Our Last Meeting – Part 1
Chapter 22Everything was quiet for the Carlin-Davies clan. Spencer was back teaching while still waiting for a heart. Ashley decided to take more time off to be with baby Sydney. Nick had some business to take care of at the Agency and left Mrs. Garth in charge of Ashley and the baby.
Mrs. Garth was the baby's nanny but she also worked for Nick's Agency. She was well trained in protection. She protected adults when needed but her specialty was protecting children and infants, she was also an educator. She had been a teacher for fifteen years then decided to change careers. She thought children needed protection just like adults but children needed special protection. If they couldn't go to school she could still protect them, educate them and give them that extra attention children need when the parents or adults were busy.
Mrs. Garth was a widow in her mid to late thirties, average height, shoulder length hair, a brown, blond mixture. On the muscular side she looked like someone you would not push around and she loved children.
"Mrs. Garth I put Sydney down for her nap. I'll be in the studio if you need me," Ashley said. "Alright Ms. Ashley, what time is Ms. Spencer and Susan expected home?"
"They should be home in a couple of hours Mrs. Garth."
"Okay Ms. Ashley, I'll let Mrs. Bailey know when I go to the kitchen she was also asking. She said she didn't want dinner to get cold."
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"Susan I'm through here. I want to go home," Spencer said.
"I thought you wanted to see your lawyer regarding your will Ms. Spencer."
"I did but his office called and said he would be in court most of the afternoon. I rescheduled it for tomorrow. I'm glad because something just doesn't feel right today."
"Are you ill, do you need to go to the hospital?" Susan asked anxiously.
"No, no I'm fine. It's something else. I can't put my finger on it. Susan since my appointment was rescheduled maybe we could stop at the gun range for thirty minutes on our way home. I want to get some practice in."
"Yes that's an excellent idea. You've been practicing with the gun I gave you? You know, taking the cartridge out, cocking the barrel to make sure no bullets are still in the gun."
"Yes… Susan I'm getting pretty good with loading quickly and holding it steady."
"Great… I want you to be able to shoot it if the situation should warrant it." "Yes I understand."
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The evening was quiet for Spencer, Ashley and little Sydney Alicia. Nick, Susan and Mrs. Garth were having a meeting in the coach house while monitoring the grounds. Mrs. Bailey had cooked dinner and left for her own home for the evening.
"So Ashley how was yours and my little munchkin's day today?"
"Great Spencer, little munchkin and I played and talked, took a nap, bonded," Ashley was saying until Spencer started laughing.
"What!" Ashley questioned.
"Wow! Ashley that must have been tiring for you."
"It was my dear wife, we had a big day," Ashley said laughing. "Oh! And I wrote a couple of songs in the studio." "That's wonderful Ashley, are you enjoying the studio."
"Yes, Spencer immensely, thank you sweetheart," giving Spencer a soft, yet demanding kiss on her lips. Hmm! They both moaned.
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It's three a.m. when Spencer is wakened by a noise in the bedroom. She knew it couldn't be the baby, she was already dry, feed and back to sleep in the nursery. Spencer was about to turn on the light when a hand stopped her.
"Good morning my darling, we meet again I believe for the fourth and final time. Ha ha!" Paula said laughing.
"Spencer why are you laughing?" Ashley asked now awake herself.
"And good morning to you to my lovely daughter-in-law."
"Oh my God! How did…" "how did I get in here without being detected. Simple… I used a gas that renders you unconscious. I shot it through the window of the coach house and than climbed over the gate. I have become quite agile in my… middle aged years. Spencer how lame can your security be. To go back to the coach house again and setup their monitoring equipment again in the same place. Tsk, tsk. I would have told them to move to the stables where all the shit is. Oh! You don't have a stable. That's unfortunate, indeed. Anyway let's have some light now."
"Oh my! What do we have here, you two don't believe in night gowns or pajama's. Both of you like sleeping in the nude, I assumed. Makes you all the more ready when that love urge hits you… doesn't it Spencer? You almost raped your wife a while ago seeing her naked body laying on the bed waiting for you."
"What!? How do you know that?" Spencer asked.
Paula holds up a wireless listening device that was under the nightstand next to the bed. "I put this here during our last confrontation. Again Spencer, poor security, but that's because your lame security people underestimate me."
"Well, I'll let you two get some clothes on, I really don't want to talk to my daughter while she's naked."
Spencer moves to get clothes for her and Ashley. "No Spencer! I want Ashley to get the clothes for you and her. Well go on Ashley get the clothes. It doesn't have to be much, some boxers and tank top should do and don't bother wrapping yourself in the sheets to get them."
Ashley angrily flung the comforter and sheets off and walked over to the dresser to get the items of clothing all the while Paula is leering at Ashley's body whispering loud enough for Spencer's ears. "Nice, very nice indeed…" turning to look at Spencer smirking. "No wonder you want her naked all the time. Pregnancy did not ruin her body at all Spencer you're lucky, very lucky indeed."
"Paula what do you want?" Spencer asks while she and Ashley were putting their clothes on.
"Oh, Paula is it now. I'm still your mother don't call me by my given name Spencer."
"Alright, what do you want MOM!?"
"So impatient my darling Spencer, what's the rush, your security will be out for hours. Plenty of time for me to… conversate with my two favorite people and see my granddaughter."
Ashley looked at Spencer with pleading eyes… no… "go and get her Ashley I want to see her."
"Mom, please she asleep right now. Let her sleep, she'll be up in an hour. Let's not wake her yet she'll be all cranky and we won't be able to conversate as you put it. Please!!"
"Hmm, alright dear, I'll wait because I really want to see her in the light."
"WHAT!"
"Yes, I've already looked in on her. She's quite a cutie. Auburn hair, I bet she has blue eyes. Spencer… well does she?"
"Yes."
"Good, that makes her an official Carlin. We're going to have a good life together. Me and what is her name… yes… Sydney Alicia Carlin-Davies."
Spencer jumps up, "what are you talking about mom… life together?"
"Well I just assumed with you and Ashley dead, who else is going to raise that fine child sleeping in the nursery. Your father's married to that barren bitch and Glen and Chelsea, well they're too stupid to raise two children."
Ashley starts to approach Paula, but Spencer stops her. "Ashley please, sit down," Spencer said looking at Ashley with pleading eyes.
"That's a good bitch Ashley you pay attention to your mistress… I mean wife. So, anyway my other business here…" "other business," Spencer inquired.
"How many times do I have to say it, I'm going to raise Sydney as my daughter. The other business I started to say before I was rudely interrupted, is your heart condition. The poison is not working fast enough." As Paula is telling this to Spencer she slowly raises her gun pointing it directly at Spencer. "By the time it kills you they will have found a donor. We can't have that." Spencer and Ashley hear Paula cocking the gun that's in her hand.