The War on Love

Chapter 32

*One year later*

I had said no. Yeah. After everything we've been through I had said no. I walked away, saying it was over, that I had had enough of all of this, enough of everything he had put me through. I broke up with him. I went and did what needed to be done at boot camp and moved back home. Hale had let me sleep on his couch until I found a place here in Louisiana.

But, there was a slight issue with that. I, kinda, maybe, got back together with Hale.... It just kinda happened. I forgot how great of a boyfiend he was. He made me smile and laugh and he just made me happy. We never fought. We got along great. It's a shame we ever broke up in the first place. If we were still together I would've never had been with Thomas.

Ever since I broke up with Thomas, my Twitter has been blowing up with all sorts of theats and people saying, "How dare you hurt Thomas!" He's not the one who got told they would be better off dead. If anything it should be, "How dare he hurt you!"

But, as always, there are those few people who just butt in. Asking what happened, saying that we were perfect together. There are days where I would like to agree that we were perfect together but, there are many more days where I beg to differ.

Thomas and I still talk every once in a while but it's nothing but a few text messages once a month. He calls me every now and again. I miss his voice. I know. That's kind of weird. It's true, though. I miss his thick British accent being the one thing I hear every day, every morning. It's not the same ove the phone. He's back in the states filming Scorch Trials. It helps to cut down the long distance charge.

I don't plan on going back to him any time soon. Besides, he and Isabella are back together now, making Tasha happy. God, I hate that woman... It's better for Ringo to be with both of his parents anyway. I don't think having me in the picture helped much. I do miss Ringo. He was a sweet kid. Although, he's probably forgot about me by now.

I release a sigh as Hale puts an arm around me. He pokes my cheek lightly and hands me a penny. "Penny for your thoughts?"

I take the penny and put it in my pocket. "I don't really know. It's a little bit of everything at the moment."

"Thomas?"

"Yeah.... He's in ther," I mumble. I wish he wasn't but he is."

Hale released a heavy sigh. "I wish you would stop thinking about him. It's not doing you any good, Em."

"I know that but I can't help it. You can't tell me that there wasn't a time where you couldn't keep Abbi out of your head," I counter.

"There was but it was only for a few weeks. Not a year," he supplies.

"I'm sorry. He just had a big impact on my life... I can't just forget him. Especially when he's all over my Twitter feed everyday."

"Block him. Block him and all those other actors."

"But I like those other actors... Especially Ki Hong. He's Asian and Asians are cool."

Hale chuckles, his breathe tickling the skin on the side of my neck. "Yeah, they are." He places a soft kiss on my cheek. "You're adorable, you know?"

"I get that a lot," I say, scrunching up my nose in the same way Thomas thought was the cutest thing in the world. He would always kiss the tip of my nose and I would scrunch it up only for it to receive another one. I loved that. It was really cute and sweet. I shake my head. He's not worth the thoughts any more.

Hale just laughs at me and pokes my nose lightly. "We shouldn't have broken up..." He whispers.

"You were the one who suggsted breaking up, Dylan." Dylan. It still seems foreign to my tongue. It's been years since I've called him Dylan on a regular basis and it's so weird to start again now. It's weirder when he calls me Emmalyn and not Taylor. I don't know. I have mixed feelings anbout this but I really do like being with him. I just need to adjust to everything, I guess.

"I was? Oh, yeah. I was..." Hale releases a bit of nervous laughter. "Forgot about that..." He gives me a small smile which causes me to chuckle faintly.

"You forget about a lot of things. It's a wonder how you managed to pass high school."

Hale put his hand over my mouth. "Taire, ma chere."

"Ne se passe pas," I mumble into his hand. "Move your hand." Although, it comes out more along the lines of, "Moof yer herd."

He smiled and moved his hand. "Only so I can do this," he whispers, leaning closer to me before gently placing his lips on mine.

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I never thought it would've ended this way. I thought I would've had a life with Thomas. But the fighting was getting on my nerves and after everything else he had put me through, I was done. There are moments where I wish I wasn't but, he was an unhealthy addiction that I needed to kick. I'm still working on it. A few more months of cold-turkey and I should be good.

He called me yesterday, to ask how I was doing probably. I didn't pick up. He left a voice mail. I deleted it. If I'm going to quit I need to commit to getting rid of everything that reminds me of him. I deleted his number from my phone. I later blocked him and all of the other actors on Twitter, even Ki Hong. I don't want to be around him any more but somewhere in the back of my mind, there is a voice, telling me that I'm a complete fool for thinking such, a voice that I keep ignoring.

A/N: THE END!!!!!! I'm not joking. That was the last chapter. DON'T KILL ME!!!! BUT! The sequel will be coming soon! So, keep an eye out for that. I'll do an author note with it's summary and title when I come up with that. Thank you to all of those who have taken the time to read this. Thanks for all the votes and comments and reads and just.... wow. 14k reads. I remember being excited about 800. So, thanks for everthing, guys. Remember to vote and comment. Until the next book  -med_01

QOTC: Celebrity crush besides Thomas Sangster?

My Answer: Tom Felton and Tom Hiddleston. I have a thing for guys names Tom if you can't tell ;)