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JESSICAI was laughing.Spinning, technically—arms linked with Lucas’s mom as she twirled me in the middle of the garden like I was her latest prize.“Isn’t she just lovely?” she gushed to no one in particular, holding tightly onto my hand as I tried not to wobble in my heels. “My son’s girlfriend! Isn’t she glowing?”People clapped. Someone whistled.I smiled.God help me, I smiled.The garden was strung up with fairy lights and swaying lanterns. Music played softly from a speaker tucked under the patio. Glasses clinked, wine flowed, and the entire place smelled like jasmine and fresh frosting.It should’ve felt dreamy.Instead, it felt like drowning in a dress I didn’t remember picking.A soft blue wrap dress that clung a little too well. The fabric moved when I moved—fluid, romantic. I had sprayed my favorite perfume, curled my hair, added just enough gloss to feel put together. But none of it felt like armor right now.Because every time someone looked at me, it felt like they al
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LIAMThe door closed softly behind her.Not a slam. Not a storm-out.She was just… gone.For a few hours.Lucas’s mom’s birthday party. That was it. But somehow, it still felt like the air got thinner the second she walked out.I was jealous Lucas got to spend the day with her. That he’d get her smile, her voice, her presence—even if just in passing. She was still mine. But right now, someone else had her time.I let out a breath and headed straight to the bathroom. No distractions. No delays.I turned the shower on, hot enough to fog the mirror and scald away guilt. My clothes hit the floor in a messy heap I didn’t bother folding. Not today.I stepped under the stream and let it hit me—hard. My hands braced against the tile as water poured over my back, burning just enough to make me feel something. To make me feel alive, when all I’d felt lately was regret.Jessica’s face floated into my mind. The way she looked in that soft blue dress this morning. The way she made pancakes, laug
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JESSICA I stirred in the dead of night, blinking slowly as my eyes adjusted to the dim glow filtering through the curtains. The house was quiet—still. But I wasn’t alone.Liam’s warmth pressed against my back, his arm wrapped tightly around my waist like his body remembered things his mind kept forgetting. I didn’t need to turn to know it was him. I could feel his steady breathing, the soft rise and fall of his chest against my spine. His presence was solid, grounding.For a second, I just lay there, letting myself feel it. That silence. That stillness. The kind we hadn’t had in weeks.I wasn’t angry anymore. Just… tired. Bone-tired.I sighed quietly, careful not to wake him, and shifted in his arms. His grip tightened in his sleep, like even dreaming, he didn’t want to let go. I nestled into him, allowed my body to soften against his, and for the first time in days, let myself breathe.God, I was still so in love with him.And maybe that’s what hurt the most.I closed my eyes agai
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LIAMThe room was full of warm voices and laughter—except mine.Ava and Jessica were whispering and giggling like they used to in college, heads leaned in close, shoulders bumping. The kind of laughter that made everyone else want to join in, even if they didn’t know the joke.But I couldn’t laugh. Could barely chew.I picked at my food—though her mom had made everything perfect. The paella was rich, the plantains golden and sweet. But all I could taste was guilt. I barely looked up, except to sneak glances at Jessica when she wasn’t paying attention.Which was often. Because she hadn’t looked at me once since we got here.Not once.And I deserved that.Her smile had returned somewhere between the second glass of sangria and Ava’s teasing, but none of it was for me. Her voice was lighter now, her shoulders a little looser. And watching her laugh like that—genuinely, freely—made something twist in my chest.I used to be the reason for that smile. Now I was the reason she didn’t want
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JESSICA A knock echoed through the house just as I finished slipping on my earrings. I took one last glance at the mirror, gave my hair a quick fluff, and walked to the door, already trying to plaster a smile on my face.Ava beamed the second it swung open. “What’s up, girl? Is everything okay?”I nodded, maybe a little too quickly. “Yeah, all good.”She studied me like she didn’t believe a damn word. I gave her the best fake smile I could manage, hoping she’d let it go. Before either of us could say another word, Liam walked in from the hallway, fully dressed in navy trousers and that short-sleeved white shirt that made his arms look like a problem. Calm. Effortless. The audacity to look so good.“Are you ladies ready to go?” he asked, looking between us with that annoying, unreadable face.“Yeah, we are,” I said, voice flat. Not even trying to fake sweet. I was pretty sure Ava caught it too, because her brow twitched like she wanted to ask questions—but didn’t.The drive was qui
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JESSICAI woke up to silence. The kind that felt almost like graveyard—like the house was holding its breath. The sheets were twisted around my legs, my skin cool under the thin fabric. There was a strange lightness in my body, like I’d finally cried enough to make room inside. But my chest? It was tight. Heavy in a different kind of way.Liam was still asleep—somewhere. I’d locked the bedroom door last night. He hadn’t tried too hard after that. Just knocked once or twice or more..... I sat up slowly, rubbed my eyes, and pulled my knees to my chest for a second. I wasn't angry anymore.Just tired.Tired of feeling like I was talking to a wall. Tired of begging for softness. Tired of being the only one bleeding in a war we both started.I climbed out of bed, careful not to make a sound, not because I owed him silence but because I needed it for myself. I didn’t want to open any wounds I’d barely managed to bandage.I headed to the bathroom and started brushing my teeth, staring at m
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