When they made their way back to the hospital, he pretended as if he hardly knew her. Keeping her at arms' length and not allowing even a satisfaction of a glance. As they made it back to Claire's room they found that she was removed of all casts aside from two. One on her arm and one on her leg as a black boot rested on another foot and when she saw her, she nearly began crying.
"You're here?" She said in a sob.
"Of course! There's nowhere else I'd rather be." She said placing her hand on her shoulder.
"I don't deserve you as a friend..." She said with another sob. "You have always been a true friend and I stabbed you in the back in the worst way."
"What are you talking about?"
"I have been seeing someone. Someone you loved. Or at least I thought you had loved when I did it..."
"Who?" She said smirking thinking it would have been a crush from many weeks ago if not years.
"Julian."
Her entire world crashed before her.
"The night I need you...you were with him..."
She nodded, tears formed deep in her eyes.
"I was so jealous of guys just falling over you for your innocence it made me crazy. But he never stopped talking about you."
"Did he do this to you?"
"I don't know. I don't think so. They say I was raped. He would not have had to go by force...so I doubt it."
"What do you remember?"
"I was in the park walking home from cheerleading when I woke up here. Everything else is dark...wait...you aren't mad?"
"I shouldn't be. Truth is...I never loved him."
Errik's gaze loosened on Scar as she continued.
"I admired his forwardness as well as his experience but to be honest, I got bored."
"He wasn't your first was he?"
"No." She said gladly. She looked to Errik who then reached over to her hand and kissed it.
"You two are so adorbs together! I can't even!"
Claire reached and gave them both a hug before Errik brought Claire home. As they reached Scar's house, she confessed how none of her belongings were there. He insisted she stay back in the pool house and began driving before she could respond. But as they got out of the car, they were both hit by something and blacked out.
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Who's side are you on? Sexy dominant Julian or sweet passion Errik?
