Chapter 11

Spencer's POV

I wake up this morning and missed seeing Ashley in my arms. Sure she only slept over last night but it felt so good. I get dressed make my breakfast and head out the door for work. Thoughts whirled in my mind about what I should do about Josh being in my class. It's a conflict of interest and I really don't want to get in trouble for getting involved with a parent of a student, even though I have had a past history with her to begin with.

I get to work and set up my classroom, kids start filing into the room and then my eyes catch the most beautiful sight in the world, the future Mrs. Ashley Davies-Carlin, if things keep going in the direction I think they are going.

"Morning, Miss Spencer," awwww, she is so cute. I can totally tell that she wanted to lean in and kiss me but remembered to stop herself. It takes all of me not to drag her into the coat closet and have my way with her. She must have a meeting or something because she is dressed in a pantsuit with her hair up. God, if she threw on her classes right now we wouldn't be able to make it to the closet. I shake the image out of my head, I have to focus.

"Morning, Miss Davies. Did you have a good weekend?"

"Why yes, one of the best in my life?" I blush slightly.

"You know, I can take Joshua home for you after school? There is no sense in you having to come back. Plus, then you will have an excuse to stop by and have dinner with me."

"I would love nothing more than to have dinner with you tonight. Are you sure you don't mind taking him? He can be a hand full."

"It's fine, I want to."

"Okay, then I will just call Kyla and tell her she doesn't have to worry about swinging by to get him. Give me your keys so I can put his car seat in your car."

"Don't worry about it, I have Tasha's already in there. Ashley, relax. I can take care of him. Now get to work before you're late." I smile and give her a wink.

"Okay, Okay, I'll be by your house around 6 or so?"

"That's perfect. Dinner will be ready when you get there."

"Oooo, what are we having?"

"It's a surprise."

"Now go," she turns and gives Josh a kiss on the cheek and tells him that I am going to take him home with me and to behave.

She walks out and I noticed that my boss is behind me and witnessed the whole conversation. Shit!

"Allison, can you please keep an eye out for Spencer's students. I want to have a word with her." I follow her to the office in the back. "Do you want to explain to me what that was all about?"

"Jane it's not what you think."

"Well that's good to know because it looked like you were flirting with a parent and asking her on a date. You know we have rules here, Ms. Carlin."

"I am well aware of the rules and I was going to explain to you what just happened so you didn't make assumptions but I was too late. Jane, that parent is Ashley Davies…"

"WAIT… the singer? The one that broke your heart in high school."

"Yeah, the one. She's back, things are complicated but basically we are going to try and work things out. I was getting over her but then she came back into my life and everything changed and I want what I use to have with her."

"Oh Spence," she gives me a hug. "Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean you were so heart broken. She hurt you, what makes you think she won't do it again."

"I know she won't, she has a son now, Joshua our new student. She's changed and I want to at least give it a try because just after being with her for five minutes I know that no one will ever make me feel the way that she does."

"Well, you know how I hate when my staff mixes business with pleasure. I might just have to move Joshua with another teacher."

"If you have to I understand. Let me tell his mother though, she can get a bit defensive sometimes and if she thinks you are moving him to punish me or something she will flip out."

"That is fine with me, just handle it professionally. I don't want to have to fire you like I did Candice." She was referring to a co-worker who decided to take it upon herself to have an affair not only with the recently divorced father of one of our students but also with her assistant Kerry. The three of them live together in a house 2 blocks away from me now. Hey, I guess if they can all live together in harmony and Johnny is still a great kid, then Joshua and our situation has a chance.

She left and I breathed a sigh of relief. The rest of my day went by pretty normally. It was reaching four o'clock and I was trying to figure out what to make Ash for dinner. I want to cook her favorite meal but I know my cupboards are bare so I will have to go take Josh with me to the supermarket.

School ended and I got Josh in the car, strapped him in, and off we went to the store. I grabbed all the necessary ingredients to make this cheesy, chicken enchilada back, that Ash and I stumbled across one day while watching food network. Paula Dean in the best, her food is so fattening but so good.

I was heading down the frozen food section to get a box of ice pops for Josh when I saw a familiar blonde heading down the isle. SHIT! It's my mother, its not that I don't want to see her. It's just that I didn't call her about Ash and the baby and we still haven't mentioned who the father is. This is a conversation I don't want to have. Maybe if I stick my head far enough in the freezer she won't notice me.

"Spencer?" CRAP.

"Hey mom, what's up?"

"I was just getting a few things for dinner. What are you doing here?" Then she glances at my shopping cart. "And what's your name?"

"My name is Joshua Raiffe Davies, Mame. Pwease to meet you." Oh god, he is like the cutest thing. My mom kind of looked dumb struck.

"So this is Ashley's son. Your father mentioned something about her being back." She had this look of disgust on her face and I know that if there wasn't a three year old here, she would definitely give me a piece of her mind. "Well, I see how responsible she is being, dumping off her poor son on you."

"Mom, stop. Ashley is not dumping him off on me. I offered to take him, since he goes to my day care. Besides, we are dating again and I want Joshua to get use to me in his life because he's going to be in my life for a very long time."

Yup, that shocked her.

"Spencer, please don't tell me you are taking her back after all she put you through. You were a wreck for years. You are just starting to get your life back on track and start dating people again. Obviously, she had no trouble forgetting about you and there is evidence about that." She glanced down at Josh.

"I am not having this fight with you in the frozen food section. Things are different now and I am an adult capable of making my own decisions. Besides there are a lot more things you should be concerned with then Ash and I getting back together." Like the fact that he's your grandson, I really felt like shouting that out but I didn't want to do that to Josh. Plus, we need to talk about that issue at the barbeque and not in the supermarket.

"What are you talking about?"

"Never mind, mom. We will all talk about this, this weekend when everyone is over for the barbeque. Until then, I have to get this handsome guy home and make dinner for my girlfriend." I made sure I put a huge emphasis on that last part. She stood there kind of dumbfounded. Oh my god, this shit is going to hit the fan on Saturday.