Recap:   (We soon approached the classroom and started walking in the door.  Just as I’m about to say something, my breath gets taken away.  Did I say that Aiden was a Greek god?  Well let me tell you, he is nothing compared to the beauty sitting in that English classroom.  I have a feeling that this is gonna be a really good year.)

That was the day that everything changed.  And somehow, in that moment, I knew that.  I knew that everything was going to be different in my life as soon as I looked into her eyes. 

Flashback

Spencer’s POV

Wow.  I can practically hear the song Take My Breath Away playing in the background.  It definitely wouldn’t surprise me beings that’s exactly what this mystery woman did.  She took my breath away with her chocolate eyes and her auburn hair that’s so curly that all I want to do is run my fingers through it.  And her smile.  Ok, I think I’m going into full cardiac arrest here.  Breathing is good.  Breathing is good.  Breathing is, holy shit, she just smiled at me. 

“Aiden!” 

Wow.  Her voice even sends shivers down my spine.  And ok so maybe she wasn’t smiling at me. 

”C’mon.  I want to introduce you to someone,” is what I think Aiden says but I’m too enraptured by this beauty that if he had said, “C’mon.  I want to go smoke a joint with you” then I wouldn’t have known the difference. 

The two beauty’s embrace and I feel a stirring deep in my gut.  Unfortunately, it’s not the one that I’d like to have.  Nope, it’s jealousy and it’s coming up roaring.

Aiden turns to me and says, “Spencer, this is Ashley my best friend and Ashley, this is Spencer.  She’s new.  We ran into each other in the hall.  Literally.”

We all laugh and there I go again.  I swear my legs turned to putty just listening to her laugh.  She holds her hand out and of course I do the polite thing and shake it.  Breathing is good.  Breathing is good.  Ok her hands are soooo soft. 

“It’s nice to meet you,” the goddess now known as Ashley says.

“Same here,” is my lame reply and I so just want to go bury myself.

“So where’re you from,” Ashley asks me with genuine curiosity. 

“Um, Cleveland, Ohio,” I say back.

“How long ago did you move here?”

“Um, 2 days ago.”

Aiden is just sitting there silently watching us talk back and forth.  It looks like he’s watching a tennis match with the way his head keeps averting its attention to both of us.

“Have you seen the sights of wonderful La La Land yet?”

“Um, well we went on this tour thing.  It was kinda lame but other than that no,” I say with a questioning smile.  Is she going to ask what I think she’s going to ask?

“Well, if you’re interested, I could show you around.  Those tours never show you the real LA,” she asks me with uncertainty.  As if I’m going to say no. 

“Sure.  That sounds great!”  I hope I didn’t sound too eager. 

“Ok great.  Well I’ll meet you out front after school then?”

“Yeah sure.  Sounds good.”  EEK!!!!  Ok how great is this? 

Aiden looks like he’s going to say something but just as he’s about to the bell rings.  He probably wanted to tag along.  Thank the heavens for the bell.  I mean, he’s cool and all but I want some one on one time with this beautiful brunette.  Wait, ok I think I’m just realizing what I’ve been thinking.  A goddess?  Beautiful?  Angel?  Curls that I want to run my hands through?  What the hell is going on with me?  I’m not gay.  At least, I don’t think so…