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Author's Note: Well I hope you are all enjoying this story! So keep reading as the war continues! Chapter 17!

Chapter 17

Ashley paced around and around the waiting room.

"Hun, stop please you're wearing a whole in the floor," the secretary snapped at Ashley, clicking her gum in annoyance.

"Look can't you just let me see her! Than you wouldn't have to worry about your fucking floor!"

"No need to be rude! I already told you that only family is allowed to see the patient."

"I need to see Spencer Carlin!"

"No body but family is allowed to see the patient in room 112!" she winked at the frantic brunette.

"Thank you," Ashley mouthed soundlessly to the dirty blonde and practically ran over to the elevator, "come on damn you! WORK!" Ashley screamed at the elevator. "Fuck you," she mumbled as she opened the door to the staircases.

She arrived at room 112 a couple minutes later, panting because she had run up the three flights of stairs. She entered the room and saw Arthur sitting by Spencer's bed holding her hand tightly. He looked up as the petite brunette entered the hospital room. His eyes were puffy and it looked like he had been crying.

"Hello Ashley…"

"Hello Mr. C…is…is she okay?"

"They don't know yet that guy kicked her hard in the head several times…she has gone into a coma…"

"Oh my God…" muttered Ashley, "this is all my fault…"

"No it's not," the elder Carlin got up and walked over to Ashley. He pulled her into a hug, "shhh," he comforted her as Ashley started to cry, "people can be very cruel. It was a hate crime…it had nothing to do with you…"

Ashley sniffled, "why is it that Carlins always seem to be rescuing me," she said into Arthur's shoulder.

"Because you're apart of our family now."

"I don't know about that," a weak voice stated, "she's a wild one dad. It might be a bad idea…"

"SPENCER!" Ashley yelled and jumped onto the hospital bed smothering Spencer's face with kisses. Arthur smiled at the affection between the two girls. He laughed out loud all the stress lifted from his shoulders.

"Haha Ashley let her breathe! I'm going to go get the doctor…"

"Spencer Carlin! Don't you EVER do that to me again! I was so scared and worried and hyper-venta…"

"I stick with my previous statement…you talk way to much Davies…" Spencer leaned in and gave Ashley a much needed kiss.

"Ahem…" The girls looked up at the noise and saw Spencer's doctor standing in the doorway.

"Ms. Carlin…"

"Call me Spencer," the blonde said smiling. The black haired doctor laughed.

"Okay Spencer you've taking quite a beating and I'm very surprised that you woke up so soon. A lot of us were worried that you weren't going to wake up at all…"

"Why wouldn't I wake up when I have this beauty to get back to?" she asked now looking at Ashley. The brunette giggled.

"I have never seen such a rapid recovery!"

"Like I said…I've got a life with this gorgeous girl to continue…I'm never going to leave her…"

"Well anyway you're still going to have to be careful. You have a broken leg and arm, a really bad concussion and then some internal bleeding."

"Ouch…" Spencer said cringing at just the description. Ashley reached over and grabbed Spencer's hand. The blonde looked up into the reassuring brown orbs of her girlfriend and some of the pain seemed to slip away.

"All right so…how long am I gonna be a cripple?" she asked her voice cracking while doing so.

"A couple of months at least…" the doctor watched as the blondes face fell, "but if you recover as quickly as you did today than you should be walking fine very soon," he smiled. He knew it was a lie and Spencer could tell it was a lie too but she still smiled up at the doctor.

"Okay thanks…if you could just leave us alone please…"

"Of course," he stated as he exited the room.

Spencer sat there for awhile before speaking, "look Ash… I understand if you want to back out…"

"Back out?"

"Yea out of us…because I'm going to be pretty useless for awhile and a hassle…so if you don't want to stick around...I really understand..." Spencer's voice wavered and tears came to her eyes. Ashley picked up Spencer's face by her chin and looked into her eyes.

"Spence…I'm never going to leave you! No matter what happens! I love you Spencer Carlin…" Spencer broke down tears streaming fast and furious from her eyes. She pulled Ashley close and hugged her tightly. Her arm screaming from the pain nut she just wouldn't let go. Eventually Ashley pulled back.

"Spencer, what would make you think that I would ever leave you? We've been through to much…"

"Because," Spencer croaked, "because that's what anybody I ever get close to does when the going gets tough…they leave…."

"Never, "Ashley whispered and she leaned in kissing Spencer passionately trying to express all the love she felt for the blonde in that one kiss. Once again someone arrived to interrupt them. The nurse tried to get there attention telling them that some more people had arrived to see Spencer but the girls ignored her. She let out a heavy sigh and ushered the visitor into the hospital room. They thanked the nurse and walked into the room. As he entered and saw the scene he froze and turned right around to leave the room. Spencer saw the boy leave out of the corner of her eye and sat up abruptly.

"ROWAN!"

Yea okay…so that was kind of a crummy chapter but I myself am feeling crummy and I needed a filler so…hope u guys still review