Good For You

(Chapter.16) Blast From The Past

I feel terrible. Ace and his family are being drug into something that has nothing to do with them. I'm not sure if Sam and I can come back from this. I feel so hurt and lost.

"Gorgeous, I need to go out of town for a few weeks for work, and to try to explain to my family this situation. I know this is horrible timing because we just got engaged. I'm so sorry, but I love you no matter what. I have to leave now." Ace explained then he kissed me goodbye.

"This sucks, I don't want to be without you! But I understand I love you too. Come home super soon." I answered.

After that Ace left and the rest of the night drug on. I felt myself continuing to stare at the clock. Next I heard a knock at the door.

"Alisha? What are you doing here?" I asked.

"The better question is what the fuck is going on between you and Sam?"Alisha scolded.

"We got in a fight." I responded.

"You got in a fight? According to her she doesn't even know if you're still friends."

"So I was trying to be a supportive best friend to her by being there. But she started making all of these crazy accusations about Ace and his family. Apparently she wasn't just making these accusations to me. She took them to the police. So the cops will be questioning Ace and his family. So now Ace is gone with his family to try to explain all of this. Sam is now alone at the hospital and I'm here engaged, frustrated, and alone." I explained.

"Wait did you say engaged? Oh my god you and ace are engaged?" Alisha screamed.

"Yes we are he proposed right before we found out Kai was in the hospital."

"Congratulations! I can't believe my little sister is engaged! Does Sam know?" She exclaimed.

"Yes I yelled it to her during our fight. She told me I can't marry him. So I left. Hold on Ace is calling." I explained and then went to the kitchen.

"Hey babe!" I exclaimed.

"Hey gorgeous, listen I'm going to be here a little longer than I thought. But I accidentally told my sister we are engaged. So she wants to stay with you for the weekend and go shopping and to the spa. Would that be okay?" He asked.

"Yes of course I'd love some quality time with your sister!"I said.

"Okay great she will be there in the morning."

"Sounds great okay I love you and I'll talk to you soon. Bye." I responded before hanging up.

"Sorry his sister wants to spend the weekend together to get to know each other better. It should be fun I would think." I said.

"Oh it definitely should! I know everything with Sam is horrible right now but she will calm down. Anyway, I've got to go so I will see you soon. Let me know how this weekend goes with Ace's sister! I love you, bye." Alisha said hugging me then leaving.

I started watching a movie. It didn't take too long for me to doze off when I heard a knock at the door. I wouldn't think Atlee would be here yet. Ace said in the morning. I thought as I approached my door. It's also extremely late for visitors.

"What the fuck do you want?" I asked rudely.

"Alice, long time no see. Oh come on why such a shitty greeting to the man you once loved?" The man answered.

Staring at me was a pair of gray eyes that I hadn't seen in two years, almost three and that's the way I like it.The most emotional pain I had ever felt was rushing back all at once. I have no time for really soft light blonde hair. Or that beautiful smile that's always been full of lies. Drew Laker was the biggest relationship mistake I've ever made.

"Why are you in Atlanta? Why are you in my house? What the hell do you want?" I yelled.

"I really miss you and I wanted to see you Alice." Drew explained.

"Well I don't want to see you. I don't want anything to do with you ever again." I yelled.

"I know I hurt you and I'm sorry for that." Drew said.

"You hurt me? No Drew, we were young and engaged and planning our "future." When we accidentally got pregnant and you wanted to keep it a secret because my parents adored you. Then when I miscarried you couldn't handle it so you bailed. There I was alone with a broken off engagement and a miscarriage no one knew and still doesn't know anything about. Looking back I'm glad things happened the way they did. Being engaged to you at nineteen was stupid. In fact being engaged to you at all was stupid. You would have been a shitty father also.I really cared about you. I thought what we had was real. But you dropped me like I was nothing. So what do you want?" I ranted.

"I know all of those things happened and I'm sorry. I was twenty and didn't know how to handle it. Not to mention I was scared. But I've grown up a lot in the past two years. I want to try to make this work again, I love you." Drew pleaded.

"Get out!" I screamed pushing him out the door then slamming it.

I then cried myself to sleep.

The next morning there was a knock at my door.

"Atlee, Hi I'm super excited for our weekend." I exclaimed.

"Hey Alice, I brought bagels for breakfast and me too I can't wait. Today we will spend the day getting pampered at the spa with seaweed wraps, massages, facials, and mani pedis. Tomorrow we will shop and shop and shop! I hope we get to know each other well during this weekend. I never thought I'd see the day that Ace was engaged. But I'm really happy about it congratulations by the way." Atlee explained.

"Thank you so much, should we head out?" I asked.

"Absolutely."

When we arrived we dove in head first to all of the things that would hopefully ease my stress and pain.

"Not going to lie you look you really needed this. What's going on is it Ace?" She asked.

"Oh I do need it. No Ace is perfect. I got in a fight with my best friend and then a blast from a past relationship showed up at my door. How about you? Are you dating anyone?" I asked.

"I'm sorry to hear that. No with my job I don't really date. Men get too jealous you know?" Atlee explained.

"Not really what do you do again?" I asked.

"Well it's my job to flirt the information out of them. It's pretty dangerous but I really enjoy it."

I didn't really know what to say to that, so I said nothing.

So what made you say yes to my brother when he proposed?" Atlee asked.

"Honestly I have a connection with him that I've never had with anyone else. Like I feel myself wanting to be good for him. I want to make sure he thinks I'm beautiful in every outfit. I don't want Ace to ever question if he loves who I am or not. I just want him to want me in every way. I've never experienced that before. But I like it." I explained.

"Wow that seems so perfect. I hope I get that one day." She responded. Before I knew it, it was time to leave.