It's Complicated... - H.S

Chapter 16: To Be So Lonely.

A/N: WHOOHOOO ANOTHER UPDATE!

MARIGOLD'S POV:

I wake up to the sound of his door, and I open my eyes seeing him walk out without a shirt, only joggers. I stare at the tone muscles on his stomach, and his broad shoulders and look away quickly. He works out everyday, what else did I expect? I roll on my back, knowing I don't have class today, and wouldn't normally be up this early.

"Sorry, I was trying to be quiet so I didn't wake you up..." He mumbles, and I shake my head.

"Seriously, don't worry about it... This is your apartment.." I mumble, and hear how tired my voice sounds.

"Well you don't have to leave when I do... Leave whenever you want. My roommate is here though, I'm just letting you know." He tells me and I nod.

"I'll leave in a little bit, wait until Harry is supposed to leave for class." I tell him, and he nods.

"Smart move... But when he gets home, you can't avoid him forever." He mumbles, and I shrug.

"We have an unspoken rule, when I've got my music on he has to leave me alone. I'll just turn my music on until he leaves for class on Friday, I'll go to class, and I'll go home for the weekend to let things calm down..." I mumble, hating this.

"I'm sorry you have to deal with this..." He mumbles, and I shake my head.

"I could just make this easier, and just forgive him and move on that way things weren't like this... It's my fault that I have to-" I start, and he takes my face in his hands, his hair still damp and hanging down on his forehead.

"Listen to me. You're not going to start blaming yourself, that's not going to happen... He caused this, and you have every right to want to keep your distance for now. That's what we're going to do in all this time that we spend together now... We're going to help you stop being a doormat, because you are stronger than that." He tells me and I sigh.

"I never realized how much of a doormat I really was until recently. I'm sorry." I mumble, and he raises his eyebrows at me with a smirk on his lips. "Shit... Step one, stop apologizing so damn much for things that I shouldn't apologize for." He nods.

"Yes, see you're already making progress.. Okay I've got to get to practice, I'll see you later Mari." He throws a shirt on, and grabs his duffle bag by the door, running out of the room, and soon after the apartment. I hear the door shut behind him, and I take a deep breath, the pressure in my chest leaving.

He's so sweet... Truly he is the sweetest thing but for some reason all I have thought about is what I'm going to do about Harry... I want to fix what's going on, but I don't want to keep going in circles, so I guess I really will have to put my big girl pants on, and put my foot down. The truth of the matter is... I might be lying in Hunter's bed, the taste of his lips still on my tongue but no matter that I still have undeniable feelings for Harry...

I can't just turn them off, and I don't want to hurt Hunter because of them... How would that be fair? I sit by myself for a while longer, and push myself from his bed, and walk into his bathroom. I throw my hair up, and pull on my jeans, throwing everything else back in my bag.

Once I'm dressed and ready I pull my bag on my shoulder, and walk from the room. I jump back when I walk into the living room, forgetting what Hunter said about his roommate. The guy has dark blonde hair, almost brown, and he's really freaking tall... and also shirtless.

"Shit... I'm sorry, forgot you were here." He mumbles, and I do the same.

"Same here... Sorry, I was just leaving."I mumble, and he furrows his brows.