𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐇{mlm}

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑

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Chris's P.O.V

Exy -I know it's not his name but it'll do, for now at least -shut the door behind him and I turned to face Pressly. Frankly,I was... astonished. His ex was very...pretty. Prettier than me. I didn't know what to make of that.

He was-quite the spitfire. We were both taller than he was by at least a head but he hadn't looked intimidated by either one of us at all. He was very... different.

I could see why Pressly had dated him. I was curious as to what happened between the two of them though. What had made Pressly become what he is now. Exy didn't seem as affected as he was though.

He seemed to have moved on and like he expected Pressly had done the same. I had never seen Pressly that concerned over anyone else's welfare. He'd even packed an extra bag for him. Talk about small miracles.

He seemed...very mature ..at least as mature as a person with-"Chris, can we talk?" I was brought out of my thoughts by a nervous looking Pressly."Yeah sure." I walked across the room and slid the glass door open before I walked to the balcony.

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" I believe I owe you an apology...-he started-"That, and an explanation." I finished for him. He nodded and sighed." I'm sorry I didn't inform you of his being here...I really thought he'd be gone by that time."

I raised an unamused brow and he ran a hand through his hair." I was in a relationship with Bobby three years ago..we were uh...dating. No shit Sherlock. But things happened and we broke up seven months before I met you."

I nodded for him to continue. He just looked at me." That's it?How long were you dating for?" He looked down at his feet before facing the buildings ahead.

" Uh...Close to two years,I think." Ya think ..."Okay...so why'd you break up?"

"I uh... kinda cheated on him-I gasped...and that was because-I did not expect that. He continued -I cheated on Bobby more than once...or twice... I guess I um.. I cheated on him several times you could say."Dude...that's not kinda cheating...

" Why?"I questioned.

He shook his head."There's nothing I can say to excuse what I did. It was wrong...but at that time. I felt like ..it wasn't you know?-""No I do not. Is that the explanation you gave him? You haven't even answered the question"

He shrugged feigning ignorance and ignored the question completely. I saw right through his act."Something along those lines I think...-My heart went out to Bobby-

His eyes flickered over to me before he noisily cleared his throat."I know I hurt him more than I could ever imagine Chris...the things I said to him...that's why I -"

His voice started cracking. I stayed put and let him gather his thoughts as I thought about everything he'd said.

"I get it now. Why you kept saying you were protecting me." We stayed in silence for a while." Have you forgiven yourself?He sighed and rubbed his temples. "I don't think I can ever forgive myself."

I let out the breath I was holding." I think I need to think about everything in depth. "
" What do you mean? "
" What we had... we were feeding off each other. You needed to feel like you had someone to hold on to and I... -I needed some sort of anchor. "

He frowned in deep thought." We met at a funeral Press... I'd just lost my mother...the only family I've ever known... and I needed something stable. Something or someone that would ground me.... Thank you for being that person. "