She cradled the head in her lap, slowly running her fingers through the dark brown hair, stifling a yawn. Spencer looked down at Ashley and couldn’t help the smile, even through the situation. She let her nails gently graze over the brunette’s forehead, tracing her eyebrows, down to her cheeks. They stilled at the edge of her lips. She never got the chance to openly admire and appreciate her best friend. There was always something in the way, such as Ashley’s consciousness. She gave in.

Spencer groaned in frustration when her cell phone started ringing and it wasn’t Ashley. Again. How long did she have to wait?

"Aiden, I really don’t have time to talk to-"

"Spencer, you gotta get to Ashley’s house! Right now. She’s… not doing so hot. She wants you."

Her heart stopped. Then skipped a beat or two.

Even when she was sick like this, Ashley couldn’t look better. Spencer shifted, moving Ashley closer. The pad of her thumb slid over the girl’s bottom lip. They parted, a small groan coming from Ashley.

"Ash?" Spencer didn’t dare to speak louder than a whisper. She removed her fingers from the girl’s face and went back to running them through her hair, soothingly massaging her scalp as she went. A moment later, brown eyes fluttered open, fighting to focus on the figure above her. Spencer noticed the rising sun was making her squint from being directly in her eyes. She started to slide off of Ashley’s bed, a hand reached out to grasp for her. Her heart wanted to break at the look Ashley gave her.

"I’ll be right back, Ashley. I’m just shutting the blinds, I promise. I’m not leaving."

A party. Of course. Spencer thought she could hear the sound of her eyes rolling so hard that they hit the back of her skull. And everyone was still there, having the time of their lives.

"Get everyone out of here."

She settled back down, gently lifting Ashley’s head and placing it back in her lap. The brunette stared up, trying to make out a face in the curtain of blonde hair that hung all around her. She reached out and tucked a good amount behind Spencer’s ear, letting her hand rest on her cheek. The blonde smiled and covered it with her own. She entwined their fingers.

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