Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend
Chapter 11"Mrs. Carlin-Davies it was a pleasure doing business with you. You and your wife should be able to move into the mansion within the month. I'll call you tomorrow to set up a meeting with your attorney to sign over the deeds to the mansion and close the sale. I'll leave you with a set of key's so you can get your security set up and please, Mrs. Carlin-Davies do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions."
"Thank You Ms. Young, the pleasure was mine. You're quite a saleswoman," Spencer told Ms. Young, "I look forward to hearing from you tomorrow."
"Susan I know I bought the mansion before you could really check it out but after looking at everything and the studio. All I could think of was Ashley would love this studio, she could really concentrate on her music." "I understand Ms. Spencer. I did talk to Nick briefly on the phone and gave him a description of the place and surroundings, he said it could be secured."
"Great!" Spencer said. "The coach house will be a perfect place for us to set up our surveillance equipment," Susan said.
"I'm exhausted Susan after I finish with this meeting, lets head back to my dad's place, I want to shower and call Ashley. Make sure everything's okay there, I need to hear her voice," Spencer said smiling at Susan.
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With her last meeting concluded, Spencer and Susan were walking out of the building that used to be hers and Ashley's apartment. "Susan there was nothing salvageable in the apartment, everything's gone."
"I'm sorry Ms. Spencer."
"Maybe instead of buying that mansion, Ashley and I should just stay in Reno, it's so peaceful and quiet. No threats from my mother."
Spencer was talking to Susan while walking towards the limo when she saw a blond woman across the street looking directly at her.
"Ms. Spencer what's wrong?"
"Susan the blond woman across the street, it looks like…"
The blond woman beckons Spencer who starts to run across the street. "Ms. Spencer!" Susan yelled, "wait you can't…"
"No! It's her," Spencer said frantically. Trying to get across the busy street. The blond woman stood watching, again nodding her head at Spencer acknowledging the fact that she was indeed Paula. Spencer not paying attention to the oncoming traffic ran into the path of an oncoming bus. Susan grabbed Spencer's shirt and pulled her back fast before the bus reached them. Both women fell on the ground the bus barely missed hitting them.
"Ms. Spencer are you alright?" Susan asked a little shaken herself.
"My mother's over there across the street, you see her… the blond?"
"Where? There's no one over there."
"What! Damn! She's gone."
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The next morning Spencer was talking to her father about returning to Reno and the blond she saw the day before. "Dad, I'm sure that was mom I saw across the street from the apartment."
"Spencer how would she even know you were going to be there?"
"I don't know maybe it wasn't her. Anyway, do you think Susan and I can take the corporate jet back to Reno instead of going commercial? I'm a little anxious to get back to Ashley. We went to see Dr. Phillips, the OB that Dr. Connor recommended, before I left and she said Ashley was coming alone fine, but she could go into labor anytime. You know dad this is almost her ninth month. I'm hoping to get back to New York before the baby is born, but if not Reno is good too."
Arthur laughs at his daughter's rambling. "Spencer it's okay. Heather will you set that up for Spencer."
"Of course dear," Heather said. "Thank you, sweetheart," Arthur said
"The jet will be ready for you at five-thirty this evening," Heather told Spencer.
"Thank you Heather," Spencer said.
"That gives you four hours of free time, would you like to have lunch with me?" Arthur asked.
"Maybe next time dad I want to stop at the jewelry store to buy a gift for Ashley and I don't know how long that will take."
"Okay Spencer, call me when you land in Reno."
"I will dad thanks. Goodbye dad, Heather."
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Spencer and Susan arrive at the jewelry store. "Mrs. Carlin-Davies, how nice to see you again. How's that beautiful wife of yours?"
"Pierre, it's always a pleasure and that pretty young wife of mine is doing fine." "I bought Ashley's engagement and wedding rings from Pierre," Spencer tells Susan.
"Yes, Mrs. Carlin-Davies has excellent taste in jewelry. She knows exactly what she wants," Pierre says. "So what can I help you with today?"
"Well you know my pretty young wife is pregnant and I thought an elegant but not extravagant necklace with matching bracelet, something she wouldn't mine wearing everyday close to her heart, Pierre."
"Excellent, I think I might have exactly what you're looking for."
"Here it is, a five carat platinum tennis bracelet with an engraveable baby footprint charm. And a fourteen inch platinum past, present and future diamond necklace. You can add additional charms when needed on the bracelet Mrs. Carlin-Davies."
"It's lovely Pierre perfect how much?" "For you Mrs. Carlin-Davies, sixty-five thousand." Susan eyes widened at the cost of the items.
"Fine Pierre wrap it up, I want to take it with me today." "Very good Mrs. Carlin-Davies."
Spencer turned to Susan, "I know it's extravagant but Ashley's worth it and more. I would give her the world if I could."
"Ms. Spencer if I might say, you are so lovestruck," Susan said giggling at her employer.
"I'm not lovestruck Susan, I'm whipped," Spencer had to admit, both women now laughing.
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Ashley, Christine, Aiden and Nick were sitting in the livingroom relaxing and talking when they heard a car drive up.
Christine asked, "who could that be? Aiden were you expecting anyone?" "No mom," he said.
Nick jumped up from his seat to investigate, "everyone please stay here while I see who it is."
Nick comes back with a slight smile on his face. "Well who was it Nick?" Ashley asked.
He moves to the side so Ashley could see the person standing behind him.
"SPENCER!! Oh my God! You're back," Ashley screamed. Ashley got up out of the chair as best she could and waddled her way towards her wife.
"That's what I missed your smile and that waddle walk of yours," Spencer said laughing. "Spencer you can make fun of me anytime, I'm glad you're back, I've missed you too." Spencer ran the rest of the way to meet Ashley and gave her the best hug she could handle allowing for the huge stomach.
"Ashley…" Spencer whispered in her wife's ear, "you don't know how much I missed you." Giving her wife a peck on the lips then another longer kiss, than a more passionate kiss. Everyone seeing where the kisses were going quietly left the livingroom.
Christine shaking her head laughing, "those two know how to clear out a room." Everyone laughing agreed.
The evening was very enjoyable for everyone. "I want to go back to New York in a couple of weeks," Spencer said.
"You think it's safe for Ashley and the baby to go back to New York so soon, Spencer?" Christine asked.
"Well I…" Spencer started to say.
Ding Dong.
"I'll get it," Aiden said. Nick follows…
"I have a special delivery for Mrs. Ashley Carlin-Davies."
"Thanks, I'll sign for it," Aiden said.
"Let me look at that Aiden," Nick said. Well at least it was peaceful for a few weeks, Nick thought to himself.
"Who was it Nick," Spencer asked.
"Special delivery for Ms. Ashley," Nick said. "Aw! Spencer did you get me something while you were in New York?"
"Ah… nothing that needed to be delivered, I would have brought it myself." "Well in that case, Nick maybe you should open it," Ashley said.
Nick opens the package to find a pair of platinum diamond cut earrings that matched perfectly to the gift Spencer bought for Ashley. Spencer scowled, giving Susan a what the hell look.
"Is anything else in the box Nick!?" Spencer asked annoyed.
"Yes a note."
"Give it to me," Spencer said.
"My dearest daughter-in-law, I saw your wife in the jewelry store buying a necklace and bracelet set. A very expensive set. So not to be left out I felt it would not be complete without the matching earrings. Oh! My bad, maybe the necklace wasn't meant for you. Maybe Spencer's got a chick on the side. You know how some spouses stray when they can't get none from their partner. Well enjoy the earrings anyway, my dear. Your loving mother-in-law."
Spencer put the note down. "Shit." "How does she know where we are? Who's giving her information? How did she know I went to the jewelry…" Spencer looks at Ashley slyly… "store?"
Spencer realized her surprised has now been exposed. She knew she could have denied it earlier, but she admitted she was in the store. "Opps!"
"Spencer what were you doing in the jewelry store?" Ashley asked.
"Susan can you get the gift for me, please." "Yes, ma'am."
"Well I wanted it to be a surprise after you gave birth to our child but since that was just ruined, I might as well give it to you now."
"Thanks Susan… Ashley I bought this for you for carrying our child these nine months and allowing me to love and care for you and our new addition that's on his or her way."
"Oh my God! Spencer, it's beautiful, thank you so very much. I love you so very much," Ashley said caressing Spencer's face, pulling Spencer's lips to her lips slowly, feeling the electricity passing through their touch.
"OKAY! HOLD IT!" Aiden said. "You are not making this NC-17. I am not leaving this room again. You two sex kittens can go to YOUR room."
Ashley lays her forehead against Spencer's forehead smiling at what Aiden just said, while everyone else laughed.
"Okay, Okay," Spencer said." On a serious note though, really how does my mother know where we are, what are we wearing a GPS?"
Nick and Susan look at each other, "Spencer are you carrying anything that came from your mother," Nick asked.
Then Susan remembered Ashley's phone being taken, then returned by Paula. "Ms. Ashley are you still carrying the phone that was returned by Ms. Spencer's mother?"
"Yes."
"Where is it?"
"It's in our bedroom."
"Aiden will you go get it please," Susan asked.
"Sure Susan anything for you," Aiden said, giving her his best smile.
Ashley, Spencer and Christine, rolled their eyes at Aiden, knowing he had as much of a chance with Susan as a snowball in hell. None. Zippo.
"Thank you Aiden," Susan said.
"Your welcome Susan," Aiden said.
"Oh brother, okay so what about my phone," Ashley said interrupting.
"Nick can you get this phone open?" Susan asked.
Nick opens the back of Ashley's phone and sure enough there was the GPS chip.
"This is how she knows where we are, she's known the whole time. She's been aware of our whereabouts since Ms. Ashley got her phone back," Susan said.
"Damn!" Nick said, "how could we be so careless, not to check that phone once Ms. Ashley got it back."
"Ashley, I got you a new cell phone, why were you still carrying your old phone with you?" Spencer asked.
"I never got a chance to transfer all my numbers in the new phone while we were in New York, so I figured I'd have plenty of time to do it here. Sorry it never crossed my mind that she had tampered with it."
"It's okay Ashley, I just wondered why you still had the old phone," Spencer said giving her wife a small kiss on her lips.