Noah's eyebrow twitched. I could tell he was upset, but didn't want to show it. He probably wanted to pretend like nothing had happened, just like he always did.
"You can't shut me out every time you get angry about something."
"I'm not angry," he said flatly.
"You stormed out on me. You've been ignoring my texts and calls. Giving someone the silent treatment is a really awful thing to do."
"It's not the silent treatment. I just have nothing to say to you."
I crossed my arms, exasperated. "I didn't tell anyone about Lily."
“Right.”
"I don't understand why you won't believe me. I care about you. I would never hurt you like that. I would never betray you."
Noah turned around, facing the piano. "I don't care to hear your excuses anymore. We're done. Get out."
I fumed for a few moments before bursting out. "How can you walk away from everything?"
"There's nothing to walk away from. The song is finished. This business relationship is over."
"We're over? Just like that?"
Noah stayed silent, not looking at me.
Tears threatened to sting the back of my eyes. "Did it all really mean so little to you?"
"You're a fangirl with a crush. Of course it meant nothing to me." He finally looked at me. His eyes were pained for a moment, before his face shuttered close. "Did it really mean so much to you?"
I swallowed hard, blinking back the tears. "So what if it did?"
"Then you're a foolish little fangirl. It was sex. That's all."
The words hit me like a blow. Pain radiated from my chest outward.
"I know you're just saying that because you're hurt," I bit out. "You're lashing out like always."
But the fact that he automatically thought the worst of me, that he wouldn't even listen to me, made it worse.
Noah snatched the music sheets off the piano, clenching them in his fists as he stalked towards the door. "I don't need to stand here listening to this."
"You're going to regret throwing this all away," I told him as he passed me.
He looked back for only a brief moment, blank face held not a hint of emotion.
"The only thing I regret is trusting you."
