Spencer woke up around six thirty, the dark closet gaining just enough light from the hall way to illuminate Ashley beneath her. The blanket draped over them adding to the heat of their bodies, she felt so safe and loved at this moment. Lifting her hand she traced Ashley’s jaw and lips with her finger tips, barely grazing the skin as not to wake her up. The older girl’s breathing was calm and soothing.

“Spence,” the teen turned her head to see her mom standing in the door way, “We have to go…you have an appointment with Dr. Noble at eight.”

“I don’t want to go,” she whispered.

“You mean you don’t want to get off her,” Paula nodded toward the sleeping girl, a blush worked its way up the teenagers face making Paula happy because Spencer had only been responding with either anger or sadness since waking up from the coma and now there was embarrassment, Paula walked over and bent down to stare into her daughters eyes, than she glanced at the brunette, reaching out she brushed some loose hair behind the girl’s ear, “She’ll be here when we get back.”

“Promise?” Paula nodded; smiling Spencer stood up and put the blanket over Ashley, kissing her on the forehead, “I love you….”

Once in the car silence took over, Paula didn’t know how to talk to Spencer any more. So much had happened in such a small amount of time. From the drivers seat she ran her eyes over the girl beside her every once in a while, taking in how grown up Spencer looked.

Spencer stared out the window, eyes scanning the heavens and stars. It reminded her of the night she jumped out the window, she was using Ashley as her nite light again, she thought she got over that but than the girl would do something special and sweet and Spencer fell again. Her mom pulled into an underground parking lot, parking two spaces from the elevator. Once in Paula pressed level 17, still neither spoke but it was a comfortable silence unlike the other times they didn’t talk to each other.

The elevator doors opened revealing an eerie hall way with hardly any lights on because everyone else had gone home for the night. They made there way down the left, passing doors and each silently reading off the numbers…3012….3013….3014….and Dr. Noble’s office as instructed 3015 was slightly ajar beckoning them in.