Toy (Complete)

Prologue

"I can't wait for you to return...I'm going to give you the biggest kiss ever."

"Oh really?" Nathaniel asked.

"Definitely. Virtual kisses mean nothing. Real life kisses, though? Everything."

Nathaniel chuckled. "Only a couple more days, baby. I'm sure everyone is going to stare at us just making out in the middle of an airport."

"Well, it's common sense not to do that. The backseat of the taxi, though, will be a completely different story."

"Oh? Going quite fast, aren't we?"

"Yep." Marinette said with a grin.

The two tried to hold it in, but ended up bursting out laughing.

She heard a male voice in the background.

"I'm assuming that's your...partner?"

"Are you jealous?"

She frowned. "Do I have a reason to be? Should I?"

"No, no, of course not. You're the only apple in my eye. Besides, I'm not interested in guys."

Marinette sighed in relief. "Okay, you tomato. I'll call you again soon."

"Bye."

She waited for him to hang up, but didn't hear the three beeps. She frowned.

An opportunity to see if what he'd said was the truth.

-
Fifteen minutes later, her phone was on the ground, screen cracked, and she was against a wall, head in her knees, sobbing.

She knew something was fishy about that partner of his.

She heard every moment between them.

They were much deeper moments than the two had ever had.

Moments that they'd never have.

"Should I?"

"No, of course not."

She saw it coming...

"Besides, I'm not interested in guys."

But that didn't exclude the other options. It could have been a girl. Maybe Marc decided to be non-binary all of a sudden.

Whatever had happened, every sound, every sentence hurt like hell.

She picked up the cell phone. The screen protector had taken some bad hits. She slammed it into the wall so hard with much force, as if to scream at Nathaniel.

But the screen still worked. For a little bit at least.

She opened her contacts and selected her best friend.

"Hey, do you...have a little bit?"

-
Her voice was nasally.

"Who hurt you, girl?"