Herophine: Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Chapter 13

Jo pov

I run into Hero's arms and he drops his bags and picks me up and hugs me close.

We were separated longer than we thought. While he was in London he got some job opportunities offered to him which made him have to stay longer but I'm just happy he's here in Australia.

I hold his face and tackle him with a kiss. He puts me on the floor and pulls away from our kiss. I thought he would kiss back but he just looks at me and smiles.

"I missed you" I say and he holds my hands and kisses my head, holding me close as we walk back to my house.

"I missed you too love" He says

"Are you hungry? I cooked" I say

"You cooked" he says surprised and I giggle

"We have the house to ourselves so I thought I could make up for all the romance we missed out on this month" I say pecking his lips and he smiles

He observes my parents house and I show him around. I show him my room and he leaves his bags there.

"So you grew up in this home" he asks and I nod

"All 22 years. There's been renovations and updates throughout the year " I say looking up at him with a smile. I'm so happy he's here.

"Let's eat" I say pulling him down to the kitchen

We eat and talk a little but something feels off. Was it all the time we were apart?

Once our pretty awkward dinner is over, I bring our dishes to the kitchen and join him on the couch.

I sit close to him and he holds my waist. I wrap my arms gently around his neck and lean our heads together.

"So where are your parents? I was excited to meet them" he says

"You will. They had this charity thing to go to with Katherine. They will be back by Monday" I say and he nods

I gently hold a hand to his face and kiss him.

He gently kisses me back but pulls away and I sigh and start kissing his neck.

"What's wrong? You've been weird all day" I say and he rubs his hands up and down my waist.

"Something happened back at London" He whispers

"What happened" I ask concerned

He gently scoots me off of his lap and let's go of my waist.

"Hero, what happened" I say starting to get nervous

"Look Jo. I love you and you're the only person I want to be with, it's just-..." he starts to say but I cut him off

"Just say it" I say

"I slept with someone" he blurts out and my eyes go wide

"What do you mean you slept with someone" I say standing up and pacing back and forth

"I was drunk, way too drunk. It was my friends birthday, drank way too much and slept with some girl at the party" he says

"She came onto me. I wasn't sure what was happening but it all happened so quick" He explains and my eyes begin to fill with tears

"Why Hero, why?" I say taking a seat on another couch but he comes to my side and tries to comfort me.

"I was drunk. I didn't mean to" he says and I take his hands off of me

"That doesn't make it okay" I say

"How am I supposed to trust you" I say looking up at him

"Please believe me when I say something like that will never happen again. I love you" he says

"And I love you, but this is too much right now" I say

"I'll give you some space" he says standing up

"I need you to leave" I say gently

"What" he asks

"Go to a hotel or something. I don't want you here" I clarify

"Come on Jo, you don't mean it" he says and I nod

"I think we need to go on a break" I say and our eyes meet

"It was a stupid mistake, I promise you it will never happen again" he says and I hold my hands to his chest

I peck his lips one last time and walk away.

"Just go Hero" I sat in tears

I wait by the door as he grabs his stuff. He looks at me with sad eyes and I can't help but cry.

"I love you jo" he says and I shake my head and wipe some tears

"I know you do Hero. I just need some time" I say and he drops his bags and tackles me with a passionate kiss

"I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you" I say and he leaves

I close the door behind me and lean against it crying.

I head to the kitchen. Find a bottle of wine and pour myself a glass. I lay on the couch and scroll through the channels but I do more crying than anything.

What a great romantic night I'm having?

After crying for hours in the living room, I head to my room and open my dresser.

I pull out the lingerie I bought for tonight and toss it in the trash.

I strip from my clothes and start a bath.

I poor myself another glass of wine and reflect on tonight.

Was I wrong for getting upset with Hero? He was drunk, he didn't know better right? But that's still not an excuse. My mind tosses and turns. I don't know what to do?

Short chapter sorry but I hope this leaves you with jaws dropped.

I will update soon, I promise

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