𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤 ➳ 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬

𝟏𝟎. 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡

After driving and crying for a little less than 4 hours, I arrive at the house. I ring the doorbell with my bag in my hand, and get greeted with a big, tight hug from Shanna and Scott. God, I really love my friends. I can't hold it back anymore, so I just start crying. They comfort me very well, let me come in and give me cake and fruity white wine.

"Talk to us, sweetie..." Scott says, rubbing my back while my eyes stay a little teary. "It's nothing, just uh... Just a misunderstanding" I reply, wiping away the last tears. "You've had misunderstood each other multiple times in the past, but I never saw your his upset. Tell us what happened, Am" Shanna adds, so I silently sigh, and decide to tell them.

"Well, um... So uh... Okay, so um, Jared was still asleep when I woke up, so I just got downstairs to get some breakfast. There was a package delivered for me, a bouquet of beautiful flowers and a little box, for my birthday. So I just opened it up and stuff, and texted Chris to thank him, because he's the one that sent me those things" I begin to tell, and Scott widens his eyes for a second.

"That's sweet of him! He's a really sweet guy, he's really kind. He's absolutely very caring too, you know. He'd make you breakfast in the morning, especially on your birthday" he says, rolling his eyes about Jared which is making me smile.

"I know, yes, definitely. But that's not the problem, I don't mind Jared sleeping in on an off day, I don't need breakfast in bed, that's really not a problem. It's just that uh... Well, he came downstairs after I texted Chris. He didn't wish me a happy birthday or anything, but that's okay, I don't-" I add, but Scott interrupts me.

"I'm sorry, what? He didn't wish you a happy birthday? No gifts? Nothing?" he asks, so I shake my head and Scott sighs, very loudly which makes me laugh. "That's not really okay, but alright, continue" Shanna says, so that's what I do.

"He asked me who gave those to me, so I said 'a friend', because Chris is a friend, you know? He looked a little annoyed, so I just went upstairs to take a shower, but when I came back, he had my phone in his hands" I reply, looking at my hands while my eyes tear up again.

"What did he do?" Shanna asks, so I take a deep breath before telling them. "He um... He told me that I was cheating on him because he saw me thanking Chris for the flowers and the gifts... We got into this huge fight about it, he was cursing and screaming and yelling and shouting at me the whole time and... I told him that I'm not cheating on him, because I'm not! So um... I said that he's the one that's cheating, and he replied to me with 'and I don't regret fucking any of them', so I grabbed my things and got out" I explain, wiping away a few more tears.

"Oh my God... I'm so sorry sweetie, are you okay? He can't say that to you, and he can't yell at you like that" Scott adds, but I shake my head. "No it's... It's fine, really... I get it... I just wanted to get out of there..." I silently reply, softly crying again while Scott and Shanna wrap their arms around me.

"It's okay, it's okay, I get it" I quickly say, making both of them sigh. "Sweetie, you seriously have to stop accepting these things. Jared is mean to you, he has been mean to you ever since he first cheated on you, 6 months ago" Shanna tells, so I tear up again.

"She's right, Am... You can't tolerate this shit anymore. I know that I don't like Jared at all, but he's seriously not good for you" Scott adds, and I slowly nod my head.

"He just lost his temper..." I silently say, but they disagree with me. "It's not okay for a girl to be this scared of a guy, Am. You're shaking, you drove all the way to Massachusetts from New York on your birthday, just because you got into a huge fight with him. It's not okay, you have to realize that" Scott adds, and I silently sigh.

"You have to let him go, it's not okay anymore. He can't accuse you of something he's doing to you, and saying that he doesn't regret sleeping with any of them? That's a dick move, he can't say that" Shanna tells, while I wipe away another tear.

Maybe they're right, maybe Jared shouldn't have said that, and maybe it really is a dick move. If I'm being honest with myself, I do want to let him go. I want to let everything go, I want to move to Massachusetts and never see Jared again, but I can't.

You know, I'm a very forgiving person. I don't think Jared meant to be so mean, I really don't think he was trying to hurt me on purpose. Sure, the cheating isn't nice for me, but I'm sure there's a good reason.

That 'good' reason, is him wanting to have a baby. Like I said before, he told me that he was missing something in his life because I don't want to have a baby yet. He fills that up by cheating on me with other women, lots of times.

I just don't like the idea of him having sex with other women, while he's in a relationship with me. I get that he maybe needs to be with someone else sometimes, but I still think that's a little weird because he's with me.

"We're just going through a rough patch right now, we'll be alright... We'll be fine..." I silently say, looking at my hands again. We talk about it for a little while longer, and they tell me that I should really break up with him.

I tell them that I'll think about it, and we watch a movie before we go to bed. They told me to stay in the guest room, so I took a shower and got to bed. I'm glad they're letting me stay here, I can't see Jared right now.

Chris' POV

It's 6am, and my alarm rings to start another day on set here, in Namibia. Before I can even get out of bed, my phone rings already. I rub my eyes for a second, grab my phone and look at the screen. It's Scott, it must be midnight in America right now.

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|Incoming call from...|
|Scott|

Hey Scott, how are you?

Hey! I'm good, how are
you?

Yeah, I'm fine! What's up?

Right, sorry, did I wake you
up?

No no, not at all. My alarm
just went off so it's fine

Oh, okay, good because
there's something I have to
tell you about

Go ahead!

Okay so... Amelia is here right
now

Oh, that's great!

Yeah well, not really

Why? What's going on?

She and Jared got into this
huge fight with each other,
and she's staying with mom
and Shanna now

Seriously? God, what
happened?

He told her that she was
cheating on him, because
he saw the 'thank you' texts
she had sent you, because of
the flowers which is really cute
by the way

Wait, he thought that she
was cheating on him? Because
of me?

I wouldn't say because of
you, but he checked her phone
and saw your name

Fuck...

So she's here right now, and
they're going through a major
rough patch. I thought you
should know, they might break
up

I don't know if I should feel
bad for her or good for me

Good for you, definitely!
Alright, good luck on set today,
I'm gonna go get some sleep

Yeah, thanks! Goodnight,
I'll see you in two months

See ya!

You ended the call with
Scott

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