'You are cordially invited to attend the union of Phyllis Williams and George Radin on Sunday, July 7th at 1pm.' I smile as I read the invitation for about the tenth time. I couldn't be happier for Ms. Williams. She'd said that this past summer had been the best time she'd had in years. That we'd brought love and happiness into her home once again.

Little did we know, Ms. Williams had a love brewing of her own. She'd meet George on a trip to a garden store to pick up supplies for the photo shoot. He was the store manager and did everything in his power to make sure Ms. Williams had everything she needed before left. She said she was a little apprehensive to talk to George because of her late husband and how connected she still was to him. But I'm happy that Ms. Williams took a chance on love.

Much like me I guess... cause I couldn't be happier. I've found the most wonderful girl in the world and I don't know how I survived the first nineteen years of my life without her to be honest.

"Baby, are you done packing? We're gonna be late!" I smile at how frantic she gets sometimes, as I stuff the invitation in the front pocket of the camera bag.

"Yeah I'm ready!" I shout back.

"What were you doing?" She asks as she comes in the kitchen, kissing me on my cheek.

"Just thinking." I shake my head and smile.

"Well come on, you can think on the plane. We gotta hurry or we're gonna miss our flight." I nod as she grabs the camera bag from my hand and lifts the handle on her suitcase to roll it.

"Spencer." I call to my girlfriend with a smile. She stops walking and turns to face me.

"Hmm?"

"Slow down. We're fine." I walk over and kiss her sweetly on the lips. "We've got three hours." I point out. She rolls her eyes and smiles.

"You're right." She nods. "I'm just nervous I guess."

I narrow my eyes and scrunch my brows at her. "Why are you nervous Spence?"

"It's just..." She sighs and places her camera bag on the counter. "It's the first time I'm gonna see Lexy since last summer and I just... I don't how this is gonna go. I don't know if she's-"

"I get it." I nod, wrapping her up in my arms. "Listen." I pull her over to our couch to sit down. "I know it's gonna be hard to see Lexy, but it's been almost ten months. I doubt that Lexy is still holding a grudge for this long." I offer weakly, because honestly I don't know how Lexy will be when we go back to California. Her and I have talked occasionally, about my music career and the band, but I guess it's different for her and Spencer because of the nature of their relationship. I was just a girlfriend, but Spencer... Spencer was like a sister to her. So I'm sure that betrayal isn't as easy to forgive and I know that I'm partly to blame for that and I feel terrible. I should have just broken up with Lexy when I knew that I was falling in love with Spencer but it wasn't that easy. Lexy was pretty much the perfect girlfriend, I had no reason to leave her. I don't know what I was thinking. I loved things about her and how she made me feel but I don't think I ever loved her.

"You think so?" Spencer looks up at me with hopeful eyes.

I give her a small smile before leaning forward and kissing her softly on the forehead. "I do." I nod once. She forces a smile, trying to believe my words but I know she knows it's not gonna be that easy. "Come on, let's get out of here. I'm sure Madison and Aiden are having a fit right now from the wait." I tell her with a smile. She nods as we both stand up from the couch. We grab our suitcases and head out the door. Back to California for the first time together since last summer.

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"Ugh I can't believe I am going back to that hell hole. Seriously, why couldn't Ms. Williams have a location wedding…like Florida!" Madison declares as we stand on the security line at the airport.

I laugh along with Spencer and Aiden but Madison is apparently serious. I've learned her moods very quickly because she's the scariest person if you catch her during the wrong time of day. Plus her version of the 'hurt my best friend and I'll kill you' speech could make Don Corleone shake in his Italian loafers.

"I wouldn't consider Florida a location wedding or extremely romantic Mads." Spencer declares with a tilt of her head and I just want to kiss her. So I do. I wrap my arms around her waist and kiss her neck softly and she turns to look at me with a soft blush. I lock eyes with her and easily get transferred to the first moment I ever saw her. I feel her place a soft kiss on my lips and turn back towards our friends, but my mind wanders to Serenity's gig in New York at the party that I first fell for the love of my life.

I watch as she gets pulled closer to the brunette and their bodies almost mesh together, as I sing the words newly written on the plane ride here. I don't know what came over me, I just felt the urge to write. I lose myself in her so easily and I sing the song in a way I've never sang before as I sing to her. I see her looking at me and a smile tugs at my lips. I close my eyes and sway from side to side to the music imagining that I am the brunette that gets to dance with this blonde that has easily grabbed my attention.

The band hits the last few notes of the song and I announce to the crowd that we'll be breaking for a few minutes.

I make my way over to the bar after quickly going over the set list for the second half. When I get to the bar I ask for a water and I hear another order for water to my right. I look at the blonde that had my attention during 'As The Rush Comes' and I walk a little closer to her.

"Not many people order water at a college party." I tell her with a sly smirk. She counters saying I have water and I admire her sass.

I take her in as we fall into easy conversation. I admit that I was watching her because she's the kind of girl that should know when they've caught your eye. She's breathtaking. Even more beautiful than my girlfriend back home and I say that with conviction.

I hear my band do a quick tuning as they get back on stage and I reluctantly tell her goodbye. If I wasn't getting paid to play I could stand here all night and talk to her. She tells me goodbye and then says my name and everything in me buzzes at how good it sounds leaving her lips. I don't know what comes over me but I quickly ask her.

"You're staying for the next set though right?"

I try to play it cool as I walk towards the stage and she just nods. I'm a little disappointed that her voice doesn't grace my ears again but I'll take what I can get. As I get on stage and play the next song I can't help but stare at her for the rest of the night wondering exactly who this girl is...

"Baby where'd you go?" Spencer gently squeezes my hand as we practically strip down to nothing to go through security.

"The way they got me taking stuff off, I should be getting paid." Madison says, then says something in Spanish.

We all laugh as well as a few bystanders that overhear Madison's comment. She's a barrel of laughs today. I know it's because she knows Spencer's nervous about going back. As much as she dislikes Lexy, her love for Spencer will trump everything else. She's keeping her humor on full blast to ease Spencer's tension and I'm grateful for it.

We walk through the metal detector without hassle, get our stuff together and head towards our gate. Aiden and Madison leave their belongings with us as they walk to grab a quick bite and I rest my arm on Spencer's chair. She's bouncing her knee and I look at her with a raised brow.

"Spence, calm down."

"I'm calm!" She says in a high-pitched voice easily indicating that she's not. She groans and drops her face in her hands. "Okay I'm not calm."

"Could've fooled me." I answer with a small laugh and she pouts. I love when she does, it's the cutest face in the world. I give her a quick peck and she beams into a smile.

"Thank you."

I just nod and her eyes drift away from mine and I know something's on her mind. "Want to tell me what you're thinking about?"

She shakes her head no quickly and I turn to give her my full attention. I place a hand on her thigh giving it a light squeeze, softly urging her to talk to me.

"So…okay. I was thinking maybe…" She lets out a quick breath before starting again. "Do you think maybe we should like... lie low if we see Lexy? Maybe keep our displays of affection to a minimum, you know just to spare her feelings. I don't want her to be reminded of everything I put her through and hating me all over again."

I cup her cheek gently and smile. "No."

"What?!" She's surprised by my answer and little unhappy with it as well.

"I love you Spencer. I already had to hide the fact that I was in love with you once and I'm not going to do that again." I shake my head as she stares at me intently. I clear my throat and smile at my girlfriend before I start again. "We both put Lexy through a lot and that wasn't fair but I love you too much to pretend that I don't. I won't do that for anyone."

She looks down at her lap and I see a smile forming on her lips. She nods and mumbles out an 'okay' I place a kiss on her cheek.

The time for boarding quickly approaches and we all clamber towards the gate anxious to get on the plane and leave. Well everyone except Madison, who Aiden had to drag out of the bathroom. And yes, I mean he literally had to go in the bathroom and get her out.

We settle into our seats and as I place my things, then Spencer's in the overhead compartment. I look down at her and smile as I motion to pass her to get to the window seat, remembering the first time this happened.

"Fancy seeing you here."

I couldn't believe my luck. Twice in a row I'm encountering the blonde from the night before whose name I couldn't forget even if I tried. It suits her oddly and it adds to her addictive personality. For the second time we easily fall into conversation and I want to learn everything there is to know about her. Fate is definitely playing a key part in our run ins, being this close to each other for this long can't just be a coincidence. I try not to dwell on that though because I'm going home to my girlfriend of almost eight months and even though these next five hours, I want to spend getting to know this blue eyed angel, the chances of me actually seeing her again are…slim to none.

"So that Gatsby is he really great?" I say then mentally berate myself. Really Ashley... you went there?

"The greatest."

I smirk and I can tell she's upset with herself for that comeback. I can't help the chuckle that escapes me. I'm trying to talk to her but she's really bad at keeping conversation, I tell her this and she says that it may just be the fact that she doesn't want to talk to me. Doubtful. I know that comes off as cocky…but hey when you got it…it's hard not to be.

"Oh you want to talk to me."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Do you normally remember people you don't want to talk to?"

I know I've got her stumped at least I thought I did. She leans closer to me and I freeze. I'm holding my breath and most likely about to pass out. I've got an image to uphold here though so I quickly gather myself before I counter. She begins to flirt with me and it's cute. She's got the whole awkward yet adorable thing going on and usually that's not my type but it makes her more attractive. Our banter is cut short, but the thought of her telling me she's worth the wait can't be left unanswered.

"I'm sure you are." I tell her and I believe every single word that leaves my mouth.

The captain announces our flight information and I'm caught off guard as I feel her grab my hand. She apologizes and I offer my hand to her, plus some delightful information on the statistics of plane deaths. That's probably not the best thing to tell someone that's afraid of flying. I make up for it by slipping my hand into hers and I melt at the soft touch.

A sharp intake of breath pulls me from my thoughts and I look over at my girlfriend. The look on her face tells me that her fear of flying hasn't dissipated although she's been home every single break from school this year. I wonder how she got on with out me those times?

"I'm right here and I promise I won't let anything happen to you." I tell her as the plane begins to roll down the runway. She looks at me gratefully and I lean in and kiss her. I remember the promise I made to her all those months ago and now we're here again, exactly the way fate intended it.

I gently stir Spencer awake as the plane taxis down the tarmac and sigh because she is just so damn cute. She groggily awakes and can't help but kiss her cheek because she won't let me kiss on the lips. She's such a girl like that, afraid of bad breath even after all of this time we've been together.

"We're here babe."

She groans slouching in her seat pulling my arm to go around her. I laugh lightly squeezing her waist. "I'm too tired to move."

I lean into her seat and onto her kissing her temple. "If you get up we can get In and Out." I have to move quickly from how fast she moves. Burgers always get her moving. I swear they are her weakness.

I grab my things and we all straggle down the aisle. Once we get out of the plane and enter the terminal Spencer announces that we are going to In and Out first. I swear this girl thinks with her stomach sometimes. Madison groans but I know she's a little excited she's just trying to keep her hate for LA as obvious as possible. She walks ahead of me and she drops her sweater she was wearing on the plane. I call out to her and she turns with a smile.

"You dropped this." I hand her the book she was reading on the plane and I'm grateful that I get to keep her in front of me a few seconds longer. This is the last time I'll ever see her I bet and I don't mind the few seconds I have left. I tell her maybe I'll see her around knowing that I won't, but wishful thinking right.

I watch her walk away and sigh as I turn back towards the other direction to go to my car. I send a mass text to my band to let them know about the last minute party we were just hired to play at. They caught a later flight, but I had to come in earlier to talk to the host of the party. Being the leader is hard work but I love it. They're like my family and we're all really close. I text my girlfriend Lexy and tell her that we'll be playing at the party. She's such a sweet girl and I care about her a lot, but sometimes I get this feeling like she's not my soul mate, like there's someone else out there for me. You ever get that feeling?

Anyways, Lexy's been going on and on about her best friend, so this girl better be freaking amazing with the amount she talks about her.

She won't tell me the name of the girl though…something about adding to the mystery. It sounds like she's setting me up for a blind date not meeting her best friend. As I get into my car I feel my phone vibrate and I smile as her name appears. Reading the text she lets me know she's dragging her best friend out against her will.

I laugh because Lexy is one to get what she wants. She's hard to say no to. I've come to know that for myself quite quickly. I reply back to her and drop my phone in the passenger seat. I pull out of my spot, out of the garage and into the LA sun. Man I love this place.

Time is not on my side because before I know it, it's time to head over to the beach house for sound check. I text everyone to make sure they are on their way and like clockwork they reply back to me. I love that they are as serious as I am about this. To get signed would be a dream come true and even though my dad has all the connections to get us there I'd rather do it from the bottom up on my own. Lexy texts me that she's here with her best friend and I'd love to see her and meet the girl she's been gabbing about for the past eight months, but I'm about to go on. Sending a sad message declining her invitation to join them for the moment I turn to my band and we pump each other up as the band before us finishes. They're not the greatest but they've got a good vibe about them.

We walk up on stage and stand in our respectful spots. Mikey clicks off and we do what we were born to do. I close my eyes easily getting lost in the music, the cheers of the crowd only add to my euphoria. I know my bands soaking it all in as well as they lose themselves in their instruments.

"And I wish that we could see if we could be something. Yeah I wish that we could see if we could be something."

I finish and open my eyes. I wave to the amazing crowd and smile as my band walks off stage I scan the crowd for Lexy but my eyes are drawn to an extremely familiar face. It hits even harder as I see Lexy lean over and whisper something in her ear.

No. Way.

This cannot be happening. I walk off the stage in a daze and I try to compose myself. I don't want to have to explain to Lexy why I look like I've seen a ghost. I might as well have. This is weird right? Seriously three times in two days? This is extremely weird. It's worse because with my luck I know I'm about to be introduced to Lexy's best friend and it's going to be Spencer because that's how weird this situation is right now.

Just chill out Ashley it'll be fine. Just be normal. It was just some harmless flirting, nothing to go crazy about, just be cool. I sigh and notice Lexy approaching me and at the same time my band scurries away. I roll my eyes at them, they honestly are really bad at keeping the fact that they don't like her hidden from me.

"Baby!" I smile as I finally reach Lexy, she greets me with a kiss then pulls me into a hug. She sure is affectionate, it's cute really. As I hold her I lock eyes with Spencer, she looks like she's about to be sick. I lose her gaze when she looks down and I miss her eyes already. I sigh and pull back from the embrace and watch as Lexy waves her hand in front of Spencer's face. It's funny how she responds, I can't stop smiling as I watch Spencer interact with my girlfriend. Lexy introduces us unnecessarily and I reach my hand to shake Spencer's and once our fingertips touch we both get shocked.

Weird…like everything else about this circumstance.

We try again and I marvel at how well our hands fit together. My mind quickly flashes back to when I held her hand on the plane and the thought dawns on me that I actually don't want to let go. When something fits so perfectly together what's the point of separating them. It's like Spencer's hand was always meant to be in mine. I'm taken though, and I respect and love Lexy and I would never intentionally want to hurt her.

Lexy leaves us to get drinks and I countdown to the freak out that I know Spencer's going to have. I just had a mini one myself so it's understandable. I mean the odds of us seeing each other were pretty slim but apparently we made it right through that margin.

I try to be smooth, I'm not sure why, when I try to ask her what the chances are of us seeing each other again but she butts in.

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

Is it bad that I'm finding her hot right now? Girlfriend!

Right.