High Infidelity (only not really)
@prettyxlittlexdollhouse
Effy stared at him, trying to process his words. She wanted to feel angry or betrayed, but she didn’t. She felt numb. Well, mostly numb. Feelings of guilt swirled around inside her. She knew if she hadn’t set this into motion with Chase none of this would have happened. She knew if she had been a better partner to Asher the words he’d just spoken to her would have never left his lips. She blamed herself fully. The pain etched onto Asher’s face as he spoke was enough to make her want to cry.
Tears, she hadn’t expected the reunion to be so filled with tears. Rationally she knew she shouldn’t be crying. Technically Ash had done nothing wrong. She bit her lip, wanting to look away from him. He didn’t deserve to feel bad about any of this. She tried to calm down, to focus on the numbness instead of the guilt. Breathing in through her nose she tilted her head up and closed her eyes. After a few seconds passed she managed to look at him again and offer him a sad smile.
“I can’t be mad at you Ash, you didn’t do anything wrong. So please, stop looking at me like that. I--I can’t take it.”
