Secret Soulmates

Chapter 3.

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Scarlett's POV:

"Colin, I really don't want to come out with you, Micheal and everyone else. What if I already had plans?" I speak into my phone as I sit down on my couch.

"Well, I suggest you cancel them. I know for a fact that they were plans with your new boyfriend, Chris." He says back at me.
I sign before responding.
"You know he's not my boyfriend, Chris is my best friend."

"I don't care. You don't want people to find out that you decided to divorce me and be known as a slut for having three ex-husbands do you?" Colin spits. Ouch.
"I'll pick you up at 6. We're only going to Morgans. It's a little bar not too far from here." He adds and then hangs up, not letting me say another word.

I sigh and slam my phone down on the couch.
I just wish I could be free. Even though we are divorced, nothing has changed. He still gets to control every part of my life. It's so tiring. He has broken down every inch of confidence I had left in me; I just don't feel like myself anymore. I look in the mirror and see nothing.

I check my watch and see that it is 4 pm. I should eat something and decide what to wear. I don't want to wear something too revealing or something that people will easily recognise me in. I just want one night where I feel like a normal person.

Like last week.

When she helped me with my bags.

She was the first person in a while to not recognize me and just treat me like everyone else. She had beautiful Brown eyes. Big and dark.
And I've seen those eyes before...

Ugh, I can't think about her right now. Maybe it's not who I think it is.
She just helped me with my bags? And, she's a woman, why the hell am I thinking about a woman so much? I can't do that again.

I shake her out of my thoughts and decide to cook a pizza before getting ready.

As I put my frozen pizza in the oven, somebody starts calling my phone. I close my eyes for a second and silently pray that it isn't Colin again.

I open my eyes and make my way into the living room where my phone is.
I turn it over and see Chris' name pop up on the screen. Thank God for that.
I answer and put on my best show so he doesn't suspect anything.

"Scarlettttt!" he shouts.
"Christopher" I reply with a smile.

"How are you?" he asks.
"I'm fine. How are you?"

"Yeah I'm okay, so I was thinking how about I come over tonight, drink wine, eat a load of shit and watch movies?" he suggests.

"I can't tonight. Colin is making me go to some bar with him and his friends." I apologetically explain.
"You're still keeping the D-I-V-O-R-E a secret?" He says as he spells out the word.

"Chris, you forgot the C"

"Ah, shit."

"But yes, I am. I just can't deal with all the articles saying bad shit about me right now." I explain truthfully as I walk into the kitchen and grab a bottle of water out of the fridge.

"Scarlett, come on, you know better than anyone that they all write whatever the hell they wanna write to try and get you to react to it. You are worth so much more than what they all say. You have earned your stripes, more than anyone else."

"I love you, Chris. Look I gotta go, I have a pizza cooking and then I have to find something to wear. I'll text you." I speak.

"Okay, let me know how it goes. I love you too." He says and hangs up the phone.
Everyone needs a best friend like Chris.