Connected (F1 Story)

Chapter Thirty Five: It's Over

I was alone in the room for a moment before he walked back in, his facial expression totally different. It was anger now. Pure anger.

"Actually, we might as well talk about it if you have nothing to hide..." he shrugged and wiped his forehead, irritated. "So why Lewis?"

"He had animals and Nico invited me."

"Did Lewis ask you to go?" he seethed, trying his hardest not to lose it fully with me.

"He knows I like tigers!" I admit, I had raised my voice here, trying to illustrate my point. Usually Daniel knew exactly what I meant and I didn't have to justify myself in the slightest.

"It was all part of his little plan and you were stupid enough to fall for it. No wait, you wanted to fall for it!"

"No you have it all wrong! All terribly wrong!" I tried to touch his arm but he repelled and took a few steps back.

"Why didn't you just tell me...oh wait, it's like Christian all over again! You love to surprise me with a little 'hey, guess what, I'm rooting another guy. Who you're mates with but I still like you. I think.'" He face was turning red in the face now, with perspiration beginning to show.

I pulled out my phone angrily and threw it at Dan. "There, clearly Nico and Lewis vouching for what I was doing last night. Didn't think I would actually have to use it trying to get someone who I am meant to be marrying to believe me!"

"Don't even talk about getting fucking married right now. I am done with being hurt. Once fine, I love you. But not twice. I'm not a cunt."

"Oh fuck you for thinking that!" I yelled and began to sob. Loud cries, as if I had just been stabbed through the heart. Which, metaphorically, I had. "Don't be so pathetic thinking everything revolves around you. And for the record, I've fucked Nico as well as Lewis. Nearly at the same time...I'll leave you with that thought."

And then I stormed out the back door and continued to cry. I hadn't cheated on Daniel, just thought I might as well say what he wanted to hear.

I was done. I was worth more than this.

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It was cloudy outside and once again pathetic fallacy was working its magic. And making me feel shitter. If not shittest.

How could he say that?

I reached in my pocket for my phone before remembering Daniel putting it down on the coffee table in rage. I hadn't picked it back up because I was an idiot. An idiot who had worked so hard they'd fallen asleep in a hotel room.

I stared at the paved marble path and saw a small lizard scuttling toward me. I liked lizards; they were super cool little guys.

"Hey, friend," I said, my voice shaking from where I had been crying. My hands were still trembling. "I bet you're pretty happy. Are you happy?"

The lizard froze in my hands as I stroked it. I would have shown Daniel but I was not doing that right now.

He's happy, I decided and leant but against the side of the villa. How long would he need to calm down and see the truth?

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With Daniel out of the room I sunk into the house again, noticing it was deadly silent inside. I didn't know the rest of the property and therefore didn't know where Daniel had gone.

He could have slipped out of the front door and I wouldn't be any of the wiser for a good couple of hours. Or the cab from earlier could have been waiting there, ready to whisk Daniel anywhere- so long as it was away from me.