And now, the end is near and so I face the final curtain lol ok that's enough of that. This is such a bittersweet feeling. First I want to thank every single person that took the time to read this and especially review and especially review regularly I appreciate all your guys dedication to this fic and your patience and you were all amazing thanks for receiving this crazy idea I had and investing into my version of our favorite girls. I know some people wanted a sequel and who knows MAYBE one will come right now though I may just do something different. I hope you enjoy this chapter I thought it best to finish where they started so yeah enjoy review and let me know how you liked the ending.

I want to give a big props to ohsoclever1 you fit your name so well prof for figuring out what Spencer's tattoo said kudos to you. Nice detective work I commend you. Looking like a bag of money!

And to keepmeawake you definitely fulfill your name before I even wrote this as I mentioned before having done this route by myself. You kept me awake at the wheel keeping me great company as I drove through the night and making me love the dry quiet state of Arizona. You were the best part of the trip. So thank you for the inspiration.

Lastly Annais81 if it wasn't for you this story wouldn't even be here SO thank you for PMing me and getting me to concoct this story.

Enjoy! It was fun!

Chapter 25: New York.

"Babe stop looking at her like that I told you I was joking." She giggles as she turns the page of her book.

Spencer squeezes Ashley's hand as they sit in the terminal waiting to board their flight. The musician glowers at a sleeping Clara, her ear buds blocking the squabble between the couple. She stops as she feels soft lips press against her neck. Ashley lowers her head and captures the reader's retreating lips.

Spencer smiles against her girlfriend's mouth as she enjoys Ashley's usual insatiability. She whimpers as perfect teeth gently nip at her bottom lip. Ashley kisses the offended area then finishes with a couple pecks before turning to leer at Spencer's roommate. To Ashley's surprise Clara has a quirked eyebrow as she finishes witnessing the couple kiss.

"Are you two done snogging?"

"What?" Ashley asks confused.

"She means kissing and yes we're done. For now." Spencer adds quickly knowing very well that she will not last too much longer without Ashley's lips on hers.

"Why do you keep staring at me like that?"

"Ashley." Spencer warns but it's no use.

"Do you like my girlfriend?" She asks bluntly and the blonde just slowly shakes her head. Ashley needs to know, she just got her girlfriend back she's not about to enter any new trials on the first day.

Clara's brows furrow in confusion. "Yeah I like Spencer's she's lovely."

The European looks at her roommate to try and see if she can figure out what is going on. All she sees are blue apologetic eyes then looks back into impatient brown ones. Ashley clarifies.

"Do you like Spencer?" She enunciates the word 'like' to see if Clara gives a much more clear answer.

"Like do I fancy her? Are you mad?!" Clara asks with a laugh then quickly shakes her head. "No I do not fancy your girlfriend. Sorry Spence."

She adds to make sure Spencer's feelings are not hurt and the blonde only shakes her head unscathed by the revelation.

"Can we be mates now that you know I'm not after your girlfriend?" Clara teases Ashley, laughing at their little exchange.

She always knew that the reason she and Ashley never got along in the beginning is for that very reason though they were civil the uncertainty of the subject kept a splinter in their friendship. Now that it is removed they can move on and not be awkward. She nods once and wraps her arm around Spencer's shoulder, the blonde looks at her girlfriend with a side glare.

"You're ridiculous."

"I had to know."

"I already told you."

"I had to hear it from her." Spencer sighs leaning her head on Ashley's shoulder. The brunette places a kiss on top of her head. "You're easy to fall in love with Spencer Carlin. I can't help that I'm territorial."

"Mhm."

"This isn't a fight right because…" Ashley leaves the question open not knowing where to go from there and leaving it open for Spencer to jump in which she does.

"No we are not fighting I just think it's funny how much you let it bug you."

"Well ha ha." She states dryly leaning her head on top of Spencer's. They sit in a comfortable silence linking their fingers together.

"You know you've got me forever right?"

Ashley smiles softly as her heart swells at the reminder, she grazes her thumb over the ring finger of the blonde's left hand.

"That kind of forever?" She asks quietly, scared that the question too serious at such a young age yet the idea more appealing than the fear itself.

"That kind of forever." Spencer answers sure of herself.

Ashley smiles widely as she presses another kiss to Spencer's head still grazing her thumb over Spencer's ring finger imagining a future with the girl in her arms.

After a five hour flight the girls already feel the change in atmosphere as they quickly walk out of the plane. Deciphering between the New Yorkers and everyone else. New Yorkers walk like they are always in a hurry, even when they're not. If you move too slow they will let you know.

"Welcome to New York." Spencer says with a laugh as Clara rushes to walk at what is a normal pace for her and Ashley.

"No wonder you guys are always the first in class."

They walk out of the terminal and towards the exit. Both girls smile widely as they see their parents. They rush into their parents arms and hold onto them tightly. 'I missed yous' and 'you look greats' are exchanged. Paula and Arthur greet Clara with a hug, the older woman keeping it extra long to assure the young girl that she is with family during the holiday.

Clara smiles softly in appreciation then they head out of the airport. The noise of honking, yelling, and police whistles fills their ears.

"Ugh! It's so good to be home. Arizona is way too quiet." Ashley comments as they cross the street to head into the parking garage.

The adults laugh at the eager brunette and share a soft smile as they see that their daughters' hands are linked together.

"Seriously I mean I like quiet but I swear the desert is too quiet." Paula and Arthur exchange a look and their lips perk up impressed at the obvious change in their daughter. "So what's for Thanksgiving dinner?"

Then they laugh at the things that stay the same.

"Well we are having dinner at the Davies this year since we've always went away during the holiday."

Spencer and Ashley share a smile as they get excited at the thought of their first holiday together. They walk through the garage and their parents halt turning to face their young adult children.

"Okay well it's time to part ways." Raife starts and looks between Spencer and Ashley.

"Oh." They both say quietly.

"We'll give you two a minute." Paula says as she pulls her smiling husband away. Spencer watches as they leave Clara walking beside them.

Spencer smiles as Paula wraps an arm around the girl, her mom is so sweet.

Raife and Christine nod as they point to the car awkwardly taking Ashley's things to put them inside.

"I'm just going to walk Spencer to her car." She says as she pulls Spencer in the direction her parents had walked before. "Baby are we being lame?"

Spencer pouts and shakes her head. "Probably but I don't care. I just got you back."

They stop a couple cars before reaching the Carlins. Arthur placing Clara's things in the trunk they can overhear Clara telling Arthur that she calls the trunk a boot. The man laughs gleefully at learning something new.

"Yeah I know what you mean." She sighs and leans forward to kiss her girlfriend. "I mean we live on the same block and we'll be together all day tomorrow for Thanksgiving so we don't have to be one of those couples that can't spend five seconds apart do we?"

"No right. We survived these past few months just fine."

"Exactly."

"Exactly."

They look at each other and sigh the sadness away. Spencer groans and runs a hand through her hair.

"Babe this is stupid."

"Yeah totally." She agrees and leans forward to give Spencer a quick kiss. "I'll see you later."

"Later."

Spencer walks the rest of the way to the car and hands her things to her father. Arthur gives Ashley a wave, she waves back and heads to her car.

When Spencer climbs into the backseat next to Clara her phone goes off. She looks down at the screen and sees a text from Ashley. She smiles widely as she reads the message and texts back.

'I miss you too'

Clara giggles shaking her head. The blonde scowls at her friend playfully telling her to shut up.

After settling in and regaling their parents of their first semester of school. Spencer, Ashley, Clara and Glen head to Rockefeller Center per Clara's request to go ice skating. The New Yorkers put on a brave face as they take touristy pictures with Clara making sure to make her experience in the greatest city as memorable as possible.

At the end of the night Glen steals time with Clara watching old clips of American football. Clara has become a big fan especially attending a college with a powerful team. Sun Devil fans stay true to the definition of fanatics. As they occupy the living room, the parents calling it an early night, Ashley finds herself in the blonde's room on top of Spencer kissing her deeply.

She moans as the brunette slips her thigh in between her legs. She slides a hand under Spencer's sweater her skin warming her slightly chilled hand. Spencer flinches at the cool touch and Ashley pulls away with a smile.

"Sorry baby."

She shakes her head. "S'okay just a little cold no big deal."

She leans up capturing Ashley lips. Her fingers tangle into brown hair gently scratching Ashley's scalp. The brunette moans in pleasure as she slides her tongue into Spencer's mouth. She skillfully sucks on her tongue and the musician melts deeper into her girlfriend's body. She breaks away gently kissing down her neck. She sucks on her pulse point and Spencer's breathing picks up.

Ashley slides her hand further up Spencer's shirt dragging her fingers down her ribs. Her hand grazes over her hip and the touch reminds the blonde of what she did.

"Babe…" Ashley grunts as she kisses up Spencer's jaw line. "I have to tell you something, well show you something."

Ashley gives Spencer a kiss and stops readjusting her position. She lies on her side looking at her girlfriend as she nervously bites her lip. Ashley chuckles, pushing some hair behind the blonde's ear.

"What is it baby?"

Spencer sighs laying her fingers on her sweater and grips the material she sees Ashley's eyes follows her hands. Her breath hitches as she sees the tattoo.

"Baby?" Ashley questions not reading what the art said. She looks into blue eyes surprised. "When did you get this?"

"The day after I left New Mexico. Read it."

Ashley moves down pulling Spencer's sweats lower to read the phrase. Her eyes dance over the calligraphy as she reads the words out loud.

"One night can't control our forever." Her chest tightens as she reads the two lines over and over. The last three words etched perfectly under the first three words. The bottom line stretches out a bit as if it were a bed for the top line.

Ashley grazes her thumb over the words she told Spencer after she stumbled in their first night in Texas. She gently kisses the blonde's hip brushing her lips over the phrase and Spencer buries her hands into Ashley's hair.

She looks up with a soft smile.

"Baby I love it. I can't believe you put this on your body I mean…."

"What you said holds a lot of truth not just for that one night but every time we have a disagreement that you and I are something special. We're worth so much more than anything the world throws at us."

"I am the luckiest girl in the world." Ashley shouts excitedly as she jumps and straddles her girlfriend's lap pushing the clothes away more from the area to get a better view. "Baby this is fucking sexy."

Spencer giggles as she grips her girlfriend's hips. The brunette pouts and the reader rolls her eyes. "No you don't have to."

"But I wanna now."

"But you don't have to."

"Yeah but you did this really beautiful thing and I want to make the same promise."

"What would you get? Don't say my name."

Ashley sighs as she thinks quickly. She drops off onto her side next to Spencer and the blonde turns to lie the same way.

"I mean I was thinking maybe something along the lines of…" Ashley leaves her thought hanging as she raises her shirt exposing her left side. Spencer's eyes go wide her mouth hanging open. Ashley smirks proudly as the blonde shoots up to examine her girlfriend's oblique.

There going down her side in a horizontal line read the words 'only you see me' with enticing blue eyes at the end of the phrase. She had been extremely nervous when the tattooist etched the eyes into her skin afraid it would look cartoonish but he did a masterful job at bringing the artistry of what she wanted done.

"Ashley." Spencer whispers out still in awe. She grazes her fingers over the tattoo and leans down kissing her girlfriend passionately. "This is amazing. I don't know what to say."

"You don't have to say anything baby." She smiles as Spencer gets just as excited as she had been pushing her shirt farther away to get a real good look at the art.

"When did you get it?"

"The weekend after our first week of classes, the place called Tattooed Planet by campus."

"That's where I got mine." She shares excited at the coincidence.

"That's why that guy kept looking at me weird!" She says with sudden realization. "I showed him a picture of you so he can get your eyes and he gave me this smirk. He must have remembered you."

Spencer laughs lightly lying back down placing her hand on Ashley's tattoo while the brunette raises Spencer's shirt and grazes the one dedicated to her.

"That was Corey. I'm glad he didn't say anything to you about it, it would've ruined the surprise."

"Well I am most certainly surprised, it looks so good on you baby."

Spencer smiles and leans closer to her girlfriend. "Not as good as yours looks on you."

Ashley groans as she kisses the blonde. The gesture is slow as they take their time thanking each other for their dedication by etching on their bodies words that only meant something to them. Spencer pulls back from her girlfriend to look into her eyes.

"I'm so in love with you." She says in a barely there whisper.

Ashley closes her eyes as the words sink in. "You have no idea."

The next day the Carlins walk over to the Davies, Spencer leading the pack too excited to walk slowly. She doesn't pay any attention to the jokes Glen and Clara throw her way. She's only has one thing in mind and that's Ashley. They were in a heated make out session when Ashley received an urgent text to come home. The brunette reluctantly left making sure to send Spencer a text when she found out everything was okay.

She hops up the steps of the brownstone two at a time and rings the doorbell. She bites her lip trying to contain her emotion but once the door opens she shouts in excitement. Spencer jumps into the woman's arms and hugs her tightly.

"Nicole!"

Ashley's older cousin laughs as she hugs the blonde with the same enthusiasm.

"Surprise." She says pulling back from the embrace. "Sorry I had to steal your girlfriend last night I'm sure you two were busy."

Spencer giggles and playfully hits the older woman. Everything about her still the same minus the baby in her stomach. Spencer hears the wailing of the newborn in the background and hurries to see the newest addition. She hears Nicole greet her family and walks further into the house. Spencer makes sure to greet the rest of the Davies family. Christine in the kitchen, Paula quickly grabbing an apron to help out as Raife, Arthur, Derek ,Nicole's husband, and Glen disappear into another room to watch football. Spencer walks back towards the living room. She inhales deeply and moans in delight. She looks around the house remembering the last time she was there.

It has been almost five years and she closes her eyes as she pictures the last time she stood in the spot she's standing in now. She remembers a fourteen year old Ashley standing in the corner of her living room with a drink in her hand. It is amazing just how much have changed.

"What are you doing?" Ashley asks with a chuckle. Spencer smiles as she opens her eyes.

"I was just reminiscing."

The brunette nods slowly and lifts the baby up a little. "Come meet Aaron."

She walks towards her girlfriend and looks down at the baby in her arms. She gently pulls the blanket a little farther down with her fingers being careful not to wake the infant. She feels the brunette kiss her cheek making her blush.

"He's adorable." She whispers softly.

"Spencer!"

The baby shoots his eyes open, they were big and green like his mothers, and starts to cry again.

"Nathan." Ashley groans tiredly. "I just got him to sleep bud."

The little boy runs towards his crush and leaps into her arms. Spencer catches him with ease and holds him close. He buries his little fingers into the blonde's hair and plants a big kiss on her cheek.

"Watch it boy she's mine." Ashley says playfully as she rocks her new little cousin back to sleep. She rolls her eyes as Nathan clings tighter to Spencer and sticks his tongue out at his big cousin.

Spencer ruffles his hair and gives her girlfriend a kiss. They wish it lasts longer but the children in their arms hinder their closeness. The brunette whimpers as Spencer backs away. She only quirks an eyebrow at her girlfriend's protruding bottom lip. She giggles as she closes the distance between them again and kisses her a little longer.

"Told you they'd be snogging."

"Not in front of the children." Nicole jokes as she walks past the couple holding her kids and sits on the sofa. Clara asks permission to hold the baby.

"Girl take him, I won't argue with you." Clara laughs as she takes the dosing baby into her arms.

Ashley eagerly hands him off her arms falling asleep and watches as Clara takes a seat in one of the arm chairs. Spencer sits next to Nicole and Ashley sits in the other arm chair across from Clara.

"So how you ladies been?" Nicole asks as she sits against the arm rest of the sofa crossing her legs.

The girls look around each other and shrug. 'Fine' and 'good' were the general answers, Nicole sucks her teeth.

"That's it? No stories to tell me, crazy parties, one night stands, nothing? Ya'll are in college and all you do is go to class? Well I know that's all Ashley did she was being boring."

"Hey." She whines offended.

"It's ok babe you're cute when you're boring." Spencer is quick to say as she blows the brunette a kiss. Ashley smiles in approval. "Well I've got a few."

Spencer tells Nicole all the things she's done and Clara backs her up fully having been at every event. Ashley listens with fascination. A part of her sad because she missed out on those chances with Spencer and the blonde can see the disappointment on her girlfriend's face as she regales all of her first semester festivities.

She puts Nathan down on the floor and he runs off somewhere in the house. Spencer gets up and sits on Ashley's lap and continues telling her stories. The brunette gives her girlfriend a kiss on the neck to show her appreciation for the gesture and slides her hand under the front of her shirt grazing her fingers over Spencer's tattoo. She smiles as she thinks of what it says. Ashley catches her cousin looking at them happily and she looks away with a blush.

"My Spencer you have become quite the social butterfly. I'll take full responsibility for that." Nicole says proudly and Spencer just lifts her shoulders while nodding in agreement.

"What about you how's it been with two kids?"

The older woman couldn't groan loud enough. "Derek does so well with helping out. He was great with Nathan as well. Nathan is just going through this phase of locking doors I swear it's the worst. We had to change all the doorknobs in the house. He locked Derek out of the house the other day. He was outside for two hours!"

"Oh my goodness was Nathan ok?" Spencer asks with concern.

"Girl please I found that little boy sat right in front of the television watching Spongebob when I got home from the doctor's."

Ashley erupts in laughter. "I love it." She forces out through a laugh.

"Uh huh laugh it up until it happens to you." Nicole warns with a stern finger.

"Please I wouldn't get tricked by a four year old."

Everyone spends the better part of the day chatting about different subjects, watching football, and cooking for dinner. At seven everyone sits down to eat and the merriment continues through the night as they enjoy each other's company. Eating way more than their stomachs can contain and drinking through a few bottles of wine. Desserts are eaten around the house as they large clan break into smaller groups finding more to talk about.

Ashley excuses herself from her discussion with Clara and Paula to grab a copy of the video that was taken of her presentation to show everyone. Her mother has been nagging her to see it. She walks to her room and opens up her closet door where she threw her suitcase inside the day before and rummages through the bag to find the DVD.

She hears little feet running into her room and her eyes shoot open as her closet door slams shut. She quickly curses as Nathan runs away laughing, she grabs the handle and tries to turn it. It doesn't budge. She shakes her head and laughs in disbelief.

"Seriously?!"She shouts to no one in particular.

She turns on the light pulling her phone from her back pocket. No service. She groans and runs a hand through her hair. She has no choice but to bang on the door. Ashley bangs her fist against the thing keeping her from freedom and shouts for someone to let her out. She quickly becomes tired and leans against the door. She gently bangs her head against the door as she contemplates what to do. All her weight leans against the door when it's opened she falls to the floor with a groan and she looks up to a smiling blonde.

"Hi." Spencer says with a giggle. "How long have you been in your closet?"

Ashley gets up from the floor and rubs her backside. She looks around for her clock. It hasn't been too long almost a half hour. She feels a little insulted that it took someone this long to look for her. She stands in front of her girlfriend and looks into her blue eyes.

"You're beautiful." She says and a wave hits her. Ash shakes her head a little perplexed.

"You ok?"

"Yeah. I just…I had the strangest sense of déjà vu." She explains and sides steps Spencer so she can go kill her older cousin for making her son lock her in the closet.

"Hey where you running off to?" Spencer asks with a smirk as she continues to play out her memory, switching the roles. It's not déjà vu, Ashley's remembering. After all this time she's remembering. It's a rare occurrence but it can happen. If there is something to trigger the memory the chances are there.

"I've got to go kill Nicole." Ashley says through gritted teeth.

"Please don't." Spencer pleads grabbing Ashley's hand leading her towards the bed she hasn't been on in years. It still feels the same. "Let's just talk."

Ashley looks into blue eyes confused as another wave of realization hits her. She closes her eyes as she thinks. Her brows furrow as she imagines sliding her tongue into Spencer's mouth and the blonde flinching away. Images of their bodies grinding together flash through her mind. Her eyes snap open as she looks at Spencer's expectant face.

"I remember finding you. Kissing you." She speaks slowly still completely unsure of what's happening.

"Yeah?"

"Baby…" Ashley says with a smirk. Spencer just nods letting her girlfriend know she has her attention. "Help me remember the rest."

Spencer smiles seductively as she scoots back onto Ashley's bed. She leans against the pillows and Ashley strategically climbs over her. Another wave hits her as she feels the need to tell Spencer.

"Take this off."

Spencer obeys much like she did their first time taking off her sweater and tossing it to the side. Ashley sees herself taking her shirt off and mirrors the memory in her mind. She lays her body on top of Spencer's and groans in pleasure at the feel of their topless bodies connecting. It all hits her at once as she sees herself sucking Spencer's neck, Spencer's body reacting to the touch, the rest of their clothes quickly flying off. It's all coming back and Ashley feels her heart swell as she remembers her first time with her perfect girl.

Spencer buries her hand into Ashley's hair. "You ok babe?"

Ashley nods slowly as she leans down to kiss Spencer softly. "I remember everything."

Spencer leans up and kisses Ashley again pulling away with a smirk. "That's funny cause I don't how about you remind me."

Ashley laughs as she does just that. Clothes come off just as fast as they did the first time. Reliving the moment and making a new one as they both let their hands glide over each others bodies touching in places only they were allowed to touch. Ashley's hands skillfully bring Spencer pleasure taking her over the edge. Her back arches as she climaxes, the brunette's fingers gliding in and out of her girlfriend as she brings to her second orgasm. Spencer's breathing is heavy and Ashley kisses her gently much like she remembers herself doing the first time.

The musician smirks as Spencer tops her. Ashley sees the sheets tangling around them in her mind their amateur bodies not agreeing with the linen. This time though the blonde moves with ease as she slides onto the brunette's body gliding her hand between them and making Ashley moan with every stroke. Spencer falls next to Ashley after making her climax and they both breath heavy as they calm the quick heart rates. She leans in to capture Ashley lips, their lips sliding together lazily. The musician moans in delight as they break apart.

"You were right our first time was amazing."

They share a laugh and Ashley slowly gets up going to grab clothes. She hands Spencer a set of sweats and a shirt.

"Babe I think they'll notice we're missing."

Ashley shrugs and mumbles out an 'I don't care' as she pulls a shirt over her head. She sighs as she slides in next to Spencer who is just finishing pulling up Ashley sweat pants, her shirt already on. She lies down in her girlfriend's arms burying her head in Ashley's neck. The brunette closes her eyes as she remembers asking Spencer something before passing out. She asks it again.

"Stay?"

The blonde smiles as she remembers this part. She gets pulled closer to her girlfriend's body and she tangles their legs. She lays a soft kiss against Ashley's neck and then answers.

"Forever."

"There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story"- Frank Herbert