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The night was dark and cold as the door creaked open and Piya walked through the door. Her steps were barely heard as she pitter pattered down the hall into her partners at home office.
Her partner, Kage, wasn’t home at the moment, instead was out meeting with some records brand that could get her on the radio or something..
As she slipped into the office she started looking through the drawers, attempting to find where her spouse had hidden the garage keys. She needed some old storage boxes from in there..
After a few seconds of rummaging through a particularly paper filled drawer piya is met with some song drafts from years ago. Curios, she sits on the ground and starts to read them, abandoning the task of looking for the keys.
As Piya reads through the songs, she’s delighted to find a love song, written 2 years ago by her beloved, so around their wedding..
It’s adorable and honestly the sweetest thing Kage has done for her so Piya immediately shoves the draft into her pocket for safe keeping as she shoves the rest of the papers back into the drawer and exits the office.
Just as she’s walking back down the hall to the living room Kage is entering their shared home, taking off their shoes and throwing their keys into the plate near the door. “I’m home, my love!”
Piya, much more giddy than usual, runs up to them, hugging them and giving them a peck on the check. “Dinners made, but it’s a bit cold! I can heat it up for you?”
“That won’t be necessary.. I already ate..” Kage said abruptly.
“Oh.. uhm..” their spouse seems unaware that they would be eating while they were out. “Did the meeting go well?”
“Hm? What meeting?”
“The records one or something.. I don’t you didn’t tell me much.. was there not a meeting?”
“Oh- right- the uh..- the records meeting..— sorry I had a bit to drink on my way home..” Kage sputtered. Clearly coming up with the excuse on the spot.
Piyas eyebrows furrowed, not with suspicion but instead with concern. “And you drove here?! What did I say about drinking and driving! Even when you’re just a bit tipsy!”
“Sorry, baby.. I won’t again. I swear..”
“Bed. Now. No cuddles tonight.”
Kage just sighed and walked to their room, knowing she won’t be able to go a whole night without cuddles and in the morning she would have forgotten about it entirely.
“Unbelievable..” Piya muttered as she began to pack up the leftover plate on the table.
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The bright lights at the bar flashed as the married couple sat in a booth. They had come for a friends bachelorette party but it seemed the other girls had gone off at sometime, most likely barging into the bathroom and taking selfies.
Piya sat across from Kage, only a bit tipsy whereas their partner was absolutely plastered.
“Maybe it’s time we go home, babe. You’re at least 20 shots in. It’s a wonder you’re not with the rest of them in the bathrooms right now..”
“Oh c’monnn baby.. I wouldn’t be caught dead in those washrooms..” Kage hardly slurred out.
“Please just be serious for once.”
“I am dead serious.”
“You’re about to be dead by alcohol poisoning if you don’t stop—“ She snatches the drink from Kages hand, putting it down and standing up.
“I’m calling an uber. Let’s go..” Piya mutters as she grabs Kages arm and tugs her to the exit of the bar while already on the phone with uber.
After a couple of minutes waiting in the cold their driver pulls up and Piya pulls Kage into the car.
“Why are you like this..” Kage murmurs.
“Why am I like this? Why are you like this? I miss when you were romantic and not going out and getting drunk every night!”
“Don’t be like that, Piya…”
“No! I will be like that! Where the love and affection you say I deserve in that song you wrote about me?”
“What song..?” Kage looked at her confused.
“The one you wrote around our wedding! I found the draft! The one where you said I was the best thing that could happen and that you wanted to spend your life with me!” Piya tried to keep her voice down because there was definitely a nosy uber driver listening in.
“What? Nononono.. I didn’t write that for you..” Kage admits under literally no pressure.
“What..?”
“Yeah no.. I wrote that for Opal…” They said with no hesitation.
“Your.. ex.. from high school?” Piya looked absolutely heartbroken..
“Yeah, her.”
“But.. it was written right before we got married. We were already dating for like 4 years by then..” She said with tears in her eyes.
“And?” Kage says nonchalantly. “It’s not like you haven’t been cheating on me, too. I saw those texts between you and that guy..”
“W-what are you talking about..? You’ve been cheating on me with her?!”
“Oh c’mon. I’m only human Piya, I can’t spend 8 years with one girl and not go for another..”
“ITS BEEN 9 YEARS AND YES YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN! I HAVENT CHEATED ON YOU ONCE!” Piya no longer decided to keep her voice down. The driver could listen if he wanted too.
“I saw the text, pi. From Chad or Charles or whoever the fuck. I saw him say “You up” or whatever. I don’t care that much, you could’ve asked for an open relationship..”
“…You mean from chase?! My brother, chase? You cheated on me because my brother texted me and you assumed it was some guy I was seeing instead of talking to me?!”
“I-…”
“What?! Speechless now?! Nothing to say? You know what.. we’re over. I’m done, we’re done..” She said just as the drive came to an end and she hoped out of the car. Storming off, definitely not towards their house.
“Wait! Pi!” Kage yelled as they hoped out of the car too, finally sobering up a bit. “Don’t do this, please, baby!”
Piya didn’t seem to be listening as she reached into her purse and pulled out her own car keys and got into her car.
“PIYA DONT! PIYA YOURE NOT SOBER RIGHT NOW—“ Kage ran for the car and pulled at the handle to find it locked. “PIYA OPEN THIS DOOR, NOW.” Piya just sped off at a speed far over the limit. Leaving Kage in the dust, practically sobbing.
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