We got to Starbucks. I ordered our drinks while Ivan waited in the car. I grabbed our drinks and thanked the waiter and started to walk out when when I opened the door I heard a voice I never thought I would hear again... at least not so close to me.
"Charlotte!" the man's voice said and I slowly became scared . When I saw him he looked mad but he didn't at the same time. My ex. "Jackson" I barely breathed out and he quickly grabbed my wrist so tightly I winced in pain. His grip was tight and I was so scared that I dropped the drinks. "Thought you could hide from me forever, huh?" he said and I felt tears start forming in my eyes " p-please Jackson just... let me go, ok?" I say as tears start to leave my eyes from the pain of his grip tightening. "No you're coming with me" he says and tries to drag me but I stand my ground "No!" I shouted and I knew I was going to soon regret it, he didn't care that we were in public he just wanted to hurt me. "No?" he says and his grip tightens even more. "Jackson please you're hurting me just let me go please!" I cried out and that's when I felt the stinging pain across my cheek that I thought I was never going to feel again. He slapped me and all I could do was cry.
"Hey! Let her go" I hear a voice say and I look to my side and it was Ivan, who was now rushing to my side. "Let her go," Ivan said, yanking my wrist away from Jackson. "Who the fuck are you?" Jackson said looking at Ivan who was now making sure I was okay. "Oh I see, this is who you left me for isn't. You think he isn't going to treat you the same, it's the most you'll ever get. It's what you deserve. " he said.
"I did nothing to you!" I finally felt the courage and shouted at him. "You're wrong, Ivan would never lay a hand on me like you did" I say and looking at Ivan who looked at me sympathetically and then at Jackson with so much anger. "I deserve more than a piece of trash like you" I say walking towards Jackson who looked furious and in a blink of a second he had slapped me again but this time Ivan swung back at him.
"Don't ever fucking touch her! Do you understand? I don't want to see you more than 50 feet from her! Do you understand!" Ivan kept shouting at Jackson while punching him after every phrase. "Ivan!" I shouted crying trying to get him off of Jackson which I did. "Let's go," Ivan said, wrapping his arms around me as we walked over to his car. He opened the door and I entered.
We've been driving for about 15 min and none of us have said anything. I was looking out the window, every now and then I felt Ivan's gaze on me. We entered the Company's parking lot. "Thank you" I say, finally breaking the silence in the car. He parked the car and got out of the car and opened my door, before I could get out he squatted down to be able to see my eyes which I can guarantee are red and puffy from crying. I couldn't bear to look at him. I felt like breaking down whenever I looked at him. All I can think about is what he must think of me for letting myself be in a relationship like that for so long, I felt so ashamed of what he saw.
"Look at me" he said, picking my chin up and I felt a tear go down my cheek. "I'm sorry" I say to him and he gives me a small smile. "For what?" he says and I try to think of something but can't. "I don't know" I said and he connected our lips together. "How long were you in that relationship?" he asked me and I thought about it for a second. "For almost two years, I was 19 when we started dating," I say and he just nods his head. " I left him about a year ago... I didn't think I was going to see him again. That's why I changed apartments and city" I say to him and he looks up at me, "I would never" he said and I gave him a sad smile. "I know," I replied. " I just wanted to make sure you know" he said "Do you mind if I wait in the car?" I say and he nods. Before going inside he gives me a kiss and closes the door.
About 15 minutes later he came out and we started driving. "Hey why don't we stop by your apartment and you can get some stuff and stay with me the rest of the weekend ok?" he says and I turn my face so that I'm facing him now. "You sure?" I say and he chuckles and nods. I put my address on his GPS.
Uploaded 05/15/2022
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Romance- Charlotte Carter is a 23 year old young woman who is a Landscape Architect. She has been looking for a job lately and her best friend Waverly's friend Liam works at Lombardo Construction Company which is one of the best Construction Companies in t...
