Always

26

Spencer James

"Wait a minute...." Olivia squinted her eyes as she glanced at Spencer's phone. Spencer showed her the photos Sean had shown him. "And you said that's Khalil's phone number?" she inquired and Spencer nodded his head.

"Sean took a picture of it from Destiny's phone" he stated and Olivia furrowed her eyebrows.

"Why did he go through her phone?" she questioned and Spencer shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't know but that's not the point Liv" Spencer said as he glanced at his phone. "This shit is crazy..." he shook his head.

"Why did she have Khalil's phone number?" she inquired and Spencer just chuckled. "What's funny?" she glanced at him in confusion.

"It's obvious the two of them share a connection, Liv" Spencer answered. "I just need to figure out how...and why..." he said as he glanced at her.

"I was going to say we should leave it alone...but after her actions from tonight and what you've experienced in the past...we should see what's going on" Olivia said and Spencer nodded his head. "I want no parts in what you have planned...but this needs to be solved. We don't need a repeat of someone you trust trying to harm your family or get you killed" she continued.

"I'm tired of the bullshit" Spencer sighed in frustration. "I'ma get this solved...but damn I can't catch a break" he continued. 

"Though I can't relate to the magnitude of what you experience, I do understand how you feel. I'd be tired and frustrated too" Olivia frowned, rubbing her hand across his shoulder. 

"This is my karma" Spencer glanced at her. "All the bullshit I've experienced is the result from what I did that night. From when I...I killed that man" he stared off into space as he thought about that night.

"Spencer" Olivia shook her head 'no'. "I've said this before and I'll say it again. You were a kid...blinded by someone you thought you could trust. It's not your fault you were simply taken advantage of to do someone else's dirty work" she reached for his hand.

 "I'd be in a different position had I not listened to him" he quickly blinked his tears away.

"You've got to forgive yourself for your past mistakes to move forward" Olivia told him. "Stop holding onto what you've done before. It's time to accept how far you've come from. I want you to be as proud of yourself as I am of you" she continued.

"You always know what to say" Spencer told her and she smiled.

"I try my best help" Olivia shrugged her shoulders. 

"And I appreciate you" Spencer smiled at her and sealed the space between them with a kiss. Olivia smiled in between their kiss, wrapping her arms around his shoulders. "Was everything okay with Layla? What was she talkin' about?" he inquired as he randomly thought of the phone call she'd taken earlier.

"What about Layla?" she questioned and Spencer glanced at her.

"She called you earlier...remember?" Spencer furrowed his eyebrows.

"Oh..right! Uh everything was good!" Olivia quickly answered. "She was telling me how great her night was" she said as she kissed him.

"She couldn't have waited til the morning?" he chuckled as he broke their kiss.

"That's what you're worried about right now?" Olivia asked as she removed her arms from him. "We...should be getting ready for bed" she winked at him as she slowly crawled in their bed.

"I'm with you on that one" he removed his shirt and tossed it across their room. Olivia was on her hands and knees as she attempted to pull the covers back. Spencer then reached over and gently smacked her ass, causing Olivia to glance at him.