Spencer's POV
I walk out of the front door and slowly get inside the parked car.
"Hurry your ass up," Preach yells and Coop laughs.
"Thanks for the ride, y'all!" I say as I buckle my seatbelt.
"No problem, Spence!" Coop responds as she turns down the radio. "Matter of fact, when you text me that you were meeting up with your Pops, I knew I had to take you, so your ass didn't get cold feet."
"Where's my favorite tv star?" Preach asks, referring to Olivia.
"As much as I wanted us to work, I can't bring myself to let her ex control our relationship." I answer lowly.
"What the fuck are you even talking about?" He counters.
"Her boyfriend is blackmailing us with revenge porn," I answer honestly.
"That's fucked up but what does that have to do with her being here?" He questions, seriously.
"She suggested we pretend we're not feeling one another. And I just couldn't agree to that."
"Damn, so you kicked her her out?" He asks in shock and I shake my head no as I think about the night before.
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*flashback*
"I'll wait for you, Spencer! Will you wait for me?" Olivia asks.
"I don't think I can." I admit as tears fill my eyes. "I didn't plan on leaving here without making you mine. And now you're telling me you don't want this?"
"Spencer, you know I want us, but it's just not smart!" She cries.
"No, what's not smart is letting him control our every move for some bullshit tape!" I counter.
"I can't have you resenting me for this!" She mumbles as she swallows tears, "If this shit blows up in our faces and you don't get a chance to live out your dreams the way you should, you'll always have some type of resentment towards me, and I can't live that way!"
I watch her body go from nervous to distant and I quickly realize what she means.
"Where are you going?"
"I've made up my mind, Spencer!"
*end flashback*
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"—-Spencer? You out there doing that 'Hollyweird' shit now, huh?" Coop questions loudly as I snap out of my thoughts.
"I didn't know the cameras were there!"
"Sounds like ol' boy needs his ass beat," Preach says seriously. "A few calls back home and he'll be pissing in a bag for the rest of his life."
"C'mon, Preach! That ain't my style." I respond truthfully. "And honestly, I'm more concerned with Olivia just allowing him to control the narrative of her life."
"So you don't want me to make that call?" He checks for clarity and Coop laughs.
"No fool, you heard him! Ol' girl, obviously, has some soul searching to do." She adds. "I mean, on one hand, it's noble that she's not willing to watch your career become a laughingstock. And on the other, she's an idiot for not telling her ex to go straight to hell!"
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Love Under Construction
FanfictionSpencer James moves from the comfort of his own home to chase his dream of becoming an actor. Along the way, he meets people that will change his life; Some for the better. Others for the worse. It's all up to him to decide which is which.
