ok so im really sorry abt the wait i planned on putting this up like 3 days after the last chapter but my stupid hard drive crashed, it just got fixed and the only reason this chap got saved was cuz i emailed 2 rite b4 so again im really sorry guys, um i had wrote the next chapter but it got lost so im rewriting it, i dont really like it all 2 much but eh? wat r u gonna do u kno, any way ill let u guys get 2 the post, oh and i hav the edited chapter 1 up if u wanna go bac and reread it, again im super sorry guys and you can expect the next chapter b4 next tuesday, thank you everyone who reviews and faved my story it makes me feel fuzzy inside lol, ok im done rambling now enjoy
Dinner was done and everyone sat back completely satisfied. Spencer realized that if she was truly going to go through with this it had to be now. Slowly she pushed her chair back from the table, stood, and began to speak.
"Hey Mom, Dad. Can I um…I have um…something I want to tell you."
The two looked around the table of teens to see if they could find any clue as to why their daughter, who was normally calm under any amount of pressure, had suddenly taken up this nervous demeanor. Finding no visible hint of recognition on their faces, the pair turned back to Spencer.
"Go ahead Spence, we're listening." Arthur quietly urged. He had a slight feeling of what Spencer was going to say, and if he was right, he knew he would have to handle the situation very delicately for the sake of Spencer.
"Well you see, you know how me and Aiden have been going out for a while now, and well um…um…we, we were thinking that you know maybe it was kinda sorta…"
"Jesus Spencer," Glen interrupted "Will you get to the damn point already?"
"Language Glen." His mother reprimanded.
Spencer sent a soft smile her way before attempting to continue again.
"So as I was saying, me and Aiden were thinking, and this is really for the best you know, seeing as how college is next year and everything and…"
Aiden let out an aggravated sigh abruptly interrupting her ramblings and stood up besides Spencer.
"We're breaking up."
An audible gasp could be heard from Paula's direction
"As a matter of fact we were never really dating."
Paula still shocked glanced between Spencer and Aiden, and attempted not to choke on the drink of water she just took.
Arthur shared a knowing glance with Chelsea and Clay, the only two people besides Aiden who knew what was going on, signaling he had figured out the direction of Spencer's confession.
Glen just smirked, having always sensed something off about the young couple.
Paula finally recovered and managed to squeeze out a small "What?"
Spencer looked down at the table then back to the faces of family and friends, determined to get what she had to say out this time.
"What Aiden means, mom is that he was pretending to be my boyfriend."
"But, but, why would you do something like that Spencer? If you didn't like Aiden why didn't you just find another boy? I don't understand why you were pretending." A still confused Paula lets out.
"Mom, I didn't want to find another boy, because it's not just Aiden, its all of them. Boys in general."
"Don't like boys? Spencer what are you saying?"
"What I'm saying mom is this. I'm gay. You know a lesbian. I like girls."
And with that finally off her chest, Spencer waited for the bomb to explode. And explode it did, with just as much fire as Spencer had expected. It was like a sensory overload for her as the room went immediately from dead silent, to full of noise, so loud you couldn't think straight.
Glen chimed in first "I KNEW something was up with you and Aiden. It just didn't seem right. Congrats on coming out baby sis."
And with that her father, Chelsea, Clay, Aiden, and Glen burst into applause at Spencer's courage to come out, as they had all suspected it at one time or another. But the playful whoops, and clapping from her friends and family weren't what Spencer heard. All she heard was the quiet, yet forceful word whispered from her mother's mouth.
"No"
Had the room been silent, Spencer still doubted the word would have been heard, but her mother made damn sure it was heard the second time, and the whole room quieted and gaped at Paula's next outburst.
"NO!! You are NOT gay! I will not have it! NO child of mine will be gay! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME SPENCER!? YOU AREN'T GAY!!"
All eyes in the room turned from Paula to Spencer, awaiting her reaction.
Spencer spoke softly, almost timidly "What do you mean no child of yours will be gay? Huh mom, what does that mean?"
Paula stared daggers at her daughter.
Through tight lips she responded, "What do you think it means Spencer?"
She looked quizzically at her mother before answering softly, "I don't know."
Paula retorted calmly, "What I means is this: you are not allowed to be gay in this house. If you choose to continue to be gay, you can get the hell out of my house. Its your choice, Spencer, your family or this."
No one was expecting that and all were shocked into silence, before Arthur exploded.
"PAULA YOU AREN'T ALLOWED TO KICK OUR DAUGHTER OUT OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF WHO SHE IS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?"
"IT'S A CHOICE ARTHUR. I DON'T UDERSTADN WHY…"
The rest was a blur in Spencer's mind as she drowned out the voices of the argument. She looked to her brothers and her friends. All she found in their eyes was love and support, and she knew she had made the right decision. Seeing their acceptance and love gave her the strength to do what she was about to do.
"Excuse me, Paula." Spencer's voice effectively silenced her parents' argument as Paula immediately spun around to glare at Spencer.
"I am you mother, you will NOT talk to me like that. Do you understand me?"
" No Paula, I don't think I do. Because you see here in America, when a person no longer lives with their parents, they no longer have to abide by their idiotic rules, do they?"
"Spencer," Paula let out in a shocked whisper as she listened to her daughters words, "You can't mean that, honey. You can't just throw your life away on an impulse."
Spencer who had held her composure all throughout the exchange finally cracked at that.
"DO YOU HONESTLY THINK I CHOOSE THIS? DO YOU THINK I WOULD WILLING FACE THE FUCKED UP ASSHOLES OF THE WORLD WHO BELIEVE THE SAME THINGS AS YOU? HUH, MOM? DO YOU THINK I WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE SEE ME AND IMMEDIATELY HATE ME FOR BEING WHO I AM? THIS IN NO IMPULSE! THIS IS WHO I AM. I CAN'T CHANGE IT. I just can't change it. Don't you think I've tried?
Spencer ended her tirade in a broken whisper before turning toward the door, her brothers and Aiden closely following her.
Arthur called out after her.
"Spencer wait no stop," he chased after her "You don't have to go. Your mom, she doesn't mean it, Spencer she's just shocked is all, she'll come around. Just wait it out you know we all love you." He pleaded.
"I love you too dad, but I'll see you later, ok? I'll be back next week for my stuff."
And with that Spencer walked out of the house with Aiden, waving bye over her shoulder. Before anyone could realize what was happening, she was in the car and gone.