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3 days later

Marshall's P.O.V

I lay down on the couch in my office with my headphones where a beat is blasting and my notepad, it's time to get inspired and write some lyrics.

"Flipped rap on its ear like I dropped a coin."

Yeah that's a good one.

"You're trying to hold hands with your homie. You think I'm looking for romance because I'm lonely?"

Nice one.. I now see Jenny standing in the doorway, I haven't heard her because the beat is too loud but honestly.. I just want her to fuck off because I'm in a really good writing process now.

"Not now Jenny." I say and I see her mouth moving so I take off my headphones. "What?"

"I really need to talk to you." She says.

"For fuck sake." I sigh deeply and get up from the couch. I walk over and lay my headphones and notepad down on the desk. "It better be fucking important." I turn around and look at her when I've dropped my things on the desk. If she's gonna give me another bullshit apology then I'm gonna flip.

"I like you." She says. Is she bullshitting me right now? Did she really disturb my work to say that she likes me?

"I don't have time for this Jenny." I say.

"Marshall please.. sorry I haven't said it before but I didn't realize what I was feeling." She begs. "I'm afraid to get in touch with those kind of feelings because they scare me, you of all people should know how that feels."

"It's a little too late now." I say. "Whatever I had for you is gone now."

"Then you apparently didn't feel anything." She frowns.

"Perhaps not." I shrug.

"I.. I.. came clean like you wanted." Her voice shakes.

"Thank you." I just say coldly. "Do you want a medal now or what?"

"I thought this is what you wanted?" She says with sadness written all over her face. Yeah a month ago..

"Yeah but sadly for you; you showed your true color when you denied everything."

"I'm sorry, I just.."

"It's a little too late now." I say. "I don't have time for this, I'm actually.." but I'm cut off with her shoving me down into the couch forcing me to sit down.

"Why do you have to be such an asshole?!" She yells at me now and she actually jumps in anger like a kid, it's actually kinda cute. "I don't expect anything! I don't want a relationship, I just want you to know that I have feelings for you!"

"Great." I just say coldly. I wanna see how far I can push her. I wanna see how much I can get out of her.

"Great?!" She hisses. "It's not great! I don't wanna feel like this! I don't want you to have this influence on me! I don't wanna feel for an asshole like you!"

"An asshole?" I ask. "You have no idea how good I would've treated you." I didn't just see her like a sex object, no.. I would've treated her like a queen but she fucking blew that chance.

"Everything is just sex to you, isn't it?" She rolls her eyes clearly misunderstanding what I just said.

"If it was just sex to me then I think I would've fucked you when you threw yourself at me in the car." I get angry now. "I had respect for you! Something I don't have for a lot of women!"