The Convenient Marriage (MLB Fanfiction) COMPLETE✔

Chapter 1

It was four years ago, and each year it never got any easier. She loved him, she really did. At times it felt like he felt the same way. Overtime it felt like she was losing him. He didn't seem interested in her anymore.

It hurt, she tried everything she could to save what they had, but in the end it was he who decided it was over.

Marinette couldn't accept it. Felix didn't love her anymore, and even though it had been years since she had seen him, she couldn't find it in her heart to let go.

She couldn't trust anyone. If she couldn't have him; what was the point in living anymore?

He was her first love, and the idea of dating again scared her. She wanted to believe in the hope that they would find each other again. It was the only thing she wanted.

The bluenette scrolled through photos of them on her phone, a deep sigh escaped her lips and she squinted through the light on her phone in the dark. She chewed on the tip of her thumb, her head aching from the lack of sleep

It was always like this. She glanced at the old photos of them, her heart almost too fond of the memeories. At times it had become too painful. Each time she slept, she dreamt of him. She kept these feelings to herself, despite Alya constantly bugging her to move on and start dating again.

Marinette dropped the phone beside her, she sunk into her bedsheets, blue eyes gazing upon the ceiling above her.

She wanted to clear her head space, but instead, she kept thinking about sad music. She was so tired of crying. All she wanted to do was forget everything until things were okay again.

She just wanted everything to be okay.

She turned over to her side, glancing at the clock on her bedside table. There was still a few hours before she was due to get her ass to class and then be ready for her shift at the bar later that night.

Marinette didn't mind working at the bar. Her and Alya often switched shifts whenever classes became too much. Summer vacation was coming around, and Marinette couldn't wait to solely focus on her night shifts at the bar to pay her rent, and sleep in for the rest of the morning. She didn't have any plans, but she usually stayed in all season anyway. Marinette would stop by her parents' place to see how they were doing, and then return to see Alya when they shared shifts every other night. Sure, she was able to grab a bite to eat with Alya whenever she was in a good mood. But, for the most part, Marinette kept to herself. She just did what she had to do to get by. She didn't mind her normal joe schmo life.

She liked the job she worked. Working at a bar wasn't an ideal job, but her coworkers were nice, and her hours were flexible. She was able to pick up additional hours whenever it was convienient for her. It paid just enough to cover her rent, utilities, and food. As far as clothes and luxury items, she didn't mind stitching her own with fabrics she picked up at the thrift shop down the street.

Being twenty three was sweet, but it came with so much more responsibility. She loved her parents, but she couldn't continue to live with them. Her conflicting schedule felt unfair to their sleeping pattern. Most of the time, Marinette kept her parents up in the moring when she left early for class, and late in the evening when she returned from her late night shift from the bar.

The apartment she rented lacked the space but was tidy. She made her own rules, her own bedtime, and her own meals.

She never had to entertain company, but Marinette was okay with that. She wasn't familiar with keeping company in the privacy of her home. She met a lot of fresh faces and nice people at the bar, but there was always something to talk about.