A week later Ian asked Aryah out for a breakfast date, and reminded her of the promise that he made to tell her about everything that'd happen to him.

Aryah:"Hey baby,I missed you!"

Ian:"I missed you too"

*Ian pauses for a split-second as he notices long jet black hair flowing behind Aryah in the wind*

Ian:".......woah...."*he whispers to himself*

Aryah:"What?...........oh my hair? Yeah, I got it straightend."

*she pulls it forth to play with it nervously*

Aryah:"...Do you like it?"

Ian:"Aryah.....you look....."

Aryah:"Cute?.."*she says self-consciously*

Ian:"No!..... Amazing.."*He stares*

Aryah:"You really like it???"

Ian:"Of course I do...and I see you went shopping too huh?"

Aryah:"Yeah, I got kinda tired of wearin those bumpy old clothes....I wanted something new, and I wanted to surprise you"

Ian:"Well mission complete, cause im speechless. *They laugh*

*Back at the restaurant*

Aryah:"Wow, this is beautiful."

Ian:"What?"

Aryah:"The restaurant..... you get to eat outside as you watch the sunrise with whomever you're with"

Ian:"Yeah....its my favorite place to come to when I wanna be real greedy."

Aryah:"Hahaha I bet!..."

Ian:"Y'know,I really missed you.. I miss this, and I missed us."

Aryah:"Aww I know baby, I did too... I couldnt get you off my mind. It was a little distracting during training actually." *They laugh*

Ian:"Im sorry.."

Aryah:"No dont be, it was just me thinking about you.... Its all I could do since we were apart."

Ian:"I cant help it, what if I messed you up?"

Aryah:"Im not worried about it, you're my lucky charm. *she smiles as she holds his hand* At least I came over when I could."

Ian:"True.."

Aryah:"Yeah..but uhh... you ready to talk to me about whats been bothering you lately?" *He looks around*

Ian:"Nah, not yet at least.... lets finish breakfast first,so I can officially get you alone, then ill tell you. Deal?"

Aryah:"Yeah........deal"

*They get to Ian's favorite spot in Windenburg where Ian guides Aryah to his seat by her hand*

Aryah:"Wow, this is amazing..Do you always come here?"

Ian:"When I wanna clear my mind...Cry, pray, Scream or do whatever.... So yeah."

Aryah:"There's nothing wrong with that...."

Ian:"Guess not, but... I think im ready to tell you what's been botherin me lately."

Aryah:"Alrighty."

*He sighs heavily*

Ian:"Baby.....I know that we havent been making love much lately since before you started your training classes,and im to blame for that; but its because I was feeling things with you that I never knew existed....At first I didnt know what it was, there were many nights that ive laid in my bed wide awake wondering what it was was that I was feelin everytime we did it, and it scared me for a min."

Aryah:"Okay..."

Ian:"And so I backed off from you,it wasnt natrual to me to feel that way after sex.. Ive never felt like that before, and so with that being said.. I did some things that im not proud of, and I just know you're gonna hate me after I tell you."

*Aryah pulls away slowly*

Aryah:"..what did you do?"

Ian:"Its honestly the hardest thing ive ever had to tell you.....and im scared you're gonna hate forever for it. I mean, I cant be mad because im the one that was in the wrong."

Aryah:"Baby.....you're starting to scare me...just tell me."

Ian:"Okay, but I want you to know that I love you....."

Aryah:"And you know that I love you, now please...tell me. *she braces herself*

Ian:"Aryah, all the while when we werent having sex, I stepped out on you and did my own thing like I usually would...."

Aryah:".......Aaaaand what does that mean?"

Ian:"....(*he sighs again*)..It means that I cheated on you.."

*As Aryah's heart began to feel heavy with sorrow, she knew that she didnt want to let Ian go. Afterall he was not only her first, but he was also her first real love.. She would've stood in fire, rain, sleight, and snow for him.
She knew that she didnt wanna lose him, so she did the only thing that she knew would comfort him in this moment... I mean.. he did confess right?.*

Aryah:"....................I dont care...its okay." *She said quickly while caressing his hands*

Ian:"w-What?"

Aryah:"I mean, I understand that you said you cheated on me... but I love you too much to end this over one mistake. We'll work through this togther.."

Ian:"....Baby im honestly shocked..but sadly it wasnt with just one woman.. It was with two."

*Aryah takes a hard swallow as tears run down her eyes while Ian continues to tell her everything else*

Ian:"And the last one had HIV........ so theres a possibility that im infected"

*Aryah jumps from her seat*

Aryah:"INFECTED!?! IAN HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID??? WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME.....TO US??? WHAT DID I DO SO WRONG TO DESERVE THIS??"

Ian:"Nothing baby... Im sorry..... and im not sure if im infected or not yet."

Aryah:"WELL YOU SAID YOU WENT TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE RIGHT?!?... HOW DONT YOU KNOW?!?"

Ian:"The second test hasnt come back yet.. my result is still up in the air right now until next week."

Aryah:"UUUUUUUUUGH I CANT BELIEVE YOU!!!"

Aryah:"DOES THIS MEAN IM INFECTED TOO??? DO I HAVE TO GET TESTED??"

Ian:"No, my Doctor and I highly doubt that you are... we werent active at the time."

*Still screaming and crying, Aryah sat in her seat rocking back and forth as her knee bounced.*

Aryah:"I CANT BELIEVE YOU!!... OH MY FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOD!!!THIS IS WHY YOU STOPPED TOUCHING ME?? WAS IT WORTH LOSING EVERYTHING WE BUILT TOGETHER?? WAS IT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU IAN?? WERE THEY BETTER THAN ME?? YOU DO LOVE ANY OF THEM LIKE YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME?!?"

Ian:"No!........Aryah please, calm down..........and I dont love them...I love you."

Aryah:"FUCK YOU! DONT YOU DARE TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!!! IF YOU REALLY LOVED ME LIKE YOU PRETENDED TO DO THEN "LOVE" SHOULDA MADE YOU GET UP..... "LOVE IS WHAT SHOULDA MADE YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT'CHU WERE DOIN!! "LOVE IS WHAT SHOULDA BROUGHT YOUR ASS BACK TO ME......."

"Ian:"Baby please.........." *He reaches for her as she gets up*

Aryah:"DONT TOUCH ME!!!!! I FUCKING HATE'CHU!!! HOW DARE YOU!!!"

*Aryah's rage had gotten the best of her and she punched him in his face*

Aryah:"DONT FUCKING TOUCH ME!!! YOULL NEVER TOUCH ME AGAIN.......GOD!!! I CANT EVEN LOOK AT'CHU!!"

Ian:"Okay..I deserved that, but I dont wanna lose you....Please Aryah!!!"
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Aryah:".................................too late."

*Back at home all Ian could do was lie in his bed, he cried himself to sleep, and when he woke back up..he'd cry himself to sleep again. His heart ached at the loss of his relationship with the only person he truely loved.*

Sentoria:"Ian..."

Ian:"Mama?"

Sentoria:"Get up..."

*Ian gets up and scoots over*

Sentoria:"hmm..You told her didnt you?"

Ian:"....yes ma'am, how'd you know?"

Sentoria:"Your face is swolen..Turn your head....Damn, quite a shinner she gave you."

Ian:"Yeah...but I cant be mad at her..I deserved it. That and I know dad told you. Are you angry with me?"

Sentoria:"....Try Furious! Ian how could you do that?? How could you be that selfish and low?? How could you do that to Aryah? She didnt do anything to deserve that......Ian we taught you better than that...."

Ian:"..I know mama.. I guess I was just too stupid to see it."

Sentoria:"That too! But you morely couldnt see past all that ass,attention, & coochie to see it either... I swear if you aint Red's son.. Ugh!."

Ian:"Im sorry mama........... please..I already feel bad about it, I dont want to argue.

Sentoria:"You should!....Ian, do you know how much that girl has given up for you?"

Ian:"yeah mama... I know now."

Sentoria:"Clearly you DONT!....Ian...the cooch will always be there... it aint everything, and what you had with Aryah was a once in a lifetime kinda thing baby..Not everyone's blessed to find and experience true love at a young age, but somehow you and Xuriela were. You however just chose to run away from it...Baby,Aryah loved you like I know you love her, and no matter what.. yall were always together.... I also saw the way you looked at her at your sister's wedding too."

Ian:"Ma..."

sentoria:"Hush!"

*Sentoria grabs Ian's face and pulls him close*

Sentoria:"Baby, all this mess might've cost you your health.....and more importantly..your LIFE. Was it all worth losing everything??"

Ian:"No ma'am......"

Sentoria:"No,no its not...Ya see honey, women can be alot like jewels in most cases. You'll ALWAYS come across cubic zirconia.......Yeah it looks legit, but one day you'll realize that its fake and that its not really worth anything... But then one day when you're not expecting it, you'll find you a real one..... and when you do, she'll be worth ALL the riches of the world. And baby......I really do think that Aryah was your real jewl."

Sentoria:"Only mark ive seen like that, is one that I gave your father when he was messin around on me waaaaaaaaaay back then."

Ian:"Really??? you bruised dad like this?"

Sentoria:"Shoot yeah................when you love someone and has given them all of you, certain things like this will make you go crazy."

Ian:"pshh no doubt, just learned that first hand today.."

Sentoria:"Yeah........."

Ian:"...mom, do you think she'll ever forgive me?"

Sentoria:"Of course I do, but it just sucks that you had to go through all of this in order to realize what you had. *Ian cries and Sentoria places his head on her chest* I know baby..I know hurts, but you gotta think about all that you've done, and realize that this is the outcome."

Ian:"I know what I did wasnt right, but I didnt think that HIV would be my punishment."

Sentoria:"Well baby, Karma wont tell you how she's comin for you...so you really cant be ready for it. If that was the case, we all wouldnt do a lot of things that we do."

Ian:"I guess you're right...I just wish that I could take it all back."

Sentoria:"I know...well if you ever get another chance to talk to her again, PLEASE make sure that you make it a point to express how you feel about her... and let her know how sorry you are.  If you dont think she'll come back...leave it. But IF she does you fight, and I mean you FIGHT to get her back. That means if you gotta wine and dine her every week-do it, hell I dont even care if you gotta do the most simplest of things like checking in and out with her every now and then. This is a hurt that she'll always remember, thats just how we women are... She'll forgive you, but she'll never forget it.... and if she ever brings it back up in an argument that might start cause you made her feel insecure; then you take it, because you made her insecure....She was good to you, and you betrayed her trust, so now you gotta fix it if given the chance to.."

Ian:"yes ma'am"

Sentoria:"I love you.."

Ian:"I love you too mama..."

Sentoria:"C'mere.."
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Xureila:"Ouch, what happened to him?"

Sentoria:"He told Aryah..."

Xureila:"Are they still together?"

Sentoria:"No, but we'll see what happens.."

*Ian goes to play the game to get his mind off of everything, Red see's him sitting by himself and figured it was best to comfort him in his time of need*

Red:"Hey son"

Ian:"Hey dad, wassup?"

Red:"Nun really, how you feelin toda-" *He pauses*

Red:"Boy what the hell happened to your face?"

Ian:"Aryah's what happened..."

Red:"Ooohh, you finally told her huh?"

Ian:"Yes sir.."

Red:"I can tell... well son, all you can do now is give it time. Just give her some space to be alone and think about what she wants... im sure she'll come around."

Red:"Damn! I aint seen a black eye like that since your mother back in our day.."

Ian:"Dang dad, what did you do??"

Red:"Eh..I cheated on her."

Ian:"Dad!"

Red:"Oh shut up boy, that was before your sister and you were even thouht of... but she did get me tho."

Ian:"I bet...."

Red:"Pshhh yeah, her right hook aint somethin you sleep on...BUT... thats another reason why I love her tho."

Ian:"Why?"

Red:"Ha! Gives me a challenge.^^"

Ian:"UGH!! Dad! Ugh! I-Ight... im done."

Red:"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"