Love

๐Ÿ˜‹Hello, hope you are having a good day. This is a story about Mattie's feelings after Leo leaves.

When Leo left, Mattie felt very empty. She tried to keep busy but kept thinking about Leo. Everyone knew that Mattie was upset. One day, Mattie was with her boyfriend, Harun.

"What's wrong with you?" Harun asked.

"Nothing." Mattie answered.

"You've seemed so upset that past few months."

"I just don't feel good. I've been thinking a lot about this."

"About what?"

"Us. I'm breaking up with you."

"Why? I thought you loved me?"

"I did but after what happened a few months ago, I've realized that I don't actually love you. I'm sorry."

Then Harun slapped Mattie.

"You'll regret that you broke up me." Harun angrily said. Then Harun left. Mattie began to cry. She pulled out a picture of Leo, Max, Mia, and Niska. They had taken it before they all went their separate ways. Mia gave her a copy. Mattie looked at Leo and felt a bit of happiness inside her. Then she walked home. When she got home, Laura saw her.

"Mattie, what's wrong?" Laura wondered. She went to Mattie and hugged her.

"I broke up with Harun." Mattie cried. Then Laura saw Mattie's red and bruised cheek.

"Did he slap you?"

"Yes."

"Go to your room and lie down. I'll be in there in a minute."

"Ok."

So Mattie went to her room. When she went in, she took her jacket and shoes off. Then she laid down on her bed. She thought about Leo. How he smiled at her a few times. When he told her that she wasn't stupid. Then about Harun. She realized that she could be more opened around Leo. Leo understood her more. Then Laura came in.

"Let me look at your cheek." Laura said.

"Ok." Mattie replied. Mattie sat up and let Laura look at her bruised cheek. Laura put something on it to help the swelling.

"Why did you break up with Harun?"

"Because I felt that I had to hide who I am around him. After what happened to us, I realized that I didn't love him. I love someone else. I love a man that is different. Even though it could never work."

"Why? Does he know?"

"No and he might never know. He's on the run because he isn't fully human."

"Oh. You fell in love with Leo."

"Yeah. I felt able to be myself. Is it so wrong?"

"Not even close. I saw how Leo looked at you. He was nicer to you than Harun. He was a gentleman. At least he doesn't smoke."

Mattie and Laura laughed softly.

"Call him and tell him you love him." Laura suggested.

"I don't want to do it over the phone." Mattie answered.

"Then tell him to meet you someplace. Someplace you guys have met before. Someplace Hobb doesn't know about it."

"Ok."

"Then if they're willing. They can come help us pack."

"Pack?"

"We're moving. It'll be safer for all of us."

"Ok."

Then Laura left. Mattie grabbed her laptop and made contact with Leo on a website.

"We need to talk." Mattie typed. Almost immediately Leo typed back. It was uncreated. Mattie knew it was Leo's number. She called him. Leo picked up.

"What is it? Is something wrong?" Leo asked.

"We need to meet. It's important."

"Ok. Where?"

"Where we met. Meet me there tomorrow at 10 am."

"Ok."

Then they hung up. Laura heard it. When Joe got home, he was fustrated.

"Why did Harun slap you?" Joe questioned.

"I broke up with him." Mattie sighed.

"Why did you break up with him?"

"After what happened to us, I realized that I didn't love him."

"Joe, can I talk to you?" Laura wondered.

"Sure." Joe replied. Laura and Joe went to their room.

"She broke up with Harun because she found love. She loves Leo." Laura whispered.

"Leo?"

"Yes. She's going to met him tomorrow and tell him. I told her they would be welcomed to come help us pack. She needs to get this off her chest."

"Where?"

"I don't know. The less we know, the less Hobb knows. I just know that when Leo sees her bruise, he'll be worried."

"I hope so."

Then next morning, Mattie got up, got dressed and grabbed what she needed. She grabbed the keys to her car and left. She was glad that she was finally 18. When she got to the coffee shop, she went in and sat down. She faced the door. She looked at her phone and saw that it was 10 am.

"What's this about?" Leo wondered. She turned around and saw Leo. He was holding two cups of coffee. She stood up and smiled.

"Which charm school did you go to?" Mattie chuckled.

"None."

"Come on. Sit down."

So they sat down. Leo gave her a cup of coffee.

"Thanks." Mattie sighed. That's when Leo saw her cheek. He moved so that he was sitting next to her. He touched her cheek. Mattie winced and gasped slightly.

"What happened?" Leo asked.

"My ex-boyfriend slapped me after I ended our relationship."

"Why did you break up with him?"

"Because I fell in love with a man older than me. You."

"Me?"

"Yes. I love you, Leo."

"What? No you don't."

"Yes, I do."

"No. No one can love me."

"I do."

"I just said that no human can love me. I'm not fully human and you know that."

"I do. No matter what you say, Leo. I will always love you."

TBC

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