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"No, Spencer – I know I heard someone... like, behind the trashcans or something."

"Ashley – there is no one there." She was sure to enunciate her words carefully; really let Ashley take in what she was saying.

Ashley takes a few minutes to try and figure out what the ruckus was that she had heard. To her, it sounded like a door slam shut and then something falling over. Like… a trashcan lid or something. She wasn't for sure, all she knew was that she wasn't paranoid or crazy and that she had definitely heard something… or someone.

Spencer sees Ashley's uncertainty and gently takes a hold of her left forearm.

"Come on, Ash – we have to get you home." She says in an almost cooing tone.

Ashley decides that she will let this moment pass and follow Spencer's path to her car.

But before getting inside, she quickly glances over her shoulder and just catches a glimpse of a light blue shirt just heading around the corner. Her eyes widen, but she figures that she would just get in the car – and leave. No more questions asked.

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"So – what do you want me to do? Take you home or… what?"

Ashley was trying so hard to get Spencer's attention and seeing as how her current attention was focused on her cell phone, it was rather difficult.

"Spencer… Spencer…. Spence!!" yells a very impatient brunette.

Spencer tells her caller, "Just a sec." and then turns her head to face Ashley.

"What, darling?" she says in a mature voice, but Ashley knew she was just being a smart-ass.

"I need to know what you're doing. Are you going home or what?"

Spencer looks at the digital clock in Ashley's car and announces, "Umm… let's see – it's 3:25… umm… I guess you can," she takes a second to give Ashley one of those sexy glances, "if you want."

To Ashley, her look was so very inviting and was full of all sorts of pleasure, but – she couldn't take that for an answer.

"Okay, well – what do you want, Spence?"

Spencer quickly winks her left eye before returning back to her caller who was, indeed, more than a little impatient.

"Okay, I'm back. No – look, I said 'no', okay? Jeeze – nothing! Why don't you ever just believe me? Okay, fine – whatever."

With that said, she pushes the End button and hastily shuts her phone.

"Man – who was that?" asks Ashley; who was trying to think of someone who could possibly upset her blonde.

Spencer sighs and kind of grunts before saying, "Ugh – my mom. She wont take 'no' for an answer."

As they pass a local restaurant, Ashley is still trying to think of something her mom would ask Spencer to have her say "no".

"Well, what did you say 'no' to?"

"Oh man – it's so lame! She has this 'take your kid to work day' at her hospital and she wants me to come along and be her 'assistant'."

She rolls her eyes for about three seconds before slumping over in her seat. She puts her hands over her face and quietly yells into them. Then, while sitting up and her hands still on her face, she slowly moves them down to her chin and lets herself be fulfilled in the moment.

"Why does my mom torture me so much?"

Ashley just laughs at Spencer's anguish before telling the blonde what her plans are for the night.

"Well – since you're having such a horrible time at home, why not come out to dinner with me."

Spencer lets her hands drop into her lap and she heartwarmingly looks over at her beloved brunette before answering:

"I'd love that."

The two smile at one another while Ashley accelerates on down the road toward the Davies Mansion.

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"Welcome to the Grand House Special! Would you two like a booth seat? Smoking or non-smoking?"

"Ahh – non-smoking, please." says Ashley ever so calmly.

"And yes – we'd love a booth seat!" Spencer is all smiles tonight and Ashley is more than happy.

It seems like every time Spencer smiles at Ashley, it warms her heart to the highest degree. She loves how Spencer's mouth is shaped when she smiles and it makes her even more than happy to know that she has put that smile on her face.

As the waiter seats the two lovely girls, he hands them two menus and takes down their drink requests.

"Wow, Ashley! I love this place! It's so… elegant!" she says with much glee in her eyes.

"Yeah, I know! I came here when they first opened and let me tell you," she presses her lips together and looks off to the side, "they were definitely put on my Christmas List."

Spencer takes a few seconds to laugh at Ashley's remark before the waiter comes back with the drinks on a serving platter.

"Okay, that's one Cherry Coke for the beautiful blonde and a Vodka Cranberry for the radiant brunette."

Both Ashley and Spencer look at each other; about to spew with laughter, but instead, they simply just sit there and wait for the overly happy boy to move along and go to the next table.

Once gone, the two girls burst up a storm and can't help but feel just a tad bit sorry for the kid.

"Oh my God – what a loser!" says Ashley.

"Awww… Ash – be nice. He just thought we were two hot girls and he wanted to try and scam us… nothing to be a 'loser' over!"

Ashley looks at Spencer with a "yeah right" expression before laughter became her new voice again and actually snorting this time around.

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With the laughter now at rest and still no food on their table, Ashley is starting to get annoyed and impatiently scans the room for a new waiter.

All of a sudden, she is at ease with her search; but a little confused on the new server.

"Hi, you two!"

Ashley looks up to find a new pair of blue eyes and a little bit of uneasiness in the pit of her stomach.

"Oh… umm… hi…. Tristin – right?" asks Spencer.

"Yeah, it's Tristin! And you're Spencer," she looks over at Ashley "and you're Ashley Davies!"

Ashley can't help but be a little freaked out by this new girl's sudden knowledge of her.

"Umm," she quickly looks over at Spencer who had a friendly expression on her face, "yeah – I'm Ashley. Ahh – I think you're in my Chemistry class, right?"

The new girl eagerly answers Ashley's question by saying, "Umm… it's actually History that we're both in, but… it's okay – I'll forgive you!"

Both Spencer and Ashley had the shifty eyes going and Spencer suddenly felt a cool, cold breeze wash over her body and it eventually gave her the chills; which amounted into goose bumps.

Ashley, on the other hand, couldn't help but still be just a tad bit freaked out. I mean, she has never said more than a word to this girl and now all of a sudden, she's telling her what her own name is… even the last name. This was all too weird for the brunette and she had to make an exit – Pronto!

"Hey, Spence?" her voice cracks and she quickly recovers by clearing it. "Would you come to the restroom with me?" At the end of her question, she discretely winks in the blonde's direction.

Spencer, who is suddenly catching on, motions that indeed, she will go the bathroom with her.

The two get up and head to the bathroom, leaving Tristin all alone at their table.

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Upon entering the bathroom, Ashley suddenly swings around with her hands on adjacent sides of her head. Her eyes widen and she inhales deeply.

"Oh… my… God! How weird is she, Spencer?" she says without removing her hands from her head.

"I know – I felt so… watched! You know?"

"Exactly! Do you remember that time I told you to turn around and see if anyone was following us?"

Spencer shakes her head up and down; giving the indication that she knew what Ashley was saying.

"Well, before we got in the car, I turned around just in time to see a blue shirt run around the corner… Spencer – she was wearing a blue shirt that day!"

At the mere sound of her own accusation, she begins to remove her hands from her head.

"Jesus, Spence…"

She takes in another deep breath before setting down the rules and regulations of this scene.

"Okay, here's the deal! Whenever we go back out, we ask for the check – then we can just leave and not have to deal with this psycho!"

"But, Ash… I really wanted to have a good night out with you… just the two of us." She says in an almost disappointed tone.

"Well, if you don't let us leave, we might have someone else added to our lovely set."

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