spencer telling me that Ashley was in, so Kyla was the last piece of the puzzle. If anything, I could pull the cousin card out of my pocket... she's used it enough on me in the past. But I figured it I just stuck with my 'be mean' plan, it would work out just as well.

"Come on, why not?" I pleaded with her.

"Because as far as I can see, there's nothing special about this Spencer person."

"Huh... funny." I chuckled loudly so she could hear.

"What's so funny about that?"

"That's what she said about you too."

"She did not!" She yelled in disbelief.

Like I told you, my plans are brilliant. I grinned smugly knowing that I had set the bait and I had her on the hook, and all I needed to do was reel her in.

"I guess it doesn't matter, Ashley probably won't be able to convince Spencer to come with us anyways."

"Oh, hell no! We are doing this thing." She barked at me as I pulled up to her house. "We are so doing this."

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Spencer's POV

Aiden had texted me back within the hour saying that Kyla was in and the double date was on. I had to do a little bit more convincing with Ashley as she wanted to pull out last minute when she couldn't find something to wear. I had to do even more convincing when she wanted to take her own car there instead of all of us going with Aiden in his car.

We decided to go the carnival our school was throwing. We had been on a few select rides around the carnival and were just randomly walking the park scoping out what we wanted to do next. Conversation between the two pairs was horrible to put it nicely. Aiden didn't have any clue what to say to Ashley and Kyla was too busy ignoring me and making fun of all the losers walking around.

"Hey are you thirsty?" Aiden asked Ashley as we continued to walk aimlessly around and she nodded at him. "Great, how about you get me one too then?"

"Aiden, you're funny. Come on, help me get some." I cut in, fake laughing while grabbing his arm and dragging him away from Kyla and Ashley. "What are you doing?"

"What?" He asked confused to what I was talking about as we made our way towards the drink booth and ordered four slushies.

"I'm like dying over there, what should I say?" Aiden barked at me, while throwing the cashier some money for the drinks.

"Just be the sweet and silent type... see if you can handle that. And if you do happen to talk, be nice, say you like her outfit or her hair. She has so many amazing qualities, I'm sure even you can find one and tell her through a way that isn't mildly insulting." I answer him grabbing two of the drinks from the counter and turning towards him excepting him to give me advice for Kyla.

"You should probably tell Kyla that her new hair cut makes her look butch."

"You still think that even now that I'm out with her, I still have to be mean? I mean come on, her hair looks butch! Why not just like poke her with a stick..."

"Oh I'm sorry for trying to help, but by all means, do it your way and see if you get a difficult result from what's been happening for the first hour already."

"Fine." I agreed, still not completely think this was the best idea.

We walked back to the two girls waiting for us, both looking equally as awkward standing near one another. Ashley really did look amazing tonight, so if Aiden did manage to screw tonight up, he had no one to blame but himself. Kyla looked gorgeous as well, like always.

"I like your uh...clothes." Aiden said handing Ashley her drink and looking her up and down. Ashley managed to subtly smile and chuckle at the comment before politely thanking him.

I like your clothes? How does this guy score girls? Wow... they must be easy.

Kyla continued to watch the losers around us and I pretty much had to shove the drink in her face for her to realize I was back.

"Oh my god, that geek just tripped and fell on his face!" Kyla shouted, pointing over at a boy who was on the ground with popcorn scattered all around him. Both her and Aiden started laughing hysterically at the boy while Ashley and I just stared at each other with our mouths slightly open and confused looks on our faces.

"Hey, there's no line for the Ferris wheel, let's go!" Kyla yelled, pulling my arm aggressively without warning as my drink spilled all over me.

Great...

"Oops, well at least we're even!" Kyla laughed as she downed her own drink before giving the operator our tickets. I glance back at Ashley who is laughing at me as my whole top is covered in blue slushie before she gives me a grin and both getting on the ride.

As we are going up on the Ferris wheel, both Kyla and I are looking away from each other, watching the people get smaller on the ground.

"So you were right about my jeans... they did make my ass look fat." Kyla said eventually looking at me.

"No... I wasn't. Your ass looked great in those jeans, and the colour brought out your ey--" I cut myself off as Kyla looked away disinterested by my compliment. "Besides my ass is the least thing you should be worrying about with that new butch hair cut."

"I can't believe you don't like my hair cut, it was really expensive."

"That's even worse." I laughed as Kyla actually showed some interest in me.

I can't believe this shit is actually working...

"Shut up!" Kyla playfully yelled, smacking me in the shoulder and nudging me a bit. "It's the bangs isn't it?"

"For starters..."

"Anything else you don't like about me?" Kyla asked in an aggressive flirty tone.

"I could do without those shoes..." I answered, glancing down at her feet, she was actually wearing really cute wedges.

Wow, this is actually quite easy.

"And what is wrong with my shoes?"

"They're monstrous, big foot." I point out as she smiles back at me and shakes her head.

Okay well that might have been a bit mean, but she's smiling so I guess it's a good sign.

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Ashley's POV

My date with Aiden wasn't going too badly, he was kind of quiet though which I found slightly strange with the reputation he had around school. He had won me this huge stuffed animal earlier on in the night and had given me his shirt because I was cold which was nice of him. I still wasn't completely sure about him though... something still seemed a bit off.

"So you like Guns N' Roses?" I asked as our carriage climbed up the Ferris wheel.

"Yeah... they're... uh... great?" Aiden answered rather slowly.

"Well who else do you like?" I ask in a slightly flirty tone.

"I like you..." Aiden replied, scooting closer to me and then looking down at his shirt that I was wearing. "I like that shirt."

I looked at him puzzled, and for the rest of the ride he remained quiet. After wandering around the park some more and going on a few additional rides, we decided to call it a night.

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Spencer's POV

I told Aiden to drop both Ashley and I off at her house. We normally slept over at each other's houses on weekends, or sometimes even on weekdays. Ashley's dad was pretty much non-existent so it was just her and this massive house, I felt kind of bad that she had to be in there alone. That's the only reason my parents let me over there on weekdays, plus they loved Ashley like their own daughter.

Kyla spent the whole ride back to Ashley's house talking on her phone. I really started to wonder what I liked about this girl in the first place.

"Later Aiden..." I said jumping out of the backseat of his convertible and onto the curb before Kyla saw me and hung up her phone.

"Spencer!" She yelled, jumping out after me.

Okay Spencer... remember play it cool.

"Well... goodnight." I said, holding out my hand towards her.

She slowly raised hand to take mine, but just took my middle finger and ran her tongue around it rapidly in circles. "Goodnight..." She moaned, walking away slowly and jumping back into the car, leaving me there to stare at my finger which was met from her tongue's saliva.

I looked back at Ashley who was still in the car with Aiden, who had stuck out his finger in front of her face and was waving it.

What part of don't be a cocky ass did he not understand?

Ashley just ended up shaking his finger before getting out of the car and walking over to where I was already standing as Aiden and Kyla drove away.

"The things I do for you..." Ashley sighed, looping her arm around mine and turning us towards her house.

"What you didn't like him?"

"I just don't know if he's my type..." She replied, leaning her head on my shoulder as her voice went quieter, meaning she was tired.

I know what you mean...

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