Tides Change

A ride home

The drive was silent, tense, and uncomfortable.
Your thoughts turned in your head as the now too familiar claws of anxiety you knew all too well gripped and tore at your stomach, rancid breath whispering in your ear.
"But does he really love me?"
It had been a thought that was twirling through your mind since you had heard the argument between Damien and Tia.
After Damien had visited Shayne and left the room, you silently grabbed your bag and began walking. Damien got the idea and walked after you, quietly. You heard the door click open as
Tia had entered the room, and you spared her a glance before you  continued walking again.
Tia and Damien clearly weren't over each other, and you felt ridiculous.
The silence deafened you, your knuckles were white on the steering wheel.
"Did he date me just to make her jealous?"
"Is he just using me?"
You desperately tried pushing the thoughts away, well aware of the tears that threatened to rise in your eyes, and the lump in your throat.
"(Y/n)," Damien began, his voice was hoarse.
You didn't know if you wanted to hear it right now.
" What. " You said calmly, cooly. You were not calm.
He was silent for a moment more.
"I'm over Tia..." He began
"No." You said, a statement, it was harsh and biting. "You're not." You continued, voice hard and cold.
He shifted in his seat.
"It was the way you looked at her." You said, answering his unasked question.
"Desperately, seeking her out, you looked at me like that before you kissed me the first time." You said, your voice showed no emotion, it was deeper than it usually was giving away that you were on the verge of crying , you were just glad it didn't shake.
"Okay. I'm not over her completely, but I assure you that nothing between you and me is fake. I do legitamely love you. " He tried to reassure you, you took it for half value.
"You should've told me."
"You wouldn't have liked me."
"You know that's not true!"
"No, I don't."
"Do you really think that I would have fallen in love with you any less if you had told me that you weren't completely over your ex?" You growled.
"Dont-" Damien began, you cut him off.
"You know I would have fallen anyways, that's the ridiculous thing about love. You always fall into it, even if you tried desperately to avoid it." You said sharply.
"what would you have really done if you knew!? You would have walked away, not given me a chance. Isn't that right?" he asked, desperately.
"I would have waited." You nearly yelled.
"Waited?! For what?" He asked, his voice turning into a bitter bite.
"For you." You whispered, voice finally cracking. The tear finally slipping out of your eye.
He grew silent and put his face in his hands.
The car was silent.
Your head was screaming.
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Damien had left as soon as you parked in your drive way, he didn't say goodbye, he didn't apologize, he just got out of the car and left.
That was an hour ago.
You were crying still, wiping simple tears away, trying desperately to distract yourself from your thoughts.
Your phone rang.
Damiens contact lit up the screen, you stated at it for two rings.
"Hello." You greeted quietly when you finally picked it up.
"(Y/n), I'm sorry." He said, his voice was tired.
"It's okay." You blinked away tears, voice a whisper.
"It's not." He said.
"I'm sorry too." You apologized.
"No, don't be."
"Okay."
"I shouldn't have yelled at you." He apologized.
"You never yelled." You said.
"I was mean."
"We were both mean, it's okay. Goodbye Damien." You said, then continued "Thank you. I appreciate you calling me and apologizing."
"Goodbye, I love you." He said.
You hesitated, you heard a small pained breath on the other end of the phone.
"I love you too." You finished, you heard a sigh of relief, broken and shaky.
He hung up.
You went back to painting.
You wondered if he meant it.
You wondered if Shayne knew.
You wondered if Tia cared.
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Hello! Thank you for reading the second book! Wow y'all are really going ham on Just friends, holy crap. #2 on Smosh games.
That's crazy.
I love you all.
I'm sorry the chapter was so short, I've been really caught up with school lately!

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