Love at first Hate | ✔️

34 | "I was drawn to her by her intelligence."

"I was drawn to her by her intelligence."

Laura's POV

"I'm here with my girlfriend."

Wait what ?

Girlfriend ? Who ? Me ?

"Your girlfriend ?", I heard her say while she eyed me from head to toe. Well, she obviously doesn't recognize me.

I looked between her and Ross again and noticed that Ross' jaw was clenched. I could literally feel his tenseness.

"Yeah. And we don't really have the time to talk with you guys right now, Hayden.", he said in hope to get away as soon as possible.

"Not even for a coffee ? Or tea ? I mean you didn't even really introduce us.", Hayden said, raising her brow while looking at Ross' hand around my shoulder.

Something about her made the anger I had forgotten for a long time arise in me again. How come I never forgot her face for every single day of the past year but she doesn't even recognize me ?

I looked up at Ross again and that's when I understood.

The girl he talked about yesterday. The relationship that changed the way he thinks and acts.

It was this girl. The girl Alec cheated on me with was Ross' ex-girlfriend. How is this even possible ? A girl like her broke Ross' heart ?

That's when I made a decision. I'm going to help him the same way he did when I encountered Alec at the party. I think he feels the same way I did back then. He probably also wants to show her that he'd been doing just fine without her. And I will help him with that.

I took all the courage I had, trying to seem as natural as possible as I put my arm around Ross' waist and leaned onto him slightly. He looked down at me in surprise and I smiled at him widely before saying, "I think we've got a little time for a coffee, babe."

He raised his brows at me before nodding slowly and looking up at her again, "Well, if my girl says yes, then it's a yes"

Hayden pressed her lips together in a thin line when she heard that and nodded slowly, "Well, let's go get a coffee than." and turned around before starting to walk away.

When she distanced herself a little, Ross looked at me before running his hand through his hair, making it all messy. "What are you doing, Laura ?"

I rolled my eyes, "I'm obviously helping you.", I said before tiptoeing to fix his hair a little.

"Yes, I get that. But why ?", he said quietly when we started to walk after Hayden.

"You also helped me back than. At the party, remember ?", I told him in the same tone.

He furrowed his brows confused,"What ? How did I he-..", he started before he stopped himself and said quietly, "Oh.. the kiss."

I nodded, "Yes. So just let me help you here."

He was about to say something when Hayden turned around suddenly, "You know, for someone who didn't have time, you two walk awfully slow."

I glared at her and bit my lip too keep me from talking back at her. 'It's not worth it' , I told myself.

We than stopped in front of a coffee shop and Hayden motioned us to go in. When we arrived at an empty table, Hayden and the boy beside her sat down. I also was about to, before Ross quickly pulled the chair for me to sit on. I sat down and put my jacket around the arm of my chair.