Morning light would have streamed through the windows of Spencer’s bedroom if the curtains hadn’t been drawn. Still, it became light enough to stir the slumber of the sleeping blonde who was wrapped securely in the arms of her girlfriend.

She smiled to her self and sighed contentedly. Problems and situations seemed to melt away into insignificance when she was in Ashley’s embrace. Daunting obstacles became simple bumps on the road when you had someone to traverse the winding paths of life with. There was nothing she had been more thankful for than the girl whose soft breathing made her feel more alive and safe than she ever had before.

Glancing at the clock which read 9:17, she decided she might as well take a shower and start the day off, but the bed was so warm and she was so comfortable just lying there. She knew that as soon as she got up, she would start to really think about what had happened yesterday with her mom and Dr. Erikson. Sincerely, she didn’t want to entertain any thought on the matter, but it would happen anyways whether she liked it or not.

With a little push from her inner logic, she carefully unwrapped herself from Ashley’s arms who grumbled in response and tried to hold on tighter. Her attempts to not wake up the sleeping brunette were successful though, with a little ingenuity on her part. A giant stuffed panda seemed to be a pretty good substitute to her own sleeping form as Ashley held it with love and care. ‘I should really take a picture of this.’ She opened the top drawer of her nightstand and pulled out a digital camera. Snapping the picture quickly, she looked at the digital display and flashed a brilliant smile. Even with her curly brown bed-hair splayed everywhere, even without makeup, Ashley looked flawlessly beautiful.

She set down the camera and just watched her sleep, blue eyes taking in soft curves and smooth tanned skin. Her feet moved of their own accord and before she knew it, she was leaning over and placing a gentle kiss on the slumbering girl’s forehead. She got a mumbled response in Spanish that she probably couldn’t have understood even if she knew the language. It was amusing to her how she would never have known that Ashley had any Latin heritage in her if it weren’t for those random moments where the Spanish would flow easily from her full lips.