Adore S.M |Prequel to Devoted|

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|Eloise|

|7th February 2017|
|7:05pm|

Sitting in trailer of Joe's truck I had a big duvet wrapped over my body as I tucked my legs up to my chest for warmth. Hearing a bottle cap pop, I turned my head towards Joe as he held out a bottle of beer for me to take.

"Thanks" I smiled before looking back out to the view and tipping the bottle to my lips, taking a small sip.

"Thanks for showing me around the campus today, I really like it" Joe said as he opened himself a beer and scooted under the duvet, beside me.

"I'm still surprised you're considering transfer, what does your girlfriend think about it?" I asked, glancing over at him as lightly shrugged his shoulders followed by a faint sigh.

"Well, we're not together anymore so her opinion hardly matters" Joe chuckled to himself before taking a swig of his beer.

"What happened?" I softly said, scrunching the duvet up against my chest.

"She dumped me a couple weeks ago and I don't really know why to be honest" Joe replied, a glimpse of sadness in his eyes as he just shrugged his shoulders at me.

"Look at us, both of us getting dumped" I lightly joked, making Joe roll his eyes with the tip of the bottle pressed to his lips.

"Well, your guy was just a dickhead" Joe laughed making me lightly sigh, also joining in a short laugh as I couldn't even deny it after Shawn's actions over the last few weeks.

"Have you heard from him at all since?" Joe asked.

"No" I shook my head.

"He's away at the moment for basketball and seems pretty busy"

"Do you want him to call you?" Joe asked, feeling his soft glance over me as I only stared out over the city lights.

I just gave a small shrug, not really sure on the answer myself or how I felt. I didn't know how I could feel so upset over the break up of what is probably the shortest relationship known to man.

"I guess I just wanted him to try harder to keep me" I softly sighed, feeling a lump begin to suffocate my throat as small tears began to simmer over my eyes.

Letting out a shaky breath I looked down to my feet before feeling Joe's arm snake around my shoulders and pulling me against him in an attempt to comfort the ache I was feeling.

"Hey, I know it feels like the worst thing ever right now but I promise you it will get so much easier" Joe softly spoke as he rubbed circles over the side of my arm with his thumb.

"You've got so many things going for you Eloise, don't let some guy dictate the rest of your experience at college"

|Shawn|

|8th February 2017|

|1:05am|

All I could feel was the severe swaying of my head as I rested my head of the back of the sofa, my eyes held shut as I tried to fight the storm brewing in my stomach and ignore the burning sensation in my throat from the last shot handed to me, from who I can not remember.