/Zianna/
"Did he hit you?" Colson asked once we entered his house. I dragged my suitcase to the guest room while my best friend followed me with the rest of my stuff.
"He pushed me- but didn't hit me" I answered truthfully
I laid on the big, comfortable bed once in the room- stretching and yawning.
Colson put my stuff in the closet and laid with me.
"Divorce him" He said bluntly
"I will"
I don't know how truthful that was. Lord knows I wish to divorce my no good husband and start my life over- but there's so much hurt that comes with a divorce.
But there's been so much hurt to come out this marriage too, way more hurt than a divorce could ever produce.
"I swear, as soon as I see him-" Colson started but I shushed him.
"You're not gonna hit him. I don't want you to get in trouble"
"F*ck that" He shrugged, "First of all he put his hands on you, idgaf if it was a push, a punch, or a pinch- he put his mf hands on you and that don't sit right with me"
He sat up and looked down at me, "I told you, time and time before, I'll go to war about you. I love you Zianna and I don't like to see you suffering like this. That man has pushed you beyond your limits and he continues to treat you like sh*t. I'm proud of you for finally leaving- but now it's time to take some real action. He needs to know not to EVER try no sh*t like that again"
I sighed at my now fuming friend. His ears were red- I knew he was about a second away from getting in his car and driving to my house to beat up James.
"Colson I understand that you're upset- and that you want to protect me, but I don't want you to possibly get arrested for beating up that man. You know how you get when you're angry- just calm down"
I sat up and hugged him, hearing a small huff escape his mouth before he settled into my embrace.
"What if he shows up at your job? There's no doubt in my mind that he'll make a pop up appearance tomorrow" Colson mumbled
I groaned loudly. Colson was right, James would definitely be at my job tomorrow morning with flowers and an apology ready.
"I'm not showing up if he pops up. I'll just have security make sure he doesn't get in the building.
"And what if he tries waiting for you outside the building?" Colson questioned
"He'll be waiting for two weeks. I know I said I may do pop ups at the office but not now. I'll just FaceTime Asia every day or so to help her. Imma still need you to go there a couple times though- to make sure everything is running smoothly" I replied
"Will do"
Events from earlier suddenly clouded my brain. Everything from the argument to the pushing me down ultimately created a burning sensation at my eyes to appear. Before I knew it, I was sobbing into Colson's chest.
He held me tightly, kissing my head every few seconds and rocking me back and forth.
That lasted for a couple of minutes until we heard a light knock at the door.
"Pete?" Colson called out
"Yeah. Is everything okay?" He yelled from behind the closed bedroom door. I looked up at Colson and gave him a slight nod before burying my head back into his chest.
"Come in!" He yelled back at Pete, who entered two seconds later.
Soon enough, I had both men hugging me and giving me words of comfort.
Colson had left the room a little while later to take a shower and throw on some pajamas, so it was just Pete and I left in the room.
"......did he hit you?" He asked softly.
I sighed and shook my head. "Pushed me"
Pete held me a little tighter, still rocking me slowly.
"Are you gonna go back to him?"
This was something I had to think about. As badly as I wanted to say no, I honestly didn't have a definite answer.
"I don't know, Pete" I spoke lowly. I sniffed and pulled away from the man. My eyes felt puffy and my nose burned.
"You can stay here for as long as you like. I know I don't know you as well-and I probably shouldn't be in your business, but I don't feel comfortable with you staying in a house with your erm.....husband. Please stay here until you figure out what you wanna do." He begged
I smiled at his concern and agreed.
We talked for a little while before I asked him to help me put up my things.
It took no longer that 20 minutes to put away all my stuff, so after we were done I decided to take a shower while Pete waited in my room.
The hot water felt so good against my skin- I closed my eyes in pure relaxation.
I soon found myself imagining Pete, there were thoughts popping up in my head that I seemingly couldn't get rid of.
I had spent 40 minutes in that shower, conjuring up all types images of Pete in my brain.
"ZI?" I heard from outside the bathroom. I jumped a little, as I was startled.
"YEAH?" I asked
"YOU OKAY?" It was Colson coming to check on me
"YES! COMING OUT NOW"
I turned off the water and stepped out onto the mat. I dried myself and put on lotion, followed by my pajamas and then perfume and deodorant. I left the bathroom and went back into my room, seeing Pete laid across the bed and half asleep.
"Awww" I cooed
He chucked with his eyes closed. I took a few seconds to admire him then decided to lay down.
Colson came in the room a while later and joined us, laying on the other side of me.
We didn't end up sleeping in the same bed, but for hours we talked about a plethora of things.
I felt safe...
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