"Long night, Em?"
I had just finished downing my whiskey and slammed the glass back on the bar top. When I heard the clicking of her heels stop behind me. With the burn of the drink still in my throat. I held up two fingers to signal to the bartender I wanted one drink for myself and for my new company.
"More like a long, bad week." I looked up at her as she moved to sit on the bar stool beside me. I watched her as she kept her focused on the bartender pouring our drinks. As I looked at her I thought about everything that went wrong this week. Alison being checked into a mental intuition, Spencer finding out Caleb kissed Hanna, and Toby taking a bullet for Spencer instead his own girlfriend. Sure Hanna being found was one good thing that came out of this week, but it was stressful worrying about whatever -A or –As would come up with next. Just the thought of going through this again would drive anyone to drink.
"Well" She picked up the glass the bartender handed her and put it up to her lips. "it can't be harder than that week we were married." Taking a long very un-Hastings gulp of the strong drink she held.
I turned my gaze to the drink I now had in my hand and took a deep breath in.
"Melissa I don't.."
"Think we should talk about what happened between us. I know" After is finished off my own words she moved her hand to my lap and grabbing my leg as if she was trying to keeping me from leaving. I looked up at her to try and find her eyes, but she kept those, deep brown, eyes I had once trusted on her drink that sitting on top of the bar. "But I am sorry for what I did Emily and" she looked away from her drink and her eyes met mine. "I wish; I could take it back."
We both searched each other's eyes. Her looking for forgiveness and me looking for what deception was to befall me this time with her. My glance fell down to her lips for a moment and I felt an intense pull to kiss them. Maybe we can make this work. Maybe it can go back to the way things were before. Maybe I just have to forgive her and..
*Beep Beep*
The text brought me right back to reality. I pulled myself away from the spell that I was under once again and looked forward as I moved her hand off my lap.
"What are you doing here Melissa?"
"Well I needed to take a break from the house.." Placing her hands back on her drink and stirring her drink with the straw.
"No, I mean here in Rosewood." I said interrupting her. I could feel myself go on edge like the days back in high school.
"I needed to support my Mother." I suddenly felt the stool move towards my ex.
"Is Wren okay with you being gone so long?" I swallow a good size portion of my drink as she put her hand back on my leg and started to rub it. I could feel my anxiety start to dissipate.
"Wren and I are not together."