Only Temporary

The Return

Angie POV

Standing in the make up room it felt like I had never left, even though I was in a different country it all felt the same, it all looked the same.

Setting up my stuff on the table I couldn't help but think about Drew and wonder where is he was right now, how close was he to this room? Did he know I was here? How did he feel about me being back?

"Hey do you have any........oh my god! Angie!" Jeff gasps rushing towards me practically jumping over a table to get to me before sweeping me up in his arms "what are you doing here? It's so good to see you"

"It's good to see you too enigma" I laugh "I've been given a permanent job here"

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back" he asks

"I wanted to suprise you" I smile

"Well you certainly did that" he says smiling back at me

"Is he here?" I ask and Jeff's smile drops

"Forget about him Angie" he sighs "he's not worth it"

"What do you mean? What's happened?" I ask

"After you called me I went to speak to him, told him about you and he said he couldn't help, wouldn't help and didn't want to help" he says

"You can't blame him Jeff, I hurt him he has every right to feel like that" I say

"Maybe, but I think you deserve better" he says "listen I've got to go but we'll catch up later"

I nod and Jeff leaves the room, I decide to head to catering to get myself something to eat as I had skipped breakfast partly because of nerves and partly becuase since I landed in the states I'd had no appetite.

The walk there is quiet, no one around which suits me just fine but when I get to door I'm no longer alone, there in the middle of the cafeteria is the man I had been hoping to see, he has his back to me and doesn't notice me.

I walk towards him stopping within touching distance "hey braveheart" I say quietly and the second the words leave my mouth I know it's a mistake.

"You don't get to call me that anymore Angie" he says turning to face me.

"You're right I'm sorry" I say swallowing hard "I was hoping we could talk"

"Talk" he says laughing "we have nothing to talk about"

"You might not think so but I do" I say "there's things I need to say, things I need to tell you"

"Not interested" he says "you've got nothing to say that I want to hear"

"Drew I'm sorry I hurt you but if you'd just give me the chance to explain then maybe......"

"Maybe what?" He says cutting me off "maybe we can try again? Maybe we can be a couple? There's your first mistake thinking that I still give a shit, if you took this job hoping to pick up where we left off you're wasting your time"

"Looks like you made your first mistake too" I snap "me taking this job had fuck all to do with you, I know I hurt you but this, this isn't you, the Drew I know would never be this cruel"

"I'm cruel?" He snaps "you made me think you felt the same way I did when you felt nothing at all for me, and I'm cruel?"

Before I can answer Drew leaves the room, leaving me standing there, tears streaming down my face and my heart shattered once again.

Drew POV

Heading towards the locker room, I'm seething but not at her at myself, I didn't mean any of the things I just said, but I said them becuase I want her to hurt the same way I do.

As much as I want to give us another chance, as much as I want to be with her, I just can't risk opening my heart again just to get hurt.

Sitting on a bench in the locker room I pull out my phone, swiping through my phone one particular photo stops me in my tracks, it's a selfie we had taken one morning in bed, I'm laid on my back and she is resting on my chest, both of our eyes closed and our lips pressed together.
My thumb hovers over delete but at the last second I change my mind, we may not be together anymore but I don't want to part with the memories.

When she had called me braveheart I had felt my heart flutter, I still loved hearing her call me that, but at the same time I couldn't stand it. It had killed me calling her Angie, she always was and always will be Angel to me.