“I am…” I told her “…don’t you ever think that I’m not happy with the life I have…I just made a really poor decision and I didn’t think I would regret…”

“are you and mom going to get a divorce?” she asked me flat out and I was kind of taken back by it

“I don’t know…” I told her realizing I really messed up “…but I’d wait around, however I don’t think Spencer wants to see me, just…tell her I stopped by…”

“okay…” she told me

“hey Kiekie…”

“yeah mom?”

“is she still wearing her wedding ring?”

“she was this morning…” she told me

“you think you could tell me if she takes it off?” I asked her

“yeah” she replied “mom…” she said getting me to turn around

“hm?”

“a lot of my friends have divorced parents and they’re miserable…don’t let that happen to us…please”

“I’ll do my best…” I told her then she came and gave me another hug

“I love you mom”

“I love you so much Keira…” I said kidding the top of her head then I left the house before Spencer got home, and I swear I saw her and Erin sitting in the car at a red light but I had a green so I kept going

The next day I went into the office wearing a simply black suit with a white undershirt and I went into my own office and started putting all my papers and stuff into boxes

“hey…” Aiden said knocking on my door “…Spencer let you back in the house?” he asked me

“uh…no” I told him “…I just need to do this…I need to know I don’t need to be around this world to do what I love…”

“Ashley…Jess is gone for a year, I don’t think you need to leave this…”

“I’m not leaving…I just need to work somewhere else…” I told him

“so…you’re still out of your house…meaning you’re living in mine, so all your work shit is going to be all over my office?” he asked me laughing

“oh please…your stuff is just as bad as mine…” I told him looking back at my papers and stuff

“I’m proud of you…” he told me “…despite everything going on, I am proud that you’re really trying with this…”