“If I can’t play again, I might as well be dead.”  Glenn said to Spencer.  Voice breaking and Ashley moved towards the door of the room, having the need to leave. 

            “Glenn, cut it out.  You’re being such a dick.  You are way more than basketball.”  Spencer said, turning to Ashley, “Where do you think you are going?”  Ashley stopped.  Biting her lip and pointing to the door.

            “Home?”

            “Not without me you’re not.”  Spencer told her.

            “You can hitch a ride with…”  Ashley began and Spencer cut her off.

            “I said I’m going with you.  Let me try Clay.”  Spencer dialed the number on her phone and saw that the reception was awful here.  “I’m going to go call somewhere else, keep my brother company, ok?”  Spencer asked Ashley and she nodded.  Spencer moved past her, and then stopped, leaning back and kissing her cheek in such a loving manner that Ashley felt the blush rising to her cheek.  “I’ll be right back.”  Spencer whispered.  Ashley nodded, watching her exit the room.

            “I thought I asked you to stay away from my sister?”  Glenn said in an angry voice.  Ashley swallowed.

            “Look.  She came to me.  I didn’t go after her ok?”

            “You didn’t turn her away, did you?”  Glenn shot back.

            “I like her.  I’m not going to hurt her Glenn.”

            “This isn’t who she is!”  Glenn yelled, slamming his fist into the bed.  Wincing in pain reaching out and gingerly touching his knee.  Ashley stepped up to him and his face was red.  “Why are you doing this?”  Glenn begged.  Angry about his knee, angry with Madison for leaving him, angry that his parents looked at each other like strangers. 

            Ashley looked at him for a long time.  Thinking about that telling question.  “I think that…  I think your sister and I…”

            “What?”  Glenn demanded.

            “I think we might be falling in love.”

~*SoN*~

            Paula turned on Arthur, hands on her hips of her blue scrubs.  Anger bristled in her face, making her skin glow red.  Paula set her jaw, looking at Arthur with a fury in her eye.  “She was forbidden…”