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23 - Christmas Pt. 2 - The Comeback Special**

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𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎'𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚙𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚎

𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚏 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞, i𝚝'𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚎

𝚂𝚘 𝚠𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚝 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗

𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚎𝚗𝚍

𝘛𝘪𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 – 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘵

AUSTIN

Nox finally let me go once I agreed to his fucked-up plan. I smoothed out my now wrinkled shirt in a grumble, "Well I guess I'd better get going."

"Yes, I think that's a good idea." His voice still threatening before swinging the fridge door open, bending down searching for something. He pulled out a dark glass bottle, no doubt some pretentious craft beer. "Tell Elsie headed to the corner store." Tugging the cap off with his teeth.

I eyed him as he did so, disgusted.

I knew it.

"I thought you stopped drinking?" Propping an eyebrow up, sounding more like an accusation than a question.

"And I thought you stopped popping pills?" He countered in a tone sharp enough to slice me.

Well, he wasn't wrong.

Damn, Elsie really did have a type after all. I thought I was different this whole time. I thought if anything I was better than the rest of men she'd had in her life. But I was wrong, I was just like them. And if I was just like them – then I guess I should stop fighting it. If I was the same as the other vile men who'd ever touched her, then I suppose I should act like it. Maybe if I was more like them, she'd want me the way I want her.

And what way was that exactly?

I glanced over to the cracked bedroom making sure she wasn't about to walk out or listening.

"Don't you fucking dare tell her where I'm going. Tell her I just went to pick up a... pie or something. Or the deal is off." He glared at me and poked his index into my sternum, "Got it?"

"Yeah." I muttered holding my arms up in defeat.

His finger pressed into me again, "And don't fucking be here when I get back."

And with that he took his open beer and headed out the door.

Once he was gone, I felt my high falling. This was always the worst part, it came with a bubbling aggression and the shit with Nox certainly didn't help. Though I knew better than to take it out on him, especially when he was the bridge between me and Elsie. Since I hadn't planned to be here that long, I didn't bring any extras to re-up.

I need to get out of here before I come down even more.

I crossed the apartment to find Elsie and say goodbye. Knocking on the half-cracked bedroom door, "Hey Els?" No answer. I creaked the door open to an empty room but saw the bathroom door open and thoughtlessly paced over, "Hey I think I'm gonna head out-"

I stilled to find her in festive mesh thin lingerie. I couldn't help my eyes from widening before she shrieked and covered herself. I should've turned away, I really should have. But how could I when she was there in front of me attired in a red babydoll set, obviously supposing to be Christmas themed by the fuzzy white lining.