One Person Can Change Everything (Spencer POV)

I knew I should have realised the trouble I was getting myself into the day Emery walked into my office to introduce herself but instead all I could think about was the hot girl standing there instead.

I should have known better, I should have known that inter office dating wouldn’t work but yet I flirted with her and tried to convince her to go out on a date with me.

It wasn’t until she finally turned around and said what I should have realised, she wasn’t into inter office dating and she didn’t want to put her job in jeopardy. I respected her wishes and after that we got along just fine as friends.

A few weeks later Emery was in my office again, actually with a suggestion. At first I was a little unsure about it but after much convincing on her end I agreed, I agreed on the blind date with one of her best friends.

I didn’t realise at the time but agreeing to go on that blind date changed my world. I didn’t expect to enter the restaurant and see someone who was so beautiful sitting there nervously waiting for me.

“Adrianna?” I questioned as I approached the table, she looked up at me and she smiled. Her smile lit up the room and it was something as simple as that that changed her demeanour, she was no longer nervous.

God I even remember the moment I fell in love with her, it was the middle of spring and it had been raining nonstop for days. I had turned up at her apartment in order to surprise her but when I knocked there was no answer, assuming she was with the girls I turned and left to go home but I found her standing in the hall soaking wet with a massive smile on her face.

It didn’t matter if she was freezing cold from the rain, she looked adorable like that and her reason for running in the rain did it for me.

“I run rain or shine, it helps clear my head when I’m stressed or worried about something” she started off with a smile on her face but towards the end of her sentence it disappeared and her nervous behaviour came out, she had a habit of chewing her lip or the inside of her cheek when she was nervous.

“What has you worried this time round?” I questioned, she hung her head and softly spoke.

“How fast I’m falling for you”

I didn’t say anything in reply instead, I wrapped my arms around her pulling her closer to me before kissing her hard. At that point in time I didn’t care if the water was soaking through my clothes, all that mattered in this point in time was that I had fallen for this incredibly beautiful girl inside and out and it seemed like she was the same.

It wasn’t until a few months into us dating that I realised that the girl I had fallen for had a troubled past, I knew her and her mother didn’t get along but she wouldn’t never tell me why and I just hoped it was something she would fill me in on if we lasted long enough. But one day I had come home from work and entered her apartment to find her and her mother in the middle of a screaming match.

I stood there completely shocked, not knowing what to say or do. Instead I had to stand there and listen to everything and not be able to make sense of it.

Her mother was blaming Dri for the death of her father, which shocked me since I didn’t know he was dead. While Dri was yelling she was in denial and then someone called Nathan was brought into the mix, it was at that point that Dri had changed, she became furious.

Dri yelled at her mother requesting that she left and when she didn’t Dri picked the vase by her hand and threw it at the wall.

Her mother left and it left Dri and I alone in the apartment, Dri made her way over to the couch while I went to her kitchen and grabbed her a bottle of wine and a glass before joining her on the couch.

It was in that moment that I learnt about Nathan and how her dad had died, I couldn’t believe this. The strong beautiful girl who I’m normally looking at now looked broken and scared after telling me everything, I didn’t know what to say, all I did was wrap my arms around her and tell her I was going to be here and I wasn’t going anywhere…

Thinking back now, I made that mistake. I left her when things got tough, a letter turned up from Nathan and she broke all over again. She stopped letting me in and was spending more time with Emery and Sutton instead of me and I couldn’t stand it, I couldn’t stand watching her break down in front of me and she wouldn’t tell me what was going on in her head.

It was in that moment I came up with the stupid idea I regret so much that we should have gone on a break, I thought that maybe if I gave her space she would be able to spend time with the girls and not have to worry about my feelings, she would be able to speak openly with them and hopefully move past whatever was bothering her.

But it was in that moment when I saw her standing there outside the bar not long before I left for London looking scared and nervous about something that I found out more about what happened with Nathan and I couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t believe she kept that part of information from me.

I ran a hand threw my hair wondering if there was some way to fix everything between Dri and I, I knew at the moment we seemed fine but we both agreed that being apart was better for us instead of being together while I was in London but I knew as soon as I was back in the city with her things would be different.

I closed the ring box and put it back in the draw before standing up and grabbing my bags, I knew Dri wasn’t quite ready for marriage but I saw the ring and I knew it was right for her and I had to buy it. I may have left a lot of my belongings in the apartment when I moved out but this was something I couldn’t leave, no, I knew Dri would find it without a doubt and it would open a can of worms I wasn’t ready for.

Bad Timing

My stomach dropped knowing it was Spencer calling me, I was an idiot to believe that Alec wouldn’t call Spencer but did I expect Spencer to call me straight away? I had no idea what I expected from Spencer in regards to this.

“Hello” I answered the phone trying to not sound worried or anything of the like.

“Oh I’m actually surprised you answered, you know I just received an interesting phone call from Alec. He said you had brought some stranger up into my apartment and you were planning on having sex with him in my bed! What the hell Dri, I know we both agreed this break up would be easier for both of us but come I thought I would at least be told when you were dating someone else, I would have told you! But no I guess I don’t deserve the respect, I let you move into my apartment so you would be safe but now after this lack of respect I don’t know…”

“Woah, Spence calm down and hear me out because Alec sure as hell didn’t” I cut him off not wanting to hear him yell and accuse me of anything anymore.

“Fine…” he grumbled and I knew he wasn’t happy but I was just glad he hadn’t hang up on me.

“Yes I had a guy in the apartment and no we didn’t have sex, the restaurant kicked us because we finished our meals. The guy picked a restaurant that rushes people, afterwards it was too cold to walk around since the weather suddenly changed and I wasn’t dressed for it so he walked back to the apartment and I invited him up not even realising that it came across as me inviting him up to have sex. He turned around and said he didn’t want too and I told him that wasn’t what I meant. At some point Alec turned up and accused me of everything you just said but wouldn’t hear me out. Spence we didn’t have sex, we just talked and drank I promise you”

“So what you weren’t planning on telling me at all?”

“Spence I’ve only been on three dates with guy and for all I know he’s going to disappear now since I had to tell him about you because Alec mentioned you”

“Oh….” Spencer was silent for a moment before he laughed. “I’m going to kill Alec, Dri I’m so sorry”

“It’s fine, I meant what I said I would tell you if anything happened I just figured three dates wasn’t enough. I’ve seen Emery go on her dates and it was normally between dates three and five where she worked out if she wanted to keep going or they worked out if they did or not”

“It’s fine I understand, it’s just the way Alec was talking about it. He said you picked him up a bar…”

“Oh god why is Alec lying, well yes technically I met him at a bar but I didn’t introduce myself. He was there with a friend and Emery went over there to introduce herself, I have no idea what she said but she came back with his number for me and the first date was a double date”

“So in other words Emery is forcing you out on dates?” I let out a sigh and leaned back on the bed, did I really want to talk about this with Spencer? I didn’t want to hurt him. “Dri we can talk about this? If one of us does move on I still want us to be friends”

“I hate that you know me so well” I grumbled in response but Spencer just laughed

“No you don’t but I’m really sorry about Alec and ruining your date”

“It’s fine, any particular reason Alec seems to butting in on my life. Don’t get me wrong I like Alec and he’s your best friend….wait don’t tell me you told him to keep checking up on me?”

“Dri…”

“You did didn’t you! And then when he told you about how I was maybe going on a date you told him to crash it”

“DRI!”

“What?” I snapped at him

“Just calm down, we will crash and burn again if we continue to go like this” silence filled both of us as I took in what he said.

He was right, this is what happened last time he had moved away because of work. We were constantly arguing and this, what was happening right now was just the beginning.

“You’re right, I’m sorry. But Alec”

“I know and I will talk to him but I did not tell him to crash your date, I had no idea until he rang me but I did ask him to check up on you. I was worried that Nathan was going to turn up randomly”

“Nathan doesn’t know I’m here, you made sure of that” I could hear Spencer let out a sigh through the phone, I could tell he was still worried.

There was only 10 days left of the temporary restraining order and so far nothing has happened except for security thinking they had spotted him outside the building and when the cops turned up he was always gone.

“I just want you to be safe Dri”

“I know Spence and I’m grateful for what you are doing for me, letting me stay here even if it does mean I may bring guys back here at one point”

“I know and I hate that idea but if it means you are safe I will deal. What are your plans for your birthday?” I groaned at the idea of my 25^th birthday, which just so happened to be in 11 days and the idea of that made me wonder what exactly Nathan had planned.

“I think the girls are planning something, they said I couldn’t turn 25 and not celebrate it” I grumbled my response but Spencer just laughed.

“Hey 25 isn’t that bad”

“Says the guy who is almost 30”

“Your right, I need a younger model”

“I’m hurt Spence”

“No you aren’t, anyway I have to get some sleep. Again I’m sorry about Alec”

“It’s fine, goodnight Spence”

Spencer said goodbye before hanging up and I fell asleep not long after trying to push away my concerns about Nathan.

Accidental Meetings

I had just finished date number three with Jeremy and we were standing in foyer for my apartment building saying goodbye, Jeremy had softly placed his lips against mine and I wrapped my arms around his neck.

When he pulled he had a smile on his face, “I had fun tonight”

“I did too Jeremy, I’m glad I was able to make some time for you this week. I’m sorry work has been so busy”

“Its fine, I completely understand”

“Do you want to come upstairs?” I asked and his eyes went wide with shock but it was only for a second before he recovered.

“Please don’t take this the wrong way but I don’t want to have sex with you right now” I was a little taken back not realising that was how my question came across.

“That’s not what I’m meant and I’m sorry if you took it that way, I just thought the night was still early you can come up have a drink and we can continue to talk?”

“Oh of course,” he smiled as he pulled away and linked his fingers with mine and I lead him towards the elevator so we could head upstairs.

“Make yourself at home” I spoke as we entered the apartment and from judging the look on his face, he was shocked at the size of it, hell I was shocked when Spencer first brought me up here.

“This place is amazing and the view is beautiful”

“Thank you, what would you like do drink? There may be some beer in the fridge if you’re lucky otherwise there is wine or whiskey?” I questioned as I entered the kitchen but Jeremy was still looking out the window.

“Beer is fine if you have it” I walked over to the fridge assuming Alec had left some in here and it was his own fault but it was when I closed the door after grabbing a bottle of wine and a beer that I heard the front door. I placed everything on the bench and rushed to the door to prevent Alec from entering.

“Go away Alec” I hissed through the open door.

“Let me in Dri, it’s Friday night I thought we had a deal”

“Don’t care I’m living here, go away” I hissed back but he was stronger and was able to push on the door causing me to stumble back.

“You’re dressed nicely” he narrowed his eyes at me.

“Dri is everything alright?” I heard Jeremy call out and it was then Alec’s demeanour changed.

“I see how it is” Alec spat at me just as Jeremy walked closer to us.

“Alec you’re being an idiot”

“I’m being an idiot? What about Spencer? Does he even know?”

“Are you kidding me? It was his idea! You obviously don’t know anything otherwise you wouldn’t be like this”

“I doubt he would approve you bringing strangers up here to have sex with them in his bed!”

“Who said anything about us having sex?” I yelled at him, he shook his head before turning around and leaving the apartment, slamming the door behind him. I calmed myself before turning around and seeing Jeremy standing there completely confused.

“I’m sorry about that” I finally spoke hoping this wouldn’t be the end

“Who’s Spencer?” I was glad to see he wasn’t angry, he was just confused.

“My ex, his company moved him to London to set up the new branch there. We decided it would be better for us to break up since we didn’t know how long he was going to be gone and the last time we tried long distance it almost destroyed us both”

“Fair enough and that guy would be?”

“Alec, Spencer’s best friend”

“Hence his reaction to me being here, speaking of which he mentioned something about us having sex in his bed”

“Yes well this would Spencer’s apartment and I know just how weird that sounds but there is so much more to it that I don’t want to exactly get into but I will say this. If this, whatever this is went anywhere I would have told you about Spencer and what exactly was going on”

“Is that why Emery suggested the double date?”

“It is, she had a feeling I might not agree otherwise”

“I see, now how about that beer?” I was glad to see that Jeremy wasn’t annoyed, freaked out or anything else because what I just told him could have caused any guy to go running for the hills.

Just as I climbed into bed after Jeremy had left my phone had rang, I looked at the caller id and my stomach dropped.

Is This What We Always Talk About?

So sorry I didn't post yesterday, long story short this week has been hectic and I didn't have the time to read over this and schedule an posting.