Chapter 38
Ashley sat in her office looking through some files for a minute before hearing a light knock on the door. Casey walked in and smiled as Ashley silently groaned in her mind, why she didn't just fire this woman and come clean all together was a mystery. Casey sat across from her, "No one is here." Ashley looked at her files again trying to busy herself, "We're still here and I, at least, count as a someone so…someone is here." Casey rolled her eyes, "You can act like there is guilt inside of you, but we both know that our relationship is real. Ashley set her files down, "We don't have a relationship, I'm married. You just took advantage of a drunk me and now blackmail me into this "relationship" and into letting you keep your job." Casey smiled, "It was brilliant wasn't it? How is your wife anyway?" Ashley tried to keep her distance, "None of your business, we're going through some hard times at home right now." "What's wrong Ash," Casey smiled and moved closer, "you can tell me anything." Ashley stepped backwards, "Just get away from me, I'm done. I don't want to do this anymore. You should leave." Casey backed away, "I'm sure your wife…and the tabloids would love to hear about your affair and probable divorce." Ashley sighed, "Don't. We have enough going on right now. I think Spencer's pregnant, my son just tried to kill himself, my daughter is in another country, and my granddaughter has two idiot teenagers for parents because her real mom and dad died."
Ashley shook her head, "Why can't you just leave me alone? What did I do to you to make you mad enough to blackmail me into an affair after I cheated one night when I was drunk. Spencer kicked me out of the house that night because she was so pissed, I didn't know what else to do so I went to the bar, and there you were. Ready to take advantage of me after you slipped something in my drink." Casey smiled, "If you knew I slipped something in your drink why didn't you just tell her that. Spencer is a very lovely and forgiving southern girl and would have believed you because you never really lie to her, but you're having an affair now. You're having a conscious affair with a coworker and no one will know about any blackmailing or drugs in your drinks because we only have sex in the office. So say goodbye to your life Ashley Davies. I hope you like living alone and paying a shit load of child support because you got so many damn kids with so many damn problems. They're all fucked up because of you, Spencer is the good girl and you're the same girl from LA. You'll never change, being sent to Ohio didn't change you…meeting Spencer didn't change you. Have you even thought to realize your oldest kid is probably reliving your life right now? I laughed when I figured it out. You were sent to a private boarding school and so was your kid. You met some nice girl that changed your fucking life and I'm the ex-girlfriend that came back and ruined it all. I'm Becky and you're Aphrodite…I wonder if she's found her Spencer yet?" Ashley shook her head, "Don't talk about my kids like that. They're fine, our family just hit a rough patch."
Casey laughed like she was crazy, "You created your life all over again. Aphrodite is you…guess who Michael and Aiden are." Ashley felt tears form in her eyes as she searched through her life and realized everything was true, Casey was absolutely right. Michael died right in her arms when her and Aiden were kids and Aiden tried to commit suicide when his twin brother died, but he didn't succeed. Casey just continued, "Guess who young Brandon Bartby (BB) is…where does little Artemis come into play? The nice artistic and open minded girl with the sweet boy next door with crazy friends. Brandon is Clay and Artemis is Chelsea. Do we have a Clay Jr. yet? What happened to Clay, Ashley? Where is he?" Ashley was angry, "Get the fuck out of my office and out of my life." Casey smiled knowing she was getting to Ashley with irrelevant comparisons, "So I wonder if Spencer is…" Ashley shook her head not wanting to hear her say it, "Don't you dare say it. She's not anyone." Casey smiled, "Kim was the one that went ahead of this cycle of things happened to her before the same thing could happen to Spencer. Where is Kim now Ashley?"
Ashley backed away, "She's dead." Casey smiled, "Where is Kim's baby?" Ashley shook her head, "Nowhere." Casey smiled, "She lives with you and your kid right?" Ashley let the tears fall, "Get the fuck out!" Casey knew she was breaking Ashley's still fragile and unstable heart, "You're a replica of your own older generation Ash. Do you know who you are? You're a mini Christine, you are your mother Ashley." Ashley shook her head, "No I'm not." Casey smiled a wicked twisted grin, "Guess who plays Raife in your life Ashley." "Shut up!" "Spencer does…where's your Dad right now Ashley? Don't answer that, because I know the answer…he's with Kim…Jeremy…Michael…Clay. Do you know who I am Ashley?"
"You ruined my life! Get out of my office!" "I'm husband number two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine in your mother's generation. We'll always be here to break apart your family," Casey said. Ashley picked up things and began throwing them, "Get out of my office!! You're fired! Never come back!" Casey smiled, "I'll always be here Ashley. When your mother remarries I'll be there. When your children have failed relationships I'll always be there." Ashley finally got her out of her office and the guilt was rising inside her, Casey was right. Everything that whore said was completely true and she believed every lie Casey was feeding her as she stood up wiping all the tears from her eyes and roughly grabbing her keys and slamming doors and she locked up the building and left for the night. She got in her car and sped all the way home.