A/N: I'm sooo sorry. I have been away for awhile. Life got in the way. I hope to be back and finish this short story. I'm working on revamping another story I have. So I hope to be posting more. Plus... the more I post the more I can get Sparkles04 to post :P

This is a short chapter. I wanted to give y'all something. I am working on the next chapter and will hope to have it posted by Thursday at the latest.

"I didn't sleep with her." When she says this I turn stop dead in my tracks. "That girl I got in the cab with. I didn't go home with her. We didn't sleep together."

Before I know it she's standing in front of me tears slowly running down her face. "She was calling a cab and I asked her to let me have it. But she wouldn't so we shared it. She kissed me once we got into the cab but I pulled away."

"Why?"

"I was scared of how I felt. When you called me the next day I was so ashamed of myself. I didn't know how I could ever face you again." I cross my arms in front of me shielding myself from her.

I don't know what to think about everything she has just said. But I still remember all the feelings I felt for her.

"You really hurt me. I called you for weeks. I left you voicemails. Not a single one was returned."

"Spencer, I'm sorry." When she goes to take a step closer I take a step back and shake my head from side to side. "If I could go back to that night I do everything different. But I can't change what I did. And for that I'm deeply sorry. I just want the chance to make everything right again."

Tears are still slowly making their way down her cheeks. I want so bad to wrap my arms around her and tell her everything is okay, but it's not.

"Please Spencer just give me the chance to be your friend again. Give me the chance to make this okay." She moves her hands motioning the two of us.

I stand there and stare at her for what seems like hours. "Fine." I give into her because I can't stand to see the tears running down her face anymore. "But it's not going to be easy. You really hurt me Ash. That night…." I can't find the words to express what that night meant before it got all screwed up.

I take a seat right down in the sand beneath me and look out towards the ocean. I watch intently as the waves hit the shore the sound drowning out everything around me.

Ashley sits down next to me and we sit in silence just taking in the serene sounds of the early morning.

We sit in silence for what seems like forever. The sun is staring to rise and pretty soon everything will go back to the way it was.

"I could sit here forever." Ashley breathes out. I turn my head and see her staring at me. "The um… beach, the sunrise its so beautiful." She rushes out and turns back towards the beach.

"Maybe we should head back…" I stand up and dust my shorts off.

"Oh… yeah." Before I start making my towards the house I noticed she still hasn't moved from her spot on the sand.

"You coming?"

Ashley wastes no time in standing up and joining on the walk back up to the house.

While we walk Ashley shoulder bumps me, we both let out giggles. I've missed her laugh. When we were in college we would get distracted from our studies by making each other laugh with the stupidest stories from our childhood.

I miss those days. We were carefree. Once we reach the deck we notice all the lights in the house are still off. We are slow up the steps, I want to believe its because neither of us are ready to go in just yet.

"I'm not tired."

I look around the deserted beach. "I'm not either. It's been a long, weird day but I'm strangely wide awake." I take a seat on the couch that's located on the deck

Ashley walks past me and pulls out a blanket out of the chest that is located near the French doors that lead into the house.

She takes a seat down next to me wrapping the blanket around both us. "Is this okay?" She asks shyly.

I just nod my head in assurance. "So what have you been up to? You know since college?"

"Well, I went to work at my father's label. I am a producer. But I think I want to get out of the industry soon. I love it and everything but I'm not so sure it truly make me happy."

"Yeah? What would you do?"

"Don't laugh?"

I shake my head. "Never."

"I want to be a teacher. I want to teach music to kids."

"That's awesome Ash." I say bumping my shoulder against hers and she giggles. It's the same giggle I fell for in college.

"I love when you call me Ash." I don't to look in a mirror to know my face turned ten shades of red. "I've missed this Spence. Us talking in all hours of the night."

"I know what you mean. I don't even know how we got any studying done. We always got off subject or just didn't study." We both laugh thinking about the old days.

"Sunset or sunrise?" I stare at her for a brief moment. I can't believe she remembered. We used to play this game we would give each other two choices and we'd have to answer which we'd like best.

"Sunrise."

"Yeah?" She says with a big smile on her face.

"Yeah. Everybody is up to see the sunset. Most people are still sleeping when the sun is rising. It's more sacred that way. And right now, it's nice watching it rise with you."

"Yeah it is pretty nice."