At the foot of the stairs Spencer was greeted with a mini-tackle from her niece. 

“Auntie Spencer!  Auntie Spencer!” 

“Christina!”  Spencer scooped her niece up in her arms cradling her.

“When areya gonna see me ‘gain?”

“Well you guys could come to L.A. for the summer.  We could go to the beach and the amusement park.  Then we can go see Auntie Kyla too.”

“But Mama and Daddy don’t want us to go back to L.A.!”

Spencer giggled as she remembered why Clay and Chelsea were worried about going back to L.A.

“Well you tell your Mommy and Daddy that Auntie Spencer will make sure that Auntie Ashley doesn’t buy Zak a pet snake.  Okay?”

The small child nodded and squirmed happily in Spencer’s arms.

Spencer walked through the hallway with the little girl still in her arms to see Ashley giving Zak a kiss on the head. 

“Hey come on Zakky.  You can visit us in L.A.!”

“But Mommy and Daddy said…”

“Okay it was one time!  And you looked so happy!!”

Ashley cradled her nephew’s face in her hands and kissed him on the cheek once more before standing up and ruffling his hair messily.  She took Christina from Spencer’s hands as Spencer then knelt down by Zak to say her goodbyes.

Goodbye’s were exchanged and Ashley had gotten Morgan to promise that they’d see each other again hinting to Glen that she was indeed a keeper.  With that Arthur smiled gathered their suitcases in his arms and began to load up the car.  This time Paula joined Arthur in driving the pair back to the airport.  The two older adults in the front seat jabbered away at how Ashley should go to the Carlins place for more holidays.  Ashley and Spencer’s hands were joined together in the back.  When they had arrived at the airport Arthur helped unload their luggage and into the cart.  Then wheeling them in to the airport and up to the check in counter for the two.  He didn’t leave until he had helped them unload all the luggage from the cart.  Then the four exchanged their goodbyes.

"Bye Mom.  Dad."  Spencer leaned in and both older Carlins hugged their daughter.  Both leaving a kiss on her head.