Hey, I hope this chapter came in a timely fashion.
*I do not own SON, just the story this is based upon*
*Thursday*
Ashley crashed in her room after her last class. She wanted to be awake enough for the movie tonight, and for anything else that may happen. She didn't want to be half asleep when hanging out with Spencer's floor-mates. She was determined to make a good impression.
She woke up two hours later when Emily knocked on her door.
"Hey are you going to be around tonight?"
"Nope. Going to a movie with Spence, Aiden and some girls on Spencer's floor. I'll probably be back late. Why?" Ashley sat up, rubbing her eyes and stretching, feeling her shoulders pop.
"Well, a couple of us were going to a house party at some friend of Trey's tonight, I think Tim was hoping you'd go." Ashley could tell she was leaving something out.
"And...?" She watched a blush form on Emily's cheeks. "You want to know if you'll have the apartment to yourself tonight incase this party is lame? Correct?" She laughed when Emily's eyes widened. "I'll drag it out as long as I can don't worry. I'll text you when I'm on my way and I'll go straight to my room." She smirked, throwing a pillow at Emily who just rolls her eyes and walks out.
Ashley walks to her closet to find clothes for the night. Her phone rings as she's pulling a t-shirt over her head, she grabs a button down off the hanger before grabbing her phone.
"Sup Aiden?" She sandwiches the phone between her head and shoulder, buttoning the shirt and turning to face the mirror on the back of her door.
"So, do you want to come over here before the movie? I think Spencer and whoever else is coming are grabbing food at their dorm before we head out."
"Yeah, that'd be cool. I haven't really eaten yet, food might be a good idea. Should I come to your place or meet you there?" Ashley puts the phone down on her desk so she can fix her hair.
"Well, I think they're going in like twenty so, want to walk over here and we'll just head over there? I can meet you behind my building in that court area."
"Yeah. Meet you there in ten?" Aiden agrees and hangs up.
Ashley grabs her wallet, shoves it in her back pocket and grabs her jacket on the way out of her room.
"Have fun Ash!" Emily yells from her room as a blur of dark hair whips past and out the door.
"So, you ready?" Ashley asks as she meets up with Aiden, nudging him with her shoulder.
"Honestly, no. That one girl on her floor annoys the crap out of me."
"Uh, you're gonna have to be more specific than that dude."
"The one that's like really gay." Ashley chokes back a laugh, squeezing her eyes shut. "What? It's weird and she like hates me or something. She's always a bitch when I'm over there."
"Well, what the hell did you do?" Ashley looks to her side.
"Nothing! I've never said anything more than 'Hey how's it going' to her and she's just a bitch!" Ashley shakes her head as they reach the doors to Spencer's dorm.
"Well, suck it up bro cuz we're about to head into the lion's den!"
Ashley spots the group of girls standing in line in the food court and waves when Spencer spots them. Her stomach clenches a little but she takes a deep breath and shakes it off.
"Hey!" She beams, waving at the other girls, then turning her attention back to Spencer. "What time's the movie again?"
"Um, 7:15 I think." Spencer grabs her food but stays with Ashley while she waits for hers to be finished. "You, me, and J are taking Aiden's car, with Aid too of course and the others are meeting us there."
"Oh, why's that?"
"Well, they have papers to write or something so they need to be on a tight schedule. Pretty boring if you ask me." Spencer laughed, keeping her voice down so the girls didn't hear her. "Ready?" She asks as Ashley grabs her food and nods.
"Two for Final Destination 3." Ashley stops reaching for her wallet when she hears Spencer. "Here." Spencer hands her the ticket. "I figured since I asked you to come with us I'd buy." She shrugs and walks over to the arcade area to wait for everyone else. Ashley can hear Aiden grumbling behind her, she smiles and follows Spencer.
"What are you doing?" Ashley asks watching as Spencer puts quarters into the shooting game and starts precision shooting the "bad guys" on the screen.
"Well, the others aren't here yet so I figured I'd kill some time... killing video game guys."
"Sounds like a good idea. I'll be over there, racing then." Ashley walks to the other side of the arcade.
She's in the middle of a race when she sees Spencer walking towards her with something in her hand. As tempted as she is to turn, she keeps her eyes focused on the virtual road. When Spencer slips a necklace over her neck she veers off screen and loses the game.
"What-" She looks down to see a plastic dollar sign hanging from black string. "-is this?"
Spencer shrugs, smiling, "just don't say I never bought you bling." She winks, walking out of the arcade area. It's then that Ashley notices the group has gained a few people and Aiden looks like he is about ten seconds away from throwing punches. Spencer slides off of the driver seat and rushes to push Aiden away from the group.
"You okay?" She asks, tentatively.
"No, this fucking bitch over here is complaining and wanting to go home but the last bus that comes this way left about five minutes ago!"
"So..." Ashley hasn't caught on yet as to why Aiden looks like he's about to explode.
"So I'M the one that is going to have to take her home! I don't have time for this shit!" His hands are in fists at his side, his foot tapping and his ears are blood red. Ashley can feel the heated anger radiating off of him. She turns back and looks to Spencer, eyes pleading for help.
"Hey. Can you please just take them back? I'm sorry. You know the longer they stay here the more miserable you are going to be. If you leave now you'll be back before the movie starts, or at least make it for some of the previews." Aiden doesn't budge. "I'll owe you big time, please Aiden just take them back to the dorms." Aiden's eyes shift to Spencer's, holding her gaze for a moment before sighing and nodding.
"I'll be back, save me a spot if you guys go in before I get back. I'll text you when I'm on my way back." Spencer thanks him, hugging him quickly before going back to her friends to notify them of the plan.
"Behave yourself dude, you'll only piss her off if you do something stupid." Ashley doesn't have to specify who she's talking about, she knows how much Spencer means to him. She feels bad for having these feelings towards Spencer, knowing the history of the other two but for some reason she can't resist the pull she feels whenever she's around. Aiden nods, and walks out the door, the other girls following closely behind.
Aiden gets back just in time to catch the last preview. He takes the seat between Spencer and J, the only friend who decided to stay, and leans to remind Spencer of how much she owes him for what he just did. Ashley frowns at the closeness of their current moment and how Spencer is genuinely smiling back at him.
Then, as if the movie and previews knew the anguish she was feeling, the screen changed and highlighted Spencer's face in a way that nearly suffocated her. Her blue eyes glow in the dark, freckles Spencer never noticed before show themselves in this moment. As if the lighting was meant specifically for Ashley to notice these things. It's a brief moment though, Spencer turns her head back to face the screen and Ashley quickly shifts her eyes back.
She's not very subtle if she thinks I couldn't feel her eyes on me while I talked to Aiden. And definitely not quick in her reaction time. Spencer thinks, smiling to herself knowing she was getting a reaction out of the girl.
After the movie, J tells them to take her back first. She may live in the same place as Spencer but Spencer opts to stay in the car to take Ashley back.
They pull into Ashley's apartment complex and as she's about to get out Spencer gets out too.
"Wait, what are you doing?" Aiden asks. "I was hoping we could talk." Spencer rolls her eyes and looks to Ashley who is standing awkwardly next to the car.
"Um..." Spencer looks at Ashley, and even though they haven't known each other, she sees what Spencer's trying to ask.
"Apartment 317, knock on the window that's to the right of the door and I'll let you in." She whispers, giving her a weak smile before waving to Aiden and walking towards the stairs.
Five minutes later Ashley hears a soft knock on her window. She rushes from her room to get the door. Spencer stands awkwardly on the other side.
"Hi."
"Hey. Come in." Spencer follows Ashley to her room. "So what did Aiden want?"
"He wanted to hang out or something."
"And you are sitting here because..." Ashley's eyebrows furrow in confusion.
"I want to get to know you better and I'd rather hang out with you than him. I know him well enough to know he didn't want to hang out." Ashley suppresses a gag which causes Spencer to laugh.
"He must have been pissed." She's laughing too, amused that Aiden just got shafted.
"Yeah he didn't look too happy." Spencer smiles, "I don't care though. I'm glad I'm here instead." Ashley tries to fight the blush but knows she's failing miserably. Spencer finds it to be adorable watching Ashley's hands cover her cheeks, her eyes looking towards the ground. She slowly reaches for Ashley's hands, pulling them from her face. "You okay?" Ashley nods, turning her attention back to Spencer.
"I have to be honest, you make me nervous." Ashley's breath is shaky, her toes curl nervously since Spencer still has a hold on her hands.
"Try not to worry so much okay? If it helps you make me nervous too." Spencer lets go of Ashley's hands but keeps them resting on her legs. Spencer shifts next to Ashley. "You're really cute when you're nervous." Ashley laughs and tries to turn her head away but Spencer's hand is there to stop her. Their eyes lock for a moment.
Ashley's breath catches in her throat, her hands tighten in her lap as her eyes flick down to Spencer's lips, mesmerized as she watches her tongue slide across her lip. She breaks to look back into Spencer's eyes.
Spencer wants to kiss her so badly but she's afraid she'll scare her away. Ever since breaking up with Carmen, she's never let anyone close enough to affect her this way. Sure she messed around with Aiden, but it didn't mean anything. Ashley on the other hand, they haven't even done anything and she feels like this girl could easily be the death of her. In every good way possible.
She watches as Ashley's eyes lock on her lips, when Spencer licks her lips, so does Ashley. She feels Ashley's hands twitching in her lap. The longer she sits here, the more she wants to kiss her. To feel those lips on hers and those hands around her back, or maybe her shoulders or maybe she'll just grab Ashley's hands, either way she knows she wants to be closer. When Ashley's eyes meet hers again she knows it's now or never. But, being the respectful girl that she is, she has to hesitate.
"Ash...Can I kiss you?" It's faint, but she notices Ashley nod then glup and take in a breath. Both girls lick their lips, close their eyes and just feel.
Ashley feels one of Spencer's hands cup her cheek, her thumb caressing the soft skin while the other hand takes Ashley's, having to pry it away. Ashley keeps her eyes closed but smiles when she feels lips press against her own, lightly at first then again with a little more pressure.
If Ashley was questioning anything before, or thought she knew exactly what was going she was wrong. This moment solidifies everything. It's as if all of those boys she'd made out with never existed, the lips pressed so softly to hers were the only ones she ever wanted. Spencer slides her hand to the back of Ashley's neck, dragging her fingers slightly across, feeling the small baby hairs at the base of her neck before pulling back slightly and resting her forehead against Ashley's.
Neither girl says anything for what feels like hours. Spencer, knowing she's the reason for the change in the mood, gathers enough courage to speak first.
"You still okay?" The nervousness in her voice is evident and Ashley just smiles.
"Um, yeah. I'm good. Definitely good." It's a shy smile and still full of hesitation and slight fear but Spencer holds on to the smile hoping she'll have time to wipe away the rest over time.
"Good. Me too."
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