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APPROACHING MY ROOM, I took a deep breath before opening the door. I stepped inside, apprehension coursing through me. Ben was sat on my bed, resting his back against the wall. The second his green eyes lit up with a warm smile, turmoil and confusion began muddling together deep inside.
“Hello, gorgeous.” He sprang up, striding towards me with his arms outstretched.
I found myself rooted to the spot as he wrapped his arms around me. My need to be sick dispelled into nothing, familiarity and comfort easing me instead. I closed my eyes and found my arms winding their way around him too. Everything about him was just so homely and cosy. His smell, his clothes, his voice. Even his hug relaxed me. Was this my sub conscious or not? Why did all thoughts of Alyssa disappear when I was around him?
He stepped back, grasping my hand. “How are you?”
I nodded, numb as I stared into his twinkling eyes. He pulled me over to the bed, sitting me down next to him.
“Quite a nice place out here.” He gazed around the room, nodding to himself. A brief silence hung between us before he changed the atmosphere. “I’ve missed you, Soph. I’ve missed you a lot.”
I faked a smile, glancing down at the floor. My heart raced inside my chest. What was I supposed to say? That I missed him too? As I debated my options, my angry side reared its ugly head, spitting words out before I could even think.
“Funny. You never missed me whilst you were screwing my sister.”
In a split second, his eyes hardened, and he clenched his jaw. “Don’t start, Sophie.”
All rationality flew out the window as my hurt and rage filled emotions bubbled to the surface. I stood up, walking back to put distance between us.
“Don’t tell me what to do,” I yelled. “I came out here to get away from you, all of this crap you dumped us in. Why did you come out here, Ben? I don’t want you here!”
He stood up, crossing his arms over his chest. “Yes, you do, you just don’t want to admit it.”
“Piss off.”
He chuckled, infuriating me further. “So why hug me then, hmmm?”
Hot tears sprung from nowhere, cascading down my cheeks as I fought an internal war. “I don’t know. Just...go. Please. I need some space.”
“No.”
“Excuse me?”
“No. I’m not leaving you. I came out here for you and I’m not leaving your side. Ever. I’m never losing you again, Sophie. I can’t.” His voice broke, water glazed over his eyes. He took a step towards me. “I love you more than life itself, baby. I want us to work through this.”
Fury and pain tumbled together in the pits of my stomach. “Really? And what if this whole situation was turned on its head, huh? What then?”
He paused. “Well.” He cleared his throat and ran a hand through his dark blonde hair. “Well I would forgive you. Because I love you.”
I smirked, arrogance climbing over my venom laced words. “Shall we test that theory?”
He frowned. “What do you mean?”
“I’ve already slept with someone else.”
