“Bye Spencer,” Rachel said meekly breaking her out of her trance. Spencer who actually did a decent job of being civil at dessert simply nodded her head and extended her hand, “bye”. Breathing a sigh of relief, Rachel took her hand but quickly turned it into a hug. Shocked, Spencer couldn’t move while Rachel squeezed harder. She could hear Ashley and Aiden snicker beside them, but they quickly shut up after they got a piercing look from those blue eyes.

“Let’s get going babe, will you please drive? Me and Rachel did a couple shots while you two were off gallivanting in the bathroom,” Aiden said while grinning at Rachel who got in the passenger side of Ashley’s car. Catching Aiden’s keys, Spencer went to the driver’s side. “We weren’t ‘gallivanting’,” she muttered, but he didn’t hear it.

On the drive home, Spencer couldn’t help but think about what happened at the restaurant. Then flashbacks of the night at the bar when she and Ashley were playing pool. “You coming babe?” They had already gotten to her place and the car sat idly as Aiden unbuckled his seatbelt. “I think I want to go out for a little drive by myself, is that ok? I shouldn’t be home late,” Spencer asked. Something obviously on her mind.
”Oh, that’s fine I guess, just be careful ok? I love you, drive safely.” Aiden is a pretty good guy, Spencer thought as she watched him go inside.

Spencer went on autopilot from there. Thankful for the fact that she just put a full tank of gas in her car she drove and drove. She didn’t go too far, she made large looping circles, hopping from freeway to freeway. The radio blared, but nothing good played on any of the stations as Spencer just settled on top 40.  Settling back into her seat, she allowed her mind to wander again.

Ashley.

Her best friend. The crazy girl that her mom wanted to keep away. The girl that was an incredible singer. The girl that helped her play pranks on her brothers. The girl that supported all of the relationships that she went through. The girl that was always there for her. The girl that knew her better than she did sometimes. The girl that could make her smile no matter what. The girl who was in a relationship.

Spencer found herself dialing her phone.
“Hello?”

“Is Rachel there?”

“No, I dropped her off after dinner, what’s go-“ click.

Spencer threw down her phone and kept driving. Soon she found herself in Ashley’s driveway. Just like at the restaurant hours before time slowed down. She struggled to get her seatbelt off and ran what seemed like a mile up to the door. Before she could knock, Ashley opened it up.

Time lurched forward and was going hyper speed now. “Thank god, I was so worr-“. Spencer didn’t let her finish as she grabbed Ashley by the back of her neck and crushed her lips into her own.