Redemption Part 2 - Dyrian

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She came here to entertain you

It was safe to say that things were taking a turn for the worst. It wasn't bad enough that Dylan had left without much of anything, but the next day her mother had collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. They'd told her she would be fine, that she was dehydrated and that her lungs were under a lot of pressure, all things considered, she wasn't dying any faster. They kept her for a few days of observation to make sure she remained well enough to be taken back home. Adrian hadn't called anybody.

The next week that they'd spent together, Amelia was less herself. Like she'd dropped the facade of health and wellness only to let herself wither in bed. Adrian tried, she really tried to get her out and about, to do anything, but it was no use. So while Amelia rested, Adrian had begun going through all of their things in the house. She'd had to discuss the will and was working towards the arrangements for a funeral. Even as painful as it all was, she treated it as emotionless as she could because otherwise she was going to break.

She was sitting in the middle of the living room with papers and pictures scattered around her. There were phone numbers of people that she'd met, but hardly knew. She'd been searching high and low for grandparents that she could contact. It almost seemed like a goose chase that she wasn't about to win. When the doorbell rang, she swore and scrambled to get up, hoping that the noise wouldn't wake her mother. The last thing she needed was for her to come out while Adrian was searching for missing pieces of her life. It rang again and she sighed in frustration as she yanked the door open. Her eyes lifted and she went to speak, but when she noted who it was, she froze.

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

It had to have been minutes before he said something and she could feel his discomfort coming off him in waves. He had every right to be uncomfortable. And she was waiting for her own emotions to come back in full force. She'd shut them down so much in the last few weeks that she was sure it was just a delayed reaction. Even as she looked at him, she noted that she was looking at him differently again. No longer did she think he was becoming the sweet, pleasant guy that she happened to adore. No, he just showed that he hadn't changed and he was instead just toying with her while she was vulnerable.

His question made her nostrils flare and she placed a hand on his chest to push him back so that she could step out and shut the door behind her. Adrian had no intention of her mother hearing what was about to transpire between them. She'd been disappointed enough by men, she didn't need to see that Adrian was following down the same path.

"How fucking dare you come back here and ask me that," She spat at him. Adrian was exhausted, extremely so, but the adrenaline of her anger towards him was pushing her forward. "What the fuck do you care? You left remember? You don't get to ask me that shit."

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

His apology fell on deaf ears. She couldn't focus on his reasoning or his excuses because it made her sick. She'd trusted him with the only person that she'd ever loved more than herself and he threw it in her face as if it was nothing. He panicked and she hated that she understood why he panicked, but it didn't make anything better or easier. He'd done the same thing that he did to his sister. Nothing changed and now she understood on some small level why Cassidy hated him so much. It only got worse when she realized it hurt so badly because she'd started falling for him.

Adrian shook her head and laughed, "Cassidy made you feel bad? That's why you came back. Because she wanted to know if I was alright, not because you did." She'd have called Cassidy if she knew it would help, but she could barely force words through her mouth to everyone else that she had to call, let alone someone she wanted to. Of course it was harder without anyone, but it gave her the chance to handle it analytically rather than emotionally. It was the only way she could get through it.

He asked again and she stared up at him, "She's dying, Dylan. What the fuck do you think?" She didn't owe him any details, she didn't owe him a chance to make things better. Adrian couldn't feel anything but anger. She was hollow and empty because it was like she was taking care of a corpse already.

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

She moved past him to sit on the stairs that had led him to her door. Sinking down, she wrapped her arms around her knees and stared ahead. He understood, of course he understood. How could he not? This was the exact reason he'd fallen out with his sister and yet he was making the same mistake over and over again. She didn't know how to stop him because she didn't want to be angry with him and she wanted what was best for Cassidy and his relationship. Panicking when someone needed him...wasn't a good start.

"Oh, so now that you've gotten over panicking, you can stay. How fucking chivalrous of you," She snapped. Her anger was deflating though, despite her best efforts. Adrian was so sick of hating men. She just wanted one that could change her mind and show her differently. But he was proving to be a failed attempt and she wasn't sure if he'd be able to fix it. With a deep breath, she raked her fingers through her hair and slid them down her face.

Adrian shook her head again, "You know, I didn't ask you to stay. I didn't expect you to make everything better. All I needed was a distraction. Something minor, something simple. You couldn't even offer me that. I wasn't seeking some emotional connection, I just wanted you to help me forget for a little while." That was all they'd been good at anyway, the physical part.

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

Adrian waited for the storm, the verbal lashing that she expected from him. When it didn't come, she just got more frustrated. She wanted him to fight back. She wanted him to make it easy on her to hate him. There were so many things that she wanted to make the pain easier to handle, but she got nothing except understanding and apologies.

She started regretting her decision to open back up. Her emotions had been buried, but now that they were resurfacing it wasn't just the anger that she felt anymore. It came on suddenly, but the crushing weight of what was coming hit her and she took a sharp breath when it did. Tears were filling her eyes and they started to fall when he told her that he couldn't do simple anymore. Adrian knew how well he handled crying, or rather didn't, so she tried to play it off by staying quiet.

Her fingers shook as she brushed the tears from her face and she covered her mouth and nose to muffle the sniffling. It didn't stop and she knew that it wasn't going to, "Why couldn't you just get angry at me? Why couldn't you just scream and yell and make me hate you? This isn't fair, Dylan. None of this is fair."

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

It wasn't supposed to happen this way. He was supposed to be her mistake, the one that she made before meeting the perfect guy. That's what she'd expected, that's what she'd hoped for. And there he was, showing her that it wasn't the mistake she thought it was. He was showing her that he could be the guy that wasn't perfect, but that could understand her perfectly. That was what she knew she needed, but it wasn't what she wanted to accept.

He took her hand and she hesitated before slipping her fingers between his and locking them together. Adrian leaned against him slightly and kept her eyes cast down as he listened to what he said. She was angry with him for how he left, but she was angrier at the fact that she was so used to being left when it mattered. And now her mother was leaving her, and though it started out unwillingly, she was starting to see that her mother was ready to be done.

Adrian's teeth clamped down hard on her lip to draw her attention away from the painful thoughts and towards the pain in her lip. She bit down so hard that she drew blood. She sucked in her lip and took a deep breath, "She collapsed the day after you left. I think she's giving up."

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

The moment she started talking, she realized that she needed to get it all out. If he was there for her, she should be able to tell him what was really going through her mind. Of course, she was nervous that it would only make him leave again, but that was part of it. It was a test to see just how serious he was. If he left again, she knew that she was going to have to stay away from him for good.

His arm slid around her shoulders and she placed her hand on his knee, "I don't know what else to do for her. I've tried everything I could think of, but she's just empty now. So..." She paused and took a slow breath. "So I started preparing. Her will is dealt with, the funeral is almost arranged and I'm trying so hard to find the rest of our family. My mother never talked about them and I never asked. I just feel like they should be there."

If not for her mother, for her. She needed a family.

Isn't she a dream come true?