Song: Where Is Your Heart

Artist: Kelly Clarkson

Characters: Greg Sanders/Sara Sidle

It seems so much is left unsaid

But you can say anything

Oh anytime you need

Baby, it's just you and me

Of The Heart

Your heart beats, pounding and pulsating in your chest like the steady beat of a drum. Your hands shake, fingers curled into fists until the knuckles turn ghostly white. Your tears fall, smearing your makeup before they splash onto the pavement like rain. His humorless laugh cuts through you like the blade of a knife and the pain spreads quickly with every passing second.

"Are you going to say something Sara?" His voice is like wind, cold and biting and you shiver the slightest bit when you hear it. He's waiting for you to make a choice, the ball is in your court and you have no more plays left. You're tired and you're frustrated and you wish this metaphorical game was over because you just can't take it anymore.

You've tried to do the right thing, you should have pushed him away the first time but his hands were so gentle and his lips tasted so sweet and for once you were powerless. You should have stopped it, but the sound of his voice is so soothing and the way he holds you close makes you feel safe and secure. When your eyes meet his you can't find the warmth that is so naturally present. Today it's replaced with anger and hurt and the gaze bores a hole in you. For some reason you can't look away.

"Greg I'm sorry.." your voice is cracked, barely a whisper and the words are stuck in your throat, choking you each time you try to speak. But his rings loud and clear through the parking lot and you're thankful no one is around to hear.

"It's too late for sorry Sara, you know that. I'm tired. I'm tired of waiting for you to make a decision; I'm tired of being the one you're ashamed of." Finally his voice gives way and you see some of that compassion come back into his hazel eyes. "I'm tired of living this lie with you."

Your heart beats, pounding and pulsating in your chest like the steady beat of a drum. Your hands shake, fingers curled into fists until the knuckles turn ghostly white. Your lips meet his, tears falling and smearing your makeup. None of that matters anymore, you've made a decision not out of guilt or regret but because you know in your heart this is what you want. You know, no matter what this will always be the place you call home.

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