what they wouldn't do | DAREDEVIL

chapter forty six

important note from the author

[ Hi, y'all. I'm sorry this took so long, I've been having a a rough time to be honest. But I didn't intend for it to be such a long wait, so I apologize for that.

Before the update, I do have some bad news, but then some good news!

Bad News: This chapter ends on a cliffhanger. The proper kind. Sometimes y'all like to call my chapter endings cliffhangers when it's really just that the characters aren't happy at the end of the chapter. But this one is an actual cliffhanger.

Good News: This time you really won't have to wait long after the cliffhanger, because part of the reason this chapter took so long is that I wrote chapters 46 and 47 at the same time. So both are totally finished and 47 will be up next week. And I know I've estimated that time period in the past and not met it! But that was for chapters that were partially finished, and this one is 100% done and ready to go. All I'll have to do is hit post, which even I can manage.

Also, some people have asked about chapter count. I know I originally said this story would end at 40 chapters, and obviously that didn't happen because I can't count and I refuse to learn. But if I had to estimate the new total I would say it will end around...50-ish. I will definitely tell you guys when the last chapter is coming up so you aren't caught off guard by it.

And lastly, I've gotten so many worried messages from readers that I feel like I need to address this: this story will have a happy ending. I've mentioned this before, but just to reiterate: this has always been written with a happy ending in mind! That's why I don't feel too bad putting the characters through so much misery. It seems like a lot of you have gotten concerned I'm going to go rogue and end it with them breaking up forever or one of them dying, and that's just never been the plan! Please, breathe easy and enjoy the sadness secure in the knowledge that it's only temporary. And if you're someone who reposts on Tumblr or WattPad please let the readers there know, too.

Okay, this is the longest chapter I've ever written so get settled in and happy reading! ]

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When Sarah got back to her apartment, the bone deep exhaustion that had lived inside her for the last few days had somehow managed to multiply. Her eyes were bloodshot from crying, and her aching head was ringing with echoes of her fights with both Lauren and Matt.

So understandably, the last thing she wanted to deal with as she slowly walked up the sidewalk from the bus stop to her apartment was a chatty Mrs. Benedict, who had spotted her from down the block and decided to walk and talk with her. Sarah just gave small 'hmms' in response and hoped they came across as somewhat polite.

"—but I told him, you can't go vegan, you need meat," Mrs. Benedict was complaining. "I knew a girl who turned vegan and she died! Not even a year later! It was in a car accident, but still—"

"Mhm." Sarah nodded along dully as she pulled opened the lobby door. It felt like it weighed a thousand pounds, and she felt the her bruised stomach muscles screaming in protest with every move she made.

"—and then he..." Mrs. Benedict's chattering trailed off as she got a better look at Sarah under the fluorescent lobby lights. "Are you feeling okay, dear?"

"Just tired," she said quietly.

"You look awful. I thought you were staying at Matthew's while your apartment was being fixed," she said with a playful raise of her drawn-on eyebrows. "Thought you'd both come back looking bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!"

Sarah's chest twisted. "I was...just sick recently."

They got on the elevator. Sarah counted down the seconds until the ride was over while Mrs. Benedict tutted in disapproval.