Only You ✔️

2- The Good Times

Spencer

Why did I give her a ride? Why do I torture myself by being near her? I know I can't have her. But I want her so bad.

Get it together Spencer. She's off limits.

I groan as I pull up to a red light. I hated that she was out of my reach. I could've done something six years ago when Dakota broke up with her. I had kissed her, and it felt so good. But I stopped myself from going farther because she was Lacey's best friend.

I wasn't even thinking about her when I let her kiss me all those years ago. I was selfish. She had just gotten her heart broken and I let her kiss me. I know she didn't mean it. She wasn't in the right mindset. And I couldn't take advantage of her.

She was to young.

To innocent.

To pure.

And even now, I know she just thinks of me as a friend, if even that anymore. I'm just her best friends big brother and that's it.

I remember the kiss like it was yesterday. I remember how soft her skin was under my fingers, I remember how her full lips molded to mine, I remember the feel of her hands running through my hair, and I remember her taste. She tasted so damn good. She was intoxicating and addicting.

But I can never tell her. I can't tell her that I love her, and I sure as hell can't tell her that I want her. She'd just laugh in my face. I needed to get her out of my mind.

I grab my phone from its resting place in the cup holder and dial the number of the only person that can keep me from losing my head.

"Hello?"

"Hey Lace, you busy?"

I hear her shuffling before she speaks again.

"No I'm not, what's up Superman?"

"I need someone to talk to, can we meet up somewhere?"

"Of course, just let me get dressed and I'll meet you at the bar in ten minutes"

"Thanks Lace"

We say our goodbyes and hang up. I start heading to the direction of the golden goose the bar we hang out at. It was a small place. It had a long wooden bar that extended throughout the whole place, and a small jukebox in the corner that was continually on a loop of older country hits. The rest of the room was filled with high tops except the small corner co-op bathroom.

I take a seat at our normal spot, waiting anxiously for Lacey to show up. My fingers tap against the table as my leg jiggles up and down.

While I'm waiting I order some beers from the blonde waitress that was wearing a tight shirt that was bursting at the buttons. I hadn't seen her around before.

"Spence!" Lacey calls as she walks over to me.

I turn around and greet my sister and her husband who was being dragged behind her.

"Hey Lace, Jonas, I ordered us some beers"

"Sweet, thanks man" Jonas says taking a seat across from me, Lacey following suit.

"So what's going on Superman? Is everything ok?"

I shrug my shoulders as the blonde waitress comes back with our beers. Lacey thanks her as she walks away.

"Spill Spencer" Jonas says after taking a swig of his beer.

"There's this girl-"

Lacey cuts me off with her squealing.

"Oh spence! You finally are settling down!?"

Jonas chuckles as he wraps his arm around her shoulders.

"Calm down lulu, let him finish" he tells her

Lacey situates herself in her chair before motioning for me to continue.

"I'm in love with her, but I can't tell her."

"Well why not?" Lacey asks

"Because of a few reasons. Number one, she isn't single, number two, she doesn't feel the same way."

"Are you sure?" Jonas asks raising an eyebrow.

"Yes I'm sure. I need to get her out of my head. I can't keep thinking about her it's driving me crazy"

Jonas laughs.

"I remember those good old days, back when I thought I would have to settle for the fucking devil."

Lacey smiles at him and he leans in and gives her a kiss.

"I'm not you Jonas. I don't have the courage to tell the girl I love her."

Jonas sighs and leans his forearms on the table.

"Listen man, just do it. Just go up to her and tell her."

"Or if you feel like you can't, just forget her" Lacey adds.

"I can't forget her that's the problem. I need help" I pout.

Jonas looks around the bar before his attention goes back to me.

"What about her?" He asks motioning to the other side of the bar.

I follow his gaze to the blonde waitress.

"What about her?"

"If you want to forget the girl, go up to her and talk to her. Go home with the waitress"

"Jonas!" Lacey scolds him.

"No he's right Lacey. I need to forget her somehow, and if thats the way to do it, then I will. It's tearing me apart Lace. I need to do something."

Lacey looks at me disapprovingly. I wasn't the type of guy to just randomly sleep with girls. But I needed to get Nova out of my head. I couldn't have her, and I needed to learn that.

"Just, don't hurt her feelings when you leave in the morning." Lacey tells me with concern in her voice.

I nod my head and down my beer before heading over to the bar where the waitress was standing.

Halfway there I stop in my tracks. What was I doing. This wasn't right. I turn around to head back to the table when I see Jonas and Lacey making out like horny teenagers.

Gross.

I roll my eyes and turn back to the waitress. I take a deep breath before I walk over to her.

She catches me looking at her and smiles in my direction. She twirls a piece of her blonde hair around her index finger and bites her bottom lip.

Don't think about Nova.

I clear my head and take the last few steps towards her.

"Hi, I'm Spencer"

"Laura" she says with a flirty tone.

Don't get me wrong she was beautiful. But she wasn't Nova.

Stop it!

"Do you wanna get out of here when you get off?" I ask bluntly.

Laura flashes her perfect white teeth in my direction.

"Yes I would love to. I get off in about an hour. Wait for me?"

"Of course" I nod and show a smile.

This was so wrong. But I needed this. I needed to forget her, at least for tonight.

Maybe I could finally get some sleep.