Josiah's POV
I decided to go to a hotel tonight instead of Cory's house. I knew if I was to go back to Cory's he would ask me questions about why I wasn't staying at Vanessa's. It wasn't my place to tell people about what happened. That was all up to Eliana.
Me: She told me everything.
Eli: Vanessa? How did you get her to do that?
Me: I told her you died and she said she didn't mean to kill you.
Eli: Wow! So, you decided to use the excuse me dying?
Me: Eli, that was the only way to get the truth.
Eli: Or... you could have just trusted me the first time.
Me: I'm sorry.
She didn't text me back after that. I understood that she was angry with me, but I didn't know. I just hope she told James because he deserved to know.
Jame's POV
Work let me out early, so I decided to go and visit Eliana. I knew she would be surprised to see me. I was surprised they let me out early.
I drove over to her house and saw that she was home and still up. The lights were on so I assumed. I walked up and knocked before entering because I didn't want to barge in on her personal space. No matter how long we have been dating.
"Josiah, if I don't text back-" She stopped when she saw it was me. "James?"
I saw her face as soon as she opened the door. It was all black and blue. Her eye was puffy and purplish. "What? Who did this to you?" I asked trying to stay calm.
"James, please don't freak out," she whispered putting her head down.
"No!" So much for staying calm. I saw her flinch, but I was already too mad to care. "I'm so tired of you not telling me things. I deserve to know things. We have been dating for two weeks. I understand if you don't think that is a long time, but you also know that we have known each other our whole life. If you can't tell me something as you boyfriend then tell me as your friend," I said lifting her face to look at me.
"You're right. Vanessa. She was mad because she thought I still loved Josiah, which I don't, and she decided to try to hurt me. I'm perfectly fine," she said walking back to the couch.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked. She didn't look at me, and I could tell there was something else wrong. I stood there waiting for her to answer me. I wasn't leaving until she told me.
"There's something else," she finally said after about ten minutes.
"What?"
"Promise you won't yell?" She asked looking up at me now.
"Promise."
She took a deep breath and said, "Josiah and I kissed."
They kissed! I had to walk outside to calm down so I could keep my promise. That was a dumb promise. I walked back in about twenty minutes later. I felt I was calm enough to talk to her about this. She was about to say something, but I raised my hand up to stop her.
"Am I supposed to be okay with this?" I asked not really knowing what to feel.
"James I'm sorry."
"Stop. I love you too much for you to say sorry."
"What?"
"Love is when you don't have to keep saying sorry. I know you're sorry," I said looking over at her. I was starting so sound like a poet. That was going to get annoying.
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From Mistakes to Miracles
RomanceFalling for people hurts. Falling for two people hurts even worse. What happens when Eliana has to choose between a soldier who is willing to die just to keep her safe and a friend of her brother who is marrying another girl, yet says he loves her...