She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Scarlett's POV

I stop, but I don't know how to turn around.

For a long moment I pause there, and for a long moment, he waits patiently behind me.

How great it would be, if he had asked me this question at ANY POINT in our marriage? If he had doubted Ava just a little bit in the long time window when I kept hope, I would have jumped to tell him the truth. If I had even a shred of confidence that he would have believed me, I would have.

But now...

I turn around, only to find him standing on the green grass when I'm already off on the cold blacktop. A hard line between us, like the five years that we can leap over. He looks at me with too complicated a look that I can't quite read. In his eyes are hope, struggle, hesitation, and...fear.

Fear of what? Of me being the girl he saved? Or not?

"The question is..." I take a deep breath just so I can look into his eyes, "Do you WANT me to be?"

that girl, or was your love for her also because of who she was? For ten years she has been a mean girl but you could never see that. Just like how for ten years I have been the girl who

strong love could only come out of a glance

Sebastian hesitates, the hope in his eyes dims together with the sky. I maintain my smile as I count the seconds, giving myself a time limit as

if you choose me over Ava before the sun goes down, then I will be brave for you one

you are right," In the

the darkness in the corner

the truth so long

doesn't matter now."

at the sky. The story of my first love ends

eyes as I flinch, but Sebastian locks my waist in his arm as he deepens the

eyes and accept the kiss. It ended anyway, so why not? This is the only kiss shared between us without hatred in his eyes

ago deserves this kiss, and so does the boy who saved

the girl, or maybe you are. It doesn't matter anymore because that's not why I proposed to Ava!" When he finally finishes that long kiss, he blurts like a machine gun as I pant for air," protected her for that, yes! I took

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