Lover

Chapter 2. Lose You

Last Night...

Joe POV:

I fucking had it this time!!! Taylor and her friends. And especially that douche bag that calls himself a king is actually a pain in the ass. He is always there where she is. Being way too nice and handsy for just a friendship and Taylor being Taylor always ignores it. She is way too nice and still naive to understand people's true intentions sometimes. I wanted Lauren to be history now because all he does is create problems. But Taylor doesn't see that.

We already had this conversation in the car, coming back from the party today but it didn't end well so I stayed quiet the rest of the way home. It didn't end well because Taylor refused to believe that Lauren would do something like this intentionally. She brushed it off saying that it was his personality to be over friendly and fucking annoying to be honest.

We were at home in our pajamas right now, and I could hear Taylor in the bathroom brushing her teeth. I needed to solve this because I heard that you should never leave a fight unresolved.

What exactly happened was that Lauren, her so called best friend was at the party that we went to today, and I had made myself pretty clear many times that I don't like him around her, because he's a little too friendly when it comes to Taylor. But she never actually sees that. Today things got a lot worse.

I was in the men's room, and when I got back I saw Taylor dancing with Lauren. They were laughing and dancing to a slow beat of a song. His fucking hands were on her lower back and hers were on his biceps. My blood boiled at the sight. Fuck!!! She doesn't get it does she?

She's too nice to people, and tries to make everyone happy. Makes friends everywhere she goes. Some people use her for her fame. She too good, and doesn't see the evil in them until its too late.

And on the other hand I'm the complete opposite. I don't trust people easily let alone be close to them. The only close people in my life are my family, Taylor and my two ex-girlfriends I had in my life. But they also didn't know me as well as Taylor knows. I was a very closed off person and Taylor was the polar opposite. Thats why our fights were mostly based on these types of things.

But today Taylor took it too far. I made it clear to her that I don't want to see his damn face again and she just shrugged, indicating that she wasn't going to do what I say. I was hella mad.

I saw her come downstairs, and pretended to be interested in some kind of basketball game going on, on the T.V. I heard the fridge open and without looking I knew she was drinking water. Then few moments later I heard the door close. I felt her eyes on my back but I didn't dare look back. This was my angry posture and she knew.

Deadly silence prevailed. We both stayed quiet and she didn't move from her spot by the fridge.

"You're not still mad at me for dancing with Lauren are you?" She slowly and daringly asked.

"Fucking yes I am." I answered without turning my face away from the T.V. I was serious this time and i had to make it clear to her.

"Joe please, you're making things worse when they actually aren't." She replied. And I lost my cool.

Jumping up from the sofa I faced her head on in the kitchen. "I'm the one making things worse?!!!" I almost shouted at her face. "Last time I checked you were the one touching foreheads and dancing with another man."

"I told you our foreheads touched by accident when we were dancing. And the last time I checked it is not forbidden to have a dance with you're friend." She dared answered back like she found nothing wrong in the situation.

I knew my eyes turned into slits when i said,"How would you feel if I accidentally touched foreheads with another girl and put my arms around her back?" I knew i was taking things too far but she had to know how I felt when I saw her with that skunk bag.

"You're threatening me?" Her voice quivered. I turned my eyes away from her face. " What you're saying is intentional. I would never do something intentionally to hurt you. I already told you I'm sorry about what happened and I'll be careful next time." Her voice was shaking but I wasn't going to back down just because she was hurt by my words. I was hurt by her actions too.

"I have told you this too many times Taylor. I don't want you to be careful. I want you to end things with him. And make it clear to him that his behavior is not acceptable. He either stays in his goddamn line or he is gone. End of story." I said and turned around because there was nothing left to be said. I have given her too many chances already.

I was about to head upstairs when I heard her voice behind me, " You're not the one to decide who I should be fucking friends with Joe." Her words were not quivering anymore. And stated this more than she said, and I turned around fast on my heels.

"You're choosing him over me?!" I said in disbelief. Not caring anymore what came out of my mouth from now on.

"I'm not choosing anyone over anyone. I'm stating the facts." She replied with her head held high, but there were clear tears in her eyes that I couldn't ignore.

"You'd rather have a fucking conversation about whats right and whats wrong. Defend him. Tell me that my opinion doesn't effect you're so called friendship. Argue about stupid things just so you could still be friends with that asshole?" I slammed the words at her face and her tears spilled out of her eyes.

She didn't reply. But she didn't turn her hardcore stare away from me either. I stared back, daring her with my eyes to say something but she didn't.

Seconds turned into minutes and our staring competition continued. When I decided that she wasn't going to reply to me just so she could have her way again I spoke,

"Leave." I said. Confusion flashed across her entire face. Like she couldn't believe the words that she heard. " Get him out of your life or leave." I slowly said every word to make things crystal clear. I never wanted to have this conversation with her ever again.

When my words settled into her brain. Her entire posture changed. I saw some emotion flash across her eyes that I couldn't describe. Her gaze dropped and she stood there. Her arms and her head hanging down towards the ground.

After sometime which felt like hours, she turned around and grabbed her phone from the kitchen counter and headed towards the outdoor. And now It was my turn to stare in disbelief. She grabbed her car keys from the table beside the window and left out the door without looking back once.

My heart felt like it shredded into millions pieces and my eyes filled with tears. So she'd fucking leave me than him?!!! asked myself in shook.

"And never come back..." I said in anger, shook, hurt, betrayal and so many other emotions i felt inside...

Wiping my tears I headed upstairs so I wouldn't keep staring at the door from which she left so carelessly...

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