“Sure.”

Holding the phone to her chest, she gave a chaste kiss on her brothers cheek. “Thanks Clay. You’re the best brother ever and you seriously don’t know how much this means to me.”

“I think I have an idea. No more crying now though, okay?” he wiped a few stray tears from her cheeks and got up, “You’ve got me, dad, and Glen and as messed up as she’s acting now, mom loves you too. I’m always here for you.” and with that, he stepped into the hallway and closed the door softly behind him.

Still smiling she put the phone next to her ear. “Hey I’m back.”

“Hey there, you didn’t call me back.” Ashley pouted playfully over the phone.

The blond smacked her head lightly at her forgetfulness. “Oh yeah, I’m so sorry honey I got caught up with math and then my own thoughts and then I just had a brother sister heart to heart thing with Clay.”

“Wow. How did that go?”

“Really amazingly. He’s okay with everything and he backs me 100%. Now I just have to worry about Mom and Glen.”

“Don’t, please. Don’t get yourself worked up over Mother Superior and Jockstrap. They’re not worth the effort if they’re gonna be close minded assmunchers.”

Spencer giggled at the nicknames her gifted girlfriend had given her family. No matter how down she was feeling, Ashley always managed to make her smile and feel better. “Alright, I promise I won’t give them that much thought but they’re still my family Ash.”

“I know I know and you love them and I know in some messed up way, they love you too. I guess that’s why they’re being all stupid protective of you.”

“Yeah, I just wish we could all make up already.”

“Make out?”

“Ew.”

“What?”

“Ashley.”

“Sorry. Got side tracked.”

“And I’m the sex maniac?”

“You betcha.”

“Says the girl who’s mind is constantly in the gutter.”

“Is not.”

“Is too.”

“Wanna bet?”

“Fine!”

“I bet you I can go 20 seconds without thinking of anything that has to do with sex.”

Spencer laid on her stomach and considered the challenge. She had no doubt that Ashley could do it, the problem was how was she going to get the other girl to prove it and lose. “How am I gonna know you aren’t?”