Broken Wings, Fixed Heart

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It had been 4 months since Will and Em had officially met at Sunday brunch, they had been texting frequently and had met a couple of times for coffee or lunch. Em had chosen to keep these meetings and the budding friendship with Will a secret from Kyle, she knew the consequences of revealing these interactions to Kyle, in the past few months he had become more irritable and his violent tendencies had somewhat increased. She recently went to meet her cousin Ash who had wanted to introduce Em to her fiancée, Kyle had been so upset by the fact that Ash hadn't wanted him there that he had lashed out at Em slicing her arm with a blade. When Em when to the ER, she lied saying that the cuts were from her getting too close to a barbed fence while at her parents' house, the doctor looked doubtful but didn't press the issue. Since then Kyle's outbursts had just gotten worse and her refusal to have sex with him did not help. The more time she spent communicating with Will, the more she was repulsed by Kyle and their relationship. In the end she had considered breaking up with him, and had almost walked out multiple times, but each time she got the courage to do so something stopped her. This relationship was toxic and she felt like was suffocating in it. The only reprieve she had at the moment from Kyle was finals, he never spent time with her when she was in the midst of mid terms or finals.

Em had been locked in her apartment for the last two weeks studying and prepping for her finals. She had only left the house for study groups and to get food from the grocery store on the corner. Her parents had offered to send the chef and maid to help her out, but Em had wanted the space to herself and she preferred to take care of the loft herself, she had thanked her parents for the offer but hadn't wanted anyone to distract her. Em looked down at her organic chemistry text book trying to get the different methods of molecular and atomic bonding down when her phone beeped. It was a text from Will.

Hey, back in town. We should meet up sometime. You done with finals yet?

Not yet. studying for them right now. I have my last papers next week. We can meet up after?

Sure. Orrrrr.... You could take a little recharge break and meet me for coffee. I'm sure you're due one.

Em thought about this for a moment. She had been hitting a wall in her studying and could use a break, but she thought that it would be better if she hung out with Kyle. He did seem to need more of her tie, however, if he was in a mood it would be more stressful to be around him than with Will.

Sure. Meet me at Bliss 46 Bistro. I'm starving.

See you in 30?

Cool. :)

Em got up and walked to her room. Pjs are not good lunch attire, she thought. She walked into the closet and grabbed a floral, knee length, chiffon dress and some sandals. She grabbed her black Italian leather cross body bag from Gucci. She felt ready to go, this feeling was different than the one she got when she was meeting Kyle, that was more fear and nervousness, this one though was more calm and excitement. She liked it, but she knew she shouldn't. She walked out of her house, grabbed a cab and headed to the bistro.

Note: This page was meant to allow you to get an idea of Em's inner thoughts and psyche. Please leave comments and let me know more of what you want to see happen.