Ashley awoke with a start and as she raised her head to see where she was she noticed the blanket wrapped around her. “Strange that wasn’t there earlier” she thought.

She blinked her eyes a few times to focus them properly then looked around her. She could see Clay and Chelsea who was cradling the small boy who was fast asleep. Glen lay with his head on Madison’s lap and there was Spencer.

At that moment Spencer glanced at Ashley for the thousandth time and their eyes met. They held the gaze for a few moments before they both blushed and gave a sheepish grin.

Ashley grabbed the blanket and moved a bit closer to the group who were now drinking from bottles of lager. Sitting down next to Spencer then again smiled sheepishly to one another as Clay offered Ashley a bottle of Corona.

“Err thanks but I cant, gotta look after this little one” she said patting her stomach lightly.

“Oh that’s cool, want a sprite?” He offered

“Yeah sure, Thanks clay” She smiled wholeheartedly at him, Clay was such a nice guy.

“So Ash, how far are you?” Chelsea asked nervously remembering Spencer’s earlier warning.

“Just over 3 months…” She said quietly then looked to Spencer as if asking permission to carry on with the subject.

Spencer smiled at Ashley, genuinely interested in what Ashley may offer up on the subject.

“Look guy’s, I know when schools back in im gonna be the size of a blimp and I know I can’t hide this much longer, but the whole subject is a little, well sensitive. I really could be doing without all the rumours that I know will go around anyway.”

They all nodded in agreement remembering when Chelsea was pregnant and everybody wanted to know every little detail, and still when they were told the answers rumours went around, but hey that’s school life.

“Basically…” She looks to Spencer for support who returned the look with her world famous head tilt as she lightly took Ashley’s hand in her own.

“I was raped, I don’t know who the father is, he ran away afterwards, but basically I don’t really want anyone knowing, I mean I don’t mind my friends knowing the truth but if anyone asks you guys just tell them it was a one night stand with a French guy, who has gone back to France. Please” Ashley begged knowing she could not hide such a big thing from her friends, and Spencer’s family.