Happily Never After || Sequel to Our Differences (ON HOLD)

Chapter Eight ~ He Tried To Forget

I was still thinking about what happened between Jon and I. The memory was playing over and over in my head, and it didn't seem like it would be leaving any time soon.

I'm sitting at an empty table in an empty Starbucks, scrolling through Twitter while drinking a Mocha. It's early in the morning, about seven A.M.

I hear someone pull out a chair and sit down. I look up to see Colby.

"Colby?" I ask.

"Hey, little sister." He says, smiling.

"What are you doing up this early?" I ask him. "You always sleep in late."

"I couldn't sleep." He replied. "I have a question for you."

"And that is?" I ask, surprised. What kind of question would Colby want to ask me?

"Well, would you ever consider . . . y'know, being with Jon again?" He asks.

"What?! No way!" I say.

"Why? Why did you guys even break up? You were perfect together."

No we weren't.

"I don't want to talk about it." I tell him, standing up out of my chair.

"Kathryn-"

"No, I don't want to."

"But, Kathryn-"

"No!" I shout, earning a few states from the employees that were standing behind the counter. I ignore them. I grab my mocha and throw it in the garbage can. I push the door open and head to my rental car.

Before Colby can come out to stop me, I drive away back to the hotel.

On the way there, Colby tried to call me multiple times, but I ignore them all.

I hate thinking about the past. The good and bad memories I had. I just want to leave it all behind. Every good memory I ever have had seemed to turn into a bad one.

Once I reach the hotel, I hurry inside.

I go down the hall to where mine and April's room is located. She decided to stay with me so I wouldn't be alone since I am no longer with Jon.

I fell someone behind me grab my arm and pull me to the side.

"What the hell?!" I yell, but I'm immediately shushed. The grip from the hand on my arm gets tighter, and I wince.

"Shut up! You want people to think you're being kidnapped and killed?!" I hear a deep, raspy voice.

I look up to see Jon. I roll my eyes.

"This is basically like kidnapping. Will you let me go?!"

Jon's grip on my arm loosens, but he doesn't let me go.

"Kathryn, we need to talk about some things." He tells me.

"We have nothing to talk about." I reply. I yank my arm away from his hand, and I begin walking away, until I feel his strong arms wrap around my waist and pull me back.

"Fuck, Jon!"

"Will you fucking listen to me, Kathryn?! After this, I'll leave you alone!"

Oh, that sounds wonderful.

"Fine! Just hurry up."

He clears his throat, and I cross my arms.

"Kathryn, I can't stop thinking about you." He say, staring right in my eyes. "I got with Renee to forget about you, but it's so hard. I can't take it. You're on my mind 24/7." He says.

I roll my eyes once again.

"Yeah, real funny." I say sarcastically. "You know, I'm not gonna make the same mistake."

"Kathryn, I'm not a mistake an-"

"Yes. You are a mistake. You are the biggest mistake of my life." I tell him.

He sighs. "Kathryn, please. I'm in love with you."

"Well, I . . . wait. What did you say?" I ask.

"I'm in love with you." He answers. He gently places his hand on my arm and looks into my eyes. A chill travels up my spine.

"Kathryn, I can't forget about you." He says.

I'm speechless. But when he did that terrible thing to me, he told me he hated me. He said I was a disgrace.

I look up at Jon, and he is much closer to me than he was before.
Then I realize that he's leaning towards me.

His lips connect with mine.

I stand there, unable to move at all.

What do I do? Do I just let him continue? Do I kiss him? Do I push him away?

My hands hesitantly wrap around his neck, and I begin to kiss back.

I'm nervous, I'll admit.

I'm kissing the man who has hurt me. I'm kissing the man who has raped me. I'm kissing the man who cheated on me.

But, for once, I put all that aside and I focus on this moment that we are sharing together.

Jon is the first to pull away, and he smiles at me. A small, gentle smile, while I am standing there, stunned at the moment.

Our eyes meet once again, and Jon begins to speak.

"See you later, Kathryn." He says, and he walks away.

I put my fingers up to my lips.

"Did that really just happen?" I ask myself. I look to the direction where Jon went, but I see that he is out of sight.

I'm being sucked back into this man's life and I don't even realize it.

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