The Deal • Scarlett Johansson x Y/N

Apologies

A WEEK LATER

Y/N raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms as she watched her mom and dad talking to each other like normal people, even laughing here and there.

It's been a week, and her dad got discharged earlier, and to her surprise, her mom showed up with some herbal tea.

She didn't leave her dad's side for a week, she canceled her schedule because she wanted to make sure that her dad would be okay. And every once in awhile, her mom and granny would go and visit. And her mom keeps surprising her these past few days because she wasn't being... her usual self. They haven't even argued yet, and that's really something, to say the least, because they could never be in the same room without trying to hurt each other's feelings.

"Look at your daughter," Y/M/N said to Y/F/N while nodding her head at Y/N. "Looking at us like we're some kind of alien."

"She's finding this weird, us talking casually." Y/F/N said and chuckled.

"Yeah, exactly." Y/N said. "And I don't trust you, mom. Whatever you're doing, I won't ever fall for it."

Y/M/N laughed, "And what exactly am I doing, child?" She asked.

"Not being your usual self." Y/N said.

"Sweetheart, trust me, this is actually your mom's usual self. At least when we were just friends back then." Y/F/N said, "Look, we're getting old, Y/N, and we're moving past our differences and what we did to each other. We both hurt each other, and now, we decided to be adults for the first time and try to forgive ourselves so we can forgive each other."

"That's a lot of each other." Y/N mumbled.

"I already apologized to your dad about everything that I've done. But I haven't done the same to you," Y/M/N said and took a deep breath. "Look, Y/N, I love you, okay? Yes, I resented you because you turned my life upside down. But that doesn't mean that I never loved you because I did—I do. I don't have any words to say to you that will justify what I did, and I'm not apologizing to you and expecting you to forgive me so easily. I know I have to earn your trust, and I'm willing to do that."

Y/F/N held Y/M/N's hand, squeezing it.

Y/N looked at her parents' hands.

"Your father and I are not getting back together," Y/M/N said. "But we're gonna mend our friendship because we were friends before everything that happened. And we want to be better parents to you, we want to be civil with each other because you deserve that from us."

Y/N just frowned, looking between her parents. She doesn't know what to feel about this.

"Your father's accident was my wake up call, and I realized that I still care for him. He was my best friend, and even though our marriage ruined that, what we had when we were just friends was really special to me. And I don't want to lose him again, I want to be his friend again." Y/M/N said, "And... I know it's too late for me to be a mother to you, but maybe we can start of as friends? Until I gain your trust and I can be your mom."

"Give her a chance, sweetheart." Y/F/N said.

Before Y/N can say anything, her phone rings. She fished out her phone to see Jessica calling.

Jess and her perfect timing. Y/N thought, she looked at her parents, "Excuse me, I gotta take this." She said and walked away, answering Jessica's call.

"Jess?" Y/N spoke.

"It's me."

Y/N frowned, "Scarlett? What the fuck? Why do you have Jessica's phone? What did you do to her?"

"I didn't do anything, Y/N," Scarlett said, "I reached out to Jessica for help. I know your best friends are mad at me, so I took my chances by reaching out to Jessica instead. I'm desperate, Y/N. I just need to do this thing one last time before I really let you go."

"What is this?" Y/N asked, frowning.

"Look, I love you, Y/N. I was just so scared about everything. I've always loved you, I was dropping you hints every now and then, but you never picked up. So, I thought that you didn't feel the same. And the reason why I was always avoiding you when you wanted to talk is because I thought you wanted to end things with me, I thought you got tired of me. And I didn't want that because I love you so much and I rather be friends with benefits with you than nothing at all." Scarlett said and she took a deep breath. "And when you finally confessed, I got scared. I just got so fucking scared because it means that there's a chance for us to be together and it can ruin everything that I've worked for, I don't even know if my family could ever accept me. And I was torn, I want to be with you but I was scared that I might lose everything."

Y/N didn't say anything, but she feels weak.

"I tried to ignore you, to forget about my feelings for you. I told myself that it's not worth it. Losing everything and my family is not worth it. I kept telling myself that we can't be together, that we're better off as friends. But no matter what I do, I keep coming back to you. You're all over my head, there's not a day that I don't think about you, that I don't think about running back into your arms." Scarlett starts crying. "When I met Colin that day, I told myself that he'll be the one that can change my feelings for you. I thought that maybe if I sleep with him instead of you, I would forget about you. But I was so wrong. You're all I could think about, the whole time I was with him, I was thinking about you."

Y/N shook her head, wiping her tears.

"I was wrong, I know that. Everything that I did just to save myself was so wrong. I hurt you and I hurt him. I was so blinded in my own fear that I didn't care about anything else or anyone else. I was selfish and afraid." Scarlett sobbed. "I'm so sorry, Y/N. I didn't want to hurt you. I love you. I fell for you a month when we started that deal, I've been loving you for months. And I'm just so stupid for how I handled the situation, I could've had you, but I let my fear get the best of me. I'm so sorry for everything, Y/N. I love you so much. Listen, I have to try something before I really give you what you asked for, okay? Come to the park, near your house, I'll give you an hour. Please, come. But if you don't, I'll still do what I need to do. One hour, Y/N. I hope you'll come."

With that, the call ended.