I quietly tiptoed into the apartment careful not to make any noise when the kitchen light turned on and I saw him staring right at me.
"Where have you been?" The light shines on Dalton's face as I see him drinking vodka. A whole bottle empty besides him.
I panicked for a moment before I took a deep breath and told him him first thing that came to mind.
"No offense but that's none of your business, you've lost the privilege to know my whereabouts." I tell him as i start to walk upstairs to the bedroom.
"Ariana wait-" he starts to chase me upstairs and we both enter the room at the same time. "I'm sorry pls just—"
"What? Forgive you? I already did that Dalton, but right now I'm tired and I can't talk I just want to sleep." I yawn and slump on the bed, Dalton soon joins, I turn to face him.
"So you forgive me?" Hope evident in his eyes
"Yes Dalton I do." I reply
He leans in for a kiss "can i?" I don't reply I just kiss him
I withdraw after a few seconds and face the other side quickly "Goodnight." I tell him
"Goodnight baby, and thank you." He responds
I couldn't help but feel guilty for what happened earlier this evening. Me kissing Malcolm. How am i going to tell him that I cheated on him with someone that's supposed to be dead. I take a deep breath and close my eyes slowly drifting away before I finally fall asleep.
***
I wake up by the sound of my alarm that was set to remind me to go to the studio this morning, I grudgingly stand up from the bed and head over to kitchen and get a glass of water and aspirin before heading back to the bedroom.
When I enter I see Dalton already leaning on the headboard.
"Good morning." I hand him the aspirin and water
He looks up at me in appreciation "Thank you babe." I nod
"We need to talk." I say seriously, sitting back on the bed I look at him.
"O-okay.... Is everything okay?" He looked scared
"I can't do this anymore." I stare at him
"W-what? What do you mean? I don't understand." He frowns
"I'm filling for a divorce." He doesn't say a word, he just looks at me without blinking, I thought something was wrong with his eyes before he finally blinked and looks away.
"Don't pls."
"It's not working out." I shake my head
He stands up and kneels on the ground, I look at him in shock.
"Pls don't leave me, I know I hurt you but we can make this work, I thought you forgave me."
"I did forgive you Dalton but I don't want to hurt myself again, relationships have always been hard for me and I've been through so many heartbreaks with lots of people I dated, anytime I think I've found the right one, I get hurt and disappointed, AGAIN. pls just get up"
"No, not until you've forgiven me, I can't imagine my life without you. I love you baby, pls give me a chance, I'll be different." Tears started dripping down his face
