"Aiden." I sigh, unable to hide my discomfort with the situation.

Aiden stares at me, an unknown emotion so clear in his brown eyes that I once found so warm.

"I don't know what you saw but please let me explain," Aiden begs. I see everyone's eyes on me and whilst I once found them comforting, I now felt like they were intruding a private conversation between Aiden and me.

I close my eyes, trying to control my emotions before I squeeze out of the door, pushing Aiden backward in the process. When our skin touches, I hate myself for the sparks that shoot through my body. When would they stop? I close the door behind me, successfully blocking out any eavesdroppers. The wind blows towards us, so some of the heavy rain reaches us. I'm wet in a few minutes.

"Please Em, you have to listen to me," Aiden begs, his voice breaking and the vulnerability nearly makes me second guess where I was going to lead this conversation.

"Me and Kat, it was a mistake-" Aiden begins but I cut him off.

"Aiden, it's fine. You and I would never work anyway, you and Katherine belong toge-" This time I get cut off.

"No, Em, I don't love her anymore. Please believe me, we didn't even-" Aiden says, I once again cut him off. This was an efficient conversation, both of us just cutting each other off.

Note the sarcasm.

"Didn't what Aiden? Sleep with her? Save it, I saw it. You're never going to change," I state. Aiden stares at me, not saying anything and I take this as my opportunity to continue.

"This," I say, motioning from Aiden to me, "would never work. Whatever it was was doomed from the beginning."

"No Em, that's not true," Aiden finally manages.

Anger courses through me, is he for real?! What does he not understand by the words 'i saw you?' I scoff, rolling my eyes angrily "Seriously Aiden!? I trusted you, I told you to tell me if you weren't serious and you lied to my face. You messed with my emotions but I guess I should have expected it right? I mean you're a fuck boy and I'm the timid little girl but the jokes on me because I actually believed you had changed for boring little me. You and Katherine have a good life together because I am so fucking done with your bullshit. I've had enough of your game Aiden, I refuse to be another one of your conquests that you only break in the end. I'm just that. Whatever this was, is over now." I finish angrily, maybe I could have been nicer to him but I was so sick of it. He can't use me, I won't let him.

I look at him expectantly, waiting for him to say something, to defend himself, yell back at me or even kiss me but he does none of these things, he just stares at me, I don't know if he was deep in thought or he just had nothing to say but either option frustrates me.

I scoff again, shaking my head at him.

"Goodbye, Aiden," I say a lot softer. I push the door open and disappear behind it, taking one last look at a speechless Aiden. The rain had wet his jacket so much it was pulling down his shirt, the water had made his white shirt see-through and I could see his full torso. His black jeans clung to his legs and his hair was dripping. Tears once again well in my eyes when I pull my eyes away from his frame. This was it, the last time I would put myself in a position where Aiden was. I knew I had to cut him off, and I would. I wouldn't let him hurt me like this again.

As soon as I close the door on Aiden, the tears gathered in my eyes begin to fall freely. I lean on the front door with my eyes closest, not wanting to see my family's curious stares. I sink to the floor, my back pushed up against the door.

That was it, at the end of the day I was just another girl that fell for the player.

I was okay, it was over now. Now I could heal.

I can feel everyone's stares on me so I hesitantly open my eyes.

"Baby, you don't have to tell us if you don't want to, but what happened?" My mother asks. Robert and Eli don't even pretend like they're not listing and Dale smiles at me sadly, obviously knowing what had happened.

I sigh, they had a right to know. They were family and they would support me, I knew that, and whilst Robert would probably be happy, my mother and Eli would also wonder why Aiden wasn't hanging around here anymore.

"On the trip, Aiden told me he had feelings for me and I obviously felt the same for him," I begin, everyone looks down at me as I was still on the floor so I stand up, hoping I wouldn't feel as small. "We were going to go on a date now where he would ask me officially to be his girlfriend but I caught him with his ex."

My mother looks shocked, obviously having realized that I caught him fucking his ex. Eli looked sad for me, he probably just thought I saw them together and Robert looked like he wanted to believe what Eli did, but secretly knew that mom was right.

"I'm so surprised," my mother says and I look at her curiously.

"Why?" I told you exactly who Aiden was from the beginning." I reply.

Mom looks like she's debating on something and then finally speaks; "boys, give me a minute with Emmy."

The boys clear out instantly, I smile at Dale to tell him I'm okay and he nods, going to sit with Eli and Robert on the couch, probably trying very hard to listen in on our conversation.

"Emmy, you caught him having sex with the ex right?" My mother confirms, I nod. tears once again threaten to spill but I hold them back.

"You know, Ang was telling me that Aiden hadn't been sleeping around anymore, what changed?" My mother asks.

"His ex apparently, I knew he still loved her but she lives in Australia and I didn't think I'd ever have to see her," I reply sadly.

"Baby, that boy was so in love with you, are you sure you saw right?" My mother asks carefully, obviously thinking about her words.

"I know what I saw momma, I could see through our windows. They were on his bed," I respond, once again succeeding to hold back my tears.

"I'm so sorry baby, I would have sworn that he was going to be your next boyfriend but I guess things change," my mother replies sympathetically as she pulls me into a tight hug.

"Mom, Justin was on the trip as well," I admit. My mother releases me instantly and looks at me shocked.

"He and Mason were there, we were all in the same group," I continue.

"I always liked that boy, he would have done anything for you. Same as Luke," my mother smiles softly.

"He found out I liked Aiden and didn't take it so well," I admit, wanting to tell my mother the events that took place on the trip.

"Oh baby, I'm sorry," my mother coos and she pulls me into a warm hug. I smile in her comforting arms, I did have the best mother in the world.

My mother releases me and looks at me sadly; "Emmy, baby, are you ready for tomorrow?"

I look at her strangely, what was tomorrow? Did breakups get worse the next day? If that was the case then I was definitely not ready for tomorrow; "What's tomorrow?" I ask curiously and my mother looks at me extremely confused.

I try and think of what day it could be tomorrow and then it hits me. I jump from my seat and run to the counter to get moms phone and check the date.

I feel myself pale and if possible, my heart breaks even further when I realise.

I had been so caught up in the trip and my own drama lately that I hadn't even bothered to look at the date. Tomorrow was the worst day of the year for my family, my birthday was no less than 14 days after but that only made it worse.

Tomorrow was the anniversary of Maddi's death.