After Klaire’s words, she rushed out of the room, slamming the door after her. There was some silence in the room before Ava coughed. She could not have it go on any longer or she feared she may start laughing to try and ease the tension. Casey’s head stayed whipped to the side, with his hand resting gently on his cheek.
“She has hit me in the past, but never like that,” he said.
“She’s hit you?” That was news to Ava. She was sure that Klaire was not someone who would hurt Casey no matter how mad she was at him. Maybe a push or a pull but nothing else.
“Nothing that you are thinking of. Just a couple of hits and punches here and there when she really gets riled up. But nothing like a slap that hard to the face. I guess she must be really frustrated about everything. I guess what we wanted is working.”
“Yeah, I guess so.” Ava smiled a bit. &l
At this point, Ava didn’t think that their plan was going to work. It was just too messy. Although according to Casey, Klaire actually did go to find Andrew after their fight. He called it a win and said that Klaire was beginning to lose interest in him but Ava knew that it would take more than one fight to get that to happen. And Klaire going to Andrew was just her retaliation. There was no interest on her part towards him. It was all to spite Casey.But Casey sang a different tune and rejoiced that their plan was working. If they continued on like that for months then it would make Klaire despise both Andrew and Casey because she would see Andrew as the reason she and Casey are being torn apart. Their arguments don’t need to be about Andrew. If they are, every time Klaire sees him, she will be reminded of the bad times she had with Casey and all the emotions that came with it and will never get with him. The goal was for her to go to Andrew f
Months passed and Casey and Ava continued in their relationship without any obstacles. Klaire remained ignorant to what they were doing and that was the plan. They had all hung out with Andrew numerous times but it seemed like Klaire made sure to stay away from him at all costs. She made sure that she was not seen talking to him or even looking at him and stayed by Casey’s side the entire time. Although it was a good thing that she was doing it was not helping him in any way.Klaire’s movie premier was right around the corner and she had not even bothered to ask him to go with her like she would have done in the past. He had been sticking to what he wanted and that was ignoring her. He gave her only little bits of attention and basically pretended like she didn’t exist. They also had not been intimate in a long time and it had Casey wondering how long Klaire would be able to go without it. Unless she was seeing someone else of course.
‘The Crumbling Horizon’ was the movie Klaire was going to star in. She was more than happy with the process and she really enjoyed all the time she spent with her cast and crew. Of course, she did miss Casey the entire time and wanted to see him badly, but she wanted to focus entirely on the movie and besides, Casey had been going through something lately and she did not want to get in the way of that.Ever since the fact that he was having some sort of mental block when it came to their intimacy Klaire realized that she needed to back off and give him space. Of course, she did not expect that he would become distant and cold to her. She wanted to believe that he was just trying to figure it all out for himself but Klaire could not help but think that it may be more than that.She knew that when she had talked with Andrew for all that time it made him upset. But he was the one who was not talking to her so she could not figure
The movie turned out great. The CGI was fantastic and the score made it all the better. There were some really bone-chilling moments. And other moments where she only got goosebumps. It was definitely going to be a hit among people. The plot was not too original as Sci-fi is everywhere nowadays, but she was sure that the fighting scenes or the emotional and intimate scenes, in that kind of world, will really do the movie justice. That was the one thing Klaire knew, she knew movies.It was after the premiere that her phone pinged. She expected it to be Casey and so she whipped it out of her purse quickly, turning it on. But instead, it was a message from an unknown number.Unknown Number: Fifty thousand dollars. Or everyone knows.Then there were several pictures that came after. And one after the other, they made her stomach drop. It was Casey, with someone. Their pace was blurred out. But it was clear wha
Casey messaged Ava early in the morning, telling her to meet him at a park he had found that was far away from where they lived that hopefully, they would not run into the people they knew. He wanted to have a chance to hold her hand in public and so he found the park after some searching.Of course, they would still have to hide their faces but at least they were doing it in public. He did know that there was a risk since they were both well-known public figures, but it was a chance he wanted to take. He hated sneaking around with Ava and wanted everyone to know about their relationship. But that would only happen later in life.He was not sure how he would announce that they were dating once Klaire and he broke up. Well, he did, he just did not know how to do it in a way that would not want the world aiming to cut off their heads. He would have fallen for her after his relationship with Klaire fell through. He would have gone to her for
With their hands joined. Casey led Ava through the park, back to their cars. They had been walking for a while and Ava was starting to get tired, so they would go and eat and then take a nap together. He liked the thought of cuddling with her after having a filling meal.Pulling his hat down to block out the sun, he looked down at his feet, his vision being mostly blocked. Ava walked next to him, her steps were smaller than his and he slowed down, taking steps to match hers.Suddenly there was the sound of rapid footsteps. They were heavy and getting louder as they got closer to them. Unsure of what was going on, Casey looked up and saw a figure coming at both of them. With the sun causing a slight glare, he could not see the person well at first, but after he changed his angle, he did not have much time to react as a
Not wanting people to know what happened, Gwen got herself quickly patched up at the hospital and then went home. She was scared. Klaire had found out. It was all over for the both of them. She should have known better than to get into a relationship with Casey. And yet, all the warnings her brain gave her were ignored by her heart.Casey derived someone better than Klaire. She and him miserable and so Ava, stepped in, wanting to be his savior and take away all the misery he got from her. And he depended on her for it. He depended on her to take away his pain and to make him feel good again. Ava should have known better than to get into a relationship with him, but she did not regret it one bit.And that led to inevitable exposure of their relationship. To Klaire, and to the world.Casey and Ava had no contact since the day Klaire caught them, things had been too silent and AVa feared for what was going to h
Ava got the living shit beat out of her. To say the least. Klaire definitely did not hold back when it came to taking her frustrations out of her and her friends were not far behind. She recognized all of them from the wedding and it made her feel even worse about herself. And no matter how much she tried to save herself, Klaire would not listen to anything she had to say. But what did Ava deserve? Nothing. Or maybe a one-way ticket to hell? That was what Klaire was trying to do for her.But after a while, Klaire did stop and she and her friends left her alone on the floor. Writhing in all sorts of pain and almost wishing that she finished the job. She was subjected to all sorts of swears and curses and Klaire screamed to hell and back about how much of a bitch she was and how she wished she would die.“But I will let you live in your misery. You deserve to be ruined in life and then it will follow you all the way to your
This is common for people who have had relatively lonely lives. They want love in any form they can get it and so when it comes knocking they immediately answer. Casey wanted Klaire because she loved him. Because she wanted him and he liked that she wanted him. But over time it became too much and he couldn't handle it and had thoughts of breaking it off. But not wanting to be alone, he tried to fix her. He didn't want to leave her.Casey is confused by what she says. He is denying everything but Ava can see it. She is confused as to why he did try to break up with her before when Klaire slapped her. He said that at that point he really was only thinking of getting away from her. He said that Klaire was suffocating and in that moment he was so angry that he didn't think ahead. But when she threatened to kill herself, he stayed with her.He tells her that he began to see all of her flaws as time passed and by the time of the wedding he was way past sick of her, but he did not want to b
After that day, Casey takes to trying to court Ava. She wonders why this appeared all of a sudden and wonders why he has this. She does not believe his feelings and continues to ignore his advances. Every time he appears at her door with floors or when he suddenly pops up when she is trying to live her life casually. She is afraid that the press will get wind of what he is doing and no matter how many times she tells Casey he does not listen to her.By his behavior, she assumes that he is trying to trap her. Get her in a difficult position and then expose her as someone who's trying to get with the person Klaire killed herself over. That is the only logical thing she can think of.Ava thinks that he is probably clinging to her because there is some essence of Klaire remaining on her since she was involved in their entire scandal. That's another theory she has. But whatever it is, she does not believe he has feelings for her.She follows news on him just so that he knows what he's up t
Three years go by and Ava has received a lot of help and has mostly gotten past everything that has happened. She has permanently stopped being a therapist because she still feels unworthy but now that she has been helped she's hoping she can find something to do with her life.The incident with Klaire and Casey has been long settled and people rarely bring it up. She still gets some stares in public but after a year the heavy hate she was getting decreased. Since Casey went missing three years ago no one has really been on their case anymore. A lot of people speculate he killed himself or he went into hiding as there would be the occasional person claiming they saw him with some blurred or potentially photoshopped picture to back them up. Ava is over it and since then she has learned to appreciate herself more and spend more time with herself.Ava goes out to the mall and shops for some essentials and on one of the TVs in the store she is in shows a news channel and there is a crowd
Horrified, Ava throws up on the spot. An overwhelming feeling of guilt builds inside of her. It's definitely her fault. She looks for more news about it and there is also news of a note she posted on her Instagram just a couple of hours after she was found dead. The letter is addressed to Casey and she basically states that even though she loved him he never fully loved her and that she dedicated so much of her time to him only for it all to fall apart. She says that she used the threat of killing herself in the past to keep him with her but it seemed he didn't care about her life because she was already dead because of him. She does not say Ava's name but addresses the 'homewrecking bitch' that came between them.Due to the shock of it all, Ava passes out. When she wakes up, she is in a hospital. Her friends came to check on her and found her passed out. They apologize for leaving her and explain that they needed time to process everything when the news broke out. They say that Klair
Ava would call what she and Casey did, a peaceful resolution. It was the end of their story and she hoped that this entire thing would just be done and over with. She was not expecting to meet with Casey again after that and hoped that their paths would not cross for the benefit of everyone. She just wished that he would not have to go through hell in order to divorce Klaire.She didn’t have work at the moment and she had returned to her apartment that day after meeting with Casey. Ava looked to focus on herself and grow as a person. There was no way that she would be able to gain redemption in the eyes of the public and that was not what she was looking for in the first place. If Ava could, she would rather have just disappeared and not come back for another couple of years. That night, she spent it contemplating everything she was doing with herself when she heard her doorbell ring. It was a mystery who it could have been but Ava had a couple of guesses. Maybe her friends were will
Once Casey and Ava were done with what they had to say, the million and one questions from the reporters came crashing down on them. It was hard for them to distinguish anything more than a couple of words. Casey tried his best to answer them. Ava did not feel qualified to answer anyone, so she moved more to the side and watched what Casey did. Once the crowd was able to be silenced, then they were able to actually hear what people had to say. They got questions along the lines of wondering if Casey dumped Klaire for Ava or what Ava was thinking when she held such a powerful position in their lives. After the press conference, there was a feeling of dread in Ava’s stomach that told her that what they did today did really nothing to help their cases. Ava was not sure why people would be sympathetic and understand where she was coming from. She did not expect them to. The ordeal was already trending online when she got home and once again she spent an unhealthy amount of time scrolli
Casey finally came up with an idea a couple of days later. Ava was not sure if it would make things better or worse but since it was the only thing they had and that it was better than just sitting around, she agreed.It was actually close to what Ava had thought of. Casey decided to call a press conference in the name of his father’s company to publicly apologize for the scandal. Ava was also to attend so that she could also apologize. It would not be announced that Ava was going to attend because she was definitely going to get killed before the event even took place.Based on what he had been telling her, Klaire had been back and forth between ignoring Casey, wanting to kill him, and begging for him to love her. She was a complete mess and Ava was sure that if she went to the press conference and saw her, s
“We really need to talk,” Casey said to her as he entered.“You think.”He walked for a bit and then stopped and looked back at her. “Klaire told me what she did to you. I'm so sorry. This really is all my fault. I should have listened to you when you said that being with Klaire was a mistake. I should have known that it would have blown up. And then to make things worse, I convinced you into a relationship with me.”Ava held up her hand. “I am just as responsible. Even more so since I’m the therapist here. I should have known better. Gosh, I should have known better. I’m sorry. I should have denied this. Doing this was never a good idea.”&ldqu
Two weeks passed. Two weeks of Ava lasting off of Zeeva’s cooking and groceries. Two weeks of pain and tears. Two weeks of not leaving her house and hating every moment of life. Two weeks before she had any contact from Casey.Casey: We need to speak. I’ll come by your apartment.Ava did not know what to expect and she did not know if him going to her was the best option but she knew that they needed to talk about what happened. They needed to do that at least once. She was not sure how he would be able to get him here, seeing as the paparazzi and Klaire’s army have not left her alone, but she was sure he would find a way.Besides the pictures of them fighting, there was nothing else from the two of them. After seeing the pictures, Ava wondered if Casey genuinely felt sorry for what he did. She knew that he still wanted Klaire to get help but she was not sure about his feel