Author's Note:Wow. Almost three years. I hope everyone doesn't hate me too much. I wouldn't be surprised if I've been forgotten by now. … Anywhoo. Let me just shut up and get on with this overdue update.

Chapter 10

The sound of the doorbell echoed in everyone's ear.

Glen and Spencer slowly turned their heads to look at each other.

And suddenly…

"Not it!" they both yelled simultaneously.

Emily laughed as she clapped her hands. "Not it!" she yelled happily.

Ashley rolled her eyes then sighed. "I guess I'll get it," she said as she slowly stood up and walked out to answer the door.

Glen then smiled at his sister. "So, what are ya making for lunch?"

Spencer laughed and opened her mouth to respond when a scream cut her off.

Ashley's scream.

Glen bolted to the front door and Spencer picked Emily up off to floor and followed after her brother while screaming "Ashley!"

They did not expect what they were about to see.

"What the hell?" Glen, obviously, was the first to speak.

"Hey everyone!" said the man behind the doorway with an ecstatic smile.

As Spencer stared at him, she realized that her wife's scream was probably one of joy, and not of distress. "Raife? What are you doing here?"

The blonde man smiled warmly. "I haven't visited in a really long time and I realized that it's probably about time I visited my daughter and her wife," his smile turned sad when he looked at the little girl in Spencer's arms. "Plus, I realize that due to certain circumstances…I never got the chance to meet my granddaughter."

Ashley, who was currently hugging her dad, couldn't wipe the smile off her face. "Dad, you know I don't blame you for anything. I'm just so glad you're here," she said, speaking into his shoulder.

Emily giggled. "Mama is happy," she stated.

"Yes, she is," Spencer agreed wholeheartedly with a grin. She saw this as a chance to start to sort of move on from the Aiden mess. Even though she knew that was far from over, at least Ashley's dad was now here to help them with it. He couldn't have had better timing.

Ashley pulled away from her dad with a gigantic smile, then walked over to Spencer to receive Emily, and walked back over to her father. "Emily, this is your grandfather," she said softly, smile still in place.

Emily pulled the thumb she was sucking on out of her mouth and smiled. "Hi."

"Hello there," Raife greeted back with a grin, then turned back to his daughter in awe. "Ashley, she looks just like you, it's incredible."

Glen stared at the scene unfolding before him. What a touching moment, he thought. Seems like the perfect time for me to ruin it. "So hey guys? I'm kind of hungry."

Spencer rolled her eyes. "Alright, alright. Let's go out to eat."

"Ooh!" Ashley exclaimed happily. "Just let me get my car keys."

Soon enough they were all on their way.

Leaving their home all alone.

The house held a deafening silence now that it was void of its inhabitants. It was enough to scare you. Perhaps even make you paranoid. In any case one would bring up the saying, "If walls could talk."

What would this house be saying?

This particular home would probably say, "Boy, I'm glad my owners left at the time they did."

Why would it say that, you ask?

"Because…"

The house would say, "Then they would sure be freaked to see that strange man climbing up my fire escape."

Author's Note: I know. I'm horrible. Next post, WILL be longer. Or will it? … Please review folks :) It will determine my mindset.