Chapter 26 - "I'm glad you're not okay."

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Spencer's POV
**Flashback**
Where am I? I roll over on the bed I was lying on and try to adjust my eyes to the brightness that was streaming in through the blinds. This wasn't my apartment. That's when the door was kicked open and Cassie walks in holding two coffees. The night's events rush back to me. I kissed Cassie I remember that much. I pull the covers up and thank god that I'm still fully dressed. "We didn't...?" I trail off looking over at Cassie who kicks the door closed with the heel of her boot.
"We didn't have sex Spencer. You kissed me, then you passed out and I have no idea where you live so I brought you to a motel." Cassie hands me the coffee and I take it gratefully. I groan internally at my actions, how could I be so stupid?
"You didn't have to do that." I say shivering at the warmth that the coffee gave me.
"You're kidding right? I couldn't just leave you in an alleyway." Cassie laughs a little at the prospect.
"Maybe I deserved to be left in an alleyway." I mutter to myself but Cassie cocks her head to the side meaning she must have heard my comment.
"Right, you're fiancé." Cassie smiles sadly at me. "I'm sorry."
"It wasn't you, I kissed you and now I have to deal with the consequences." I rub my face with my hands sighing into them. Aria is going to hate me. I knew the whole situation would be unavoidable, since I couldn't lie to Aria, but if I hadn't done what I had then there wouldn't be a situation like this to avoid. "Do I have to go right now?" I question, mostly to myself.
"I can keep a secret you know?" Cassie raises an eyebrow in suggestion.
"I appreciate the offer but I really should tell her." I lift my gaze from the floor of the motel room to Cassie, who was sitting silently, looking like she was deep in thought.
"Honesty is the best policy." She says noticing me, her faraway look disappearing.
"I'm not sure I can tell her about the motel." I say uncertain of the idea. It wasn't like I slept with Cassie but after kissing her Aria would probably kill me if I told her I stayed at a motel with her.
"You don't have to, its not like we did anything. I didn't even sleep in the same bed as you." She shrugs her shoulders nonchalantly. Despite the guilt that was consuming me and making it hard to breathe I was surprised at how cool Cassie was being. It was almost like she wanted to forget last night as much as I wanted to. "I'm sorry." Cassie apologises snapping me from my thoughts.
"Why are you apologising?" I ask while slowly drinking my coffee.
"I shouldn't have approached you at the bar if I hadn't then this wouldn't have happened." Cassie gestures between us with her thumb.
"I'm sure I would have found someone else to kiss." I say dismissing her apology. I couldn't exactly blame Cassie especially since I was the one who had kissed her not the other way around. God, what have I done? I stand up straightening my dress as I do so. It was wrinkled and reeked of alcohol from my night's adventures. "Time to face her." I say trying to think about what I would say or do. How do you even bring up something like that in a conversation? Cassie stands up resting her hands on her waist.
"I wouldn't worry Spencer, if she loves you then she'll forgive you, it just might take her a while."
"I'll keep that in mind, thanks Cass." I reply giving her a small smile.
"No problamo Spence." She returns the smile before I step out the door. I take a deep breath trying not to think about what I had to do. I hail a cab and tell the cabbie the address of my apartment. It was time that I faced her.

**End Flashback**

One week later...
A whole week. A whole god damn week and I hadn't heard a single thing from Aria. I didn't even know if she was okay or not. Of course she's not okay. Hanna and Emily had left for college so I had no one on the inside to tell me if she was okay. Not only was Aria not speaking to me but Emily hadn't returned any of my calls. The only person who talked to me was Hanna. She called me daily to check up on me which I was thankful for but it just made me depressed when Hanna said that she hadn't spoken to Aria because she wouldn't answer her phone. "I guess she knows you're still talking to me." I say sadly. "I'm sorry Han." I say through the phone trying to keep myself together.
"It's okay Spence, I'm not about to stop talking to you, even if you are the idiot." Hanna's words manage to raise a laugh out of me.
"Why not? Emily has." I state matter of factly. She probably hates me just as much as Aria does. Even if Hanna did think I was in the wrong, and a complete idiot for what I did, she hadn't stopped being my friend.
"You don't know that Spence, maybe she's just mad at you, I'm sure she'll come round." Hanna reassures. I hear someone say something to Hanna in the background of the phone.
"I love you Han." I say to her and I can practically hear her smile through the phone.
"I love you too." She pauses letting the sentence hang in the air for a little while. "I'll talk to you later."
"Yeah." I reply rolling over and standing up from my bed.
"Don't worry I'm sure she'll call you, eventually." Hanna says one last time.
"I wouldn't be so sure." I say pathetically before hanging up the phone.

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