In the moment

Rip the bandaid off

3 hours earlier

'Me and jack go way back' Sara remarks looking back in the mirror flipping her hair over her shoulder. 'In fact he tried to kiss me not that long ago. I'm suuuuure it was before you were together though' she lets out a slight giggle before turning back to Soph.

She didn't know exactly what to make of this information or who this girl was but she tried to play her at her own game 'so you live in Manchester?' She said slyly before brushing her silk dress down in the full length mirror

'No no, I'm from Solihull. Yknow jacks hometown' she smirks at her again and all's Soph wants to do is wipe the look clean off her face.

Then it all starts piecing together for her, jack coming back late from their engagement party, the marks on his bum that he claimed where football stud marks. She looks at saras long tacky nails, definitely the type of nails that would leave piercing marks in someone arse cheeks. She felt sick at the thought of her touching jack.

'Oh so you must know jack well then! You should come and say hi!' She didn't know what she was playing at but she needed to see jacks reaction. It would tell her everything.
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'What are you sorry for jack?' She repeats herself. He's to silent for her liking. She was sure the look he was giving her was guilt.

'I was just so drunk Soph, it didn't mean anything' his head dropped forward in his hands, tears rolling down his cheeks.

'Being drunk is no excuse jack, you're a grown man!' She wishes he'd just out right say what he'd done, rip the bandaid off instead of dragging it out. 'If you've done something actually be a man and own up to it'

He just physically couldn't tell her, he wasn't ready for her to walk away from him. 'It was a drunken mistake, I just want it to be clear. It meant nothing, she means nothing'

Soph took a deep breath to calm herself 'okay'

'The night I stayed out, after..'

'After our engagement party' she unintentionally digs at him

'Yeah well she, she like followed me into the toilets .. I couldn't even stand up Soph'

As much as she wanted to know what happened, it's killing her already, she felt her heart shattering piece by piece as she watched him explain

'I was trying walk passed her, I said I needed to go. I was coming home to you' his voice starts to brake as he holds back his tears. 'She pushed me into a cubicle, and started ..'

'THATS ENOUGH' Soph cuts him off, she couldn't do it anymore she didn't need to hear the whole story. She felt the warmth of her tears rolling down her own cheeks forming a puddle on her chest 'did you sleep with her?'

Jack looks up at her, his eyes red from crying.

'DID YOU SLEEP WITH HER?' She shouts the world's individually at him, struggling to contain her emotions.

He nods but doesn't say anything. He didn't know what to say apart from sorry, but surely she could tell by his face.

Soph felt her world collapse as she sank into the back of the sofa. How could he do this to her knowing what she'd been through with Adam. All those happy bubbles she felt with him, they were all a lie. Their memories tarnished forever.

'I'm sorry' he says as he blinks through his tears.

She shakes her head 'it's not good enough you need to leave'

'But ..'

'You need to leave now'
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It had been 2 weeks since she told him to leave. After 2 weeks she still couldn't process what he'd told her.

'She does seem like a nasty piece of work though Soph' Ada says trying to defuse the situation.

But Soph just shakes her head 'would that not be more of a reason not to fuck her?'

Ada looks around the kitchen at the amount of sorry flowers he'd sent her 'he's different from Adam though Soph. He had a full blown affair, this was just .. a mistake' Her face softens as she looks at her

'And what if he makes that mistake again?' She shrugs unsure if taking him back would be the right decision.

Ada sits with her writing a pros and cons list, trying to get her to remember all the reasons she loved him in the first place. 'I think you can add thoughtful to the pros' Ada says looking back round at the flowers and laughing.

'Impulsive' she says writing it down on the cons list.

'Couldn't that be a pro as well though' she raises an eyebrow at her before taking the pen out of her hand. 'He is now legally maes dad, what's going to happen?'

Soph sighs 'I don't know' she picks the pen back up and writes legally maes dad under the pro list. 'He's been sending me money for her and the baby but it just didn't feel necessary'

It was silent for a minute before ada replies 'Maybe he's just trying to make things right'
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'You're a stupid stupid boy Jack Peter grealish!' His mums stood in front of him completely disappointed.

His parents had come up to help them with the move, but he'd been checked into a hotel for the last 3 weeks as he had no where to go. Luckily the press hadn't got hold of him staying here as of yet and he finally get the keys to the new house tomorrow.

'I know mom, you don't have to tell me!'

'Don't talk to me in that tone! You ain't too old for a thick ear son!' He knew she was lying, she'd never raised a hand to any of her kids. A few warnings maybe, but they were more than enough.

'Just help me fix it please mom' he begs and he rests his head on her shoulder. His dad shrugging his shoulders at Karen in response.
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A week down the line he was still sending Soph flowers but wasn't getting any response. 'He seems settled in the new house' she says spinning her phone to Ada showing his latest Instagram story.

'Instead of stalking his social media, why don't you just talk to him! It's been a month and well, you're about to drop, you want him at the birth don't you?'

Ada knew how much Soph regretted not having Adam at the birth, despite everything that had happened she was still his child, he deserved to see her enter the world at least. But her con was that she was to forgiving and she wasn't about to let someone else walk all over her.

'Should I text or ring?' She asks taking her phone back from over the table.

'Ring' Ada rolls her eyes at her

She rings, listening to the dial tone almost ring out. Soph shakes her head in disappointment. But then stops ringing

'Ello?' His husky voice she'd missed so much.

'Jack, can we talk? Like in person?' She doesn't hesitate asking him

'Erm yea, ya can come meet me at the new place if you'd like?' She can hear him rustling about clearly trying to clean up whatever mess was around him.

'Sounds good, I'll be about an hour?'

'See ya then!' He said excitedly

Hearing his voice made her realise just how much she'd missed him. But she just doesn't know if she'll be able to let the past go.