“I know …” Spencer whispered. “Maybe we should spend some time apart. I think she’s catching on, I mean before it used to just be good natured fun, her picking on us. But now I really think that something is motivating what she says.”

“You can’t be serious? You want to spend time apart?” Ashley asked incredulously, stroking Spencer’s stomach as they sat next to eachother on the couch.

“No! Of course I don’t want to” Spencer exclaimed, taking Ashley’s hand in hers unconsciously. “But maybe we should just, refrain from umm our tickle fights around her. Maybe a little less contact?”

“Well I do seem to remember you being the one straddling me. So I think it’s only fair to say you were the one who got us into this mess in the first place”

“I was not! It is so not my fault, I can’t control what spurts out of Madison’s mouth. It’s been a few hours anyways … maybe we’ll luck out and she’s totally forgotten. You know you could always flirt with her tonight in your room. I’m sure then she’d forget all about us being an item”

Ashley paled, “That isn’t funny Spence, I wouldn’t flirt with her if she was the last girl on earth”

“Aw come on Ash, take one for the team, hit on her”

The brunette looked at her like she was deranged. “You do realize” she said in a low voice, “that you’re my girlfriend and you’re encouraging me to flirt with my roommate”

“Yeah? Well it’s only to get her off our backs, plus I know you think she’s disgusting so I trust you” Spencer said, smiling brightly.

“Hmm… nope still not gonna do it”

“Ugh fine, really what good are you to me then if you won’t hit on another girl?”

“I can think of a few other things I’m good at” Ashley breathed out.

A small smile played across Spencer’s lips and she ran a hand up the side of Ashley’s arm, caressing the soft flesh.

“Spence! Ash!” Aiden called out happily as he entered the lodge with Lizzie in tow.

The two girls pulled apart and watched as the pair wandered over to the couch. They had towels wrapped around their bodies, their hair damp from the hot tub. “Man you guys missed out, we were sitting in the hot tub and it just started to snow it was amazing!”