dancing on broken glass

28. bonding

Skye

The next morning, I woke up with no sign of Chase. I looked around the house for him, calling out his name but still finding nothing. I looked at my phone, that was kept on the bedside table, finally noticing a trace of him. He had left a message.

Chase <3

Gone to get some brekky, be back soon. Didn't want to wake you up, you looked too peaceful cuddled up in the sheets, hugging the pillow <3

Alright bubs, I'll see ya soon

...

It's been about an hour since I woke up, now eagerly waiting for Chase, who I know should be arriving in the next fifteen minutes as he kept me updated throughout the time he was gone and was constantly giving me updates on the food and his location. He's too sweet. I think he understood that I was worried that something would happen to him, based on past experiences.

The doorbell finally rang, signaling his presence. I ran to the door, before I could think of making even my hair decent. I swung the door open, only to find him standing there with a bouquet of flowers and a bag of food. This isn't the first time he's brought me flowers either. I've snooped around a bit as to how he gets me flowers on the exact day the previous bunch dries up, and found out that he keeps one flower at this apartment so that he knows when he needs to get a fresh bouquet for me.

He entered my adobe, giving me a hug and a peck on the cheek, just as my phone pinged, displaying a message from none other than Carter.

You, Chase, Shawn and I- double date tonight at the sushi bar. YOU CANNOT BACK OUT. THESE ARE STRUCT ORDERS FROM KING CARTER.

alright bud, see ya at 6:30

...

Chase and I reached the bar at around 6:25, catching us a table for four.

Carter and Shawn came in exactly five minutes later, flowers in hand. Apparently Shawn gave them to Carter when he went to pick him up.

"Hello my beauties" Carter said, over enthusiastically.
"Hello to you too, king Carty-b" I retorted "what we having? I'm hungry" He whined like a child.

We placed our sushi orders and patiently waited for the food to arrive. We had small talk mainly consisting of the recent travel adventures of Shawn and Carter.

"Bon apple teeth" Chase said when our sushis arrived.
"Bubba, its bon appetite not apple teeth" I corrected him only for him to say " ok my cute geek, but same difference" Resulting in me giving him a weird, questionable look. But sure, if thats what we're going with.

We carried on with our conversation that was slowly drifting to stories of Chase and me. Too much attention.

...

Coming to the end of our meal, i felt a glare on my back. I turned around and came in eye contact with the one and only.....

drum roll please

.....

Blaze Caddel, my ex husband.

He seemed to be alone, by the way he was just standing there and staring at my back, well now face. 

Unfortunately he also caught Chase and Carters attention. Chase, not knowing the complete history and being the sweetheart he is, beckoned him over to our table.

"Hey, you're the guy from that day, at Skye's apartment" He said, enthusiastically with a wide grin while the rest of us looked shocked and skeptical.

Blaze grunted before nodding. "I am he. Who are you"

"Oh right, I'm sorry, where are my manners?" Chase muttered the last part "I'm Chase, this gorgeous lady's man."

I THINK I JUST MELTED. THAT WAS SO CUTE. AAAAAA MENTAL BREAKDOWN.

He's so precious.

I came out of my trace and looked at Blaze whose eyes had hardened over and he had his jaw clenched. 
"I see" he said, before looking at me and saying "That was quick"

oopsssss

I gathered myself and my confidence and nodded at him. "Yes, this is my boyfriend, Chase" I said to him, looking him right in the eye. A flash of hurt past through his eyes before the became emotionless.

Without saying another word, even to his brother, he turned around and walked away.

I looked at Chase, putting on a smile, only to find him looking at me, puzzled.

"what was quick?" He asked, recalling what Blaze had said.

I looked down before clearing my throat and quietly whispering, "That was my ex husband"

"Wait that greek god was the Blaze Caddel, your ex husband?" He said, astonished. "Wow he must have really screwed up if you divorced him" He said, with no judgment but only pride in his voice.

"Why are you so happy?" I asked him.

"I am just proud of you for not staying with someone as toxic as you described him just for his looks. Plus if it weren't for him, We wouldn't be sitting here together." point, he has a point.

"I would never stay with someone who treated me like dirt. I have my self worth too, I may have recognized it late, but I still recognized it. I deserve to be treated well and with respect. Just because he's good looking and rich doesn't mean that I am to be mistreated by him. You're good looking too, but you're an angel. You are like my savior. My parents were a different case." I replied just when Blaze made a reappearance, only to punch Chase straight in the face.

"What that actual fuck Blaze" I yelled at him. He stopped mid punch and looked at me shocked, probably cause I just used a nono word. I turned towards Chase and gave him a tissue to stop his bleeding nose while Carter handled Blaze.

"Blaze? what's happening here?" An annoyingly sharp and familiar voice said from behind him.

I shifted my gaze to behind him to find none other than his ex personal assistant, Piper.

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