Part 5
Part 5
They continued like this for some time. He would wake up and smile because life was exactly how he wanted it. She fineally felt safe with someone again. They both could enjoy each other. It had been nearly 3 months, and neither one of them felt it nessasary to have chloe move out. She now had a job at Beaded and didnt have to work much.
It was a warm night in June, and Chloe was wiping down the counter, and getting ready to close. She heard the door chime as it opened, and looked up to say they were closed when she froze.
"Hello. Didnt think I would find you?"
Chloe stared up at him with his broad shoulders and big arms. She shuddered instantly, and backed against the counter.
"What do you want?"
"You fucking bitch. You just leave in the middle of the night, dont tell anyone where your going, and then escape to this fucking beach town! I thought you died."
"No you didnt Andrew. Dont even lie to me. Dont even pretend to care. I left you a note. You knew it was over....please...dont even look at me like that. What are you going to do?! Hit me again?"
"What did you just say to me, bitch."
"I'm sorry, i forgot you were also dumb. I said, are you going to hit...h-i-t...hit me again? Because I will call the fucking cops this time."
Andrew started to close in on her. "You fucking bitch. I knew there was a reason I was glad you left."
"Then why'd you come to look for me?" Chloe hoped Aiden would get there soon to pick her up. She glanced nervously out the window.
"What, are you waiting for somebody. No ones going to come sweetheart. It's just you and me, so why dont you come back home with me, and I'll make it up to you somehow."
"I'm sorry sir, but can I help you with something?" Aiden said.
"No, I was just leaving. There is nothing here worth getting anyways." Andrew took one last look at Chloe, and she felt like he could see straight through her. He could see straight down to every emotion she was trying so desperatly to hide. Andrew turned, and left. Aiden ran over to Chloe and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead. She collapsed on the floor and started to cry.
"It's okay Chloe. It's okay."
He picked her up off the ground and took her out to the car.
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Once they were home, he made her a pot of tea, and grabbed her a blanket. She just stared at him with hollow eyes, and he knew she was somewhere else.
"You know that asshole is gone. He wont come back."
"You know you dont have to talk about him like that," she said bitterly.
"What the hell do you mean Chloe?! He's an asshole, and you know that."
"IT DOESNT MEAN I DIDNT LOVE HIM!!" she shouted. She instantly regretted saying it, and looked down at the ground, covering her mouth with her hand.
"Love? You loved him?"
"Oh, Aiden, dont look at me with those lonely eyes. Dont act like you dont know that love isnt perfect. You think i havent noticed that cunt of an ex you have that keeps calling the house? Or did you think I'm that oblivious. I see you hang up on her, but I can look at you and tell she is still on your mind the rest of the day. I'm sorry to tell you but love doesnt always go the way you want it to. Sometimes the wrong people come into your life, and you fall for them completly. And sometimes its unhealthy, but thats what makes it all the more enjoyable. Sometimes you would kill for that person, and they wouldnt even give you a second glance. You think life can be all happily ever after and rainbows and sunshine, but your in for a rude awakening if thats the case. I loved him, yes, but it doesnt even matter anymore."
"...Oh? You think you have everything all figured out. Why dont you take a look at yourself little miss perfect! Why dont you open your eyes and see that you still cant kick him. I can tell to. You think your the only mind reader around here. And if you still love him so much, then why dont you go back to him?"
Chloe cut him off,"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!" she screamed. "Yes, thats right. I love you. I love the way you drink your coffee in the mornings. I love the way you keep me company when i cant sleep at night. I love the way you hug me for no reason at all. I love when you smile at me just because you think im beautiful. I love you, Aiden."
Aiden stared at her, with his mouth open. He was in shock. Chloe started to cry, and Aiden just grabbed her and kissed her hard. He kissed her for every nice thing she said about him. He kissed her for every reason he could think of for why he loved her to. He kissed her just because he could.
"I love you to." he breathed. "I love you to."
"I'm so sorry Aiden. Im so sorry," she cried. "That was horrible and i didnt mean it."
"It's alright. You honestly, just made me even happier then i thought i ever could be."
Aiden stood up after Chloe had drifted off to sleep on the couch. He walked out onto the balcony, and stared out into the night sky. It was clear and there were stars dotting the sky. The moon was bright and it shone off the ocean, and he just breathed in deep. He felt so lucky. He smiled, and leaned on the railing.
Chloe woke up and saw him standing there. She got up quietly, and walked into the bathroom. She shut the door and locked it. She ran a shower, but didnt get it. She started to cry and threw up into the toilet. She sat there and layed her head down on the cold floor. It felt good. A little shocking, but still good. She didnt know what was wrong with her. She knew that if she didnt shake herself of this, then she would ruin this relationship to.
She picked herself up off the floor, and got in the shower. She sat on the floor and just let the water hit her. She hated andrew. She hated him for even finding her today. She closed her eyes and looked up into the water. She felt it hit her eyelids, and roll down her cheeks. It was warm. She made it hotter. It almost burned her, but she sat there anyways. She felt it hit her arms and legs. She cried but couldnt feel the difference of her tears of the water droplets. She pulled her legs in close to her, wrapped her arms around her legs, and put her head down on her knees. She sat there for awhile, and tried to remember how to just breathe again. She would be okay.
They continued like this for some time. He would wake up and smile because life was exactly how he wanted it. She fineally felt safe with someone again. They both could enjoy each other. It had been nearly 3 months, and neither one of them felt it nessasary to have chloe move out. She now had a job at Beaded and didnt have to work much.
It was a warm night in June, and Chloe was wiping down the counter, and getting ready to close. She heard the door chime as it opened, and looked up to say they were closed when she froze.
"Hello. Didnt think I would find you?"
Chloe stared up at him with his broad shoulders and big arms. She shuddered instantly, and backed against the counter.
"What do you want?"
"You fucking bitch. You just leave in the middle of the night, dont tell anyone where your going, and then escape to this fucking beach town! I thought you died."
"No you didnt Andrew. Dont even lie to me. Dont even pretend to care. I left you a note. You knew it was over....please...dont even look at me like that. What are you going to do?! Hit me again?"
"What did you just say to me, bitch."
"I'm sorry, i forgot you were also dumb. I said, are you going to hit...h-i-t...hit me again? Because I will call the fucking cops this time."
Andrew started to close in on her. "You fucking bitch. I knew there was a reason I was glad you left."
"Then why'd you come to look for me?" Chloe hoped Aiden would get there soon to pick her up. She glanced nervously out the window.
"What, are you waiting for somebody. No ones going to come sweetheart. It's just you and me, so why dont you come back home with me, and I'll make it up to you somehow."
"I'm sorry sir, but can I help you with something?" Aiden said.
"No, I was just leaving. There is nothing here worth getting anyways." Andrew took one last look at Chloe, and she felt like he could see straight through her. He could see straight down to every emotion she was trying so desperatly to hide. Andrew turned, and left. Aiden ran over to Chloe and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead. She collapsed on the floor and started to cry.
"It's okay Chloe. It's okay."
He picked her up off the ground and took her out to the car.
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Once they were home, he made her a pot of tea, and grabbed her a blanket. She just stared at him with hollow eyes, and he knew she was somewhere else.
"You know that asshole is gone. He wont come back."
"You know you dont have to talk about him like that," she said bitterly.
"What the hell do you mean Chloe?! He's an asshole, and you know that."
"IT DOESNT MEAN I DIDNT LOVE HIM!!" she shouted. She instantly regretted saying it, and looked down at the ground, covering her mouth with her hand.
"Love? You loved him?"
"Oh, Aiden, dont look at me with those lonely eyes. Dont act like you dont know that love isnt perfect. You think i havent noticed that cunt of an ex you have that keeps calling the house? Or did you think I'm that oblivious. I see you hang up on her, but I can look at you and tell she is still on your mind the rest of the day. I'm sorry to tell you but love doesnt always go the way you want it to. Sometimes the wrong people come into your life, and you fall for them completly. And sometimes its unhealthy, but thats what makes it all the more enjoyable. Sometimes you would kill for that person, and they wouldnt even give you a second glance. You think life can be all happily ever after and rainbows and sunshine, but your in for a rude awakening if thats the case. I loved him, yes, but it doesnt even matter anymore."
"...Oh? You think you have everything all figured out. Why dont you take a look at yourself little miss perfect! Why dont you open your eyes and see that you still cant kick him. I can tell to. You think your the only mind reader around here. And if you still love him so much, then why dont you go back to him?"
Chloe cut him off,"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!" she screamed. "Yes, thats right. I love you. I love the way you drink your coffee in the mornings. I love the way you keep me company when i cant sleep at night. I love the way you hug me for no reason at all. I love when you smile at me just because you think im beautiful. I love you, Aiden."
Aiden stared at her, with his mouth open. He was in shock. Chloe started to cry, and Aiden just grabbed her and kissed her hard. He kissed her for every nice thing she said about him. He kissed her for every reason he could think of for why he loved her to. He kissed her just because he could.
"I love you to." he breathed. "I love you to."
"I'm so sorry Aiden. Im so sorry," she cried. "That was horrible and i didnt mean it."
"It's alright. You honestly, just made me even happier then i thought i ever could be."
Aiden stood up after Chloe had drifted off to sleep on the couch. He walked out onto the balcony, and stared out into the night sky. It was clear and there were stars dotting the sky. The moon was bright and it shone off the ocean, and he just breathed in deep. He felt so lucky. He smiled, and leaned on the railing.
Chloe woke up and saw him standing there. She got up quietly, and walked into the bathroom. She shut the door and locked it. She ran a shower, but didnt get it. She started to cry and threw up into the toilet. She sat there and layed her head down on the cold floor. It felt good. A little shocking, but still good. She didnt know what was wrong with her. She knew that if she didnt shake herself of this, then she would ruin this relationship to.
She picked herself up off the floor, and got in the shower. She sat on the floor and just let the water hit her. She hated andrew. She hated him for even finding her today. She closed her eyes and looked up into the water. She felt it hit her eyelids, and roll down her cheeks. It was warm. She made it hotter. It almost burned her, but she sat there anyways. She felt it hit her arms and legs. She cried but couldnt feel the difference of her tears of the water droplets. She pulled her legs in close to her, wrapped her arms around her legs, and put her head down on her knees. She sat there for awhile, and tried to remember how to just breathe again. She would be okay.