Is this destiny?

Aaron got out of his dressing room in hurried steps and is heading for his rehearsal toward the stage.

He gasped when someone pulled him from the back. It was sudden, and he didn\'t get a chance to retaliate.

"What…?" Aaron\'s words were cut short when he saw Aiden.

"You! Why did you pull me into the restroom?", Aaron asked angrily when he realized that he is in an oversized family restroom, and Aiden is uncomfortably close. Aaron stepped back and bumped against the wall.

"What do you want?", Aaron squeezed through his teeth as images of Aiden and Jessica flashed in his mind. It was years ago, but that betrayal still burns in Aaron\'s heart like it happened recently.

"I want to talk to you.", Sarah\'s voice came from behind Aiden.

"Sarah?" Aaron\'s eyes widened in surprise. He can recognize that sweet voice anywhere! He craned his neck to the side to see behind Aiden. Aiden is slightly higher than Aaron, so Aiden was blocking his view.

Sarah placed her hand on Aiden\'s shoulder, indicating him to move away. At least a little bit… so that she can see Aaron while she talks to him.

"Hi Aaron", Sarah greeted him when Aiden stepped to the side.

Aiden moved only half a step because he saw how Aaron got excited when he heard Sarah, and he does not like it.

"Hi Sarah, how are you?" Aaron was doing his best to ignore Aiden\'s murderous gaze.

Sarah was surprised that Aaron is addressing her like they didn\'t just drag him forcefully here. How can he be so casual? "I\'m fine, thanks… but I\'m not here to exchange pleasantries. I hope you realize that."

Aaron wanted to talk to Sarah since he saw her on that stage. And he is happy to see her. But he can\'t understand why is Aiden here as well.

"Why is he here?" Aaron asked Sarah while glancing at Aiden. "Did he force you to come here?"

"What do you mean force her?!", Aiden was outraged.

Aaron glared at Aiden, refusing to yield. "Because there is no way that a nice girl like Sarah will come with you willingly."

Sarah pinched roof of her nose. It seems that there is too much testosterone in this restroom. She was thinking if she should ask Aiden to leave. She can\'t talk to Aaron like this. There is an almost visible electrical discharge between two of them because both Aaron and Aiden seem to be more than ready to start fighting.

Sarah exhaled. "Please, can you calm down?"

She said this to both of them, but neither listened.

"Sarah, why are you with him?" Aaron asked Sarah with a frown on his face.

Sarah realized that Aaron is concerned for her. His tone is unusually protective. Part of her was touched by this, and she smiled.

Aaron saw Sarah smile at him, and he felt butterflies in his stomach. This wonderful young woman is smiling at him! Ah, maybe Aiden should punch him… he will not fight back. Girls always defend the weaker one.

Sarah didn\'t miss that Aaron\'s face lit up, and she can tell that he has something on his mind.

Aiden clenched his fist, and Sarah knows that he is fuming already. If she does not do something about this, there will definitely be a fight.

Sarah decided to give a warning: "Aaron… if you don\'t tone it down, you will be hurt."

Aaron was irked that Sarah is on Aiden\'s side after everything he did. "Tone it down? How can you be with him when he slept…"

BAM!

Aiden\'s fist landed on the wall so close to Aaron\'s head that he felt it brush against his earlobe.

"One more word, and it will be your face next!", Aiden squeezed through his teeth furiously.

"You…", Aaron narrowed his eyes at Aiden.

Aaron was surprised by the sudden blast right next to his ear, but he will not show any weakness. Unless Aiden hits him for real… then he will collapse to the ground and allow Sarah to take care of his wounds.

Sarah was pulling Aiden back. "Please… I can\'t talk to him like this."

"Talk to him?", Aiden didn\'t think that Sarah should talk to Aaron. He was supportive so far, but he changed his mind. Aaron obviously still has a grudge against Aiden, and a crush on Sarah, and he was about to say who knows what!

Aaron was about to say something, but Sarah glared at him and raised her finger indicating him to stay quiet.

Sarah cupped Aiden\'s cheeks with his palms. "Love, can you step out, please? Please?" Aiden frowned in protest, and Sarah continued: "I need two minutes. Can you wait outside? Please…"

After a short persuasion, Aiden stepped out reluctantly. He does not like it, but he knows that Aaron can\'t hurt Sarah.

"I will be right outside.", he glared at Aaron until Sarah closed the door.

She exhaled. "Right… There is a reason we are here."

"Sarah…", Aaron started talking quietly, afraid that Aiden might overhear them. "Why are you with him? He slept with Madison! How can you ignore that?"

Of course, she does not like to be reminded of what Aiden did. Especially she does NOT want to know about any ex-es... but she went thought this in her mind a million times. "I can\'t blame him for the things he did before we met."

"Before you met? He slept with her at the wedding!"

Sarah narrowed her eyes at Aaron. "From where did you get that?"

She was sure that it\'s some gossip, but Aaron\'s words made her hold her breath.

"Thomas said that Madison drugged Aiden, and that they got them in the same room. He told us that the drug is so potent that he will not recognize with whom he is and that he will bang her until morning, unable to stop."

Sarah felt like someone is clenching her heart as images of that night were coming back to her mind. She took a deep breath to compose herself. "He didn\'t sleep with her. When I found him in her room, she was tied up so that she can\'t get close to him, he cut his arm to stay conscious and was freezing under the shower in order to control his urges. I can tell that you don\'t have a good opinion of Aiden, but he loves me to the point of hurting himself so that he does not hurt me."

Aaron was looking at Sarah, unsure what to say. He didn\'t expect to hear anything like that. Aiden is not known as a faithful guy even without any drugs. Maybe he really loves Sarah.

Sarah can see changes in Aaron\'s expression, and she realized that Aaron is acting so hostile toward Aiden partly because he thinks of Aiden as a cheater. She though that there is a chance, if Aaron accepts that Aiden changed, that maybe (and that is a big maybe) two of them can be friends.

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