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Jessie's Girl
Chapter 7
"I told you I loved you… and yet you said nothing." Gakupo said, trying his hardest to keep his voice even.
"How am I supposed to react? Please let me know!" Said Gumi.
"I don't know, but say something!"
"You're a married man, there's no way you could love me!"
"But I do… and I can't deny it anymore."
"We should've stopped this a long time ago… we should've known it was going to be a matter of time before someone got hurt."
Gakupo sat back against the headboard, his bare back against the polished wood, and sighed. The bedroom looked as if a tornado had blown through it. The sheets lay haphazardly askew, clothing littered the once clean floor, and any pitchers of him and his wife had been turned away or laid down. They had returned to his home to simply talk about their future together, what they wanted to do and how it would interfere with her lessons. But one thing led to another, and suddenly they were in the master bedroom among the sheets. The air was still thick with the stench of musk and cum.
"Do you not love me? Is it Kaito you want to be with?"
"Kaito? Kaito is just my friend!"
It stung. The words stung like acid as they left her mouth. Kaito was gentle and kind, smart and funny. They had things in common, they had actual conversations . Together they were themselves, teenagers just trying to figure out life and their place in it.
"Then why? Why not return my affections? What is holding you back?"
"This Gakupo! This is holding me back!" Gumi fingered the elegant band, engraved with something that was far too small for her to see. "I can't love you or even continue this while you're still with Luka. It's not right, and I can't keep doing this to myself… I can't keep lying."
"I'll leave her, I'll get a divorce. That way you and I can be together without any worries. We can move away, I'll work and take care of us while you go to college."
"Gakupo… no… I care about you too much to let you do something like that. You have a life with Luka, a home… what kind of person would I be if I allowed you to do that?"
Gakupo wove his fingers through Gumi's short vibrant tresses, pulling her closer to him as he did so. "I love you Gumi… that isn't going to change no matter what happens after this."
"Yes it will… after my recital I will be quitting cello lessons."
…
"Kaito?" Gumi asked as she approached the blue haired teen.
Gumi, after meeting with Gakupo, decided it was best that she returned to her home for some much needed time alone. Everything that was once the norm for her was suddenly spiraling out of her control and for once Gumi didn't know how to handle it all. She should've known her time with Gakupo wouldn't last forever, he was after all so much older than her with a life of his own. But she hadn't expected it to end so abruptly like it had. She tried her hardest to block out the image of the hurt man's face as she quietly redressed and left without another word after her disclosing her plans to quit her lessons. Now sure Gumi wasn't on his level of expertise with strings, but that didn't mean the girl didn't have a natural, raw talent for the cello. That didn't mean she didn't play each piece given to her with a passion and vigor that needed to be harvested for future potential.
The boy turned to face her, a forced smile playing on his thin lips. "Oh, hey Gumi." Said Kaito. "What's up?"
"Just… buying something to snack on for when I get home. The ice cream shop is closed at this time of time." He seemed a bit disheartened.
Green brows furrowed deeply. "I could've sworn Miku told me something important was today."Gumi vaguely remembered her tealette friend being exceptional happy earlier that week for reasons she hadn't bothered to ask.
Kaito nodded as he placed the chip bag he had been looking over back on the rack. "Today was supposed to be romantic, giving it's our anniversary. But… she blew me off for cheer practice. Said something about nationals coming up." He huffed, annoyed, as he snatched up another bag of chips and scanned it.
"I'm sorry, Miku is pretty serious about competitions… that girl was born to be a leader. But I'm sorry it had to happen on such an important day." Said Gumi.
"It's alright I guess," Shrugged the boy. "It's not like we've been together long anyway."
"How long have you two been together?" Gumi asked, scanning over the snack shelves at her side. She supposed she should eventually get something since she was there.
"A few months now," Replied the boy casually. He attempted to play off like he wasn't truly affected spending the seemingly important day alone and failed.
"Wow, I've had longer relationships with a bag of chips." Gumi said. She grinned at the look the boy gave her. "How about we get these?" She picked up a random bag of chips. "Rent a random movie, talk about how bad it is, and wish we'd rented something better? Hmmm? I'll buy the snacks."
Kaito tapped his chin, thoughtfully, as he pretended to ponder the girl's offer. "Supply some pizza too and you have yourself a deal."
"Alright, deal." Chuckled Gumi.
Kaito too gave a chuckle or so as he followed the girl up to the counter to check out their snacks. He supposed the night wasn't going to be so uselessly spent after all.
