[M4F] Christmas Strangers To Lovers (Preview)

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It's the biggest Christmas tree on the worst end. Sorry, I just couldn't help but notice you staring at that tree for like 10 minutes. Like me, holidays aren't really the best time for me either.

Hey, you okay? Fuck, I'm sorry to hear that. Hey, believe me, I know the feeling.

I know the feeling all too well. Yeah, two years ago, my ex cheated on me, and this time of the year is just never really a good time. It always brings me back to that.

Don't torture yourself with the question of why or what led to that happening. It doesn't change anything. It doesn't bring any sort of closure.

Mind if I sit down with you? What was your name? I'm Ashton.

Nice to meet you. Hey, come here. You're gonna be okay.

Yeah, it's never easy. Yeah, I. ..

Some days I wonder what it's like to be in love again, or to even have someone close to me. I just, I've just been so afraid to fall in love again, or to find any sort of deep connection with someone like that again, because I was hurt so deeply by that. It's the worst form of betrayal anyone could experience.

I spent a lot of time just wondering if I wasn't good enough. Was I a terrible partner that just led someone into cheating on me? I stopped thinking that way and realizing that that person just is really sad.

I don't think I'll ever forgive them for what they did. They have a lot of their own stuff that they need to sort out. Just thinking of it that way makes it a bit easier, you know? Yeah.

Well, if you want, you don't have to be alone on Christmas this time. I mean. ..

Yeah, I'm. .. I, uh.

.. I mean, I'm not doing a whole lot either, so. ..

You, um. .. Do you want to walk around and get your mind off of a few things? How long ago did that happen? I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry you had to go through that. Mm-hmm. I think that's kind of one of the big reasons I'm alone in this city.

I moved here with my ex, and we built a mutual friend group, and. .. After all that happened, they said some things about me, and.

.. Let's just say those people don't even talk to me anymore. It just wasn't fair, you know? I was the victim here.

I was the one who. .. It's okay.

I just. .. I realized that those people weren't my friends anyways, and.

.. If they didn't believe me, then there wasn't any point in me trying to continue to convince them otherwise, and. ..

I got caught up in that person's web of lies. I spent a lot of time just trying to focus on myself, and. ..

I kind of. .. I sort of drove myself into work for a bit, and.

.. It didn't help. I mean, I.

.. I just didn't have any interest in. ..

I mean, I tried dating a couple times, and. .. I don't know, it just.

.. It just didn't feel the same, you know? That image of what I thought of.

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