I hate you, don't leave me

chapter 19)

Demi was still sobbing into a pillow when there was a knock on the door to the apartment. Demi, suspecting it was Justin got up and opened the door not planning on talking to him at all. When she opened the door she wasn't greeted with justin at all, but the sweet smell of roses and a very well dressed Joe.

"Hi" Joe she shyly from the other side of the door way. Then he took in her appearance. She was wearing a long jumper and leggings but there was fluff from her jumper on her leggings suggesting that she had been curled up in a ball. Her eyes had long tear trails beneath them. He wanted to reach forward with his had to wipe away her tears like the wind caresses a flowers petals. Not break them but simply make them feel like the wind belonged next to them.

"Are you okay?" He asked her and then cringed at the thought that he may have caused this.

"I'm fine" she said wiping her eyes. "What do you want?" Her face taking on a hard look.

"I came to get you back." Joe said. He knew straight away he had chosen the wrong words when a flash of anger glittered in her eyes. "I love you" he quickly tried to redeem himself.

"Go to hell" she spat out at him. Anger and hostility lacing in her words.

"Demi please don't do this. I know you love me. I am still the same person! Please." He begged her.

"Get lost joe." His name on her lips didn't sound the same. He couldn't hear the soft caring touch that it always seemed to carry.

Demi then tried to slam the door. But she found it blocked by Joe's foot. Then he got down on to one knee and produced a box from inside his jacket.

"Oh my god." Joe smiled at her shock. "Are you a fucking idiot" Demi screamed. "I hate you!" Joe looked up at her his eyes wide like a child that didn't know they'd done something wrong. "Get out!" Her shrill scream echoed down the hall way where Joe was still kneeling. "Now!" Her eyes wide with anger and shock. He didn't move.

Demi found tears blurring her vision. She felt like she was underwater in more ways that one. All the pressure of her emotions was like the water pressing in on her. Her tears wetting her face. And her helpless struggle to find something stable was impossible. She couldn't find anything steady to even rest on.

Joe finally got the message and stood up. He was still looking at her as if not understanding.

"What can I do to make you love me again" that's when Demi's tears spilled over and flowed freely down her face. She threw herself forward and threw her fists at Joe. Throwing as many punches as she could not even taking into account where he was she just went in the general direction. She had her eyes closed and her hair was wild whipping around her as she moved to try to get at him.

Joe had been taken by surprise by her attack. But when he realised what was going on he grabbed her wrists and held them still. But what he hadn't anticipated was the kick.

Demi had used her last resort and had thrown her leg as hard as she could in-between his legs. He fell with a grunt releasing Demi in the process. Joe had fallen slightly outside the door. Demi took this opportunity to slam the door and lock it. As she was walking back to the couch she heard banging on the door. But she decided that she was going to revel in her misery instead of giving him attention.

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Justin was just logging off his computer when a knock came at his door. "Come in" he called getting his coat from the hanger and closing his laptop and placing it in its bag when he heard the voice of the vainest woman he knew.

"Hello Justin" she said.

"Hello Christina, I am just on my way out actually can we rearrange this unwanted meeting?" As he said this he put his coat on and was doing up his buttons when he heard her reply.

"Okay but I thought you might want this" as he looked up at her he found her walking towards the door. He looked down at his desk and saw a magazine. It was a picture of him on the front. The headline "the big business man and the big movie actress together at last?"

"Sarah?" He called to the woman outside his room. "Can I have a cup of coffee please? Looks like I might have to make a few calls before I leave the office."