I can't fucking wait to get home to meet Sophia later. I text her to come home for 5pm, I need to explain what she saw last night was a huge fucking misunderstanding. She called me a liar, but I haven't lied about anything, I might have not been doing paperwork for the club all the time, but I was working.

I don't know how I got myself in that situation last night, one minute I'm buried in my laptop finalising some papers and the next Lucy is sat on my desk trying to kiss me. I was that zoned out I didn't even hear her come in. I'm furious at the situation, the hurt that Sophia was feeling in that moment made my heart break.

I know what Sophia thinks, that I've cheated on her with Lucy, when it was honestly just shit timing that she walked in when Lucy was trying to kiss me, that's what she said to Jack when she bolted out of the club anyway, that I'm a liar and a cheat.

Jack gave me a fucking ear full when he stormed into my office, seeing where Sophia had come from, to find me yelling at Lucy and he knew what had gone down. He knows I would never do that to Sophia. He nearly punched me for letting her get away and for me not going straight after her, but all I was thinking about was firing that fucking woman so she isn't at my club no more, or interferring in my relationship.

I fucking love Sophia, I know I cancelled on our date nights this week, but I genuinely was stuck in the middle of something. I was going to surprise her next week but now fuck knows what is going to happen. I need to see her beautiful face, I've fucking missed her this week, but always in the back of my mind I was thinking that I'm doing this for us, I'll make it up to her, that she will know how much she means to me if I could just get through all this fucking work this week.

I knew I'd hurt her when she didn't sleep in my bed with me a few night's ago, and honestly I was that tired I just fell onto my bed and slept that night, hoping to see Sophia the next morning but then I promised Brent and Jack a gym session and Sophia was setting off to work.

I enter the lobby, pulling my fingers through my hair, I have a pounding headache from all of this, I just need to have her back in my arms.

I spot Eric out of the corner of my eye trying to run over to me but I just hop into the lift and close the doors quickly, I know it may seem rude but I just don't want to speak to anyone right now. Only Sophia.

I enter the penthouse and look around for her.

"Sophia?!"

"Soph?"

I head towards the bedroom and my eye catches the wardrobes in the opposite room, my heart fucking drops to my stomach. I step in to take a closer look.

Her wardrobe is fucking empty.

I grip my hair with my hands and sink to the floor.

I've lost her.

She's gone.

I stand quickly to asess the other rooms and I'm right, she's took all her things and left me.

I pull my phone out to call her, I can feel my heart pounding in my chest, pressing her contact. I let it ring for longer than normal but she never picks up. No texts, nothing. It's like she never fucking existed.

I don't know what to do, where will she have gone? I have no idea, just hopefully not back to her parents house in Manchester.

I call the only person I think can help me and give me more advice.

"Hey boss, thought you were meeting with Sophia tonight?"

"Jack, she's left me." I manage to get out. I didn't know all these emotions were in me.

"What do you mean she's left you? She told you it's over?"

"She didn't even show up man, she's been in here and cleared all her stuff out, I've lost her. I have no idea what to do or where she's gone." I explain, pacing the kitchen, dragging my hand over my face.

"Well, maybe Eric saw-"

"Jack! Your a fucking genius!" I shout, remembering Eric trying to run over to me in the lobby just now, I end the call and run to the lift.

"Eric!" I yell looking around.

"Mr Hunter, what can I do for you?" He approches me shaking my hand.

"Eric, was Sophia here? Did you see her?"

"Ah, yes I did Mr Hunter, she had her bags with her. I had the feeling you didn't know she was leaving."

I shake my head.

"Do you know where she went? Or did you order her a taxi to somewhere?" I hope to fucking god it wasn't the train station because that would mean she hasn't just left me, but the city too.

"Oh, actually she had a male friend with her-"

"A fucking what?"

"Male friend, Mr Hunter." Eric says again. My blood is boiling. No, don't over think this Hunter. I can't do that again.

"A fabulous car he was driving, a red sports type I believe." Eric continues.

Fucking Lucas. Thank god, well that's good news, at least she is with her friend. I feel my body relax slightly, knowing she's not left the city, just me.

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Monday morning comes around and I still haven't heard anything from Sophia. I don't know what her shifts are this week, but I'm going to the coffee shop now, in hopes that she might there, if not maybe Jenny can help me out.

"Good morning, welcome to Aroma, what can I get you?" The friendly barista greets me at the counter.

"Hey, can I get a Cappuccino please and is the owner Jenny around at all?"

"Sure, and yes she's in the back. I'll shout her for you."

"Thank you."

A few minutes later, sipping my coffee I see Jenny appear from the back room behind the counter.

"You wanted to see me dear?"

"Hi Jenny, I'm Hunter, Sophia's boyfri-" i clear my throat realising I'm not actually her boyfriend anymore.

"Yes, I know who you are, you make Sophia very happy." She smiles at me. Well fuck, this is just great, my heart twinges in my chest.

"I forgot if she was working much this week, I have a surprise for her you see, would you know her shifts at all?" I ask her.

"Oh how lovely, she is working this afternoon from 3pm, Wednesday and Thursday all day and then the weekends. She told me you let her move in with you when the sports centre let her go, that's very kind of you darling." Jenny pats my shoulder as she speaks. If only she knew how I've fucked things up and hurt Sophia.

"I love her, of course I would let her live with me. Well, thank you for your time Jenny and I will see you soon." I smile and start to leave.

"You will make each other very happy dear, I can see you have a pure love."

I nod as my throat closes up, I can't tell this kind woman that me and Sophia are over. I guess I'm lying to her and to myself. We are too good to end over this and I have more determination now than ever to get Sophia to hear me out.

I hit send. I just hope this works, I've never expressed my emotions like this before, I feel my eyes become watery and my chest is tight. I blink and rub my face with my palms when I hear my phone vibrate.

Me

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Sitting in my car waiting for Sophia, I'm fucking nervous. I want her to know how much I love her and would never hurt her. I hear my car door open and I clear my throat.

"Hey Soph." I say as she sits, not looking at me she whispers a small hello.

"I thought maybe we could go home and talk, it will be more private there, if that's alright with you?"

She nods as I drive off.

We make it into the lobby as I guide her to the lift. I hate this silence between us, I just want her to talk to me, to even look at me. I feel like we are right back at the beginning after I fucked things up before.

"How was work?" I blurt out.

"Good." She looks down at her feet as she replies.

The doors open and we enter the penthouse, I know Sophia probably feels uncomfortable being here, but it was the first place that popped into my mind when I needed to talk to her.

"You can grab a drink if you like." I point back into the kitchen, hoping Sophia might want to make herself a coffee.

"I'm not staying." She replies quietly. "And it's not my home anymore." She sits on the edge of the sofa, playing with her fingers.

"It will be your home forever Sophia, if you want it to be." I reply, joining her on the sofa.

"You can't say that, you don't get to say things like that." She looks up at me, tears in those beautiful fucking eyes.

"Baby-" I put my hand up to touch her face but she shoots up off the sofa and stands turning away from me.

"Please don't be like that-"

"Don't be like what Hunter?!" She spins around, facing me, frustration evident in her face.

"Let me just explain-"

"Do you even know how you made me feel? I was alone night after night here, not knowing if we were ok or not. I knew something was going on, I could feel it. Why would you make me fall in love with you and then you hurt me like this?" She's sobbing, and trying to catch her breath, wiping her face with the palms of her hands.

"Nothing was going on! I was honestly busy. I had no idea Lucy was even in my office until she was trying to kiss me!"

"You told me no one comes in your office apart from Jack, why was she in there?"

"I told her before not to come into my office, she's fired now anyway."

Shit, I realise what I've just said.

"She's been in your office before?" Sophia mumbles.

"She came in once, when I told you she was trying to flirt with me, I told her to leave and then she was there again Saturday night, trying to kiss me. I pushed her away as soon as I realised what was happening, I swear Sophia, I love you, I've been spending all of my time doing things for us. I just wanna make you happy, I'm trying to make you happy, but I keep fucking up. I didn't even do anything with Lucy, or any woman actually. I love you and I need you, here in our home together." I take a breathe and step towards her, holding out my hands.

"How can I believe you Hunter, how can I trust you?" She says, tears running down her beautiful face.

I need her to fucking believe me, I need to be with her, more than she probably needs me.

She shakes her head and turns on her heel.

"Wait!" I can't believe I didn't think of this before now.

"What?"

"Come with me to the club." I know I'm probably making no sense but I need to prove to her I'm being honest.

"Hunter, no." She shakes her head.

"Please, once you see for yourself you will trust me, please Sophia." I grab my car keys and move towards the door, not really giving her much choice but to follow me.

"Fine."

Luckily the club is only a short drive from mine so we get there in no time. Jumping out of the car and showing Sophia through the back door, I guide her to the corridor that leads to my office.

"Hunter, what are we doing here?" Sophia finally speaks up. "I don't wanna go into your office to be honest-"

"We aren't going in there." I grin, hoping after this we can work things out between us.

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