Broken Meetings and Memories

Mitchell just starred at her. What else could he do? In his mind all he could see was her talking with another man. He remembered it as if it happened yesterday...

"Alex!" he knew that voice, it was Cori! He looked as saw her waving. He was a about to go to her when another embraced her in a bear hug. "Well Little Missy... It's been a long time!" He went closer to them so he could hear better, but stuck to the shadows. He watched as the talked and laughed. He was about to walk away when he saw the man take her hands in his own.

"We need to see each other more Missy!" Cori laughed. "Alex, you know I'm busy with school and Mitchell." she smiled when she said his name, but he didn't seem to notice. "Well then! I see where I stand love!" she rolled her eyes and stood up, Alex following behind her smiling.

"I have to go Alex I've got to go to the store then meet Mitchell at home for dinner."

"I know love, but do keep in touch will you?" she smiled and planted a soft kiss on his cheek, "You know I will..." before she said anything else, Mitchell stormed off, anger blinding him.

Her crying made him think of when he left. She cried the same way when he left her that night. He closed his eyes so as not see her, but he saw her still, crying in the past.

"Mitchell? You home?" she called her him and he grabbed his suit cases storming to the front door. "Mitch? What's wrong?" she took the bags to the kitchen and set them on the counter turning back to him. They rage in his eyes made her step back, "Mitchell?"

"You cheating bitch! How could you? I trusted you!" he yelled at her loudly, his eyes going black due to his anger. She saw the anger in him, and he saw she was afraid of him for the first time in her life. "What are you talking about Mitchell?!"

"I saw you with him! That Alex fellow! I heard him call you love! You kissed him for God's sake! You cheater! Well that's in I'm done!" he turned around and stormed out, Coriander hot on his heels. "Mitchell!" she grabbed his arm and she shoved her back, making her fly against the wall. Her eyes were wide with tears. He felt back for hurting her but he felt she deserved it.

"I saw you. Nothing from you lying mouth can trick me!" he grabbed the picker of them from the entryway and tore it from its case, "No! Don't!" He tore it to shreds and let it drop to the floor before storming out of the apartment. Her sobs following him as he went.

He opened his eyes and took stiff steps toward her, there he stopped before her. Hands in his pocket he looked down at her. "So, that Alex Fellow enjoy knocking you up?" his question was mocking. Coriander's head shot up faster than lightening and stood before him anger clear in her eyes. "No, Mitchell he didn't. He doesn't even know how to please a woman like that!"

"You calling him bad in bed?" he asked mockingly. "No, I hear he's a excellent lover to his partner, in fact Neil tells me about it in detail even when I tell him not to. I don't want to hear about my best friend's sex life."

"So you admit it?!" he had only partly been listening, but was cut off but a slap to his cheek, "You arse! Alex is GAY! HE doesn't like females that way!" his cheek stung as did his ears. He ran back over that she said and felt the part of the fool. "That still doesn't explain why you are pregnant..." his words were softly, but still held venom.

Coriander let herself slump down on the bench. "Mitchell… I…" she sighed and patted the spot next to her, and he sat stiffly not looking at her. "The night of the day you left I went out to a bar… don't give me that look. We both know I hate alcohol, but I was desperate to drive you from my mind. If just for a few blissful moments…" she ran a hand across her cheek wiping away the tears.

"I was there alone for about 30 minutes when someone sat next to me… at first I thought it was you… but then I saw it couldn't have been. You've got black hair not brown, plus your eyes are deep brown his were blue… But I swear you and he could've been parted at birth you looked so alike… We started talking. I left to go to the loo... I came back and finished my drink. Next thing I know, I'm in a torn dress, and my under garments are gone… It was about 4 AM then… I couldn't find anything but by cell phone, so I called Alex since you didn't answer your damn phone.

"He and Neil came and got me. I found out two months later I was pregnant…" Mitchell just sat there. His brain racing, "I wish you had have answered that call… While Alex's arms were comforting, he wasn't you…" She stood up, "If you wish to talk you know where I am…" as quickly as possible she left him sitting there. There he stayed his brain racing. She stopped about 10 yards from him, knowing he could still hear her. "I never blamed you though… not once…" with those parting words she left.