Burned at Both Ends // Sequel

T H I R T E E N

"I still love you," Ricky says.

I almost choke on air when he said that. After all this time he still loves me. Question is do I still love him, after all he's done. I, I think I still love him.

"I-I love you too," I stutter.

A huge grin spreads across his face as he pulls me in for another kiss.

For the rest of the night we cuddled together watching movies until we fall asleep.

I wake up to feeling cold, I don't feel Ricky's body behind me anymore. I check my phone for the time. 4:34am.

I hear a voice in the kitchen. I listen closely.

"Yes babe, we'll be home in two days.. We're leaving today at like six in the evening, I don't know, I have to go.. bye," I hear Ricky's voice say.

Babe? Ricky walks back in, I close my eyes and I feel him climbing behind me against the couch.

I wait a few minutes for Ricky to fall asleep. I slowly stick my hand in his sweater pocket searching for his phone.

I feel a phone like shape and grab it.

He's stupid enough to not have a password.

I enter his phone and look at who he was talking to.

Jessica.

With a heart beside her name.

I scroll through their most recent text.

Jessica: Baby I miss you come home

Ricky: Don't worry I'll be home soon

Jessica: No I miss you, I'm needy without you ;)

Ricky: Oh well in that case stay needy, I'll fuck you right, when I'm back ;))

I wanna gag at their talk.

My blood boils. He said he loves me. He kissed me. He made me fall for him all over again.

Yet he's dating that whore.

I push Ricky away from me, in the midst of doing that I fall off the couch landing on my back.

I groan and stand up as Ricky rubs his eyes.

"Mmm what time is it?" He grumbles.

"Around 4 and I'm going through your phone to see who 'babe' is to see you're dating that whore again!" I shout.

I walk over to the light switch and turn the living room lights on, I turn around to see Ricky's face pale as fuck. Knowing he has been caught.

I go to their messages furiously.

"Let's see," I begin reading their messages again.

"Baby I miss you come home," I say in an annoyingly high pitched voice mocking Jessica. "Yada yada yada, Oh well in that case stay needy, I'll fuck you right, when I'm back, winky face," I scowl reading their messages.

"Why the fuck were you going through my phone?!" Ricky snaps, giving me a cold glare.

"I heard you talking to someone and I was curious who babe was!" I shot back. "And to think I was actually falling for you again," I begin to cry.
"I-I thought you actually loved me this time,"

Ricky's face softens as he walks up to me trying to cup my face but I step back from him.

"I do love you!"

"Bullshit! I'm never gonna be good enough for you!" I shout.

"You're good enough, you're too good for me! I do love you, please believe me I was gonna break up with her after I found out you were moving with us," Ricky pleads.

I let out a loud sob.

"No! Not anymore I'm not moving with you guys! And they all have you to blame!!" I screeched. "Get out, you don't love me, you never did, I can't believe I fell for your lies again," I cry.

Ricky's eyes have tears brimming, he knows he's fucked up.

"Please Cheyenne," He begs.

"Get out!" I scream.

He sighs as a tear slides on his cheek. He walks to his door, grabbing his things on the way. He opens the door, gives me one last look then leaves.

I fall to the couch sobbing until daylight.