Chapter 14: The Ex

Sabine's P.O.V

"Nice to see you too... Cassian." I said, glaring at my ex and crossing my arms. Can't believe that we were seeing each other again, and I'd much rather not be here, after all the stuff he did. Boy was I ready to go up to Cassian and punch him in the face, but I halted myself. "What are you doing here?" I asked.

"I was out earlier, with my girlfriend." My mind was racing in response. One of the reasons why we broke up was not only because of the stuff he did, like getting into trouble a lot and hanging out with his own friends more than his girlfriend and not being there for me when I needed him, but he cheated on me! At the time before he cheated on me, he was talking to a girl named Jyn Erso, and then when I saw them make out in the halls once, that was the last straw.

"Oh, the bitch, Jyn Erso, why am I not surprised?" I retorted.

"Hey, hey, we don't need to get this far, guys." Ezra said, trying to keep the peace. Cassian turned to him.

"Shut up, boy. You don't even know what you're doing, you little lothrat."

"Cassian, take that back about my boyfriend." I demanded.

"Since when did you take this loser as your boyfriend, Sabine? Because he was hanging out with all you losers, as usual? We had a good thing going, Sabine, but you decided to just end it."

"Because you cheated on me for crying out loud. I saw you and Jyn make out in the halls! I know, I saw it all!"

"Sabine, you know that wasn't true. You're lying about everything."

"If anyone's a liar it's you." Ezra retorted. "You're trying to start up crap with me and my girlfriend, and I don't want anything to happen. So, may I suggest that we just simply get in our car and we'll drive off, and we'll pretend that we never had this conversation." Ezra offered. Cassian was angry, going up to Ezra.

"Cassian, get away from him!" I told him.

"Sabine, stay out of this." He responded.

"Dude, get out of my face before you and I make it worse for all of us." Ezra threatened.

"And you would like that just fine, wouldn't you?"

"Guys, stop it!" I said, splitting them up, the two of them glaring at each other. All was silent, Ezra and Cassian locking eyes as the anxiety was coursing through me. What was I gonna do in all of this?

"Yeah, you'd better stop it before stuff happens, Bridger." Cassian said, breaking the silence.

"Andor, don't you have better places to be?" Ezra retorted.

"And how did you find us even?" I asked. From the look on Cassian's face I could tell that he was hit with a wave of stress after the question was dropped. He backed up from Ezra and started pacing around us.

"Jyn and I were out to eat at the restaurant next door. As we were eating, I saw 2 people exit the theater. I saw you two, and I was gonna have a word with you two after Jyn went home. You in particular Bridger since YOU stole my girl!" What happened next shocked me beyond belief. I was so shocked that I didn't know how to react.

Cassian grabbed Ezra by his jacket's collar and pinned him to the concrete, raising his fist. "Cassian, what are you doing?!" I yelled, running over to the two where I tried to get him off Ezra. He got up and pushed me back, and I stumbled to the point where I almost hit the concrete.

"Don't put your hands on her!" Ezra barked, pushing Cassian back and getting up on his feet, pointing at my ex as he continued yelling at him. "Don't put your filthy hands on her!" Cassian faced him again, where he began yelling back.

"What are you gonna do about it, Bridger?! Are you just gonna stand there?! Huh? Nobody deserves her, but me! I'm not gonna let some loser like you keep on dating her!"

"Oh yeah? I'm not gonna let some loser like you trash talk the both of us! Andor, buzz off before I punch your teeth out because I will do that!"

"Ohhh, I like that. A loser like you wanting a fight?"

"You're starting one right now, for crying out loud! You grabbed me by the collar and pinned me to the ground and almost punched me in the face repeatedly! Cassian, you don't want to do this."

"Guys, please, don't do this, I'm begging you!" I pleaded, trying so hard to break up the fight between my two boyfriends before one of them got hurt. I was scared like crazy. In fact, I didn't know whether or not to just go get help or to put my hands on my ex and get back at him. I had to make a decision sooner or later.

"You here that, she's begging us to not fight. How truly brave of a Mando, who just loves to fight." That got me irritated and I was close to punching my ex.

"That does it, Cassian! Either you leave us right now or else I will call the police!" I threatened.

"Cassian, please, I don't want to get involved in this." Ezra said, gesturing a surrender.

Cassian glared at me, then at Ezra, and then at me again, switching his head back and forth. Something told me that this wasn't gonna be good. "Bridger, I will break you if you talk to my girl again."

"It's too late for that since we're already dating, so buzz off, final warning!" I ordered my ex, begging mentally for him to just go. The two of them glared at each other again, and then Cassian began taking steps towards Ezra.

"Andor, back off." Ezra told him, taking steps back. Cassian ignored him. I ran up in front of him.

"Cassian, back off right now!" I ordered him. Pushing me out of the way, he and Ezra were face to face again. Ezra backed up slowly, and then suddenly, the next thing that happened felt like it happened literally at a blink of an eye.

Cassian swung, and then the next thing I knew was Ezra getting punched in the face and falling down on the concrete. My boyfriend yelled in pain as he lay there, wincing hard at the pain, grabbing onto his arm as he groaned and winced more. I cried out his name and got over to him, only to get shoved back by Cassian, almost hitting the concrete.

"Sabine, stay out of this!" Cassian barked.

"YOU! PIECE OF MEXICAN TRASH! Don't put your hands on her!" Ezra yelled at Cassian. I have heard his voice before when he was angry, but never like this. This was the dark side of Ezra. He groaned as he tried to get up, finally being able to get back up and then put his hands up. I saw a smirk cross Cassian's face.

"Finally, I see what we got going on. Let's go, lothrat."

"Oh, it's on now." Ezra retorted, coming at Cassian with a punch and then another. Cassian blocked it and then kicked Ezra back. They two of them were fighting like crazy, both of them exchanging brutal punches to the face, and that was when I reacted, getting in between them.

"Boys, boys, break it up!" I told them, the both of them still trying to come towards each other. I looked over at Cassian and saw that he had a cut on his face, bleeding. Ezra backed up while Cassian stopped fighting against my hold and then he took a few steps back.

"Mierda Loca!" Cassian yelled as he walked a few more steps back.

"You're outta your mind, you fucking cunt!" Ezra barked back.

"Why don't you come say that to my face, cabron!" Cassian retorted. Oh my lord, will these two ever stop?!

"Come at me again and talk shit about my girl, I dare you!"

"She's my girl, Bridger, mine! You stole me from her!"

"Dude, you're the one who just didn't care about her much during your relationship!"

"Like you know what a relationship is like. Oh yeah, you do. You and your boyfriend, Jarrus!"

"Say that to my face again, you Mexican trash, and I'll show you what happens next!"

"What happens next is that I will beat you and get my girl back!"

"Oh my god, Andor, she is mine for the last kriffing time!"

"OH MY GOD, WILL YOU GUYS JUST PLEASE SHUT UP FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIVES?!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, almost straining my throat. Everything went silent after that, Cassian and Ezra still glaring at each other. This continued for what felt like 10 hours despite the fact that it was actually ten minutes, until Cassian turned around and walked away, getting into his car until he stopped midway and looked at us. He made a "I'm watching you" gesture aimed at the both of us.

"Stay away from her..." he said before he got in and drove off.

Ezra and I were breathing heavily after that encounter. I turned around and faced him, widening my eyes when I saw that he now had two scars on his left cheek. "What?" Ezra asked. I tapped my right cheek and he tapped his left, looking down at his hand and seeing the blood. "Ah, you gotta be kidding me!" he groaned. He put his hand to his lip and that was when I saw that he got his lip busted open by Cassian.

"How do you feel?" I asked him.

"I feel... kinda numb." he answered, a hint of anger in his voice. "He's gonna pay for that." I stopped him and put a hand on his chest.

"No. He's gone now." I told him, bringing him in and hugging him. Ezra hugged me back. I felt a tear from him rain down on my shoulder. I opened my right eye and I saw him cry for the first time. I hugged him tighter, and I cried into his chest as well.

Everything was going so well, until tonight! Why, why did Cassian have to do it, IN FRONT OF ME, HIS EX, OUT OF ALL PEOPLE?! Why did he have to punch Ezra and just leave him there?! Why did such a great night turn dark and lead to the two of them fighting and getting hurt? Why, just why?! I cried helplessly, and then at that moment, I fully understood why my dad made all those assumptions months ago. Ezra cried a bit more into my shoulder, until he winced. I opened my eyes and we broke the hug.

"What happened?"

"It's my arm." he answered, groaning at the pain. "That bastard Andor!" My anger was boiling inside me for the first time in months, only this time it was aimed at Cassian for all the madness he unleashed tonight. I should have just punched him and gave him the "Mandalorian Special" when I had the chance, but no! I couldn't hold it in anymore.

"THAT DOES IT!" I yelled. "HE CAN'T JUST DO THAT! Ohh, Cassian's gonna get it the next time I see him! He's gonna pay dearly for all of..." I was brought out of my rage when I felt an arm pulled me in. Ezra pulled me in close and cued me. I couldn't help but cry into his chest once again. He winced at the pain. I looked up at him for a second.

"We should probably get you to a doctor." I said.

"There's an urgent care center next to the restaurant." Ezra said. Without saying a word we both headed there, all our thoughts aimed at my ex. We entered the place and immediately checked in. It took no time for the doctor to call us in. He walked us into a room.

"So, what seems to be the problem?" he asked.

"I hit the ground earlier and I think my arm might be broken." Ezra answered.

"Where does it hurt?"

"It hurts... ahh... around here." he answered, pointing around the forearm of his left arm.

"Try moving it for me please." Ezra did what the doctor asked him, wincing and groaning at the pain. "Come with me and we'll take an x ray of you." Ezra got up and followed the doctor out of the room. He came back five minutes later and the doctor came back in a minute or two later after my boyfriend walked in.

"How bad is it?" I asked, worry in my voice.

"Well, there is good news." the doctor answered.

"What's the good news?" Ezra asked.

"Well, Mr. Bridger, it turns out that it's not a break or a fracture." We both sighed in relief. "It turns out that you banged your arm hard. You're very lucky to have not gotten seriously injured during your fall. I'll get you an ice pack and some things to clean your cuts, and stitch your lip up."

"Thanks, doc." Ezra replied. The doctor left the room at that moment. I sat on the bed next to him and pulled him in, hugging him. He put his arm around me. I looked at his face and saw that there were still tears from earlier. "I shouldn't have fought back. I shouldn't have fought him in front of you in particular."

"Ezra, you didn't have to fight back, but you did to defend yourself from him." I replied. He sighed.

"I feel seriously numb, 'Bine. Like, I feel like I might pass out." I felt Ezra slipping out of my grasp and then half of his body was on the bed.

"Ez?" I said. No response. I called his name again, getting worried. I put his legs on the bed and had him on his back, his eyes closed. I leaned in closer and felt him breathing, putting my hand up to his forehead. He was burning up. He tried opening his eyes, giving me a weak smile.

"It's all fine, 'Bine. I'm still here..." he said weakly before he passed out completely. I began getting even more worried now. The doctor came back in and I turned to him immediately, telling him about what happened.

"He's probably out due to some of the hits he suffered to the head during that fight he told me about." the doctor replied. "His head probably felt such an impact of trauma from the impacts that it caused him to go out. He may just need some rest."

"Will he be okay?" I asked, a small tear showing up on my face. It was hard not to show emotion in front of the doctor, especially since I was so scared about Ezra. I was praying that he'd be okay. The doctor noticed this and he gave me a quick hug.

"I'll have him checked out right now. I think it's best that you call it a night."

"No, I'm not willing to leave him. I love him and I don't want to see him like this. I want to stay, I want to be there for him, doctor." I pleaded. The doctor broke the hug and he looked at me.

"I understand that you want to be there for your boyfriend, but it will take a while to examine him."

"Doctor, please. I need to see that he will be okay." The doctor kept on implying that I couldn't stay, and I kept on repeatedly asking to stay, until he sighed in defeat after a while.

"All right, fine. You may stay." I thanked him and sat in a chair, pulling out my phone. I had to contact my mom about this. I dialed her number, waiting on her to answer.

"Hello?" mom said.

"Mom, we have a serious problem." I told her. I got right into what happened and the current outlook. "So I may most likely not be coming home tonight, or maybe tomorrow if it really gets there. I'm being there for him."

"Sabine... I appreciate you being there and all, but I don't want you being there for a long time."

"Mom, it's just for a night, let's hope it is anyway."

"Hmm. Okay then. I hope everything's okay with you, I really do."

"Thanks, mom."

"Goodnight, dear."

"Night."

I hung up and then walked over to Ezra, checking up on him, then sitting back down. Time passed, and it has been exactly just about an hour since we checked in, coming up on 11 pm. By the looks of things, his lip was stitched, his cuts were getting cleaned up, his arm was getting iced, and he was breathing still. The doctor continued monitoring his condition. "How is he?" I asked.

"Well, by the looks of things, he seems to be okay but I am still checking on him. I'm actually about to be done for the night, and then I'll have him be monitored in this room."

"Wait, you're leaving?" I asked.

"Don't worry, we have other night staff on duty. The machine will monitor his condition and if anything you could always come to one of us and we'll help you. He should get some rest at this point." I nodded. "Does his family know of what happened?"

"Why?"

"We were just about to contact them and inform them about what happened."

"Could you tell them that I'm staying here with him and that I'll let them know if there's anything new?"

"Yes." The doctor stopped stitching Ezra's lip up and then put away his equipment, heading to the door. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight, sir." I replied. Once the door was closed, I shut the light off for Ezra. I pulled a chair up to his bed and sat in it, scooting up to him. I ran my fingers through his raven, buzz cut hair, letting him know that I was still here. "I won't leave you." I whispered softly, tracing my hands around his face. He seemed to relax a bit as my hands moved, telling me that he was still here. Time passed again, and it has been about 2 hours. Though tired, I stayed up and kept an eye on my boyfriend, praying that he would be okay.

I yawned, pulling out my phone and putting "do not disturb" on. As much as I really wanted to get next to him, I let him take the bed for himself. Using two chairs in the room, I put them together and made a makeshift bed so to speak, lying down across on them.

"Goodnight, Ezra." I whispered, closing my eyes and falling asleep.

Thank god this terrible night was over. Hopefully tomorrow's better.

Funny thing is originally the ex was gonna be Jai Kell from the first season, but after one of you suggested putting Cassian in, I decided to switch it up. Thank you to whoever suggested that.

Have a good one, and may the Force be with you.