Shaylivia ✔️

Part 12- In another life.

"In another life, I would be your guy 

We keep all our promises, be us against the world

In another life, I would make you stay

So I don't have to say you were the one that got away

The one that got away"

-unknown

Shayne's pov:

The pain of the spicy chocolate did hurt but it wasn't the reason why I went home early. I couldn't stand listening to Olivia and Sam talking on the phone. I know it's no excuse to blow off work but I just couldn't handle it, even when she ended the call I was annoyed and jealous to the point of exploding.

It hurts it does, thinking I had a chance when she was single and all the signs I thought were for me. When she told me she liked Sam my world came crumbling down, I had hope that it was about me and to think that she liked me but only to be faced with heartbreak yet again.

Sam is one of my best friends too which adds an extra sting to the remaining pain, why can't she see that I've loved her all this time all these years. She's just so dense, it's so obvious but she just doesn't notice me.

I'm lying in bed pondering on my feelings, I want to tell her that I love her and how upset I've been but I love her too much to make her suffer she doesn't deserve someone like me. I try so hard to be there for her as her best friend and someone she can rely on.

But -

I am shocked to suddenly hear a knock on my door this late at night, I look like shit from the spicy chocolate mixed with the few tears I shed thinking about Olivia.

I walk aimlessly to the door, confused and annoyed I open the door.

"Hey Shayne, are you okay you look like shit. The chocolate was that bad huh"

I see Olivia in front of me gasping underneath the pale moonlight, as her hair and smile lights up. Reminding me of the faithful night at smosh winter games when the stars shined for her and how she shined back.

"Olivia I didn't expect you to be here this late, why are you here" I reply with opening the door to let her inside.

"I'm worried about you Shayne you went home early, you seemed mad as you left too"

She stands to clutch herself looking dearly in my eyes, I can't stand seeing her like this.

"Come inside you must be cold Olivia".

I see her cautiously walk in, looking around still clutching into herself.

"Okay bottom line thing is... I lost a gig!" I blurt this ever so meaningless phrase out, panicking I make this up as her back is faced to me. I needed to say something quick I couldn't let her sit me down, I couldn't let predator catch prey.

Swiftly she turns around, now standing confidently and confused. "What do you mean gig?"

"I applied at this small acting gig and the whole fire chocolate didn't help with it either, I had serious headaches and a stomach ache and-".

"As long as you're alright... Ahaha... I can't believe I thought you were seriously in trouble or something, I thought you were dying". She cutely laughed it off, almost blushing at the thought of how she 'overreacted' by rushing over here.

"Sorry I just showed up out of nowhere... AH, I'm so stupid... I'll be leaving now".

"Wanna stay for coffee?".

She stops dead in her tracks, smiling at the oldest phrase we've shared for years.

She nods her head delight. "Coffee, I'd love too".