Chapter 21

Spencer had spent most of the weekend drunk or recovering from being drunk while avoiding Ashley and neverending her phone calls. Spencer couldn't deal with talking to Ashley no matter how much Aiden tried to convince her otherwise, no matter how many times she was tempted because she just didn't want to deal with it full stop. But she couldn't hide from the inevitable any more because it was Monday and she had to see Ashley and she had no clue what she was going to do. She had been up for hours thinking about how to deal with the day and decided to get to the recording studio so she could avoid the papparazi and hopefully her brother who had also tried to contact during her drunken state. Spencer pulled up a chair in the lsitening area and went through her emails to see if there was anything important that she needed to set up or organize for Ashley but there was nothing important just a few meetings with the label that Spencer didn't need to be at and then the final task that Spencer did before anybody got there was printing off her official notice so that it was clear that she and Ashley had a strictly business only relationship. After about an hour of contemplating how she was going to deal with this she realised it was too late as Ashley stormed into the studio like a hurricane ranting and raving about the paps outside but she soon stopped in her tracks as her eyes focused of Spencer.

"Spence...I didn't think you'd be here"

"Yea well it's my job" Spencer replied with a little too much venom.

"You didn't answer my calls...I was worried"

"I was busy and I don't really have much to say to you"

"At the moment or ever?" Ashley asked hoepfully.

"Look I don't think it's appropriate to this at the moment"

"Can we talk later?"

"We don't have anything to talk about"

"Well I think we do. Look Spence just give the chance to explain...that's all I want"

Spencer didn't answer straight away she just walked over to Ashley and handed over the paper she had printed off earlier.

"What's this?" Ashley asked not even looking at the paper in her hands.

"It's my two weeks notice. I know we don't have an official contract or anything but I figured that two weeks would be enough time for you get somebody else"

"I don't want anybody else"

"You made that choice"

"No I didn't...I didn't do anything with that girl Spencer and I need you to believe me"

"Well I don't and I really do not want to talk about this. I think I can be your PA via email and text so that way we don't have to deal with this"

Spencer was getting more and more emotional which was making her just want to leave before Ashley noticed that what happened was effecting her in anyway. Ashley slowly edged closer to Spencer hoping that if she can just get her to look her in the eyes then she would see that Ashley loved her and wanted only her.

"Spencer I'm going to talk now and I'm not going to stop so will have to listen"

"Ashley"

"Shut up Carlin this is happening. Look that chick came on to me and I have no idea who she is. I'll admit that I was flirting with her a bit but it's hard to break old habits which is no excuse and I know this. You walked into as I was telling her I had a girlfriend that I really love and I know that you won't believe but I just had to tell you"

Spencer didn't move or do anything for at least 30 seconds because she was firstly trying to put together the memories she has of that moment to see if Ashley was been truthful and she was also trying to digest the love part of the explanation. While deciding that she couldn't deal with any of this she just left pushing past Ashley to the door. Ashley just stood there speechless not knowing what to do or whether chase after her just leave but she thought that it was best to just leave her for now. Ashley waited until she knew that Spencer was gone before she ventured to the coffee machine for her caffiene fix. On her way there she spotted Glenn and tried to hide to avoid a confrontation of mammoth proportions. As she tried badly to hide behind a plant she noticed that Glenn was talking to what looked like a new girl on reception but as Ashley looked closer she realised that she recognised the girl....it was Jamie who was smiling and laughing with Glenn.