Just to refresh your memory…before all of the flashbacks started and Ashley went into her own head with letters and songs and stuff.

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We became better than ever. Best friends, hanging out, having a blast. I really have to say that I missed her family. Mr. C was like a breath of fresh air and I have to say that I think he was just as happy to see me as I was to see him. That made me feel freaking fantastic. Every moment in the beginning was spent together. We were inseperable. If you called one the other was not far off. I loved every second of it until one day something changed.

It wasn’t a distinct thing, well for me it was but I’m sure Spencer didn’t even noticed it or that she was doing it. One of the things I’ve always loved and hated about Spencer is her jealousy. It’s a bad thing but she says she can never feel it. Anyway, one day we were having lunch and our waiter, Bev, was particularly interested in my clothes, or lack there of. She was blatanly staring at my cleavage and she came to check on us way too often and kept pulling me into conversation practically inviting herself to the table and dismissing Spencer’s presence. I played it up and I never thought anything of it, this girl could have had potential in other aspects of my life. I have to keep my networking skills on point, or so that’s what I told Spencer when she gave the girl the icyest glare when she slid me her phone number with the bill. I was a little confused about it but chalked it up to her being peeved that we couldn’t spend our quality time together uninterrupted. That doesn’t mean it didn’t make my blood boil over that she had that look in her eye that always let me know that I was hers and anyone, male or female, should back off. But I’m not hers anymore and won’t let my hopes up to me being that to her ever again.

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…back to the present…

August 2007

It took seven months before my resolve broke but it was instant attraction the day we bumped back into each other. I said before that I wouldn’t get my hopes up but they are so high right now, I can’t even explain.