I storm into the bedroom to see Devon lying on the bed.
"Hey babe" He says, does he not notice I'm pissed. I lift the paper up in the air so he can see.
"Don't hey babe me!" I say fuming with anger. Devon shoots up like a pop tart
"Look Mia I can explain.." Devon says nervously.
"Well go on." I say fuming with anger
"Well... I-Uh..." Devon is interrupted when his phone rings. "Give me one minute Mia." He says before leaving the room
Devon's P.O.V
I know Mia is pissed off. I put my face in my hands. I fucked up. I should've told her so she knew what was going on from the jump but now I'm stuck in my mess.
Ring!
Ring!
I almost forgot that my phone was ringing so I answer it.
"Hello?" I say
"Do you want to explain to me whats up with those papers Devon?" My dad ask in his icy cold voice
"I.. Uh.." I can't find the right words to say with little time
"Just be by my office in the next half an hour." My dad says before hanging up.
"FUCK!" I scream. I really screwed up this time.
I quickly get dressed looking presentable to meet my father and skip past a still fuming Mia who was in the kitchen.
"Stupid-freaking Devon-freaking cheating-on-me!" She mumbled as she washed the pots
***
When I make it to my dad's company building just one glance and I am sent up to my dad's office. When I enter he has an icy glare on me.
"Hello Father." I say in a proper manner.
"Cut the crap Devon. What is this?" He says shooting the same newspaper up in the air that Mia showed me.
"Look dad, I already told you I love Mia and I don't want to go with your deal." I say with confidence
He narrows his eyes at me, "Devon you need to marry Cindy instead of being-being with this rape victim from lower class!" He says
"What the hell do you mean rape victim from lower class! You don't know what her life is like, you can't judge her and I refuse to marry that whore Cindy. Face it, you only want me to marry her because her family is rich but I told you I don't like her!" I shouted at my father, I never shouted at him this loud since he told me I had to marry Cindy.
"Son don't you notice how your reputation will plummet, mine? Don't you ever think about someone besides yourself." He says with rage
"Don't you notice? I don't give a crap about my reputation let people think what they want to and me being selfish? All you care about is money and your company that you would ruin your son's life just to get that. You never really cared about me and you've been this way since mom died!" I shouted with tears stinging in my eyes
"Don't bring your mother into this!" He shouted, then he calmed his voice. "You know I love you and your mother but I am doing this for the best interest for you and the company. My decision is final, you must reject the girl, marry Cindy, and keep your stuff or you will stay with the girl and I will take away your condo, car, everything I payed for." He said
"You can't do that!" I yell.
"That's the funny part Devon, I can." He said with a smirk
With that I left and sped home so I can explain this to Mia who is probably so pissed at me still.
***
"Mia" I say walking into the house. I couldn't find her anywhere
"Mia.." I say continuing the search. Then I hear sobs. I open the door to the bedroom seeing Mia on the ground next to the bed curled up in a ball sobbing.
"Mia" I say sitting next to her.
"Don't touch me cheater!" She yells. It breaks my heart that she called me that but I keep reminding myself she doesn't know.
"Look Mia, I'm not asking you to listen to me but I will explain." I say, then I take a breath.
"A few months before I met you my dad asked me to move back to New York because of a deal he made with another company that involves me. He made a deal with another oil company which you probably know as Starlight's Oil Company that I will marry their daughter, Cindy, when I turn 20, in return they will pay my dad from keeping his company from going bankrupt. If you didn't know his company is in some deep debt right now so that's why he needs the money. Anyways I didn't have a choice in the matter and Cindy agreed cause she used to have a crush on me, she still does.. and we are legally engaged. I didn't care till I met you and got to know you and now your the only thing that matters. I love you." I said finishing.
Mia looked up at me with her red puffy eyes, "I love you too Devon, but where do we go from here?" She asked.
I ran a hand through my hair, well where do we go from here? Its almost my birthday which is in 2 weeks and my dad made it clear the choices I have. If I go with Mia, she won't have a future and neither will I. I won't have a place to stay and can't support her.
"Mia..." I say rubbing my temples, "My dad gave me a choice to stay with you and lose everything or go with Cindy and keep my stuff."
"Well whats your choice." She said looking right in my eyes,
"I Uh..." I didn't know what to say, I was about to break her heart.
"Your choice is clear, I'll leave now." She said before releasing tears and running out of the condo, running out of my life.
