Chapter 1

Owen's POV 

  I was feeling a bit overwhelmed by my workload today so I decided to go relax in an empty on call room for a few minutes. I keep the lights off but lock the door behind me. There's a small night light in the corner though so I'm not completely in the dark. I also decide to check my phone to see if I have any messages. I haven't had the chance to check it since lunch. I have a couple of unread text messages from friends and one voicemail from Teddy. I immediately dial Voicemail and listen to the message Teddy left me. What shocks me is what I hear on the other end. Teddy is having sexual intercourse with another man... but halfway into the voicemail... I hear Tom's name and my heart breaks instantly. 

    I really thought that Teddy and I were past this stage of our relationship. We're engaged to be married for crying out loud. Yes, I've made some lousy mistakes when it comes to cheating on previous partners of mine, but at least I owned up to it. I've come a long way since those days. After how badly I hurt Cristina by cheating on her, I vowed to do everything in my power to make sure that I never repeat those actions again. I try to hold back tears but they escape from my eyes rather quickly. Karma is coming back to bite me in the ass. I'm devastated, I really thought that my redemption would have protected me from being on the receiving end of this pain, but that's not the case. Of all people to cheat on me with, it had to be Tom Koracick. 

      I can't stand Tom Koracick, he's one of the biggest assholes I've ever met. I'm cordial with him when we're assigned to work on special cases together but aside from that, I want nothing to do with him. Teddy always tried so hard to convince me that they were just friends and nothing more. How could I have been so stupid? I immediately text my mother with shaky hands telling her to call off the engagement party that was supposed to start in about two hours. She texts me back with a series of broken hearts and sad emojis. I tear up seeing that on my screen. I want to throw my phone across the room but I don't because it's expensive and I don't want to have to buy a new one right now. I torture myself by listening to that voicemail again before shutting my phone off temporarily. I'm keeping the voicemail as evidence so when I am able to confront Teddy, I will have proof that she cheated on me with Tom.

  Even though this is the only piece of evidence I have of her cheating on me with Tom, she's probably done it behind my back before. I can picture the two of them sneaking secret hugs and kisses when I'm not around. The thought of that both makes me want to vomit and makes my blood boil with rage. Just when I was finally feeling more confident in myself and my love life, it comes crashing down yet again. Maybe I'm just not meant to be in love with anyone, not meant to spend the rest of my life with a partner but rather go at it alone.  This really sucks...

I hope that you guys liked this chapter! :) -Mary