Spencer kept quiet and Aiden took this as a cue to continue, “I love you, and I don’t want to lose you. Spence, you were there for me when I lost my sister when no-one else was. I love you so much baby, and I think that with open communication we can work through our problems. You make me so happy. This is the longest relationship you’ve been in, that’s gotta mean something right? If I lose you, I don’t know what I would do with myself. That’s why we need to fix what’s broken now so it doesn’t get worse later.”

Spencer’s mouth hung wide open, this was not happening.

“I think we can work this out,” he finished.

The blonde leapt up and wrapped her arms around her boyfriend. She hugged tighter as she felt the tears pour out. They remained like that for quite some time, Aiden soothing a sobbing Spencer. They somehow ended up on the couch, and that is where she fell asleep on his chest. He gently picked her up and brought her to her bed. He scooted next to her and wrapped his arms around her, where he quickly fell asleep.

She chickened out.

Spencer smiled at Aiden, but she felt the sting of tears form around her eyes. She desperately tried to blink them back as she excused herself to the living room. Why was she crying? Aiden? Ashley? The fact that she was a terrible person who didn’t deserve anyone? She hugged her knees to her chest as she flipped through the TV channels and hoped the noise would drown her thoughts out.

Aiden stayed in the kitchen, he saw Spencer hold back her tears. Was something going on? He did not want to lose her, he tried to make that clear last night. What should he do? Confront her about something he doesn’t even know for sure? Opting instead to push it back deep down, he went to join Spencer.

So they sat on opposite ends of the couch, Spencer still had control of the remote, going through the channels for the hundredth time.

“Will you just pick something?!” Aiden cried out exasperated.

She looked over at Aiden with a look of shock and pain. After a second, Spencer turned her attention back to the television, eventually stopping on some cooking show. About an hour had passed before Spencer decided to do something about the tension. The blonde looked back over at her boyfriend, timidly she came closer, “will you hold me?” Sighing, he leaned back and allowed her to rest on him.