Ashley wouldn't budge, something was wrong but, what? What could possibly be wrong, I mean did I say something. It could be Caleb being sick maybe she is worried, but wait she called me before that. I have got to figure out what is going on in that head of hers.
"Hun, what is the matter you have been acting weird all day." I said as I finished straining the spaghetti noodles.
"We can just talk about it when we go to bed babe." She said not looking up from a stack of papers she had been intently staring at for the past hour and half. I walked behind her setting the pasta on the counter and began to rub her shoulders.
"Come on we have plenty of time to talk now."
"I know it's just that I sort-of good sort-of bad and, I-."
"Tell me I will decide." I said in a soothing voice as she began to relax.
"Well it's a lonnnng story."
"I have the time, especially for you baby" She spun around on the bar stool she had been planted on. We were now face to face; I was staring at her deep, mocha brown eyes trying to read for anything.
"Okay well today when I walked into work, Christine was there my "Mother" and she came to deliver the wonderful news that me, Kyla and her would be receiving another 5 million, some clause thing that was supposed to be like a 15 years later thing or something like that and I don't know that guy whose is the loan guy is a real jackass and I don't know it's like bittersweet ya know?" She rambled this out in like 10 seconds flat. I just sat there in the complete state of shock. My jaw dropped at the words Christine. What the hell was Christine doing in Connecticut? I am confused.
"I am just really confused, what should I do Spence?" she asked me as I stood still completely baffled.
"What choice do you have, but to collect the five million, I mean we don't even need it we could just give it to charity or something."
"I guess I mean I am just mad that she showed up here when she had no right I mean she hasn't been married to the guy in like 30 years and all of the sudden bam 5 million bucks is just handed to her?"
"I know it's confusing, but we'll figure that out Ash, let's just concentrate on us and our kids and not on your mother." I said leaning into kiss her.
" Okay." She said smiling, returning the lean. Our lips touched lightly. I moved around the barstool edge to deepen the kiss. I felt her tongue slid gently over my bottom lip, asking for entrance, I granted. We were in the middle of a 'hot' make out session, when we were abruptly interrupted by the disgusting sound of puking come from the living room. We both pulled a way with a look of worry and started towards the living room.
"Caleb, sweetie are you okay?" Ashley asked raking her hands through his soft golden brown hair that fell just before his eyelids. He responded by the continuation of vomiting into the bucket placed side table.
"Ash his fever feels more intense." I said with my hand laid over his forehead as he fell back exhausted onto the down-feather pillow.
"Why don't you call Paula and ask, what we should do, I mean I don't want to bring him if it's the flu, but I don't want to take the chance he has never really been sick." Ashley said as she pressed her hand lightly against his cheek."
"Okay I will around 7pm but dinner has to be finished first." I said as I got up and ran into the kitchen remembering the garlic bread in the oven. I slid the mitts onto my hands and pulled the oven open and pulled out the slightly burnt bread. I threw it on to the stove top and turned the oven off I grabbed three plates and piled on spaghetti, meatballs and a piece of garlic bread each. I carried them out to the dining room.
"Dinners readdy" I yelled.
"Coming" I heard Blake yell from upstairs. Ashley walked in with a groggy Kaylin, who had just finished her evening nap.
"I'm he-re" Blake said in a sing-songy voice as she entered the room and took her seat at the table.
"Okay, you guys start eating, this little plate is Kaylin's, I'll eat later I am going to go sit with Caleb." Ashley nodded her head up and down as I walked out of the room. I found my way into the living room where I plopped down next to Caleb's feet and looked at the TV.
"Whacha watching bud." I said turning towards him
"Oh-uh Drake and Josh Mommy!" he said not turning his head away from the screen. Even when he is sick he still maintains his cheerfulness.
"Listen, I am going to call Nana, do you mind?"
"Nope." He said shrugging his shoulders.
I picked up the phone and dialed her number; she was usually home by now anyways.
"Hey Mom" I said into the phone as she answered
"Oh, hey Spence, whets up?"
"I uh just had a few questions for you Caleb is sick and he-."
"Oh no, he almost never gets sick."
"Exactly what I was thinking so I was wondering if I should take him to the doctor?"
"Well what are his symptoms?"
"He is throwing up and he has a fever of like 101, he hasn't really been hungry, but he does say he feels dizzy."
"I'm sorry, but that could be a number of things, you should just take him to the doctor."
"Okay."
"I am sorry to cut this short Hun, but your Dad and I are going out to a banquet and I really need to get going."
"Oh no problem, thanks for the advice, love you oh and give Dad a big, hug and kiss from me okay?"
"I will Spencer, Love you too, Bye"
"Buh-bye." I hung up the phone and looked over to see that sleep had taken over and Caleb was soundly curled on the couch. I got up and walked into dining room where everyone was finish up. I leaned on the table over Ashley and kissed her forehead. Only to have her look up and kiss me gently on the lips. I smiled into the kiss.
"Gross, I am trying to eat." Shouted Blake across the table.
"Quiet down, your brother is in the other room." I scolded
"Sorry." She said as she looked down and mumbled to herself.
"Enough go upstairs and finish your homework." Said Ashley
"I don't have any." She retorted not looking up.
"Fine then go get Kaylin into her jammys."
"Fine!!" she shouted as she stood up and grabbed Kaylin, she headed up the stairs stomping on each one.
"See, I knew it would work"
"What would work Ash?"
"My plan to get some alone time." She said looking up at me smiling.
"Oh I see, but its only 7:30 and someone has to clean dinner up." I said as I stood up from my chair.
"Not soo, fast sexy" she pulled me down into her lap. She pulled me into a deep, passionate kiss and then stopped mid-way through, leaving me wanting more.
"Wha-"
"Like you said someone's gotta do the dishes." She said as she jumped up. I grabbed her arm and spun her around, I pulled her so close to me that we were centimeters apart, I leaned really close to her ear and whispered
"You'll pay for that later" She laughed and skipped away, but not before spinning around at the doorway and winking with a sly grin on her face. 'What could she possibly be up to I thought as I watched her continue into the kitchen.'
