Chapter 12
So as usual let me know what you guys thought. I have some homework for you guys. I know who wants homework, but I promise, you guys will love this. Alright so I want you guys to go on the other South of Nowhere fan-fiction site. Then I want you to go to the author Stix04 and read the story "Marshall Daniel's Boarding School For Girls." Let me know what you guys think, or if you've already read it. Tell me your favorite part of it. Enjoy.
She opened the door and I heard the most calming voice in the world. It was the voice that used to sing me to sleep every night. The voice that still called me twice a week.
"Hi, are you Ashley? My name is Arthur Carlin" my face dropped in poor shock and Ashley turned around with an identical expression.
He was here, my dad was here.
"Dad what are you doing here" I asked him while I got up and walked to the door.
I walked right up to him and gave him the biggest bear hug of my life. He squeezed me a little too hard and I could feel my ribs start to squish together. I took in a sharp inhale of breath and he let me go. I could see the sadness in his eyes when he realized why I was hurt.
I felt Ashley come up behind me and and wrap her arms around my mid-section. She massaged her hands across my ribcage and tried to ease the pain. I leaned back into her and sighed as my ribs slowly started to feel better. She placed her face ion the back of my neck and gave me a kiss.
"I am so sorry Spencer, I should of known this would happen" I didn't know what he meant by that but, I just wanted to know what was going on.
" would you like to come in?" Ashley asked while she offered to grab his bags. He gave her a warm smile and politely declined, insisting that it was the least he could do, given Ashley was housing me.
We walked into the living room and all sat down on the couch. Ashley grabbed some coffee for all of us from the kitchen before sitting down on the couch next to me. Ashley placed her hand on my knee and squeezed to show support.
We sat there and just looked at each other for a while.
"Spencer I am so sorry" my dad said abruptly. I didn't know how to respond. "Your mother called me the other day. She kept yelling about how it was my fault that you were gay because we got a divorce." I felt Ashley tense next to me at the mention of my mother's name. I placed my arm around her and pulled her into me. She placed her face in the crook of my neck .
I looked up to say something to my dad and I saw something in his eyes. I saw acceptance and I saw love. He had a big smile on his face and he was looking between Ashley and me. I smiled back at him.
"Spencer, I always had a feeling you were gay" I looked at him somewhat shocked. "When you were little one day you said that you hoped you would find your Cinderella some day" I laughed thinking about how hot I always thought she was. I could feel Ashley laughing into my neck.
"I always knew that your mother was homophobic, but I figure that since you were her daughter, that she would be able to get over it. When she called me the other say and told me that you were gay, I knew that it didn't go over well. I asked her what had happened and she said that she kicked you out of the house. She said that you were staying with some girl you just met."
Ashley looked away from my neck and right at my father. She was probably fearing that his reaction would be similar to my mother's. "Ashley I wanted to thank you for keeping my little girl safe." He was staring intently into Ashley's eyes and she was staring right back.
" your ex-wife is a terrible woman, I am more than happy to have Spencer stay with me for as long as she wants" I saw my dad look down at his hands nodding. "Spencer is my girlfriend now. I only live here with my sister because my mother is rarely home. I want to be able to protect her and the only place that I know I can do that is here in my home"
I pulled her closer to me and kissed her on the forehead.
"Spencer, I am so sorry, if I had known this would happen I would of made sure that you stay with me. I am going over to talk to your mother and your mother about getting your trust fund wired to you. Since you are not staying with them anymore, I am sure I can get you the money." He got up and grabbed his bag.
Ashley and I stood up and walked my father to the door. I gave him a huge hug and he gave me a kiss on the forehead. "I love you baby girl. Daddy's here, your safe now and I really like your girl, she's going to keep you safe when I leave." He gave me another kiss on the forehead and walked over to Ashley.
He gave her a hug and I could see that he was whispering something in her ear. I saw her close her eyes and when she reopened them, they were rimmed with unshed tears.
She opened the door for my father and we watched him walk out. Once he was gone she walked over to me and wrapped her arms around me.
"What did my dad say to you?" I asked her giving her a sincere smile.
"That's a little secret between me and Mr.C" she said giving me a big smile.
We walked hand in hand into the living room and she led me to the open floor. She went over to the stereo and turned on the music. She then walked back over to me and placed her hands around my waist. I looped my arms around he neck and we started to sway to the music.
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete
Ashley started to sing it softly in my ear. I kissed her, trying to convey all of the emotion that I was thankful for. She was my protector and she was my hero.
Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
Ashley and I leaned our foreheads together and just stared lovingly into each other's eyes.
Oh simple thing where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know?
We sung the last verse together and shared a loving kiss at the end.
Tomorrow we were going back and we knew that nothing was going to go the way we wanted. It was going to be hard, but it was going to be okay because I had her by my side.
Alright guys time to do your reviewing! Let me know if you enjoyed the homework and let me know if you guys like me suggesting stories for you. Tell me your favorite part of Marshall Daniels. Have a great week!