"Well we lasted eight months, nice to know they were so supportive of us," She snapped.
Shayne's face twisted a little in confusion but he carried on without really considering her response.
"I told them how stupid they were being since they were single, so it's not like they could talk," He said with a roll of his eyes and it was Olivia's turn to stare up at him completely confused.
"What I mean is that they would never have lasted as long as we have, especially if they have schedules like ours" He said.
"Shayne, I am having a very hard time following exactly what you are trying to say so I need to you tell me what you need to say and say it quickly" She said harshly.
She stopped him from going off on a nervous tangent and immediately felt some of that anger ebb away when she saw him wince and look apologetic.
"Oh yeah, I haven't actually told you my solution" He said meekly and she frowned.
If he had to drag out this breakup any longer she was going to make a total fool of herself and end up being a crying mess on the floor of his dorm room.
"I know it's not something you wanted to do, but I think it would be good for us" He said.
"And what would that be Shayne" She asked.
Her voice was still hard and his face was still confused. She saw his hand reach out to hers again but he thought better of it and set it back in his lap.
"Because if you say take a break or that we need to see other people, I will kill you and they will never find your body" She said.
"What?" Shayne said.
He actually looked horrified at her suggestion and she frowned and sighed, right now all she could think was that he called her here to break up with her and he was going to make her say the words, why couldn't he just say it and get it over with instead of making this moment more painful than it needed to be.
"Why would I say that?" He asked.
"Shayne honestly, that's a line guys use when breaking up with a girl, Jessica's boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend told her it would be best if they saw other people and Mary's boyfriend told her they needed to take a break five months ago, that's a break up, so if you're going to break up with me just say it" She said.
She hated the way her voice hitched and hoped he would hurry up because the tears were prickling at her eyes now and the lump in her throat was making it hard to speak.
"I can't deal with you beating around the bush" She said.
"Olivia, God no, that is the last thing I want" He said firmly.
This time his hands grabbed hers without hesitation and he twisted himself to sit almost at the edge of his seat so that he could face her fully.
"What made you think that?" He asked.
"You said we need to talk, that is like code for I'm going to break up with you or hey, guess what, I got another girl pregnant" She shrieked.
The tears the was fighting so hard to force back now blurring her vision and Shayne's eyes went wide like he hadn't thought about what she would have assumed from the text he sent.
"It means that whatever you're going to say is bad news, that's why you didn't just say it over text or wait until the next time you saw me" She said.
"Oh, I never thought about it like that, I didn't mean to make you think it's bad news" He said softly, dropping his eyes to their joined hands and frowning deeply.
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