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Chapter 10

"I need to tell you something important, I'm kind of scared though."

"What is it? Just tell me."

"I...Madison, I think I'm gay."

There was silence, Madison staring shocked at Ashley while Ashley stared at the floor beneath her, hurt pounding.

"What?" Madison whispered.

"I'm gay...I like girls, I always have."

"But...but, you dated Tom, and Michael, and Josh...you had sex with them Ashley, you can't be gay." Madison looked determined to wipe out Ashley's thought that she was gay out of her head.

"Yeah, I dated them Madison. Hell I even had sex with them too. But I was never attracted to them the way that I'm attracted to you." Ashley was looking straight at Madison, eyes fixed on hers.

The stinging smack was unexpected, and Ashley's head reeled from the slap Madison had just fired across her cheek. She held a hand to her cheek, tears blurring her sight. Madison was kneeling in front of her now, her hands holding Ashley's shoulders tight.

"Listen to me! You are not gay, okay, you're not gay. You're just confused, Ashley, we go to a Catholic school. Being gay doesn't exist for us, it doesn't exist for you and it doesn't exist for me. Everybody has deep feelings for their friends but don't confuse it for anything else, we can help you Ashley, the priests, me, we can help you get back to normal. We can help you Ashley."

The alarm clock did nothing to faze her, she'd already been awake for a few hours just staring at the ceiling, thinking. There were things that she didn't want to think about that just kept on creeping back into her thoughts, high school was one of them.

She needed to clear her head, so throwing on a pair of shorts and sneakers she decided to go for a run. The light breeze blowing through her hair as she ran through the countryside instantly calmed her. The past wasn't really something she liked to think about too much...too many bad memories.

As she was running back into the driveway she noticed a tall man with blonde hair stepping out of his jeep. Curious, she walked over to his direction. He turned, hearing her walk on the gravel and flashed her a smile.

"Hi, you must be the person that's working with Spencer."

"Yeah, I am...Ashley Davies." She held out her hand for him to shake. "Sorry, it's a little bit sweaty, I just came from a run." She said embarrassed.

"No problem, I'm used to sweat." He laughed.

Ashley looked at him confused, about to ask him what he meant by that when she spotted Spencer standing by the front door, looking beautiful in a pair of tight jeans and a cream, v-neck sweater. She was smiling and Ashley had an insane urge to just grab her and kiss her senseless.

"I thought I heard your voice." Spencer was full out grinning now.

The man turned around to look at Spencer, grinning back. He slowly made his way up the steps and pulled Spencer into a tight hug, arms wrapped around her protectively.

"I was just talking to Ashley over here." He told her once he'd finished hugging her.

Spencer smiled. "Oh yeah, and what have you been telling her?"

"Oh nothing much, just all your most embarrassing stories." He laughed as she swatted him in the arm. "Okay, okay, I was just kidding!"

Ashley had walked up the stairs while they were playing around and was now standing next to Spencer, placing a comforting hand on the small of her back.

"Ashley, this is my big brother, Glen." Spencer said turning towards her. "As you can see he's quite the joker."

"Well, Ashley. I'm looking forward to talking to you more...in private...without Spencer of course."

Ashley laughed. "Sure," she replied. "I'll leave you guys to catch up, I'm gonna go have a shower."

Spencer placed a hand on her arm. "Don't go too far. I want you on my bed." Ashley blushed at Spencer's smirk. "So we can talk without my annoying big brother, obviously." She smiled.

Ashley still a bit preoccupied of visions of the two of them on Spencer's bed just nodded, walking off to her room in a bit of a daze, wondering if Spencer knew exactly what she did to her.

"I knew I'd find you in here."

"Glen!" Anabelle turned around abruptly, dropping the knife on the counter.

"The one and only." He laughed. "Don't I get any love?" He pouted.

Anabelle smiled and walked over, giving him a huge hug. Glen hugged her back tightly, burying his face into her soft hair.

"I missed you." He murmured into her hair.

Anabelle stiffened slightly and removed herself from his arms.

"Did you eat already?" She asked him, turning back towards the counter she was cutting dough on.

"Yeah, yeah I did, at the airport."

"How long are you staying for?"

"A couple days." He sighed. "I've gotta be back in L.A. before the weekend."

There was an awkward silence only punctuated by the sound of Anabelle cutting the dough up into cubes.

"Do you want some help with that?" He asked quietly.

"No, no I'm good."

"Can you just put that down for a minute." Anabelle reluctantly placed the knife on the counter and turned towards him. "I need to talk to you."

Ashley tapped lightly on Spencer's door, pleased when she heard her voice softly call for her to come in. She was sitting on her bed reading what looked to be a book in Braille, her fingers moving softly over the contours of the characters. Ashley moved quietly towards her, climbing up onto the bed and sitting next to her.

"What are you reading?" She asked gently.

"Finnegan's Wake." She replied.

"Is it good?" Ashley asked curiously.

"Not good enough to take my attention away from you." Spencer smiled, dropping the book onto the floor.

Spencer's hand slid onto Ashley's thigh as she leaned in closer, gently brushing her nose against Ashley's, loving the way her breathing got heavier. Ashley's eyes fluttered closed and her hand slid up to cup Spencer's face.

"Hi." Spencer whispered against Ashley's lips.

"Hi." Ashley whispered back smiling.

Spencer brushed her lips against Ashley's softly, so feather soft that Ashley almost groaned in anticipation. Spencer's lips moved across to brush against her cheek and then up to her eyelids, and finally back down to her lips, giving her a gentle kiss. Ashley reveled in it, bringing her closer by placing her free hand on Spencer's waist and pulling her closer. Ashley moaned softly when Spencer's tongue slipped out to softly nip at her bottom lip begging for entrance. Ashley let her in easily, letting her tongue slide smoothly across hers. Her heart was beating loudly and all she could think about was how good Spencer felt, how her hand sliding up her thigh was turning her on more than she'd ever been turned on in her life.

Grabbing Spencer's waist she pulled her into her lap wanting to get as close to her as possible, Spencer wrapped her arms around Ashley's neck and slowly started kissing down the side of her neck. Ashley threw her head back, groaning loudly. Spencer's lips on her neck and her wriggling in her lap was driving Ashley crazy. Wrapping her arms around Spencer's back, she laid her down gently onto her back deciding it was time to make Spencer feel what she was feeling. Ashley left a trail of wet kisses down her neck as she watched her intently, she looked beautiful with her mouth slightly parted, eyes closed, back arched. Ashley froze for a minute mesmerized by the sight. Spencer ran her hands through Ashley's hair, then cupping her face and bringing it up to meet her own in a slow kiss. Ashley moved away from the kiss and Spencer's eyes fluttered open, Ashley noticed that they were a darker shade than she had ever seen them.

"We should probably stop shouldn't we." Ashley asked her, a hint of regret in her voice.

"We don't have to if you don't want to." Spencer replied, stroking Ashley's cheek.

"I don't want to rush this...I don't want to rush you." Ashley kissed her cheek. Slightly amazed at herself for having the resolve to stop, she'd never been able to control herself with the other women she'd been with, never. But with Spencer it was different, she wanted everything to be perfect.

Spencer kissed her lightly. "I'm ready whenever you are, Ashley. I'm yours, you can have all of me."

Ashley rolled off her to lie beside her, pulling her into her chest. Spencer started tracing shapes on Ashley's chest, and Ashley was instantly lulled into a sense of peace.

"Why won't you give me a chance Anabelle! I'll be good to you, I'd do anything for you, you know that." Glen was pleading with her.

"Glen, I can't do this. I'm sorry." Anabelle's eyes were filled with tears.

"I made a mistake, I cheated on you, but that was three fucking years ago! I don't know what else to do to make you see that I'm sorry, Anabelle I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Please let's try again. You were the best thing that ever happened to me and I fucked up. You don't know how many times I've wished I could just go back in time and make sure it never happened."

Glen was standing in front of her now, begging her with his eyes to give him a chance. Anabelle looked at him, her hurt torn because she still had some love for him, they were engaged for goodness sake, there'd always be a part of her that would love him.

"Glen, I don't care about what happened three years ago. It happened, I've forgiven you Glen, but I can't get back together with you."

"Why!? Why, Anabelle? Just tell me!"

"I'm in love with someone else." She said softly.

Coachkimm: I can't guarantee that she's not gonna be involved in Spencer and Ashley's relationship in some way lol.

Spashley20: Haha, yeah I'd probably be like that too, like you'd better tell me before i rip your hair out!

Vanessa Riverton: Drama indeed! They're all smexxi though so it's hard not to love it:)

Gentry: Hmmm...looks like you're gonna have to wait and see lol!

ashnspence4ever: Thanks, hope you liked this update:P

EveryVillainIsLemons44: I know! I think "The Escapist" is the best song they've ever recorded too, I'm glad you liked it with the story, and of course I've got to give you kudos for having good taste in music lol!

lisbet0153: Thank You! I'll try to update more often for you:)

xxMaNdyxx: Hope this chapter was good for you!

XSamXStutterzX: Hahaha, I agree! It's good to be back and read your reviews:)

chloedarko: Hope the gym went well for you, mine was a disaster lol, was sore for days afterwards! I've realized that's what happens when I don't work out regularly ha!

mini200do: Thanks, keep on reading:)

xEyeKissedAGirlx: Yep, she definitely got up the courage to ask and do a lot more than that in this chapter too haha!

Videl1212: Hmmm...I like your theory. There's a lot of background history in each of the characters, they'll all be revealed but bit by bit.

Pendulum666: Thanks for the cookie! Can I get another one?

Hotcutii3: Yes, we have a love/hate relationship lol. And as for your question, sorry can't answer that, but you'll find out soon enough. Don't hate me please:)

areader96: Thank You. And thanks for reading and reviewing!

Paulinne-V: I hope this update had a good Spashley moment for you lol. Unfortunately, I don't speak Spanish, I have a minimal amount of knowledge in the language but I really want to learn because honestly i think Spanish is a really sexy language:) You should leave me some reviews in Spanish...maybe i'll pick something up lol!

ladytink2011: Hahaha, a Beast!! Pretty harsh...but honestly who wouldn't want Spencer.