P S Y C H O •zuckles•

2.3

Cameron eventually left to Australia, but after a month. He really didn't feel comfortable with me being alone. We both set up my moms funeral and even though it was only us along with her doctor and some nurses who attended the funeral we made it big for her. I was a mess during the funeral and Mason texting me during it didn't help.

Everything I had bottled up came out and Cameron was luckily there to comfort me.

After dropping Cameron off at the airport I was stuck at the apartment by myself. My boss heard about everything that happened and told me to take some time off but I have to go back tomorrow to make money to pay rent. Cameron paid off this months rent but i'm gonna have to get next months.

Cameron once again tried convincing me to move with him to Australia, but I refused. I told him in the future maybe but I need to be independent for a while and get my life on track.

My phone buzzed on the table next to me, I knew who it was already without looking. I just continued to lay on the couch staring at the ceiling as the silence caved over me. Then my phone started to vibrate. I sighed sitting up seeing it was Mason.

Normally I wouldn't answer, but I needed to hear a voice.

"Hello?"

"holy fuck you answered"

"what do you want?"

"please let me talk"

"what do you think i'm doing?"

"Phoenix I am so sorry. I can't
express to you how sorry I am...
I love you still, I always have I never meant
to hurt you the way I did. Seeing you hurt
destroyed me... please let's just talk it out.."

"no fuck you Mason."

"well I was hoping for a better
response..."

"why?"

At that moment I heard a knock at my door, I got up and opened the door seeing Mason with his phone against his ear.

"Cause i'm here" he says and his voice echos from my phone and I hang up. "Can I come in?" he looks at me and I felt so many emotions flood through me.

Anger.

Sadness.

Love.

I huffed and slammed the door, the nerve of him showing up at my apartment without even asking to apologize is really cut- fucking annoying.

Not cute.

Annoying.

What he did to me.. I'll never forgive him. He's just like everyone else, just in it for the sex. For me to think that I was special for just a moment was stupid of me.

"Please Phoenix open the door..." He knocks softly and I folded my arms "No. Leave. Now." I sternly say walking away from the door.

He kept talking and buzzing my phone but I just muted his contact.

After I ate dinner I went into my bedroom and set out my clothes for tomorrow's work, I'll finally be working after a month and a half. I was so excited to go back to work even after seeing my boss get resized.

I made sure my alarm was set and seeing Mason spammed my phone over 200 times. Can he not take a hint?

Laying in bed I stare up at the ceiling.

After Cam moved out, I immediately moved into his room, it's so nice. I mean the only difference is that it's bigger but that's not the point.

All night I tossed and turned but couldn't sleep for the life of me. Then hearing my alarm clock go off almost made me cry, I was so exhausted and I don't understand why I couldn't sleep.

I drug myself out of bed and slipped the clothes I had picked out which was just a black pencil skirt that stopped above the knee and tucked in a blue and white stripped button up shirt. I slipped on some flats and brushed my hair throughly applying some mascara.

Grabbing my phone there was no texts from Mason which was odd.

I opened my front door and seen Mason curled up on my door mat sleeping. Kicking him he jerks up and sees me smiling "you want to talk?!" he brightly says and I shake my head, "you can't stay here and I have work" I stepped over him locking my door behind me.

He started to walk with me "Phoenix please take me back, i'll even move here with you. I'll take care of you just please" He begged and I rolled my eyes.

"If you didn't fuck that whore then we wouldn't be here but no clearly she had something I didn't, why not go to her since she was so important that you were willing to destroy our relationship over" I spat and pushed the elevator button.

My phone buzzed signaling my ride was here to take me.

Mason still followed me like a puppy till we got to the SUV, that's when Garreth pushed him back refusing him to enter the vehicle.

"I'll wait for you" Mason says "please don't" I shut the door and Garreth comes around and get in the driver's seat heading off.

"Ex?" he looks at me from the rear view mirror "you have no clue" I sigh giggling a bit. "He does love you miss, I can see it in his eyes. Whatever he did he is sorry for it. I would never lie to you miss. Now i'm not saying go back for him i'm just saying if you don't think he does. Well you're wrong." he exclaimed and it was just quiet "and I know you love him too, your eyes sparkle looking at that man and your cheeks flush brighter than they usually do" He grins while keeping his eyes on the road.

I knew I still loved him but I couldn't go back to him.

If I did there wouldn't be any trust in the relationship and that's what the foundation of the relationship is based off of. If you have no trust your relationship is gonna crash down.

"We are here Miss Henry" Garreth stops the car and I went to leave but the car door was still locked "take my advice, giving people second chances is never a bad idea. It's the third time that you get rid of them" He finally unlocks the door letting me out and I shut the door as he drives off, probably to run som errands for boss.

Give Mason a second chance?

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sorry it took forever to update i just released a 3rd book and i have been having some personal things to tend to so i hope this shitty chapter can get a pass😅 thanks for over 15K reads :,)