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Chapter 3:

Mia stood passive aggressively in the doorway, she tried her best to stare Eddy down despite her being so much shorter. While she looked rather angry it did not distract from the fact she looked like a drowned rat. Clearly she forgot about the bad weather on the way there and didn't think to bring an umbrella or even a good coat. The stormy weather had completely drenched her from head to toe. Her dampened hair clung to her face giving her a look that more accurately reflected her personality. Her inappropriately bright clothes clung to her shaking body, the fluorescent colour hurt Eddy's eyes. Whether she was shaking due to the cold or due to her angry nature no one could say. Eddy gave her a strong look of definitive anger and annoyance. It was at times like this when he wondered what he even saw in her in the first place when the mere sight of her pissed him off.

"I've come to collect my stuff." She spoke at Eddy, her tone serious. Eddy couldn't bring himself to reply to her, so he simply didn't . Due to the lack of response she received she pushed past him storming down the corridor in the living room. She marched in with such vigour that she almost pushed Eddy into the wall.

"Well, where is it??" her aggression increasing by the second.

It took Eddy a moment until he finally said: "...where's what?"

"My stuff of course! You didn't throw it away did you?! I knew you'd do something like this, I don't know why I thought it'd be a good idea to even come here in the first place, I came all this way for nothing. Scott was right I shouldn't have come here, oh yeah Scott's my new boyfriend. He treats be a million times better than you ever could!" at this point she wasn't really talking to anyone mainly just the room as a whole, both Brett and Eddy were dumb founded at what was happening. She had a quick gaze around the living room and realised that the candles out were in fact hers.

"Those are my candles....You used my candles. You USED my candles..? Do you know how expensive those were??" This is when Mia noticed Brett was also here, stood in the corridor still. She looked at Brett and then at Eddy and then back at Brett.

"Wait why are YOU here?.. " It was at this point when she noticed their messy appearances and the large purple markings around each of their necks her feeble mind put two and two together and she spoke flatly:

"Oh. I see how it is, you use your best friend as some kind of cheap fling, to make me jealous. Well it didn't work." Infuriated, Eddy began to say something but Mia spoke over him, continuing to drone on loudly.

"I always knew you were the kind of guy who just used people. I'm glad I broke up with you because, quite frankly, you don't deserve me or anyone for that matter not even him." She turned to look at Brett with disgust on her face. "I was nothing but kind to you but then you get rid of my stuff, you use my candles and then start banging your best friend as some kind of rebound. Now where is my stuff?!"

So much had happened in the past moment that neither of them could find the exact words to reply to anything Mia had just said that was until Eddy finally spoke "Why would I have kept any of your stuff, we broke up 7 months ago? You didn't break up with me, I broke up with you! I caught you cheating on me with that guy, remember?? Also, it's none of your business how I chose to live my life, it's not like you ever took an interest in it in the first place."

Her face was somewhere between confusion, anger and disgust. No words came out just random sputtering until she finally said: "Ugh, I can't believe this. I don't even know why I bothered to try and talk to you like the adults we are. Also I'm so glad to know that you did sleep with your him, I can't believe I went out with such a fa-"

"Don't you dare fucking say that." Eddy didn't like to swear too much but he felt it were appropriate here. "You can't just march into someone's house shouting and screaming, unannounced, demand your stuff back and be a complete and utter bitch. Get out. Now." Again the swearing felt necessary.

She pulled an expression of annoyance and left but not before saying "Ugh I treat you with nothing but respect and this is how I get treated. Thanks a lot, Edward." Slamming the door on her way out.

It was at this point when Eddy made a mental note to tell security to never let her in again, under any circumstance. Brett and Eddy stood their in silence for a bit just processing what the hell had just happened. It took him some time but seeing Mia even if it was just for those 2 minutes brought back too many memories for Eddy. He could feel the heartbreak all over again, the horrible, tight feeling in his chest when he saw her and the utter defeat he felt when she left. He could still remember her face when Eddy found her cheating on him. She didn't care, and that's what hurt most.

He remembers coming home early from rehearsal wanting to surprise his girlfriend of nearly one year. They had been living together on and off for a couple of months now just as a trial period, it had been going really great he loved living with his girlfriend. When he came home that night he saw his apartment door open he was scared someone had broken in and possibly hurt Mia. It was quite the opposite, instead of seeing his apartment a mess or Mia just simply sitting on the sofa waiting for him because she forgot to lock the door. Instead he heard her voice, but not just her voice but her moans along with another's coming from his bedroom. He flung open the door and words couldn't form from his mouth, Mia was on top of some guy. A guy Eddy had never seen before. Mia's face was a pure look of horror followed by "I didn't know you were coming home early...". What followed next was what seemed to be the biggest argument two people could possibly have between Eddy and Mia. Arguments between them had slowly become a bit more regular than Eddy would have hoped but he loved her nonetheless, that was until now. Regardless this would be the argument to end all of their previous ones.

As they continued to argue tears began to slowly fall out of Eddy's tired eyes, Mia appeared to be more annoyed that had Eddy interrupted the sex she was having than the fact she was cheating on Eddy. She and the man both left fairly quickly (the man had the least bit of decency to apologise and fain ignorance to Eddy's and Mia's relationship). Eddy and Mia of course broke up, Eddy yelled it at her as she was leaving, she didn't respond. She didn't care. Eddy was left to sob by himself on his sofa, thinking over and over what he could have done for this to happen. He hastily called Brett, the one person he knew who would make him happy at this moment in time. In a moments noticed Brett was sat with Eddy hugging him tightly while Eddy explained the situation through his sobs. Brett didn't need or want an explanation, he just needed Eddy to be happy again. Brett cared so very much, Eddy couldn't have asked for more. This painful memory was burnt into Eddy's brain.

As the tears started to pour out of Eddy's eyes, Brett walked over to him. Eddy used the back of the sofa to support himself while he cried into it. Seeing Mia had just allowed the painful memories to return, memories he swears he locked away and threw away the key. Memories of them being happy and in love but then being consumed by the bitter memory of her with someone else. Eddy threw his body into Brett's and began crying into his shoulder. Brett ran his hand down Eddy's back to comfort him, hoping the affection would make him feel better.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. Don't worry she's gone now." he said holding Eddy tightly in his arms.

It hurt Brett so much to see the person he loved be so hurt he wished he was the one crying so Eddy didn't have to be in pain. He wished Eddy could only be happy and never wanted him to be this distraught ever again. Once Eddy had collected himself in Brett's arms he lifted his head up so his chin was now resting on Brett's shoulder.

"... I'm sorry." he whispered into Brett's ear.

Brett froze slightly, grabbed Eddy by the arms and moved him of his body. Still with a tight grip on Eddy, Brett looked Eddy in the eyes and said:

"Don't you fucking dare, don't apologise for that bitch," reiterating Eddy's words from earlier. "She's the one who is making a scene and shouting. She's the one making you cry. She's the one who did this. Not you. It's not your fault Eddy."

Eddy's face relaxed entirely, the tears stopped too. Eddy looked into Brett's powerful gaze and quietly said:

"..I love you."

-TBC

(I'd like to apologise to anyone called Mia who may be reading this.)

(I wrote this before I finished this part but the more I write the more I feel bad for all the Mia's out here)