Welcome back present Kyla! Sorry this is a SHORT update. I'll have a second one up for you later on today. Thank you and enjoy! : )
55.1 - Just Another Phone Call
Spencer's PoV
"I know this isn't what you wanted to hear," Kyla sighed on the other side of the line, "Aiden didn't know the company would be flying him away a week before Christmas."
"Don't you hate it when he's good at what he does?" I chuckled and tapped my fingers on my desk, eyeing the clock. It was just after five late afternoon and Lucas and Dylan had their school Christmas concert that evening. They stayed behind at school for last minute rehearsals, both girls singing and dancing in a few routines as 'Santa's' elves. It had been two weeks since that dinner at Ashley's and Dylan's.
Everything was going so perfect. Ashley had late percussion band practice she was teaching so I was the mother going to pick the girls up at their school, feed them and then meet Ashley back at the school before the concert began.
"Promise me you're not upset Spence, I feel really bad." I could tell she felt bad.
"I promise. Lucas was looking forward to seeing Anton and Cailyn for Christmas but it's not like we can't make it for a different time." As an adult I understood just how fast plans could change. I missed the Dennison family, even Mr and Mrs Dennison. "Dylan is excited to meet your kids though. She hears about them all the time."
I had told Kyla and Aiden the whole story about how Dylan came to us and into my care. I also revealed who her parent was. Kyla freaked and fainted. Aiden however, knew about Dylan but was asked by Ashley not to say anything given the condition she was in when he found her. Apparently he honoured his promise hardcore because he never mentioned that meeting to Kyla.
She heard it from me.
"I still can't believe Ashley has a daughter! I know you told me this over a couple of months ago, but still! I really want to meet her." Kyla sighed. "But from the picture you sent me, she is a spitting image of her mom."
"I know. Heartbreaker written all over her beautiful mini-Ashley face." I smiled like a proud mother.
And I was one.
"She'll be wooing the women just like her too." My best friend laughed.
"Doubtful," I smirked, "Dylan has a huge crush on a boy named Jason, this cute blonde in her class."
"Well then she takes after you," she laughed, "you had a crush on Troy Minor at age nine."
"Troy had silky long hair. I was merely jealous." I argued. "Besides, I'm so gay. I'm gayer than Carmen."
"Is that even possible?" Kyla's voice sounded amused. "Did she finally give up getting into your pants?"
I laughed out loud. "Please Ky, you know Carmen will always want me," I teased and we both shared a laugh, "actually, she has a girlfriend."
A gasp could be heard. "You mean a twenty-four hour, seven days a week, girlfriend?"
"Oh yeah," I breathed, "you know her too."
"Please tell me it's not that Aimee skank you were using to scratch your itches?" Kyla made a gagging sound over the phone.
I winced. When had I found it okay to use someone? I briefly became that person I really disliked in high school.
What was I thinking?
I was just lucky Ashley wasn't holding it against me.
"Actually no," I looked at the clock again and knew I had only a few more minutes before I had to leave to head to Keewatin Public to pick up the girls. "Samantha Taylor."
"Oh. My. God!" Kyla squealed. "I knew it! Even in college when Sam was with Alex and we were hanging out or at your games, that weird sexual tension flowed between those two. I can't believe it took them until now."
"Believe it." I made a face. Seeing a love-struck Mandez was weird enough as it was. "Ashley thinks it's great."
"Spence! I'm such an idiot, I didn't even ask how things are between you two."
I smiled. Ever since Ashley moved into her new house, we barely spent a night a part, four at most. I was finding it pointless in a way, to have us living in separate houses but you know, that adult part of me understood. Ashley needed to re-experience all of it. I was just lucky to be living it with her.
"She's amazing." I couldn't even hide the loving tone that oozed from my voice.
"You never did stop loving her." Kyla simply stated. "Is she wooing you?"
"Oh Kyla, she's done more than 'woo' me." I half chuckled and half groaned at the images of Ashley having me writhe heavy and hard beneath her.
"Gross!" She screeched with a laugh. "I see you two are picking up right where you left off – only with two kids."
"Yeah," I smiled, looking at the picture on my desk of the four of us in a booth at Rapture, "we're becoming quite the family."
Kyla softly laughed. "Oh Spencer," I could feel her grin, "if anything," she whispered, "you and Ash were always a family – it just took you over a decade to find your way back to each other again."
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Next time in Points Underneath:
"What are you two girls up too?" Spencer offered, leaning forward to fix the point on Lucas' hat.
"We heard there were cookies." Lucas looked at her mom as if she were crazy.
Spencer nodded slowly and bit her lip, moving aside to allow her daughter and friend grab one each. "There's hot chocolate over there," she offered and her blue eyes lit up as Lucas and Hadley grinned, thanking her before going to grab some hot chocolate.
"I can't believe she's growing up so fast." Spencer sulked. "She's supposed to stay young and cute forever."
