Hey everyone sorry I didn't update right away I was in Catalina. Thank you all again for reviewing I hope you like this last chapter. I'm really happy with the ending.

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We get to Spencer's house and walk up to the door.

I decided on the way over here that this is going to be it for me. I have tried everything I can, and if this doesnt work then I dont think anything I do will. Maybe I just made up the connection between Spencer and I. They will be going home soon enough, and if Kyla still needs help, ill give her advice but I'm not going to intervene after this.

I hope this works.

We walk into Kyla's and head straight to the den. When we get downstairs Spencer and Carmen are playing air hockey. They see us and stop. Carmen walks in front of Spencer. "what the hell are they doing here?" she says.

Kyla rolls her eyes, "they are MY friends Carmen. I can bring them here if I want. We are just going to watch tv, you don't have to be down here if you don't want to."

I walk around to the couch to sit down, I take off my glasses. I look up at Spencer and she's looking right at me with a shocked face. "Oh my god Ashley what happened?" she says. Carmen turns to Spencer "Hey Spence, did you want to go get something to eat?" Spencer glances at her, "sure Carmen, one sec." She looks back at me, "are you ok?" Carmen is getting antsy. "Come on Spence lets just go." she says.

I keep looking at Madison and she just gives me a reassuring glance.

I take a breath.

"I texted you." I say.

Spencer gives me a look "what?"

"I texted you, and you asked me to meet you."

"What? no I didn't." she says.

"I didn't know that," I say looking over at Camen."I went to meet you, but Carmen was there instead." Spencer tuns to Carmen "What!? is that where you were last night? I thought you said you went to the store?" Carmen looks at me then at her. You can tell she is getting mad. "I did go to the store! why are you listening to her, Spencer. you know she just wants to break us up!"

Spencer shakes her head, "let me see your hand." she says while holding out hers."Come on Carmen. If you were where you said you where then you have nothing to hide. SO, let me see your hand."

Carmen doesn't move. Spencer walks up to her and grabs her hand. Hard. It makes Carmen wince. How come I didn't think of this? Look at her hand. that's all I had to say.

I guess Carmen didn't think this through. Of course Spencer would think of that. Shes perfect. aaanndd I need to stop this train of thought.

Spencer is looking at Carmen's hand. I can see the bruises from here. Spencer looks up and shakes her head. " I need to get out of here."

She turns and walks out the door. Me and Carmen take a step to chase after her. I look at Madison, she nods."I think you should stay in here Carmen." she says, I hear Kyla speak up as I walk out the door. "Yeah, I have a lot of stuff to say to you."

I walk out of the room and Spencer is already out of sight. I chance that she went outside and walk towards the living room. As I pass through the kitchen, I see Spencer out on the back porch, looking out into her yard.

"Hey." I say as I sit down next to her. She doesn't move, or speak, she just keeps looking out into the yard. I look at her, she looks so sad and confused. "I know you probably want to be alone, because your whole world has turned upside down, but I just wanted you to know that I m here. I want to help. You know I've been in this situation. Even though it doesn't seem like you want to talk, it will help, I swear." I sigh and look up at the sky, "You know where to find me, just.. take your time and think everything through. If you don't, you will end up back with Carmen and this will happen all over again. I get up and look at her once more. Then I go to head inside.

"Ashley?" I hear faintly from behind me. I turn around and see those blue eyes staring at me with a lost look. "Thanks." she says. I wish I could just go up to her and hold her. I want to make that lost look disappear. That's not what she needs. She needs time and that's what I m going to give her. So I walk inside.

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it's been 3 weeks since the incident.

It's getting colder and the vacationers are leaving. The season is almost to an end.

I haven't seen any of the Carlin's since that night. I have cut myself off from anything that has to do with them, so I wouldn't try to help spencer again, plus it helps me not think of her so much.

Madison came to me today and said that they are leaving today. She told me like she wanted me to do some big romantic gesture. Like this is some god damn fairytale. Just because I want it doesn't mean that its going to happen. What did we think was going to happen anyway? We were going to get together and what? She doesn't live here. She has a whole life somewhere else. She vacations here. Did they think, did I think, that her being here 3 months out of the year, and maybe some holidays, would really work for us?

I've thought about this, that's all I've been doing.

Now I know it wouldn't work.

She is fragile.

She just got out of a serious relationship, and not a good one. She needs time for herself, and time to think about everything.

Its like im on repeat.

I just wish this isn't what she needs. I wish that it could all be like everyone wants it to. Everyone but her.

I told her I'd give her time and that's what i m doing.

It just seems like she needs more time than I thought. Time. God I hate time.

that's when my phone goes off. It s a text from Spencer.

It just says, 'There's always next summer'

We will both go on with our lives, and figure out our shit.

Apart.

But I smile, because there will always be next summer.

END

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Well That's it. I hope you liked it. I know I put them through a lot but not everything works out you know. hope it's not a disappointment but it is left so I can make a sequel. Maybe one where they meet next summer and there is some cute, shy first date stuff. Nothing so extreme like this one, or this can be it. Let me know what you think!