"Used to look at each other."  Arthur sighs, finishing his wife’s thought.  Paula sits down on the couch, covering her face with her hands and silently sobs.  Arthur can tell by his wife’s reaction that he’s right.  All his fears have just been confirmed.  His marriage is not what it once was and until this moment neither one had been able to admit it.  "What happened to us?"  Arthur asks sitting down next to his wife.

"I don’t know."  She whispers through her sobs.  The truth is out but neither Arthur nor Paula knows what to do about it.  Arthur simply pulls Paula into his arms trying to give what little comfort he can to his wife.  He doesn’t attempt to whisper soothing words of comfort into her ear so that she will know that everything is alright because that’s not the truth.  And he doesn’t know if things will ever be alright again.

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Back at the Davies’…

Kyla walks into Ashley’s room without knocking, seeing as how Ashley wouldn’t have heard it through her music and sobs.  Kyla was unsure what to do in this situation.  She had never seen Ashley so upset.  Usually she just turns into an uber bitch, but now she is a wreck. 

Feeling her bed slump down due to Kyla’s added weight Ashley glances up hoping to see Spencer’s sparkling blue eyes but instead she is met with her sister’s dark brown ones.  Noticing the worry in Kyla’s eyes, Ashley turns down the music. 

Taking this as a sign that she wants to talk, Kyla speaks up.  "Ash what’s wrong?"

"Spencer’s mom found out I’m gay and she kicked me out."  Ashley cried.

"What a bitch."  Ashley slightly chuckled at Kyla’s comment, which was her first thought as well.  "I’m sorry Ash."

"Yeah me too.  But what hurts the most is that she forbid Spencer from ever seeing me again."  Ashley says through sniffles as she wipes away the remaining tears from her eyes.

"That sucks, but you know Spence will never go for that.  She’s totally head over heels for you."  Kyla smiles trying to reassure her heartbroken older sister.

"Oh yeah.  Well how come she’s not here Ky?"  Ashley whispers, unable to hold back the tears any longer.

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Spencer’s POV

Finally, I fucking made it.  I swear I have to start working out.  That mile felt more like ten.  I hope she’s not too mad at me.  I take a deep breath and ring the door bell.  I’m expecting Ashley to answer when I’m greeted by Aiden.

"Umm…Aiden, is Ashley here?"  I ask nervously.  He looks kinda pissed.

"Spencer, you’re soaked.  Get in here."  He says ushering me through the door.  Okay, maybe he’s not pissed.  "What happened to Ash?  She’s totally depressed."  Oh no, it’s all my fault.  Did my mom really do that much damage?

"Oh God, is it really that bad?"  Aiden simply nods his head waiting for me to answer his question.  "My mom went nuts and kicked Ashley out.  She wouldn’t let me leave but I borrowed my dad’s car which broke down and I walked the rest of the way here."  He looks surprised and then like he’s thinking, you can tell by the confused look on his face, it’s the same one he gets in math class.

"Well you better get up there."  He says motioning to the stairs.  "But Spencer, don’t hurt her okay."  I nod my head and flash him a smile as I head up stairs.

As I walk into Ashley’s room I see Kyla rubbing a whimpering Ashley’s back.  Kyla notices me and slowly gets up walking out of the room, giving me a reassuring smile as she passes.  I resume her position on the bed trying to sooth my hurt girlfriend.

I’m not really sure what to say so I say the first thing that comes to mind.  "I love you Ash."  I whisper.  She immediately glances up at me smiling through her tears.  This causes a grin to spread across my lips.

"I love you too Spence."  She says.  I could never get tired of hearing that.  I bend down and capture her lips with mine trying to show her just how much I love her.  We have a lot to talk about but for this moment our kiss says everything we need to know.

TBC