I run into the loft just as the rain starts pouring down.

                        “Shit”, I mumble under my breath as I walk in the door. That rain came out of nowhere. I walk further into the loft and find Spencer at the kitchen table studying. I decide to sneak up on her. I make my way over to her quietly, when I’m right behind her I poke her in the sides and just as I do a huge crash of thunder shakes the room.

            “Ahh”, Spencer screams and jumps out of her seat. “Damn it Ashley. You scared the crap out of me”, she says hitting me on the arm.

            “Aww, baby, I’m sorry”, I say pulling her into me and laying a small kiss on her lips, “I just couldn’t  resist.”

            “You know I hate that”, she tells me wrapping her arms around my neck.

            “Sorry. Are you almost done  I want to watch TV”, I say to her.

            “Then go watch TV.”

            “But I want to watch it with you”, I say giving her my puppy dog face.

            “Okay, sure I’m done anyway”, she says. She packs up her books and follows me to the living room where I plop down on the couch on turn on the TV. I search through my TiVo for Spongebob.

            “Ash, seriously how old are you”, Spencer says once she sees what I’ve put on. She moves to lay between my legs with her back to my front. We lay on the couch watching cartoons for about an hour when I notice it’s getting darker outside.

            “Ash, do we have any flashlights, that storm looks like it’s getting bad”, Spencer says looking out the window.

            “Um no but I think there are some candles”, I say holding her closer to me; she hates storms. She settles back into me and I look for another episode to put on when a bolt of lighting followed by a crash of thunder knocks the power out. Spencer lets out a loud scream.

            “Baby calm down it’s okay”, I say to her holding her close to me. She starts shaking and turns around and wraps her arms around my neck. I just rub my hand up and down her back trying to soothe her.