She was quiet again for a moment, just collecting her thoughts.

“I think we held on for so long because we were such good friends, we got along so well. It would have been perfect if only there had been real passion between us.”

Madison nodded her head in agreement. She could understand wanting to feel safe with someone, it was so much easier than putting yourself on the line.

“Well, there you go. I’m not saying don’t play it safe, not at all, I don’t want you to jump into anything you’re not ready for, but give yourself the chance to be happy. And if Ashley is the one that’s going to make you happy, it might just be worth the risk. So stop stalling and talk to her.”

Spencer gave her a big smile all of a sudden.

“Since when did you become so pro Ashley?”

Madison jumped off the counter and swatted her on the but playfully.

“I’m so not pro Ashley, I just have a certain degree of respect for anyone that can almost leave your mother at a loss for words, that woman is such a bitch. I still don’t think it was possible for a person like that to give birth to a person like you.”

Spencer laughed in agreement, time did not mellow her mother out, not one bit.

“Yeah, well, you can’t pick your parents.”

It was with a small smile on her face that she finally walked back to the lounge where everyone was sitting discussing the upcoming wedding. Glen was animatedly describing the spot he chose for the honeymoon to their dad. Paula was in deep conversation with Kyla regarding china patterns. As for Ashley and Aiden, they were sitting in polite quietness on the couch. Ashley looked kind of bored and kept giving Aiden small, unsure glances, like she expected him to suddenly turn on her and bite her head off or something. Ashley finally spotted Spencer watching them all and gave a relieved smile.

“Ashley, you wanna go for a ride with me?”

Ashley’s relieved smile turned to a slightly worried frown.

“Sure, Spence, that sounds nice.”

Spencer turned to pick up her keys and suddenly turned back to Kyla.

“I’ll drop her off at your place once I get bored with her, so don’t hang around and wait if we don’t get back soon.”