5sos Shorts

"So Much More" m.c.

I wasn't thinking clearly. I was well aware of the fact but... but for fuck's sake, Maisie was teetering on the edge of keeping her composure and sobbing when I was over and I just couldn't leave her like that without doing something.

That way of thinking was what had me storming down the street at 3am headed to her now ex-boyfriend's apartment complex with no plan and a hell of a lot of rage to unleash. I ran my shaking hands through my messy hair for the millionth time as I walked, muttering curses and threats to the asshole's life as I got nearer to my destination. I was pounding my fist against the door in minutes, the barrage relentless and continuous until finally the man about my height opened the door with sleepy and irritated eyes.

"WHAT THE FUCK." I began with the words that had been playing through my head ever since my conversation with Maisie. He looked confused.

"Can I help you, man?" He asked. "I think you have the wrong place."

"You don't remember me?" I questioned, venom dripping from my lips with the words. He narrowed his eyes as he studied me momentarily before laughing.

"Fuck, you're Maisie's um-you know-whatever the fuck you are to her." He realized.

"I'm her best fucking friend, you twat!" I corrected him with a growl.

"Friend? Right." He scoffed, rolling his eyes. "I suppose you're here to 'kick my ass for breaking Maisie's heart' am I right?"

"Damn straight." I confirmed, my rage flaring up as I hollered at him. "You fucking cheated on her, you slimy bastard!"

"I didn't love her anymore, and she never fucking loved me anyways, so I don't know why either of you shit's are making such a big fucking deal over it!" He hollered back.

"Fuck you! She did everything for you!" I shot back at him, glaring and seeing red at this point.

"I was nothing more than a distraction for her, dickhead. Besides, she was such a fucking prude we were never going to last anyways." He shrugged. I didn't even realize I was doing it until my fist came into contact with his jaw. He breathed heavily, glaring at me with half the intensity I was glaring at him.

"You've made a huge fucking mistake, Colton." I told him, deflating at his stupidity. What did I really think I was going to accomplish here by yelling and beating the idiot in front of me? I came for answers to the questions nagging at me.

"Are you going to keep assaulting me?" He  asked almost mockingly before opening his door fully and gesturing for me to come in. "If you want to talk like fucking adults then have a seat, man."

"Why would I do that?" I spat, my whole body moving as I breathed and fought to keep control of my anger.

"You've got questions, I've got answers. Simple enough." He stated. I sighed deeply and walked in, sitting on his couch and clenching my fists.

"How could you do that to somebody like Maisie?" I asked before he'd even shut his front door. He groaned and slammed the door shut before taking a seat across from me.

"She's a great person, Mikey. You obviously know that. We weren't meant to be, though. I love Natalie. I've felt things with her, for her, that I never had or would have with Maisie." He told me. I shook my head.

"You cheated on her, though. Why didn't you just break it off when you met somebody else?" I demanded.

"Why waste the time coming up with answers to the unavoidable questions and long conversations and explanations that come with breaking it off right? Cheating on her was the fastest, easiest way to escape that relationship." He responded simply.

"Fucking hell, I hate you right now." I grumbled, squeezing my eyes shut. We'd been such good friends until he got with Maisie and started treating her like shit. I didn't even know the man in front of me anymore.

"You haven't even been with her long enough to have begun to discover all of the amazing things about her yet, though. You're missing out on so much. She's so kind and real and, and loyal." I sighed as I talked about her. "And you haven't even seen how she works yet. Y-you can see the cogs turning in her head, it's incredible! You're really just gonna pass up a mind like that?"

"Dude, I couldn't stand another minute with her. It's not that she isn't great. I love somebody else and honestly... I'm pretty sure she was in love with somebody else the entire time we were together." He told me, giving me a knowing look that I didn't quite understand.

"You need to talk to her." I finally said. "You need to explain this to her. It's going to hurt her, I know that, but she's hurting ten times worse thinking she did something wrong-something to deserve disloyalty and betrayal from you. You need to have the fucking conversations you're trying to avoid because I swear to hell and back that if you don't I'm coming back to break bones."

With that, I crossed the room quickly and slammed the door shut behind me as I walked out of his place. Colton was a fucking idiot for letting Maisie go and hurting her the way he did, but... I was glad he was finally out of the picture. She deserved so much more than what they had together. She deserved everything. I wasn't sure I'd ever deem anybody worthy of being with Maisie, but I'd sure as hell be there for her when anything went to shit and I'd more than happily beat the living crap out of anybody who mistreated or hurt her.

I'd do anything for her, because she deserved that and so much more. So, so much more.