Mariana arrived some time at noon. Juanaflippa had let Charlie mess with her hair while they watched movies. At this point, her hair had gotten slightly curly. When Mariana entered, Juanaflippa got up off the couch. However, this time, she did not rush over to hug him. Instead, she stood by the couch and glanced over to Charlie. Charlie sighed quietly and got up. Juanaflippa smiled and went over to her other father. She grabbed Mariana by the hand and led him over to the couch where Charlie stood.
They both stared at each other awkwardly, the memories of last night still fresh in Charlie's mind. He looked at the ground.
"Sorry for yelling at you." He apologized, crossing his arms nervously.
He heard Mariana chuckle. "I deserved it, it's okay."
There was a slight uncomfortable slience. Charlie saw Juanaflippa tug softly at Mariana's hand. Mariana inhaled.
"Joder, ¿tienes que estar aquí Flippa?"
Juanaflippa nodded.
"Charlie..." Mariana started. Charlie didn't like how he sounded. "Lo siento. Por todo. Por quedarte hasta tarde y no estar siempre ahí para Flippa. No te merecías nada de esto. Eres un buen amigo y padre."
Charlie didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Here was Mariana apologizing to him all because Flippa made him. He looked up, his hard gaze meeting Mariana's soft one. Charlie swallowed down his immediate feelings.
"Ok. I don't forgive you."
The slience fell heavy. Charlie ignored the way his brain was telling to scream, cry, tp slap Mariana across the face, to run away and hide. He also ignored the urge to hug Mariana. To hold him and kiss him. To forgive him and say it didn't matter anymore, even when Mariana had called him a friend. Not a partner but a friend.
Out of the corner of his eye, Charlie saw Juanaflippa quietly move over to the TV and turn it off. The slience lingered on for a while longer. Juanaflippa made her way back to them. Mariana finally broke eye contact and smiled warily at Juanaflippa. She returned a small smile back. An awful feeling in Charlie's stomach starts to arise. Charlie quickly turns and walks to the bathroom, ignoring the comments of concern from Juanaflippa and Mariana.
Charlie locks the bathroom door behind him and clucthes the edge of the sink in front of him. Tears now run freely down his face. His limbs felt weak, as if his body couldn't handle his weight. He stares at the broken man in the mirror. And then he threw up.
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Last Chance
Hayran KurguCharlie's first mistake was agreeing to marry this handsome stranger. Charlie's biggest mistake was leading him to his bed. But Mariana promises to be better, and what does Charlie do? He gives him one last chance. A Slime x Mariana fanfic but I hav...
