Pretend || {Dr.Strange x Reader}

Long Nights

After picking up Peter from his school, and dropping him off at his aunts Stephen had drove you back to your home. The whole way was in awkward silence, you knew he wanted to talk about what had happened in the office. You would see how he would open his mouth to say something but quickly closing it when he didn't find the right words.

You had never felt so eager to get home and forget about what happened. A kiss was about to happen, only a phone ruining the moment and making everything really awkward.

Finally after a couple of hours in the car with Stephen you finally arrived at your penthouse. Instead of him going inside the garage you had told him to park in the main entrance since you wanted to grab your mail, a lie you said just so you won't be in the car any longer. Parking in the front and turning the car off you look at him in shock, not thinking he would want to come inside seeing it was time for him to go back to work.

"Listen.. back at the office..," He starts but stays quiet not sure what else to say,

You look down at your hands seeing them slightly shaking, probably due to the fact that the A/C was hitting you, or just because you were nervous, or maybe still anxious for wanting having something in your body to easy you down.

Your leg was fiddling and bouncing around too much that you were afraid he would noticed, so to end the conversation early you played dumb and decided to not bring up the fact you two almost kissed.

"If it wasn't for you I'd probably would of just ripped the contract in half," You say and receive a confused, almost hurt look in his eyes, you hated seeing him like that but you honestly don't feel like hearing him say it was probably not a good idea in the beginning,

"Ohh yeah... your welcome," He states looking forward before clenching his jaw,

Another wave of awkward silence fills the car, you couldn't bare it any longer so you start to grab your house keys from your sweater.

"Well I'm gonna head out so you can get back to the sanctum," You tell him with a smile and open the door to not see his broken eyes,

"Yeah, I'll see you later then," He sounded more angry mixed with hurt, which is the last thing you would want to do to him,

After saying goodbye you closed the door, without looking at you he waves and starts the car up again and burns tire as he drives away. Feeling rage boil inside of you, rising up in your veins you turn around to head into your home. Opening your door and slamming it shut making pictures shake on the wall and causing Zeus to perk up quickly from the couch.

Ignoring his worried whine you head to the kitchen and open the top cabinet, taking the last full bottle of whiskey. Placing it on the counter to take out a cup and start to pour it all the way to the brim. Caring less that it spilled over and wetting the island, you start chugging it down feeling the nice burn down your throat, feeling warmth inside your chest as it passes and travels down.

Once the first cup goes empty you start filling it up again but stop and stare at the bottle. Tossing the cup into the sink you grab the Jack Daniels bottle and drink out of it like if it was water. Feeling drips of it's hazel brown liquid down the side of your mouth, you couldn't think straight. Feeling hatred towards yourself for hurting Stephen, for being a coward, being afraid. You quickly wipe your mouth with the back of your hand and desperately look around for that white powder.

You looked around the whole living room, under the table, under the couches, between the cushions, and making a mess just to have that taste.
Yelling in frustration and anger you violently throw your whiskey bottle at the wall making it shattered into a million pieces onto the floor. Sighing heavily you sit down on the unmade couch and let the tears fall out. You sit there for quite some time until Zeus quietly jumps on the couch beside you and starts to lick your tears away causing you to laugh at him.