As promised here is Part 2.
I own nothing but my imagination. Casey, Alyssa, Miranda and Gram are mine too :)
Chapter 26 part 2. Crazy day, perfect night.
I was so over all the drama in my life. I wish that I could take Spencer, Miranda, my dad and Spike and go on a permanent vacation.
When I finally got to the classroom Spencer was shutting the door. She saw me coming and shook her head.
"You're late." She said seriously.
"I know. Sorry." I squeezed through the partially shut door and accidently rubbed against her. She smelt so good and I wanted to throw her up against the door and… I'll leave that to your imagination.
I went to sit down and noticed that my new seat (in the front row, across from Spencer) was taken. Cassandra Wheatley must not have gotten the hint last time. That was my seat. She smirked at me. I looked over at Spencer and she shrugged. Ugh. I went back to my normal seat (across from Madi, who I was not happy with right now).
Spencer began the class talking about all of the great American writers and everything we had learned this year. She talked about Washington Irving, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson and finally Poe. I guess I had missed all of the classes on the other writers. I sure missed a lot. I regretted that now.
I watched her intently. The way she spoke, the way she used her hands when she spoke, the way her eyes closed when she was expressing her passion, the look in her eyes when she showed that passion through her words. All of this making me realize how truly awe-inspiring this woman really was. Not that I didn't already know.
"These books were a donation from UCLA. We were lucky enough to get a copy for each student but we need these books back so please take care of them."
The Oxford Book of American Poetry
"I would like to switch things up a bit. For the next 4 weeks we will be discussing 2 stories and 2 poems. I want you all to take these books home tonight and find one of each that you find interesting. Tomorrow we will tally up the results and pick the top 2 stories and the top 2 poems. We have about 20 minutes left so go ahead and starting looking now. Choose wisely." She went back to her desk and sat down.
I went through the book and read a few and I found one that intrigued me. I was about to write it down when I felt my phone buzzing in my pocket. I pulled out my phone and read the message.
Are u seriously mad at me? It's not a big deal. Who doesn't have a crush on Mrs. D.?- Madi
I glared over at her and she shrugged.
You didn't need to mention it to Casey. She is having a hard time as it is. And excuse me but I don't want everyone knowing about my stupid crush.-Ash
A minute later…
I'm sorry Ash. I didn't think about how it would make her feel. Forgive me. -Madi
I started to text her back when ..
"Ahem." Uh oh.
"Your phones Ladies." Spencer was standing in between us holding out her hands. We placed our phones in her hands. She glared at me again. Shit! Looks like I am in trouble. And it's not the good kind this time.
The bell rang signaling the end of class. I slowly gathered my stuff hoping I would be the last one out of the classroom. Madi retrieved her phone and scurried out of the room. When I reached her desk she didn't even look up at me, she just set my phone at the front of the desk.
"Spence." I whispered. She said nothing.
"C'mon Spence. You're not really mad are you?"
"Yes I am mad." She finally said. "What you did was disrespectful to me. First you're late and then you use your phone during class. It's unacceptable Ashley." She was pissed.
"I'm sorry Spencer. I would actually have been early if.."
She cut me off. "It doesn't matter why you were late. Just don't be late again."
I looked down at my feet. She was angry with me. This was a first and I did not like it at all. I was mad at me too. Why did I have to follow Carmen into that bathroom? I know Spencer wanted to see me before class and I wanted to see her.
She got up and walked to the door and closed it.
"Look just because we are together doesn't mean you can just do whatever you want and expect me to not get mad. While we are at school, I am your teacher Ashley. I'm not your friend or your girlfriend. I am your teacher. You have to remember that."
"And you need to start calling Mrs. Dennison when we are here." She calmed down a bit.
"Right. Sorry."
"Now go, before I have to write you out another late slip." She pointed towards the door.
I nodded and started walking towards the door.
"Ashley." She called out. I stopped and turned around.
"I'll talk to you later okay?" She didn't smile but she didn't look mad either.
"Okay." I gave a half smile.
I saw Amanda in my second period and glared at her most of the hour. The first time she caught me glaring her face got red. She wouldn't even look my way after that. As soon as we got out of class I approached her.
"I know it was you that took those pictures of me and Casey." I pointed in her face.
"And? That was like 2 years ago Ashley. Get over it." She tried to walk away. I pulled her back.
"Why did you do it? You acted like our friend. You still act like Casey's friend."
"Casey was my best friend before she was yours. She got too close to you and you turned her into a lesbian. I was hoping that if I outed you that she would stay away from you. She did for a little while."
"I turned her into a lesbian?" I laughed. She rolled her eyes.
"You're a lying, ignorant bitch and you better stay away from Casey or I will make rolling your eyes hurt. Got it." I turned around and walked away. She didn't say anything back or try to stop me.
I sat in my car at lunch. I needed a break from all of the drama. I didn't want to see Casey, Carmen, Amanda or Madi. I would have just sat with Chelsea and Miranda but Chelsea was sick and Miranda was serving her suspension. I just wanted to be alone. Actually I wanted to be with the hot blonde walking to her car but that wasn't an option. She glanced over at my car a row and three cars down from hers and spotted me. She smiled and then got into her car. A minute later I got a text.
Why are you sitting in your car for lunch? -Spence
Just wanted to be left alone. I really am sorry for earlier. I miss you. - Ash
Why do you want to be alone? And I forgive you. This time ;) I really wanted to see you before class. I miss you too. - Spence
Long story. Talk to you later about it. Can I come over tonight after I visit Alyssa? - Ash
You better. I'll attempt to make us all dinner. - Spence
I think I'll just pick something up on the way over ;) - Ash
Haha, funny. I've got your dad's recipe for Chicken Parmesan. I'll try my best. If you don't like it we can eat something else. - Spence
I vote for something else. Are you going to be on the menu? ;) - Ash
Keep being mean and I'll never be on the menu ;) - Spence
In that case I will try your Chicken Parmesan. But I want dessert in the form of… a mouth… a neck… an ear even. Deal? - Ash
Lol. Deal. I'll talk to you later Ash. I love you. - Spence
Talk to you later. I love you too Baby ;) Ash
After the talk with Spencer I felt a lot better. I definitely had a little more pep in my step when I walked back into the school. The rest of the day dragged on. I finally got to gym and plopped myself down on the bleachers. I told Ms. Matthews I wasn't feeling well so I could sit out. She told me I needed to suck it up and get out there. I told her I would probably throw up on the gym floor. She scrunched her nose. I won. Casey didn't look at me once. I guess we couldn't be just friends. I didn't want to get myself down again especially considering I was going to see Alyssa so I just thought of Spencer. Thinking of her always made me happy.
I left school in a hurry and made it to the hospital in about 20 minutes. I knocked on Alyssa's door and her mother greeted me again. We talked about a lot of different things. We talked about music of course. We also talked about things she wished she could have done. She couldn't do most of them. But one of her wishes was to write a song and have some record it. I could help her with that. For the next couple hours we worked on a song together. She already had most of the lyrics in her head. We just had to write the music for it. I had to step out into the hall so the nurse could do her thing so I texted Spencer.
I hope a late dinner is okay. Still at the hospital with Alyssa. I will call you when I leave. Ash
A late dinner is fine. Call me a little before you leave so I can get started. Spence
It was a little after 7pm when we finally finished. The song we wrote was beautiful and sad. She wrote it mostly for her mother. I didn't know if I was going to be able to sing it for her. I had to try.
I cleared my throat and started strumming,
When I get where I'm going,
On the far side of the sky,
The first thing that I'm gonna do,
Is spread my wings and fly,
I'm gonna land beside a lion,
And run my fingers through his mane,
Or I might find out what it's like,
To ride a drop of rain.
Yeah when I get where I'm going,
There'll be only happy tears,
I will shed the sins and struggles,
I have carried all these years,
And I'll leave my heart wide open,
I will love and have no fear,
Yeah when I get where I'm going,
Don't cry for me down here.
I could feel the tears starting to form behind my eyes.
I'm gonna walk with my grand daddy,
And he'll match me step for step,
And I'll tell him how I missed him,
Every minute since he left,
Then I'll hug his neck.
Yeah when I get where I'm going,
There'll be only happy tears,
I will shed the sins and struggles,
I have carried all these years,
And I'll leave my heart wide open
I will love and have no fear,
Yeah when I get where I'm going,
Don't cry for me down here.
The tears started falling uncontrollably but I kept going. Alyssa was crying too.
So much pain and so much darkness,
In this world we stumble through,
All these questions I can't answer,
So much work to do.
But when I get where I'm going,
And I see my maker's face,
I'll stand forever in the light ,
Of his amazing grace,
Yeah when I get where I'm going,
There'll be only happy tears,
I will love and have no fear,
When I get where I'm going,
Don't cry for me down here.
I smiled through the tears, wiped my face and set the guitar down. Alyssa held out her arms for me. I sat down on the bed and we held each other for a couple minutes. No need for words anymore.
Her mother walked in and when she saw the tears she started to tear up. It was time to go so I hugged Alyssa one last time and then I hugged her mom.
"I'll be back tomorrow if that's okay." They both nodded.
I stopped in the bathroom right outside the room and cleaned myself up. I was about to head to Spencer's but I had to stop at the nurses' station first.
"Excuse me." One of the nurses looked up at me.
"Who can I talk to about Alyssa?" I asked her.
"We can only provide information on patients to family. Sorry." The nurse said.
"Oh I don't need any information on Alyssa. I want to do something special for her and I need some questions answered about how to go about doing it."
"What did you have in mind?"
"She needs to get out of this hospital."
"Hold on. I'll page someone for you."
I got the answers I needed and headed to Spencer's. I would have to call my dad's lawyer in the morning and a few other people. I had a big smile on my face thinking of my plan. Alyssa and her mom would be so happy.
I knocked at the door and Miranda answered.
"Assshley." She squealed and gave me a big hug.
"Hello to you too Miranda. Uh..I can't breathe."
"Sorry. Just happy to see you." She said as she let me go.
"I'm happy to see you too. How was your first day of suspension?"
"Boooring."
"Only you would think of a day off of school as boring." I laughed.
The conversation came to a sudden halt when Spencer walked into the room. She had changed from her school clothes to a pair of jeans with some rips in the knees and tight gray t-shirt. I of course stood there with my mouth wide open. Miranda shut if for me and laughed.
"You're just in time. Dinner is ready." She said still standing too far away for my liking.
"Well good I'm starved." Miranda said and then walked into the kitchen.
I wasted no time walking up to Spencer and taking her in my arms. At first it was just a hug but then I took her face in my hands and kissed her hard. She moaned quietly into my mouth and then slid her tongue into it. Her hands found purchase along my lower back as she pulled me into her. I left her mouth briefly to kiss her neck and then whispered "I missed you" in her ear.
"Hey you two. Are you skipping dinner and going straight to dessert? Because I kind of don't want to eat alone."
We both laughed and reluctantly pulled apart.
"How is it?" I asked Miranda after she took her first bite.
"Not bad." She shrugged.
I looked over at Spencer and she smiled big.
"Come on. Give it a try." She held out her hand and of course I took it.
Dinner wasn't bad at all. It wasn't as good as my dad's but nothing ever would be. Spencer did a really good job.
I chatted with Miranda for a good hour about school (I left out the crazy parts for now) and Alyssa while we washed the dishes. I washed and rinsed and Miranda dried them and put them away. Spencer sat at the table and worked on something for school. Afterwards Miranda announced she was going to her room to watch Dancing with the Stars.
I left the kitchen and walked into the front room. Spencer's IPod was cradled in its dock. I found a playlist and hit play. Then I walked over to the couch and sat down.
Spencer came in from the kitchen and sat down on the couch next to me. She had a glass of wine. She offered me some.
"Isn't offering alcohol to underage kids a crime?" I joked.
"It's just wine and you're not driving home right?" Awe, she wanted me to stay the night.
"So you're trying to get me drunk and stay the night with you. Are you going to try and take advantage of me?"
"Maybe" She said with a smirk.
"Don't tease Spencer." I hit her leg.
"Sorry. So why don't we talk?"
"What do you want to talk about?"
"What happened with Casey today?"
"Nothing. She hasn't changed her mind. She still wants to be with me."
She shifted her position and I could tell she was uncomfortable.
"Spence you have nothing to worry about." She nodded but I could tell she was unsure.
I slid of the couch and pulled her up to me.
Looking into her piecing blue eyes I kissed her lips softly.
"I am so in love with you Spencer. I can't even think straight. You are all I want. You are all I need. You're everything. You're mine and I am so unbelievably yours. Don't worry about Casey or anyone else for that matter. There's only you in my heart. You're all I see."
She smiled and kissed my lips softly.
"Dance with me?" She said.
She put her arms around my neck and I put mine around her waist.
And we danced.
One and Only by Adele playing softly in the background.
This was the perfect ending to a crazy day.
Song
When I get where I'm going- Brad Paisley