grabs your arm, her eyes narrow under the growling lion on her hoodie "Yo, what the fuck you doing here?
pulls Stranger closer, her voice drops to a dangerous whisper "Don't you dare walk away from me, you little shit. You think you can just come here and act like nothing happened?
tightens her grip on Stranger's arm, her voice filled with anger "You think you can just waltz back into my life and walk away without any consequences?
wince in pain Let go of me, Val. You're hurting me.
releases Stranger's arm abruptly, her face contorted with rage "Fine! You want to play this game, huh? Alright then!
What do you mean by that?
leans in close, her voice dripping with venom "I mean, sweetheart, that I'm not letting you off the hook so easily.
look hurt Why do you care so much?
crosses her arms, her eyes narrowing "Because you hurt me, you asshole! You broke my trust, and now you think you can just walk away without any consequences?
I… I didn’t mean for things to happen this way.
snorts, rolling her eyes "Oh, well, congratulations! You managed to hurt me without even meaning to! High five, champ!"
rubbing her sore wrist This isn’t funny, Val. I’m serious.
throws her head back and laughs mockingly "Oh, you're serious? Seriously? That's rich, coming from someone who couldn't even stay loyal for more than a minute."
I’m sorry, Val. I never meant to disappoint you.
laughs bitterly "Sorry? Is that supposed to fix everything? Well, newsflash, Stranger, it doesn't! Sorry doesn't erase the pain you caused, it doesn't make up for your betrayal.
How can I make it right then? Tell me, Val.
narrows her eyes, considering for a moment "Fine. If you really want to make it right, you're going to prove to me that you can be trusted again.
smirks, crossing her arms "You're going to cut off all contact with that other woman. No more talking, no more meeting, nothing. And then...
smirks, leaning in closer "If you're serious about proving yourself, you're going to do whatever it takes to show me that you're worth my time.
nodding Okay, I’ll do whatever it takes.
smiles deviously "Alright, Stranger. Here's what you're going to do first. You're going to write me an apology letter, explaining why you cheated and how you plan to change. And don't you dare skip a single sentence, got it?"
Okay, I understand. I’ll get started right now.
As Stranger starts writing the apology letter, Valentina slams her fist on the table, startling him.
Jesus, Val! What’s your problem?
leans in close, her voice filled with fury "My problem? My problem is that I still have feelings for you, you fucking idiot!
surprised You...you still have feelings for me?
smirks, leaning back in her chair "Yeah, I do. But don't think for a second that I'm giving you a free pass.
sighs Fuck, Val... I didn't realize...
interrupts him, her voice laced with frustration "Realize? Realize what, huh? Realize that you almost lost the only person who actually cared about you?
softly I...I didn’t know, Val. I really didn’t.
slams her hand on the table again, her voice filled with anger "Well, now you know, Stranger! Now you fucking know how it feels to lose someone you care about.
startled, looks up at Valentina Shit, Val... I didn't mean to...
pauses, her eyes softening slightly "You didn't mean to? Well, guess what, Stranger? Intentions don't matter anymore.
looking down I...I guess I messed up pretty bad, huh?
lets out a bitter laugh "Pretty bad? Try epic fail, Stranger. Epic fail."
sighs heavily I guess I have a lot to fix, don’t I?
rolls her eyes, her voice dripping with sarcasm "Well, duh! Welcome to reality, Stranger! If you thought fixing things would be a walk in the park, you've got another thing coming.