La la la. I'm back. For some reason I heard that in a creepy voice when i thought it.
So i'm back, without the creepy voice. lol.
Uh..So yeah, here's the next chapter. Some might say it's a filler chapter. I don't believe it is.
All of the info in it is important. So here you go...
Disclaimer: I own nothing, no Spashely, no South, no Kyla, no Athlete, not even stupid Aiden. Just my crazy cool checkered glasses. So please don't sue. I'd probably cry.
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It had been two weeks since Kyla's baby shower. Two weeks since she had gone home and cried herself to sleep.
Two weeks, 14 days. It didn't seem like that long to any outsider, but to Ashley it was long enough to just about kill her. Two weeks since she had stopped answering her phone, reverting to her old ways. Kyla had called every day, at least twice, to check up on Ashley, but she refused to answer the phone.
Two weeks ago her heart had been ripped out of her chest, again, and stomped on by a hypothetical elephant. She thought she had been strong enough to do this, to crawl out of her shell, to live her life again. She was wrong, boy was she wrong. She didn't think she had ever been more wrong about this than anything in her life.
She sat at her piano, lifeless, as always, hoping that today would be the day that the lyrics would spell from her mouth and onto the sheet in front of her, but as always it was something that she could only hope for.
The last two weeks had been in slow motion for her. Everything was a haze, she couldn't tell one day to the next, and was pretty sure she was out of food, but who was checking? Not her.
The doorbell rang and brought Ashley out of her stupor. She got up off of the piano bench and slowly dragged her feet over to the door, already knowing who was going to be there.
'Okay, I gave you your space, now it's time to come out of that shell and start communicating with the outside world.' Kyla said as she walked passed Ashley.
'Hello to you to.' Ashley said as she closed the door and moved to sit next to Kyla on the couch in her living room.
'You know, this place gets creepier every time I come here. The least you could do is get some furniture and decorate the place, brighten it up a little. Make it feel like home a little.' Kyla rambled.
'Now why would I wanna go and do that?' Ashley smirked at the younger girl.
'Oh jeez, I don't know.' Kyla laughed.
'So how's my favorite niece doing?' Ashley asked.
Ashley and Kyla's relationship had always been weird, but amazing. They both understood when the other needed space, and didn't take it personal. So it didn't surprise Ashley in the lease when Kyla didn't ask any questions, and instead went on with their conversation as if the past two weeks hadn't happened.
'Oh you know, kicking, restless, and ready to come out and meet the world.' Kyla complained.
'Sounds about right.' Ashley stated.
'So, did you wanna go get something to eat? I'm starving, and so is your niece. I swear she's made me gain at least 40 pounds, she's gonna be an eater, just like you.' Kyla giggled.
'Well, she has to get her amazingness from somebody, doesn't she?' Ashley laughed as she motioned for them to leave.
'Uh, excuse me; you are aware that I am her mother, meaning she would get all of her coolness from me.' Kyla feigned offense.
'Kyla, honey, you have no 'coolness' sorry to break it for you.' Ashley said using her fingers as air quotes when saying 'coolness'.
'Ouch Ash, hit me where it really hurts.'
By the time the two had stopped giggling, they had arrived at the dinner down the street from Ashley's house.
'And I'll have the curly fries, and the chocolate shake. Oooh! Throw some pickles in the shake will ya?' Kyla had been ordering for the past five minutes, and the waitress looked like she was about to pass out from all of the disgusting combinations Kyla was throwing at her.
'And for you?' The waitress asked, almost fearing Ashley's response.
'I'll just have a veggie burger and some fries. Oh and a coke, please.' Ashley asked politely as the waitress wrote down her simple order.
Kyla just stared at Ashley, smiling.
'What now?' Ashley asked, reading Kyla's mind before she even opened her mouth.
'So, she's pretty cute, ha?' Kyla suggested, wiggling her eyebrows in a creepy fashion.
'And completely straight, and I wasn't really paying attention. I was in awe of your need to order enough food for three countries.' Ashley rolled her eyes.
'I told you, she eats like you.' Kyla complained, rubbing her stomach.
'If she ate like me, she wouldn't eat things like chocolate pickle shakes.' Ashley stated, making a disgusted face.
'Yeah, that seemed like a good idea at the time, we'll see.' Kyla laughed.
The girls continued their conversation while eating lunch, Ashley staring with wide eyes as her younger sister shoveled all of the food into her mouth. They had finished and Ashley paid the bill.
The girls had walked back to Ashley, talking about all things baby. Kyla was nervous, but excited. And Ashley couldn't keep the smile from tugging at her lips when she thought about having a niece.
'So, I guess I should get going, Glen is gonna freak out of I don't get home soon. He has had me on bed rest for the past three days; I had to beg to come here today.' Kyla said, slightly annoyed.
'Well that's a good daddy.' Ashley smiled warmly at Kyla.
'Yeah, he's gonna be a great daddy.' Both girls hugged.
'Call me if you need anything.' Ashley said, 'I promise to answer the phone this time.'
'You better, you never know when this little girl is gonna decide to make her move.' Kyla shouted as she walked down the corridor to her car.
Ashley had walked back inside and stared at her apartment. When she had moved in she had only wanted to take the bare minimum, just what she needed. In her front room was her piano, a couch, and her guitar. No television, no big stereo system, no table, just what she needed to survive. Her kitchen had a microwave, a refrigerator and the regular kitchenware. You know, cups, bowls, plates, silverware. No table, no chairs, nothing. A table would mean that she actually wanted to sit down by herself and eat. To sit down by herself and realize that she would never have anybody to share a table with. Her room had a simple single mattress sitting on the floor, and a dresser in the corner.
She hadn't felt the need to decorate, to make this place feel like home, because as much as she wanted to move on, her home lied miles away in grey eyes and blond hair. Her home had disappeared long before she had moved into this apartment.
Maybe Kyla was right, maybe it was time to make this place a home. She had been moving on autopilot for so long, and if she wanted to move on with her life she needed to start here.
Her mind was set, tomorrow she would call Kyla and they would go shopping to decorate her apartment. Maybe then she could finally start feeling like she belonged somewhere again, maybe she could find her home.
The hours had flown by as Ashley sat on her couch thinking about these things. She stood up and made her way to her bedroom, pausing to turn the light off and shed her clothes. She fell into bed with a large sigh and began drifting to sleep with a hopeful smile playing on her lips.
She was stirred away several hours later by her phone.
Na, you're a window shopper, taking a look, but you never buy. Nan you're a window shopper, you won't pick it up if it's over a fiver. Nan you're a window shopper get on the bus cause you still can't drive. Nan you're a window shopper, mad as fuck, only just alive.
It was Kyla, she knew that by the silly ringtone. Kyla had only just discovered Lily Allen, and was obsessed with that song. Ashley had liked it, laughing at it, but Kyla had gone crazy with a giggle fit when she heard it. She immediately insisted that that song be the ringtone when she called, so Ashley gave in upon seeing her little sister so happy about something so little.
'Yeah?' Ashley answered groggily.
'Ash, it's time.' Came the squeaky voice of her sister.
'What? Kyla, what are you talking about?' Ashley said in her sleep daze.
'The baby, she's decided now is the time.' Kyla rushed out as she let out a low groan of pain.
'Okay, I'll meet you at the hospital.' Ashley said as she ran around her room grabbing her things and tripping while trying to put on her pants.
She made her way out of the house and to her car. She was on her way to the hospital, to meet her niece, and couldn't help but smile widely at the thought.