So there will be some drama coming up in the near future, especially involving Alex's return. I'm prepared for arguments on who was right and who was wrong when it comes to Spashley vs Alex Carlin. In the meantime, enjoy! I don't own SoN.
44.1 - Insert Foot - Here
Spencer's PoV
Ryn had shown up with her new man candy of the month. Tristan was nice enough and it turned out he had five nieces and no nephews, so he knew how to interact with the girls quite easily. However, the moment he said he wasn't a fan of hockey, all bets were off.
The look on Lucas' face was priceless and Dylan drilled him about the sports he did like.
Tennis? Curling? Seriously?
"Are you sure he isn't a little gay?" I whispered into Ryn's ear.
"Spence!" She hissed. "Be nice."
"Your last boyfriend left you for a man…" I shrugged and she pouted. We laughed about it but at first it was traumatizing for her. I could only imagine.
"I think we're almost ready to sit down," Ashley came up to us in the living room and leaned against the back of the couch, watching Dylan frown at Tristan's explanation of how tennis was played.
I eyed her up like she was some sort of sex candy. What? I couldn't help it while I was around her. Her tight jeans and barely-there sweater that hung off her shoulders weren't making the thoughts of her in provocative positions go away. She really was teasing me.
"Lucas, Dyl," I walked up to them and placed one hand on each of their heads, "you mind going to wash up before dinner, please?"
Dylan was the first to jump up and run towards the washroom, Lucas close behind.
"Thank you for having me over, Spencer." Tristan smiled and looked over at Ryn, who was helping Ashley set the table.
"Please," I rolled me eyes playfully, "Ryn's been talking about you non-stop, I had to meet you."
The tall brunette grinned, his green eyes smiling over towards his girlfriend.
"However," I leaned towards him, "if you ever hurt her, I promise it'll come back tenfold on you," I patted his chest and nodded, plastering a smile on my face, "hungry?"
"Are we late?!" Carmen came in, snow topping her head along with Sammy's. "It's so slippery out there, I drove slow."
"Like a snail, slow." Sammy remarked with a grin and received an eye roll from Carmen. "It smells so good in here."
"Thanks." I grinned and turned to Ashley, "Davies did most of the work."
Ashley widened her eyes and shook her head. "No way, I just helped."
"I observed." I nodded and pinched Ashley on the cheek softly. "Don't be shy babe, you're a talented cook."
Especially those breakfasts in bed meals she'd cook me back in high school.
"She is!" Dylan came back from the washroom and hugged Carmen. "Is Sammy your girlfriend?"
Ryn held back a chuckle and I raised an eyebrow at Carmen. "Yea, is she?"
"Spencer." Ashley admonished softly but smiled as she did so.
"Uh," Sammy laughed, her eyes scanning the people in the house while waiting for the answer, "I don't think we're quite there yet."
Carmen nodded slowly and bit her lip. "Yea."
And cue awkward moment.
"Well the potatoes are done, all we need is for the chairs to be occupied and we're ready!" Ryn piped up and everyone started to gather into the dining room.
I sat next to Ashley, who sat next to Dylan. I eyed up Lucas across from me, who grinned and stole a carrot off Carmen's plate when she wasn't looking. The dinner was running smoothly and the small talk wasn't awkward.
"Ryn tells me you're not originally from here," Tristan looks at me with a smile. "Where are you from?"
"Midtown, Ontario." I cleared my throat and smiled as Ashley nudged me. "Ash is from B.C."
Tristan looked amused and nodded. "So what brings you two here?"
"Tris," Ryn laughed and lightly tapped his hand.
"Actually," Ashley smiled and patted the corner of her lip with a napkin, "Dylan is what brought me here, I mean, now. Thanks to your lovely girlfriend and Spencer, she's been in very good hands while I've been … away."
Dylan smiled at her mom and went back to eating her food.
"Mom and Ashley used to be girlfriends." Lucas shrugged. "Right?" Her grey eyes scanned mine and then Ashley's.
"Yes." I nodded and Ashley smiled back at my daughter.
"Interesting," Tristan grinned and took a drink before clearing his throat, "so is this like a high school reunion? The four of you went to school together, right?"
"Well when you put it that way," Carmen laughed, "I actually went to their rival school. I kicked Spencer's ass on the ice."
"Whatever." I sighed and watched as Dylan quietly held out her hand and beamed when Carmen gave her a dollar. "I think at this rate, I'm going to have the girls support us." I waggled my eyebrows at Ashley.
"Funny." Carmen sneered but winked in my direction. "Sammy went to school with them. She was only let into cool crowd because she was dating Alex."
Alex.
Wow.
It had been the first time in over a week that her name was even mentioned. I had talked to my mom earlier that week and she was telling me that Alex was about to wrap up her tour. Paula knew Alex and I weren't on speaking terms, and when I told her about Ashley and Dylan, she… well, she did what she did best in surprised situations: fainted.
Alex wasn't mentioned since, really.
"Oh, so you liked guys?" Tristan raised an eyebrow in the brunette's direction.
"Uh no," I frowned and threw a look over at Ryn, "did you not tell him that aside from you, we're all just a bunch of lesbos?"
Ryn's eyes widened and she cleared her throat. "I guess it never came up?"
"Well, Alex is my younger sister – Sam dated her for years." I cleared the air and Tristan nodded his head slowly before he looked at Ryn.
"Carlin? As in Alex Carlin?" He looked like he had just won a grand prize.
"Ugh," Carmen moaned, "please tell me you're not one of those pervy guys who drool over the hot lesbian and make up all different kind of fantasies?"
"Carmen!" Ryn scowled.
"What? I'm sorry, but Alex does not need to be seen that way. She's like – a little sister and I don't need nor do I want those images floating around in my head." She hissed back and then looked at Sammy, "no offence."
"I'm on Carm's side with this one." Ashley shrugged and looked at Lucas, who was frowning. "What's wrong Luc?"
"Where is Aunt Alex anyway?" She scratched her head. "Nana said she was done touring, shouldn't she be here?"
Ashley and I looked at each other and I couldn't tell you what exactly her expressions were, but they matched my own.
"I'm sorry," Tristan blushed and shook her head, "I don't mean any disrespect and no, I've never thought of her that way at all," he cleared his throat, "it's just that my nieces love her and this is just a nice surprise is all."
"Oh." Carmen clamped her mouth shut and I did the same.
"Insert foot here." Sammy patted Carmen's lips with a soft smile, trying to break the tension.
"Seriously," Lucas kicked my ankle from under the table, "is she going to be coming back soon?"
I-
Would she?
"Luc, I don't know." I sighed and went back to picking at my salad.
"I'm sorry for making this conversation awkward." Tristan frowned, throwing all of us an apologetic look. "Kathryn hasn't went into detail so without them, I'm one to uh, assume."
"It's okay." I shrugged and patted his hand. "Ryn likes to leave out the juicy details because she's a sucker for intense dramatic awkward moments."
"Guilty." Ryn blushed but shot me a dirty look.
"So how was the birthday party?" Ashley asked the girls, trying to steer clear from anymore uncomfortable talks.
"Good," Lucas answered first, "I got sick but Hadley kept me company."
"Cute curly blonde?" I raised a teasing eyebrow and her cheeks turned a little red.
"And Jason gave me one of his presents!" Dylan grinned.
"Well that was nice of him," Ashley grinned and ruffled her daughter's perfect curls, "what did he give you?"
"A limited edition of the Kenora Thistles hockey puck!" Dylan beamed and scooted out of her chair. She was stopped by Ashley's gentle hand on her arm. "I wanna show you," the little Ashley-version pouted.
"And you can," Ashley smiled softly, "after we finish eating."
I watched as Dylan stared into her mother's eyes before breaking into a soft blush and sitting down. "Sorry, I got excited."
"That's a pretty valuable gift he gave you kiddo," Carmen piped up, "I think he likes you."
"Does not!" Dylan looked at her with wide eyes.
"Oh he does too, Dylly." Lucas grinned and wiggled her eyebrows.
"Lukey!"
"Girls." I said in a firm tone but with a smile. "Please, not with guests?"
"Sorry mom." They both mumbled and my heart kind of – skipped a few beats.
Dylan looked just as shocked as I did. Her mouth opened and closed before she looked at Ashley, who was surprisingly looking amused but still a little taken aback. I felt all pairs of eyes on me and I couldn't help but squeak out a 'what?'
"I'm sorry Spencer." Dylan was almost in tears and I frowned, shaking my head.
"No baby," I said quickly and reached over Ashley to grab Dylan's hand, "please don't be sorry, not for that."
Her brown eyes were cast downwards as she nodded. I could feel Ashley's breath on my neck as I was still leaning over her to hold her daughter's hand.
Dylan had called me mom for the first time. She had called me mom in front of her mother. My heart was still beating wildly in my chest when Ashley smiled at me. The moment was ruined when Dylan scooted her chair back and ran up to her bedroom, shutting the door quietly.
Ashley stopped me from getting up out of my seat. "Let me," she whispered and politely excused herself.
Tristan and Ryn exchanged quiet looks while Carmen and Sammy were eye-fucking each other. I closed my eyes and opened them to find Lucas standing beside me, her arms slowly wrapped around my shoulders. "You're the best, mom." She whispered and kissed my cheek.
I didn't know why she complimented me with that, but I didn't question it. I smiled and thanked her.
"So, guess what Luc?" Sammy spoke up and took a sip of her drink.
"What?" My daughter grinned.
"I have four tickets to the Leafs game and I need two more people to come with me…" her blue eyes danced as she leaned forward, grinning wildly at Lucas.
"LEAFS?!" Lucas screeched and shot up out of her seat. "Shut up!"
"I certainly will not." Sammy chuckled and pulled them out of her purse. "So, if your mom and Ashley will let you and Dylan go, I was hoping Carmen and I could take you?"
"Me?" Carmen whispered in awe.
"Duh." Sammy shrugged and looked at me. "The game is next month and it's not until Christmas break so the girls won't be missing any school…"
"Mom! Please?!" Lucas looked at me with her grey puppy dog eyes and pout.
Ugh.
"We'll see." I nodded with a smile, looking back towards the spiral staircase where Ashley and Dylan disappeared too.
"That's totally a yes." Lucas squealed and settled back into her seat, knowing full well that she could freak out later on after dinner.
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Next time in Points Underneath
"Look," Carmen sighed, "Spencer's happy. She has been walking on cloud nine ever since you've been back and I just have to thank you. I didn't like to see her sad or upset and using other women – she's not me."
I chewed on my nails briefly and was happy inside to know that I made some sort of difference in the blonde's life.
"But make no mistake Davies," Carmen leaned in closer and her voice lowered quietly, "you seriously break her heart again, I'm not going to be standing right by her side," she quickly looked behind her to see if anyone was coming, "I'll be out gunning for your ass."
