I Know I Shouldn't But I Just Can't Stop Myself

Confrontations

Chapter 21
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Martin
I stood there in utter shock. What was she doing here?

"Surprised to see me?" Madison said with a somewhat evil grin.

"What...How...Why...?" I stutter.

"Cat got your tongue, Martin?" Madison giggles.

Poor Crystal, she probably has no idea what's going on. I glance at her. She has the same confused look on her face as I do.

"I see you've found another bitch to use again." Madison spits. I was about to defend her when Crystal cut in.

"Excuse you, who do you think you are?" Crystal intervenes, stepping forward.

"Oh shut up," Madison retorts. "You seriously think that you're the first one Martin's fooled around with?"

"First of all, that's none of your business. Secondly, since you obviously have a screw loose in your brain, Martin and I are NOT in a relationship. I'm just his secretary. Nothing more, nothing less. Got it?"

"Whatever you say.." Madison says in a sing-song tone. She then disappears, walking off back to God knows where she came from.

Crystal sighs, runs her hands through her perfect hair, and walks back to the car without a glance at me. Even when she's exasperated, she still keeps her balance in those shoes on the gravel driveway.

When she closes the passenger side door, I realize I haven't been moving, just staring at her. I make my way towards the driver side door and sit down, closing the door. I just sit there and stare blankly in front of me, not knowing what to say. All I hear is our in-sync breathing.

"Who was that, Martin?" Crystal says, breaking the silence.

I sigh, running my hand through my hair. "It's a long story."

"Fine," she says calmly, getting the hint that I don't really wanna talk about it right now. "But I would like an answer at some point."
"I understand." 
"Good."

With that, I placed the key in the ignition, started the car, and backed out of the driveway.

The drive back to the hotel was quiet, the radio not even turned on. I don't get it. How can Madison know about Crystal and I, it's not like I've shown her around in public where everyone could see her. Well, I gotta realize that, first of all, there is no 'Crystal and I'.

"You know you like her, ADMIT IT!" that little voice in my head interrupts my thoughts.

It might be true, though. She makes me feel so giddy inside and makes my heart flutter everytime I think of her. Oh no, this is bad. Very bad. I've got to stop this whole thing before it gets worse. I'm basically not abiding the whole "must stay professional" rule. Crystal's already broken the rules: Sleeping in the same bed as me, calling me handsome. And I let it all happen. That's it, I'm ending this as soon as we get back to the hotel.

Crystal-Violet
"I see you've found another bitch to use again." I replay that girl...what did Martin call her again?..Madison right?
Madison's voice in my head. The way she said it looked like she was hurt and vengeful on the inside. I wonder what she meant when she said that. There's something in Martin's past that I obviously don't know about. I wanna know the details, but I know that will have to wait. He obviously doesn't wanna talk about it right now. It must have hurt him really bad.

We reach the hotel, still not a word has been exchanged between the two of us. I push the gnawing feeling away as the elevator dings and the doors open. I feel like I need some time to myself but obviously I can't. Our shared room was due to the hotel being completely booked the night we came, what more can I do?