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"Fine! I'll just leave then!" My words were an even split of anger and devastation. My heart sunk into the pit of my stomach as grabbed my hoodie and my keys, slamming the door behind me, ignoring his question as to where I was going.
"Bella!" His voice was nothing more than exhaustion, no real attempt to stop me as I ran out of the house and into the cold night rain.
I slipped my hoodie over my head and walked the streets I knew like the back of my hand. I didn't even pay attention to where I was going, I just kept walking. I walked until I could stop the tears from falling down my face and clear my head. I walked for a long time and was starting to wonder if I should have even left the house at all. Fighting and arguing was something that we did all the time. We always got over whatever it was but sometimes, words hurt and emotions ran deep. I need some space and Bam needed to realize the effect his words had on me. I replayed the entire thing in my head as I continued through the desolate blocks. My mind was a scary place and I was letting it wander. It's funny, people say there's a certain time during the night when you start to lose yourself. I checked my phone and shook my head at my complete disregard for time, just after midnight.
I wandered the streets as the temperature dropped, feeling guilty for leaving the way I did, but also still upset and mad at the same time. My emotions were all over the place and it just wasn't a good idea for me to go home yet. I wasn't even sure who I was in that moment. I needed to find myself and get back to... me. I stopped on a quiet corner and had a look around. I knew the area, I had been here before. I knew there was a coffee shop nearby. Maybe that would help ease my mind a little and get me out of the cold for a little while. As I made my way across the street, I pulled my hood tighter to keep the rain out, not really paying attention to where I was going. I ran straight into what seemed like a brick wall, but warmer and... Familiar.
"Bella…" My heart dropped as I heard a voice that I hadn't heard in so long. One that meant so much to the broken and black pieces of whatever was left of my heart. I looked up as the rain poured down, the moonlight casting a glow to one side of his face as I stared into the eyes of the man that my heart used to belong to. Scuttle. His lips turned up into a smug smirk, one he wore well.
"I was about to get some coffee, you want to join me?" I had no words in that moment. All I did was nod quietly and take his hand, unsure of what I was doing as my mind wandered back to my husband.