So I felt bad about posting chapter 7 so late, so I decided to post chapter 8 sooner than planned. I want you guys to enjoy this chapter I decided to try my hand and a different type of drama.

I hope that you all like it... Tell me what you think, I live off of reviews...

~LR

We all were in the limo headed down Thomasville road into the heart of the city to begin our shopping excursion. Lacy and I were seated on the left; Ashley, Spencer and Aiden were seated on the right side of the limo and Kyla and Lil were seated in the back… all in silence. Well except for Madison who was yakking away on her cell, in my ear no less.

I swear if cell phones ever ceased to exist Madison would die, I don't mean calmly kill over, I mean her head would explode only after she had about six nervous breakdowns… Seriously!

Our first stop was at Lowe's to pick out some fixtures for one of the downstairs bathroom. That stop seemed to get Madison right in her element and she started speaking some weird decorating language that only I, my sister and Kyla were able to understand.

"Aiden what do you think about this color for the downstairs bathroom, do you like this color or should we go with a different motif?" Kyla asked.

"Yeah I like it, let go with that one." He answered.

I wonder if Kyla notices that Aiden always goes with whatever she likes at the moment. I wonder if most husbands do that with their wives, when it comes to decorating.

While they were discussing what to put where with Madison, Lacy and I decided to walk about the store to try and sort things out with our women. We can be hard asses at times but it's only short lived, so don't hold it against us.

"I wonder where they are, where would be the most practical place to find them?"

"Well I know my Ashley and she's somewhere were she can sit down and not be bothered with any of this." I responded.

"Yeah, and Spencer is probably in the outdoor section, trying to find something that she is convinced we need for the new deck" Lacy laughed.

"You know, I was expecting Spencer to be a little more feminine than she is, I mean she's still pretty feminine but when you look at her, she looks…so…gay!" I laughed.

"Is that a bad thing Le?"

"No I just figured she'd be more open and not so reserved like she is, she reminds me of the lesbian scene here in town… So totally gay! I swear to you Tallahassee, Florida should be one of the gayest cities on the map because everywhere you turn there are lesbians and gays!"

"That's not true Le, you're exaggerating." Lacy said shaking her head.

"Oh yeah? Well look over there… see…lesbians! Not only are they gay, they're married to men! I bet you any amount of money this is one of the only times they can see each other, be their gay selves and not have to worry about their husbands finding out."

"Damn Leah, I think you're right, look at how she's playing with her hair…did they just… Oh my god they just kissed, did you see that?"

"Yep, I'm never wrong." I said proudly.

"You're right. It would be funny if it was Reneé and Karma from high school. Remember how they would sneak off together during classes just to go make out. I wonder why they're not together now, don't they know it's the new millennium and they can come out and be together?"

"Yeah, not with their families, Honey we're still in the south and they're all bout breeding and marrying the right people and sustaining their family name and all that."

"I feel so bad for them."

"That just goes to show you there are many types of lesbians and gays, some can live with that shit and some choose to live out and proud, like us!" I said hugging my sister.

"Yeah, look there they are in the outdoor section. Ash looks like a serial killer with those dark colors and those big ass glasses. You always did like 'em strange, Le." Lacy laughed

"I wonder what they're up to."

"Want to find out?"

"Lacy, no that would be so rude and I don't want to intrude!"

"Oh please it would be fun." She said giving me a playful nudge.

"NO…well…okay maybe this once."

My sister always tricked me into doing things, it's true. It's not like I wanted to spy on my wife and her ex-fiancé… all the time.

Oh yeah, that's another thing about my sister and I, if we want to we can listen in on what other people are saying, kind of like mind reading but only if we know and are close to the person we're trying to read.

Like I've said before we're not magical or anything, it's one of those weird twin things.

"You get Ashley, and I'll get Spencer." Lacy said.

"Duh, how else would this work I don't know Spence well enough, you ready?"

"Yeah, you're right, I'm ready." She responded.

"Wait. Let's stand over here so we won't be interrupted or anything."

"Okay." She agreed.

"Concentrate." I said.

Okay so the way this works is that we have to concentrate on the other person, basically intensely thinking of that person, kind of like a stalker would. However, we're just listening to their conversation by being there ears and eyes… not following their every move. So we're basically doing some higher intelligence eaves dropping. Here we go folks!

"But Ash, I don't know what your problem is, I love Lacy and I'd never lie to her!"

"I never said that you would, I just asked you if you told her everything."

"Yeah, she knows."

"So she knows about the fact that you had Aiden's child and that you almost ruined Kyla and Aiden's wedding?"

"Yeah she knows all of that, did you tell Leah that you miscarried his child in high school?"

"No that was so long ago I thought it wasn't important. Leah does know about everything else… well except for Milan."

"Milan? What happened in Milan, did you see me in Milan or something?" Spencer asked.

"No, you were in Milan too?" Ashley asked.

"Yeah briefly, I was doing a photo shoot two blocks away from where your concert was being held."

"Oh, well a few months ago I was finishing up the 'Broken Dreams' world tour and fooled around with this girl for a few days."

"Ashley! How could you?" Spencer asked in disbelief.

"I was missing home and she looked just like Leah, almost down to her smile. I mean, she had the same complexion, hair texture, she was biracial too. I think Irish and African-American, she was one of the dancers from Leah's studio. We didn't have sex or anything, just a little cuddling, kissing, and…wait… shit…well, there was semi-sex involved." Ashley said almost in tears at her realization.

"Semi-sex, what is semi-sex Ash?"

Ashley made a wiggling gesture with her fingers, and Spencer got the message.

"Have you ever tried to tell Leah about…?"

"Yeah, but I'm so afraid she's going to leave me, I love her Spence… I mean I love her almost how I used to… I'd NEVER want to hurt Leah, Spence that was obviously one of the biggest mistakes of my life."

"I'm sure, but you know you've got to tell her, Ash." Spencer said in that all knowing tone.

"I will. I just have to build up the courage?" she said wiping the remnants of tears from her face. "And I just wanted to say I'm sorry for talking about your wife like that, it was totally wrong and I guess I was just a little jealous and angry."

"Yeah it was! I meant that was a fucked up thing to do even out of jealousy and anger, it was low even for you Ash." Spencer's voice began to crack with agitation.

"I know, you just show up out of the blue and mentioned that after you left me here, you went off to Spain and got married… I felt betrayed and hurt, because it made me feel like you didn't give a shit about me or what we had and that fucked with me all night. I just exploded this morning." She confessed.

"Yeah, if I would've thought about that before we came, I wouldn't have come. I just wanted to see Madison in person and talk to her about Manuel." Spencer said meekly.

"Yeah I know…wait what?! You knew that we were all here? If that's the case why did you act so shocked to see all of us?" Ashley asked obviously a little perturbed.

"I couldn't very well come there with you thinking of me as the bitch I once was; I would have never been welcomed here. And before you say it I wasn't thinking about coming to see you, I wanted to talk to Madison to see how Manuel was doing." she said trying to keep Ashley calm.

"He's fine, how the hell did you know that we were all here?"

"Well…Madison…"

I broke my concentration unintentionally, the tears had turned to sobs and I could no longer focus on their conversation.

"Lacy, I can't take anymore of this…she…she…" I cried.

"I know come here." Lacy said embracing me. "It's alright, I know it hurts but you heard her, it was a mistake and she feels awful about it. That's got to count for something right."

"NO Lacy! She still cheated on me…Did you know about Spencer's plans?"

"No I didn't, but trust me we will most definitely be talking about it later!"

I pulled away from my sister and cleaned myself up. At this point I was glad that I didn't have to wear make-up because I would have easily been found out.

We could hear Madison coming down the isle like a mad woman; apparently it wasn't because of something bad because she had the biggest smile on her face.

"Chicas guess what?!"

"What? We don't know."

"God it's freaky when you two do that."

"Do what?" we asked.

"Saying things at the same time, but anyway, Chris and Manuel are coming out here in a few days! Chris came to Tallahassee a while back for a show and loved it so much that he wants to look into getting a house here as well." She exclaimed.

"Oh great, the gangs all here!" Ashley said walking toward us.

I ignored Ashley and looked passed her to see Spencer, Aiden, and Kyla talking and looking at a really artsy looking light fixture. I couldn't deny that she was right because out of all the aisles in the huge store we all managed to find our way back to each other. The gang really was all here.

"Madison what are you so happy about?" Ashley asked and she came up right behind me.

I forgot she wasn't wearing heels today; instead she wore her black Ed Hardy converses that matched with her black and pink cargo pants. She was wearing my solid pink top with the black jacket that went with her pants and a black hat. She looked dark and sexy, but as sexy as she was, it didn't deter me from wanting to drag her up and down every single aisle in the entire store.

"Chris and Manny are coming down for a few days, to go house hunting. He wants to get a house out here; he's getting tired of LA, so he wants a house he can escape to out here."

"Madison that's great maybe we could be neighbors!" Kyla beamed. "I'm a little hungry, what say we go grab some food and then make the next stop, I need as much energy as I can muster right now?"

"Kyla aren't you supposed to stay inside a month after giving birth?" Spencer asked.

"Yeah, but there's so much to do… I'm super excited and I want to get my house in order. I know I'm hard-headed but, that's why you guys are here to help out for! Now let's go I'm starving." She smiled.

Only Kyla can be blatantly pushy and still maintain her adorableness, I wonder how she does it. Maybe I could use against Ashley to get my way…but that's if we'll still be married

Everyone else had turned and headed for the exit and I was still facing the same direction hoping Ashley was walking with them.

But I was wrong.

"Leah, I need to tell you something." Her voice cracked with nervousness and when I turned to face her, her eyes were filled to the brim with tears.

"What is it, baby what's wrong?" I already knew.

"You're talking to me now? Anyway, I've wanted to tell you something for a few months now…and…I…I think I have the courage to do it now. Leah, I love you so much and you know I wouldn't do anything to hurt you."

"Guys can we hurry it up!" Madison yelled. "Dios mio, you move slower than my contractor, hurry up!"

Pushy on Madison wasn't adorable…it was aggravating.

We turned to see Spencer, Madison, and Aiden standing in the doorway.

"Hey Madison give them a sec, Ashley needs to tell Leah something very important." Spencer said.

"Is she telling her about Milan?" Aiden asked.

"Yeah, how did you…?"

"I was with her when she was in Milan, I was doing business there and decided I'd save money and fly back on her Jet."

Aiden waved that everything was fine, they walked outside and Ashley continued.

"You know that I love you and wouldn't do anything to hurt you right?"

"Yes, what's going on? You're scaring me." I said, not because of what she was going to say, because I already knew, but because she was actually going to say it.

"When I was in Milan, I…I…I cheated…on you."

I knew what she was going to say and yet I cried uncontrollably anyway.

"Leah, I'm so sorry, I never meant for it to happen I swear to you. If I could go back and change it I would, baby I'm so sorry."

"With who?" I already knew.

"One of your dancers on tour." I knew that, too.

"Was it Simone?" Simone was Irish and African-American. She was also my best friend.

"Yeah." Suddenly this huge store felt so small.

My legs began to feel like jello and couldn't stand let alone walk. I tried to take a step back away from her and would've landed on the cold floor in Lowe's… but my adulterous wife caught me before I could reach the ground. She picked me up and gestured for me to get on her back so she could carry me.

I was hurt and so very angry, but I loved her and I could feel the remorse emanating from her body. Feeling that from her made me a little bit more at ease to know that she had, indeed, been struggling with this for a while.

I'm not saying its okay that she cheated on me, because she definitely deserved to have her ass whooped! The fact that we're both women would mean nothing because I could still be charged with domestic violence for kicking her ass, so it would never work. Forgiveness with a little torture seemed like the most viable option for this situation.

"Ashley, have you ever cheated on me with anyone else?" I asked.

"No, and I never ever do that again, I promise you that Leah." I trusted her words. I gave in to her remorse.

I rode piggy-back all the way out to the limo. While I rested my head on her shoulder I needed her to know a few things.

"Ashley Nina Davies, I swear if I didn't love you I'd leave you…so you better know that you have some serious, and I mean SERIOUS…making up to do!" I informed.

She put me down, embraced me and gave a kiss that put a tingle in all the right spots.

"I think I could overlook a small slip of the hands, besides I've slept with Simone so all is forgiven… but umm what say we ditch our group for a mid-day romp in a public place?"

What can I say I'm a bit of a freak, don't judge me!

"Baby, I love you…and I promise I'll make it up to you when we get back home." Ashley seductively whispered.

"You get everything resolved?" Spencer asked Ashley.

"Yeah she's all over me again, I'm happy… did you?" She responded.

"She's in my arms and she's not trying to kill me, so I guess so." Spencer smiled.

We all piled back in the limo this time, Ashley, Madison, and I on the right; Lacy, Spencer and Aiden on the left and Kyla and Lil kept it consistent in the back. I looked at my sister and she smiled at me and then she spoke to me.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine.

"Did she come clean or something?"

"Yeah, she did, in Lowe's… que romantico, right? Then she gave me this kiss…girrrl… Oh my god!" I blushed.

We giggled.

"See even when in weird situations, we giggle." She stated.

"Yeah, we probably get it from mom you know she'll giggle for no reason at all, just to giggle."

"Yeah, you're right. Leah?"

"Yeah?"

"I realized that I'd rather be fighting with Spencer than to be with anyone else, and I love her more than I've ever loved anyone…so I'm going to ask Spencer to marry me?"

"WHAT!"

There I go again, losing my composure, now I have to do damage control.

"Baby that was my ear, and what are you 'what-ing' about?"

"Should we tell them Lacy?" I asked. "I don't think any of them know that we can do this."

"I don't care, but I don't want them to know that we can collectively read minds."

"Oh you don't even have to worry about that, Ashley would never trust being around me again."

"Spencer as well, at least that way she'd never be able to keep things from me."

We giggled.

"You tell them Lacy it'll be that much more amazing…amazingly funny!"

"Okay."

"She yelled 'what' because of something that I told her." she confessed.

"But you didn't say anything." Aiden said.

Apparently I got their attention more so than I realized because everyone was giving me the 'this-bitch-is-crazy' look.

"Yes, I did you just couldn't hear me." She smiled.

"So you guys do have a special twin thing?" Kyla asked with a confident smile on her face.

"Yep." We answered in unison.

"I knew it!" she squealed. "That's so cool!"

"Baby, I didn't know that. That makes you…and your sister a little more awesome!" Ashley said planting a kiss on my cheek.

"You guys can't read minds can you?" Spencer joked.

"No we can't read anyone's mind." I answered.

"Yes we can." I thought.

Lacy giggled at me and shook her head.

"You guys, that's so cool." Aiden said.

"Yeah, you two are pretty weird alright." Madison nonchalantly noted.

We arrived at Village Inn, got out of the car, and were headed inside when Spencer asked everyone to wait.

"I know you're all hungry but this just can't wait any longer. Lace, can you come here for a second."

"What's wrong is everything okay, baby?"

"Yeah, this past year has been very interesting for us, from me getting over Lorena's death to falling in love with you. And earlier today when you were giving me the silent treatment, I realized that I'd rather have you mad at me, then to not have you in my life at all… and I just couldn't wait any longer." Spencer got down on one knee and pulled a teal box out of her pocket.

"Oh my god! Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! It's Tiffany, it's Tiffany teal!"

She screamed, jumped back and did the "oh my god" hand wave that sorority girls do, oh did I mention my sister and I are sorority girls? First and finest, take that!

"I love you so much, and I know that meeting you has been my destiny from the start. As much as I love and miss Lorena, I now know she was the stepping stone that led me to you. I think that she'd be happy know that I found someone who completes me… So Lacy Amarise Otunga-Angelo, will you marry me?" Spencer asked with tears streaming down her face.

We all looked around at each other in amazement, was this really happening? Ashley had wrapped her arms around me and was smiling along with the rest of us.

It felt like hours had passed, before Lacy answered.

"Oh my god… OH MY GOD…Yes, sí, sim, oui…and in any other language…yes Spencer Michelle Velasquez, I will marry you."

We all clapped and cheered for the newly engaged Spencer and Lacy, we gave congratulatory hugs and kisses and we walked inside to fill our bellies.