"Hello!"

"Hey." And just like that my night is turned upside down.

I guess I’m silent for too long because I hear Spencer asking if I’m alright.

"Yeah, I’m good. What’s up?"

"Nothing much, it took you a while to answer so I got scared first, then I realized it was late and you’re probably sleeping but I kept calling anyway to make sure you were alright. I really just wanted to call to chit chat but as I said, I didn’t realize it was so late so let’s just use this as an excuse for me to tell you goodnight then I guess." I can hear the smile in her voice as she rambles on.

I laugh into the phone "God, you’re adorable Spencer."

"What, oh, yeah sorry I didn’t mean to keep you up."

"No you’re fine I was just changing and didn’t hear the phone."

"Damn you mean to tell me I missed out on a strip tease."

"You’d be correct but I’m sure I can recreate one for you when I see you again."

"Sweet!

Insert adult-like school girl giggles

We talk well into the night and I never think of how tired I was again

Spencer’s POV

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"Spencer I swear if you don’t stop with that fidgeting I’m going to duct tape you to your seat." My mother doesn’t even look up from what she’s reading and I can feel the hard glare she’s giving me through her sunglasses.

"Sorry mom. I’m just a little nervous."

"Mhmm"

I go back to slightly fidgeting

I haven’t seen Ashley since her little confession and that was 3 weeks ago.

To add to that I’m full of caffeine because I was up all night talking to her trying to calm her nerves about today.

She’s coming to Oregon to visit

Yay!

Okay she’s really here for business to meet her clients but I insisted she stay with me.

Of course, Glen being the wonderful nosey brother that he is, and because him and Ash have formed some kind of not-so-bromance type of relationship, he knows she’s coming and spilled the beans to get me to blush at Sunday dinner.

That then led to mom asking 21 (plus a million) questions about Ashley while dad just watched on smiling as I answered each one like he was in on a secret. I just gave him side-eye every now and then but his expression never changed from anything other than a smile or a all knowing smirk.