The Space Between Us | L.S

Duplicity

 "What do you mean seeing someone? Like dating?"

"Partly." He replied simply and I could tell he was trying to decipher the many emotions flashing over my face.

"Are you guys exclusive?" I abruptly asked; I felt my entire face pinching together.

"She thinks so but I just had my cock in ya' so I bet you can figure that out for yourself." He said bluntly and I could barely hear my own thoughts over the pounding of my heart.

I wiped my hand over my mouth, my eyes starting to burn with the familiar wetness I had come to hate. Don't fucking cry. I looked away, setting my drink down on the coffee table, I allowed myself to let out a trembling breath.

"Her name is Rhiannon, we met in July."

"Where's Rhi tonight?" Niall's question ringed in my head. Louis' hostility piecing everything together.

"Don't tell me her fucking name!" I screeched, jumping up from my position on the couch. "Why would you sleep with me then? I, I thought-" I stopped myself.

"What? What did you think?" He asked, rising to his feet as well. I studied his face; he looked like he genuinely wanted to know what I thought. Was I really stupid enough to think this was the start of something new for us? Or did I think this was the closure I so desperately wanted.

"Nothing." I mumbled, taking a shaky breath. "I'm going to go." I said, trying to stay as composed as possible. I stomped to his bedroom, grabbing my discarded pants; throwing my trousers on. I brushed past him as I grabbed my shoes jumping on one foot as I slid on the leather boots; avoiding eye contact with the watching man.

"Let me drive you." He said, getting up from the couch as well. While throwing my coat on, I stared at the man in front of me. Who was this man?

"No." I held my hand up in a weak attempt to create some distance between us. I jerked his door open, about to make my way through the passage when his grip tightened around my elbow. "No, I'll take ya' love, let me just grab my jacket."

"Get the fuck off me!" I shrieked, jolting my arm away from his touch. I turned towards him and took in his confused expression. "Why would you do something like that?"

"What sleep with you? Because I wanted to." He looked genuinely surprised at my outburst which just made me angrier. Fuck him.

"No, sleep with me when you have a girlfriend." I could hear my voice rising beyond my control.

"I didn't cheat on anybody Wendy. Rhi and me aren't exclusive." He stated calmly.

"But you said yourself, she thinks you are exclusive! What is wrong with you? You think so lowly of me- that you-" I took a deep breath, trying to calm my tempered breathing. Tears were now streaming down my face, muddling my view of a still confused man in front of me. "If you don't get what you did was wrong, I don't know who you are anymore."

"Wendy, I'm-I'm sorry." His apology just made me angrier, I racked my brain for something to say to him that would hurt him like he was hurting me. "I just wanted to see you, I missed you."

"Okay you missed me; I thought I missed you too! Doesn't mean you sleep with me when you have someone who occupies your bed every other night of the week." That thought alone made me want to lean over and throw up over his feet. "I lied, you aren't a good person." I spit out.

"Wendy." He breathed out and a sick satisfaction creeped its way from the back of my brain. I could tell I had struck a nerve with my words.

"Don't talk to me anymore. Don't come anywhere near me; I never want to see you again." I pointed hostilely towards him before storming down the hallway.

"Wendy!" His call echoed through his apartment building which just made me walk faster.