Chapter 2 of It Was Meant To Be
"I saw Jake having dinner with another woman at the Pink Place". The words kept replaying themselves in her mind, she hung up the phone, not moving from the spot she was standing in. Calleigh felt numb as she stood there, the phone in her hand. Her mouth was dry, her throat starting to burn. "How could Jake do this to me"? Calleigh thought, as much as she was hurt she couldn't cry. The tears refused to fall, she felt like she couldn't produce the tears that were supposed to come with this type of pain.
Deep inside, anger started to rise, pushing the pain and sadness to the bottom of her soul. "I deserve much better than this, it's his loss not mine". The blonde reassured herself. The numbness she was feeling earlier started to vanish, disappearing a little bit at a time. Crossing the living room, and taking long strides toward the light switch on the cream colored wall beside the front door, the ballistics expert flipped the lights off. The darkness was cool, refreshing almost.
The blonde closed her eyes, trying to get a grip on her emotions. What she was feeling she couldn't quite explain in words. She felt a mixture of hurt, and anger but at the same time she felt relief. Calleigh could tell her relationship with Jake was going downward but a part of her couldn't accept that fact. But for him to cheat on her with another woman drew the line, anger flooded her entire body, taking over her emotions.
She walked over to the beige colored couch, flopping onto the piece of the furniture. The leather was cool against her bottom, leaning back into the cool leather the blonde CSI closed her eyes again. She stayed like that for what felt like minutes but in reality it was hours. Calleigh opened her eyes, her senses alert now when she heard the front door open. The anger that had subsided, returned with a vengeance.
Jake entered the condo, a confused expression on his face. His eyes surveyed the living room the best they could in the darkness, finally resting on the figure sitting on the couch. "Calleigh, why is it dark in here"? he asked, slightly concerned, flipping the lights on.
The blonde jerked her head in the direction of his voice, her green eyes flashing with anger. She rose from the couch, walking over to her cheating boyfriend. "Where were you this evening Jake"? She asked, her voice strained with anger.
Jake looked at her with innocence. "I was having dinner with some of the guys". He replied coolly, not understanding why he was being interrogated.
"Look at him, acting all innocent". The ballistics expert thought bitterly, taking a step toward him.
"Really Jake, then how come Lauren saw you having dinner with another woman"! She yelled, her southern accent was heavy.
Jake backed up a few steps, seeing the anger flashing in her eyes he taught that action was best for his health.
"She's lying, she's just jealous of you Calleigh"! He yelled back.
Calleigh grew furious, restraining herself from lunging at the brunette. "Don't bring Lauren into his, this is your mistake".
"How could you do this to me Jake, I loved you and he go and do this to me". There was a hint of sadness in her tone.
Jake dropped his gaze to the floor, remaining silent. She stared at him in disbelief.
"Just leave, get out of my house"! She screamed.
Jake backed up toward the front door, his eyes fixed on the ground. "I'm sorry Calleigh". He whispered as he turned around and opened the front door.
Calleigh slammed the door shut behind him, locking it. Not a single tear fell from her green eyes, proving how emotionally strong the blonde ballistics expert was.
TBC..