Sooo I was in a writing frenzy sort of mood and because I loooove you all and appreciate you sticking with me for 32 chapters of this story or perhaps longer in the case of my other stories...or perhaps a year-ish if you've been with me since the beginning, anyways, I thought I'd give you a 33rd early 'cause yer special. And no, not that special...the other special...the kind your mommy thinks you are. Yeah, so I'm a little out of it if you haven't guessed, the decision to scrap "We Can Try" is giving me a headache and driving me insane. Having slight mood swings here, BUT this was written today before all of that, so without further rant...Chapter 33.

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REVIEWERS:

victorial117: Nah, not mean at all. Kind of what I was going for, Spashley is hard for me to give drama to because they're perrrfect so yeah. They have little to no drama that's solely about them. Naughty Spencer is always a plus. Thanks for the review!

lilce1992: Where there's people in my story, there's drama. Commonly known.

BreakYourHeart: Pft, good to see you back. I'm officially mad at you and your long hiatus from reviewing. And Kycy needed some action. Bromen will probably get some too even though they were only mentioned for like two chapters...I almost forgot about them. oops? And of course, Wiles and Bridge will be in here somewhere soon. The cliff hangers get me outraged people, and outraged people feed my review addiction. So yeah, cliffys=good for me, bad for readers. Yes, Arden is at fault quite a bit, but it'll balance out. Pft, no drama? Crazy person. Just crey. Briley is kind of a perfect couple though...their drama would be like...what soccer socks go better with the motorcycle. Seriously, no drama there to grab on to. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN THE PERSON I ONCE CALLED MY LOYAL REVIEWER...pft. No longer loyal. Done. Hope yer Christmas was merry and all that.

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A Send off to Remember

Ashley's POV

Being stuck in LA standstill traffic with a car full of fighting girls is not how I wanted this day to go. After Coop's outburst, Arden is bent on ignoring her. Coop hates being ignored and has proceeded in annoying the shit out of everyone until Arden acknowledges her existence. "Coop just shut up!" Lucy growls out.

"This is none of your business, Reed. You're already on my list."

"Like hell it is, I have to listen to you two be fucking annoying-"

"Lucy!" Kyla chastises.

"What Ky? I mean you're just as much annoyed as I am." Lucy attempts to plead her case.

"Yes, but you don't have to be so rude about it."

"I'm being rude Ky? They're having a little couples dispute in the back of a car that holds four other people on the way to two of the people's 'send off celebration/ be happy even if they're leaving' dinner! So excuse me that my girlfriend is leaving me for almost a week and I have some asshole almost screaming in my ear about her girlfriend that isn't leaving for almost a week, I think I can be a little grouchy and crude!" Lucy practically yells at Kyla who looks shocked. I've never seen them yell like Lucy is yelling right now at Kyla, heck I don't think I've even seen them seriously fight since high school.

"Hey, back off my sister, Lucy." Arden growls out. Come on, fucking clear out of the road already, I don't want people dying in my car.

"Oh yes, let's acknowledge, Lucy!" Coop throws her hands up in the air.

"Cooper! Shut it!" I stare in shock, as does the rest of the car at my girlfriend. Has she ever yelled at Coop? Or called her Cooper? Shit, this is bad. I turn my eyes back to the road and we're slowly moving forward.

I glance in my rearview mirror to see a shocked Alex who is actually speechless for once. Next thing I know, I hear sniffling from the backseat. Is she crying? Crying because Spencer yelled at her?

"Al? Honey?" Arden prods gently. I glance at Spencer who seems shocked by her own actions. The traffic starts to clear.

"Ash, let's just go home." Spencer groans out with her head in her hands.

I look in my rearview mirror and Kyla nods before glancing over at a brooding, pissed off, confused Lucy. So, I manage to maneuver my way off the interstate and turn around. Well this was a fun car ride.

We reach the loft and I speak up seeing as no one has spoken since I turned around, "Alright, I had to freaking drive through that mess and listen to a bunch of yelling, screaming women in my car as I tried to not get distracted and rear-end someone, so we are going to sit in the living room and talk like human beings. Got it?" My tone is calm and assertive. They've done enough yelling for the day.

Everyone nods and we sit down in the living room. Lucy and Kyla, surprisingly taking the same couch and touching hands, Arden takes the other sofa while Alex opts to sit on the floor in front of it and away from her, and Spencer and I curl up on the loveseat, snuggling. It's a regular Davies family reunion that should belong on Jerry Springer.

I look over at Coop who is no longer watery eyed. She looks kind of pissed off and it's really uncharacteristic of her. She also looks a little, uncomfortable?

Arden is just glancing down at Coop from her position on the couch while Lucy offers a small smile at Kyla who returns it. They really are an old married couple.

"Alright, Lucy, I think your little rant explained most of what you were feeling. Anything to add?" I can't believe I'm playing Dr. Phil to these people. But I'm the only person not involved in a dispute. Spencer snuggles into me and sighs into my neck as I pull her closer.

"I think everyone's just a little stressed. I can speak for myself that today was going to be a particularly stressful, important day." She murmurs out. Kyla's head snaps towards her in confusion. Am I missing something?

"Wait a second." Coop squints at them, sizing up their reactions. She can definitely read people. "You were going to propose at dinner weren't you?"

"What?" Yes, that was me. I would have never guessed that, but it seems to be put in place.

"Well, yeah. But that was kind of ruined." Lucy rubs the back of her neck bashfully.

"You were?" Kyla asks in disbelief.

Lucy nods and glances down at her hands, "I had that whole speech thing planned and everything. I just wanted to do it before you left so it'd be special and you'd think of me every time you'd glance down at your hand in Prague."

I'm speechless, Spencer looks like she knew with a sly smirk, Arden is gaping like a fish, and Alex has a smug smirk on her face.

"I'd love to marry you Lucy. Just ask." Kyla smiles softly.

"Now?" Lucy furrows her brows and Kyla nods, grinning. Lucy drops to a knee on the carpet and looks up at Kyla on the couch. "Will you marry me, Kyla Davies?" She pulls a box out of her leather jacket and opens it.

Kyla squeals, "Yes! Of course, Lucy Reed, I'll marry you." Lucy slides the ring on Kyla's finger before Kyla launches into her, falling on the floor and kissing her passionately.

Arden and I look at each other and grin. Our sister is getting married!

"Now, Lucy and Alex make up and be happy."Kyla smirks. "As an engagement gift to me?" She bats her eyes at Lucy and Coop who just roll their eyes and awkwardly hug. They aren't too great at showing affection towards each other.

"There. Done, don't expect any more engagement gifts, that's only a one time deal, missy." Coop smiles, brushing off her clothes. Well this is better than the yelling.

"Oh hush, Al. You know you're going to crack again anyway, you mush ball." Arden coos and chuckles at Alex who just smiles a shrugs.

"'Tis Love," She sighs, randomly pulling out the French accent. "'Tis a wundereful ssing zis love."

I look at Spencer who's already smiling at me, got to agree with you on that Cooper. But we still have things to resolve.

"Alright, the case of Lucy vs. Everyone is closed." I declare. "Now opening the case of Shouting Spencer vs. Cry baby Cooper." I get a pillow to the face for that one from the one and only Cooper.

"I am not a cry baby. I'm just hormonal." Coop mumbles, I can hear Spencer chuckling softly behind me. Obviously she knows what Alex is talking about.

"Arden, you got her pregnant? Without having sex? Dude, you didn't even get the fun part before getting a baby." Lucy jokes and Arden rolls her eyes.

"Alex gets overly emotional when a certain time of the month rolls around. Don't ya Al?" Arden teases slightly. "Surfing the crimson wave, aren't we?"

"Okay, can we stop talking about babies and my lady parts? I'm having mood swings, okay? The tiniest thing can set me off crying, so when Spencer yelled at me, I cried. End of story. Moving on." She groans out burying her face into the couch. Arden just pats her head, amused, earning her a few misplaced swats from a grumpy Cooper.

"Case closed." I say in an official voice. Well this has been pretty easy, now for the awkward couple issue. "But there is one more-"

"Ash, we're not discussing our relationship in front you guys, okay?" Arden says throwing her hands up in the air.

"Ard, maybe we should." Alex shrugs. "We do fight a lot."

"And most of the time, the group consensus is that it's my fault, Al. Like you're this perfect little victim and I'm the big bad girlfriend trying to control you. Oooo scary Arden." Alex snorts out a laugh and Arden glares at her, making the smile drop from her face.

"Baby, come on. I don't think I've been right every time." Arden gives her an 'are you kidding me' look and I begin to think of every fight they've had. Arden jealous, Arden overreacting, Arden…yeah, I think Coop's come out the victor/in the right every time. Coop still seems to be wracking her brain on issues where she's lost.

"Do you know how hard it is to date a saint when you're the devil? Do you?" She pushes Alex's shoulder.

"Arden, I hardly think you're the devil." Coop snorts.

"You get what I mean, oh smart one."

"Then stop overreacting and stop being jealous of random people." Coop shrugs and says it like its some little feat. Arden looks like she's about to pop a blood vessel.

"Uh, Al. Not your best choice in sentencing." I murmur to her and she looks up at a fuming Arden.

"Ard, you know I was kidding right?" Alex says in a frightened voice.

"Oh I'll show you overreacting!" In a blur Arden is on top of Alex and their wrestling on the floor and knocking into couches and tables.

"Should we be stopping this?" Spencer mutters to me as she places a few kisses on my neck and playing with my fingers. She's been so quiet I almost forgot she was there.

I turn my head and kiss her lips softly, "They'll work it out, they always do. Plus I'd rather not get smacked or elbowed today." I smile at her and she grins back.

We turn back to the floor to see Arden impressively pinning a facedown Cooper. "And that will be the only carpet you'll be munching for a while, Coop." Lucy teases and Kyla chuckles, snuggling closer into her fiancé.

"Oh will you look at that, Arden actually won." I smirk and Arden looks up grinning.

"Damn right, I did. Alex, come on, let's go make out now." She hops off of Alex and Alex jumps to her feet, winking at me with a grin before scurrying off in a hurry, happily following my sister. Yeah after that silent acknowledgement, Alex definitely let her win.

"Ash, why don't we just invite everyone over tonight for a party here? It's simple and we can get hammered." Spencer shrugs and I smirk at the fact that she used the word 'hammered'. Best idea all day Spence.