Here Comes the Sun: Chapter 18

“Hello, Spencer.”

Oh my god.

Oh. My. GOD.

This can’t be happening. I’m finally at a good place in my life right now. She can’t mess it up. She can’t do this to me.

Ashley walks up behind me in her boxers and a tank top.

“Who is it, babe?”

I don’t answer her. I can’t speak. Instead, I turn towards Ashley, my mouth still hanging open.

“Spencer, what’s wrong?” she asks. She looks toward the short-haired brunette. “Who are you?”

The brunette gets an evil smirk on her face as she drags her eyes up and down Ashley’s body. My girlfriend’s body.

“I’m Rachel. And you are?”

“I’m Ashley, Spencer’s girlfriend,” she answers. “What can we do for you?”

“Actually, I came to talk with Spencer.”

The anger takes over my body, and I seem to find my voice.

“I don’t want to talk to you, Rachel! That should come as no surprise to you!”

She takes a step into the apartment. “Oh come on, Spence. I just want to talk. I’m sorry about everything. I want to make things right with you.” She reaches out to take my hand, but I step back from her in disgust.

“No! What makes you think you can just walk back into my life after everything you did and expect me to take you back!?”

“Listen, Spencer. I’m sorry, ok? What I did was wrong. I was an idiot; I never should have given you up.”

Ashley steps in between Rachel and I, like she’s protecting me.

“Listen, Rachel,” she begins, “Spencer clearly doesn’t want anything to do with you. You need to leave this apartment right now, or I’ll make sure you regret ever coming here.”

Rachel steps back out the door, raising her hands as if to surrender. “Hey, I don’t want to start anything. I just wanted to talk to her.” She turns towards me with another sickening smirk on her face and says, “If you change your mind, I’m sure you still have my number.” With that, she turns and walks down the stairs and leaves.