POV
Millie
This is it.
He's found out a lot sooner than I expected.
I'm sitting in my temporary room on the bed when the calls start rolling in. I watch his number pop up over and over and then he texts me.
X: Baby please call me
Those words break my heart.
I know I'll give in if I keep staring at the phone. I block him, not because I want to, but because it's for the best.
Our worlds couldn't be more different and one of us will even up being heartbroken in the end, high chances it will be me. I've been heartbroken too many times in the last few years and not particularly relationship-wise but just in general and I can't take anymore.
Steph texts me
He knows, Julian won't stop calling me. I finally had to pick up and I told him you were able to start your lease early. I don't know if he bought it though. just wanted you to be aware.
I text her back
I know, thanks steph
Ugh, why is this happening?
I hear Chase gently knock on the door "Hey Millie, dinner is done."
I'm not even hungry anymore but I don't want to be rude. I walk over to the door and open it, chase is standing there looking as handsome as ever but is nothing compared to X.
I follow Chase into the kitchen and he presents ramen noodles with crackers and some Cheetos.
"Just like old times" he says.
I crack up laughing "Oh god Chase, I could've gone my whole life without having another college meal." I say still laughing.
I needed that laugh.
We sit down at the table and dig into our old go-to meals. When we're done I clean up the dishes while Chase is still sitting at the table.
"Hey Millie?" he asks.
"Yeah?" I reply adding soap to the navy blue bowl. Why does everything match in this house? I think to myself.
"Who was that guy sitting outside the house Friday night?"
Crap.
I don't want to have this awkward conversation with him right now, or ever for that matter.
"He owns that house." I say simply.
"No Millie, who is he to you?" he asks more straight forward. Just the thought of X constricts my heart.
I stop doing the dishes and wipe my hands on the navy towel hanging on the handle of the stove.
I turn to him leaning against the counter "I don't really know how to answer that chase." I say honestly.
"He likes you." he says plain and simple.
"I know," I say in a sad tone and cross my arms around my chest as if the pressure of my arms could ease the pain in my heart.
"Do you like him too?" he asks and this has become incredibly awkward having this sort of conversation with my ex-boyfriend about another man.
I look down towards the ground and say "Yeah."
I see him nod his head gently as I look back up at him.
"So then what are you doing here, Millie?" he says in a sad way and I know he didn't mean anything bad by that question, but simply just curious.
"Our lives are just too different ya know? We'd never work regardless of our feelings for each other, and besides, there are women all over him literally all of the time, he'd get bored of me and I'd be left heartbroken." I say truthfully.
"Like right now?" He asks and it throws me off.
"Yeah, like right now." I say honestly.
Chase stands up and pushes his chair in, "No one could ever get bored of you Millie." he says looking at me and then walks away from the kitchen.
I go back to doing the dishes feeling beyond confused about Chase's last statement. When I'm done with the dishes I go back to my room and call my mom.