Wretched And Divine
Chapter Twenty-Six
His living room was covered with luggage and the sight made Lena's heart sink to her stomach. The boys were going to Europe for a tour.
"Don't mind the mess." He said, kicking aside a suitcase so he could make his way to the couch where Lena was sitting. He sat down beside her and put a comforting arm around her.
She snuggled up into his side the way she used to with Jake and felt a wave of nostalgia pass over her. She shouldn't be missing Jake already. Andy was what she had always wanted, right?
"Remember," He said, kissing her hair. "You're welcome to stay here for as long as you need. Jake's being an asshole; don't worry about him."
Lena shrugged. The fact was, she was worried about him. She had never seen him snap like that and it scared her.
"Do you want to go to the airport to say goodbye to me and the rest of the guys at least?" Andy offered.
Lena still refused to speak any words. The last words she had spoken to Andy were "Jake and I broke up."
Against his shoulder, she shook her head. She really just wanted to stay at Andy's house in his big t-shirt and watch Breaking Pointe instead. He scooted away from her and stood up, gathering his bags and starting to bring them out to the car. She could see the hurt in his eyes. She let him down, but it was personal when it came to seeing Jake.
Andy returned inside after bringing his last bag out to the car. "You know, maybe Jake wants to apologize." Andy mentioned.
She hadn't thought of that, but she didn't think he wanted to. She knew there was no way in hell that Jake would take her back. She simply shook her head at Andy's words, and watched him frown, turning away from her and shutting the door behind him.
Lena grabbed one of the throw pillows on the couch and held it close to her chest. She buried her chin into the pillow, grabbed the TV remote, and started the next few months of her life, alone.
****
After letting Lena go, Jake was feeling a range of emotions. He was happy that he didn't have to deal with her bullshit any longer. Her mind games with him were fucking him up and he wanted nothing to do with it anymore. She could have Andy now, and that's what she's always wanted. But the other half of him felt remorse. He missed her. He didn't like curling up into bed alone, feeling the empty space beside him where her presence used to be. He missed the way she smelled, and the sound of her laughter. He had truly loved her with all of his heart, and now, his heart had disappeared with her.
Andy had nothing to say to Jake. He kept everything quiet, and as though he knew nothing about it. Jake wondered if Andy knew anything, and he especially worried about where Lena was now. After kicking her out that night, he realized she had nowhere else to go. The thought kept him awake at night.
"Here's to our first night in Europe!" Ashley toasted and everyone clinked glasses.
Jake sat back, struggling to keep his mind off Lena. Each sip if alcohol made her face grow more and more fuzzy in his mind.
Everyone downed their drinks and raced out to the dance floor, or back to the bar, to find girls to dance with. Jake sat back in the booth and didn't bother. He was exhausted from the lack of sleep, and all he wanted to do was go back to the hotel.
"Jake!" Ashley called out, walking towards him with two girls on either side of him. "This is Meredith," He motioned towards the blonde bimbo on his left side. "And this is Ella." He motioned to the girl on his right side.
Ella blushed and smiled when Jake looked at her. "Ello, Jake." She said sweetly, in her British accent.
As soon as she spoke, all thoughts of Lena dissipated and he became entranced by Ella, standing before him. She was thin, with long brown hair and modelesque facial features. She was more beautiful than Lena, and Jake never thought he would ever think there was a woman out there more beautiful than Lena.
"Don't mind the mess." He said, kicking aside a suitcase so he could make his way to the couch where Lena was sitting. He sat down beside her and put a comforting arm around her.
She snuggled up into his side the way she used to with Jake and felt a wave of nostalgia pass over her. She shouldn't be missing Jake already. Andy was what she had always wanted, right?
"Remember," He said, kissing her hair. "You're welcome to stay here for as long as you need. Jake's being an asshole; don't worry about him."
Lena shrugged. The fact was, she was worried about him. She had never seen him snap like that and it scared her.
"Do you want to go to the airport to say goodbye to me and the rest of the guys at least?" Andy offered.
Lena still refused to speak any words. The last words she had spoken to Andy were "Jake and I broke up."
Against his shoulder, she shook her head. She really just wanted to stay at Andy's house in his big t-shirt and watch Breaking Pointe instead. He scooted away from her and stood up, gathering his bags and starting to bring them out to the car. She could see the hurt in his eyes. She let him down, but it was personal when it came to seeing Jake.
Andy returned inside after bringing his last bag out to the car. "You know, maybe Jake wants to apologize." Andy mentioned.
She hadn't thought of that, but she didn't think he wanted to. She knew there was no way in hell that Jake would take her back. She simply shook her head at Andy's words, and watched him frown, turning away from her and shutting the door behind him.
Lena grabbed one of the throw pillows on the couch and held it close to her chest. She buried her chin into the pillow, grabbed the TV remote, and started the next few months of her life, alone.
****
After letting Lena go, Jake was feeling a range of emotions. He was happy that he didn't have to deal with her bullshit any longer. Her mind games with him were fucking him up and he wanted nothing to do with it anymore. She could have Andy now, and that's what she's always wanted. But the other half of him felt remorse. He missed her. He didn't like curling up into bed alone, feeling the empty space beside him where her presence used to be. He missed the way she smelled, and the sound of her laughter. He had truly loved her with all of his heart, and now, his heart had disappeared with her.
Andy had nothing to say to Jake. He kept everything quiet, and as though he knew nothing about it. Jake wondered if Andy knew anything, and he especially worried about where Lena was now. After kicking her out that night, he realized she had nowhere else to go. The thought kept him awake at night.
"Here's to our first night in Europe!" Ashley toasted and everyone clinked glasses.
Jake sat back, struggling to keep his mind off Lena. Each sip if alcohol made her face grow more and more fuzzy in his mind.
Everyone downed their drinks and raced out to the dance floor, or back to the bar, to find girls to dance with. Jake sat back in the booth and didn't bother. He was exhausted from the lack of sleep, and all he wanted to do was go back to the hotel.
"Jake!" Ashley called out, walking towards him with two girls on either side of him. "This is Meredith," He motioned towards the blonde bimbo on his left side. "And this is Ella." He motioned to the girl on his right side.
Ella blushed and smiled when Jake looked at her. "Ello, Jake." She said sweetly, in her British accent.
As soon as she spoke, all thoughts of Lena dissipated and he became entranced by Ella, standing before him. She was thin, with long brown hair and modelesque facial features. She was more beautiful than Lena, and Jake never thought he would ever think there was a woman out there more beautiful than Lena.
Notes
So um...Shout outs:
-Batman99
-We are young and we are strong
-Kvengeance
-This Is Our Sweet Blasphemy
-WhiteRabbit
-ally0urhate-
-DarkAngel2013
This story was amazing! I'm gonna go read the sequel now!
2/10/15