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It's always encouraging and cool to get some kind of feedback. So thanks for the reviews, this story does has its cute moments. As snowdrop1026 mentioned, I have posted this story on another site a long time ago. And I too hope that those who read it before enjoy it like they did the first time and those who are reading it for the first time love it as well. So…let me shut up…here's an update.

Spencer's POV

"Come on Spence." Jessica said as she flopped down next to me on my bed.

"No thanks, my grandma will kill me if I get drunk again, at least this soon. I mean, I just got off of house arrest I need to lay low for awhile." Jessica is another one of my few friends, despite her trying to get me to go clubin for the past hour, she's a good friend.

"Are you kidding me, she want even find out, Mia said you can crash at her house afterwards," She throws her hands up to show she's aggravated as I shake my head no. "Please?" She says giving me puppy dog eyes.

I was about to tell her no for the thousands time when my best friends Mia and Aiden came crashing through the door.

"Come on, we're leaving" Aiden said turning back around to head out the door.

Knowing that I'm not going past the front porch, I follow behind them anyway. We get outside and I stop in front of door to my house and lean up against the frame. All three of them are walking off the porch when Jessica notices that I had stopped and remembers that I said I'm not going. She tells Mia and Aiden to stop for a sec. She looks at me while she talk's. "Spencer refuses to come." Aiden and Mia quickly turn their heads my way.

"Why?" I was about to answer Aiden's question when he cuts me off. "Never mind we all know you're going to meet Ashley."

He's right. It's been a week and since the first night I went over Ashley's and I've been going over sitting with her every night since then. I tell her about my day and just ramble on about anything and everything that comes to mind. I just feel comfortable around her, I even told her things I never told Mia and she's been my best friend since first grade. And of course Ashley just sits and listens and every now and then I get her to smile but not one word leaves her mouth. When my friends asked me why I haven't been hanging out with them at night, I told them about my nights with Ashley. They didn't get mad and think I was replacing them with her because we hang out all day but they did tease me about the crush I have on her. Yes I said it. I'm crushing on someone who I might not ever hear say my name. They didn't talk about her either when I told them Aiden's story about her being a mute was true. They're good friends and people like tha…

I was snapped out of thought by Mia's voice. "Why don't you invite her to come with us?"

I could, but we all know that's not going to happen.

"You know she want come." I say stepping out on to the front porch taking a seat on my favorite chair.

"Just ask tonight, and come out with us tomorrow k?" I just nod my head and they say goodbye and head to Aiden's car.

I stay sitting down trying to collect my thought before I go over to Ashley's

Ashley's POV

We're sitting on my back porch playing checker's and Spencer's being scarily quiet. I mean, every night since she's been coming over she'd have something to talk about or should I say tell because I never talk back. I think she's comfortable telling me things because she knows I want tell anyone else or say something judgmental or anything at all and I don't mind just listening. But the point is she's been here for an hour and hasn't said more than two words.

"You know." Oh and she speaks. "My friends went to a club tonight, and they wanted me to come."

I look up at her and we lock eyes.

"But I told them, I'd rather hang out with you then get drunk." After the words leave her mouth I look away and sit so were my feet are swinging off the porch.

As much as I like the thought of knowing she wants to be around me, I still don't want her friends to be mad at her because she's ditching them for me.

"Hey," She says moving to sit next to me. When she gets comfortable she reaches over and moves a piece of hair from out of my face and moves her hand down to my chin turning my face to look at her. "You okay?" She says removing her soft fingers from my chin to her lap. I nod my head yes.

She look's away and I just stare at the side of her face. A minute goes by before she looks back at me and smiles. "We're going out tomorrow and everyone would like it if you come. I…I'd like it if you come, and we want go to a club or anything. We could just hang out around Mia's house or something, her moms never home and…." She looks over at me. "I'm rambling?" I shake my head yes smiling at her. "You're smiling so does that mean you'll go?"

"She's not going anywhere with you dyke!" I almost jump off the porch hearing Shane's voice.

Wait. What did he just call her? I should kick his ass.

"What did you call me?" Spencer says getting off the porch and into Shane's face.

"You heard me, stop hitting on my sister," He shoves Spencer causing her to fall down. "My sister might be a freak but she's not gay."

If he only knew how wrong he was I thought as I rushing to Spencer's side. She quickly gets up and back in his face.

"I am going to kick your sorry ass all over this yard." She says her voice filled with anger.

"Go ahead so they can put you back in jail, I'm sure your family want miss you since they already disowned you." I see Spencer ball up her fist ready to swing but I grab her pulling her back. She looks at me with tears in her eyes then takes off out our back fence and into the alley disappearing into the night.

I look back at Shane, he haves a big smile on his face witch I quickly smack off. I start to turn around to go in the house but not before I smack him again. Then I finally go in the house hoping that Spencer will come back over.