Find Me

4. Not A Stranger

Josephine POV:

"So what do I owe this pleasure... stranger?" I ask my very own heartbreaker as I lean back into the couch, feigning indifference and crossing my arms over my chest.

"Jo, baby, I really need you to listen to me." He begs, the smooth way he says my name lights something cold inside of me. He steps towards me curiously with his hands slightly raised in surrender.

I laugh, well more like cackle. "You want me to listen to you? Tell me, Hero. How good did fucking her feel knowing you ruined someone else's life?" I slyly smirk at him, taunting him. I raise from my spot of the couch and walk over to my closet where I then remove his t-shirt that I was wearing, exposing my body that is still clad in my black mini dress. I hear him loudly gulp, then I turn to him and walk slowly towards him.

Upon reaching him I place my hand onto his chest and push him back so that he is placed against the wall. "You know," I start and look up at him through my lashes, "I still can't get over how much I love you, even though your a lying, cheating, dirty-"

"I was fucking drugged, Josephine!" He cuts me off and yells. His words make me stop and my face pale.

"W-what?" I stutter as I stumble back.

"You heard me! That day, that horrible fucking day, she drugged my water, and when I wouldn't look at you that was because I couldn't! I was nearly unconscious!" He shouts as tears stream down his face then he turns around and punches the same wall I've punched a hundred times.

"No no no no no," I start muttering to myself as I pull my hair.

"Yes yes yes yes yes, Jo. I even have the video that she took of the whole thing." He tosses a usb at me and I catch it. "Watch it." He demands.

"I don't need to, I believe you." I mutter almost incoherently. Thick tears stain my cheeks,
"Oh my God, you were raped and here this whole time I've been thinking these nasty things about you." I cry into my hands and sit down. Hero rushes over to my side and pulls me into his arms.

"Baby, shh, she didn't actually you know do that, beautiful she had gotten upset that my body wouldn't get hard for her." He lightly chuckles, trying to lift the mood.

"It isn't funny, Hero. You don't get it, I just left you, when you were vulnerable and not in control of your body. I allowed this to happen to you because I was to selfish to stay." I sob into his neck. "A-and I left you, for 2 fucking years! I left you again!"

"Baby-"

"And here you are, trying to comfort me when I should be comforting you," I dryly chuckle.

"Having you here in my arms is all the comfort I need," he speaks into my hair and rubs my back. "Listen, I don't blame you for leaving, hell if I was you I would've done the same exact thing. Maybe something worse." He pulls me from his chest and holds onto my shoulders, looking deeply into my eyes, "I am so proud of you, Jo. I mean look at all you've accomplished by yourself," his eyes take in the dressing room that holds different awards, modeling photos and even some fan letters.

"Your even more famous than the last time I saw you," I tell him. His eyes widen a bit in shock, "Cmon don't seem so shocked, of course I would keep up with what your doing. You were never off my mind." I caress his sides with my hands.

"So um, did what happened, what she did to me, does that change the way you feel about me?" He nervously asks and scratches the back of his neck.

I take his sweaty hands in my cold ones, "of course it doesn't, Hero. But."

"But?" He asks with furrowed brows and he chews on his full bottom lip.

"But, I want to take things slow this time. To re-get to know each other." I explain.

"Like start over?" He seems to understand a bit more.

"Yeah, sort of. Like, we don't become boyfriend and girlfriend right away, but we go out on dates and re learn about each other." I look up at him hopefully to see him mulling over the idea.

After a few minutes I'm the one that starts to get nervous, finally he answers me. "Yeah, I like that idea." He tells me with a small smile, "it'll be like high school again." He grins a cute dimpled grin.

I roll my eyes, "well minus the prepubescent teenage awkwardness." I chuckle as he bursts out in laughter.

I hear something drop right outside and I quickly shush Hero, "wait here." I whisper to him and he nods.

I quietly walk over to the door and grip the door handle, quickly I yank open the door and swiftly move out of the way as all of my friends fall to the floor on top of each other. A sequence of 'ows' 'what the fucks' and 'bitch' all commence. I look over to see an amused Hero watching them. Suddenly they all jump to their feet and smooth out and dust off their clothes. "Hey, J," they all say that the same time with guilty smiles.

"Why are you all still here?" I raise a eyebrow at them.

"Well you know, this mysterious guy comes barging into your dressing room and we hear yelling, so we were all curious." Danny mutters looking down at her feet.

"Don't all of you remember the unspoken rule of don't pay attention to what's going on in my dressing room?" I scold them like a mother.

They all meekly nod like little children. I sigh and rub my temples, "well, since you are all so curious, this is Hero." I point over to and and he gives a small wave.

"Wait, like Hero Finnes-Tiffin?" Tony asks with his mouth wide open.

"Yup," Hero answers shortly, clearly assessing my friends. He's always done this with new people that I've met.

"Oh gosh," he starts breathing heavy. I roll my eyes.

"But who, is he?" Kazumi raises her brows.

I take a deep breath, "my ex boyfriend," I sigh and lean my head against the door.

"Soon to be current boyfriend again," Hero interjects with a smirk and I feel me cheeks heat up.

I look back to my friends to see Danny and Tony holding onto each other like they might pass out any moment. "Perhaps," I mutter and all my friends eyes snap over to me.

"Now guys, please go home and get some rest." I don't listen for their replies and just push them out of the room and shut the door. I turn back to Hero, "now you," I point at him, "come with me, we are going to my place."

"Yes ma'am."

Note from author❤️:

Yay! Another chapterrrrrrr! WOOP WOOP! Tell me your thoughts and theories.

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You know you love me xoxo,
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