She didn’t seem to like the loss of contact as she quickly rolled over on her side into me, lying on my arm and placing her head on my shoulder. I wrapped both my arms around her and kissed her head. She leaned into my body more and kissed my bare chest. Neither of us said anything. We just fell asleep there, in perfect harmony.

We both woke up to the sound of her cell phone ringing. She sat up sharply, exclaiming, “Fuck. Angela.” She went to get up but I grabbed her waist and pulled her back to me.

“Let it ring Spencer,” I pleaded. She looked back at me and seemed to contemplate it for a second, before reaching for her phone and answering it.

“Hello?… Yeah, sorry….no, no… I went to the library…I don’t know where Ashley is…okay…yeah sorry…I’ll be back later, I’m going to finish up some homework…okay, bye Ang.”

She collapsed back on the bed, a little further away from me this time, letting out and exasperated, “Shit.”

“She mad we missed dinner?” I asked.

“No, she was just worried. She ate with Aiden.”

“Oh.” It was silent for a few minutes before she realized she was naked and quickly pulled the covers up over hers and my body. I moved a little closer to her and pushed hair out of her face. She looked up at me, seeming so confused and nervous.

“You okay?” I asked concerned.

“I think so… I don’t know,” she replied sincerely. “Does this mean I’m gay?”

I couldn’t help but chuckle at this as I rubbed her cheek with my hand. “Well it doesn’t make you straight,” I replied.

She smiled nervously and replied, “But, I mean. What does this mean, for us?”

I smiled now. “Whatever you want it to mean. You don’t have to figure this out now.”
            “But we just had sex. Oh god, I had sex. With a girl. Not going to write that one in my next letter home,” she rambled. I smiled and kissed her softly on the lips. She looked up at me. “What was that for?” she asked as a smiled graced her face.

“For being so adorable.” She smiled even wider. Then she buried her face in my shoulder, trying to figure this all out, even though she didn’t need to.

‘So,” she continued as she pulled her head back. “Like do you do this a lot? I mean, I go to parties with you and I know you make out with girls sometimes, but do you always sleep with them?”

“No, Spencer,” I said trying to sound reassuring. “This wasn’t just some one night stand. It was special for me too.”

“Really?” she asked unsure.

“Really.”

She smiled. “Thank you.”

“For what?” I asked.

“For being so good to me. I know I must have seemed like a total doofus when we were, umm, you know, but I really appreciate you being so, I don’t know amazing.”

I grinned widely, “Amazing, huh?”

She blushed profusely. “Shut up,” she said as she buried her head in my shoulder again with embarrassment. I pulled her head away from my shoulder so I could see her face.

“No, stop it I’m kidding. You weren’t a doofus. You were perfect. I loved every second of it.”

“Really?” she asked.

‘Stop asking that, I wouldn’t say it if I didn’t mean it.”

“Sorry, I’m just new to all this stuff,” she said.

“I know baby,” I said. “But you don’t have to be nervous with me. I think you’re amazing.” She smiled widely. “What?” I asked.

“You just called me baby.” Okay now it was my turn to blush.

“Sorry, it slipped.”

“No,” she replied. “I don’t mind.” With that I kissed her gently on the lips and then laid her head back on my shoulder, holding her in my arms.

“Sleep with me tonight?” I asked.

“Didn’t we already cover that?” she asked kidding.

“You know what I mean, stay here tonight.”

“What about Angela?” she asked.

“I don’t know, we’ll figure it out in the morning.”

She yawned before replying. “Okay.”

I smiled to myself before kissing her on her head. “Good night Spencer.”

“Night Ashley,” she said sleepily.

Then we both fell asleep, me holding her in my arms. It was the best night of sleep I’ve had in a really long time.