Spencer could not believe her eyes, she knew it was coming, the sexual cards, it was obvious because it was Ashley but after the first two she was hoping, praying she was wrong. Sighing she hid the card quickly as she heard her mother’s voice call up for dinner. Opening her door she met her brother in the hallway.

“Glen?” he rubbed his eyes from having fallen asleep five minutes ago, “Can you do me a favor?”

He shrugged tiredly, “Maybe, what is it?”

“Can you somehow suggest mom and dad go out tonight.”

“Why?”

Her face heated up but from embarrassment of the answer or because he had to ask so many damn question, “None of your business.” she snapped before throwing her hands together and giving a puppy dog pout, “Please…bestest big brother ever.”

“Forty dollars.” he held his hand out while yawning, his blue eyes half shut.

“Forty….are you kidding me.” That just pissed her off even more, “Never mind.”

She hated how one minute he was caring older brother the next just a guy out to score some money but she guesses that is due to the drugs he’s always putting in his body, “No money. No help.”

“Glen,” but her words failed to reach his ears as he was already half way down the stairs.

Taking a few deep breaths to settle her anger and nerves she finally felt like she could stand to be in the presence of people and headed down stairs. In the dinning room she found her parents and brother waiting patiently. Sitting down they began the nightly ritual.

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Ashley paced her bedroom, her nerves making it to hard to stay still for even a moment. She knew where her mind was when she wrote the cards and even the fantasy swirling in her mind when she wrote the card Spencer pulled but in reality her mind did not fully understand that the other girl was going to read and do those things.

“I was going to ask if you wanted dinner…” Kyla folded her arms while standing in the doorway with a knowing smile, “But I’d say your nerves are getting the best of you. Probably couldn’t sit down long enough.”