As I stepped out of my car the smell of warm coffee invaded my nose. I pushed my sunglasses on my head and looked at the cup that was being held in front of me. Then to the person presenting it. I stared at her oddly for a moment before taking it. Spencer smiled brightly at me. "This isn't poisoned is it," I asked smugly closing the car door. She was acting odd. Yesterday she wanted to bark and yell, now she was being nice?
She shook her head. "No consider it a peace offering."
I raised a brow and snorted, "You? Peace? Ha okay."
"Hmm then I guess you won't being wanting any of these," She stated revealing a box from behind her. As she lifted the top I felt my stomach start to growl. Mmm doughnuts. When I went to grab one she snatched away the box. "Nope! You were being rude," she teased.
I poked my lip out. "Spencer! Come on," I whined.
She grinned holding the box above my head. "Only if you say you're sorry."
"Okay okay I'm sorry..but I'm only apologizing because of my stomach," I said with a stomp of the foot. She smiled in triumph and set the box on the hood of the car. I took one and munched on it slowly while taking in her apperance. She was decked out in hunting camo. Her blonde hair was pulled back in a ponytail covered with a dirty baseball hat. The morning sun bounced off of her slightly bronze skin. Spencer was never one for the tanning bed though. Her tan was all natural she earned it from working outside. I had to say it was a sight to see too. Spencer just always had a way of looking good in anything. She could probably go out in nothing but a potato sack and still drop jaws. "Going somewhere," I asked taking another sip of coffee.
"No I already went. Me and the guys wenting hunting this morning out on the Prescott farm," she explained. She tucked her hands in her pockets and ran her eyes up and down my body. Immediately I could feel my heart leap again, just like the night before. I didn't like these feelings that were rising up in my stomach.
I cleared my throat and her eyes shot back up to mine. "That must have been fun I didn't know you still went hunting," I said, trying to ease tenison.
She simply shrugged and replied, "Yeah every now and then I'll go if I get time off. Which isn't very often these days."
I took another doughnut from the box and starting eating it. "Why's that?"
"I just tend to stay busy these days," Spencer said pausing slightly before saying busy. I raised my eyebrow which she caught. "So I have an compromise with this whole divorce thing," she said changing the subject.
This shocked me honestly. She was actually going to give me the divorce? I was going to be able to leave? For good. "So you signed the papers," I probed, grinning.
She frowned at my reaction briefly but quickly changed her expression so it couldn't be seen long. It's been eight years why was she acting so disraught over this. "Not exactly," She said interupting my train of thought. I lifted a brow. "So here's the deal do you remember my grandma," she asked and to that I nodded.
Grandma Carlin was one of my favorite people from the Carlin family. She was the very first person that found out about Spencer and I. Spencer was not usually afraid of things, but she was afraid of how everybody would react to her being gay. Spencer was BIG on family, she loved her family and did her best to always do right by her parents. Grandma Carlin put an ease to Spencer's worries after telling her that no matter what she would always be loved by her family. That her family loved her unconditionally and would never think any less of her.
She raised her hand and started rubbing the back of her neck. I eyed her suspiously, something was definitely up. Spencer only did that when she was nervous. "Well she wants us to come and visit with her for the weekend," she spoke all too quickly.
I opened my mouth and closed it again then shook my head. "What? What do you mean us Spencer." My tone was slightly off the edge. Spencer darted her eyes to the ground. "Spencer," I warned.
"I sort of never told my grandma that we ended things," she told me quietly.
"You did what," I yelled slightly earning stares from the people in the doughnut shop.
She flinched. "Ash I just never found the right time to tell her."
"What the hell Spencer how does it just slip your mind for eight years?!"
"Look Ashley my Grandma means alot to me okay I would never in any way shape or form hurt her. A year after you left she was diagnosed with lung cancer she went through chemo and for a couple of years everything was fine she was okay. Until last year, the sickness has come back and she won't do chemo this time. She said if she goes then it's her time to go and there is no reason you should fight fate. She's so damn stubborn. So yeah Ashley I didn't tell my grandma we are getting divorced my bad! I didn't want to cause her any pain."
"How is it she never noticed that I wasn't around," I questioned.
"I just told her you had a new job that required you to stay away for long periods of time."
I snorted which she glared at me for. "Sorry. She really bought that though?"
"She never argued so yes she did. The cancer took alot out of her...still is." The pain in her eyes made them change to a different color blue. One that I've seen before. Smokey Blue. The ache in her voice was heartbreaking. The tears were close to spilling over. I could tell that this was seriously tearing her apart. Spencer didn't get like this often, atleast she didn't when we were together; and it was upsetting me to see her like this reguardless of my feelings toward her.
I reached out and touched her arm. "Spence I had no idea..."
She scoffed. "Of course not Ashley. How were you suppose to know? You left." I frowned at that comment. All of a sudden she straightened herself up, blinking back the tears that she wouldn't let go of. She brushed off her clothes and looked at me. "Look Ashley I'm only bringing this up because I need your help. I don't want your pity and I don't need you feeling sorry for me. That's no longer your job. I'm fine and dandy I just want my grandma to stay happy for the time she's still here." She paused for a moment to gather her thoughts. "Now if you help me I will sign the papers and give you your divorce. I won't put up a fight anymore Ash but only when you agree to helping me."
I blew out a slow breath and looked her in the eyes. "So let me get this straight all I have to do is go with you to your grandma's and you'll divorce me?"
She shook her head. "She thinks we're together Ashley therefore we have to act like we're together."
I blinked my eyes. There was no way I could do that. Not to myself. Not to Aiden. I was engaged for christ's sake! "No."
She cocked a brow in disbelief. "No?"
I walked over to the trash can and threw away my coffee cup. "You heard me," I said turning back to her. "Look Spencer I'm sorry about your grandma it sucks but I'm not going to do that to get this divorce. I can't do that."
She simply shook her head. "I really can't believe how selfish you're being right now." She turned and started walking towards the woodline behind the shop. The people in and around the shop were starting to stare so I followed after her.
"Where do you think you're going? This conversation isn't over!" She just kept walking down the trail, ignoring me. Okay fine she wanted to be like that fine! "You want to speak about being selfish? Why don't you go take a look in the mirror Spencer, I'm not the one who has been putting off this divorce. I'm ready to get on with my life Spencer I'm sorry you're still stuck in the past but it's time for you to grow up!"
She turned and stopped so fast that I almost fell into her. Her eyes icy blue. "Fuck you Ashley why don't you just leave?! Go back to New York and go back to your fiance! I asked one thing of you! ONE THING and you can't even bring yourself to do that much!" I froze where I stood in shock. How did she know? "Yeah I know," she snapped as if reading my mind.
A few minutes passed and nothing was said. We simply stared at one another. Glaring more like it.
"Why should I help you Spencer? I mean honestly why? I don't owe you any favors."
"Because you need me to sign those papers," she stated. I frowned again and looked to the ground. I didn't look up till I heard Spencer exhale loudly. "Look Ashley it's simple you help me and I'll help you. Just come with me and pretend to be my wife again for a couple of days. I'll sign the papers then you can move on and get married."
I sighed. How hard could it be? It was just for a couple of days, I mean that would be easy. Right? Whatever I needed her to sign those papers and if agreeing to this was the only way then by all means. "I guess I have no choice," I stated with a nod. "I'll go."
She smiled as her eyes returned to sky blue. Good she was happy again. "Thank you so much Ashley."
I shrugged. "Sure Spence." She continued to smile and I could feel the butterflies erupting in my stomach. "Spencer will you stop staring at me please." I didn't like this, these feelings were scaring me.
She chuckled and shook her head. "Alright we need to get going." She turned back and head towards our vehicles. I followed after her biting the inside of my cheek. This was going to be a long weekend.
A/N: My apologies to the big change in where this story was going. I had an idea and wanted to just go with it. Don't worry though I'll still be somewhat sticking to the movie too lol. Anywho thank you all for the awesome reviews. I love them. I'm sorry it's taking me so long to get chapters out I'm sorta busy lol.
