I hope that you all liked the first chapter, and here's the second part!
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Joff shook his head to clear the thoughts and jogged over to the door. He opened it and there, hands in the pockets of her jeans, stood Annie. She had her bottom lip between her teeth and he wanted nothing more than to grab her and pull it between his own. But he just stood there, crossed his arms over his naked chest, and stared at her. "Annabelle."
"Were you going to tell me that you were leaving?!"
How did she know about that already?? I just found out five minutes ago!
"I just found out! Why are you really here?"
"I just got back from... I had an appoin... god, stop looking at me like that!" She practically screamed the last part as she pushed around him and stomped through the door. Joffrey shut it behind him and turned.
"Like what Annabelle?"
"Like you can't decide whether you want to kill me or kiss me! And stop calling me
Annabelle!
You haven't called me that since the first day you met me."
"Well, I don't feel like I know you. After that night... I thought you knew how I felt and you just left. You walked out and back down to his place without giving it another thought. He doesn't deserve you! You deserve to be treated with respect. To be cherished and loved. You should be with someone who doesn't just like having you around when things are good, but wants you there when things are bad so that you can help. Maybe its better that I'm being traded to Anaheim. I couldn't handle another season of watching you with him."
"What do you mean? It was one night! Nobody can get deep feeling like that in one night!"
"YOU BELONG WITH ME ANNIE!"
She gasped and her eyes went wide at his outburst.
"What are you saying?"
"These past two months have been hell. After you left, I didn't know whether to run after you or not. But you didn't turn around. You walked out the door and down the hall and out of my life it seemed. I didn't see you in the elevator anymore. It was like you disappe--"
"I broke it off with Jeff."
"What, when?"
"That morning."
"Then why didn't you stay?"
"I thought you just... I thought that we just... I figured you thought I was crazy, or a slut, or worse." He laughed a little at that. She did drive him crazy, but he loved that about her.
"Why did you break it off with Jeff?"
"Do you remember that day we walked around town while I was waiting for Jeff to get his new car. I never did that stuff with him. I could never just go wander and have fun. And you and I, we sat on that park bench for like three hours just talking. I thought to myself, this is so easy. It was too. It was easy to just be myself around you. You never treated me different depending on your moods. If you were angry, you never used it against me..."