Chapter 56

Cheyenne woke up searching for the warm body next to hers. Then reality hit

. I’m back home.

She got up and started cleaning the place. Shelby was running outside, chasing butterflies.

I wish my life was so uncomplicated!

She threw herself into the cleaning and got up to make herself some tea when the front door opened.

‘You’re back I see.”

Mark was standing in the doorway, a guilty flush on his face.

“Hi, Mark. Yeah, I flew back yesterday.”

“Chey….”

“No, Mark. Let me.. I had this feeling for a while that something wasn’t quite right between us. Now I found out why. I can understand this. People fall out off love all the time, but I thought you would at least have the guts to tell it to my face.”


“ I’m so sorry Cheyenne. It just happened. I didn’t ask for it”

“Oh, yeah you dick accidentally stuck into her. Mark, listen I really don’t care. Just take your things and get out.”

“I’ll do that but uuuum.. what about the money?”

She felt cold all over..

Oh God I forgot the cheque!

“I’ll pay up all the accounts and then you can have the money. Just leave your number on the table and I’ll contact you.”

She turned around and ignored him. She heard him throwing all his stuff in a bag, and a while later she heard him behind her.

“Cheyenne, I’m going. I’m sorry it had to end like this.”

“Yeah, me too.”

She heard his car pull away but strangely she didn’t even felt a hint of sadness.
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Oh, fuck it hurts!

Jon grabbed his head and felt like bashing it against the wall, just to make the pain go away….fast.

What the fuck happened? Cheyenne….He felt like somebody just hit him in the gut.

She’s gone….Oh hell she’s gone!

Drums were beating the hell out of his brain, he has to get some pills and soon.

His door opened and Richie walked in. He handed him a cup of coffee and a box of aspirin.

“You know if I didn’t love you , I swear I would have killed you. Drink up bro we need to talk”

“Oh, fuck Richie not a lecture please not now. I’m dying here!”

“Well, then you shouldn’t have finished two bottles yesterday. Anyway I talked to Cheyenne last night….”

Jon’s hair stood on end when he heard her name on Richie’s lips.

“Did she call here, to speak to me?”

“No, asshole after the way you treated her? I didn’t even want to talk to you, why would Cheyenne? No, I called her.”

“Why the fuck would you do that? Oh yeah, now that you know I paid her, you want to see if you can get her in your fucking bed!”

Jon winced at his own loud voice, and grabbed his head again. Richie stood up, his eyes flashing.

“You are a real fucking idiot, you know that? I called her to find out if she was ok. If I had a woman like her I would treat her with the respect she deserves not pay her to screw her for 3 days.”

“I’m going to her in a few days, trying to convince to move to Jersey. You don’t deserve her, and I promise you treat her like a whore again and I will take her from you. Do you understand me, Jon?”

Richie turned around and walked out. Jon could only stare at his friend, his head pounding like hell.