Cruel Dispute

"We need to set some things straight," AJ said standing in the doorway.

"So you finally wanna talk?" Alexis asked. "Go ahead, entertain me."

"Don't you ever just want freedom?" AJ asked her. "Time without me, time that we don't have to worry about what the other one thinks?"

"What?" Alexis asked.

"I want a break," AJ said.

Alexis just stared at him. Her heart being torn to shreds with every word that came out of his mouth. The same mouth that had kissed her passionately and lovingly so many times.

"I didn't know that you thought of me as a burden," Alexis said holding back tears.

"It's not that you're a burden," AJ said to her. "It's more of a inconvenience."

"I'm an inconvenience to you?" Alexis asked as the tears flowed down her cheeks. "Why are you doing this?"

"C'mon, you're trying to tell me that you've loved not being to fault yourself for every guy that walks past?" He asked.

"Yes, I did," Alexis said to him. "Because I loved you. And I thought that you loved me too."

"I do love you," AJ said.

"Then what is all this about?" Alexis asked. "Why don't you want me anymore? Why do I not know you anymore?"

When AJ started to answer Alexis held up a hand.

"I don't even want to know," she said. "Get out."

"It's my house," AJ said to her.

"It's half mine," Alexis said. "Now get out before I phone the cops."

"It's half yours?" AJ asked laughing. "When was the last time that you worked?"

"Answer me one thing if you would."

"Sure," AJ said.

"Who do you want to fuck?" She asked. "Or who did you already fuck?"

"What?" AJ asked laughing.

"Who is it?"

"When did you draw that conclusion?" He asked still laughing.

"Why else would you want to leave me?"

"You're fucking crazy. You know that right?" He asked.

"Why are you doing this? You swore that you would never do it again!" Alexis screamed. "You promised me that there was no way in hell that you would ever hurt me like you did!"

AJ looked away from her.

"You were crying when you said it too," Alexis said crying harder. "You said that you could never live with yourself if you put me through this much pain again!"

"Things change Alexis!" AJ yelled.

"Do you realize how long it's been since you've used my whole name? It was right before you said that you loved me," Alexis said. "You know, I've made a lot of mistakes in my like AJ. But the dumbest one by far was letting you back in so that you could hurt me again."

"Because this is all my fault right?" AJ asked her.

"I did nothing but support you in every thing that you've ever wanted to do!" Alexis yelled. "I loved you! And all you do is keep hurting me! It's almost as if you enjoy it!"

"Why would I enjoy hurting you?" AJ asked.

Alexis was going to open her mouth to speak but couldn't. She had gotten herself so worked up that she couldn't speak, she couldn't even cry, or scream, she couldn't even feel herself breathe.

AJ looked at her and then looked towards the door. He picked up his car keys and walked out the door.

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