It's a fair point, and Spencer isn't opposed to helping with the baby shower arrangements. The whole thing is for their baby, after all, it probably wouldn't hurt to take a more active role in the planning of it. "Well, I suppose that's something we could do," he concedes, tilting his head and knitting his brow as he tries to think of those he'd even want to invite, which is a considerably small number considering he doesn't have a terribly large number of friends. He certainly has more than he's ever had, which some may say is a very sad thing, but Spencer knows that being with Joel has helped him be more willing to converse with those he might otherwise have unwittingly ignored. "There's Raleigh, of course, and Coop. Lara and Levi. Lou? Essie, Caden, Cosette, Gemma, Brigid, Mira, Davin. I do quite like April, have you actually met her yet? Though I don't know if that means we shouldn't invite Les Parker, which would be a shame because he did so much for us. Speaking of which, do you think we ought to invite Nerium?" He wrinkles his nose at the idea of sending a baby shower invitation by raven, wondering what she'd even do with such a thing.
He catches the eye of the cashier, who looks rather amused by Spencer's short list--which is actually quite a longer list than he'd anticipated--of invitees and offers a kind smile that he gratefully returns. It should probably worry him that all their purchases still aren't entirely rung up yet--or maybe what should worry him is what Joel's reaction to what their grand total might be--but he quickly shakes that off, threading his fingers through his husband's and giving him a most innocent, doe-eyed expression just to keep him distracted from the register. "We haven't even decided who to designate as godmother and godfather, you know. Should we announce a shocking pair at the shower, just to really stick it to your mother's friends?"
They haven't met much in the way of opposition when it's come to their marriage, which is one thing about Siren Cove that Spencer can appreciate. The fact that he and Joel had started their relationship had barely made anyone in this town blink an eye. He's selfishly grateful for that, in all honesty, if only because he wouldn't want his own reputation here to reflect poorly on his husband, though he knows it's not as if that would stop Joel from loving him. Still, he's glad that for the most part, people have left them alone. There's a bit of discomfort at the idea of having to deal with a group of women who might look at him as if he'd ruined little Joel Baker's chances of having a nice life with a nice girl but Joel doesn't seem convinced that would happen, so Spencer supposes he shouldn't anticipate it either. Besides, he's certain Ellie would never invite anyone so horribly rude to their baby shower in the first place.
"I hope they won't be too stunned by your choice of partner," he says casually, though his fingers nervously play with the hem of Joel's cardigan. "I wouldn't want you to have to end up playing Twenty Questions the whole time, after all, I can't think of a worse way to spend a baby shower." Granted, Spencer has never been to a baby shower but his point remains the same. He doesn't mind Ellie bringing friends of her own to her son's shower but if it means having to be interrogated in the same way his own mother had interrogated so many of Dane's girlfriends, Spencer knows they're going to be in for a very long afternoon. "What's more horrible, do you think, being pregnant and having strangers poke at your belly or having your mother's friends question every facet of your adult life?"
Most of Spencer's mother's friends had shied away from checking up on him after the funeral, though admittedly, that's because he'd wanted them to do just that. He hadn't responded to calls or texts or e-mails or letters, he hadn't thanked any of them for the baskets they'd left on the doorstep or deliveries they'd send his way just to make sure he didn't starve. He'd felt so alone then, so attacked and devastated by the thought that anyone at all would think him capable of killing his own family, that he'd readily ignored a great majority of the help that had come his way. There's a small part of him that regrets it now but as always, he swallows it down because there's no sense in dwelling on something that can't be changed now.
"Maybe I'll invite my grandfather," he muses, biting down on his lip. "I haven't done anything about getting in touch with him even after we talked about it but maybe this is the time."
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He catches the eye of the cashier, who looks rather amused by Spencer's short list--which is actually quite a longer list than he'd anticipated--of invitees and offers a kind smile that he gratefully returns. It should probably worry him that all their purchases still aren't entirely rung up yet--or maybe what should worry him is what Joel's reaction to what their grand total might be--but he quickly shakes that off, threading his fingers through his husband's and giving him a most innocent, doe-eyed expression just to keep him distracted from the register. "We haven't even decided who to designate as godmother and godfather, you know. Should we announce a shocking pair at the shower, just to really stick it to your mother's friends?"
They haven't met much in the way of opposition when it's come to their marriage, which is one thing about Siren Cove that Spencer can appreciate. The fact that he and Joel had started their relationship had barely made anyone in this town blink an eye. He's selfishly grateful for that, in all honesty, if only because he wouldn't want his own reputation here to reflect poorly on his husband, though he knows it's not as if that would stop Joel from loving him. Still, he's glad that for the most part, people have left them alone. There's a bit of discomfort at the idea of having to deal with a group of women who might look at him as if he'd ruined little Joel Baker's chances of having a nice life with a nice girl but Joel doesn't seem convinced that would happen, so Spencer supposes he shouldn't anticipate it either. Besides, he's certain Ellie would never invite anyone so horribly rude to their baby shower in the first place.
"I hope they won't be too stunned by your choice of partner," he says casually, though his fingers nervously play with the hem of Joel's cardigan. "I wouldn't want you to have to end up playing Twenty Questions the whole time, after all, I can't think of a worse way to spend a baby shower." Granted, Spencer has never been to a baby shower but his point remains the same. He doesn't mind Ellie bringing friends of her own to her son's shower but if it means having to be interrogated in the same way his own mother had interrogated so many of Dane's girlfriends, Spencer knows they're going to be in for a very long afternoon. "What's more horrible, do you think, being pregnant and having strangers poke at your belly or having your mother's friends question every facet of your adult life?"
Most of Spencer's mother's friends had shied away from checking up on him after the funeral, though admittedly, that's because he'd wanted them to do just that. He hadn't responded to calls or texts or e-mails or letters, he hadn't thanked any of them for the baskets they'd left on the doorstep or deliveries they'd send his way just to make sure he didn't starve. He'd felt so alone then, so attacked and devastated by the thought that anyone at all would think him capable of killing his own family, that he'd readily ignored a great majority of the help that had come his way. There's a small part of him that regrets it now but as always, he swallows it down because there's no sense in dwelling on something that can't be changed now.
"Maybe I'll invite my grandfather," he muses, biting down on his lip. "I haven't done anything about getting in touch with him even after we talked about it but maybe this is the time."