To Mend A Broken Heart

Chapter 11: Just Friends

1 week later…

I stepped back into our house, hand in hand with Todd, just returning from our honeymoon. I know you want the details but I'll just tell you that it was AMAZING! and that's all you need to know. Todd surprised me with a trip all over Europe and I enjoyed ever minute of it. Walking back into our house now, the first time since I became a wife, felt different; it was a whole new experience happening right before our eyes.

"I'm so happy to be home baby." Todd said, kissing me lightly.

"I know, me too. I loved the honeymoon but I love being home too."

"You know, Miles, this is really where our relationship starts. Not with the wedding, but when we actually get back to our normal lives, and I realized that we don't know what the other wants."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, on our honeymoon, we weren't really living; we were just having fun and hanging out. This is where our marriage really gets tested."

"You know what I think?"

"What babe?"

"That you're absolutely right, but I'm not worried about that because I married you to stay with you forever. You know what else I think?"

"What?"

"I think I love being called Mrs. Lewis."

"Well then, Mrs. Lewis. What would you like to do today?" he said, pulling my waist towards his.

"I actually think I need to do something."

"Like what?"

Ok, what was I supposed to do? Just come right out and tell him that I'm still thinking about Justin. No! I have to go talk to him, I have to tell him. He was my first boyfriend and no matter what I do, he still matters to me. I know what he did was wrong and I'll never forgive him for that, but he still deserves to know the truth, to know about Todd and me.

"I don't know… something out of the house."

"Then let me come with you."

"Can I do this alone?"

"Miles, what are you doing, tell me and I'll let you go alone."

"I think I'm going to go visit Justin."

"WHAT? WHY?" he said, letting go of me quickly, like I was disgusting to his grasp and raising his voice.

"He needs to know the truth Todd. I have to tell him!"

"LIKE HELL YOU DON'T! MILEY, YOU ARE NEVER STEPPING FOOT INFRONT OF HIM EVER AGAIN!"

"Todd…stop yelling." I said, walking over to the couch, putting my head between my legs.

"MILEY! HE TOUCHED YOU, HE ALMOST KILLED YOU AND NOW A WEEK AFTER WE GET MARRIED YOU DECIDE YOU NEED TO TALK TO HIM! DOES THAT SOUND REASONABLE MILES? DOES THAT SOUND REASONABLE?"

"I'm not going to talk to you unless you lower your voice. I could just go right now."

"MILEY!"

"Todd…" I said standing, moving towards the door.

"Miles, you can't." his voice slowly getting lower.

"Look, come talk to me." I said, sitting back down on the couch. "Todd, I will always love you and please don't think that I will ever fall for him ever again. I need to go talk to him, I don't think I will ever be fully healed until I confront him, ask him why he did it. Please Todd, let me go. Just let me get over this."

"I don't want to see you get hurt."

"He's in jail; they won't let him hurt me."

"Miles… I really don't want you to…"

"Todd, I need to do this. I have to do this. You stuck up to him." I paused briefly, touching Todd's leg, the scars underneath his pants leg. "I didn't, it's my turn now. I need to do this. Please let me do this. I need to prove to him that I'm different, that I'm not weak."

"Miles…"

"Todd! We're married now, don't you trust me! Don't you think that I know what I'm doing? Stop acting like a jerk and let me go."

"You never let me finish Miley."

"Fine, go ahead."

"Miles…you can go. No matter how much I don't want you to, I know you have to and I know that if I don't let you go, you'll never let me regret it."

"Thank you." I said, wrapping my arms around him for a hug. Letting go, I continued. "You know, this was our first fight being married."

"See look, we can overcome anything. I love you Miley."

"I love you too Todd. I'm going to go and I will see you in no more than 3 hours."

"Ok, be careful." he said, giving me a passionate kiss before walking me to the door.

"I will Todd, don't worry."

The car ride to the prison though was another story. Worried couldn't have even covered it. I was nervous, apprehensive and more than that, I was scared. I hadn't seen Justin for 6 months and here I was going to visit him. But I needed to do this, had to do this, it was the only way I could forget. When I got to the jail, I walked in, through a metal detector and talked to the receptionist.

"Hello, how may I help you?"

"I'm here to visit Justin Crandall."

"How are you related?"

"I'm his ex."

"Let me pull his file." she said, going to a room behind her desk, coming out a minute later. "Ok, let's see. It says here that he's in here for sexual assault to a Ms. Miley Cyrus, his ex-girlfriend. You are?"

"Miley Cyrus, well now, Miley Lewis."

"Mam, I'm not aloud to let you in, without a written consent form and approval from your lawyer. So, fill out this form and call your lawyer and ask for permission, if he agrees, bring the phone to me and let me talk to him."

"Ok, I understand. Will I be able to have a face to face talk, not through glass?"

"Yes that will be aloud. Mrs. Lewis, just please fill out the form."

I walked over to the waiting area and sat down in the most uncomfortable of chairs I've have had the displeasure of sitting in and called up Ashton.

"Hey Ash. I'm trying to see Justin." "Yes, in jail. But I need your permission." "Can you tell the receptionist?" "Yeah, one second let me give it to her."

I handed my phone to the lady behind the counter and after a nod and a thumbs up; I went and sat back down to fill out the form. It took about 5 minutes and then I went back to be checked to see if I was bringing in drugs or weapons. After fully checked out, I was escorted into a room with no window and just two doors, one I would go through and one Justin would come in through the other. When I walked him though, Justin was sitting on the other side of the table, a police officer on either side of the table. I guess because I was the person that got him into jail in the first place, I got extra protection.

"Well, look who's here." he said, as I walked in, "Thanks for coming to visit me, babe."

"Hi. I'm not here for you to call me babe and act like nothing happened."

"Well, haven't you gained a mouth?"

"Shut up Justin. I'm not here to talk about that. I need to tell you something."

"What? Just spit it out Miles."

"Todd and I never broke up."

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I HEARD YOU SAY YOU DID!"

"I lied…"

"HOW COULD YOU HAVE LIED? IT WAS PERFECTLY PLANNED!"

"I'm sorry and there's a part two."

"Well, hurry up and say it, before these bodyguards have to hold me down."

"We're married…"

"HOW LONG MILEY HOW LONG! DO YOU NOT CARE AT ALL?! I LOVE YOU OK, I LOVE YOU! I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL THE END OF TIME! DID YOU NOT GET MY MESSAGE? DID YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANT? HOW BADLY IT HURT TO SEE YOU WITH HIM? I LOVE YOU! YOU KILL ME MILEY, SEEING YOU RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE KILLING ME. I THOUGHT YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN YOU WOULD BE THIS GORGEOUS! I LOST YOU, I NEVER SHOULD HAVE. WE COULD HAVE STILL BEEN TOGETHER…"

"We've been married a week and no; I don't think we would have been together. I don't love you, I never did."

"Just tell me this; did the message have any impact on you?"

"Yes…"

"So, I'm still on your mind?"

"Not really, I can't lead you on; I need to get over you, you need to get over me. And we both need to move on with our lives."

"That's not going to happen. What I did to you will never leave your memory."

"I know it won't, but you don't control me."

"But I did."

"Once, but never again. You ruined my life."

"What do you want me to do about it? It's over Miles, it's over."

"I need you…I need you to apologize."

"And if I don't?"

"You can be 100 percent sure that I will never step foot into this place again."

"Fine, I'm sorry Miley."

"Thank you."

"I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry for hurting you and Todd."

"I said 'Thank you.'"

"So that doesn't make you love me anymore?"

"Nope, but Justin, I'm happy you said it. I have to go. Bye." I said walking up and moving towards the door."

"Wait, Miley, what does this make us?"

Before slamming the door shut I quietly said, "Just friends Justin, just friends."

(A/N): There are the next four chapters, expect the last 4 chapters either late Saturday or sometime Sunday. Hope you enjoyed and remember, if you liked the chapters, review.