𝑻𝒊𝒏𝒚- 𝒓𝒄

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧

Rafe can't get out of his head that he should break up with Liv. It would be the best for us, he thinks.

Liv walks out of the bathroom and flops onto the bed. She cuddles into him, which makes him change his mind for a second.

No, we need to break up, it's not the good time for a relationship, Rafe thinks.

"Shall we go to the golf court today?" She asks, waking him up from his thoughts.

"I don't know" he mutters.

"Okay we can do something else baby" she says.

"Liv.." he says, sitting up.

"Yeah" she looks at him as she sits up too.

"I-I think we should take a break" he says in a really unconfident, low voice.

"What do you mean-do you want to break up with me?" She asks nervously.

"No-I mean, I-I don't want to" he says, looking down.

"Then why are you telling me we should take a break?" She asks with a shaky voice.

"Cause I think we need a break-I mean, I need a break" he says as if he's realizing all of that right now.

"I know those aren't your words. Who made you believe that, Rafe?" She asks him with a shaky voice.

"My therapist helped me determine that" he nods.

"But why? Why do you need a break from me?" Liv asks softly.

"Not from you baby, I love you, but I can't give you what you want right now, because I can't give myself what I need, and that's happiness" he says with tears in his eyes.

"You do make me happy" she mumbles.

"But I'm going through therapy right now, cause I don't feel good. Maybe I uncontrollably let my anger out on you, and then it's too late for a new chance" he cries.

"Rafe, baby, please don't cry, please" she holds him tightly, hugging him.

"I just don't want to loose you" he sobs.

"You're not going to loose me. I will go through this with you" Liv says, caressing his back up and down.

"But I don't want you to. You deserve better than always having to wait for my mental health to get better" he says as he pulls away.

"But I love you and want you to feel better. I want you to smile, and be happy-with-with me" she cups his face in her hands, looking into his teary blue eyes.

"No. I'm not going to risk anything, I don't wanna hurt you again" he says, shaking his head.

"I know that your heart wouldn't want to hurt me. And you've been treating me so well this past weeks, Rafe" she says.

"But I'm just tired of trying not to do something wrong. I don't want to hurt you again. I don't want to hurt you I swear" he cries into his hands.

"You're tired?" She tilts her head.

"Mhm" he cries.

"So you really want a break?" She asks, her lip quivers.

"I need a break" he cries.

"I think I should respect that, I can't force you into anything" she cries.

"Come here" he whispers, hugging her tightly.

"So that's it, right? I can't change your mind anymore?" She asks, sobbing into his shoulder.

"No, tiny. I can't do this anymore. You need someone who knows how to treat you, and I'm scared of treating you shitty again" he says.

"But, Rafe I can't forget the good times we had together, and I will miss you so much" she sobs.

"I will miss you too baby. But maybe we'll get back together someday" he says, cupping her face in his hands.

They sit there for a few seconds, until Rafe stands up. He looks at her and sees how her chest lifts up and down quickly, which makes his heart shatter.

"I should go now" he says in a low voice.

"Where are you staying at?" She asks with her shaky voice.

"Maybe at Topper's, don't worry about me tiny" he says.

"How should I not worry about you? I love you" she says.

"I love you too" he says, before walking out of her bedroom.

He walks out of the house and gets into his car, punching the steering wheel.

"Fuck!" He yells, his voice breaks and he starts crying again.

To be continued....