Ashley lay back down on the couch and attempted to watch more mind numbing TV and give her brain a much-needed rest from thinking.

One minute she was watching the Top Ten Plays on the re-run of Sportscenter, and the next she was out like a light.

2 hours later she awoke to a buzzing sound, right near her ear.

Apparently dreaming and thinking there was a bee around her, she lay there swatting at the air, still asleep.

After swatting at the imaginary bee to no avail three times, the brunette finally opened her eyes.

"No bee?" she groaned out loud, and sleepily looked around the now dark room.

It was about nine and night, and the only light coming into the room was from the television.

She sighed realizing it was just a dream and went on the hunt for her cell phone.

Ashley lifted the pillow she had been resting her head on, and there it was.

1 missed phone call. 1 new voicemail. 1 new text message.

The call and voicemail were both from her mother.

Miss Davies just wanted to let Ashley know that she wouldn't be home that night…Another all nighter at the office.

"Righttt," the brunette said disbelievingly, rolling her eyes and deleting the voicemail.

And then there was the text.

That one came from Spencer.

Hey Ashley. Its Spencer. Jus wanted to ask u a few ?s. Soo if u get this anytime soon jus txt back it read.

The brunette became curious at this point, because she was mostly gave the new girl her cell to be nice, and didn't really expect her to use it.

She wrote back: Sure…ask away. Sorry it took me a min. I was sleepin hah.

This is how the conversation went from there…

Spencer: Oh my bad I didn't mean to wake u. U can go back to sleep

Ashley: Nah its ok. I needed to wake up. Plus I wudnt be doin my job lol

Spencer: Ok lol. Well I was looking at my class schedule and map and I cant figure out where my English class is

Ashley: What room number?

Spencer: 320 it says, but I dont see it. Maybe a misprint?

Ashley: Nah its right. They just gave u a old map. That room # is new. Wut period is that class?

Spencer: 1st period

Ashley: Ok ill walk u so u can find it. Wut time u gettin to school?

Spencer: Well that was gonna be my nxt ? Cud u take me? I have a car but Principal Newman said no parking pass yet. I have to wait until they can get one for me =/

Ashley: Hah good ol Dick. How long did he say?

Spencer: Dick? And he said about a wk.

Ashley: Thats his 1st name..Suits him I think lol. But ok thats fine I'll come to ur place in the morning. Where do u live?

Spencer: In Trestwood if u kno where that is?

Ashley: Of course I do…I live in there too!

Spencer: Nuh uh! Really?

Ashley: Yepp. Wut are the odds hah. Wuts ur mailbox num?

Spencer: 157, on King Dr.

Ashley: Ok got it. I'll be there extra early so we both don't end up bein late lol. 7:35 good for u?

Spencer: Lol ok yeahh that sounds good. Cya 2mmrw then..N thanks again

Ashley: Ur welcome cya then

The brunette put her phone down and walked to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water.

Wow, who would've thought we would be kinda sorta neighbors? Weird. She thought to herself.

Then Ashley went back into the living room and decided on playing some Madden NFL football on the 50-inch plasma screen.

Just as she had got the Playstation 3 setup and turned on, her phone went off.

She grabbed it, expecting it to be Aiden or her mom, asking her not the throw any parties or to clean up the house.

The brunette looked at the caller ID and was wrong on both counts.

"Hello?" Ashley said after she answered.

"Sorry I didn't text you back earlier, but I was busy," the voice said.

"It's straight, it wasn't important. I was just gonna see what u were up to," the brunette replied.

"Oh, well actually I wanted to see if-…if I could stay with you tonight?" the voice trailed off, not sounding confident or sure.

Ashley narrowed her eyebrows and asked, "Is something wrong Al?"

"No. Well kind of. It's just my parents fighting again; it's stupid. So can I come spend the night with you?" Alex asked, hoping to hear a three-letter word.

"Yes, you know you can. I'm here so you can go head and drive over. Or do you want me to come pick you up?"

"No, ill drive. Be there in like 20 minutes," Alex replied, sounding relieved.

"Ok, but there's one condition…" Ashley added.

"What's that?" the fox-eyed girl questioned.