�Um�we didn�t actually talk,� MyKenna stated.
�Huh?� Aaron said.
�We fought actually,� MyKenna said.
�Why?� Dakota asked. �About what?�
�Stupid stuff,� MyKenna replied. �He just hates what happened and ya should wait a couple days to say anything to him.�
�Well I have nothing to say to him only that I hate him,� Dakota said.
�Just take a few days to calm down,� MyKenna said and Dakota shook her head.
�How can I?� Dakota asked. �The man I love more than anything just cheated on me last night. Everyone wants me to forgive and forget, but I can�t.�
�Nobody is telling you to do that,� Aaron said. �At least I ain�t.�
�I love Nicky so much, but I just don�t know if I�ll ever be able to forgive him or forget what happened,� Dakota said trying to hold back her tears.
�It�s understandable,� MyKenna said sitting beside Dakota on the bed.
�I�m so glad you�re here,� Dakota said hugging MyKenna. �I don�t know what I�d do if you didn�t come.�
�I�m glad to be here for ya,� MyKenna said returning the hug. �It was the least I could do.� There was a knock at the door.
�Who the hell is that?� Dakota wanted to know. �Tell them to go away.�
�Alright,� Aaron said walking to the door and opening it up. �Nick.� Dakota looked up at the door and saw Nickolas standing there. �She doesn�t want to see you.�
�Well I want to see her,� Nickolas said.
�How did you find me?� Dakota questioned.
�Uh�� Nickolas began.
�How?�
�I had Aaron followed.�
�Son of a bitch, Carter! What part of �never come near me again� didn�t you understand? All of it?� He grinned. �Don�t even.� She got up. �Get the hell out of here, because I have nothing to say to you.�
�Good, then listen to me.� She shook her head. �Please, Kota, I�ll explain everything.�
�What I saw explains everything. I don�t need you to explain shit to me.� Aaron and MyKenna walked out and closed the door. �Did you even stop to think about me coming home a day early to surprise you? Did I even cross your mind while you were with that girl?�
�Of course you did.�
�But it didn�t stop you. You didn�t care about me. You didn�t care how I would feel and how I would react. You didn�t care, Nick, and you expect me to forgive you for what you did. You broke my heart into a katrillion pieces and it ain�t fair, because I can�t hurt you. I love you so much and I wouldn�t be able to hurt you even if I tried. I couldn�t do that to the person that I claim to love.�
�But I love you, Dakota.�
�No you don�t, Nick. Even if you did that love you had for me in the beginning disappeared the day you met that girl and took her home to our house.�
�No it didn�t I can guarantee you that. I love you as much today as I did that day we met on the beach. Nothing will ever change that. Nothing will ever change the way I feel about you.�
�But something did, Nick, and it ain�t going to go away over night.�
�We just need to talk about what happened.�
�You never loved me! That�s what happened, Carter!�
�No it�s not. I didn�t stop loving you and never will. I was stupid and made a mistake. A mistake I wish I could take back.�
�You and I were the mistake and I wish I could take it back.� Nickolas looked at her shocked. �I can�t though and I got to live with it the rest of my life. I have to live with what you did to me and how you just ripped my heart from my chest and stomped all over it. I was the stupid one in this whole relationship. Or whatever the hell it was.�
�No you weren�t stupid. I was stupid because I hurt you.�
�I was the stupid one! I believed your damn lies and got my heart broken!�
�Why do you do this?�
�Do what?�
�Ya can�t be civil about anything and you got to get loud right away.� She just looked at him. �If you would only listen to what I have to say about what happened. You won�t though and it�s driving me nuts.�
�I heard everything you had to say to me when we were together. I ain�t listening anymore. I�m not listening to your lies. The lies you keep telling me to keep me in your life. I won�t do it anymore. I�ve had enough. You don�t even deserve the truth from me of why I came home early. I couldn�t wait an extra day, because I was so excited and happy. I was so ready to surprise you, but I got the surprise.�
�Why did ya come home?�
�It�s too late, Nick, you�ll never know. You ruined it. You ruined what could�ve been the bond that would connect us forever. You ruined everything and I hate you. You ruined what would have been a great happy future together for us. I will never forgive you for what you�ve done to me.� He just looked at her as there was a knock on the door. Dakota walked over and opened it up.
�Is everything all right in here?� the hotel security asked. �We got complaints from the other guests next door that there was yelling.�
�Actually I want this man out of here,� Dakota said and Nickolas looked at her. �He�s bothering me.�
�Sir, are you bothering her?� the security asked.
�Dakota,� Nickolas said.
�I want him out of here please,� Dakota stated.
�Let�s go, sir,� the security said motioning him out. �You heard the young lady.� Nickolas walked to the door shaking his head and looked at Dakota.
�Dakota, please,� Nickolas said. �You don�t want to do this. I know you don�t and you know you don�t.� She didn�t say anything and looked away from him. �Please, Baby, I love you and you know that.� She shook her head.
�I thought I did, Nick,� Dakota said. �Please leave.�
�C�mon, sir,� the security said.
�Alright,� Nickolas said. �Dakota, don�t ignore what�s in your heart, because I�m not going to.� She didn�t say anything and he walked out. She closed the door and stood there.
�Bastard!� Dakota said, as she cried even more and sunk to the floor.
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