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He narrows his eyes at me, then looks around too before mumbling, "Shit," realizing it's the same closet I walked in on him and Cassidy fucking in. He looks back at me, but I just cross my arms over my chest, making him sigh and placing his hands on his hips. "Baby, you ignored me. You basically pushed me away, and for some strange fucking reason, you're pissed at me. What is it I've done so fucking badly for this reaction?"
I tilt my head at him and raise a brow. He really is clueless; he thinks I wouldn't have found out about his dirty deed.
My heart hurts just looking at him. I have a lump in my throat, and I want to really fucking cry.
I clear my throat. "We're over; don't come to the hospital looking for me, and don't come to my flat. We are done."
His eyes widen in shock, his mouth hangs open a little, and his head goes back like I slapped him, which is lucky for him that I haven't done it because, trust me, I really want to. He walks over to me and goes to touch me, but I take a step back, and he furrows his brows. "Is this because I told you about Butch? I thought you had a right to know, Precious."
I flinch at his nickname before my eyes turn, and sorrow and pain shoot through me. Trying to keep my exterior cold toward him is fading. He's hurt me and broken my heart, just like I knew he would. I look him in the eyes so he can see my pain, causing him to take a step back in confusion. "No, Dagger," he flinches, "it's because of the woman you had in your office."
His eyes widen in shock before he rasps, "Annalise told you?"
I laugh and shake my head; of course, she knew and didn't mention it, not even this morning when we had a coffee date at her bakery before work.
He is from her family.
I look back at him and say, "No, I saw you doing the dirty deep three days ago, and then your lovely lady decided to text me a picture of her fully naked in your bed with you just in a towel this morning. So we are done, Dagger. I told you no other women, and you decided otherwise."
He shakes his head as pain flashes in his eyes, but I ignore it and go to walk around him. He grabs my arm, "Mel, please. It was a mistake, I love..."
I don't let him finish because, like, hell, is he saying those words to me, "Goodbye, Dagger." He flinches again before I remove my arm from his grip and open the storage door. Both Cassidy and Meghan are standing there. I go straight to my friend, who links arms with me, pulling me towards the staff room while I say over my shoulder, "He's all yours, Cassidy."
I hear a bang, but I ignore it and continue walking with Meghan as tears fill my eyes.
She notices and pulls me quicker.
When we enter the room, she quickly shuts the door as my sob comes out and my tears start to fall. Meghan grabs a hold of me, wrapping her arms around me. "I'm so sorry, Mel."
I nod against her shoulder as another sob comes out, "I-I love-love him."
She squeezes me tighter at my admission, and I sob some more for the pain I feel right now.
Why wasn't I enough? Why did he have to betray my trust in him?
A little while later, we're sitting on the bench in the staff room, and I've finally stopped crying.
I just feel numb now.
Meghan smiles at me, "You don't have to do it today." I just give her a sad smile back. "I kind of do, though. She's being moved to the prison's medical facility in the morning, so it's now or never. I got my closure with Callum, and I know I need it with her, too. Then I can finally put my past behind me." She gives my hand a squeeze, and we both stand.
When we leave the staff room, she kisses my cheek before doing her rounds while I head to my mother's room. I only have twenty more minutes of my break, so it's now or never. When I get to her room, I furrow my brows when I hear voices while the police officer sits outside her door. I give the deputy a nod, and he gets up, opening the door for me. I freeze when I notice Butch and Gunner standing there with concerned looks on their faces.
What the fuck?
I don't let myself be known, wanting to hear what they're saying first.
"She's always been out of control, and now this." My mother sniffles. "After she told her father I was cheating on him, which I wasn't, she turned so spiteful. She told the school I was hurting her when she was hurting herself, and now she's telling the police I attacked her. Why would she do this?" She sniffles again while Butch looks pissed on her behalf. I look towards Gunner, who's looking at me, and I just raise an amused brow at him, making him bite his bottom lip to stop laughing. Unlike Butch, he's not falling for her bullshit, and you know what? I really can't be assed with explaining myself, so instead, I grab my phone, get my door cam up, and smile as I get to the conversation between her and Harris.
I start it just as she speaks, making both her and Butch turn to look at me, her eyes widening while Butches' narrowing.
"I know you're in there, Mel's; open the door now."
"She's obviously not fucking there, Beth. Let's just go and try again later before the neighbors call the fucking pigs." Harris snaps
"No, I refuse to fucking leave; if she doesn't give me the money we need, then you'll pimp her fucking out like you should have done when she grew fucking tits."
My mother's face has gone paler, and I just smile.
