Ashley reluctantly walked back into the dining room, soda in hand, and returned to her seat. To her surprise Spencer, Chelsea, and Kyla returned with the explanation that Nina and Jenny were watching the kids.

"You know Spencer," Christine's voice broke the silence. "I'd like to hear more about your TV appearance."

Spencer shifted uneasily in her seat and tried her best not to glare at her mother-in-law.

"How about we begin eating." She answered and started to pile mashed potatoes on her plate.

"Finally." Aiden muttered and nearly ripped the bowl out of Spencer's hands.

"I'm actually a little curious myself, Spence." Ashley said and twisted her body to face her wife.

"Can we please talk about something else." Spencer begged using her puppy dog eyes that Ashley couldn't resist.

"Sur-" Ashley was answering but was cut.

"Spencer just tell us what you did with the guitar and we'll just move to the next topic." Paula said. Spencer let out a sigh of defeat and lover her gaze to her plate.

"Okay." She agreed and the turned towards Ashley. "Ash, I sort of smashed your guitar."

Ashley felt her mouth drop. Her took her a couple of minutes to recover.

"WHAT!?" She cried out and stood up whilst still not taking her eyes off the guilty Spencer.

"Ash you have to understand that I was going through a really rough time and I wasn't think clearly." Spencer said meekly defending her actions. This did nothing to help Ashley's slack jawed demeanor.

"You smashed the first guitar I ever own." A shocked Ashley said in a panicked voice.

Spencer nodded, "I'm sorry."

Paula snorted and Ashley shook out of her trance and looked at her.

"Is there something you'd like to share?" Ashley snapped rudely and Paula glared back.

"I've long ago accepted my daughter is gay but that doesn't mean I will ever except what you did to her or my grandson." Paula hissed and Ashley felt some of her muscles slump in defeat at the truth. "She may have broke some stupid material thing but you broke her heart and that is something I will never forgive you for. Even if she has."

The anger Ashley may or may not have felt over the smashed guitar were gone and she was once again filled with guilt and sadness.

"I'm sorry you feel that way, Paula." Ashley's voice cracked as she was on the verge of tears. "But Spencer and I love each other and I so thankful she decide our marriage was worth saving. I'd kill myself before I ever hurt her again."

Paula's icy gaze softened a bit.

"Why don't we get our vows renewed?" Spencer said breaking the silence. Ashley hastily wiped the tears from her eyes as if she were trying to cover-up that fact that they'd ever fallen and smiled brightly at her wife.

"I'd love that." She said and leaned over and captured her wife into a soft passionate kiss.