Sorry it's been so long since I've updated. I've been battling a cold that has knocked me out. I'm working on the next couple of chapters, so hopefully I will have the next chapter posted soon.
This chapter has finally been edited.
As always thanks for reading and reviewing. =)
Chapter 10
Spencer has paced her living room for forty-five minutes trying to work up the courage to call Ashley. She had dialed the brown-eyed girl's number twenty times and hanging up each time before hitting the send button. "Oh for fuck's sake" she said hitting the send button at last.
Part of Spencer hoped that she wouldn't answer, about to disconnect the call a sleepy Ashley answered "Hello"
"Hello Ashley, its Spencer I didn't mean to wake you I can call back later."
"No it's okay, I dozed off on the couch watching TV I'm not used to staying up late anymore. What's up?"
Ashley dressed in tight leather pants that hugged her hips, a black leather vest that barely covered the red lacy bra that Ashley had been wearing, and black boots flashed into Spencer mind. Ashley could definitely pull off biker chick, clearing her head, she began speaking fast afraid she would lose her nerve "I was wondering if you wouldn't mind coming over. I would like to talk about what happened ten years ago."
When only silence came from the other end of the phone Spencer checked her phone to make sure the call was till connected. "Ashley?"
"Sorry, I'm here. Yes I will come over, just say when."
"Well I was thinking, how about this afternoon if you don't have anything else planned."
"No I don't have plans, I can come this afternoon."
Spencer gave the brown-eyed girl her address then hanging up the phone. It would be an hour before Ashley arrived, so she decided to pick up a little not able to sit still. She was just finishing the living room when she heard what sounded like a motorcycle pull into her driveway. Spencer went to the window to see who it was not expecting Ashley yet; her mouth fell open when she saw Ashley getting off the motorcycle.
"Oh my god." She said when she saw the brown-eyed girl remove the black helmet and shake out her hair. She then watched as Ashley took off the leather pants not as tight as last nights, but they looked just as good and jacket she was wearing placing them in the bags on the bike. Underneath she was wearing blue-jeans and a tight t-shirt Spencer noticed that she looked just as good in the jeans as she did the leather; she stepped away from the window not allowing that direction of her thoughts continue. '
After a few minutes Ashley knocked on the door, opening the door, she said the first thing that came to mind "You really have a motorcycle?"
Ashley smiled "Well actually it's a Harley, but yea, this is probably one of the last nice days for a while so I took the opportunity."
"So last night, the biker chick look wasn't a costume you're actually a biker chick."
"Yea I guess I am. It was an easy go to costume last-minute." Ashley said, smiling remembering the way Spencer's mouth fell open when Ashley walked into the room.
Spencer just stood not knowing what to say or do, remembering how good Ashley looked getting off the motorcycle. Ashley's voice snapped her out of her thoughts "May I come in?"
"Oh yes, I'm sorry." She said stepping to the side so Ashley could come in.
"No problem, this is a cute little place you have."
Thanks, would you like something to drink." Spencer led Ashley into the living room "water would be great." Ashley took a seat on the couch while Spencer went to get her water.
Both women had sat in silence when Spencer was the first to speak "I want to tell you why I ran away."
"I'm listening"
10 years ago; age 17
It was the last day of school, Spencer had one more class to attend before summer began, and she was cleaning out her locker now so that after class she could leave to meet Ashley. It had been a strange day, everywhere she went there would be groups of students huddled together whispering, as soon as, she would walk near them, they would stop and stare at her.
She reached up on the top shelf of her locker making sure that there wasn't anything left when she heard "Oh look did mommy punish you again; she must not like having a dyke for a daughter. Although it's no wonder you're a dyke after she allowed some guy to use you as a sex toy." Spencer froze; she turned to see Shelby the head cheerleader looking at her with a smug smirk.
"What?" Spencer said in disbelief, looking to see if anyone had heard Shelby. It appeared that the entire school was in the hallway, staring at her, waiting for what she said.
"Do you think Ashley loves you, your own mother doesn't love you or that she would keep your secrets?" Shelby continued getting louder as the crowd in the hallway continues to grow. Spencer tries to shove past Shelby before the tears she is holding back fall, Shelby blocks her way "Ashley and I have a good laugh at how pathetic you are she can't wait until she's free from you."
Spencer pushes past her and heads for the restroom, not wanting anyone to see the tears filling her eyes. She could hear everyone talking about her not bothering to whisper anymore. Just as she was about to enter the restroom Mrs. Parker the school counselor calls out "Spencer could I have a work with you please."
"I need to use the restroom and then get to my last class" not wanting to answer the questions she knows the counselor's going to ask.
"I'm sorry this cannot wait, I need you to follow me to my office now."
Spencer keeps her head down as she follows Mrs. Parker to her office, trying to ignore the stares from her classmates along the way. When she enters the officer Mrs. Parker ask her if she would like a drink, she just shakes her head now wanting to get out of here as fast as possible.
"Spencer it's brought to my attention that you are being abused at home, is this true?"
Spencer doesn't answer; she just sits there looking at the floor what Shelby said playing on repeat in her head. When she hears the counselor say "I'm going to have to report this to DCS." She finally speaks "Please don't, it's not that bad honest."
"Spencer I have no choice but to call, she says as she picks up the phone." Spencer remains in the counselor's office for the remaining of class, when she hears the bell that signals schools dismissed for the summer she asks if she can go.
"I'm sorry Spencer you are going to have to wait here until the case worker from DCS arrives."
"May I use the restroom?"
"Yes, but come right back here."
Spencer walks out of the counselor office, leaving her book bag even though she has no intention of returning to the office, she heads for the door that leads out to the parking lot. Wanting to get away as fast as possible before DCS arrives, while sitting in the counselor's officer Spencer began to get angry at Ashley, how could she have told, she knew what Mother would do if DCS showed up at the house. She knew that she would never be back to school.
"Well you know the rest I went home, backed my bag, and left before DCS showed up at my door." Spencer finished watching Ashley for her reaction would be. Ashley just sat there for a long time not saying anything, not showing anything in her face "Ashley, how could you tell Shelby?" Spencer asked.
At this Ashley snapped out of whatever thought she was in and Spencer recognized the anger that was in the brown-eyed girls face "How could I have told Shelby? How could you think I would tell Shelby?"
"How else would she have known, she said you told?"
"You believed her? Spencer you knew that Shelby and I hated each other, she would do whatever she could to get to me. Why would I have told her" Ashley's voice rising with each word.
"You were the only one that knew, how else did she know?" Spencer's voice rising as well
"I was not the only one that knew, did you ever think that maybe Glen told her?"
"Why would Glen tell her? They didn't talk."
"What? They were sleeping together Spencer; everyone knew that you can't tell me you didn't know."
"They what?"
Ashley stood up not able to sit still "They were, but that doesn't matter, what matters is that you didn't think to ask me. You believed Shelby and just disappeared."
"I had to get away before DCS arrived, I couldn't take another one of Mother's punishments. How did I know you didn't tell her?"
"You could have asked! I was in love with you I would have followed you anywhere than you left. I didn't think I would ever get over it, I spent weeks looking for you when I couldn't find you I was so scared that something would happen to you. I beat myself up every day trying to figure out what it was that I had done to make you leave and now I find out that I didn't do anything. That you listened to that bitch instead of asking me." Ashley stormed out of the house, getting on her bike, and taking off down the street.
Spencer stood in the middle of her living room, shocked to learn that it was her brother who had told. How long had they been sleeping together, why would he tell. These were questions that she would never be able to ask him as he died of a drug overdose four years ago. She fell on the couch closing her eye's replaying the conversation over in her head when she snapped upright when what Ashley had said registered "she was in love with me" Spencer put her head in her hands as the tears began to fall "what did I do?"
Spencer arrived to work Monday morning, nervous to face Ashley. She had stayed up all night replaying the conversation as well as what had happened ten years ago in her mind. Trying to figure out if there was any way she could have known ten years ago that Ashley hadn't told. The only conclusion she could come up with was that she should have asked Ashley instead of assuming. She walked into her cubicle surprised that there wasn't a cup of coffee waiting for her, this either meant that Ashley was mad at her or she wasn't at work yet. Spencer walked past Ashley's cubicle; she could tell that the brown-eyed girl hadn't arrived to work yet.
She spent the morning making calls to her foster parents, checking in on the kids; every time the elevator doors would open she would look to see if Ashley had arrived. At noon she decided to leave for lunch, she wasn't able to focus on her work anyway, she logged off her computer, and went to lunch. Spencer sat outside for lunch, not touching her food; she was getting angrier at herself for not trusting Ashley.
The blonde returned to the office wanting to apologize to Ashley for not trusting her ten years ago, she walked to the brown-eyed girl's cubicle and was again surprised that she wasn't there and it hadn't appeared that she had been there. Spencer assumed that Ashley was out of the office today either doing home visits or court appearance. She would have to wait until tomorrow to talk to her again.
By Friday Ashley still hasn't arrived to work and Spencer was getting worried, she walked into Aiden's office Friday afternoon "Hey boss can I talk to you a minute?"
"Sure thing, what's going on?"
"Is everything alright with Ashley, I noticed she hasn't been at work all week."
"As far as I know everything is alright, she called early Monday morning asking for the week off after her court hearings were complete on Monday. She had mentioned something about needing time to take care of something things with her family."
"Thanks boss"
She walked back to her cubicle worried that something had happened to Christine, she decided that she would call Ashley tonight when she got home.