Robin x Nancy // maybe we aren't that different

Chapter 17: two faced

It was 10:34 pm and Robin was curled up under the covers of Steve's bed finally falling asleep crying after Steve's many attempts to cheer her up.

Steve had left to let her sleep, he could tell from the bags under her eyes she hadn't gotten much sleep the night before.

He was in the kitchen hunched over the bench eating cereal while reading the nutritional facts on the box to busy his mind, when the phone rang.

"Hello?" "Steve it's Nancy- by any chance is Robin there? I've called her house but she isn't there" She started in a hurried manner.
Steve was and always had been protective over the people he loved and Robin was one of them- despite their constant mean banter. He decided to give Nancy a piece of his mind, " yes Nancy she is- but I don't suggest you come here, one she's sleeping or rather cried herself to sleep- and two do you have any idea how much you hurt her?? She's fucking broken." 

The line was quiet for a few moments, Nancy didn't know what to say, Steve was always a polite person and she didn't expect such harsh words but she guessed she deserved it after all.

What she hadn't thought about before is just how much she had hurt Robin. Did she really cry herself to sleep? Just the thought of it made Nancy want to be there, she wanted to hold her, kiss her and comfort her.

After a few quiet moments with still no reply from Nancy, Steve spoke again "well??" After another Pause she finally answered  "C-could you just tell her I'm sorry?" She managed to choke out through the bubbling building of tears that slowly rose. "Yeah, -but Nance?" "Yeah?" "Just give her some space."

With that the line went dead leaving Nancy standing in her own kitchen tears rolling down her cheeks  and her body frozen in place like her feet were glued to the floor.

Of course Robin and her had fights, but they never lasted long and where never over something like this.

Before she could bring herself to move the phone rang again, she picked it up holding it her head tear stained cheek. "Nancy?" It was Johnathan. "Johnathan what do you want?" She replied in the more snappy tone than she meant to. "Sorry- I just- you left so suddenly i just wanted to check on you" her hand was brought up to her forehead and she was rubbing her temples, "I- I just, I think I made everything worse" she let out with a sigh, a few tears escaping her already sodden eyes.

There was a pause and then Johnathan spoke "I can um, come over if you need?"

The next thing she said she new she shouldn't but, at this point, she needed someone. "Um-y-yes please"

Nancy couldn't see the smirk on his face when she told her he would be there soon, as he packed his overnight bag and headed out the door.

When he arrived and knocked on the door, he was greeted with a teary eyed Nancy.

He found himself in  her bedroom being pulled into a (very one sided) conversation.  "but now not only she hates me Steve does too?!" She talked a little too loud considering her parents where home. He took a step toward her, "Nancy, you are the most kindest, beautiful person I've ever met and if she's too busy being mad about this she doesn't deserve you."  He was now towering over her just looking into her eyes.

Nancy knew she should pull her eyes away, she knew she should get out of there but she was too busy being caught up with her thoughts and feelings to realise when he grabbed her face with one of his hands and kissed her.

*Click* what just happened? She pulled away but it was too late, he had taken a photo of them kissing.

"What the fuck!" She yelled pushing him away from her and wiping her lips which felt dirtied from his touch. He shrugged and pulled the polaroid photo out holding it just out of Nancy's reach.

In that 30 seconds his whole demeanour changed, he no longer played the role of the, kind, understanding ex boyfriend no, now he was jealous and resentful.

"I just needed one more thing to tip Robin off the edge."

Fuck.

"Johnathan give me that picture." Her voice was serious and despite the tears freshly running down her face she was mad.

"No, you are going to do what I tell you to unless you want this picture being accidentally shown to a little someone."

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

No reply came from her so Johnathan continued "I'll give you some time to think it through. You have until tomorrow night before this picture ends up under the door of your lover."

With that he walked out of the room leaving Nancy still frozen in shock, a few lose tears running down her cheeks.

No no no no no no. Fuck. What am I going to do?!

Ummm... dramaaa✨  but on the bright side this is an early post!