Sienna Asma

Power Couple

Dean

I have no idea what just happened. I mean logically I understand that we just broke up. Logically, I get that I will no longer hold the men I love so dearly nor kiss the woman who owns my heart. Logically, I understand that sooner or later my emotions will overwhelm me and I will cry out my grief. But for now, I know this needed to happen. I know that the trust within the group shattered and we wouldn't have been good if we stayed together.

That doesn't mean it hurts any less.

When I get into the elevator, thankfully Dom is gone. He needs comfort just as much as I do and I can't even give myself a hug. I want Cole's arms around me and Sienna's comforting smile. Not my shaky grin that I can barely keep up and my weak arms that hurt for some unknown reason. But, that's over now. It'll do my heart good to accept it.

I walk off the elevator and see Alexis cuddled with Grey on the couch and Charlie is fiddling with his phone. They seem to be having a good time so I keep my head down and wipe my face. I hurry across the room, but Charlie notices me.

"Hey, Dean, you okay?" The concern in his voice threatens to make me break down.

I almost lie. It's on the tip of my tongue to tell him that I'm fine and just tired. But when Alexis was dealing with something, they didn't lie to me. When Charlie's girlfriend broke up with him, he didn't hide his sadness. He leaned on Alexis and I because in the end, sometimes family is all we have left. I mean sure, I considered Dom, Theodore, Cole and Sienna to be my family. And yes, sometimes close bonds aren't forged in blood. But my blood family will always have my back no matter what.

That's why I am okay with letting tears flow down my face. Charlie immediately jumps over the couch while Alexis makes a startled sound. Charlie wraps his arms around me and I cling to him, hard. 

"Umm, Grey, can we make a raincheck?" Alexis mutters.

I make a sound of protest because I don't want to their hangout.

"Yeah, of course. I'll see you later?" They kiss Alexis on the forehead and leave.

My view of Grey is obscured when Alexis engulfs me with their arms. They hold me tighter than I hold them and I tremble.

"What happened?" Alexis asks softly. Both Alexis and Charlie pull back and they lead me to the couch. The movie they were watching gets turned off and they pin me with concerned gazes.

"We all broke up." I confess hoarsely. Admitting it out loud makes my throat hurt and hot tears pour once again.

Alexis hugs me again and pets my hair. "All of you? The guys too?"

"You guys were like a power couple." Charlie says sounding astounded.

"I know," I tell him because it's true. I thought nothing could take us down. Yet here we are, individually broken and separated.

"Why? What happened?" Alexis pulls back and tears run down their face. I forgot how empathetic my sibling was.

"There wasn't any trust in the relationship. We all trusted each other with our lives, but not big secrets. Asma isn't gone and Cole and Theodore fucked Mia." That hurts the most. The fact that Cole and Theodore were so ready to jump into bed with that whore. They didn't even think about Dom and I. They didn't question what Sienna was doing and didn't find comfort in each other. I don't know what it's like to find someone you love cheating on you, but I know my first instinct wouldn't be to do it back. I'm the most known for being impulsive. Not my smart, sexy, sweet Theodore who thought out every possible outcome. Not my cold, calculating Cole who always had the consequences of his action in the back of his mind, no matter how hard he made it seem like he didn't care. What they did was so out-of-character and it makes me feel like I don't even know them.