A/N I just wanted to thank everyone who is reading and those that are leaving reviews! Hint hint. Just press the little button at the bottom left hand side… and I'll love you forever. As always any mistakes are my own… unless anyone would like to beta this?? Ummm what else oh yeah disclaimer only the story idea is mine everything else belongs to the N ECT…
So Spencer will appear soon don't worry… at the moment she'll just randomly show up. On with the story!
Paula's POV
"Arthur, don't you find it strange that she shows up at this particular moment, if I had to guess I would say some kind of higher power is trying to tell me something!"
"Right, why didn't you listen to said higher power when we first moved here, and you through Ashley out of our house, one more then one occasion may I add?"
"I resent that" I knew he was right but I like to think that I have grow a lot since those times, lord knows I would rather Ashley was sneaking into my daughters bedroom again, then she was in a loveless relationship with that women. "Arthur, the signs all point to it"
"What signs?" I'm not usually the type to buy into all that stuff but I'll make an exception in this case.
"She got along with Rachel and Amy, just struck up a conversation with them."
"Ok even then didn't you say that she asked out one of the nurses?" He moves away to finish dinner, Spencer called earlier to let us know that she would be a bit late, but it's not like I mind it gives me more time to plan how to get them back together. I know most mothers would ever think twice about getting them back together after what Ashley did, but I can't help but think that if I hadn't tried to get involved in their relationship she would have done that.
"No Donna asked her out" Arthur just looks at me, its one of those 'you know that everything you are saying is crazy' looks. "What that is completely different."
"What are you talking bout?" Rachel said rubbing her sleepy eyes. I tried to straighten out her messy hair.
"I was telling grandpa about today at the hospital"
"I'm sowry that I spoke to strangers, but Donna spoke to her first so I though it would be ok." I know that she was trying to make sure that she would be getting into trouble about this; I'm always amazed when they do cute things like this, and it reminds me of when Spencer and Glen were Younger.
"Its ok sweetie, I'm not mad at you, just let's not tell mommy about this yeah. Don't want her worrying about anything. Are you ok with that?" I didn't want Spencer finding out that her daughters had been talking to Ashley just yet.
"But Ashley said that we would be friends, and mommy said that you don't hide your friends, and wouldn't I be lying to mommy."
"No not at all. We just won't tell her yet." She smiled at me, I know I know, feel like I'm using emotional terrorism with a 3 year old. But Spencer has enough to deal with, without knowing that her daughter just befriended her ex.
Next Day: (Still Paula's POV)
I walk back into work after having a semi day off, yet I can't help but feel some what better. Ok so I know that Spencer and Ashley aren't yet going to run off into the sunset, but everything is running smoothly. I look up towards the nurse's station seeing Donna working on charts. "Morning, so how was the date last night?" Yes I know I', awfully forward but believe it or not I don't want Donna to get hurt, I just don't want her to be with my daughter-in-law…
"Straight to the point Dr Carlin, I like it. I was good; we went to this amazing restaurant, got seated straight away, which just like made the date that much better. We talked, did you know that she writes music for like all these bands." She paused, hopefully next she would say 'but I'm never going to see her again, cause my name's not Spencer Carlin' but I know it wouldn't be that easy "Of course you didn't know that, you've never met. Anyway, she like totally ordered for me, it was like all in French or something, but it was so nice. We ate and then I invited her back to my place-" Oh please tell me they didn't.
"You didn't, did you, you met her yesterday. Shouldn't you wait or something."
"No, we didn't not even I move that fast, I mean if she wanted to I totally would but, we just had coffee, then it was like really late. We said goodnight, and I have to say the most amazing kiss of my life." How did Ashley put up with this, she talks kind of like Madison, I never would have thought that was her type. "Then I asked if we could have a second date, and she said she would call me."
"Well congratulations then, I guess." But Donna I'm not above fighting you for her.
"Yeah she said that she was playing at this bar called gray or something like that, helping a friend out. Isn't that so nice."
"Oh yeah that's wonderful, when did she say said was playing?" Subtle I know but I don't want anything to get to far. Code name that's what we need, then Arthur might want in on this.
"Tomorrow night, why? You don't want to meet her?"
"Well if she's going to be dating my favourite nurse then maybe I should." And maybe invite my daughter, and they can look over the bar into each other's eyes and fall back in love… Too far, I need to stop reading Jane Austin.
Ashley's POV
"Ashley Davies get out here right now!" I swear if she keeps shouting at me I'm going to kill her.
"What Ky. I was in the middle of writing for tomorrow." I wait for her I answer, but nothing she just stares at me, I hope she doesn't want me to guess, I'm no good at that. "Are you going to tell me what I've done of what?"
"I phoned you like 10 times last night, so then I phone Ella after worrying my arse off, and guess what she tells me. That you're on a date, not only did you not tell me, but should you be date while quitting the whole drugs thing. I don't need you getting all obsessed over this girl." Did she really just say that, yeah given up drugs means that I have to get another addiction, I like can't just go out on a date.
"Kyla it was a date, I'm not going to marry the girl."
"I'm happy for you I just think that it might be better just to deal with one thing at a time. Just a date does that mean a second one is going to happen?"
"I know and its fine, I haven't even wanted to go near the stuff for ages now, so just let me be. And in answer to the last question, no I like a first was enough. Seriously it was like dating mini Madison." She laughs, I like of went through a phase where that type was easier to get in bed, but after the given them up, I realised when your not high there're just really annoying. "But I think she's going to the gig tomorrow I let slip about it, and she wanted to go, so I'll just tell her to her face." I added that in there for her, she was so mad when I used to get her to do that for me.
"Good, so what you playing"
"Just some new stuff, I figured now I'm clean I can get all this stuff out of me and onto paper, my therapist said that it's a good idea."