Zay's POV

It's been three days since I kicked Elliot out of my apartment and I haven't heard from or seen him since.

When he came into my house after fucking that girl I needed him gone, but I can't help but miss him and it makes my head hurt, knowing that me and him will never work out while also knowing that that's the man that I'm supposed to spend my life with.

His stuff is still in my room and even though I want to give it back to him, I realize that I don't even know where he lives.

I thought that I would at least see him at work so I could give it all to him and maybe even try to figure out how we're going to go about our separate lives, but he hasn't been here at all. I sigh to myself as I get out of my car and walk towards the building.

The worst thing about getting into a relationship, or meeting someone new is trying to figure out how to go back to your normal after they leave and you're by yourself again. But I realize now that my normal was fucking random guys and flirting with everything that had a cock and two legs. Not something to really cheer me up.

Tyler tries to grab my attention as I walk towards the entrance, but I keep my head forward, not wanting the social interaction.

All I want to do is work, make money, go home and cry myself to sleep on the couch. My room smells too much like Elliot for me to sleep there without thinking about what happened three days ago.

I pick up my tag and press it on to the reader, letting the door buzz before I grab it and open it, making my way down the hallway. And just like the past few days whenever I walk by here, the receptionist desk is empty. And I'm starting to think Ms. Wendy is avoiding me which mean she knows something that I don't.

I walk past the desk, going towards the back to the locker room. I open it up and go straight towards my locker. Ares is sitting on the bench, his elbows on his knees as he waits for me and watches me out my bag into my locker.

He hasn't said anything these past few days as he watches me but I can feel the anger rolling off of him in waves.

He's the only reason I roll out of bed and come to work.

As much as I hate Elliot, I wouldn't wish Ares' bats and wrath on him, no matter what he's done.

I feel grey eyes on me as I close my locker and head to the clock in station, punching in my time as Ares comes behind me. Today he's my partner and while I always love working with him, I don't need him questioning me in what happened.

I relive it enough in my head.

Ares follows me out of the room and down the hallway, last the still empty desk and towards the doors that lead into the open section of the Aquarium.

I push the door open and allow Ares is skip out behind me as we make our way to our stations. It feels weird to be out here without Elliot giving me that grin with his brown eyes, whispering the stupidest shit through the air because he knows I can hear him.

He always made me look stupid when I would laugh in front of everyone when there was no one else close to me.

And now he's gone.

And I'm not too sure if I want him to come back.

I continue to greet people as they flood inside, helping a few people with where the bathroom is as well as a few exhibits. I wave to a few regulars and tell them about the new fish when suddenly I'm hit with the smell of Raspberries and Roses.

When I look around I see a cute girl with big eyes walking next to a man with tanned skin and messy hair. And to my surprise it's not Elliot and the man is pointing at me.

"Ares." I mumble under my breath and I immediately feel his attention on me. I don't know what they're here for but if they have a problem, I need to make sure that Ares has my back. The two approach me until they're standing in front of me and they both look sad and tired making me frown.

"You're Zay." The girl says, but it's not a question but a statement. So I don't respond. "He told me about your eyes. He was right about them, they are dreamy." She says and I frown at her.

"Aren't you Elliot's girlfriend?" I ask her and she looks at the man beside her with a worried expression.

"Elliot broke up with me three days ago." She tells me and I just stare her her, not quite understanding the words coming out of her mouth. Because I know what I smelled on him. I know I saw the lipstick on his lips. "Mike told me about what happened that day and I wanted to come tell you, nothing happens between us that day. I hugged him when he picked me up and I hugged him when I cried. And the lipstick, it was our last kiss goodbye. We didn't have sex, Zay, he wasn't lying." She tells me and my chest feels like it's been hit my a truck.

"He left out of town that night. I've been trying to find you until I realized he said you worked together." Mike says and I recognize his name as being his best friend.

"Why did he leave?" I ask, my voice breathless as tears of disbelief threaten my eyes.

Mike's hand raises to run the back of his neck guiltily, his voice quiet so this time it's the girl that answers. "I know I don't know a lot about the whole soulmate thing, and maybe it's not my place, but Elliot really was trying. But from what I've heard and seen you guys expected too much from a man that's spent twenty years of his life thinking he was straight and the last four thinking he was getting married soon." Her voice chokes up on the last words before she clears her throat and tries again. "He needed time and patience and it wasn't given. He needs someone to check on him and be his rock, not get all the blame and responsibility. As much as he's your soulmate, you're his too." She tells me.

And I feel like a dick.

I feel like shit as I take in her words and I think about. All this time, I've been thinking about who he was to me and I kept forgetting about how hard this was for him too.

How much harder it was for him, actually.

My brain feels like it's on overload as Mike looks at me and his hand comes up to touch my shoulder, holding it softly.

"I was on your side too. I forgot about my best friend and forgot about his feelings. He's going to keep being mad at me, but maybe you can fix this. He's at home. Let me give you my number and I'll send you his address. What you do after that is up to you." He tells me and with shaky hands I hand him the phone hanging out of my pocket.

Once he puts his number in and texts his own phone, he hands it back to me with a dip of his head before turning to walk away.

The girl comes back to me and stands on her tip toes before giving me a kiss on my cheek, her hands in my shoulders as she looks at me seriously. "He needs you, Zay." She tells me before she's gone, following the steps of Mike.

I turn to look at Ares who's eyes are already on mine and before I can say anything he nods.

I turn back around and begin running towards the Employee entrance. I reach for my ID an scan it on the door before I yank the door open and I race down the hallway, finally catching Ms.Wendy off guard.

"I know I fucked up, I have to go make it right." I tell her before she can even say anything and she stares at me before opening her mouth.

"Don't you fuck this up Zayvion. He's a person too, even if he's not supernatural." She tells me and I feel another blow to my gut at the words. I nod to her before I head to the locker room to quickly grab my stuff and clock out before I'm making my way back up the hallway and out the door quickly towards my car.

The stop at my house it fast and I only make sure to pack two outfits, hoping that when I return, Elliot is coming with me.

I make sure to put all the necessary things I need in my bag before I' running out of the apartment and down to my car. The drive to the airport takes almost thirty minutes and the only thing I can think and I drive there is that Elliot can forgive me for pushing him aside.

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Ahhh so now the tables have turned and Zay has been exposed for all that he's done to Elliot. Who's team are you on now? Does this feel realistic? Who is in the wrong?

Thoughts?

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QOTD: Do you think Elliot will forgive him? Would you?