"Ashley?"
Spencer's voice carries into my room and I bolt upright. I hesitate for a split second before scrambling out of my bed and into the living room.
I can see a head of blonde hair inside of our fridge and I roll my eyes at Spencer's ability to eat everything and not gain a single pound. I, on the other hand, have to work very hard for my abs.
Like, two hours in the gym daily, hard. Life isn't fair, go figure.
"Hey, sunshine," I greet as I collapse on the couch.
Her head bangs the side of the fridge leading me to the obvious conclusion that my voice startled her.
I'm totally a genius. I should have aced that SAT crap. I could have been the next Einstein. I can already see the headlines: Ashley Davies Cures Cancer.
Wait a minute. I take that back, I saw I Am Legend and I'm not going to even think about going there.
Spencer pulls out two bottles of beer and rubs her head. Handing one of the drinks over to me, she scowls and massages the tender area, "That hurt, bitch."
Shrugging, I take a swig of the cooled beverage and prop my feet up on the table, "Not my fault."
Spencer rolls her eyes and sits next to me, pulling her feet up under herself, "It never is, Ash."
I raise my bottle toward her, "Damn straight."
A beat of silence passes before I can't take it anymore.
"So, how was the uh- you know the-"
"Coffee?" Spencer offers helpfully.
I wince visibly at the reminder of her badly disguised date but nod, nonetheless.
"It was good. I mean she's actually really nice, and to tell you the truth, I think I might-"
"I need to tell you something!" Blurts from my mouth and I am seriously two seconds away from shooting myself. Could I sound anymore pathetic?
Don't answer that.
A weird look crosses Spencer's face and I groan internally, knowing that this conversation is not going anywhere close to the way I had hoped it would, "Uh, okaaaaay, what's on your mind?
After a moment of silence and several awkward facial expressions on my part, I manage to speak again, "Never mind."
And I chicken out. That's surprising.
Spencer looks a little concerned but decides to let it go for now. I watch her as she takes another swig of her drink before standing up and stretching.
"I think I'm going to give Nathan a call," Glancing down at me, she gives me a sweet smile and leans down to kiss me gently on my cheek before turning towards her room.
She didn't even make it three steps away.
"I'm gay."
Spencer whips around so fast, I think she may need to get her spine realigned with the rest of her body.
The fleeting thought crosses my mind but dissipates as soon as I take in her expression.
Seeing her eyes widen and her mouth drop just crushes my heart into a million pieces.
I clench my jaw, knowing that it was too soon to drop something like this on her. Especially since I just started thinking about this like two hours ago.
I mean, seriously! Who breaks up with their boyfriend, realizes that there is a very likely possibility of being gay, and tells said boyfriend and best friend who is conveniently the one being lusted after??
Oh god, my life is like an episode of 90210.
Spencer still hasn't said a word and I'm beginning to freak out. This isn't one of those moments where you can take your time before saying something. This is more akin to when someone proposes and the other person takes an entire decade before deciding to answer. It should be illegal.
I'm serious.
I glance upward at Spencer and see her biting her lip, a clear sign of her unsure reaction. She's not meeting my eyes and that probably scares me more than anything.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to retreat the hell out of there.
"I mean, I'm not gay for sure, I'm just thinking about it. It's all the rage in Hollywood, don't you know?"
I stand up and take a hesitant step towards her, almost deflating with relief when Spencer doesn't shy away from me.
Continuing on, "Spence, I just- I don't know what's going on right now. I think that I have a lot of stuff to think about."
"What about Aiden?"
I'm sure my face must be one of pure shock right now because the last thing that I expected to hear was her voice. Remembering that Spencer asked me a question, I shake my head to clear my thoughts, "I-uh…we broke up earlier."
Spencer's perfect eyebrows shoot up in surprise and I drop my gaze to the floor.
"So is there anyone you like right now?"
The simple question felt like a slap in the face, and I back away from Spencer carefully, horrified at the turn this conversation was taking.
"N-no! Of course not."
My back hits the wall and I curse silently at my inability to sneak away undetected.
A small smile pulls at the corners of Spencer's lips as she makes her way over to me.
"I know when you're lying, Ashley. I'm not mad at you, just surprised is all. Did you think I'd be disgusted or something? I just met Brooke the other day, Ash, you should know me better than that by now."
I bite the inside of my cheek knowing that I shouldn't even think about confessing. I've already dropped a huge emotional bomb on her and she really doesn't need a new one.
Spencer's eyebrows furrow and I groan internally, because that stupid little gesture, no matter how cute, means that she's putting the pieces together and soon enough she's going to-
"Oh…fuck."
I clench my eyes shut and turn my head to the side, well aware of the colossal event that has just occurred.
Suddenly, familiar hands cup my face and a pair of lips roughly claims mine. I'm immediately set on fire and I push off the wall and against the body of the blond kissing me for all she's worth.
I feel myself gratefully incinerating in her arms and I brush my tongue against her bottom lip, silently asking for more of the delicious fire that only Spencer can provide.
Instantly I regret my action as the arms around me rip away all too soon, and the body that was pressing up against mine only seconds ago is pressing against the front door instead.
Spencer's not looking at me again and this time is worse than before. What if she leaves and never comes back? I don't think there is a life for me without a Spencer in it.
Crystal blue eyes slowly drag up my body, blazing with an emotion I couldn't name for the life of me, before connecting with my own.
"Oh…fuck."
The repetition of her earlier words shatters any hope I had for this conversation, and the slam of the front door coupled with the squealing of Spencer's tires enforce all my fears.
I'm a fucking idiot.
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"Kyla, you need to get your ass over here now!"
"But-"
"I said now!!" I screech into the phone before punching the end button.
I take two deep breaths and glance at the time again.
11:42 p.m.
Shit. That means it's been 6 hours, 37 minutes, and 14, 15, 16 seconds since Spencer left, give or take a few- hell with it, that's the exact time she's been gone and I'd bet my life on it. She forgot to take her phone with her and it's driving me insane.
A knock on my door snaps me back to attention and I rush to the door.
Maybe it's Spencer. Maybe it's Spencer. Maybe it's Spencer.
I swing open the door and there's Sp-
No, that's just definitely not Spencer. Last time I checked, she wasn't tall, dark haired, or walking with a penis shaped appendage in between her legs unless she has something she needs to tell me.
The tall guy makes his way inside and rolls his eyes at the lack of a greeting, "Nice to see you Aiden. Thank you so much for coming in such a hurry."
I wave Aiden off, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't understand where the hell she could be, Aid."
"Maybe she decided to go to Mexico."
There's no hesitation at all when a pillow flies into his face.
Before he can retort with a very clever and intelligent reply, another knock brings my attention back to the door.
"Maybe that's Spen-"
I hold up a finger to silence Aiden, and he flinches under the blazing glare I send him.
"Don't jinx it."
"I wasn't going to-"
"Uh-uh. I don't want to hear it."
I take a few deep breaths and grip the doorknob before opening the door.
"Ashley, you have ten seconds to explain to me what-"
I groan, cutting Kyla's tirade off immediately. Moving back towards the sofa, I sprawl out and cover my face with a pillow. I can't believe I forced Spencer to run away like this. Stupid stupid stupid me!
The sofa dips next to me and I feel a pair of slim arms wrap around me. Kyla's always been really good with the comforting thing. I think that's part of why I've kept her around all this time.
"It's not Spencer withdrawals is it?" Kyla murmurs in my ear.
Biting my lip, I shake my head and feel the arms tighten around my waist.
"I still love you, Ash."
"Spencer doesn't." My voice comes out muffled against Kyla's shoulder.
Aiden places a hand on my shoulder, "Of course she does! Spencer will always love you no matter what happens. I don't think that there's anything you could do or say that would change that."
"I kissed her."
The silence that follows was deafening. Who knew that one simple action could do so much to people?
"You what??"
Kyla's voice shuddered through my body and I bolted upright.
"I didn't really kiss her. I mean, I did kiss her but I think she kissed me first."
"What?"
"She kissed me, okay? I told her what happened and first she walked away but then I guess she changed her mind and decided to kiss me. I was pushed up the wall and unless we have moving walls that no one told me about, she was the one who came over and attached her lips on to these babies!"
I doubt that neither Kyla nor Aiden had had the chance to comprehend what I had told him when the door opened again.
I'm pretty sure that my jaw shattered when it hit the floor because in walks Spencer.
She looks just as surprised as us at this little confrontation I've managed to arrange, "Oh! I- uh…hi guys! I didn't know you were here."
"I was just leaving," Aiden stands up and gives me a gentle hug, speaking softly, "Go get her, babe." With a chaste kiss on the cheek, I watch with terrified fascination as Spencer's steely blue eyes narrow at Aiden's small gesture.
He waves goodbye to Kyla and Spencer before slipping out of the apartment, quietly shutting the door behind him.
"So, Kyla-"
"I'm staying over tonight with Ashley."
Spencer seems torn for a moment, immediately prepared to deny the firm statement, but silently nods and makes her way to her room.
I watch Spencer disappear behind her door and sigh, "Is everything going to be okay, Ky?"
Feeling the hesitation, I know that I've messed this up big time.
My little sister stands up and holds out a hand towards me, "I don't know about everything being okay, Ash, but I'm here and I'm not going anywhere. Now let's get some sleep, yeah?"
I take her hand and let her pull me up and into a brief hug before walking into my room and shutting the door, completely oblivious to the blonde in the next room.
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