Waiting On You [18+]

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Theo wasn't Mr perfect and he knew that.

He knew that and he told Naomi that several times before.

But he also knew that he fucked up.

He fucked up badly and he did it by the way Naomi cried out for him to stay but he couldn't, he just couldn't.

He couldn't look at her

Just not right now.

He couldn't deal with her acting like she wasn't a victim. Like she was okay. Like what had happened to her was normal. Like she could just brush it under the rug and act like it was never there - like a stain.

Abusive exboyfriends aren't stains

And they never will be

He marched out of her bedroom and down the stairs, passed the girls and went straight through that front door

He didn't stop

He didn't wait

He didn't even pause when he heard his name being called out again.

How Tiana yelled after him, trying to get him to stay but he couldn't, he just couldn't face Naomi.

He couldn't face anyone, but more importantly he couldn't face Naomi again. Not right now, at least.

Not after what she just told him

He couldn't face the girl he once knew as his beautiful girlfriend - as someone hiding so much deep down from him. He knew she had her reasons but he couldn't right now he couldn't see her, look at her and know she was-

Knocking broke him out of his thoughts

"What?" He called out only for his bedroom door to open revealing Tiana and Elijah

It had been what, an hour or maybe two since he left the girls house and Tiana was already here

"Wow, I guess moodyprick Theo's back - that didn't take long" Tiana hissed, only for Elijah to give her a look to make her stop being so mean

Theo went to smile at the nickname, only to remember who used to call him that.

His girl.

The one who was hurting.

"Theo what the actual fuck!" Tiana yelled - storming towards him - ready to smack the boy for making Naomi sob uncontrollably

He just left.

He really just left her, no explanation, nothing

He just walked away

He walked away after every promise he made. Every promise to Naomi. The promises to take care of her. To be there for her. And finally to never break her.

Had he truly broken her?

Or was he for the first time, just seeing how broken she actually was

"You just fucking left her. She's crying her eyes out after she told you everything. She told you every little detail of what happened to her that she wouldn't tell anyone and you just left!" Tiana screamed

"We let you come into our house to I don't know, sort things out - let you come out of your bloody hibernation and comfort Naomi and then you go and smash several plates out of anger and then all of five minutes later you're storming out of our house. Make it make sense Theo!"

"Who the fuck does that! Why would you hurt Naomi? Why would you even bother to come over if you're gonna make her feel worse than she already did after she's now gone and told you everything. Why-"