Dalliance (j.r./n.j.) *DISCONTINUED*

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It's been a week since James went to Chelsea. I laid down on the couch of the dark living room where the light escaped between the curtains of the bigs windows. I looked to the side and Gareth was trying his best to get my problems out my chest.

"As much as I'm trying to help you, I would like to try and get at least very little information out of you Chloe." He sighed and laid back, resting a little.

"Look, I love how you're trying to help me." She paused and looked at his direction, "but I just miss Ne- James." I spilled and looked up at the ceiling knowing that I had almost said Neymar.

Shit

"Excuse me? Repeat that again please." I looked over, "look, I love how you're trying to help me?" I said puzzlingly.

He squinted at me, "after that." He crossed his arms and I knew that he was catching on to what I was saying.

"But I miss James?" I stated still confused. "Hmmm, are you sure that's what you said? I almost heard you say Neymar." He said cocking an eyebrow.

"No you must've heard wrong!" I said gasping.

He shook his head, "I know you Chloe. Just be honest, you love Neymar." He said smirking, "uhhhh, I wouldn't say 'love' there Gareth." I said in a high pitched voice.

"You're lying, you did that voice." Gareth pointed at me smiling. "Pffft whaaatt?" I said in that obnoxious voice again. "Fuck!" Knowing I lied again.

"Why didn't you tell me this before?" He asked sitting up straight. "It's because you were with Toni and Luka the whole entire time and one of them just normally happens to have a big ass mouth." I said crossing my arms.

"Well, I'm sorry. You could've just asked to talk to me in private Chloe, that would've been a smart thing to do." He said while pointing at his head.

I rolled my eyes at him, "well maybe you if you would've known what was happening, you would be knowing everything by now," I stated the truth and he opened his mouth then closed it.

"You're right, I'm sorry." He looked down in shame. I shook my head, "it's not you to blame. I'm sorry that came out of no where." I sighed and he looked up at me.

"Well, you haven't been to your soccer practices that's why you miss Neymar. Is there anything else you want to say to me." He asked and looked at me.

"I'm avoiding my team for a reason and I- I kissed Neymar." He stood up and tensed up. "You kissed him or he kissed you?" He said gritting through his teeth.

"Well he technically kissed me,"I said and looked down. "Chloe! This is going to hurt James if he finds out about this." He yelled at me and a tear escaped my eye.

"I just don't know what to do! Okay!?" I looked up at him and yelled out. He stepped back surprised of my outcome.

All of a sudden his phone rang and he went to go answer it, "hello? Toni? What is it?" He just nodded his head and hung up looking to the remote and grabbed it. He turned on the tv and put it to the news.

"Breaking news! James Rodríguez spotted at the club with a brunette in Chelsea, The Sloane Club!" A picture was shown in the caption and Chloe immediately knew who she was. She sat down on the suede couch and covered her face, tears threatening to fall down her face.

"I'm so sorry Chloe," he looked over at her and sat down, hugging her. "I never knew he was like this." She cried into his shoulder and Gareth stroked her hair trying to calm her down.

"How could he!? I trusted him!" I yelled and cried more. Gareth tried shushing me, "he doesn't deserve you," he whispered.

"You should go see Neymar," he said and I pulled away puzzlingly.

"Why?" He looked at me in the eyes and cupped my face, "it's for the best." He said.

"Tell him how you feel," he suggested and I nodded my head. "Thank you Gareth," I smiled and hugged him.

"Anytime, I'm always here Chloe." He said, "for you," he whispered the end and she got up to leave the house.