The Photographer ||j.b.||

Chapter 10

I took a sharp breath trying to comprehend the situation in front of me before Faith would explode as she was already starting turning red. What's the proper thing to say when your biggest teenage love and you biggest love so far meet like this in your house's kitchen? Especially with all these knifes around. How could I tell Faith that I shared a powerful bond with Sophia that she couldn't understand? I couldn't possibly tell her that. Sophia would be so uncomfortable if I admitted such thing, more than she already was at the moment, standing there in front of a half naked girl and me being the same thing. I was stuck between two women that defined me as a man and I'll always be grateful, I can't tell them such thing of course. Especially when one of them is probably my future.

I was staring like an idiot both of them causing Sophia shift uncomfortably while no one was saying a word and Faith was ready to kill her. In an attempt to save some time for me I cleared my throat and tried to think of the best way to explain them. This was the time to turn sweet with Faith like she wanted me earlier so I walked closer and took her hands from her waist and placed them in mine.

"Don't you dare to touch me!" She exclaimed and took her hand from mine making a step back. "I've been here all night trying to fix things and I wake up to a woman in your house eating breakfast like it's her house. Who the fùck she is?" She shouted hysterically.

"Excuse me? I'm still here you know!" Sophia suddenly burst and left the stool she was sitting on to come closer.

"Who is she Justin? Answer me or we're over for good this time! There won't be another chance for us if you don't tell me!" Faith ignored Sophia completely and kept asking me while I was frozen unable to move or talk. "Answer me for God's sake! Are you deaf?" She screamed when I didn't answer again because I didn't know how to tell her when she'd understand immediately only by the name.

"Faith this is Sophia... Sophia Nelson..." I forced myself to talk finally and tried to act cool.

"Sophia who?" She said confused and in an instant her eyes widened. "Your teen love... That obsession you had until we met... That's who you are right? His fùcking one night stand!" She turned to Sophia when realization hit her.

"It's not like you think it is." Sophia tried to defend herself.

"Don't dare to tell me what to think!" She spat in disgust. "You're a pig! A huge disappointment!" She told me and slapped me then left the kitchen furious.

Even though she's tiny and at the moment she was barefoot I could hear her angry steps going up the stairs until I realized I was alone with an equally angry yet ashamed Sophia. Sometimes Faith doesn't know where to stop and this was one of them but she should think before talk to a complete stranger to her that way. It's crazy how she didn't let anyone else talk and even crazier how I couldn't explain what was going on. I haven't touched Sophia in a romantic way since she came home and it was at least disrespectful. I looked down then gave an apologetic look and she answered with a sympathetic look and a nod.

"I must take my things and go to my apartment I stayed here for too long... Either way half the apartment belongs to me so I'll just take my bedroom and let him sleep in one of the spare ones until I sell what's mine at least." She murmured and picked up her phone from the counter. "Your world can't fit both of us at the same time. Right now she's more important... See you at work." She stated the obvious and left the kitchen with her black Jeffrey Campbell heeled ankle boots being heard all over the house.

I didn't move from my spot I didn't even flinch with the situation, I was just staring out the window and I was brainstorming trying to find the right thing to do at this point in my life. I knew the answer already though, I had to fix with Faith first and then everything will come after. Faith is the most important for my personal life and my career right now because if my relationship with her is stable I'll be in a good state to work on my career further and don't do the shit they ask me to.