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Runaway
"I didn't mean to say that…" Emily cried, as Harriet led her into her dressing room away from everyone. "I was horrible to him…"
"He'll get over it." Harriet said softly, sitting down on the couch, pulling her down next to her.
"I shouldn't have brought it up…" She replied. "Not like that, not in front of everyone."
Harriet sighed quietly, putting a comforting arm around her.
"He's going to hate me."
Harriet smiled slightly. "I don't think that's possible."
"But what I said to him…" She started.
"Danny will calm him down." Harriet assured her. "Just talk to him later and explain everything."
"And you think he will listen?"
"Of course he will." She told her. "I know, Matthew… He'll shout and then storm off… But he always comes back if he cares about you… And he does care about you."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah, otherwise why would he get upset in the first place?"
Emily smiled slightly. "Yeah, I guess so."
Harriet smiled, leaning forwards and grabbing a box of tissues off of the coffee table and handed them to her.
"I really wished things worked out between Matt and you." Emily told her. "You'd make a great sister-in-law."
Harriet sighed softly. "I think what happened today proves that Matthew and I aren't as perfect for each other as we thought we were."
She frowned slightly. "What does that mean?"
"You don't need to worry about this."
"Harriet, what?"
"Matthew never told me about him being getting engaged." She replied. "He... He should have told me that."
"It wasn't like they actually did get married." Emily pointed out.
"But still…"
"No, the reason that he didn't marry her was because he didn't love her…"
"But he still got engaged to her."
"Only because he was forced to."
"What?"
"My parents and her parents arranged it... They were made to date when they were younger, then once they finished High school they were meant to get married." Emily explained. "Matt was meant to go to Yale to study Law like my father did and like my brother…"
"So, what happened?"
"I don't know." She shrugged. "I was quite young at the time, I don't really remember a lot… All I know was that Matt didn't turn up for the wedding, and then later told everyone he was going to become a writer."
"And that's what all the fights between him and them have been about?"
"Yeah."
Harriet was quiet for a moment, thinking about it.
"Harriet, I know he loved you… I know he still does." Emily told her. "Don't let this get in the way if there is any hope for you guys in the future."
"It's not the fact that he was engaged… That doesn't bother me." Harriet replied. "It's the fact that I'm hearing this all for the first time and it's from you… Not him."
XxXxX
"You know, we've got to go back sometime, don't you?" Matt commented to Danny as they sat at a bar down the street from the studio.
"We've got time."
"No, we haven't."
"No, we haven't, but don't worry about it."
"Okay." Matt nodded, picking up his bottle and taking a mouthful of the beer.
"So, you want to talk or anything?"
"Not really." Matt glanced across at him. "You are going to make me talk though?"
"How'd you guess?"
"Danny." Matt sighed.
"Look, it's not everyday you get blamed for the death of an old girlfriend."
"It is if you knew my parents." Matt muttered.
"Your parents are crazy… The way they have treated you… Just forgot about them." Danny told him. "You need to talk to Emily…"
"No."
"Matt, you need to tell her the truth."
"Why?"
"Because she has just announced to everyone that your ex girlfriend committed suicide, because you dumped her."
"No, she told everyone my ex fiancé committed suicide, because I stood her up at the alter."
"Matt…"
"And for the record, I didn't dump her."
"Well, tell everyone that." Danny told him. "This isn't your fault, Matt."
"I know that."
"But other people don't."
"You know the truth." Matt replied.
"Matt, are you trying to be difficult on purpose?" Danny sighed.
He looked over at him again. "I tried telling the truth, and no one believed me."
"Matt…"
He rubbed his eyes. "In a few days this will have all blown over."
"And if it does?"
Matt shrugged. "I'll just runaway again and start a new life some else."
Danny just gave him a look, watching as he finished off his beer.
"It worked last night." Matt stated when he saw the look. "Come on, let's get back to the studio."
"You sure?" Danny asked, both of them standing up.
"Yeah, I've got some ideas that I want to try and work on."
XxXxX
Matt sat looking ahead silently in his office. He had asked Suzanne not to let anyone in, unless it was important and so far, he had been left alone.
That was until there was a quiet knock on the door and Suzanne stuck her head around the door.
"Can Harriet come in?"
Matt looked at her for a minute, and then decided that he would have to talk to her at some point, he might as well get it out of the way.
"Yeah, sure." He sighed.
A few seconds later, Harriet walked in.
"So, what can I do for you?" He asked.
"Matthew…" She sighed, sitting down.
"You mad at me?"
"Yes."
"Yeah, thought so." He sighed, sitting up straight.
"You never told me."
"No."
"You were engaged and you never told me."
"I didn't."
"Why not?"
"Well, you never exactly asked."
"Matthew!"
"Harriet, it's a different lifetime… It's not important."
"A girl died!"
Matt looked up at her quickly. "And I suppose you know all about that don't you?"
"No, because you haven't told me anything about it!"
"Right, so don't judge me on something you know nothing about!"
She stood up. "Fine! I'll just go!"
Matt hit his hand down hard on the desk as she slammed the door on her way out. He pulled open his draw and searched around until he found what he was looking for.
He glanced around to make sure no one was watching before popping open a pill bottle and tipping some into his hand. He grabbed a bottle of water to swallow them down with.
TBC
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