Chapter Three

Regrets

"So what had you been talking about while I was getting coffee?" she asked them while she looked from Mathew to Foggy.

"Well...ah"

"We were recalling the days of the past together" Mathew responded by answering the ginger-haired female beside them.

Karen smiles happily, hearing what Mathew had said, talking about the past. It was like she is feeling accomplished for leaving them alone together to work things out or talking about the past when they had been close to each other before they had gone their separate ways.

"I miss the good old days when we were all together in that one office building working together to bring down crime and saving people from the law" Karen had brought up the past of the time she liked the most.

The two gentlemen faced her. Mathew smiled some letting out a small friendly chuckle recalling the memories and so is Foggy as he tilts his head thinking about those memories even though there had been hard times down the road but they made it through together.

"I know! We rebuild the company. We should..."

"I don't think so, Karen..." Mathew interrupted from finishing her sentences and he knew where she was going with it.

Karen looks at Mathew with a shocked and confused expression on her face as to why is he saying this when the last time she was told, he wants to reconnect.

"I... I don't understand I thought"

"I do...don't get me wrong but...That part of my life is gone. Besides..." Mathew paused some as he turned his attention toward his old friend.

Foggy looked at Mathew and then toward Karen seeing her look toward him caused him to feel nervous about the spot his in. He tilted his head, rubbing his finger along the cup of his coffee.

"I don't know...I don't know if I could handle another life having to live in lies when it comes...to you and your second life Matt..." Foggy mentioned his second life as the Dare Devil which he seems to have given up ever since what had happened and which they don't know about.

Karen looked at Foggy and widen her eyes at what she had heard from his mouth bringing up that life of Mathews which had caused her to nudge him on the arm. Foggy blinked a couple of times when he felt Karen nudge him, looking toward her.

"What?" he questioned in confusion as to why she did what she did when his only speaking the truth and what she was thinking about as well.

Mathew, of course, went silent when he heard what he said. Yes, that is the reason why he didn't think it may be possible to bring back the company that they had built together because his second life had to be the cause of their fall out.

"His right...Karen doesn't be mad at him. You be thinking the same thing too" he said as he stood up from his seat and let out a sigh. "I will go...I have...things to do" he said not sure of course what he should have really said other than thoughts that he should take his leave before anything arises.

"W-Wait don't go. I'm sure you guys...I mean we can work things out!" she said as she tries to convince him to stay a lot longer

But Mathew was already out of the building and into the streets. Karen glared at Foggy for his attitude and choice of words especially bringing up Mathew's second life. Foggy felt her glare and was confused. They began discussing what should have happened and what he should have done.

While they argue about their disagreements or so, Mathew walked along the footpath, aimlessly as his in his thoughts until he senses something...not just any sense but more of a scent that was very familiar to him. It's not Karen nor is it Foggy but someone like.

"Elektra…?" he looked around trying to feel her presence.

But he wasn't picking up anything after what he thought was the scent that she always gives off from her body. He let out a sigh and shook his head trying to get back to reality.

"No...no she's not here...not anymore" he tells himself trying to get over his head as much as he wants and wishes her to still be alive.

Mathew just headed home, he didn't even pay much attention to hear Karen call out his name when she had run out of the building. He just kept walking, heading back to his place apartment to drown himself in his regrets. Regrets many of the choices he had made throughout his life, having to regret for not trusting in his friends with the deepest secrets of his other life behind the Lawyer's side. Having to always break promises that he couldn't keep. Regret he chose the road of being a coward and running away with Elektra rather than face them...but being around Elektra he didn't have to hide his secrets from her, she knew all about him and he could be himself around her. She brings out the best of him but what hurts the most is not having to save her even when she was the one who saved him…

Mathew soon arrived at his apartment, sliding the door wide open and closing it behind him. Though when he was about to go and lay down and maybe start drinking...someone knocked at his door. He raised an eyebrow when he realized who it was and that was Karen again. He wondered why is she here again when she knows that they can't go back the way they want it to go, like the old days. Mathew walked back around and slide open the door.

"Karen…"

"Mathew…"

"Look as much as we want to all go back the way it was...we just can't" He said as he walked away from the door not caring if she comes in or not.

"I know we can't go back...but Mathew"

Mathew heard Karen's voice and her footsteps as she was coming towards him quickly causing him to turn around but what caught him off guard was when he felt a pair of hands grab a hold of his face and pulled into lips that became a kiss. It took a few seconds before the other pulled away. Mathew stood there in shock at the sudden but having to hear the woman's heart and her heavy breathing had caused him to pull the woman into his embrace and kissed her lips in return the kiss turned into a make out and even more, as they started stripping each other's clothes off while they move into Mathew's room.