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Best For Me – (Chapter: Phone Calls)
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“That sounds like some fun actually. I haven’t been out in awhile. Let me check if someone can be with Elly. Gray’s been working a fair bit lately and I can’t be sure he’s home but if he is, or if I can find a babysitter, I’d love to come.” She tried to keep her answer as casual as the offer had been.
“Great. I’ll wait to hear from you then.”
“I’ll get back to you as soon as I know” Spencer promised.
Ending the phone call she got the rest of the shopping trip over as quickly as possible, figuring Elly needed to be out of potential disaster zones today. Normally a well behaved angel she was showing some devil signs today and Spencer was smart enough to heed the warnings.
She’d managed to get Elly inside and settled into a relatively safe entertainment and was unpacking the shopping when her phone went again. This time she checked the screen before answering: Mom.
“Hey Mom”
“Spencer” Paula’s voice was warm and fluid. When she was feeling down, it always made Spencer feel better. And yet she knew what could lurk beneath the waves when her mother was angry or upset. Spencer knew better than to pull that out.
“What’s up?” she asked, while putting the groceries away.
“Can’t I just call my daughter?” Paula asked with a laugh. “Well, I can. But not this time. Just checking what time you’re coming on Sunday.”
Spencer wracked her brains frantically. Sunday? She hesitated too long because her mother picked up on it.
“You haven’t forgotten about Sunday have you?” The older Carlin said dryly. “Spencer, the Johnstons are coming over to show us photos from their Bermuda trip. You and Gray said you’d be there.”
“Oh right, right” Spencer had forgotten. Now she wished she had a decent excuse. Hang on, she did. “Mom, Gray has to work this weekend. He has some big project and it seems important to him. I want to support him..”
Paula interrupted her blatant lie. “Of course you do hon. But that doesn’t stop you and Elly from coming.”
Spencer couldn’t think of a decent excuse. “Ok Mom. We’ll be there.”
After the phone call Spencer felt drained. She hadn’t done much through the day to get her to that state but lately her emotions seemed to be running riot. She finished putting away the groceries and for the first time in her life, wished she had a good stiff drink. Gray had some whiskey somewhere. She was halfway to searching for it when she realized that it was a stupid thing to do. Looking over at Elly who was painstakingly drawing a masterpiece at the dining room table she let out a breath and thought about her life. Last week she’d been so sure that all she had to do was take the time to get her life back on track. She’d talked to Gray about his project, and tried to understand where he was coming from. She’d thrown herself into work and Elly more than ever. Despite everything, Spencer still felt strangely empty.
Every now and then she found herself drifting off. Her mind elsewhere. The disturbing fact was that it inevitably ended up on one curly haired musician. She was different. She was cool. Spencer, never the cool kid and never the popular one, wondered if this was her wish. To be friends with the coolest person she could find. Ignoring the glaring neon signs inside her that pointed to directions she refused to acknowledge, she regretted the fact that a lot of her friendships had slipped by the wayside. Sure she had friends at work, and friends through her parents and Gray but her life was getting predictable and dull. Spencer was suddenly dreading the thought of being the reliable, bake sale mom that her life was leading towards. Hell, she’d go out with Ashley and she’d have fun. It would be good for her. And if she was happier, then her life would be better. Her marriage would be better and she could be more supporting of Gray. And everything would be… ok.
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aww. Cute. I like it. Spencer is finally taking a stand and doing her own thing. I like it. PMS
come on seriously that cant be all.Please more soon
sorry about being stuck in the cellar. and wine taste really bad…more of an acquired taste i think. im sad that the update was so short and damn the person who was rushing you…unless you know that person is really important and i might offended them by damning them…i didnt meant it honestly. :]
okay i’m completely in love with this story!!!!! your an amazing writer! hey if you have AIM you should I.M me, my screen name is Freekaleek69n
There was this girl in HS who was really popular and such, and called me at home one afternoon and asked if I would assist her in this project for the school play. My heart raced and my palms were sweaty, however, not because I was attracted to her, but because I was a tad dorky and was about to spend the next week after school hanging closely with this hot, sexy, funny, popular girl who made me feel worth something. Why the hell are you telling me this, you ask? Because I like how Spencer’s feelings can be read a variety of ways. Deep down she may know exactly why she wants to hang with Ashley, but there is this other side to her that has missed out on so much, has lacked close physical and emotional contact with someone she is attracted to on a variety of levels, and desires someone who makes her feel special. Spencer is married and has a kid, but there seems to be no need to categorize her sexuality at all. When you feel something, you feel something, and I am glad she will attempt to make things work with her family, because most honest realizations materialize when we move forward with zest. Whatever is meant to be for Spencer, will happen, and Ashley’s arrival into her life at this exact point will be the ctalyst for her to make the changes in her life she so desperately has been avoiding. Yah for this fic!! Did any of this make sense? lol.
Oh, and the cyborg mountain goat just knocked at my door demanding wheat grass and pixie sticks. What the hell did you promise it, Clomle? Jeez. That’s a tall order for a Sat nite.
awesome post. livin a little and respondin a little. Go Spencer!!! Elly is so sooo cute.
im liking this alot! post mroe soon please!
yoho! I is back! Went home for la weekend to surprise my parental units on their joint bday (spent a fooking fortune on them too), where they decided to reward my honorable and generous gestures by making me fix the roof for them. bloody parents! Loving the story, although somewhat preturbed by the goats, cyborgs, wine, uncles, mountains, cellars, pixie sticks, wheat grass and other nonsensical stuff that seem to suggest only one thing – you’re all bloody mental! I like it though, as you make me feel COMPLETELY sane :-D I guess I should go write more of my own stories although I’ve kinda lost momentum… might start a new one ;-) so for now, continue clomle, for you are providing a much needed fix!
aww. Cute. I like it. Spencer is finally taking a stand and doing her own thing. I like it. PMS
come on seriously that cant be all.Please more soon
sorry about being stuck in the cellar. and wine taste really bad…more of an acquired taste i think. im sad that the update was so short and damn the person who was rushing you…unless you know that person is really important and i might offended them by damning them…i didnt meant it honestly. :]
okay i’m completely in love with this story!!!!! your an amazing writer! hey if you have AIM you should I.M me, my screen name is Freekaleek69n
There was this girl in HS who was really popular and such, and called me at home one afternoon and asked if I would assist her in this project for the school play. My heart raced and my palms were sweaty, however, not because I was attracted to her, but because I was a tad dorky and was about to spend the next week after school hanging closely with this hot, sexy, funny, popular girl who made me feel worth something. Why the hell are you telling me this, you ask? Because I like how Spencer’s feelings can be read a variety of ways. Deep down she may know exactly why she wants to hang with Ashley, but there is this other side to her that has missed out on so much, has lacked close physical and emotional contact with someone she is attracted to on a variety of levels, and desires someone who makes her feel special. Spencer is married and has a kid, but there seems to be no need to categorize her sexuality at all. When you feel something, you feel something, and I am glad she will attempt to make things work with her family, because most honest realizations materialize when we move forward with zest. Whatever is meant to be for Spencer, will happen, and Ashley’s arrival into her life at this exact point will be the ctalyst for her to make the changes in her life she so desperately has been avoiding. Yah for this fic!! Did any of this make sense? lol.
Oh, and the cyborg mountain goat just knocked at my door demanding wheat grass and pixie sticks. What the hell did you promise it, Clomle? Jeez. That’s a tall order for a Sat nite.
awesome post. livin a little and respondin a little. Go Spencer!!! Elly is so sooo cute.
im liking this alot! post mroe soon please!
yoho! I is back! Went home for la weekend to surprise my parental units on their joint bday (spent a fooking fortune on them too), where they decided to reward my honorable and generous gestures by making me fix the roof for them. bloody parents! Loving the story, although somewhat preturbed by the goats, cyborgs, wine, uncles, mountains, cellars, pixie sticks, wheat grass and other nonsensical stuff that seem to suggest only one thing – you’re all bloody mental! I like it though, as you make me feel COMPLETELY sane :-D I guess I should go write more of my own stories although I’ve kinda lost momentum… might start a new one ;-) so for now, continue clomle, for you are providing a much needed fix!
You must free yourself of the cellar clomle… for the world needs you and your fan fiction. You must protect spencer and ashley and save us all. I love this story. I love Ashley’s role in this story too and I cant wait to see what happens on Friday at the gallery thing. This is gonna be interesting… post more soon for my day would not be complete without reading your stories. :)
You must free yourself of the cellar clomle… for the world needs you and your fan fiction. You must protect spencer and ashley and save us all. I love this story. I love Ashley’s role in this story too and I cant wait to see what happens on Friday at the gallery thing. This is gonna be interesting… post more soon for my day would not be complete without reading your stories. :)
agh u cannot stop there!! we’re dying here and u stop like that. *sigh* so wait is the art thing on sunday too or is it jus the family thing? i def think spencer is gunna go with ash and yea itll be all good. except when she wants to kiss her. lol but she’ll cross that bridge when she gets to it.
agh u cannot stop there!! we’re dying here and u stop like that. *sigh* so wait is the art thing on sunday too or is it jus the family thing? i def think spencer is gunna go with ash and yea itll be all good. except when she wants to kiss her. lol but she’ll cross that bridge when she gets to it.
Great chapter. I`m glad spencer is finally taking control. I cant wait to see the next chapter.
Great chapter. I`m glad spencer is finally taking control. I cant wait to see the next chapter.