Chapter Three. 

REINA:

            When Scott opened up the door he was in shock. I haven’t been here in so long but I had to admit, it was good to see him. It was almost like finally coming home.

            “Reina.” He said, pulling me into a warm embrace. “What are you doing here?”

            “Well it’s movie night, right? Am I not allowed over anymore?”

            “No of course you’re allowed. I just, uh, yeah. Come on in.”

            He opened the door more and I began to take my shoes off as I glanced into the living room to see if he was in there but he wasn’t. Mark and Colby weren’t even in there so I’m assuming they’re all in the kitchen.

            “Baby you want some dinner?” Scott asked, his eyes never leaving Casey’s. They were so in love it was disgusting.

            “Yeah but I’ll help. Reina do you want to come too?”

            It seemed like dinner was already cooking because I could smell the peppers and onions, as well as the heat throughout the house from the oven. I haven’t eaten all day either so I’m starving.

            “Sure! Let me just-“

            “Colby!” A familiar voice laughed, the sound getting closer. “You’re such a dick man!”

            Justin emerged from the kitchen without a shirt on, pizza sauce splattered all over his chest. He had the biggest smile on his face and when he saw me the smile didn’t fade. At first I thought of this as a good thing but he didn’t acknowledge me.

            “Excuse me.” He said politely, gently pushing me to the side. I swear it felt like an electrical current ran throughout my entire body when he touched me. Typical love story, yeah, but it’s just the truth.

            He ran up the steps without a second glance to me and all I could do was clear my throat as Scott was giving me a sympathetic look. They don’t need to feel sorry for me because I knew it would be like this. I’m here to try and break his walls down although I haven’t even said a damn thing to him yet. All I want is just to be friends again and eventually, when he’s better, possibly try getting back to the way things were.

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            Halfway through dinner it was hurting worse than when I first got here. He hasn’t even looked at me the entire time. All he did was joke around with Mark and Colby and occasionally he’d look in my direction but only for a split second. He probably just did that on accident.

            “So Reina,” Scott said. “How have you been?”

            All eyes turned to me, including Justin’s, and for a second I felt like I might just pass out.

            “Um, I’ve been okay. I missed hanging out with you guys though.”

            His eyes went back down to his plate.

            “Well yeah we’ve missed you too Reina. I think you should come over more often.”

            “I disagree.” Justin muttered.

            “Wow.” I laughed in disbelief. “He finally speaks to me.”

            The dinner table got silent until all you could hear was the moving of the silverware. He looked pissed and I probably did too but this isn’t making any sense. He doesn’t have to treat me like I wasn’t a part of his life.

            “Why are you here?” He asked bitterly. “Honestly Reina. Why did you come over tonight?”

            The way my name went off of his lips was like a song that I once loved to hear over and over again. I haven’t heard him speak to me in months but this wasn’t how I wanted it. When I envisioned the day I finally saw him again, this certainly didn’t happen.

            “I wanted to talk to you.” I said.

            “About what?”

            Was he being serious? What else could he possibly think I’d want to talk to him about?

            “Can we go to your room?”

            Letting out a sarcastic laugh, he rubbed his fingertips against his jawline and rolled his eyes at me.

            “They can all hear whatever it is you have to tell me. What did you want to talk about? About us? Here Reina, let me tell you about us.”

            Then he leaned forward so his elbows were on the table, not an ounce of sincerity radiating off of him.

            “We’re done. You and I are finished. Okay? So don’t start showing up to dinners and movie nights just because I’m here because I don’t want you here. I’ve got a girl coming here in an hour so if you want to stick around and watch then fine but otherwise I suggest you leave.”

            I couldn’t feel my heart right now. It wasn’t beating and I was trying everything not to cry because I never do. It was embarrassing that this was just said in front of everyone and all you could hear was silence as they waited to see what I’d do.

            Standing up from the table, Casey tried to grab onto my hand but I just shook her off and headed for the door so I could leave.

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JUSTIN:

            “What the hell is wrong with you?” Scott spat as he began to clear the table. “Dude that’s Reina you just said those things to.”

            “She needs to get over me Scott. I can’t sit here and baby her and tell her that I love her when I don’t. The more I’m mean to her the more she’ll get the hint.”

            “Justin cut the shit. Deep down you know you still love her.”

            “It doesn’t matter if I do or if I don’t. She just needs to get over me because I can’t be with her. We can’t happen again.”

            My mood was changing and I could feel the anger begin to rise inch by inch inside of me. Reina being here made me feel like the wind had just been completely knocked out of me but like I said, this can’t happen. I can’t love her and she can’t love me so she needs to stay away. Treating her like this is the only way I can think of to do that.

            “She can get over you without you making rude comments man. You know damn well you don’t have a girl coming over tonight.”

            “If I were nice and if I were to take her up to my room you know what would happen Scott. She’d cry and then I’d cry and then we’d have sex until the middle of tomorrow until we were back together. My doctor said for me to stay clear of Reina and I’m trying to do that but it’s like it’s impossible. Please, just help me out a little here.”

            Casey placed the remainder of the dishes into the sink and before she could open up the dishwasher I tapped her on the shoulder.

            “Please don’t tell her about this conversation. I know she’s hurting and believe me, I wish I could change things, but this is just part of my recovery. I can’t be with her Casey. I just can’t.”

            Nobody understands how difficult this is for me. They think it’s easy for me to be a dick and watch her cry. I loved that girl with everything in me. I’ve never been in love with another girl besides her and when I saw her by the staircase tonight I wanted more than anything to pull her into my arms like I used to. At one point in time she was the thing that saved me but now I’m just not so sure. When I look back, I’m starting to think she was the one that brought me under.

            “Whatever.” Casey sighed, finally giving into Scott’s pleading look. “Just don’t talk to her like that again. You were such an ass.”

            “I wish I didn’t have to be. Trust me.”

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REINA: 

            When I was back at the dorms I was sobbing my damn eyes out. After we broke up, I was like this for the first night too. For whatever reason I thought that when he came back we could fix things and we could get back to how we were but he was so different. He was being such an asshole and I have no idea why.

            I’ve been crying for about an hour now looking at this stupid garbage bag filled with the crap we’d never talk about again. Our good times we would never re-live and the moments I remembered the most would never be resurfaced. I felt so broken. I almost felt like a piece of me had just vanished and why? I don’t know. I guess I should have known this would happen. A part of me thought that we would always get back together so that’s why I never got so upset but what was I supposed to do now? He hates me.

            Casey walked through the door and as soon as I saw her I started to cry even harder. I hated for anyone to see me cry but I was so embarrassed about her hearing what he said to me. Those were the things I’ve always feared to come out of his mouth and now that he said them it’s just so unreal. It’s not the end of the world, no, but I loved that boy more than anything.

            “Reina…” She soothed, wrapping me in a tight hug. “Don’t cry.”

            “D-Did you hear him?!” I shrieked. “Oh my god who is he?!”

            “I know…”

            Then she let out a sigh and pulled away so she could look at me.

            “Nothing I say is going to make you feel better but you just need to know that he probably didn’t mean those things. Maybe he’s just confused right now.”

            “I don’t think t-that’s it at all Casey. He went to that rehab place and they fed his brain with the fact that I’m toxic. He thinks I’m bad for him b=but I’m not! I was the one that told him to go and I was the one who told him that I cared about him every single fucking day we were together! I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO GAVE A SHIT!”

            “Reina…”

            Pulling me back in for another hug, I sobbed quietly in her arms and tried desperately to not turn into a complete lunatic but that’s exactly what I was. I’m being psychotic.

            “Does he not remember?! Does he not remember how much I love him?”

            “Reina like I said before, I think he’s just confused right now. He just got out of rehab not even two weeks ago. Just give him some time to adjust to things and hopefully in time he’ll see things differently.”

            “A-And if that’s what he wants then I’m going to give that to him. If he wants me out of his life then I’m going to just not be there b-because I want the best for him and I love him so fucking much Casey. I’m so in love with him that I’ll do anything at this point. Literally anything.”

            She reached over to my bedside table and passed me a couple of tissues so I could blow my nose, which I did. My face was probably smeared with mascara and I probably looked like some broken hearted girl fresh out of a lifetime movie but I didn’t care. I haven’t let out the pain from the break up and Casey was right. Letting my feelings out felt a lot better.

            “I know.” She reassured, sending me a sympathetic look. “Just give it time.”

A/N:

So i'm going to place my bet that you guys didn't expect justin to act that way... hahahaha. This story is going to get very interesting. It's not like normal fanfics i mean.. none of mine really are, so... 

I know a lot of you have different opinions of Reina and that's totally fine. You can view her however you want. I had a feeling you guys would have mixed emotions because it's Justin that's getting hurt. 

But anyways... I have a lot planned for this story so i'm hoping you guys enjoyed this chapter! I decided to make my update days on Saturday's. The only reason i've updated these three chapters so quickly is because I wanted you guys to get a feel of the story but I'm only going to be udpating this once a week and it'll be Saturday's. 

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