A Song and a Rhyme

Nathaniel jumped, hearing the window break. "What the fuck!?" he yelled, getting up and looking through the window. It was Mandy!? "What the hell are you doing!?" he yelled, which was probably a mistake. "I swear, I'll call the cops!" he warned as he showed her his cellphone as he was threatening to dial 911. Luckily most of his neighbors were out or on vacation so they wouldn't be alarmed. "What the hell is your problem!?" he asked, staring at her through the break in the window.

Nathaniel felt his own heart ache as he saw her crying. Those tears were all too familiar as they brought up certain memories. He opened the door, helping her up and into his own home. He sighed, having her sit on the couch. "Just what the fuck is it that brought you here to smash my window? Huh? Tell me one good reason I shouldn't call the cops for property damage." he said harshly as he started to clean up the pieces of his window on the tile floor.

Nathaniel felt his eyes tear up a bit, but he bit his lip hard and kept the tears back enough to talk well. "It was a moment that was personal to me as well...the song was for someone I loved with all my heart, it just happened to be Sarah that I love with all my heart today. Just like you love Simon with all your heart. That's all. It wasn't anything to insult you, but oh well. You don't know shit about me...not anymore. So.." he said, shaking his head and cursing as his hand was cut by one of the larger pieces of glass, a small cut across his hand. He couldn't help but stare at the blood that dripped onto his tile floor, scoffing. "Just go back to Simon...alright?"

Nathaniel scoffed, about to argue back but soon the door was slammed closed. He gritted his teeth, slamming his fist into the pieces of glass, not caring if some embedded into his hand. He shuddered, tears falling as he stared down. "Fuuck!" he screamed, slamming his fist one more time and holding his head with the other hand. He shook, choking and soon letting those tears fall all the more faster. "Shit..why the hell did I....God!" he got up, his hand shaking with both pain and anger. What now?

Nathaniel panted as he washed his cut up hand, then wrapping it in bandages. He sighed, staring at himself in the mirror in the bathroom, his eyes red from crying so hard. He never thought he was capable of such emotions again..not after so many years. "Mandy...god...jesus, what the hell did I do to even meet her in the first place? I feel like crap..." he said, chuckling sarcastically as he tried to make himself feel better. He knew it was useless. Simon had seen how she looked, but he stood quiet and watched as she went straight to the bathroom to take her shower. "Mandy...Jeez..what did this idiot do to you again?" he muttered to himself, glaring at the tv.

After a while, Simon knocked on the door, opening it. He didn't care if she didn't want him in there, he wanted to be. "Babe..what happened? Where did you go?" he asked, feeling that she took a cold shower. "Baby..please, tell me." he said, hoping she would confide in him. "I know it's Daniel....but, did he hurt you?" he continued, pulling the curtain away a bit enough to look at her. As Simon tried to comfort her, Sarah had just come back home, seeing the crashed window. "Nathaniel?" she called out, worried that someone had gone nuts enough to actually go after him. "Honey!?" she said, now panicking until she saw him on the couch, staring at his bandaged hand. "What happened?" she asked, falling to her knees and looking at his hand with great worry. "I....Nothing, I fell and then my hand just hit the window. It's nothing.." he said, obviously faking since his voice didn't sound so hot. He was weak..he couldn't talk much at all because he felt heartless.

Simon stared at her, knowing she was in full pain. He sighed, taking off his shirt and pants, leaving only the boxers. He didn't care, he was going in there to comfort her. He got in, shivering as the cold water hit his skin. He turned it so the water would then turn warm, taking Mandy into his arms. "I know..but you're better than he is. Know that. You're with me, not him anymore.." he said, kissing her face all over tenderly as a lover only could. Nathaniel couldn't really explain anything to Sarah, he didn't know how to.

Simon hugged her tightly, nuzzling her neck and kissing her bare shoulder. "You ok?" he whispered, obvious worry in his voice. His hands rubbed her back as he tried to relax her. Obviously he cared for her. "I'm sorry for what happened.." he added, kissing her softly on her lips.

Nathaniel grunted. "Nah, I'm ok...Promise. I just was clumsy, as usual." he chuckled weakly, sitting up a bit and patting the space beside him. "Sit with me?" he asked softly, smiling a bit. He felt better with Sarah around, but sometimes he felt like they were fighting more to keep some sort of relationship between them than just sailing with the flow. But still, she was there for him. That's love.

Simon stared into her eyes before she kissed him back. He could see only pain, and a tiny bit of her reaching out for someone to help her through this. So far, it's him. It always will be until he draws his last breath. He held her against him, not in a suggestive way, but in a way to where she understood that he loved her, that he'd be there for her. "I love you.." he muttered against her lips, the water still running over them.

Nathaniel sighed, resting his head on hers. She did take good care of him, even though she wasn't as attentive as he hoped she would be she was when the time came. "What do you think of me?" he asked, his voice slowly regaining strength.

Simon was just a tame but adventurous man. He couldn't help how he felt towards her, especially in terms of intimacy. He smiled as he heard those same words come from her lips, hugging her all the more closely to her. He held her against the wall, pulling away and kissing her neck. "What did that bastard do to you?" he asked, obviously angry.

Nathaniel was surprised that she said that. Even his friends who knew her for a while said that she was usually not even with a guy longer than a month enough to say that she loved them. She didn't say things lightly. "Really?" he asked, a bit excited. Though really..a part of him was more less excited for the fact that she finally said she loved him. It was like it meant nothing or just wasn't enough. Mandy affected him, and her words definitely scarred his thoughts.

Simon grunted, wanting to spark his opinion. "Then sue his ass, I'll do it for you." he muttered against her lips. Even if she didn't want to see him again, even in court, eventually in life she may see him again. It was inevitable. He sighed, knowing he shouldn't keep mentioning Daniel, it was a huge scar for her in which he just reopened without warning and care. He despised him.

Nathaniel chuckled, sighing. "I didn't think you thought of me like that.." he said, not sure whether he wanted to say so himself. He felt like he was lying if he tried to say it now. He needed time to think, about everything. He knew that Simon would try to get Mandy to sue him, and obviously it could ruin his own reputation. He didn't need that. He couldn't afford the cost of a ruined reputation and the label "asshole" across his forehead.

Simon closed his eyes, exposing more of his neck and sighing. Why did Daniel have to be such a bastard? He was the worst ex a woman could have, literally. He breathed in deeply and turned her face to look at him with a tender hand. "Do you have any sort of feelings for him? Anything left over?" he asked, worried and also a bit jealous. He just needed to know that she was his, that he won't take her away.

Nathaniel hugged Sarah, kissing her softly. Sure, he didn't say it back, but he enjoyed her company. She learned lots of things from him, and he just..learned to let go of things. "Do you really want to be with me?" he asked, staring into her eyes. He needed someone, someone to be there for him.