They let her fall to the ground and shatter like a vase full of flowers. She was left alone to pick up the pieces. Now they are back and she's afraid of being broken again.
Darren nods slowly as he turns to stare at Chris. "So you are the infamous ex I️ have heard so much about?" He asks with a smirk on his face.
"I️ guess so. You talk about me?" Chris asks, turning his focus to me. He smiles like a little kid on Christmas. I️ think he might think this means I️ still care about him. I️ dont, or at least I️ wish I️ didn't, but that doesn't change that I️ am with Darren now. Chris is not going to be able to change that. Unfortunately for him.
"Oh yeah. She talks about you a lot. It really makes me feel great about myself and our relationship whenever she brings you up because you were so shitty to her. It's hard to feel bad about yourself when hearing about someone else's screw ups." Darren smiles just as large as Chris was before his comments wiped it off of his face.
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I️ feel as if I️ am the rope in a violent game of tug of war. Chris has a hold of one arm and Darren has a grip on the other. Both of them are pulling me towards them. There is no end in sight.
"Listen, I️ just came over here to apologize to her. Honestly, I️ am really sorry for what I️ did." Chris holds his hands up in front of him as he talks to Darren. Darren would never hurt Chris but I️ think that Chris is genuinely worried he will. It is actually rather interesting to watch him fold under the pressure.
"Don't look at me when you apologize. Look at Ciara. She's the one you broke." Darren points in my direction, causing me to stand out of my seat. I️ can't stand this anymore. "I'm just the one who picked up the pieces."
"Stop it. Both of you. Cris, he's not wrong when he said I️ talk about how shitty you were. Darren," I️ turn to my fiancé and grab his hands. "It might have been true but there was no need for you to say that to him."
Darren nods and squeezes my hands. "You are right, baby. I️ just got jealous seeing him sitting at my kitchen table." He admits. "I'm sorry, baby." He plants a sweet kiss on my forehead.
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I️ smile uncontrollably as I️ look at him. He really is my soul mate. I️ can't imagine myself with anyone other than him for the rest of both of our lives. He knows that he has me wrapped around his finger and yet he is still willing to fight every second to hold on to my love.
"There is no need to be jealous, baby. It over. He was in the past." I️ say without any care that Chris is sitting right there and can hear every single word that I️ am saying. He didn't care that he hurt me, why should I️ care if I️ hurt him? "I'm going to get Fiona. She was so excited for you to come home." I️ grab his arm and smile as I️ walk towards the stairs.
I️ stand at the top of the stairs when I️ hear the chairs downstairs shift loudly. "Listen," Chris says. I️ peer over the railing to see what is going on. Chris stands just inches from Darren's face. "Here's what you don't understand about Ciara. She's still in love with me. She's right about past being the past. But I'm back in town and I'm going to be bringing up some great memories for her. Before long, she'll be running far away from you and jumping back into my arms."
"Get out of my house." Darren grits through his teeth. "You have no right coming back here. Do you know how long it took me to get her feeling good about herself again? You left and she lost everything she knew about herself. I️ finally helped her figure out who she was again. She was a mess. She still is. You ruined her and I️ am still trying to fix her. Now you are back to ruin everything her and I️ have worked for."
"Actually," Chris chuckles. "I'm here to do the exact opposite. I'm here to take her off of your hands. You've done a great job keeping her for me but now I'm here to take her back. She might be a mess but she's going to be my mess again." He turns around, causing me to hide at the top of the steps. He pushes through the front door and leaves. "Nice meeting you, Darren!" He shouts as the door closes behind him.
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AN: what do you guys think of this chapter? Do you like chapters like this that have a lot of dialogue or would you prefer ones with more descriptions?Please let me know so I️ can write better chapters for you!
