Spencer sprang out of bed right as her alarm rang that morning, grabbing the bag full of everything that she would need to ask Ashley out and almost stepping on Chelsea, who was sound asleep still on the floor. “Chels! Get up! It’s morning!” Spencer said, smiling down at her. “Huh? What?” Chelsea asked, groaning as she struggled to open her eyes. “How can it be morning already…I just told you to go to sleep…” she mumbled, turning on her side and going back to sleep. “CHELS! WAKE UPPPPPPPP!” Spencer yelled, shaking her. “TODAY’S THE DAY!” She said, beaming down at her best friend. “Spence…I don’t ever want to be around you the day you propose to your future spouse if this is how you’re going to be over just asking someone to Sadies.” “Whatever, let’s goooo!!!” Spencer yipped, as excited as a puppy. At school, Spencer found herself smiling dreamily at Ashley, who noticed from time to time and gave her an amused smile, waving at her in their pre calc class before turning around to talk with her friends again. The whole day Spencer felt as if she was walking on clouds…all she could think of was getting Ashley to say yes and then being able to go out with her for an entire night! “Oof.” Spencer fell flat on her ass and looked up long, smooth, bronze legs to see that she had bumped into the object of her affection. Ashley was still dressed in her denim miniskirt and tank top, with her duffel bag slung over her shoulder. “Do you need help?” Ashley chuckled, giving Spencer her hand to pull her off of the ground. Spencer blushed crimson and took Ashley’s hand, loving the feel of Ashley’s hand on hers. “I’m sorry.” Spencer said shyly, looking down at her feet. Ashley was wearing some nice looking flip flops that matched her painted toe nails. “It’s alright.” Ashley said, smiling down at her with that friendly, radiant grin once again. Spencer felt her insides rearrange themselves when she looked up briefly to see Ashley smiling at her.

“Are you going to our game today? It’s against our league rival, so we have to win to get first place against this year.” Ashley said, closing her locker. “Um, yeah. Of course. Good luck.” Spencer said weakly. How was she going to get the guts to ask Ashley out to Sadies when she couldn’t even hold a conversation with her? “Thanks. I’ll see you there then. I have to get to the team room before Coach kills me.” Ashley said, smiling and turning to go off towards the locker room. Spencer leaned against Ashley’s locker and sighed. The very thought of being with Ashley made her entire body go weak and numb. Did she really dare to dream of Ashley as hers? “Spence! Hurry- the game’s starting!” Chelsea said, dragging Spencer by the wrist to the bleachers. Spencer finally snapped out of her daze after she sat down. “Is everyone here?” she asked Chelsea. “Yeah- I gave them all the shirts and the posters…what were you doing looking high by Ashley’s locker?” “I just bumped into her there…” “Oh jeez…wait, look- there’s Ashley!” Chelsea said, pointing at the softball team emerging from the locker room. Ashley looked just as hot in her softball uniform as she did in a short skirt and tight shirt. Spencer was mesmerized by her as she watched Ashley practice her pitching on her teammates; she watched Ashley’s focused expression on her face as she wound up and the muscles in her arms move as she pitched the ball. Finally, the game started. “YEA, ASH!!!” Ashley’s friends cried, yelling and stomping around in the bleachers. Aiden was amongst them, being obnoxious and taking off his shirt and acting like the ape that he was. Ashley looked over at the bleachers, and that’s when Spencer and her friends stood up in a line with shirts that spelled out G-O A-S-H-L-E-Y!
and cheered. Ashley seemed surprised and flashed an amused grin at Spencer, who stood at the end of the line. She held up a sign that read “We ♥ You #9!” After the teams had both taken their positions up on the field, everyone sat down in the bleachers to watch the game. Spencer watched Ashley’s every move; she and her friends never failed to try to boost Ashley’s morale as their school’s team battled to maintain a slight lead over the other team. Towards the end, the game was tied, and Ashley came up to the plate to bat and try to lead the team to a win. “ASHLEY! ASHLEY! ASHLEY!” people in the bleachers roared, eager to see their league and high school’s superstar lead the team to yet another victory. Ashley acknowledged their presence with a quick glance over at the bleachers, and Spencer’s eyes met Ashley for a brief second. Spencer could almost swear that she saw Ashley grin a little at her. Ashley took up her bat and met the pitcher on the other team with a steely gaze, and everyone watched as she swung the bat and heard the sharp crack as it connected with the ball and sent the ball flying towards the sky. Ashley took off like a bullet fired from a gun; not only did her teammates on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd make it to home, but so did she, clinching a solid lead in the last minutes of the game, which resulted in a victory. “YEEEAAA ASH!!! THAT’S MY ASH!” Aiden howled, yelling at her. “Ew.” Chelsea muttered. She nudged Spencer. “Do it! Now!” Spencer swallowed hard. She felt as if she had a frog in her throat. “Hey- Ashley!” she yelled, finally finding her voice. Ashley looked up and met her gaze. Spencer and her friends took off their shirts to reveal other shirts than read “WILL U GO 2 SAD-IES W/ ME?” with Spencer standing at the end with the word ME? on her shirt. Spencer tried hard not to blush as she saw Ashley’s face break into a smile as she saw Spencer hold out a build a bear with a softball uniform and balloons. Ashley walked up to the bleachers, causing Spencer to hold her breath. Spencer knew that by now people were staring; but what mattered most was what Ashley was going to say. Please say yes… Spencer pleaded desperately as she held Ashley’s gaze and felt that warm smile melt her insides.