You've Set My Heart Ablaze
Chapter 22-
James’ POV:
I couldn’t believe it. Yet again Allison had lied to me…I felt like an idiot for trusting her again…I mean I know I’m not perfect, but I learned from my mistake…Yeah I had cheated a few times, but never twice on the same girl. I couldn’t get my thoughts straight at all…
I pulled into the familiar driveway of Jen’s mother’s house where I knew she’d be. I walked up to the door and knocked.
“Jay! What are you doing here?” Emilee greeted me
“Where is Jenny?” I asked
“Sitting at the table with mom and Nolan. Come on in.” she led me into the dining room
“Why, James! How are you?” Mrs. Fredriechs exclaimed smiling
“I’m doing okay…Jen…can I talk to you in private?”
Jen nodded, “Sure. We can go outside to the gazebo.”
I followed Jen out to the gazebo and sat down. “Allison got into a car accident…”
Jen’s eyes widened, “Oh my god…is she ok? Why aren’t you with her?”
“She is fine…well her arm is broken…but that’s not what I wanted to talk about. She got into the accident on her way to have sex with Malkin again and I talked to Geno and he told me that she told him she was coming over and he told me that he told her not to come over…I just…I don’t know what to do…”
“I’m sorry…do you love her?”
I nodded and pulled the small velvet box from my pocket. “I was going to propose to her at the cook-out tomorrow.”
Jen rubbed my arm, “I’m so sorry…”
“I just don’t know what to do…I don’t know if I can trust her…she lied to me and said she was on her way to my home to see me, but she wasn’t…even if she was going to or was not going to cheat on me when he got to Geno’s…she still lied to me. After promising she’d be honest with me.”
“I’m sorry…I really am. I know how much you love her.”
I ran my fingers through my hair, “What do I do?”
“Well…you have two options…1. You forgive her…and 2...well I think you know what option 2 is.”
I nodded. Option 2...was breaking up. Which I really didn’t want to do…but it felt like it was more of a possibility than forgiveness.
Allison’s POV:
It was the next morning and I still hadn’t heard from James…I had left voicemails and sent him various texts telling him that we needed to talk. Yes, I was originally on my way to cheat on him with Geno, but after talking to James on the phone…my plans changed.
I was going to tell him that I loved James and wasn’t going to cheat on him again…I know that originally intending to do it was just as bad, but still…I didn’t know if James would forgive me…and I wouldn’t blame him if he did…
I grabbed my purse and followed Melanie to her car, “I’m coming with.”
“Are you sure?” she asked
I nodded. Melanie was going to the cook-out the guys were having at Mario’s and I assumed I was still invited. “Why wouldn’t I? I have to see James some how…”
Mel nodded, “OK. Let’s go.”
We arrived just as soon as Geno did. I ignored his wave and walked right over to where James was standing with Paul Martin. “James…we have to talk.”
James looked at me, “Allison…what are you doing here?”
“You invited me.”
“Well that was before you lied to me…”
“Well maybe if you’d answer your fucking phone I wouldn’t have came! We need to talk.”,
“Okay, Allison. Talk.”
“In private…”
“Anything you want to say to me, you can say in front of the guys.” he replied, folding his arms.
I sighed, “James…Geno called me.”
“Lies! He told me that you called him and said you were coming over. He told me that he only told you ‘yes’ so he could tell you that you had to stop!” James yelled
I was in shock. That had never happened. It was Geno who had called me, “James he is lying to you!”
“He wouldn’t.”
“And I would?”
“Allison…it wouldn’t matter if you had or hadn’t cheated on me. You still intended to go over there after promising me you would…after promising me that you were done with him. You lied to me when you said you were on your way home. You lied to me.”
“James…I’m sorry…” my voice was shaking
James reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box, “And to think…I was ready to ask you to marry me.”
I could fell tears swelling in my eyes, “James…” I noticed the others were fully paying attention now, but I didn’t care. “James…please…give me another chance…”
“I gave you another chance, Allison…and you fucked up. I loved you, Allison…I really truly did…”
“What do you mean ‘did’?” I asked sobbing
James bit his lip and looked up at me. I could see he was crying, “It’s over, Allison…” he stammered, handing me the key to my apartment.
My heart ripped into thousands of pieces and I just took off, finding Melanie and taking her keys, heading home…I got to the apartment and started packing…I couldn’t stay there another day…I was ready to go home to New York…
I couldn’t believe it. Yet again Allison had lied to me…I felt like an idiot for trusting her again…I mean I know I’m not perfect, but I learned from my mistake…Yeah I had cheated a few times, but never twice on the same girl. I couldn’t get my thoughts straight at all…
I pulled into the familiar driveway of Jen’s mother’s house where I knew she’d be. I walked up to the door and knocked.
“Jay! What are you doing here?” Emilee greeted me
“Where is Jenny?” I asked
“Sitting at the table with mom and Nolan. Come on in.” she led me into the dining room
“Why, James! How are you?” Mrs. Fredriechs exclaimed smiling
“I’m doing okay…Jen…can I talk to you in private?”
Jen nodded, “Sure. We can go outside to the gazebo.”
I followed Jen out to the gazebo and sat down. “Allison got into a car accident…”
Jen’s eyes widened, “Oh my god…is she ok? Why aren’t you with her?”
“She is fine…well her arm is broken…but that’s not what I wanted to talk about. She got into the accident on her way to have sex with Malkin again and I talked to Geno and he told me that she told him she was coming over and he told me that he told her not to come over…I just…I don’t know what to do…”
“I’m sorry…do you love her?”
I nodded and pulled the small velvet box from my pocket. “I was going to propose to her at the cook-out tomorrow.”
Jen rubbed my arm, “I’m so sorry…”
“I just don’t know what to do…I don’t know if I can trust her…she lied to me and said she was on her way to my home to see me, but she wasn’t…even if she was going to or was not going to cheat on me when he got to Geno’s…she still lied to me. After promising she’d be honest with me.”
“I’m sorry…I really am. I know how much you love her.”
I ran my fingers through my hair, “What do I do?”
“Well…you have two options…1. You forgive her…and 2...well I think you know what option 2 is.”
I nodded. Option 2...was breaking up. Which I really didn’t want to do…but it felt like it was more of a possibility than forgiveness.
Allison’s POV:
It was the next morning and I still hadn’t heard from James…I had left voicemails and sent him various texts telling him that we needed to talk. Yes, I was originally on my way to cheat on him with Geno, but after talking to James on the phone…my plans changed.
I was going to tell him that I loved James and wasn’t going to cheat on him again…I know that originally intending to do it was just as bad, but still…I didn’t know if James would forgive me…and I wouldn’t blame him if he did…
I grabbed my purse and followed Melanie to her car, “I’m coming with.”
“Are you sure?” she asked
I nodded. Melanie was going to the cook-out the guys were having at Mario’s and I assumed I was still invited. “Why wouldn’t I? I have to see James some how…”
Mel nodded, “OK. Let’s go.”
We arrived just as soon as Geno did. I ignored his wave and walked right over to where James was standing with Paul Martin. “James…we have to talk.”
James looked at me, “Allison…what are you doing here?”
“You invited me.”
“Well that was before you lied to me…”
“Well maybe if you’d answer your fucking phone I wouldn’t have came! We need to talk.”,
“Okay, Allison. Talk.”
“In private…”
“Anything you want to say to me, you can say in front of the guys.” he replied, folding his arms.
I sighed, “James…Geno called me.”
“Lies! He told me that you called him and said you were coming over. He told me that he only told you ‘yes’ so he could tell you that you had to stop!” James yelled
I was in shock. That had never happened. It was Geno who had called me, “James he is lying to you!”
“He wouldn’t.”
“And I would?”
“Allison…it wouldn’t matter if you had or hadn’t cheated on me. You still intended to go over there after promising me you would…after promising me that you were done with him. You lied to me when you said you were on your way home. You lied to me.”
“James…I’m sorry…” my voice was shaking
James reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box, “And to think…I was ready to ask you to marry me.”
I could fell tears swelling in my eyes, “James…” I noticed the others were fully paying attention now, but I didn’t care. “James…please…give me another chance…”
“I gave you another chance, Allison…and you fucked up. I loved you, Allison…I really truly did…”
“What do you mean ‘did’?” I asked sobbing
James bit his lip and looked up at me. I could see he was crying, “It’s over, Allison…” he stammered, handing me the key to my apartment.
My heart ripped into thousands of pieces and I just took off, finding Melanie and taking her keys, heading home…I got to the apartment and started packing…I couldn’t stay there another day…I was ready to go home to New York…
6/3/13