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68.2 - Last Day Of The Year
Spencer's PoV
I pulled back, breathing heavily and hovering over Ashley's writhing body. I groaned when she drew her nails down my back, a string of useless words falling from her lips.
I withdrew my fingers from her and collapsed, laughing softly. "Good morning." I whispered, nuzzling her neck with my lips.
Ashley nodded and moaned when I adjusted myself more comfortably between her legs. "Good indeed," she finally whispered back. I closed my eyes briefly when she tucked strands of hair behind my ear. "What a way to wake up on the last day of the year." She giggled.
"I agree." I sighed with a cheeky grin and kissed her again.
"Unfortunately we can't stay in bed all day." Ashley moaned lightly when she stretched her muscles. "But know that I'd love too." Her black desired eyes blinked back lazily at me.
"So? Nana and Grandpa wouldn't mind spending time with their granddaughters..." I let the sentence hang and she just laughed at me. "What?" I pouted.
"Spencer Dylan Carlin," she poked me in the sides with her slender fingers, "are you trying to propose we lock ourselves in here all day and proceed to have mind blowing year-end sex?"
I sat up and straddled her, looking quite seriously at her. "Why yes, yes, that is exactly what I'm proposing."
Hook.
Ashley sat up, her arms immediately wrapping around my bare waist, her lips moving slowly over my collarbone and up my neck. "I'd love that," she purred in my ear and tugged on the lobe with her teeth, earning a moan from me, "but we can't."
"Aaaash," I whined dramatically and pushed her back down onto the bed, my hair curtaining us, "please? I'll make it worth your while."
Line.
"You always do." Ashley whispered huskily and wrapped her hands into my hair, pulling me down in a forceful kiss.
And sink into her.
I wasted no time allowing my fingers to trail back down the same path they had a few minutes prior. Ashley panted, her legs falling apart just as easily.
Scor-
"MOM!" Lucas' voice could be heard in the hallway.
"Fuck." Ashley cursed in frustration and threw a pillow over her heated flushed face.
"I guess mind blowing year-end sex will have to wait." I whispered against her lips, moving away from her.
"MOMMA!" Dylan's voice was now coming closer and soon hands were pounding on the bedroom door.
"I'm gonna go tie them up in a closet." Ashley pushed herself up off the bed, running her fingers through some sexy JBF hair. She was sexy as hell when she was horny and frustrated. "This is your fault."
I gasped and threw her some clothes to put on. "How is this my fault?"
"You had to be all sexy with your pouting and whining and year-end sex sounded really good." Her eyes sparkled and she laughed a little. "Wow, I'm turning into you."
"Hey!" I smacked her on the arm lightly and kissed her cheek. "You should be so lucky."
"Are you two up or what?!" Lucas sighed and I heard soft giggles come through the door.
As soon as I opened the bedroom door once Ashley was fully dressed, Lucas and Dylan came tumbling in and onto the floor. "That's what you get for eavesdropping." I raised a playful eyebrow and helped them up.
"Lukey said we might go sliding!" Dylan got up off the floor and ran to Ashley's side. "Is it true?"
"It's tradition." Lucas smiled. "A Carlin never breaks tradition."
"It's true." I shrugged and watched as Ashley glared at me. I was in trouble for working her up and not finishing the job. "Where's Nana and Grandpa?" I asked Lucas.
"Fixing breakfast. Uncle Glen is trying to find all the sliding gear and Aunt Alex is in the basement, playing her guitar." She smiled proudly at me. Lucas was always one to know who was where and what they were doing.
Which kind of freaked me out a little bit.
"Is Auntie Kyla and Uncle Aiden coming?" Dylan asked almost shyly. She was getting used to calling all the family members just as Lucas called them.
"Probably." Luc shrugged and looked over at Ashley. "Nice hair Momma." She giggled and grabbed Dylan's hand. "Let's go and call Anton, he'll want to come regardless."
Once the girls were out of sight, I found myself pushed up against the wall. "You are in so much trouble Carlin." Ashley whispered.
"Yea?" I smirked. "You gonna punish me?"
"Ugh." She pushed herself away from me with a grunt. "I'm going to shower and maybe if you're lucky, I'll give you a play by play." Ashley was out of the bedroom and into the bathroom so fast, I barely had time to release the growl that threatened to leave me.
Play by play. I was getting lost in that fantasy alone before I shook myself out of it.
I needed to shower as well but I had to wait until she was finished.
Damn her.
Damn me for being so insatiable.
I found myself sitting on the large freezer in the basement, attempting to cool off, listening to Alex strum away at her guitar.
"Maybe you should leave out that last chord." I offered with a shrug of my shoulders when I found her struggling slightly with her writing.
Alex looked at me briefly before penciling out the chord, trying again. She grinned when she found it worked. "I don't get why you never even tried to get your foot into the door with this music business."
"That's your thing." I laughed and shook my head. "I wouldn't be able to do it for a living."
Alex placed her guitar down and hopped up on the freezer with me, her grey eyes scanning the room. "I'm sorry for everything Spence." She finally whispered. "I know you said you wanted to just let it go but I really need you to believe that I'm sorry."
I patted her back gently. "I know you are."
Alex bit her bottom lip and turned towards me. "I um, I have a confession to make."
"What?" I asked hesitantly, not sure whether to be worried or not.
She laughed a little before shaking her head. "It's hard because once I say this, there's no going back. I'm not sure if I'm ready to go there yet."
"Aly, what is it?" I asked gently.
She inhaled deeply. "I'm confused."
I tilted my head to the side slightly. "Confused about what?"
"Sammy." Alex whispered and frowned, swallowing hard. "I don't know if it's because we've been apart for so long and it feels amazing to be near her again, or if I'm starting to realize the mistake I made by ... letting her go."
"Jesus Alex." I whispered just as softly and wiped a few tears that spilled from her eyes. I could see the confusion written across her face.
"You're the only one who knows." She finally spoke after a few minutes of silence. "I miss Trace, I do."
"I know." I nodded and allowed her to curl up in my embrace.
"I just don't know what to think. I don't want to ruin lives of anyone, you know? Tracey has been acting off lately and after promising me she'd be here for the holidays if I took time off touring, she ends up wanting to head to the States to play." Alex sighed. "I mean it's her career so it shouldn't upset me."
I shrugged and tangled my fingers through her silky hair. "Maybe it's the holiday blues. I mean, if you think about it, aside from Glen, you're the only one who doesn't have a significant other. Maybe Sam just brings that familiar feeling back."
Alex smiled slightly and nodded. "I guess."
I sighed a bit. "It's not that easy, is it?"
"No." She jumped off the freezer and grabbed her guitar. "I just wish Tracey would come home, even if it were for a few days." Alex blinked. "This is how they felt when I was away, wasn't it?"
"Probably." I managed a soft smile. "Look, try and push all that in the back of your mind. You're going to need the energy when it comes time to slide."
Alex immediately perked up and grinned. "I forgot that was today! Holy shit I forgot what today was!"
"Certainly not mind blowing year-end sex day." I mumbled and she raised an eyebrow. "I'm going to go see if Ash is done in the shower."
"Right." Alex smirked as we made our way upstairs.
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Ashley's PoV
"So are you excited, Momma?" Lucas asked me while I tightened the straps on her snowboard foot bracers.
I grinned and stood up, adjusting my snow goggles and gloves. "Definitely."
"Are you nervous?" She questioned in a quieter voice while Alex and Spencer walked past us with their sleds being dragged behind them.
"Oh yea." I breathed and stepped onto my own snowboard, strapping myself in securely.
"Don't worry," Lucas squeezed my hand, "you have nothing to worry about. She's a love struck puppy."
I laughed and helped her place her goggles over her eyes. "Ever been snowboarding?"
"Nope." She grinned. "You're about to teach me."
"Take it easy on her," I heard Spencer say from behind us, "I don't want your Momma broken."
"Oh ha, funny Mom." Lucas rolled her eyes but remained smiling. "I'm a Carlin, I'll kick your butt down that hill even if this is my first time."
"Wow, I guess we'll test that challenge, won't we?" I adjusted myself on the hill.
"I mean it you girls, be careful!" Spencer said a little more firmly.
"Relax sis," Alex laughed, "Ashley snowboards Mount Everest compared to this bunny hill."
"Ash!" Anton smiled as he strapped himself in a snowboard, "let's see what you've got."
"Man, is this a race? I may talk big but I know I'll lose." Lucas pouted and I snickered.
"Oh let me in on this race!" Carmen lined up beside Anton.
"Great Ash, look what you started." Aiden and Kyla sat on the hill, playing with Cailyn and Dylan, helping them build snowmen.
"I'm putting my money on Lil Carlin," Alex nodded, "she'll have you three eating her snow shavings.
"I have to agree." Sammy laughed.
Lucas and I made eye contact before pumping fists. "If I win, I get to join you and Mom tonight." She whispered.
"Lucas..." I warned.
"What?" She whispered. "Think of it as… a live show. It'll be perfect."
I thought about it and figured with Glen and Aiden's help, I could make the live performance work. Having Lucas there wouldn't put a damper on my plans so I wasn't concerned about that.
"We'll talk about it when you win." I smirked.
"Yes!" She cheered silently.
"Ready boarders?" Sammy stood in front of us and waved her scarf in the air.
I rocked back and forth on the bank before taking off as soon as 'go' came out of Sam's mouth.
Lucas shot ahead of me, squealing all the way down the hill. I noticed Carmen was about to pass the smaller blonde so I cut her off, making her lose her balance, cursing as she fell.
Anton shot down passed me and the moment he went to look back, he wiped out, cursing too, as he went tumbling down the hill.
Lucas was gaining speed the steeper the hill became and I decided to stop for a few seconds, letting her get ahead even more, before continuing on my way.
"Oh my Lesbian God!" She laughed triumphantly and did a little dance. "I won! I won!"
"Lukey!" Dylan slammed the brakes on her GT and skidded into a snow bank before running towards her sister. "You won! What did you win?"
"Oh Momma knows." Luc threw me a wink.
"I think it's time for hot chocolate." Carmen spoke up, her hand securely in Sammy's. "Who's riding with me?"
"Me!" Lucas and Dylan screamed at the same time.
"Oh I see how it is." I teased them and grabbed their boards and GT, waiting for Spencer and Alex to reach the bottom of the hill.
"Johnny's?" Aiden suggested, holding his daughter in his arms.
"Heck ya!" Kyla smirked. "Just like the old days plus… a whole family."
"Momma?" Lucas tugged on my arm bent down so she could whisper in my ear. "So can I?"
"Of course." I whispered and kissed her cold cheek. "After that race, you deserve to tag along."
"You won't regret it!" She sang while running towards Carmen's rented vehicle.
"It was nice of you to let her win." Spencer breathed, coming up behind me. "Really sweet of you."
"Uh," I looked at her with a small smile, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Come on Ash, I saw you stop half way down after Anton wiped out." Spencer smirked.
"Well did you see how excited she was that she won?" I said in awe. "Your girl makes me smile."
"Our girl." Spencer corrected with a kiss on the lips. "And yes, I did. What did you promise her?"
"What?" I raised an eyebrow. "Now I really have no idea what you're talking about. Alex, your sister is talking jibberish again."
"Uh huh." Alex nodded distractedly as she watched Sammy and Carmen's vehicle disappear. "I'm gonna head back to the house. Catch you guys later." She hugged us quickly and gathered up her stuff before taking off.
"What was that about?" I asked gently while Spencer carried a concerned look on her face.
"Alex being Alex." She sighed. "I never told you this but she's figured out that she isn't over her ex-girlfriend."
"Duh?" I smiled softly. "They're like Spencer and Ashley the second. I think they're meant to be."
"Ashley," Spencer shook her head with a smile, "I honestly think Alex doesn't know what she wants."
"Maybe so," I shrugged, "but her heart knows. It's up to her to follow it. Anyhow, it's not really our business to get into."
"Yea, you're right," Spencer opened the back of her Dad's Ford pickup and piled the rest of the sliding gear inside. "So what did you promise Luc?"
"Don't worry about it." I gave her a squeeze on the hip, bringing her cool lips to mine. "You'll find out soon enough."
"Oh God, should I be worried?" Spencer's eyes twinkled teasingly.
"Get in the truck and drive Carlin." I laughed.
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Next time in Points Underneath:
Tracey stared at the key momentarily before looking at me briefly. I bit my lip and smiled slightly. "What? I figured it couldn't hurt right? With me being here all alone and all..."
"Huh." She nodded slowly and made her way towards the door.
Samantha winced and whispered an apology. "I didn't know me having a key was a secret."
"It's not." I sighed heavily and gently grabbed her arm. "I just never had the chance to tell her, that's all."
