“I would like to switch acting partners please.” Ashley said confidently ignoring the hurt look that Spencer shot her.

“What is wrong with the person you have now?”

“I do not want to work with her,” the Martian informed sternly.

“Well, I’m sorry dear,” Ms. Caldwell replied. “There is no switching of the partners. I have been over this already.”

“Can we bend the rules maybe?”

“No we cannot bend the rules. My rules are not ones for bending, flipping, changing and re-arranging, are we clear?”

“Yes ma’am,” the Martian whispered.

“Good,” the drama teacher clapped. “Now let’s get started with our exercises,” she yelled spreading her arms out with glee.

The class groaned in response.

“Oh stop your groaning,” Ms. Caldwell scolded. “You all sound like my ex husband when I would ask him for sex. Except he would groan, roll onto his back, and say ‘just get it over with’.”

Everyone went silent. A few students were trying their hardest not to vomit, the rest just gave her a disgusted stare.

“Right,” the teacher continued with a smile. “Let’s get on with our exercises shall we? Everybody partner up … c’mon everybody partner up. I said partner up! Stop looking at me like that!”

With those words everyone quickly scurried to get to their partners. Ashley reluctantly trotted over to Spencer.

“Okay, now partner A,” the teacher continued. “I want you to take your right hand and hold partner B’s left hand.”

Spencer bit her lip and looked anxiously at Ashley. The blonde was partner A and judging by the look on the Martian’s face she didn’t think holding hands was the most appropriate thing to do right now.

“Spencer I said hold hands,” Ms. Caldwell sung out.

Ashley shook her head and spoke. “Ms. Caldwell I do not think-”

“I said hold hands!” The teacher shouted.

Spencer immediately took hold of the brunette’s hand. Ashley gasped and looked up at the blonde. No matter what the situation that spark that happens whenever they touched is always there.

Maintaining contact with the Martian, Spencer smiled. Ashley, despite herself, blushed and quickly diverted her eyes.

“What do we do now,” Billy asked bored already with this exercise.

“Well Billy-”

The red head smiled. “Hey, you finally got my name right.”