When the time we have now ends,
When the big hand goes round again.
Can you still feel the butterflies?
Can you still hear the last goodnight?
I close my eyes and believe, wherever you are, an angel for me.
This Is My Girlfriend (Part Two)
"Hi, um, is Spencer Carlin working?" Ashley asked a grumpy looking lady at the register in Toys R Us. She thought the toy store should be a happy place, one not filled with angry old ladies.
The grumpy lady with, what might have been, purplish hair pointed her finger to the back. "She's in the Lego area."
The lady had said this so seriously that Ashley almost snorted, but she held back in fear she might get kicked out, or just kicked by the lady.
"Thanks." Ashley mumbled and made her way through aisles and aisles of toys. Ashley was similar to a little boy, inside a hot twenty-something body. Every time she passed a toy sword, or remote-control car, or light-saber, she just had to play with it. So, by the time she actually reached Spencer in the Lego area, Ashley had a light-saber and a large bouncy ball in her hands. She was seriously contemplating buying them.
"Hey!" Spencer exclaimed as she saw Ashley walking towards her.
Ashley smiled wide. She couldn't help but notice just how absolutely adorable the blonde looked in her khaki pants and bright blue polo t-shirt.
"Hey there, I forgot how much fun this place is." Ashley chuckled, setting down her toys to give her fairly new friend a hug.
"Well, I see you're remembering quickly." Spencer said with a smirk, pointing to the ball and plastic light-saber.
"Get me a discount?" Ashley asked Spencer, eyes wide, mouth in a pout.
Spencer was momentarily dazed. If Ashley had looked at her like that while asking her to rob a bank, she would agree in a split-second.
"I'll see what I can do." Spencer said while playing with some legos on a table.
Ashley took a seat on one of the plastic chairs in the middle of the play area. The chair was small and kind of uncomfortable. "So this is what you do all day, play with toys while looking like a nerd?"
Spencer shot Ashley a playful eye roll. "I'm cleaning. And these khakis happen to be very comfortable, thank you."
Ashley smiled shyly. "I was just kidding. You look cute, I think." The brunette's face got red before she even let all of the words out. She didn't mean to call the blonde cute so blatantly, it just happened. A slip of the tongue.
Spencer turned her head away to hide her blush. "Thanks." She murmured.
The two girls spent about an hour in Toys R Us. Ashley just followed Spencer around while she cleaned up aisles and helped little kids look for toys. Sometimes Ashley would purposely mess things up so Spencer had to clean it. The blonde would shove the brunette playfully every time. It was cute how Spencer helped the small children, bending down and smiling to them. It made Ashley want to hug the younger girl. They had to be careful not to make a mess, because they did play with some of the toys. How could they not? An incident involving a very heated sword fight caused Spencer's manager to berate her for playing too much and not working. Ashley was sure she hadn't had such a good time with someone in a very, very long time.
"Sorry I left so early the other night." Ashley said to Spencer as the blonde punched out at the end of the day.
"That's okay." Spencer gave the brunette a warm smile.
It was already midnight when Ashley finally got to the club that she was meeting Spencer and James at. It was slightly dark inside, so she had a hard time finding the pair. She almost hadn't come, actually. Clubs weren't really her kind of thing. Ashley much preferred to just watch a movie and hang out at home over being pushed against drunk, sweaty bodies of guys who probably only wanted one-night stands. But Spencer had invited her, and if she were honest with herself, she wanted to see Spencer. And James, too, she guessed.
Spencer scanned the crowd once again for some pretty curly hair that belonged to her new friend. She was excited to see her again. She hadn't seen her since they went out to brunch, although Spencer and Ashley had talked on the phone a couple of times. Spencer was never really the kind of person to have long phone conversations. They always seemed like an inconvenience. But it was different with Ashley. Time went quickly.
"You want a drink babe?" James asked his girlfriend Spencer as they stood at the bar. Spencer smiled appreciatively at him.
"Sure, I'll take a Gin and Tonic." Spencer said as she tapped her fingers on the bar while her boyfriend ordered.
To be honest, Spencer never really saw this relationship with James going anywhere serious. He was fun to spend time with. He was a nice guy and very good-looking. But Spencer was getting bored. Even though the blonde tried not to think about it, she always seemed to get bored with guys she went out with. She was never bored with Catherine, her ex-girlfriend. At first, Spencer had thought that it was Catherine as a person she was attracted to.
But maybe she liked girls more than she thought she did.
Spencer was taken away from her thoughts when a soft hand landed on her shoulder.
"Hey." Ashley said, greeting Spencer with a smile.
"Ashley." Spencer breathed as she gave the small brunette a tight hug. "You made it."
"Ash! Hey!" James said excitedly as he turned around to face the two girls. "How ya doing?"
Ashley nodded. "Good. Sorry I'm a little late."
"Don't worry about it. I'm glad you're here now, though." Spencer reassured her.
The three of them, again, drank some drinks and talked amicably by the bar. After a while James was distracted by a guy who was apparently one of his buddies. Spencer downed the last of her drink, she wasn't sure what number.
"You wanna dance?" The blonde asked Ashley. She hadn't even noticed that James was no longer by them.
Ashley looked hesitant. She could dance, but sometimes she felt uncomfortable doing it. "Uh…"
"Come on." Spencer said as she tugged on Ashley's hand, leading her to the dance floor.
Spencer was easy to fall into the music while Ashley was kind of tense. In the beginning, at least. Once Spencer gripped Ashley's hips and helped her loosen up, the brunette suddenly felt more comfortable. Spencer's hands were soft and were touching Ashley delicately.
"So, I have a theory about you." Spencer whispered into Ashley's ears as they got closer and danced more, ignoring the beat of the music. They were kind of in their own world.
"Oh yeah?" Ashley chuckled. "What's that?"
Spencer brought her hands further around Ashley's waist, pulling her closer. "I think your shyness is just a cover. You're probably really…sly."
"Maybe." Ashley said with a slight smile. "I got one about you, too."
Ashley's hands went to Spencer's shoulders, and there was a moment there where on of her fingers brushed Spencer's exposed collarbone. Spencer felt it. "What is it?"
"You have that whole, innocent thing going on. But I'm sure you're a badass." Ashley said into Spencer's ear. The lips that were almost touching the shell of the blonde's ear made her shiver slightly.
"Maybe." Spencer reiterated Ashley's response.
As they danced for a longer amount of time, they started to get closer to the others body. Spencer noticed that she fit nicely into Ashley. It felt better than dancing with James. She was sure of this. This was something Ashley noticed as well. And in the moment where Ashley rested her head in Spencer's neck, she immediately pulled away. Far away. Because she was so incredibly tempted to kiss the blonde's neck she was scared she might actually do it.
Walking back to the bar, the two girls found James. He gave Spencer a small kiss to the forehead and wrapped his arm around her. Ashley looked at the exchange and frowned. She looked away quickly afterwards.
Shortly after that, Ashley excused herself, saying she was tired and would go home. Spencer offered to walk her home, or at least outside. But Ashley declined.
With a glance back at Spencer, Ashley said goodnight with a smile. "Goodnight."
"So, what are you doing for the rest of the day?" Spencer asked Ashley as they walked out into the parking lot, side by side.
Ashley shrugged. "Nothing important. You wanna, watch a movie or something?"
Spencer nodded. "Yeah, I feel like relaxing."
Ashley slipped her shades on and peered at the blonde from behind the safety of them. She smiled, but Spencer didn't see just how much the chocolate eyes were twinkling. "Cool. We can go to my apartment."
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"Ahh, your couch is comfortable." Spencer said as she fell back onto the soft cushions of Ashley's large couch.
Ashley chuckled while grabbing some waters from her fridge. "I had to find the most comfortable couch. It's great for taking naps."
"Well, I might just fall asleep here, you are warned." The blonde said with a sly smile.
Ashley took a seat next to Spencer on the comfortable couch and pressed the on button on her remote control. She felt part of her legs and thighs touching the cool khaki pants next to her. She didn't move. Ashley and Spencer spent a couple of hours just flipping through TV channels. They made fun of the Home Shopping Network, put the Spanish Soap Operas on mute and made up their own dialogue, and laughed over how unfortunate it was that the blonde shared a name with that dick-wad Spencer Pratt from The Hills.
Worn out from her long day at work, Spencer started to nod off during an infomercial for Snuggies, those weird full body blankets. The blonde's head drooped down onto Ashley's shoulder and Ashley smiled. She didn't want to wake the tired blonde up, so she just let her sleep. After all, she looked absolutely adorable while she slept. Ashley must have been more tired than she though, because she was soon fast asleep as well.
Spencer's eyes fluttered opened and the first thing she noticed was that they had been closed. She didn't remember falling asleep. The second thing she noticed was that there was a body almost on top of her. Ashley's warm body had been serving as a blanket and pillow for the few hours that their nap had taken them. The brunette was breathing softly into Spencer's neck, one arm laid gently across Spencer's abdomen and the other under the back of her head.
The blonde kind of didn't want to move, she was so comfortable. This was like the best nap she had ever had. Ashley pushed her face further into Spencer's neck and that's when Spencer drifted back off to sleep.
When Ashley opened her eyes, she was met with crystal blue ones staring back at her. She blinked and saw that Spencer was just waking up as well. She hadn't even remembered getting into this position. This position being the one where she was curled up almost on top of Spencer.
Ashley lifted her head up slightly. "Hey." She said more huskily than usual.
The second the brunette spoke in that voice Spencer knew she wanted to kiss her. It was definite. "Hi."
"I'm sorry." Ashley yawned and Spencer smiled at her cuteness. "Did I crush you?" Ashley asked, worried. But she didn't move, because Spencer was very comfortable. Like a teddy bear.
"Oh, no. You were a good pillow." Spencer said shyly.
"Oh, good." Ashley chuckled and Spencer felt the vibrations. "Um, I don't know how this happened."
Spencer smiled, watching the chocolate eyes search her own for a feeling of awkwardness of discomfort. There was none.
"Me either." Spencer said slowly. "But, I think we should be nap partners." The blonde said with a cheeky grin. She tried not to be too serious. Or let her eyes look at the lips she thought would be very soft and wet and wonderful on her own.
Ashley finally let her head rest down back into Spencer's neck. It was soft and warm there and her lips were this close to touching the skin. "Me too." She murmured.
The older girl felt Spencer's heart start to beat a little more rapidly from their close contact. They were, after all, practically on top of each other. And if one wanted to move, they would have, right? These thoughts consumed Ashley's head, they made her press her lips lightly to the blonde's exposed neck. It was right there in front of her, she couldn't help it. She felt Spencer's breath tighten in response. So she did it again, a little less innocent. A little more needy.
Spencer's arms tightened around Ashley. One went into her curls and the other around her back, rubbing it so slowly and softly it didn't even look like her hand was moving. But Ashley felt it. Ashley moved her lips up to press a very delicate kiss under the blonde's ear.
It was possible, Spencer thought, that she might explode. She wasn't sure what was happening. But she was sure she liked it. Wanted it.
"Spencer." Ashley murmured into the other girls neck. She didn't know why she said the blonde's name. It jut came out. At the sound of her own name falling from the brunette's lips, the ache in Spencer's body heightened ten-fold. "I'm sorry, I- I don't know what I'm doing." Ashley admitted quietly.
Spencer pulled Ashley's head from her neck and cupped the older girls cheek with her hand. Chocolate eyes looked nervous and she just wanted them to look safe.
"I do." She whispered to Ashley's lips right before she kissed her so gently and lightly that it was almost not real. But it was real. Because both girls heard the other whimper from the contact and both girls felt the wave of heat and shot of electricity go through them.
Their lips gently massaged the others. Never going further. Never going deeper. Just staying there, motioning over and over. If either of them had to describe it, they would both say it felt right.
Perfectly right.
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"Hey babe." James gave his girlfriend a kiss on the cheek as he let her into his apartment.
Spencer looked around and felt calm. There could possibly be a fancier word, a more complex word. But calm was perfect. It was simple and blunt. This apartment had always been something Spencer liked. It was simple too. It was a guys apartment, but not really as dirty.
The blonde sat down on the couch and the first thing she thought was that it definitely was not as comfortable as Ashley's couch. Ashley's couch. The one that held their nap. Their simple kisses that Spencer could still feel, and taste. She got butterflies, shivers, just thinking about Ashley's lips touching her own. Soft and gentle, full of nothing more than adoration. Complete adoration. There was no way to describe the whirlwind of emotions the older brunette girl made Spencer feel. Ashley was just so sweet. With her deep chocolate eyes, perfectly defined jaw, incredibly luscious lips, smooth tan skin, very round-
"Spence?"
Spencer blinked her eyes and looked to James sitting next to her. He had a worried expression on his face, like he was losing her.
Well, maybe he was.
To Be Continued...