Chapter 1
“Time doesn't love you anymore
But I-I-I I'm still knocking at your door
Honey, we can run forever,
if forever's what's in store
Oh, time to take me home.”
“We can’t be together.”
The words come out of Alex’s mouth and suddenly Maggie’s eyes are tearing up. She doesn’t want to believe it but their relationship ended days ago. They were constantly fighting about children and Maggie felt guilty, not guilty because of her own feelings towards children but guilty because she couldn’t give Alex what she wanted.
Its been three years since those words came out of Alex’s mouth and Maggie still has nightmares about the moment. Every night the dreams come back and all she can see is Alex, tear eyed with her hands folded together, her fingers fidgeting as the words come out of her mouth.
It’s been three years since their breakup. Alex moved onto Kelly, Maggie is too afraid to move on. It’s not that she doesn’t want to, she does but she’s too afraid because she’s still in love with Alex- yes, even three years later.
“Now we're too young to recognize
Nothing stays the same
Promise I won't be the one to blame”
Mia had been there for Maggie since they reunited. Mia is Maggie’s older sister who recently moved to National City after Maggie and Alex broke up.
”Let’s go out tonight.” Mia said, encouraging her sister to get off of their couch and out of her black and red flannel pajamas.
Maggie ignored her sister, staring at the tv like it was the most fascinating thing on planet earth.
Mia threw a pillow at her sister. “Ow!” Maggie yelled out, rolling her eyes.
“Get your ass off this couch, Sawyer.”
The older sister scolded Maggie.
“Never.” Maggie mumbled, cuddling the pillow that her sister threw at her.
“Are you just going to stay depressed forever?” Mia said, feeling bad for her sister.
It had been three years and Maggie still sulked on the anniversary of their supposed-to-be wedding.
“Yes, yes I am.” Maggie replied, curling into a ball on the couch with pillow still in hand.
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“I know this is a hard day for you, Alex.”
The younger danvers sister said,
holding her sister tightly.
Alex was upset over the same reason Maggie was. It was supposed to be their wedding anniversary.
”Please, Kara. I don’t need to hear it today.” She said, sobbing into her sisters arms.
“I know, Alex. I know. I’m here for you and that won’t change, no matter what, okay?”
Alex nodded, slowly pulling away from the blonde.
“Thank you, Kara. I think right now I just need to be alone.” She mumbled, feeling bad for pushing her sister away.
Kara nodded, respecting her sisters wishes.
”If you need anything, Alex, please call me.”
she said, smiling softly before pulling away from her sister. “I will, thank you.” Alex mumbled, watching her sister open her front door to leave.
“Hey, Kara?” Alex said, looking up at the younger blonde. “Yeah?” Kara asked, seeing the pain in the older woman’s eyes.
“I love you.” Alex said, giving her sister a half smile. “I love you too.” Kara said, nodding softly at her sister before closing the front door to the woman’s apartment.
Alex was now all alone in her thoughts. Her mind was racing like crazy and she couldn’t stop it. Her heart started beating a bit faster than her usual pace. Alex needed to get out of the house, she couldn’t handle this any longer.
She called up her girlfriend and asked her for a night out tonight. Her girlfriend didn’t know what today was but she was more than happy to accompany Alex for a night out in the town.
Little did Alex know that she was going to be seeing someone that she definitely didn’t need to see today.
“'Cause time doesn't love you anymore
But I-I-I I'm still knocking at your door
Honey, we can run forever,
if forever's what's in store,
Oh, time doesn't love you like I love you
So take me home-ooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Let me hear you say, let me hear you say”