Fixing the Mistake?

Chapter 9

Aria's POV:

After Spencer's statement, we both remain silent. I know he's been thinking about the plan I could conjure up, and what he said made me realize just how much he knew me. He knows what I'm going to say, and knows how bad it is.

I know he was hoping to distract me to pull me away from any destructive thoughts, but my plan makes a lot of sense.  Hell it sucked to even come to the conclusion I came to, but it is what's best.

Both being left to our own thoughts while still cooking, we finish the time in what feels like seconds. We both start setting the table whilst everyone trickles in. There's a familiar face joining us that I haven't seen in awhile.

"Johnny!" I scream once I see John walk in with Erica. He sees me run over to him and let's go of Erica's hand just in time for me to jump on him, giving him a large hug.

"Woah child! Slow down! It's nice to see you again too." He says while laughing at my reaction to seeing him.

I jump off of him and slap his arm. "Where the Hell have you been?! Why am I only seeing you now since we've been back?" I yell at him, not really angry, but letting him know I've missed him.

"I've been dealing with stuff to give those two boneheads more time to spend around here, which you guys are welcome for!" He responds, while pointing at Michael and Spencer.

It makes sense, seeing as though they are both here a lot and have successful businesses to run. Actually it's pretty weird they can still do all that there doing.

After the excitement dies down. We all sit down to enjoy are meal. We're all taking in this enjoyable small yak as long as we can before we move on to the meeting that will darken all of our moods. We all agreed that we are going to wait to start it once we're all done, knowing how serious this is.

I look around the table to see all my friends and family that I love so much. They've all done so much for me, and I am again reminded of how I would do anything for them.

Dean is fitting in well with everyone, asking questions, answering them and getting the down low about everyone. How Erica and John are a couple. The fact that Kayla and Michael are working things out. The fact that Nick is single, whilst winking at Trey who blushes in response. And then the attention gets turned to Spencer.

"So Spencer, are you seeing anyone?" Damn I never realized how big of a gossip Dean was!

Everyone turns to Spencer, waiting to see how he'll respond, but his attention stays on me. "Technically no, but there's someone who I have my heart set who I'm trying to win over. I love her with all of my heart but I've fucked up a lot and have a lot of work to do in order to have any sort of chance to redeem myself. Do I deserve it? Fuck no. But I could never live with myself by not doing whatever I possibly can do to win her back. You see Dean, I am a selfish man, a man where I can't just give up and let her go. So I'm not going to stop til I put a ring on her finger and a baby in her belly." Spencer proclaims, making the whole room speechless with the fact he said all of that out loud to everyone.

I mean I knew how he felt, but I was never expecting all of that, or in front of people. He keeps staring at me, making a point to show just how serious he is, not that I ever doubted it. Damn that made me feel all hot, but I won't let him see that.

These past couple days have made it hard, he's with me all the time and he knows me. He knows how to handle me and make me happy, I mean he always had. It just all sucks. I have been considering being selfish and just giving in. More so because of what I think will happen next, but also the fact that my life is a huge question mark and he is a period.

With that being my last thought, dinner is over, and the darkness of what's happening next hovers over the room. We all slowly leave the room and head over to our conference room.

We sit in silence for a bit longer, putting off the inevitable, until Dean decides its time to start.

"My team and I have been after these people for years, and they have never been as sloppy as they are now. They are becoming desperate to find them. We realize now that they already made deals to sellers, and have used the money they made from their deals, and with nothing to deliver they are being chased down by other power people. What we think may be best is to have the girls guarded 24/7 in hopes that we can get a larger group of people out." Dean states, knowing, however there's other ideas out there and not getting into to many details quite yet.

"It's not a bad idea, but they are getting more desperate, and if they somehow find their location, then they will take down the guards easily and possibly get through." Michael states, coming up with negatives in that plan.

"I disagree just because we'd have them in a contained facility, the issue is that these two ladies will go crazy staying in one room for what could be months."

Kayla and I look at each other, both hating that possibility but knowing we'd do it for the situation.

"Any other ideas?" Dean asks, looking at all of us.

I step forward, gauging everyone's reaction. The one I focus on, though is Spencer's, seeing the fear all over his face.

"My idea sounds ridiculous but I have a pretty good plan behind it and I think it'll be the best."

They all look at me with anticipation, "What's your idea Aria?" Dean asks, to hurry me up.

"Use me as bait."