Thank you once again for all the reviews, I can't tell you how much they boost my day and help validate to me that I'm not an utterly crap writer, which I think I am a lot...usually during the times when I have writer's block or when the words just don't seem to be appearing on the screen the way I want them to lol. Anyway I'm gonna try and put out a few chapters close to each other mainly because i'm in England at the moment and life's getting pretty busy with schoolwork and such, so hopefully the chapters will keep you going for a bit before I next update. Here's the next chapter:)
Chapter 11
"Who is it?" Glen demanded looking like he'd just got his heart crushed.
"Glen...I can't...I can't tell you."
"For God's sake all I want to know is his name, I think I at least deserve that!"
"You deserve it?" Anabelle looked incredulous. "Really? You don't deserve anything from me Glen. I loved you...I loved you, and you broke my heart. And I've forgiven you but you don't own any part of me anymore, you lost that right a long time ago."
Glen just looked at her, tears welling up in his eyes, anger mounting up inside from knowing that she no longer loved him the way he loved her, and not knowing who had taken his place. He finally left the room leaving Anabelle to her own thoughts.
"So, are there any other siblings I should know about?" Ashley asked, grinning at Spencer.
"I'm sorry." Spencer smiled. "I guess these are things we should know about each other. I've just been so wrapped up in you, in us, that I never really thought about talking about my family."
They were still lying in bed, Spencer snuggled into Ashley's chest and Ashley gently stroking her hair.
"It's okay. I guess I haven't really talked much about my family either, actually I don't think I've talked much about anything except you and music." Ashley chuckled.
"Well it's never too late to start. I want to know everything about you Ashley Davies." Spencer said, snuggling closer into Ashley's warmth.
"There's not really much to tell, I was born and raised in L.A, mom sent me to a catholic boarding school when I was ten with my stepdad's money, dropped out when I was 17, found out I had a half sister and moved to New York."
"What about your dad?"
"He...he died."
Spencer took Ashley's hand in her own and gently stroked it with her thumb.
"Ashley...I'm sorry. Were you close?"
"Yeah, he was my best friend growing up. He died from cancer when I was six, and then my mom married a millionaire and shipped me off to boarding school because he didn't like kids."
"That's awful, so she chose him over you?"
"Basically, but when I think about it if I hadn't gone to boarding school and then dropped out, I wouldn't be here with you right now. I don't regret a thing."
Ashley could feel Spencer smiling into her chest.
"So, Ashley. Do you have some extravagant middle name I should know about, like Delmu or Waluta?"
Ashley laughed. "Delmu? No, mine's as average as they get...Anna. Pretty extravagant huh? I'm guessing yours is Waluta?"
"Close." Spencer replied sarcastically. "It's Mia, that's pretty average too I guess."
"Mia? Your middle name's Mia?" Ashley asked, surprised.
"Yes. What's wrong?"
Spencer brows were furrowed in concern.
"Nothing...it's silly. Just something I remember from when I was a kid. What about your family? Any scary aunts with mustaches?"
Spencer smiled wistfully. "Not that I know of, it was just me, mom, dad, and my two brothers growing up. My dad and Clay died when I was four. I don't really remember much, but I'll always remember the look on my mom's face when the policeman told her what had happened. She looked like her heart had been crushed into pieces, I'll never forget that."
"Ashley...it was my fault."
Ashley looked down to see that Spencer was softly crying.
"Spencer. Look, I know...I know you might feel like it was your fault but you can't blame yourself like that, you were only a kid, none of it was your fault."
"You don't understand..."
Ashley was wiping away her tears with her fingers, while Spencer clutched on to her tightly.
"Spencer, I do, I do. I know that you predicted it happening, Anabelle told me."
Spencer sat up abruptly moving slightly away from Ashley, missing her warmth immediately.
"So you know that I'm a murderer then. That I could have stopped it from happening if I'd just told someone, that maybe even it was me that caused the accident with this...this power that I have inside of me that won't let me go, that took away the things I loved most."
Spencer looked devastated, arms folded into herself, closed off from everything. And Ashley didn't know how to approach her, how to get close without getting burned.
"You were just a kid..."
"I could have saved their lives! Do you understand that? I could have saved them."
Spencer was sobbing heart wrenching tears, and Ashley made a move to embrace her, her own heart breaking at the sight of Spencer in pain, but was pushed away.
"Spencer, I'm not gonna let you do this to yourself. Come here." Ashley pleaded.
"No! You shouldn't be near me, this was a mistake, I can't let you get hurt."
"I'm not going to get hurt! Let me take care of you."
"I don't want you to take care of me. I just...can you just leave, I need to be alone."
Ashley looked at Spencer, tears shining in her eyes, wondering how it had gotten to this. Not understanding why Spencer wouldn't let her touch her, wondering if Spencer even wanted to be with her anymore. And that thought was killing her.
"Spencer..."
"Ashley, I don't want you near me."
Ashley felt like someone had just punched her in the gut. She had no idea how much such simple words from Spencer's lips could hurt. The agony of not being able to talk to her and the pain of thinking that maybe Spencer didn't like her anymore, boiling up into complete frustration.
"Okay, Spencer. Whatever you want."
Ashley got off the bed and walked out the door, leaving Spencer on the bed crying softly. Her frustration was slowly turning into anger as she stormed past Anabelle and into her room.
"Ashley?"
She heard Anabelle call out her name, but ignored it. She'd never felt so hurt and angry at the same time in her life. And she was finding it hard to think clearly when the only thing that kept on replaying in her mind was Spencer telling her she didn't want to be near her. She needed to get out of here. The card on the coffee table was drawing her attention, and she hesitated before picking it up. Grabbing her phone from the table she dialed the numbers on the card quickly.
"Hi Paul. It's Ashley Davies. I was wondering if we could set up a meeting...I'm ready to talk."
I hope nobody hates me for writing this chapter...but it had to be done:)
lisbet0513: I am pretty busy, but i love writing this story a lot so i'm definitely trying to make more time for it.
Paulinne-V: Surprisingly, I think i got the gist of what you wrote in Spanish. Did you say that you liked the chapter, and you were happy to read it, it's one of your favorite stories and you hope i update soon. Big hugs and many blessings? Am i right?
Vanessa Riverton: Hahaha, I would totally jump Ashley first too!
chloedarko: Oh the suspense!
madridcc: Whoa, just gonna have to wait and see:)
angelperry7: Thank you, new reader! I'm glad you're enjoying it!
ilovespencer: lol, yeah i definitely wouldn't blame her.
spashley20: haha, yeah that does sound a bit bad, but Glen's a good guy, they would have made a good couple.
Uber-Monster: Don't worry, I think everybody has a 99.8 percent chance of being wrong...including me:)
xEyeKissedAGirlx: She probably should have settled for Glen, but she's not going to, who would really if you had Spencer and Ashley lol
Coachkimm: Thank you. A little more back story in this chapter too, obviously not all good but it adds to the story.
areader97: hahaha!
just keep breathing: Thank you so much, I appreciate it:)
mini200do: More Spashley! This chapter probably wasn't what you were hoping for but i hope you liked it anyway.
Bobbyjohn: lol, thanks, i think?
Gentry: I'm pretty terrible at waiting too, but i still make other people wait. I know, I'm a horrible person:)
seyheystevierey: You're right! There wasn't any mention of Glen before, they just never really got round to talking much about themselves with everything else that was going on.
Momo The Great: Anabelle is a bit of a tease:)
XSamXStutterzX: Yeah it makes sense. I get that sometimes too! Ha, if I didn't already love spencer and ashley together, I think i would feel bad and hook her up with one of them, she's still a pretty cool character. Not as cool as Spashley though ahahaha!
Hotcutii3: I checked out your story and you've definitely got high school down lol! Keep it up, I'm looking forward to reading more:)
orgy123: Thanks! I hope it stays one of your favorites:) I really like the ideas that you have for your stories as well, definitely original and they keep me entertained!:)
ladytink2011: I'm glad you taught me what beast means, so I don't look like an idiot if somebody uses it on me again lol!
Videl1212: Here you go! Hope this chapter wasn't too bad for you!
lojones38: I'm happy you like this:)
charmedcrazy14: Oh, Spencer's secret...definitely something to look out for, and worth the wait:)
