One More Chance ✔ | Larvey (HRVY and Loren Gray)

[15] Always Second Best

Chapter 15: Always Second Best

1 hour before present time

Harvey's P.O.V:

I didn't know what to do. My feelings were all jumbled up in a mess that was impossible to untangle.

I technically cheated on my girlfriend but that isn't that biggest issue here. I wanted to know if Loren would give us a shot again. The problems after are not of current concern.

As the film was playing, I constantly take a look at her, sitting on the couch, extremely rigid and seems a little zoned out here and there.

When I asked her to pass the remote from her left, that face that was present on her face was literal darkness. Something bothered her.

I didn't want to add on, I didn't want to be problematic first of. Adding troubles to troubles ain't gonna be good.

I really wanted to know what was on her mind, if only I could.

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30 minutes before present time

She slowly stumbles backwards to try and take a rest for her assumingly sore back but her head was left dangling backwards.

She was a deep sleeper too.

I gently pull her towards me and let her body lay on mine. I place my two arms around her as her head makes her way under my chin. I lightly pressed my head against hers.

I wish we could stay like this.

Back then, she never accepted me. I wish she did. I should have not been doubtful. If I really loved someone, I should have been fighting for them, not instantly giving up after trying once.

Maybe if I had fought harder for her, she would have been laying in my arms by now and I would probably have the authority to miss her hugs and kisses.

Thanks to my old self, I am now stuck with Maisie and I don't even think she loves me anymore. She's been spending so little time with me and prefer spending it on her friends. She doesn't even see me as her first concern.

The love we had, I noticed I no longer had a genuine smile, every smile became fake, every laugh became a joke to myself. I became the second best to her. I was no longer the best.

With my tears in my eyes, I shut my eyes tight, but gentle enough to prevent them from streaming down my face.

I loved her, but I was always her second option.

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Present time

I wake up, her head still leaned against my chest, but I did notice she probably woke up while I was asleep as her hands were repositioned.

I felt her heartbeat. I closed my eyes, listened to it beat. I really wanted to hug and kiss her and know she was mine forever, but I'm stuck on how to execute that idea.

I needed her in my life. She made me feel like I belong on Earth for a reason.

I just wanna go to every rooftop and scream that you're mine but I'm an engaged man. Not to her, but to someone I no longer loved.

After that outing with her, I realised how far apart we grew. We didn't grow together, we grew apart. And that's the part that tore me. It was then I realised that she didn't know me as well as Loren. I could go to Loren, not say a single word, but she would know what I'm feeling inside out.

I rub Loren's head and suddenly her eyes stir open to stare up at me.

The urge in me was too strong and overcame every thought. I pulled hee close to me and kissed her, but I held it as if the world was gonna end. She smiles during the times we were catching our breaths and she would connect our lips again.