Regret and redemption
Summary: Chloe and Derek had been dating for a year when one day Chloe came home to find Derek and one of her best friends, Rae, in bed together
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Darkest Powers
Chapter 2
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I woke up disoriented and groggy, with a splitting headache, my throat was dry and my eyes were heavy. I sat up in bed and immediately regretted it, the salad from last night was making its way up my throat, I made it to the toilet just in time though. I rinsed my mouth out and brushed my teeth, I took a deep breath in preparing myself for the day ahead. I walked back to the room and changed into the new clothes I bought yesterday. I decided I would look for an apartment and start rebuilding my life. Under normal circumstances it would have taken me longer to get a grip on myself but thinking about my baby pulled me out of the hole I was in. I had to pull myself together because I had a responsibility to this baby, I can't have the luxury of moping.
I look through my phone book for the number of the realtor that helped Derek and I get our little cottage, he would help me get a nice apartment in no time. He answered on the third ring "Good morning, Richard Foggle speaking, how may I help you today?" "Hi Mr. Foggle, it's Chloe Saunders speaking, you helped me and my…er… boyfriend get a place about a year ago." I answered a bit awkward at how to phrase Derek and I's situation. "Oh, hello Ms. Saunders, I think I vaguely remember that, how can I help you? Are you having troubles with the cottage?" "No, no the cottage is great, I needed your help with finding an apartment, you see my boyfriend and I split up and I need to find a place for myself. Do you think you could help me with that?" I ask in a small voice, hoping he could. "I'm sorry to hear that Ms. Saunders, but I can certainly help you with that. Could we meet at my office at 10:30am to discuss things further?" he asked. I accepted and hung up. I went down for some breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Today I was actually hungry and headed straight for the breakfast buffet, I had some pancakes with pickles, chocolate syrup and some parmesan sprinkled on top. Weird combination but I guess that's my pregnancy appetite. I scarfed down the whole plate and went for a second batch, I never eat this much so I'm guessing this is also part of the pregnancy, considering I'm carrying the child of a werewolf it makes perfect sense.
I arrived at Foggle's office and gave my name to the secretary, she told me to take a seat and wait a few minutes. Five minutes later I was told he was ready for me and I entered his office, it was cozy yet professional looking. It was a fair sized white coloured office, it had cream and brown coloured furniture, the chairs were really comfy looking. Foggle was seated in a large brown computer chair, when he saw me he stood up and shook my hand. "Hello Ms. Saunders, lovely to see you again, please take a seat" he motioned to the cream colored matching chairs in front of his desk. "Hello Mr. Foggle, thank you" I said taking a seat.
We went through the motions of finding a place, within the week we had seen about 10 different apartments and I finally settled on the one I thought was best. It was already furnished which was very helpful for me and it was in a great location. I moved in and was deciding how I was going to get my stuff form Derek's place. I thought about going myself but then the thought of facing Derek was just unbearable. I ended up hiring someone to do it for me; I did let them know not to divulge my whereabouts to Derek. Everything was delivered to me the very next day and I began to unpack and put everything where I wanted it. As I was unpacking one of the boxes an envelope fell out of it, it didn't have a stamp on it but it did have my name scrawled on it in Derek's messy handwriting. I sucked in a breath, he must 've snuck it into my things because I won't talk to him. I contemplate whether I should open it or not, do I really want to see what he has to say? I'm undecided so it I put it in a drawer to think about later.
When I'm done organizing everything I look around and am happy with the result. I decide to call Tori, I haven't talked to anyone since I left the cottage despite all the calls I kept on getting. "Chloe! OMG I've been so worried about you, Derek said you left but he won't tell us why. Are you ok? What happened?" I really didn't want to have this conversation over the phone so I give her my address and ask her to come over, I also ask her to not tell Derek where I live.
There's a knock on the door and I immediately know its Tori, I take in a deep breath and open the door. Tori is standing there both angry and concerned, she immediately tackles me in a breathtaking hug. I smile a little at the show of affection. She releases me and hammers me with questions. I ask her to sit down and I start explaining to her what happened, she stares at me in shock and disbelief. "That bastard! That's why he wouldn't tell us! I always disliked Dog-breath but I never imagined he'd be capable of something like this. I'm so sorry Chloe" Tori says, she immediately wraps me in a comforting embrace. I decide its best not to tell Tori about the baby just yet, not until I'm ready.
Tori ended up staying for dinner and then leaving. I begged her not to tell Derek where I am and she promised me she wouldn't. I told her I had everything under control and that I'd be fine, she still seemed concerned but she accepted my words. Once I was sure she was gone I sagged onto the couch and cried, my life took such a drastic turn, I thought everything was going so great and with the baby I thought things would get even better. Little did I know. I was suddenly startled by the sudden ringing of my phone, it was work. They asked me to come in tomorrow and I agreed.
Things will start looking up eventually.
Hey so I'm really new to this whole writing thing. I decided to give it a shot because I thought of this story and I really wanted to see it on paper. I hope you enjoy it. I would really appreciate some feedback, good or bad. My writing isn't that great and I kinda struggle with the whole point of view thing. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Gracias