I am going to write a second chapter for this. It will have a happy ending. I'd really like reviews, especially for this fic. I don't know if you'll hate me after reading this, but I hope not. Please just give it a try!Disclaimer: Not mine. The idea for the story is, though
Leaving
"Lindsay, honey…"
"Don't 'honey' me, Danny."
She didn't even turn around to look at him, just kept on packing her stuff. Danny covered his face with his hands, still not quite believing this was actually happening.
They were breaking up.
And it was his entire fault.
"Please…"
He was willing to beg if that would make her stay. But she was determined not to, and he knew it. He had totally screwed it up this time, and he couldn't reverse it.
Lindsay wiped the tears from her eyes and finally turned around.
"Stop, Danny."
He did as she said. Even when they were fighting he did what she wanted.
"I'm leaving and you can't change that. I'm sorry."
"You got nothing to be sorry for," Danny said bitterly, "It's my fault. I screwed up. And don't think for a second that if… if I could do it again…" he choked back a sob. "I'm so, so, so sorry, Lindsay. I want you to believe that… I need you to believe that. I can't miss you, Lindsay…"
Lindsay laughed through her tears.
"I do, Danny, I do believe you. I totally believe you are sorry. And I do believe you'll miss me. That you'll think of me, cry, and wish you could turn back time. But the problem is, Danny, that you can't. And that you didn't think of me when you went into that bar. And you didn't think of me when you were kissing that other woman. Or when you were on top of her, you didn't think of me at all."
"I didn't have sex with her!" Danny protested.
"Whatever."
She turned around, closed her bag and began to walk away. That was it, Danny couldn't handle it anymore. He was going to lose her and he couldn't change that.
"Lindsay!"
She hesitated. Truth was, she didn't want to leave. She didn't want them to be over. She loved Danny. Even though he had betrayed her, she still loved him. But she couldn't trust him anymore, and trust was one of the things needed most in a relationship. Especially for her, she needed to be able to trust her boyfriend. She had thought she could trust Danny, and he had cheated on her.
"Lindsay," Danny whispered in her ear, now standing behind her. "Don't go…"
He rested his hands on her shoulders. "Don't go, please baby, we can work this out… Just… Just give me another chance, please, I promise you can trust me…"
She had almost given in. Almost. Then she saw a vision of Danny and another woman and she got nauseous and stepped away from him.
"Danny, stop, please, you're making this harder for both of us."
"I am?" Danny asked sharply, "So you're saying this isn't hard? It isn't hard for you to just walk out of this apartment and never come back? If this isn't hard, Lindsay, tell me what this is."
She made no attempt to wipe away her tears. He could see them. It didn't matter anymore.
"It's just what it is, Danny," she whispered. "I don't like it, I hate it. But you hurt me, and I can't continue this. Not now. Maybe… Maybe, if you show me that I can trust you again, maybe I will. But…"
She looked around, not knowing how to finish her sentence. At last she looked Danny in the eye, seeing the regret and pain he felt. She closed her eyes for a moment and then turned around to leave. To leave his apartment, to leave his life. But he wasn't ready to let her go yet.
"Lindsay, just…"
She couldn't help turning around. He sounded so lost.
"Just tell me… honestly… is this the end?"
"Danny…"
"Look me in the eye and tell me you don't love me anymore."
She looked up and met his eyes.
"I love you, Danny."
His heart jumped at the words.
"But…"
"But what?" he asked, losing his hope again.
"Love, or the absence thereof, isn't the problem. The problem is trust. I can't trust you anymore. That's why… I'm leaving."
"Lindsay, you have to understand… I know, I screwed up, and I won't blame you if you walk out of here and never come back. I won't blame you, I won't hate you. I'll still love you. Forever. And I'll do whatever it takes to show you that. Please don't give up on me just yet, please…"
Lindsay felt the tears running down her cheeks again. She wanted to kiss him, embrace him, feel his strong arms around her just once again; she didn't want to leave. But she had to. He had left her no choice.
"I won't give up on you, Danny," she said, so softly he almost didn't hear her. "But you'll have to earn my trust again. I need to be by myself now, please let me go. And in a while… Maybe we can give it another shot. But we'll have to start all over again."
She sighed.
"I hope that kiss was worth it, Danny."
With those words, she turned around and walked out of his apartment, out of his life. And he watched her descend the stairs, her bag in her left hand. He silently begged her to come back, to talk to him, just to say goodbye. She didn't look back.
A/N: Eep. Please tell me what you think? I need some feedback here guys )