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Chapter Ten

Part one:

The previous day.....

Admittedly there was a bit of tension between she and Ian, and if she was being honest it was her fault.

Earlier on a friday evening, Ian was coming over to retrieve one of his sweaters that she stole one of the nights she stayed over at his place, and she wasn't willing to give it back.

So she sent him on a wild goose chase in her closet while she was actually sitting on it. She covered herself with a big throw, so he couldn't see it.

He was getting really annoyed and she was enjoying herself at his frustration.

'If you're sitting on my sweater like some mother goose I'll haul you out your window after I retrieve it!', he threatened from the room, making her laugh.

The door bell rang and she went to open it and was pleasantly surprised to see Dustin.

She hadn't heard from him in a month and was kinda happy that their relationship had died a natural death, without her lifting a finger.

But here he was.

'Hello Dustin, how are you? Oh come in, let me ...',

'You really know how to get a man worked up. Now I have to wash this before it's us...',

He saw him, and recognized the look of irritation on his face. Before he could say a word the man standing behind Theo said,

'So that's the dude you're replacing me with. How suave! Not even out the door and you have one running around your house already, so you Theo',

Ian immediately jumped in to defend Theo,

'Listen here dude,  I don't know who you think you are but that is not the way to address any lady, let alone Tee. She doesn't deserve that and you have it all wrong..',

Theo then cut in,

'What's it to you?', she now faced Dustin squarely. Even with her 4'11 self, she could still look down on Dustin's 5'9 self.

Ian tried to diffuse the issue because Dustin looked murderous and he didn't know what Theo was playing at.

'Cat got your tongue? Or you think you're so important that I'll be hung up on you. But guess what Dustin? We are through. Incase the handwriting on the wall wasn't clear enough for you, I'll spell it out. We are done! Now remove yourself from my premises before I do you bodily harm!'

Dustin let out a forced laugh, clearly not believing his ears and eyes.

'Calling you a piece of work is a waste of my breathe. And kid, you seem smart. Ditch this wh*re before she wrecks you like everything she touches!' his hissed the last part to her face.

She was frozen in shock, she had never done anything like he was saying. And yet he was calling her a whore, before either of them could blink she decked him.

Broke his nose.

As she was trying to follow through with another blow Ian picked her clean off the floor making her struggle in his arms to get free.

No one calls her a whore!! Especially not that two faced bastard!!

'Its okay, the bastard is gone. Easy now', he hushed her as he pulled her into the living room proper.

She didn't know she said that out loud. She was never one for hysterics but she felt one coming on and clung to Ian as tears came freely.

She was not a whore.

The man that was meant to be her father always called her mother that. Then he would beat her up and spit on her.

It made mama feel dirty, it made her feel dirty. So to hear someone she had never once cheated on say such a thing to her was nerve wracking.

Ian held her close and kept placing kisses on her forehead. Telling her it was okay, and that she wasn't what Dustin called her.

Finally she calmed down, but Ian didn't let her go.

Lifting her head, she looked into his eyes. The vulnerability she was showing shook him, he never wanted that look in her eyes ever again.

No one know who moved first, but the next thing they knew their lips were locked.

Not in a passion frenzied kiss, but in a slow, soothing and compassionate kiss.

Everything in Ian was enjoying this, but the voice of reason came through the haze.

What was he doing?!!!!!!

But he wasn't stopping either, and neither was Theo who chose to not think about anything except focusing on the kiss.

When they broke apart, they rested their heads on each other, eyes closed.

Ian finally opened his eyes and waited till Theo opened hers.

'We shouldn't have done that', his voice was raspy.

'I agree, but we have already done that', she got up from his embrace and went to her kitchen.

She stood and looked into space for a while before saying, 'I just said I wasn't a whore and the ext moment I'm acting like one. I'm sorry Ian, this shouldn't have happened,' turning to face him she continued.

'I still don't want to part with the sweater's

'You can keep it, I'll see you around Theo. Got to go',

He left without a backwards glance. Theo inturn drew a deep and calming breathe before she went to lock her door and called the building doorman to never allow Dustin in to see her without permission from her.

'What are you doing kissing Ian like that Theo? ,She asked herself as she lay down to sleep later that night.

Mhmmmmm, part two is coming right up

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