I LIVE IN ENGLAND SO DO NOT OWN ANYTHING TO DO WITH SOUTH OF NOWHERE!
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I am thinking about writing a Glee fic (Faberry and some Brittana) what do you think – would you read it?
I own SCAD Records, Nicole and Alex.
Unfortunately I may not be able to update for about a week. Sorry. I will try though…your ideas are always appreciated though…hint hint.
Some replies:
hugbuddy13: Yes they did. But what happens next?
elfspirit7 and Irishgrl33: Sorry neither but the cliffhanger or who is ringing Spencer won't be resolved or revealed yet.
Charlee: Sorry for the cliffhanger but I need you to keep reading! Spashley friendship maybe – where they ever just friends though.
LoveAsh87: If Madison and Lily had of not come in they would of kissed and Spencer would of cheated. So your point is invalid. :-P
Adibou: Nice to hear from you. Enjoy the chapter!
Supernaye: You sound just like me. Don't get in to trouble though!
Meet Nicole Earl
I am a freelance photographer/journalist, so apart from being creative I am good at reading people.
Spencer, however, even though I could read her most of the time, I haven't been able to read her since she proposed. I hoped it would pass or at least or at least she would talk to me but months have passed and I'm still waiting. I hate to think she has been hiding something since we met about two and a half years ago but I think she has.
She thinks I don't see or hear what's going on around me but I do.
Every time I ask about her past, she locks down. Even the people around us look on me with slight sympathy – Paula, Arthur, Glen, Chelsea, Kyla, Aiden and Lily. I wish she would tell me, then at least then we could move forward together or separately but I have mentally prepared myself for the worse. We both deserve to be happy and at the moment we are not.
I was having a coffee break at Ego Centric when we first locked eyes. I was on break from an interview and taking some photographs of a new band, True Lies, they were rumoured to be the next big thing and SCAD Records had just signed them. I have heard that Madison Duarte was instrumental in signing them, so I was kind of hoping she would be coming along with them but she didn't. See, I love Madison's music and it didn't hurt that she was very sexy. I had heard that she had recently come out as being bi-sexual and as a vice-president of SCAD Records there was hope.
As soon as I saw the blue eyes and blonde hair of Spencer Carlin, I was a goner. Madison was totally forgotten about. She was only a fantasy anyway. That is why I was very annoyed when Spencer admitted that she knew her and she was one of her best friends.
I offered to buy Spencer on the condition that she would come and sit with me. We chatted for a while but the time soon came for me to get back to the band. We exchanged phone numbers and I promised I would call her. Spencer didn't seem like the type of girl to make the first move.
Thankfully I finished with the band earlier than expected. I was glad as I could not take my mind off Spencer Carlin the girl I met earlier in the day. I didn't care if I was too forward as I phoned her as soon as I got home. I remember the telephone conversation like yesterday.
"Hello, Spencer Carlin speaking?" She answers after a couple of minutes.
"Well if it isn't the beautiful blonde with amazing blue eyes that I met in Ego Centric today." I flirted and hoped she wouldn't mind a bit of flirting. During coffee we were both flirting. "Hi, it's Nicole Earl do you remember me?"
"Well hello there you, of course I remember you!" She says flirting back and I think to myself "Bingo".
She continues "I'm terribly glad you called, I'm extremely lonely, can you help?"
I physically gulp and I don't care if she can hear it, she is so very sexy at the moment. "I'm sure I could help with that. What do you say I come and pick you up and take you out beautiful?" all fingers and toes are crossed.
There is a long pause before she says "yeah, that sounds great Nic. I'll see you soon."
I'm confused we were flirting then she just totally blew cold, I'll have to ask her about that later.
That first night we had a great time and it was the first of many. I did asked her about why she blew cold on me when I called her beautiful earlier on the phone and she explained that she hated pet names. I knew there was more to the story than that but I didn't push it. I mean I didn't what to ruin something before it even began. She never did tell me the whole story on why she hated pet names but it had gotten better over the years, I could get away with calling her some pet names.
We had been together and very happy, well for my part anyway, for two years before she proposed to me. I had always thought I would be the one to propose to her but she proved me wrong. Spencer Carlin is nothing but beautiful even if she is confusing at times.
We both had a day off, so she took me for a coffee at Ego Centric. She presented me with a dark red rose and in the middle of it was I beautiful white gold ring.
She said "Nicole Earl, I never thought I would meet someone as caring as you. You make me feel very loved. Will you marry me?"
Of course I said "yes" straight away, I mean have you seen Spencer? No-one in their right minds should say no to her.
I really tried to ignore the strange look on her face when I said yes. I am still ignoring the sinking feeling that she didn't actually expect me to agree to marry her.
Then when I saw Kyla in the bridal shop with her mum and her sister, Ashley, something clicked and I realise that they were all hiding someone from me – Ashley. I never even knew Kyla had a sister, to my recollection it had never been mentioned before. Who was Ashley Woods and why were they hiding her?
I had not mentioned to Spencer that I had bumped into Kyla, her mum and Ashley. After all it was in a bridal shop and we had not even set a wedding date yet but somehow she knew, somehow she knew. I could see it in her face, the worry and the slight panic.
That evening was our weekly dinner with Paula and Arthur, my future in-laws, but something had obviously rattled the three of them, maybe it was the person in the Porsche that was driving away from the house as I was pulling up. As normal though, during dinner I kept smiling like I knew nothing. In reality though I didn't know anything, I had my suspicions but until Spencer spoke to me that's the way it would stay.
I might be, actually I know I was, fooling myself but I did not want my relationship with Spencer to end. You don't take a photograph or write an article without being able to see the end result. I could see my future with Spencer and I was not about to let that go without a fight.
So, the next day when I woke up alone, Spencer had already gone to work with Lily, I made a decision. I was going to by Spencer an engagement ring. I mean I had one so I was only fair. I hoped this would be enough to show her my love. Luckily I had a pretty easy day with one shoot later this afternoon, so I got dressed and drove to the jewellers.
I immediately saw the perfect ring for my fiancée. It was white gold with three diamonds set into the band. The ring, hopefully, would make her amazing blue eyes pop.
I was just paying for the ring when I happened. Shots began to ring out and all I remember is being told to get on the floor. All I thought about was Spencer, I need her in my life, I will not lose her, I will fight for her.
All I wanted to do was to go home to her and snuggle up in Spencer's arms. Before I know what I am doing, I am crawling towards the door. People are screaming at me to stop but I don't.
Suddenly my whole world goes black…but from the depths I can hear Spencer's voice calling to me.
So what did you think? Did you hate it or love it? What happened to Nic? Do you care?
