Nova's POV:
Today was the day Payton was getting discharged from the hospital. We haven't really talked or anything.
I stay here most of the time still, except yesterday. I went back to their house to shower then I came back.
Once we got back home Joanne and Faith went back out for some groceries and I went straight to the kitchen for some food.
I haven't ate all day. Soon Payton came in with his crutches.
"Hey.." he said awkwardly. "Hi" I responded looking in the fridge.
"Nova I don't like this" Payton sighed.
"Don't like what?" I questioned knowing exactly what he was talking about, and to be honest I don't like it either.
"This. Us" he sighed.
"More specific please" I said grabbing some leftover pizza from the fridge.
"I miss our friendship. I know I screwed it up but I miss you, we don't even talk" Payton sighed.
I sighed and put the pizza in the microwave.
"I know" I responded.
"I just don't know if I'm going to be able to sit here and watch you fall for some other girl" I sighed turning around to look at him.
"I won't fall for anyone else. As long as we can stay friends" he said.
I gave him a slight smile.
"Payton, I don't want you to date anyone else, but I also don't want to be the one to hold you back from that" I said.
"That's so unfair" he said throwing his hands in the air.
"You don't want to watch me fall for anyone else, but you don't want to hold me back from falling for anyone else" he complained.
I didn't say anything I just turned back around waiting for my pizza to warm up.
"Nova I'm not going to fall for anyone else" he sighed.
"How can I? I promise you, I love you" he said.
"Your promises are nothing to me" I sternly said.
"You promised to always be there for me, you promised to never let me down, you promised to love me" I sighed.
"You broke those promises, why should I trust them anymore?" I questioned turning back around to face him.
He sighed and looked down at the ground not saying anything.
I turned back around right as the microwave beeped. I took it and brang it to the kitchen table.
Soon after Payton joined me at the kitchen table.
"I didn't want to hurt you. I wanted to always be there for you, I didn't want to let you down and I do love you. I fucked up, I know. I just missed having you around, even though that gives me no right to cheat" he started.
"I missed giving you forehead kisses, I missed cuddling, I missed just joking around with you. I don't know what was going through my head, when I decided to bring other girls over" he sighed.
"Girls?" I asked. "As in more than one. As in that wasn't the first time" I said with my eyes wide.
He took a glance at my face before looking down at his hands.
"I'm stupid I know" he sighed.
"What a great 17th birthday" I said sarcastically. "Definitely tops all the others" I said standing up with my empty plate.
