Laying on her back staring up at the ceiling Ashley mused, "Why is two minutes kicking my ass? Okay, okay, Ash you can do this...you can do this thing."

She takes a deep breath and speeds through the address as fast as she can, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle- field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But In a larger sense, we cannot dedicate--we can not consecrate--we can not hallow--this ground....FUCK!"

Ashley growls, kicking her leg in frustration, "Every single time I get stuck at this stupid part." She peaks at the text written on her hand, "Gah, I knew that's what came next. This has got to be the dumbest way to get lucky, ever in the history of the world."

"Ever in the history of the world?" Spencer asks.

"Don't start with me Carlin, I'm trying to study."

"You're not doing this to get a good grade, Ash don't even act like you are," Spencer said falling in bed next to her girlfriend. "I am so wiped out."

"No, no way," Ashley countered, "you're not even about to go to sleep after I've spent the last three hours pouring over this stupid address and that stupid battle. Did you know that that crap about him writing it on the back of an envelope on the train to Gettysburg is a crock?"

Spencer giggled.

"And, AND, no one gave a crap about his address. He wasn't even meant to be there. He was sorta invited as an after thought. AND some freakin poet upstaged him. How would you like that? To be the one to upstage President Bush."

"Dear God, Ash tell me you're joking?"

"What?"

Rolling her eyes, Spencer climbed under the covers with her back towards the brunette.

"Oh, right, President Obama."

Spencer just shook her head. "Nite, Ash."

"Spencer, come on, I've been working on this history crap all night, you can't just leave me high and dry."

"Watch me," she said turning off the bed side lamp.

Ashley turned hers back on, "um, no we are all alone in your house and every night this week we've just gone to bed. Well," Ashley said straddling the blonde, "not to night sexy."

Spencer looked up with a dead pan expression, "it's midnight, I'm exhausted, we've got to be up at six and you smell like chicken. You're not getting any."

Rolling off, Ashley said, "If its the chicken then I'll go take a shower."

"Ash, I"m utterly exhausted. I've been studying non stop all night and I just want to lay here and cuddle you till I fall asleep."

"But you said,"

"I said if you could recite the whole thing. Can you?"

Ashley mumbled, "not exactly."

"Alright then, lets just go to sleep."

"But Spence--"

"Six o'clock, Ash."

"Why do we have to get up so early? School's not until 8:00"

"Have you met yourself?"

Ashley giggled,"touché"

"Now, go to sleep."

"But Spencer," Ashley whined.

"Alright," Spencer conceded, "do something about the chicken and I'll think about it."

Without hesitation Ashley rolled off the bed and bound for the bathroom.

Spencer cuddled up with little white bear and slowly drifted to sleep. She was snuggled nicely under her blanket, visions of elements danced in her head. ''Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen oxygen.''

"What are you talking about?" Ashley said towel drying her hair.

"Trying to keep myself awake until you came back."

"Seriously? You're saying all that crap to stay awake."

Spencer giggled as she opened up the blanket for Ashley. "It keeps my brain active."

"Well you can stop now," Ashley said sliding into Spencer's arms, "cause it switches mine off."

"Neptunium is my favorite element."

"I want to ask why, but I also wanna make out with you. So if I ask why, I know you'll put me to sleep. Now that I've said that you're gonna tell me anyway, so go ahead."

"It's fun to say."

Ashley laughed, "Seriously? You're not gonna--"

Spencer cut her off with a soft slow kiss, "I thought you wanted to make ou--"

Ashley cut her off with a stronger more passionate kiss. "It's about time you kissed me, I've been working hard up here while you were down there having all your nerdy fun."

Spencer giggled, "Go ahead and impress me then."

"I still don't have the whole thing," Ashley frowned.

"Give me what you got."

"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers set forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war. testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated can long endure." She said effortlessly. "We are met on a great battle- field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But In a larger sense, we cannot dedicate--we can not consecrate--we can not hallow--this ground."

She struggled for a moment to come up with the next few lines. Groaning, for a moment over her lack of memory. Then groaning again at the contact of her lovers lips. For several passion filled minutes they kissed. Once the kissing stopped, Ashley panted, "I thought I wasn't getting any till I had the whole thing."

"Oh, you're not getting that," Spencer smiled, "But you totally deserve something. You've got over half the speech memorised already."

"Really? That's half?"

Spencer giggled, kissing her girl again. "Yeah that's half of it. Pretty impressive I think."

"Damn right it's impressive."

"Glad to see your ego is not bruised," Spencer laughed. "You know what else is impressive?"

"What's that?" Ashley asked snuggling closer.

"The discovery of Neptunium, when the--"

Ashley cut her off with another long steamy kiss, "I knew it wouldn't be long before you told me."

"You did ask," Spencer laughed.

"No, no, no. I refrained from asking."

"Neptunium--"

Ashley kissed her once more.

Spencer dissolved into giggles, "I was just gonna tell you that it's a fun word to say."

"One can never be too cautious."

"Heh, especially when Neptunium is---"

Pushing Spencer on to her back Ashley slowly slid her tongue into the girls mouth.

Spencer groaned, "you sure know how to shut a girl up." She pushed Ashley's hair out of her face and smiled, "Neptunium"

Growling Ashley said, "you're just doing that to get me to kiss you."

"Like you need a reason?"

"True," Ashley fell next to Spencer, pulled her in for a cuddle and one more kiss. "Six o'clock comes pretty early hey?"

"Yes, yes it does," Spencer said, kissing the girl again. "Only one more night of studying, Ash, then we can take full advantage of this empty house."

"Oh we better," Ashley said as she nuzzled against Spencer, "we better."