CHAPTER SIX

The blonde had never drank so much in her life, everything in front of her was starting to swim. She knew she should stop but once her glass was empty, she ordered another.

The bartender looked hesitant when she swayed on the stool.

"Maybe you should go and get some coffee, you're gonna have one helluva hangover tomorrow."

Mary Louise gave him a lazy smile.

"Hangovers do not affect me. Now, if you please." She said, gesturing to the glass.

The bartender shook his head and poured her another drink.

She hadn't seen Nora in over a month and each day seemed to be getting longer.

So the plan for today was the same as every other day; to keep drinking until she no longer saw Nora's face when she closed her eyes. So far she had been unsuccessful. There was still time though.

Really, when she thought about it, Nora was overreacting just a bit. Mary Louise was entitled to her own opinion and so was Nora. They had just seen things differently, that was all. It shouldn't have ended like this.

Mary Louise looked down at the drink and decided to go home and sleep the rest of it off. Tomorrow, she would go and find Nora and make things right...again.

The next day, Nora went to one of the bars near the college and sat there, thinking. She missed Mary Louise, there was no getting away from that but did she want to be with someone who was so easily fooled and manipulated by a few kind words?

She was not as Loyal as Nora had once thought and this disappointed her.

She sighed and took another gulp of the beer in front of her.

"Nora?"

The brunette turned on her stool to see Mary Louise at her side.

"I thought maybe you'd left Mystic falls." Nora drawled.

"You know I could never leave here without you." The blonde said, a small, hesitant smile on her face.

"Why? We're over. It doesn't matter anymore."

Mary Louise took a breath and refused to show how much that comment had hurt her.

"So this Bonnie, is she someone you're involved with?"

"And what if I was?"

The blonde frowned in disapproval.

"I just think you could do better."

Nora raised an eyebrow.

"And you think you're the better option, do you?"

"Nora, don't be like this. I came here to talk, to sort things out. Isn't that what you want too?"

Nora sighed and turned her attention back to the bottle.

"What I do want is to finish this beer and then go home." She said without feeling.

Tears welled up in the blonde's eyes.

"You know...I always thought, even if everything went to shit...it wouldn't matter because I'd still have you. I love you, Nora."

When Nora didn't say anything, Mary Louise turned away.

She'd tried but it was clear that Nora was done. It broke her heart to walk away but she did it and she glanced back one last time before pushing on the door that would take her back out into the world without the one she loved.

"Mary Lou..."

The blonde stopped upon hearing her name and turned around to see Nora standing, looking at her.

"Join me for a drink?"

The blonde forced herself not to smile so brightly and nodded before walking up to the bar and sitting next to the one she loved above all others.

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