It felt good to get those things off of her chest since she felt uncomfortable sharing them with Ashley at that moment. Well aware that she would tell her rockstar soon, it was still nice to share with someone else and get a mostly objective opinion.

Staring down at her unfinished homework, she huffed in annoyance and placed the books and papers beside her bed. ‘I’ll do it during lunch tomorrow.’ Her eyes darted towards the door as she heard a soft knock come from it.

“Spence, it’s Clay. Are you decent?” her older brother asked.

The heat had wained slightly as the sun went down but the humidity hadn’t and so she had stripped down to mere bra and panties in an attempt to cool down. She appreciated that he was thoughtful enough to ask first unlike Glen who would come barging in without any warning. She told him to wait as she pulled on a gym shirt and a pair of shorts.

“Come in.”

Opening the door tentatively, Clay stuck his head in first just to make sure everything was in order and let himself in soon after. He stood there, smiling nervously in a pair of what must have been Glen’s basketball shorts a black beater. Spencer gave a comforting smile in return and patted a spot on the bed in front of her. “So whatsup?”

Sitting down facing her, he drew in a deep breath and looked her in the eye. “I thought you’d might like to tell me.”

She knew this was going to happen sooner or later but that didn’t stop her chest from constricting in apprehension. ‘Is he really okay with this? I mean he might not like it but he’ll still tolerate me and Ash but what if he’s here to tell me not to see her anymore like mom and oh my God I don’t think I can handle this and…’

“Spencer?” Clay asked with concern as he waved a hand in front of her sister. “Earth to Spencer, you still with me?”

Her eyes focused once again on her brother and she laughed slightly in embarrassment. “Yeah, yeah I’m fine. I… I don’t really know what to tell you.”

“How about what’s going on with you and Ashley?”