Imagines and One-Shots (Book Three)

A Love Like This (Maxx Danziger) - Part 2

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Your POV; Two weeks later

It had been two weeks since the show and you were quite honestly just proud of yourself for making it this long. Sure, you would have your moments where you'd cry over not getting the 'happily ever after' with your soulmate that everyone moaned on and on about, but you knew he was happy with Maggie and that was truthfully all you ever really wanted for your soulmate: for them to be happy.

You were at the mall with Amira one Friday afternoon, just browsing the selections in your favorite stores. Neither of you were really there with the intent on buying anything, but she insisted you get out of your house. She knew how much you'd been thinking about Maxx, so she just wanted to get your mind off of it if only for three hours.

You were walking from one store to another when you heard someone come up behind you. You didn't think anything of it – you thought you were just walking too slowly for their liking and they'd simply pass you, but they didn't. They tapped on your shoulder lightly, causing you to turn around and lose your breath.

"H-Hi," Maxx cleared his throat lightly, "You're Y/N, right? You... We met at a show on the 19th?" You stared at him for a moment before nodding slowly. He let out a soft sigh of relief, happy he hadn't mistaken you for someone who just looked like you. "I, um... Are you up for... Is there somewhere we can..." he breathed out again – he'd never had this much trouble talking to someone before, "Can we talk...?" You were silent, causing Amira to nudge you so you'd look at her. She gave you a look, urging you to go with Maxx.

"I'll meet you at the food court when you're done," she told you, taking the bag out of your hand. You nodded before turning back to Maxx as she walked away.

"We-" Your voice broke slightly. "We can go outside," you told him. He exhaled once again, following you as you led him out the nearest door. You both sat down on a random ledge on the building, and things were awkwardly quiet for a moment.

"So..." Maxx cleared his throat again, "How are you...?"

"Why did you want to talk, Maxx?" you asked, not up for beating around the bush. His heart skipped a beat when you said his name.

"I think you know, Y/N," he shook his head, "We have to talk about it eventually."

"We don't have to," you corrected, making him cock an eyebrow at you, "Soulmates don't have to end up together."

"Don't... Don't you want to be with your soulmate though?"

"I've been dreaming about it since I was a kid," you sighed, "But it's not something I need to survive." Maxx was unsure how to respond; He'd never met someone who was apparently so willing to let their soulmate go that easily. "It's not the end of the world, really," you shook your head when he didn't say anything, "I'm sure I'll find someone else so that way, you can stay with your girlfriend."

"I... I don't have a girlfriend..." he murmured. He could sense the confusion in your voice when you spoke again.

"You and Maggie...broke up?" you whispered.

"Yeah... You... You're my soulmate..."

"That didn't mean you had to break up with your girlfriend!" you exclaimed, hopping off the ledge and onto your feet, "You didn't have to break up with her just because of me!"

The fact that you were suddenly so defiant honestly surprised Maxx. He thought you'd be happy – you seemed so heartbroken when you found out he was your soulmate and knowing he was already with someone – so he was sure you'd be ecstatic to know that you would finally get to be with him.

But you weren't. In fact, it seemed like you were the exact opposite.

"I didn't..." he said softly.

"But you just said-"

"She broke up with me," he informed you, noticing your chest fall abruptly as you lost your breath again.

"Why... Why would she break up with you...?" you swallowed.

"Because you're my soulmate..." he said carefully, jumping onto the ground as well, "She wants me to be with you..."

"When did she..." you trailed off, but he knew what you were asking.

"Two weeks ago... The night I came home from that concert..."

"No... No, no, no... You can't be... You are not asking me out right now..."

"Why not?" he furrowed his eyebrows, a hint of a pained expression on his face, "We're sou-"

"You just broke up with your girlfriend!" you exclaimed, "You were so in love with her – you can't just... You can't move on in two weeks!"

"But we're-"

"I know we are!" you practically shouted, throwing your arms in the air, "I haven't thought about anything else since I found out! But you and Maggie were in love and that feeling's not going to go away that quickly! You can't jump into a new relationship with anyone right after a love like that! Because no matter what I do, I will always be compared to her! I will always be compared to the way she hugged you when you came home from tour and the way she held you when you were sad and the way she kissed you just because she wanted to! And I will never be that! I will never be able to do things exactly the way she did to make you fall in love with her! I will never be her!"

Maxx watched you quickly look away, but he could still tell you were wiping tears from your eyes. He knew he was jumping into this, asking you out so soon after his breakup, but he didn't think it would affect you this much; He didn't think your mind had been doing this much to you over your soulmate already having a girlfriend.

But it had. And he couldn't help but feel guilty.

"Y/N..." Maxx said softly, coming up to you and putting his hands on your cheeks, turning your head so you would look at him again. You both stared at each other as he gently wiped the rest of the tears off of your face, his voice still low as he spoke again. "If you want to wait to do anything until I've moved on, that's fine," he assured you, "I just need to know that you'll wait for me no matter how long it takes."

"I'll always wait for you," you whispered brokenly. Maxx smiled lovingly, bringing you in so he could kiss your forehead.

And that was exactly what you did.