“I allow you to be friend’s with that girl.” Spencer was going to interrupt but the anger in her moms eye’s told her not to. “And this is what happens. She keeps you out till past midnight, you don’t even speak to me any more.” the last part of the sentence was a little quieter and for a split second Spencer left for her mother. “I have said it before, but I mean it this time. I do not want you to hang around with her any more.”

“What?” Spencer said her voice louder now.

“You heard me!”

“You can’t tell me who I can and can’t be friends with.” Her daughter shouted back at her, she’d had enough of her mother’s poor attitude to Ashley.

“Watch me. Now go to your room.”

“No.” She stood her ground in front of her mother, she was prepared for the worst.

“What did you say?”

And in the same tone as her mom she repeated. “You heard me.”

“Look at what this girl is doing to you.” Paula was shocked, her daughter had never spoken to her in this way before.

“Making me into a stronger better person, I don’t see a problem with that.” It was true, Ashley had made her a better person, and she would always love her for that.

“Neither do I.” Came a voice from the stairs, the two blonde’s turned and saw Arthur standing there.

“Arthur, this is between me and my daughter.” Paula told him turning back to face Spencer, who was smiling at her dad’s words.

“She is our daughter, I am proud of her.” He beamed at his youngest child, and then saw the furious eye’s of his wife.

“Well I’m not, ever since she meant that tramp Ashley, she has changed, and I won’t stand for it. Spencer I forbid you to hang out with Ashley, your friendship with her is over starting from now. So get upstairs to your room.” She told her the young blonde holding her eye contact wanting every word to sink in and hurt.

“Paula…”Arthur tried to say something but the voice of his only daughter interrupted him

“She’s not my friend mom!” Spencer shouted, she was not going to have anyone talk about Ashley in that way not even her mother. She saw the confused look before her and went on. “Ashley is my girlfriend!” it may not have been the best time to tell her homophobic mother, but in the last five minutes any respect she had for the woman had vanished.

“What?”

“She’s my girlfriend and I love her. And I’m tried of apologising for not being the person you want me to be. This is me, and I can’t changed and even if I could I wouldn’t. Because mom I’m happy. And I‘m gay.” it was the last word that hit Paula like a slap in the face.

“My daughter is not gay!” The older woman shouted as she stepped up into Spencer’s personal space, but was quickly pulled back by Arthur.

“You will not touch her again.” He told her sternly. “She is our child, the moment she was born I loved her, and seeing the woman she is becoming makes me love her more. “ He turned around and touched his daughter’s cheek.

“Arthur, you can not really be saying you except this?!” Paula was beyond mad. “This is disgusting, it is against everything we believe and I will not stand for it.”

“You don’t have a choice.” The male said. “Spencer go up stairs, we will all talk in the morning.” His soft voice almost calmed this child until his wife spoke again.

“You stay where you are.” She tried to move past her husband but he stood his ground.

“No, go up stairs honey. I love you.” He kissed her forehead as she bolted to her room, she was unable to sleep that night, listening to her parents argue and then her mind was swarmed with idea’s about the next morning.

******

Spencer reached over and took her girlfriends hand, they had come a long way since that night. Ashley smiled, feeling comforted by the contact, she expected Spencer to let go when Paula approached them, but she didn’t. The brunette felt safe, like nothing could hurt her, not even Paula. Ashley and Paula looked at each other and quickly put on their fake smiles.

‘This is going to be so much fun.’ Ash thought to herself unaware that Paula was thinking the same thing.