Stand Strong

She What?

Here I was sitting in a staredown with May seeming to want to speak. Haru fell asleep in my lap when May put me down on the bed. No matter how much I try to look away I just get too nervous to do so. What if he wants to say something about how I acted all this time.

He opened his mouth about ready to speak when there was a knock at the door. May looked at me before getting up and walking to open the door. I sighed and put Haru on the bed with a pillow in between his arms to hug. He snuggled it before I heard May talking to someone.

I got off the bed to see who it was at the door. Coming up behind May and seeing Chloe talking to him about her father. Forgot to mention that she ended up staying. I touched his shoulder to let him know that I was behind him. "I am sorry, uh should I leave to give you two some time to talk? Haru is still asleep in the bed so I can just go to my office for now." May furrowed his thick brows at my question.

"You can't leave this room, it's not safe. Just stay here for now, please." He shook his head before pulling me to his side by my waist. His arm around my waist was not really what made me mad. It was the fact that he would grab me like that in front of his fiancé.

I tried to get out of his hold but he was firm on his stance. I sighed and looked at Chloe to see if she was mad. But to my surprise, she was actually looking in that hunger sort of way. I shivered and looked down, backing off from her stare. I can never win staring contests with her.

I heard a giggle in front of me and started to blush. Never have I had to submit to someone other than May which is weird for me. Does she like me in that sort of way?

"Chloe this is Yumi, Yumi this is Chloe Michel. Please come in and let us all talk." I looked at him before looking away and walking to Haru once he let me go. I felt really nervous all of a sudden.

"So uh I wanted to come and confess about us to you, Yumi. I know that we were to be wedded but we now know that won't be happening. Besides, it's not like we wanted to go along with this arranged marriage. I am so happy it broke off to be honest." I froze at her words and looked at her as if they were crazy.

"You didn't want the marriage yet you both were naked and in bed? You are kidding me right? I thought you were lovers, not some friends with benefits." I got up trying to put the pieces together. I started to feel insecure again about myself. So he went to her because of the physical relationship. I wasn't even good enough for him to be with. Was it the scars he saw that day?

I started to pace as I was unknowingly rambling about the situation. And then I stopped and looked at him who was now standing in front of me. "Was I not good enough for you that you decided to just fuck it and go with her?"

He looked mad but then he started to seem guilty. My rant continued, "If you didn't even want to be with me then you should not have told me all those things. You made me believe we had something going when in fact you were with her this whole time! Was it the scars?" He started to tighten his fists at his side showing a glint of anger before it vanished and replaced it with guilt.

"Yumi you have to sit and listen to our sides of this though. I promise I would not have intentionally hurt you in any way." He seemed like he was begging me with his eyes. His hand intertwined with mine as I let him take me to the bed.

I wanted to take back my hand as he started to pull me on his lap. He was adamant to being affectionate with me again. He held me close to his chest as Chloe sat in front of me. I actually missed the attention he would give me.

Chloe started to speak first,

"You have to know something about me that Dominic already knew about me. I am actually a lesbian." I looked at her and started to realize the reasons behind the stares. I blushed looking down at my hands. So she did seem as someone attractive.

"But don't worry I won't try to steal you away from your boyfriend." May kissed my head meaning she was actually saying it for him. He tightened his grip on me once he felt reassured by Chloe.

"Besides that though I actually never agreed to this marriage in the first place. My dad was forcing me to do so by taking away one of my best friends. I liked her more than anything but she was taken from me. He did unspeakable things to her and now she is gone."

I grabbed her hand from her lap since she was sitting in front of me. I rubbed it before looking at her and smiling. "I know she is watching over you now." She smiled back at me before pulling my hand. I looked up at her and she kissed me on the cheek. Again making me blush for the third time today. I was yanked back against May's broad chest. I chuckled hearing a low voice say don't touch her. I giggled before nodding to her to continue,

"So after that, I gave up on trying to go against him. That day you walked in on us. It was actually fake. We thought it was my father and hurriedly undressed a bit to seem like we were doing something. Once we saw you well May actually got really mad that you saw such a thing. And I was guilty of not standing up to my father and causing you and May so much pain."

I sighed before looking down at my hands. Now that I know the truth I feel bad that I didn't even give May the chance. He was trying to fix us and tell the truth but I ran away like always. I can't seem to ever let anything fix itself.

May must have noticed my depressing mood because he turned me around. "Don't do that to yourself, please. You were not in the wrong in any way. It was my fault for not telling you about this from the beginning. I was just afraid of how you would react. I should have told you from the very beginning."

I felt my tears start to fall and he hugged me tightly but gentle at the same time. I still felt horrible for not giving him the chance. He has always been so nice to me since we made up. But now I know that I need to rely on him more.

I heard the door close and figured Chloe left to give us time to talk. He started to rub my back before I heard soft sniffling next to me. Looking towards Haru I moved to sit with him.

It's time I start trying to get over that habit of mine. No more running away.