SPENCER'S P.O.V
We've been sitting here for a while now and Ashley still hasn't been told anything.
"Do you want me to get you anything?"
"No I'm fine"
She's barely spoken the whole time we've been here.
I don't blame her though.
I hardly know Christine and I'm struggling to get my head around this.
"Spence you can go you don't have to wait here"
"Ash I'm going to be here as long as you want me here"
I force a smile when she looks over to where I'm sitting.
"I want you here"
I reach across wrapping my fingers around hers.
"Why haven't they told me what's going on?"
"I'm not sure"
There's doctors everywhere but none of them are being very helpful.
"There's something wrong with her..."
She's getting frustrated.
"Why won't they fucking tell me what's wrong?"
"Wait here I'll go see if someone can help"
This is ridiculous.
"I'll be back in a sec"
When I get to the counter the nurse is playing on her phone.
"Excuse me?"
"Sorry..."
She quickly puts her phone in the drawer.
"What can I help you with?"
She's smiling.
"My friends mum was brought in about half an hour ago and she hasn't been told anything..."
"What's your friends mums name?"
"Christine Davies"
"Just give me one second and I'll bring up her file"
What's another second when we've already been waiting this long?
"Okay if you take a seat I'll page the doctor taking care of her"
"Thanks"
On my way back to Ashley I stop at the vending machine and grab two waters.
"Here"
When I pass her a water she smiles.
"She's paging your mums doctor"
"Thanks"
Zara's right.
I'm head over heels in love with her.
She's all I think about and when she's not around I want her to be.
"Spence?"
I zoned out.
"Are you alright?"
"Yer"
"I lost you for a second?"
"Sorry I was trapped in my own thoughts"
I move so I'm sitting next to her.
"Talk to me"
I don't know what to talk about.
"Spencer tell me something I don't know"
"I like Cher"
When I say that she starts laughing.
"You could have told me anything just then and you decided to tell me you like Cher?"
At least she's smiling now.
"Ashley I don't like Cher..."
"You just..."
"I love Cher"
"Really?"
She just scrunched her face up in disgust.
"You're judging me?"
"No I'm not"
This is why I love Cher she cheers everyone up.
"Tell me something else?"
"Ashley?"
When I look up there's a rather attractive doctor standing in front of us.
"Hi"
We both hop up out of our chairs.
"I'm Dr Green I'm one of your mothers doctors"
Having more than one doctor can't be good.
"You're mum's in recovery"
What's she recovering from?
"She's a little fatigued so we're going to keep her a couple of hours for observation"
"Why is she fatigued?"
"Fatigue is one of the more common side effects for someone in your mothers condition"
"What's wrong with her?"
I think the doctor just realised Ashley has no idea what's going on.
"She has stage 1 breast cancer..."
When she says cancer I immediately think of my dad.
I really hope Ashley doesn't have to go through what I went through with him.
"We performed a lumpectomy and radiation therapy two weeks ago"
"A lumpectomy?"
"Maybe we should go somewhere more private so I can explain your mothers condition in more detail?"
"I ummm..."
"Dr Green can you just give us one second?"
"Yer of course I'll be over there by reception when you're ready"
I don't think you can ever be ready for this.
"Hey"
I reach up cupping her cheek in my hand.
"I'm here Ashley and I know I'm probably the last thing on your mind right now..."
I force a smile.
"But I'm here"
I don't think I've ever seen her cry.
But I can see tears bulding up in her eyes.
"You should go and hear what the doctor has to say..."
When I wrap my arms around her she buries her face into the side of my neck.
"I'll wait here for you"