"You do not have a fohawk…"
"You do not have a fohawk…"
Smirking, Ally stops on the sidewalk holding a pose, "You like?"
Spencer stops on the stairs and inspects her up and down, taking in Ally's entire outfit; the dark jeans, green Henley long sleeved top, the black thick rimmed glasses, and of course, the fohawk. She nods, "It suits you."
Ally bows her head and smirks, "Thanks. Now get your cute butt down here and give me a hug!"
Spencer laughs and walks over to her, pulling her into a tight hug, "It's good to see you!"
She returns the hug and lets go, eying her, "You too, it's good thing we're going to eat, you're a stick!"
Shaking her head Spencer begins to walk towards Ally's rental car, away from the school, "Shut up! You sound like my mother."
"Maybe, but I am so much hotter!" Ally yells after her as she catches up with her, looping her arm through Spencer's. They make their way off campus to the guest parking lot laughing at whatever Spencer just said, not noticing a particular brunette watching the whole interaction as she sits on the balcony above with her guitar and notebook; a small frown tugging at her lips.
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Still staring at the path Spencer just followed from her spot on the brick ledge of the balcony, Ashley takes out her phone and texts Chelsea.
After a few minutes of getting no response, meaning she's busy with Clay, Ashley lets out a frustrated groan and lets her mind wonder about where Spencer was going.
"What do you think Al? Do you really think she'd go out on date?" She looks over to the alligator, which is a few feet away from her, sitting on the same ledge. "No…" she shakes her head as if to convince herself, "she wouldn't; especially not with that chick. I am so much hotter." She continues to stare, strumming her guitar, playing nothing in particular. "But she did look to be the same age and they get along really well. And she did go home… Did she ever mention anything to you?" Once again she glances at Al, "No you're right."
Suddenly, her eyes bulge out and mouth drops open, "Oh my gosh! You don't think that was Jackie do you?!"
No response from Al.
She's up and pacing now. "Oh no, no, no. What if they get back together? Move back to Texas, move in together, and have babies. Next thing I know I'm being invited to the wedding because for whatever reason Spencer's mom and my mom will be BFF's by then and will invite the whole family. And there I am being forced to watch Spencer walk down the aisle with some chick with a way better hair cut than mine."
It's then that she hears someone let out a giggle. "Umm, Ash? Who ya talking to?"
Stopping mid stride of her pacing, Ashley lets her shoulders relax as she realizes whose voice it is. She turns around slowly and tries to put a smile on, but fails, "Hey Kyla…"
Noticing that she's upset, Kyla decides to hold in the hilarious comments she had about Ashley's habit of talking to a stuffed alligator. Instead, she walks over the ledge and sits down, patting the spot next to her. "Talk to me."
Beyond frustrated, and freaking out now, Ashley nods and joins her sister because she needed to talk to someone. She doesn't say anything, just rests her head on Kyla's shoulder, who wraps an arm around her.
"Not up for chatting?"
She shakes her head, "I just don't know where to begin."
"Well…" Kyla gives Ashley's shoulder a little squeeze, "why don't you start with you and Miss Carlin… and what she did to cause you to rant to your pal Al over there."
"You don't want to know. She's just… frustrating."
Kyla smirks, "Is she not giving you what you want? Won't give it up yet?"
Ashley shakes her head, "I don't know what I want anymore since she's off on some date with… hey, wait a minute!"
She just sits there looking innocently at Ashley, "What?"
"Do you know?!"
"Know what?"
She sits up now, "Oh my god! You do! How do you know? You're oblivious to freakin' everything! How is it possible that you know about this?"
Kyla just rolls her eyes, "Oh please Ashley. I may be very wrapped up in my own life and sometimes all about Aiden, but I know when something's up. I've never seen anyone get under your skin so much as Miss Carlin has."
"She has not."
"Right…" she says sarcastically, with a much perfected eye roll to go along with it. "I didn't notice at first. Not until you and I got into our fight because of you being huge bitch. And then all of it slowly came together for me. You were never happy unless Miss Carlin was happy and if she ignored you it was terrible for the school. So why don't you tell me what's really going on."
"It's a long story."
"You know I love drama, so spill every detail."
Eying her sister up for a second, she lets out a small sigh and nods. "Ok, I'll start from the beginning."
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"This place is very cute! And I love this town." She looks around the restaurant, taking in the sail and lighthouse theme.
Ally nods as she looks around the restaurant, "Yeah, it's very comfortable in here. I just hope for their sake the food is good."
Spencer nods with a smirk on her face, "Me too, I read some of your articles and you're not very nice when you don't approve."
"Hey! I'm supposed to be honest. Writing a good review for a place that is horrible could kill my career."
"Yeah, I guess so."
Just then the waitress comes up to the table with their drinks in hand and a smile on her face. "Ok, so one apple martini and one Corona with lime." She sets them down on the table, "Can I start you ladies off with an appetizer or do you need a few minutes?"
Ally nods, "We'll have the sample platter, thanks."
The young waitress nods, "Of course Miss Phyllips."
Once the waitress walks away, Spencer turns her attention to Ally and smirks, "So Miss Phyllips, what is new with you?"
She shrugs, "Not much. Just went home last week to relax for a bit."
"Where is it you live exactly?"
"I have a studio in San Jose, but I'm barely ever there 'cause of my job… maybe two months out of the year. I'm thinking about sub-leasing it out this year, since I just found out I'll be overseas a lot for the next four months or so."
"So why even have one? Why not just go home."
"Are you kidding me? My parents harp on me about settling down and having kids way too much and my brother is a drag. Besides, they can't keep up with me and my mom doesn't appreciate the random dates I have."
Spencer giggles at this, "Random dates? Nothing serious?"
She shakes her head, "Nah. I don't have the attention span to keep up with a girlfriend, I get bored very easily. So randoms will have to do for now until I grow up or until I meet that person that's perfect for me and just gets me."
They sit there chatting, just catching up as they munch on some appetizers, waiting for their meal to come.
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"Wow…"
Ashley groans, "Yeah I know. And now I think she's off with her ex of 47 years."
Kyla chuckles lightly, "Isn't Spencer only like 22?"
Ashley rolls her eyes, "Whatever."
"And you say I exaggerate."
Not saying anything, Ashley picks up Al, hugging him.
"Well maybe it wasn't her." Ashley gives her a look, "Ok maybe it was. But why don't you do something about it then. I mean I know it's not the most ideal situation for the two of you, but it's obvious it's more than just a little fling between you two. And as wrong as it is that Miss C is a teacher, you can't help who you love. And you're legal so that's a good thing… otherwise I'd be kicking her ass."
"Kyla you can not fight to save your life, trust me, I would know."
"I so would have won had they not broken us up."
Ashley shakes her head, "No you wouldn't have because as soon as Chelsea had seen what you did to me she'd have killed you."
Kyla laughs, "This is true. She's very scary when she wants to be. I think the principal is too afraid to ever punish her."
"I know, right? She even terrifies me sometimes."
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"So that was delicious."
They are walking back to the car now, arm in arm. "It wasn't too bad. They'll get a decent write up."
"Well that's very nice of you."
Ally smirks, "Thanks."
They get into the car, and drive back to school. Spencer sits quietly in the car, feeling content. It's as if she's known Ally forever. They just clicked.
Pulling up the building, Ally puts the car into park. "So what are you thinking on this?"
"I'm actually considering it. I'll let you know."
"Won't your mom be pissed?"
Spencer nods, "Yeah, but she'll get over it. She might actually prefer it. This way she'll get it out of her head that it's about Jackie."
Nodding, Ally smiles, "Ah yes the ex, and my soon to be sister-in-law. If this does happen, she'll be positively thrilled. She'll love me even more now."
Laughing, Spencer shakes her head. "All right, well I had a great time tonight. It was nice to get away from here for a night." She unbuckles her seat belt and leans in for a hug.
They hug and Spencer kisses her on the cheek, "Thanks for tonight, you'll be hearing from me soon!"
They let go of each other and Spencer gets out of the car, "See you at the wedding!"
Spencer nods and waves. After Ally pulls away, Spencer turns around and heads for the lake, not quite wanting to back to her room yet.
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"So do you really think you're going to go through with it."
Ashley nods, "Yeah, but don't mention anything about it yet. It might sort of come down to a last minute decision."
"Well if it means anything to you, I'd fall for you if you did this for me. And if it doesn;t work out it will definately get you layed."
Laughing lightly, Ashley lays back in the grass, "I think you're a little biased sis."
"Whatever, if Spencer doesn't like it than she can go to…"
"Ahem."
Both girls turn their heads when they hear this, to find Spencer standing there.
Kyla's eyes bulge out at this, "Miss C. Hi."
Ashley doesn't say anything, just stares at her. Spencer looks back and forth between the two girls, "Hey."
"I didn't mean what…" she pauses, glancing over at her sister, who is still just watching Spencer. "Well, whatever maybe I did. But I should go now."
"Now why would you do that? I was just going for a walk."
"To do a recap of your date?" Both Kyla and Spencer look at Ashley, who has chosen now to finally speak.
Kyla shakes her head, and then pats her sisters hand before standing up. "Well on that note, I'm out of here. I had fun tonight Ash, come find me later. Night Miss C."
Ashley gives a half wave, as Spencer just stands there with her arms crossed, watching Kyla saunter off.
"You don't have to worry; she knows and won't say anything."
Spencer turns back toward Ashley and just looks at her for a few seconds before choosing to sit down next to her; making sure to leave a foot of space between them.
Ashley decides to sit up when Spencer joins her. Keeping her eyes focused on the lake. "So how was your date? It's good to know that you move on this fast. That I didn't mean much to you."
Scooting closer, Spencer reaches out and grabs Ashley's hand squeezing it briefly. "You know that's not true."
Ashley looks down at their hands, "But it was a date?"
"No Ash, it wasn't; just Ally, a friend in town that invited me out."
"I thought it might have been Jackie. Who's Ally?"
"I told you Jackie and I are done. And Ally is a friend."
Ashley nods and looks sad, "I thought maybe you were over me."
Spencer sighs as she rests her head on Ashley's shoulder. "I don't think I can ever be. Even if I wanted to."