“How does hearing this make you feel?”

“Horrible,” Ashley answered honestly as she looked down. “The thought of you even alone with Clyde makes my skin crawl.”

“That’s how I feel about what happened between you and Heather,” Spencer breathed out. “I just want you to understand where I’m coming from.”

“I understand,” the rocker whispered.

“I … I didn’t know any other way to explain-”

“No, I’ve got it,” Ashley interrupted. “I just don’t want to think about … the idea of you and Clyde anymore.”

“I trust you Ashley,” Spencer said sincerely. “But, I don’t trust Heather. I thought she had changed. I mean … she told me she was going to change but…”

“Addicts tend to make empty promises,” the rocker replied. She knew this based from her own experience. “I should’ve known better than to go into that dressing room with her alone. It was almost as if she baited me.”

“She probably did,” Spencer growled. “That … bitch.”

Ashley had to bit her lip to keep from laughing. It was always funny when her ‘strictly-no-cussing-fiancée’ cursed. “Yeah,” she agreed.

“What time is it over there?”

The rocker turned towards the alarm clock and gaped at it. “It’s four in the morning.” She said surprised. Had they really been on the phone that long?

“Wow,” Spencer gasped. “You must be tired.”

“Not really,” the rocker lied. She didn’t want this phone conversation to end. She also didn’t know when she’d get to talk to her fiancée again.

“Ashley,” the blonde scolded.

“Okay, I’m a little sleepy but I can talk for a little while longer.”

“Get some rest. I’ll call you back later.”

Ashley’s eyes lit up hopefully with those words. She couldn’t help but ask, “Will you?”

“Of course I will.”

The rocker smiled brightly. “Okay … okay good. That’s good.”

Spencer chuckled, “Okay.”

“Right,” Ashley said her smile still intact. “Well … goodnight or ah good morning.” She finished with a nervous laugh.

“Good morning,” Spencer replied sweetly.

The rocker slowly hung up the phone. Her smile, if even possible, grew larger as she lay back down onto her bed. She closed her eyes and sighed contently. They were talking again … that was definitely a step in the right direction.