Betrayed By Everyone, Loved By Four
Betrayed By Everyone Loved by Four Chapter 89

Milo and Oliver came in for dinner. I tried to change my mood, but it didn't really work. Mom was thrilled that my two guys came in to have a meal with us. Dad was not, but he kept his mouth shut for the most part.

As soon as dinner was over though, Dad told them that they can leave. Shortly after that I went to my room. I showered, picked out my outfit for tomorrow, finished up some assignments that are due at the end of the week, and anything else I could think of to keep my mind off of Leo. My phone has been blowing up with facetimes from Leo. I've ignored them all. The only time he hears from me, is when someone else says something in our group chat, and I reply. Other than that, I ignore Leo completely.

He deserves it after the way he treated me. I know that Milo said Leo really does love me, but I'm honestly not sure. Leo is the most cold of all of them. The most closed off.

Atlas wears his heart on his sleeve. Oliver is damn near the same. He's less conspicuous about it, but Oliver never fails to prove his love to me in small ways. Milo is deeper than that. He is mostly teasing, and goofing off, but he gets serious. And it's in those moments that he proves his love.

Leo.

Leo doesn't do anything other than boss me around. I'm not sure why I ever thought Leo had feelings for me in the first place. Sure, he pushes other girls away, makes me feel confident, and he tells me he loves me. But.. Does he?

I mean, he could push other girls away because the others don't want them either. Making me feel confident could just be because of everything going on now. And telling me he loves me is one thing, but.. if he did, why would he say those things to me? Leo used my insecurties against me, and I'm still shocked from it. He didn't even take me out there to spend time with me. All Leo wanted was to get me to talk. He didn't care about spending actual time with me. I bet that if I would have told him earlier, or if he didn't suspect anything at all, he wouldn't of even taken me after school.

That thought alone hurts.

As much as I miss all of us being together, I do love my personal time with them. I wish that we could all be together more, but at least I have been getting time with all of them. All of them, but Leo.

I know that Leo is busy a lot. He helps out at the firm almost every day after school. Along with whatever else he has going on. I thought that he finally had some time, and wanted to spend it with me, genuinely. Apparently, I was stupid for thinking that.

My heart feels so heavy. A tear trailed down my cheek. I wiped it away. My phone started to ring again.

I looked down at it. It's another facetime from Leo. Another one I ignored.

Then my phone dinged with a message. A personal message. From Leo.

Leo: Pick up the phone princess.

I ignored him.

A minute later another message.

Leo: Come on Millie, stop ignoring me.

Hmm, nope.

Leo: Baby, I am sorry, please pick up so we can talk.

My heart squeezed.

I can't. I don't want to talk. What for anyways? So that he can convince I'm special again, and not mean it?

Leo: Millie.. pick up the phone.

A moment later, another call came in. I ignored him again. Why is he trying so hard right now anyways? It's after midnight. For all Leo knows, I could be sleeping.

Leo: I know you aren't sleeping princess. Answer me now.

What the hell is he? A f*****g psychic?

Another facetime. I sighed, and sat up in my bed. Then I swiped to answer.

I didn't say anything as I stared at the screen. Leo's deep greens stared back at me in slight shock. He doesn't look mad like I thought he would. Instead, he looks.. relieved? "Why didn't you pick up?" Leo asked angrily.

Well, that lasted long.

"Because I don't want to talk to you, or see your stupid face." I said.

Leo averted his eyes, and ran a hand through his hair.

"I'm sorry Millie." He said softly.

Leo started shuffling around. The screen is so close to his face that I can't tell what he's doing. Not that I care anyways.

"I don't care." I stated.

"Then why do you look like you've been crying?" Leo retorted.

I froze. I know that you can tell I've been crying on and off. Once again, Leo is playing on my insecurities.

I stared at the screen, at his face. More tears filled my eyes. My bottom lip trembled.

"Do you even care?" I whispered.

Leo paused whatever he's doing. His eyes snapped to mine. I don't care how weak I look right now. Knowing that Leo can so easily call me out, with no regard for how I'll feel, really sucks.

"Of course I fucking care Millie." Was all he said as he started to move around again.

I scoffed. "K. Well, if that's all-"

"Don't start with that princess. I care about you more than anyone else. I love you Millie." Leo said.

My bottom lip trembled again.

"I don't believe you." I said as a single tear strayed down my cheek.

Leo sighed. "Then I'll just have to show you when I get there." He said.

I shook my head. "I don't need you, or anyone else. I'm fine on my own. I am not weak, so stop treating me like I am." I said as more tears fell. "Stay where you are. I don't want you to come here. I don't want to see your stupid face. And I don't want you to remind me how weak I am without you. You can just f**k off." I said.

Then I hung up.

More tears streamed down my face. I rolled over, and pulled the covers over my head. Before I knew it, I sobbed myself to sleep.

**********

Hands circling my body woke me. I shot up in my bed, pushing the hands away. I took in a sharp breath, ready to scream, but then a hand clamped over my mouth.

"It's just me princess. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." Leo said.

I stopped moving, and Leo dropped his hand from my face.

"What are you doing here?" I seethed.

"I told you I was coming over." He said.

I narrowed my eyes at him. "I told you not to. I didn't want to see you." I stated.

"I'm not leaving Millie." Leo said, narrowing his own eyes.

"Then sleep on the floor." I said.

I lay back down in my bed. I pulled my blanket up to my chin, then I turned away from Leo. I squeezed my eyes shut.

"Baby please, we need to talk this out." Leo said.

"Talk what out?" I asked as I shot back up. "The fact that you only spent extra time with me, because you just wanted to know what I was hiding? Or that you threatened to take all of you away from me at night? That you wasted my cookies? What Leo? What part did you want to talk about?"

"First of all, I did not only spend extra time with you so that you would tell me. I love any amount of time I get with you Millie. I had already planned to spend that time with you before you started hiding something from me." He said.

I scoffed, and rolled my eyes.

"Millie, I am so sorry about what I said. I regretted saying it the moment I said it. I would never force the guys to stay away from you. I wouldn't do that to you, or them. And I do not think you are weak. You are struggling right now, and I am happy you have us to lean on." Leo said.

I crossed my arms, and turned my head away from him.

"I brought you another box of cookies. There is double what you had before in there, and a few other things." He said.

I didn't budge. Even though I really want to. What other things did he bring me?

"Do you want to see?" Leo asked.

"No. Take them back." I lied.

"I brought them for you." Leo said. "And I know you haven't eaten since lunch. Milo told me you pushed your food around on your plate at dinner, and didn't actually eat a thing." Milo noticed that?

"Yeah, well, I lost my appietite after realizing that someone I'm in love with doesn't feel the same about me." I said.

"Who is that?" Leo asked.

I turned my head to him, ready to slap him upside his head. Leo just stared at me amused. He trapped me, and I fell for it.

Leo reached up to cup my cheek. I scowled at him, but I didn't push him away. Honestly, I want his comfort. Need it after the day I've had.

"How could you ever think I don't love you?" Leo whispered.

"Because you don't." I said.

Leo just shook his head.

"You aren't going to yell at me like Milo did?" I asked annoyed.

Leo furrowed his brow. "Milo yelled at you?" He asked.

I nodded. "For saying that you don't love me. Which is stupid, because you don't." I said.

"Is that why you wanted to break up with me?" Leo asked.

I instantly felt guilty. Only, Leo doesn't look phased at all. He doesn't seem bothered in the slightest.

"Do you really not care? Or is it just because you know I can't without losing the ones that actually love me?" I asked.

Although, what's the difference between the two?

"I would never let you leave me Millie." Leo said as he leaned in closer. "I will never give you up."

"I don't understand you." I whispered.

"Baby, I'm sorry. I'm not used to being told no. I knew something was off, and I didn't know what. I know that you could pick up on Atlas's behavior. I just.." Leo trailed off.

"I just didn't want you pulling away again. I thought that if I could make you tell me, I could fix it all. But you are so damn stubborn, I just lost my shit." He said.

I frowned at him.

"That's not an excuse for the way I acted, and the things I said though. I'm sorry that I hurt you. I'm sorry that I made you waste your cookies. And I am so sorry that I haven't been a good boyfriend." Leo said.

I opened my mouth to say something, but Leo kept going.

"If I were, you would never question my love for you. And I do love you Millie. So f*****g much. I'm so in love with you that it hurts. I want to be with you all the time. I'm still looking for apartments for us, just so I can keep you forever. I'm not used to feeling this way about anybody Millie. You have me wrapped around your finger, and you don't even know it." He said.

I thought about what Milo told me about how I have power over Leo. Is that really true?

"I think about you all the time. I always worry if you are okay. I'm the one that is scared for you to be alone Millie, not you. I almost didn't make it to you that day.. I have to make sure you are safe at all times."

Leo rested his forehead to mine.

"I need to make more time for you, and I know that. But baby please, I love you so much. Please believe me." Leo said softly.

I've never seen Leo like this. He's begging me to forgive him. Not demanding me. Maybe I jumped to conclusions too quickly.

"You ruined my surprise." I mumbled.

Leo brought his other hand to the other side of my face.

"I can act surprised." He said.

"You made me sob, and it was embarrassing." I said.

"I can make it up to you." Leo said.

"I didn't eat for hours because of you." I said.

"Good thing that I brought you some sweets." He replied.

"You hurt me." I said softly.

Leo squeezed my face slightly.

"I know. I'm so sorry Millie." He said.

I grabbed Leo's wrists, and pulled back from his head. I leaned my cheek into one of his hands as he stares down at me. Then I kissed his palm. "Okay, what all did you bring me?"