Gravity

Chapter 11

"I don't want you to go." Ashley tells me for the hundredth time.

"I know baby. And I don't wanna go, but I have school, which I'm already gonna be like two hours late for and my mom is gonna kill me." I tell her kissing her cheek. We're at the airport, sadly this wonderful weekend had to come to an end."I swear I'm gonna call you as soon as the plane lands." I tell her and she pouts. Cutest thing ever.

"This fucking sucks." She says as she hugs me. Took the words right out of my mouth.

"Spencer come the hell on before we miss the plane." Madison yells from behind me somewhere. I'm too zoned in to care. Maybe if I miss the plane by accident... ugh no! I don't need my mom to have a reason to keep me from coming back if I ever get the money to.

"I love you." I lean in and whisper into Ashley's lips, before I kiss her.

"I love you more." She says when our kiss is over. I can see that she's about to cry and I can't take it. I don't wanna cry in an airport. I quickly kiss her on the cheek and squeeze her hand before turning and walking into my terminal. I didn't dare look back but I could feel Ashley's eye's boring a hole into my back.

I will not cry in the airport.

I will not cry in the airport.

I will not cry in the airport.

Madison and I boarded our plane and headed back LA.

To say I miss Ashley already would... ah you know what I'm feeling no need to say it.

We decided to catch a cab to my house to freshen up before school. Hopefully my mom won't be there. Yeah, um... I kinda didn't tell her I was going to see Ashley until we were at the airport about to board the plane.

What?

I didn't want her to say I couldn't go.

Can you blame me?

"Spencer is that you?" I roll my eyes as I make my way to the living room where my mom is sitting on the couch, waiting for me.

"Hey mom." I say smiling uncomfortably.

"I'm gonna go up-"

"No you're not." My mom cuts Madison off. "You need to hear this too."

"Yes ma'am." Madison says and comes and stands next to me.

"Where do I even begin girls?" My mom asks and I open my mouth to speak. "It was a rhetorical question Spencer.

Oh.

I knew that.

"How could you just leave without telling me and expect me to be okay with it Spencer?" My mom asks and I just look at her. "Answer me." She snaps.

Oh, I thought this was another one of those questions that I'm not really supposed to answer.

"I'm sorry mom, I didn't think you would let me go. I really needed to see Ashley." I try and explain to her, but her face is saying it all right now.

She sighs and shakes her head before saying, "Just go to your room."

"But mom I have school." I state the obvious.

"Which we're already two hours late for." Madison tries to help.

Yeah.

She shouldn't have.

"Spencer go to your room. Madison, I'm gonna drive you home. Your mother will be expecting you."

"But I told my mom..." Madison is cut off by my mom.

"But you didn't tell her you'd be taking my daughter, who hadn't told hers." My mom smiles sarcastically. Madison sighs and heads out the door with my mom as I head up to my room.

I'm pretty sure this means I'm grounded. Probably forever.

Ugh!

Another obstacle for me and Ashley.

Let me call her before my mom decides to take away my phone privileges.

I grab my phone out of my bag and call Ashley.

"Hey baby." She answers the phone sweetly.

"Hi." I say dryly.

"Uh oh. What's wrong?" She asks and I sigh before I answer.

"I kinda didn't tell my mom I was going there until we were about to get on the plane and she's kinda mad about it." I tell her and she gasps.

"Spencer, what the hell? Of course she's upset. She's your mother and you went all the way on the other side of the country without her permission. If it was me, I'd beat you." She says and I can't help but giggle.

Picture Ashley beating me in your head.

"Ashley." I breathe out.

"I'm serious Spence. That wasn't the brightest thing to do. Now what if she never lets you come back?" She asks and I can tell she's a little frantic.

"I know, I know." I sigh out. "I just really wanted to see you and I didn't want to take the chance of her saying no."

In retrospect I understand now that what I did probably ruined things for me in the long run but last night...

So worth it.

Wouldn't you agree.

Let's take a moment to reflect on last night event's.

........

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Cue sigh.

"And I know you're thinking that last night was worth it," Look at her reading my mind. "But Spence, I'd rather see you multiple times than ever have sex again."

"Whoa, whoa." I say. "Let's not get crazy here. She'll calm down in a couple days. But I'm probably gonna be grounded." I tell her sadly.

"See Spence." She sighs and I can tell she's kind of aggravated at the situation. "We barely talk as is."

"I know." I say and flop down on my bed. "I love you Ashley. I just wanted to see you." I tell her and she sighs again. But it's a different kind of sigh.

"What am I gonna do with you Spencer?" She asks and I immediately smile.

"I can think of a few things." I say in my sexy voice and I hear her giggle a little.

"Spencer!" My mother calls to me as I hear the front door shut.

"I gotta go Ash. I love you, talk to you when I can."

"Okay. I love you too." She says quickly and we hang up. I throw my phone on bed and my way downstairs.

"Yeah mom?" I ask once I reach her in the kitchen.

"You're grounded, you know that right?" She says and I drop my head and sigh.

"Yeah."

"That means no leaving this house unless it's for school and you're to come home right after school. No phone or laptop."

"But, that's the only way I can talk to Ashley." I try.

"You should have thought about that before you decided to..."

"Mom please." I cut her off. Tears building in my eyes. She has to understand, she's been in love before.

"A week." Is all she says before grabbing her glass of wine she just poured herself and made her way to the living.

"A week of being grounded or a week of not talking to Ashley?" I ask a little confused.

"Is there a difference?" She asks but keeps walking, not waiting for my answer.

I knew I loved that woman for a reason.