Baron stared with wide eyes at Kandyse. It had to be a joke. It just had to be. She couldn't be breaking up with him. Her mint green eyes didn't look like she was joking though. There was a sad look in them. That made him angry. She didn't get to look sad when she was the one breaking up with him.

"Why?" He asked.

She sighed and ran a hand through her short, rose gold dyed hair.

"I'm just not in love with you anymore," she said.
"That's bullshit!" He shouted.

She jumped at his outburst. He wanted to take her in his arms and apologize. He didn't mean to startle her. He reached for her but she took a step back. She didn't want him to touch her.

"I don't understand. How can you love me one day and not the next?" He asked.
"I didn't just wake up this morning and suddenly didn't love you anymore. I can't tell you when I started feeling like this. A few weeks ago. A month maybe. I'm not sure. I tried working through it. I thought I just needed time, but as time passed, I fell out of love with you," she said.
"What did I do wrong?" He asked.
"You didn't do anything wrong," she answered.
"Then why the fuck are you breaking up with me?" He shouted.

He could see the tears in her eyes. It made him even more angry. She was the one breaking his heart. She didn't get to be sad or cry over this.

"Don't you fucking dare cry when you're the one leaving me!" He growled.
"I'm sorry," she said.

She grabbed her purse and walked past him. He couldn't let her leave. He needed her to stay. He grabbed her arm and swung her back around to look at him.

"You don't get to leave me like this. I demand you stay. We can work this out. I love you, Kandyse. I love you so fucking much that I can't imagine my life without you. Just stay and let me love you, damn it," he said.
"Baron, this isn't what you want. You deserve to be with someone who loves you," she said.
"Let me love you!" He yelled.

She was stunned for a second and then the look in her eyes shifted. He knew he wasn't going to like what would come next. She placed her purse down on the table and nodded.

"Alright, here's how things are gonna go. I'll stay but I'll never love you again. Keep that in mind. I'll do whatever you want but I will grow to resent you for each passing second. Want sex? Okay. I hope you don't mind that I cry meanwhile because I don't want you to take my body against my will, but that is how things will go. Just be quick and move away once you're done," she said.

She pulled her t-shirt over her head. He stared at the bra underneath. A beautiful, black bra with flower lace on top. She had that bra in different colors. In that moment he knew what a fucked up thing he was asking for. He couldn't force her to love him.

"Where do you want me? Should I bend over something or lie down somewhere? Can you pick a place where I can see a wall clock so I can distract myself by counting the seconds as the second hand ticks around?" She asked.
"Kandyse," he whispered.
"Is that what you want?" She asked.
"No," he answered.

Tears fell from his eyes and he didn't care. He needed to cry. He needed to get it all out of his system and work through his heartbreak. And he needed to let her go.

"Put your shirt back on," he said.
"Are you sure? If we do it doggystyle, you won't be able to see me cry. I can't guarantee I can cry silently though. Maybe put on some loud music," she said.
"I get it!" He yelled. "I'm sorry, Kandyse. Please, leave. Just fucking leave, okay?"

She quickly put her t-shirt back on and picked up her purse.

"I never meant to hurt you," she said.
"I know," he sighed. "It's okay. Just leave. I'll be okay."

She nodded and that sad look was back in her eyes. He finally understood it. This wasn't an easy thing to do. It was never easy to break up with someone, especially not when that someone was still deeply in love with the person. She turned around and walked out of his house and out of his life.

Tears kept falling down his cheeks. He most likely would continue crying at random times for days. It was okay. He needed to feel and not bottle it up inside. He would eventually be okay again.