Chapter 3

Spencer's POV

I can't believe that she has a kid and she never told me. I mean I guess I haven't been completely honest with her either, but still. I looked up and saw the hurt look on Ashley's face and I could not bare it. Suck it up Spence and answer the sweet little girl. Well hey, at least now you know for SURE she is not gay. Right? Oh god I hate my life.

I bent down and looked Emma in the face. "Its nice to meet you too. How old are you?"

"I'm this many!" Emma held up her small three fingers in front of my face, which caused me to laugh. She really was quite cute. Like her mother. No, Spence stop thinking like that. NOW.

I looked over at Ash and I saw the biggest smile on her face. I could tell that my approval of her daughter was exactly what she needed.

"Okay, sweetie, go get your stuff so that we can go home and eat ice cream."

"Yay, I love ice cream. Spencer you wanna come?"

"If that's still alright with your mom."

"Please mommy, please, please, please!!!!"

"Yes she can come, but hurry and get your stuff."

Emma ran across the room and got her sweater, in the process knocking over a chair. This caused me to laugh again. She was just as klutzy as her mother. We all left the daycare center and drove back to Ashley's house. We arrived and, as I exited the car while Ashley helped Emma out of her car seat I saw the biggest mansion I had ever seen in my entire life right in front of me.

"You live here!?" I said in awe of the magnificent house.

"Ya its, whatever. Nothing special if you have lived there your whole life."

"My grandpa is a rock star." Emma stated proudly. Well it was Hollywood, and clearly anything was possible with this girl. The surprises were never ending.

"Really?!" I asked again gawking at my surroundings. This caused Ashley to laugh and turn away slightly; I think I was embarrassing her.

"Well this is nothing compared to my house. I live in like a two story town house with five people. You must love having all this space."

When I said this I really must have struck a nerve because she immediately turned away from me and began walking towards the house with Emma in her arms. Was it something I said?

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Ashley's POV

Great Ash, way to be rude to your only friend in this town. She didn't know what she was saying. I turned back around to face a confused looking Spencer. She was so cute when she looked embarrassed. Why are you thinking like this!!!!!

"Spencer are you just going to stand there and stare at the house or do you actually want to come inside. I'm sure the inside is just as fascinating."

"Haha very funny. Okay, give me the grand tour."

She followed me inside and I could already tell she was impressed. I hated my house. I mean sure the space was nice, but I would rather live in a cardboard box if it meant having family around to share it with.

"Mommy, can I show Spencer my room? PLEEEEEAASEEEE?"

"Okay, but don't make a mess. You need to get ready for your nap soon anyway."

"Mommy I don't want a nap! I wanna play with Spencer!!!!"

"Did you even ask if she wanted to play?"

"Spencer do you want to play with me?"

"Sure hun, Ash is that ok?"

"Ya its fine, but Emma 30 minutes okay?"

"Fiiiineee. Come on Spencer lets go play." Emma grabbed Spencer by the hand and began dragging her over to her play area. It was rather cute watching Spencer and Emma interact with each other.

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Spencer's POV

Emma was adorable; she was like a mini Ashley. It is so cute watching Emma and Ashley together. I looked around the toy room and it was huge. Games everywhere, stuffed animals every which way and a small jungle gym in the middle of the room. Clearly Ashley was rich. But she didn't seem like the snobby rich people. She actually seemed to hate her house, and I wonder what that is about.

"Spencer you're fun to play with." Emma stated while we continued to dress up her Barbies in a Barbie fashion show. I loved little kids, and how innocent they were. I never usually get the chance to be around them though.

"Thank you sweetie. Hey Em, I think your mommy wants us to come down soon. She said something about you needing a nap."

"Yes, it is time for your nap," said Ashley from behind. I turned around and she was standing in the doorway watching us play. I wonder how long she has been there. She had a smile on her face, so I wonder if she saw my Barbie voice impersonations. They were a hit with Emma. I could tell that she liked watching other people interact with her daughter, which made Ashley oh so much cuter.

"Mommy, I wanna play more with Spencer. She makes funny voices."

I blushed slightly and got up, to stand next to Ashley. I did not want to get in the middle of the two of them.

"Emma you promised you would take a nap after you played. Remember?"

"Ooook. Spencer?"

"Ya hun?"

She looked up at me with pleading eyes and the most genuine smile and asked, "Can you come back and play with me again?" How could I say no to that.

"Of course hun, but right now you need to listen to your mom and take a nap. Ok?"

"Ok." She said defeated. She jumped into Ashley's arms and Ashley mouthed me a thank you and said that she would be right back after she tucked Emma in.

I decided to wander around a bit after Ashley left the room. I started walking up the stairs unsure of where I was going. I spotted a room with stickers on the door and decided to take a look, figuring that it must be Ashley's. I walked inside and looked around the room. It was huge! I think my room could fit inside her closet. I walked over to her dresser and started looking at the pictures. There were tons of her with Emma, and one of her with I'm presuming her dad. The picture, however that caught my eye, was her with her arms wrapped around some boy. I picked up the picture to look more closely at it.

"What are you doing?!" I turned around and Ashley was right behind me with a hurt look on her face. She grabbed the picture from my hands and put it face down on her dresser. She then sunk down to the floor and put her head in her hands and began to cry.

I slowly sat down next to her and rubbed my hand against her back hoping to sooth her with the touch. She jumped on me and gave me the tightest hug I had ever received. I whispered in her ear that everything would be ok, and then slowly began rocking her back and forth. After a while she released her death grip and scooted away from me a little, to my disappointment.

"Gosh you must think I am such a freak. First you find out that I have a kid and then I burst out crying in front of you. You don't have to stay if you don't want to." At that moment I had never seen Ashley look so hurt and vulnerable.

"Shh, its ok. I'm not going anywhere. Not until you tell me what's wrong."

"What's wrong? Where to begin." Ashley laughed slightly at this statement but I could tell it was only to keep from crying again.

"When I was 15 I was dating this guy, Aiden. He was the guy in the photo you saw. Anyway, he told me that he loved me and I believed him. I mean I was only 15. I didn't know what love was. I said I loved him back, but now I am not so sure. After we had been dating for some time, I discovered that I was pregnant. I was so lost and confused. I finally got the courage to tell Aiden, and when I did he was so supportive. He even agreed to move into my house and help out when the baby was born. My parents on the other hand, well my dad is a rock star, so he is never home. And my mom is also always away on some trip with one of her many boyfriends. My parents divorced when I was very young. Aiden moved into my house a little early to help out when I was getting to big to get around the house by myself. He was really sweet." Ashley began to whimper again, and I could tell that this was really hard for her to talk about.

"Anyway, after Emma was born Aiden….. was in a car accident…. and well…." I knew where this was going so I instinctively wrapped my arms around her allowing her to fall into my embrace. She was shaking and I rocked her back and forth again, which seemed to really calm her.

"My mom is never around to help with Emma, and I love her so much, its just that sometimes I feel really alone." Ashley began sobbing again and I just held her until she fell asleep in my arms. She was the strongest person I had ever met. As she slept I watched her and she looked so peaceful. I laid her on her bed and pulled the covers up over her. I decided to let her sleep for a bit, she looked so drained.

As I was exiting her room, I heard little footsteps coming towards my direction. I followed the sound and saw Emma walking down the hallway.

"Where is my mommy, I'm hungry."

"Your mommy is sleeping, but I'll tell you what. How would you like to bake cookies with me to surprise your mommy?

"That sounds fun," stated Emma with her little teeth shining through her gigantic smile.

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