“None taken,” Taylor laughed. “My dad is a movie producer. He owned this place and used it as his get away from the family place. When Tony, my little brother, found out he was gonna be a dad my mom kicked him out. You know she was ok with having a lesbian daughter, me, but the thought of being a grandma was too much. I guess PFLAG is fashionable and grandma isn’t. Anyways Tony and his new wife but long time girlfriend Janessa asked me for help. I talked to dad, he had this place renovated into two apartments with a joint family room and that’s it. Everyone’s happy.”

“Well that’s not what I expected exactly. I guess parents footing the bill yeah but I didn’t figure you for a rich kid. I’ve known a lot of rich kids, hell I am one, and you are the total opposite minus the place of course.”

“Thank you.” Taylor said. “My parents are obsessed with having lots of money not me. I just need a roof over my head and a few musical instruments and I’m all set. For me music is the cure all.”

“I understand.” Was all Ashley could say.

“So I know you may have questions about our stuff but could I hear something of yours first. I’m curious.”

“Sure.” Ashley suddenly got nervous.

“Let’s go to the rehearsal space instead of here in the studio. Don’t be thrown off if I’m plucking at a guitar or something. Unless that will bother you of course.”

“No Feel free. If we use it you’ll have to know it too.”

“Cool. Let me just make sure Jay went home. Be right back.”

During Taylor’s absence Ashley took her time setting up. She slowly tuned her guitar and played a few chords. A couple deep breaths and she was ready she hoped.

“Alright we are child free for a while.”

“Ok this is called Come Down to Me. I wrote this last year when I thought Spencer was going away to school.”

“Thought? Didn’t you say she goes to school in Boston?” Taylor questioned not meaning to pry.

“Yeah. Guess it’s my story time. Last year was crazy. Spence and I were very on again off again. Then we had a break through, I got her mom to go to pride, and we were completely together.” Ashley took a second to remember opening the door to Spencer wearing only a coat and heels. “She was trying to decide between going away to school or staying here and going to UCLA. At her graduation party I asked her to move in with me and she said she was gonna go to UCLA. Then in the middle of summer break she tells me she changed her mind and was going to Boston. So now we’re trying the long distance thing so she can find her own way.”