Hey all, sorry for the epic delay with this, blame travelling, work, women and my mind deciding to go AWOL on me :D
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Right, moving swiftly on before i make a tool of myself, this chapter is a bit filler-y but i am hoping to power on through and get a few updates up today.

Finding The Story

Chapter 14

Ring Ring….Ring Ring…

"Hello?"

"Hey James it's Spencer."

"Hey Lady, how's it going with the She-Devil?" Spencer smiled down the phone Oh how quickly things change.

"Good actually, I think I can do this now."

"Really? The other day you were ranting on about her. What's changed?" Spencer sighed heavily and thought of a way to explain her change of heart.

"I don't know, she's mellowing. We seem to be getting on pretty well." Oh how well we get on…Spencer listen to James you div!

"So what are you wanting to do? You only have a couple of weeks left of the month you eventually agreed to be there for." Spencer felt a twinge of panic hit her stomach, she remembered how she begged James to take her off this project, and now she never wanted to leave.

"Oh, well about that, yeah I might as well stay as long as originally planned, seeing as everything is going ok now and all."

"I don't get it. Whatever, I don't think I'll ever understand women. So, do you have an angle yet?"

"Well I always wanted to show a different side to her, so I'm going to do a bit of digging and see if I can get her to open up about these songs she writes but doesn't sing. I don't want the story to be about that, but a bit of background information might help to display a softer Ashley."

"Sounds good Carlin, not sure how you're going to get her to talk about them, it a very well kept secret, I only found out by chance because I knew somebody who knew somebody who worked with one of the singers who let slip it was a Davies track. Then it was a case of digging and calling in favours to get you those songs I put on your iPod."

"Well she told me she wrote one, and then she told me why she wrote another, although it was an odd conversation, we were kinda talking in third person, but I got the point." She could hear James spit his drink across his office.

"WHAT? She told you that? Why would she tell you that? She never talks about them. How did you do it?!"

"James breathe, she just told me, granted she was a bit tipsy first time" and flirting like crazy, "and the next time I guess she felt safe because we weren't actually talking about her, it was all a bit confusing to be honest."

"Spencer, please recognise the significance of her telling you this, you have to get more out of her, this is our big story! This is will make us huge, think of how many copies we can sell with a story like that!"

Spencer furrowed her brow for a moment, realisation crossing her mind. "James, there's a reason she doesn't want people knowing about things like this. I'm not going to tell the world about something she's worked so hard to hide. Yeah I want to know why, but I'm not going to ruin her with this."

"That's what you do Spencer, you're a journalist. Journalise. This is your story."

She felt anger start to build at being told what to write about. She wouldn't, couldn't, do that to Ashley. These songs were too important to her for some reason.

"I thought I could pick my story."

"You can, but seeing as you haven't found anything better and have complained for most of the trip, I suggest to listen to me and just follow this one. It's huge. Anyway Spence, I've got to go."

With that the phone went dead. Spencer was unsure what to do. The story about the unknown Davies songs would catapult her into the journalistic limelight and would vastly increase her chances of working on stories that actually meant something to her. But was it worth it? She had only kissed Ashley the afternoon before, but already she felt a strong connection to the singer, which grew during their dinner date.

They had chatted and gotten to know about each other during their meal in a fancy restaurant, where Ashley's celebrity status granted them access to the secluded V.I.P area. There they both relaxed, not faced with screaming fans or hidden cameras, they were able to share gentle kisses and whispered secrets. It was so romantic, and then she walked me back to my room and kissed me goodnight…Spencer!! Snap Out of it!

She decided against her boss's advice, choosing not to ruin the beginnings of something she hoped would last with Ashley.

"Ahh Kyla it was amaaaaazing. She's so preeeeeetty and so funny! She bought masks, to hide us from the press, and she likes Beauty and the Beast, how cute?! She looked so hot too, ach, you should have seen her, smokin'!" Ashley had been talking non-stop about her date with Spencer, since Kyla walked through the door.

"It went well then?" Kyla smirked at her sister, she hadn't seen her this happy in years.

"Well?! Well?! There isn't a word to describe how good it all was…Oh! Oh! You should see how good a kisser she is, well, I don't want you to watch, but if I didn't really, really like her and you didn't like boys, you should kiss her, just to experience it, but I guess it would make all your other kisses seem inadequate…"

"Rambling."

"Sorry. I'm just excited. I've not been this happy in years. She makes me happy." Ashley threw herself on the sofa with a flourish; her bright smile still a permanent fixture on her face.

"It's all so fast though, you've only known her for like what, two weeks?" Kyla perched herself on the couch and looked at her sister, as she flung her arms up in the air.

"I know! I know, but I really don't care. I know I should, but I can't. When I'm with her it's like nothing else is important. I'm not a singer, she's not a reporter, we're just…us."

Kyla moved closer to her sister and put an arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer and planting an affectionate kiss on her forehead.

"I'm so happy for you Ash, just please be careful. We both like her, and she seems to have had a strange affect on both of us." Ashley glanced up and pouted dramatically at her sibling, making Kyla laugh.

"Don't worry, you can keep your lady-candy! I just don't want to see you hurt again, that's all." With that Ashley stood up and quickly changed the conversation.

"Come on, I have a show to prepare for right?" She took Kyla's hand and pulled her to her feet, then handed her a piece of paper. "And you have to locate this address and give the young lad there two free tickets and V.I.P passes!"

"Ashley!! You promised you'd stop doing this!!" Kyla's cries went unheard as the singer dashed into her bedroom and got ready for her soundcheck.

There you have it, sorry for the shortness, but like i said, more will be posted tonight - pinky promise :D
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