His Salvation

...is not gold?

Josh's POV

I cry helplessly as my calls continue to be ignored. I knew he would be upset but this is far worse than I imagined. He took off and literally drove out of my life. By the time I shook off the pure shock and chased him, the car was speeding down the street and turning the corner. I had a breakdown in the parking lot and Abby had to come outside to get me.

She tried to soothe me the best she could and said if I never saw him again, at least I had a hug and kiss in my memory that would last me a lifetime. I didn't want just a memory though. I wanted the real thing. I slumped and finally passed out from crying so hard, only to wake up at home. I looked at the time. 9:30pm.

The whole day had passed and still no answer from the love of my life. Yes, I lied about what I looked like but that was it. Everything else I told him about me was the truth and I needed him to see that. I stayed awake and hoped that maybe he would reach out. So I decided to give him time.

One night turned into two.

Two nights turned into a few more.

And once two weeks had passed, I knew it was a lost cause. He wasn't going to forgive me. I entered a depression and used up my vacation time to avoid going to work. I hated that job any damn way. I didn't leave the house and had all my groceries delivered. I hated the void he left in my heart. But I knew I was the cause of it.

I was snapped out of my depressed thoughts when someone started pounding at my front door. Confused, I walk downstairs to peep through the peephole and see Abby standing there, all dressed up.

I sigh and open the door before I'm rushed by her and two other friends I've grown up with. Taylor and Ivan.

"Okay, enough is enough honey! Time to find a new man!" Taylor yells excitedly. She's always been the super fun one of the group and once she says something, the group has no choice but to comply. If not, she'll just annoy the crap out of you until you give in. Trust me, I should know. She once harassed me at work for a whole week until I agreed to go to a Cardi b concert.

"Make sure you wear something that shows off that big butt of yours" Ivan purrs. Ivan is also a gay guy, like me. But he's way more flirty and sassy. He one slapped a guy who didn't compliment his shoes. He is really crazy.

I look at Abby for support but she doesn't give me any. I guess their fed up with my mopping and crying all the time. I get up and grunt while making my way to the shower. After I get out and dry my hair, I curl it more for extra volume (but I don't have to do much since it's naturally curly. Afterwards I put my hair into a beautiful puffy bun with curls out on each side of my face, pull on a pair of blue lacy panties, and work on my outfit. I settle for a pair of body hugging levi jeans, an army cropped hoodie and a pair of black pumps with rhinestones on the heel. I put a little blush on my cheeks and wear a clear gloss to show off my naturally pouty lips. I finish with a clean cut winged liner that could cut all my haters and head out the door with my friends.

They were right. I loved Kaden but if he didn't want me anymore, I had to move on with my life. No matter how hard it would be.

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We arrive at the club in no time and the place is packed. Ivan instantly drags me to the dance floor and starts twerking. I laugh and follow suit. We let loose and get swept up with the crowd, getting drunk off the music and energy. Eventually the girls signal us to the bar and we start to head over for drinks.

I take a shot of Hennessy along with everyone else and the room sways a little. Who cares? It's drowning out the heart break.

"I'm going back to dance! Anyone coming?"

The girls shake their head as they flirt with the bar staff and Ivan is already dancing up on some tall Spanish guy covered in tattoos. He's gorgeous but no man compares to Kaden. I sigh and go back into the crowd, hoping for someone to take me home and make me forget. Yeah it sounds slutty but maybe it'll speed up the process of getting over my ex.

I dance and move my body to the beat. I feel a lot of men staring and I know most are looking at my ass. It's rounder and fatter than a lot of girls I've seen. Thanks to my moms genetics, I had a naturally nice body and I didn't really have to diet or anything. I loved it but hated it at the same time. Loved it because I could look good in anything. Hated it because-

"Hey there sexy"

I look up to see a tall white man staring at me. I'm short, like 5'6, and this guy had to be a good 5'10. He was cute but not my type. I politely say hey and turn back to dance. I suddenly feel his strong hands grab my waist and grind his erection on my ass. I instantly try to fight him off but he's so much stronger than me.

"Get the fuck off!"

"Whatever little slut, you love it" he laughs and starts pulling me to the back room. I instantly panic and try to scream for help but the club is so packed and a lot of people are too drunk to notice the danger. I try to fight him off and burst out crying. I didn't want to be forced into anything and the back room was the place people went to have sex uninterrupted.

I wail and try even harder to break free from his grip when I'm suddenly snatched out his hand by someone else. I'm pulled against a strong chest and look up to see Kaden. He's glaring at the man and I feel his body slightly shaking. He looks absolutely pissed.

"Hey, get your own slut" the man growls and reaches for me. I whimper and hide in Kadens chest out of fear. I hear a sudden crack and everyone looks in our direction. I look back and see the man knocked out cold on the ground. My friends all rush over and stop, clearly in shock at the site.

"What the hell is going on?!" A security guard rushes over and scowls at us. "Did you do this?"

"That piece of shit was trying to drag my boyfriend into the back room. If you were doing your job, this would've never happened" Kaden seethes and I look up at him in shock.

His boyfriend?

He still wanted me?

I look around at all the jealous stares from people as Kadens hand rests protectively on the small of my back. Feeling smug, I snuggle into him and piss off people even more.

"Let's go babe" he grumbles and I cling to him as he scoops me up and carries me out the club. I peak over his shoulder and see my friends smiling like crazy and giving me a thumbs up.

Tonight was definitely NOT how I saw the evening going.