1. A mess

Rowan

Today I was hoping to have a wonderful evening with Emma, but that was blown to shits when I

saw Ava out on a date with Ethan.

“Rowan?” Emma calls me but I just can’t get my brain to function.

There, Ava stood in the arms of another man. At first I thought that my eyes were playing tricks

on me. I had been happy because seeing Ethan out with another woman proved he was a weasel.

That was until I realized said woman was Ava

She was stunningly beautiful. A sight I have never seen before. Her flawless skin was on display

and the little black dress she had on showed her curves.

Sure I’ve seen her naked before but this sight hit me differently. She had dressed up, something she never did when we were together. Probably because I never asked her out and never bothered

with her.

I watch as Ethan pushes a piece of her hair behind her ear. That gets my blood rushing, but not

like watching him caress her cheek before kissing her forehead. Seeing him doing that has me

seeing red

She smiles at him. A smile that for an unknown reason almost brings me to my knees.

“Rowan, you’re hurting me!” Emma snaps.

It’s only then that I realize that I had tightened my hand around her. I loosen it before turning in the direction of Ava. Our eyes collide but she quickly averts them, before stepping into Ethan’s car.

I wanted to rage. To destroy something, someone actually. I wanted to hit Ethan to a bloody pulp. I was mad at him and at my reaction at seeing him with Ava

Emma wrenches her arm from mine before stomping away angrily.

I can stop her, she hails a taxi and

I understood that there was something going on between Ava and Ethan. I

so fucking torn, and I was confused

know how to explain why all of

affected me so much.

head towards her condo because I know that’s where

long before I’m parking outside her

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a spare key, so I unlock the door and get in. I find her seated on the sofa,

nothing.

call

and puffy. I feel like

I understood what love is. Yet here I was hurting

she composes herself, Hiding away her

sorry for

asks, her eyes piercing mine. “Do you know how painful it was to watch

my sister? How hard it was to watch you drool over

that she was

ravenous. Either way, I still couldn’t

probably could have. Seeing her like

cuts me off

begins to pace, her hand gesturing wildly. Something she does when she’s

how to deal

that it? Then why the hell did you ask me to give your another chance if you knew very

demands.

love with, Ava”

I were

from where I’m standing, the way your behave towards

otherwise”

I care for

did I feel like

thoughts away. I wasn’t ready to

liar. You’re in love with her, just fucking admit it” she shouts angrily then

in time and it hits the

me explain” I snap, feeling my

to be lies” she shrieks. “Just leave, Rowan

with you right

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