James Madison POV

I've done everything he wants for about a week now. We're sitting in the living room, him enjoying the dinner I prepared when I see a familiar face flash on the tv.

I gasp. It's Thomas, what is he saying?I turn up the volume.

"Please wherever you are James please come home. I don't know if he ran away or was kidnapped. He told me about an abusive ex from high school, James Reynolds. I don't know what to do just please bring him home."

He still cares. Thomas is worried about me. I have to go.

Instinctively I head towards the door only to be blocked by Reynolds.

"Listen here, slut, you are going to go to the media and tell them that you are not with Thomas anymore. That you're with me and you want to be. And do not let that asshole tell people that I have been anything but kind and forgiving to a screw up like you."

"No."

"What did you say to me, skank?"

"I said no. What are you gonna do about it? Kill me? They're looking for me with you. Everyone will know you did it."

James just smiles at me, his eyes narrowed. "I wouldn't dream of killing my lil kitten. But I will kill Jefferson."

I feel all the color drain from my face. No, I would rather be trapped with James for the rest of my life than know that Thomas was hurt because of me. I can't live in a world without him.

"Fine. I'll do it, James. But let me break up with Thomas in person."

"Huh. So you can leave me? I don't think so."

"I won't leave you. Like you said, you'll kill him if I do. I won't let that happen."

James smiles. I guess he knows the control he has over me right now and he likes it. Gross.

"Get in the car, I'll take you over there."

•••••timeskip•••••

I miss these dorms. And all the people. And the outdoors.

Reynolds lets me go up to see Thomas by myself, but if I take more than twenty minutes he'll raise hell.

So I don't waste time knocking, I just fling the door open assuming Thomas left it unlocked. Which he did.

Thomas POV

I'm awoken from my 2nd nap of the day by the door flying open. In the doorway I see... James?

"James!" I yell. I'm a sobbing mess, holding him and making sure he's really there.

But he stays rigid. And he doesn't hug back.

"James?"

"I'm breaking up with you!" He blurts out.

What? This isn't real. Why does he want to break up? What happened while he was gone?

"James, where were you?" I sound like a mother, but I don't care.

"I was- I was with my new boyfriend. Well my old boyfriend who is now my current boyfriend."

"You don't mean James Reynolds, do you?"

He just nods, looking away from me. He looks like he wants to cry. I already am.

"But james?! The things he did to you? How- Why-"

"He changed okay! We're over! Shut down your whole media frenzy about me! And leave me alone!"

This is too much. I can't do this. James is breaking up with me AND he's mad at me? If he's so mad why does he look like he's about to break down.

I see him glance at the clock and immediately run out the door.

As soon as he's gone, I crumble and sob. I can't believe he left me.

James Madison POV

When I get back in the car Reynolds is smirking to himself.

"You did it kitten! This is why I love you!"

"Love you too" I mumble

In my head it sounded a lot more like fuck you.