She tiptoed quietly along in her work shoes up the entry way. Peering side to side, she made sure she was alone. Surely she looked insane, sneaking into her own house. Hopefully there weren't any neighbors around. They would want to talk, they would ask questions. She was in no mood for chatter.
She reached the front door and placed and ear to it, holding her breath. Voices. As quietly as possible she gripped the door knob, unaware of what to expect; but all too aware of what she dreaded. For a moment she hesitated, thinking that some things were better left unknown. If she walked away now, there wouldn't be any pain; sometimes the truth isn't worth it. That's what she told herself. But in that moment, with her ear grazing the front door, a noise echoed through her house, a familiar noise that sufficiently pissed her off.
She burst through the door. There was a sharp gasp. They came apart.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" She exclaimed, exasperation laced into her words.
She got no reply. They just shuffled. The strange girl in her bed, she let out a yelp, a small one, and covered her tits. The man, the one that she loved, he crawled off of the strange girl like a coward. He was so small for such a large man, she thought.
It was a joke, a cruel fucking joke.
"Get out of my house". She spoke without direction, at this point it didn't matter. But the only one to leave was the strange girl, who struggled to gather her shit off the floor and run out the front door shamelessly.
"Lucia, I can explain" the man she loved pleaded, pathetic.
She scoffed with crossed arms, looking straight ahead and trying not to cry. "What-", her voice quivered, she internally scolded herself, "Could you possibly say this time?"
"That I'm a bad person babe. And I make mistakes, but don't we all?"
"Fraus, what do you think I am?" she looked at him in disbelief. "Do you think I'm a goddamned fool?"
"No, of course not" He threw on a robe and approached her.
"Then why do you do this to me?" she pleaded, feeling cold and empty.
"I'm so sorry, so, so sorry" He stood in front of her. He was a much taller than her, and far more intimidating. She flinched when he touched her lightly, as if it burned. "I love you" he spoke, looking deep into her once bright green eyes. She didn't say anything, just tugged at her lavender hair nervously.
The man standing before her, the man that she loved, she didn't love him anymore. It was clear now; it took the sharp pain of betrayal stabbing her in the chest for everything to make sense. And no matter how easy it had been in years past, she couldn't let it go this time.
He wrapped her in his arms like he always had, begging for forgiveness. But she didn't feel warmth or safety like before. She felt desolate and alone and hurt. It was suffocating.
"Fraus, you have to leave" she muttered, trying to break free of his grasp, "I'm done with you".
"Babe, you're kidding. You don't mean that" he chuckled and swept a bit of hair behind her ear.
"I'm serious" she said rigidly, "You disgust me".
The fake smile on his face disappeared only to be replaced by rage, "Just like that? Did I even mean anything to you?"
"Once" she stated simply, looking down.
"This is so fucking typical of you, Lucia. You're an immature bitch, you know that?" He glared at her, eyes ablaze.
She knew that fighting wouldn't accomplish anything, it never did. Nonetheless, he was wrong. She always gave him a second chance. They had been together for five years, and it wasn't something she was going to give up without thought. Of course not, she was there for him at every turn, even today, when she got a promotion and wanted nothing more than to tell him over her break. But when there was a strange vehicle parked outside, curiosity took charge because the last time it happened she found a strange woman in bed with him. The only difference was, then, she forgave him.
"Are you even listening to me?" he yelled, grabbing her wrists.
"Not anymore" she stared straight ahead, unsurprised when she felt a hand slap into the side of her face.
"You're a fucking joke" He seethed, pushing her into a wall.
"Better than you" she said, staring straight into his deep brown eyes.
He charged her and pushed her frail body to the floor. She stared up at him and almost felt a tear well up, but blinked it back. "You're the idiot Lucia. I never loved you; you were just stupid enough to let me use you" he stopped and wiped a hand across his mouth, "It was fun in the beginning, but now you're a wreck. I'm actually happy this happened, the sex has been awful lately".
"Leave" she stood up and straightened her clothing, "Be gone by the time I get home".
"Or what, Lucia? You're pathetic" he laughed maniacally, "You'll probably forgive me by tomorrow you dumb bitch".
"I doubt it". And just like that, she left her house. After all, duty called.
"Miss Adrien, I have your first assignment as Senior Communications Correspondent. I must say, I'm very proud of you. You're the youngest member of PSICOM to ever attain a position of this magnitude".
"Thank you Sir, I'm honored" Lucia spun to face her boss, make that former boss, and offered a weak smile. He handed her a virtual data log which she took graciously and slid into a pocket.
"You're my most trustworthy agent Miss Adrien, as soon as I saw the position open I recommended you" he smiled kindly.
"I won't let you down Sir".
"I know you won't" he nodded at her and began to walk away, but just before he turned around, he stopped. "Lucia" he said in a hushed voice, "Between you and me, is everything okay at home?"
"Um… yes sir" she hesitated.
"I don't mean to meddle, but you have bruises. They weren't there before you left". He gave her a concerned look and glanced at the aforementioned blemishes.
"I-I was having some problems" she wrapped her arms around her torso, "But I've solved them. It took a lot, but everything is fine Sir. And I swear it won't interfere with my work".
"I wasn't worried about that, I just… If you ever need some help, don't be afraid to ask".
"Of course Sir, thank you Sir" Lucia nodded childishly.
He briefly gave her the same worried look. "Now get back to work, kid" he joked and saluted, doing a bang up job of breaking the tension.
Lucia turned back around and let out a deep sigh, it was time to pack up. She was leaving this town for good and moving up to New Eden. It was a huge step for her, and all but two hours ago she had hoped to take it with Fraus. But it was better this way, she was convinced of it. A whole new life on the recently finished New Eden was going to be spectacular; she had heard it was incredibly beautiful.