friends with benefits // c.b

15

Lucy Florence

"Devyn. Oh my god." I panic, holding my phone so it shows my face.

"What? What's wrong?" Her face is concerned.

"Colby called me a couple of days ago, and I'm going over there in like thirty minutes. We are planning an exploring video and-" I speak quickly.

"Woah, woah. Calm down, honey." Devyn stops me. I take a few deep breaths.

"Okay," She says slowly, "Colby called you, and you're freaking out because why?"

"Because I'm coming over soon. We're going to plan an exploring video and I'm really nervous." I plead for her help, running my fingers through my long and messy hair.

"What did Brennen say about it?" She asks.

"He said that it's great and he's glad we're talking again." I give a small, sad smile.

"Why are you sad then?" Her voice is soft and comforting. I feel the tears slowly forming in my eyes.

"Babe, don't cry." She pleads caringly.

"I miss him so fucking much." I sniff, "but I don't think it'll ever go back to what it was." I admit, using my cardigan sleeve to wipe away my tears and wipe my nose.

"You don't know that. I know you love Brennen, but maybe it isn't real, y'know?" I can tell she's picking her words carefully. I nod.

"It feels so right. God, I love Brennen. He's so sweet and caring and just a beautiful soul. But, it just..." I pause and think, staring around my room at nothing in particular.

"You want to know a secret?" She asks.

"I guess," I mumble and sniff again.

"Ever since he saw you when you did Sam's video- the fact that you even said hi to him made him so happy. He's literally the happiest person since that little interaction. He loves you, Lucy." She emphasizes.

"He kicks himself every second of every day because he didn't stop to listen to you. Colby really hates himself because of it. And now it's worse since he's seen you and Brennen." Devyn speaks honestly.

"I hope he does. He was an asshole that day." We both chuckle.

"Hey, baby." I hear Corey in the background following a door shutting.

"Hey." She smiles as he leans down and kisses her.

"Hey, Lucy. What's wrong?" He immediately notices me.

"A lot of things, Mr. Scherer," I say.

"Is it about you coming over today?" I give him a confused glance.

"How did you know?"

"Colby won't shut up about how nervous he is." Corey huffs with a breathy chuckle.

"Really?" I ask. He nods. I smile at the thought of him being nervous.

"Just a quick question... Was your tweet last night about him?" He asks and I nod.

"Yeah. Just being the typical Tumblr bitch." I make him laugh.

***

Colby Brock

The doorbell rings and I immediately jump out of my bed.

"I got it!" I yell as I'm halfway down the stairs. Elton, Amanda, Corey, Sam, and Devyn all stare at me from the kitchen as I reach the bottom floor.

"Okay, then. Go for it." Elton says, confused, looking to Sam. I let out a long and deep breath. Sam leans over and whispers something to Elton.

I reach my hand up and open the door. Lucy stands there, nervously biting her bottom lip. I make eye contact, her hazel ones piercing into mine.

"Hey." Her smile glows, beautiful and friendly.

"Hey. C'mon in." I step aside for her and she enters, waving to everybody. I mentally facepalm myself as I close the door.

"Waddup, Lucy." Sam hugs her, followed by everyone else.

"Waddup." She says in a goofy voice. I feel myself become choked up as I see her, still the exact same girl I fell in love with before my big mistake.

"I'll be right back," I say, barely above a whisper.

"You good, man?" Sam asks, everyone turning to look at me. A single tear falls down my face but I quickly turn around before anyone can see it.

"Yeah, uh... I'll be right back." I run to my bathroom and lock the door behind me, leaning on the counter.

A few minutes later, there is a soft knock on the door.

"Colby?" Sam's voice is muffled by the door. I flush the toilet and splash water on my face.

"Yeah man?" I call, opening the door as I dry my face off.

"Are you okay?" His hand rests on my shoulder. I clear my throat and nod.

"Yeah, totally. I just needed to use the bathroom." I lie. He looks me in the eyes and I know he doesn't believe me.

"Just be yourself." Is all he says before walking back down the stairs. I follow him and join the others again.

"Sorry about that." I laugh.

"No problem, dude. We were just talking about places we can go." Amanda smiles. I walk over and stand between Lucy and Corey.

"What did you come up with." I lean my elbows on the counter, looking towards her. She blushes and looks down, biting her lip.

"Uh, we are thinking overnight at suicide bridge." Lucy looks up, meeting my gaze.

"Ooh. That sounds... fun?" I say as more of a question. She chuckles, her forehead carelessly resting on my shoulder for a brief moment. A big smile forms on my face.

"So, the suicide bridge. Tomorrow night?" Elton asks.

"Hell yeah! Sounds like a plan." Lucy says excitedly. We all high five as a form of agreement.

"Who wants to play some video games?" Corey asks.

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