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Amy POV:

I walk out of Kate's house wondering where I can go. My only option is the cheap motel where James refused to drop me yesterday. My body hurts everywhere. I should have asked Kate for a painkiller before I left. I sigh. How is it that I keep making people hate me? When James told me about Kate, I wanted to meet this badass girl. When he told me I can stay with her, I was hoping I could make a friend. As soon as she saw me and glared at me, I knew she had made up her mind even before she got to know. It's not like people like to keep me around after they know me. Look at how it turned out with Ethan or Elizabeth. For the nth time, I wonder what Ethan really saw in me in the first place.

I step into the elevator and feel claustrophobic all of a sudden. Similar to how I felt when I had the nightmare last night. I have kept myself busy all night trying to not remember the nightmare but now as I stand alone in the elevator, I am unable to stop from remembering it.

It started with a little girl left alone in a forest. She is trying to find her way home but she keeps running in circles. The little girl's tears and sobs brought an overwhelming sense of sadness in me. Even in my sleep, my heart felt heavy. Then suddenly the girl grew older. She was walking down the street in the middle of the night.

Out of nowhere, a hand grabbed her and dragged her into the alley. Soon, I realized I was reliving my assault. I tried to wake up but I was not able to. This time I fought, kicked and punched the dark force behind me, even though I knew this was a useless battle. Just I felt him penetrate me, I screamed at the top of my lungs hoping at least someone would help me wake up from this nightmare. Luckily, Kate helped me. But as soon as I woke up I felt like someone was choking me. It was hard to breathe. Thankfully, Kate gave me that brown bag. If not I don't think I would have survived the burn in the chest due to the lack of oxygen.

I step out the elevator and walk towards the bus. I am exhausted to the bones but I can't afford a taxi. As I get closer to the bus stop, I hear someone call my name. I turn around and see Kate running towards me. She comes to a stop near me. She bends down and pants and signals to hold on a minute.

"Thank God, I caught you before you left. I had to change. I didn't want the neighbors to see me in my undergarments. "

"Are you okay? Did I leave something?", I ask looking into my bag and trying to find what I missed.

"You missed nothing. I came to thank you for typing so many pages for me. You have no idea how important the presentation was for me. You saved my ass today. Thank you so much"

"It's okay."

.

"Also, I am sorry for being a bi***. I am not used to seeing James with anyone. So I got all jealous and treated you badly."

"I only met James yesterday. There is nothing going on between us.", I assure her. But she shrugs.

" Please don't leave. You can come back and stay here. I promise I will be in my best behavior."

"It's really okay. I don't want to be of inconvenience."

" I promised James I would let you stay. I don't want to disappoint him. So please you have to come back.", she insisted.

"You can tell him I am staying with my friend"

"James will look through my lie in a second. It's not just that, I am disappointed with myself for judging you without knowing you. Please, I really want you to come back so I can get to know you."

I couldn't deny her after that. She genuinely wants me to stay.

"Okay, but I would like to pay."

"No way. James will kill me"

"Okay, how about I cook and clean?"

"That will be great. I haven't cleaned the house properly in a long time. I would love your help."

"Deal. Come on let go", she says taking my bags and leading me towards the apartment.

Once I settle, Kate rushes to get ready for the presentation. I make some toasts and eggs for her. She eats the breakfast and gushes thank you's many times. After she leaves, I take a bath and eat some breakfast before swallowing some aspirin and taking a long nap. By the time wake up, its already dark and I see Kate sitting by the laptop engrossed in work.

" Hi, I can't believe I slept for so long."

"I tried to wake you up but you won't so I left you. I prepared some pasta if you want."

"Oh, thank you. How was your presentation?"

"It was amazing. I got the grand for my presentation."

" Oh. That's amazing. Congrats."

"Thank you. I am going to celebrate with my friends on Friday. You should come"

"Okay. But I am not really a party animal nor do I drink"

"That's fine. You can be our dd".

We chat some more then I help Kate clean the guestroom. While cleaning she tells me about James and her parents. It's clear that she misses her parents very much.

"What about your parents?", she asks as she tries to sort out the books that were dumped on the bed.

"My entire childhood I lived in an orphanage. My mother abandoned me when I was two years. Social service found me and I was put in an orphanage since they couldn't find anything about me. I met my mother only a few years ago. She saw me on gossip news while I was married to Ethan. She told me how someone kidnapped me in Canada and she has been looking for me all this time not knowing I was in the US. I was so excited to have finally found my mother, I believed her blindly. Only when Ethan and I separated, I understood her motive. She is an alcoholic and she only wanted money from me. She abandoned me once she realized I am not getting a penny from Ethan. About a year back she contacted me again. I did not want to meet her but she was sick. So I met her. She is suffering from lung cancer and undergoing treatment."

"I am so sorry to hear about your mom. But you are at least in touch with her now right."

"She only wants me to take care of her hospital bills. She doesn't want to meet me. Even if I go she turns me down"

"Oh. I don't know what to say. When James told me that you are Ethan's ex. I googled you. The articles painted a bad picture of you. I am sorry for believing in that rubbish"

"It's fine. I think it was Ethan's PR. He has an image to maintain for his company. He is a brand", I say. I have heard it so many times while we were married, it still irks me.

"I have a huge crush on Ethan. I realize that I really didn't know him that well. All I know is what the gossip column says"

"Ethan is a great guy. He is smart, fun, caring and very sweet. We were too different and I got lucky, that's why we got together. But the luck ran out."

"You still love him"

"A part of will always love him. Up until I met him, I was only focussed on making a living for myself, getting a degree and buying a house. He was the one who showed me there is more to life. He came like a storm and took over my life. It was impossible to fall for him. Now it's impossible to get over him. But what option do I have? He has moved on so I have to get over him."

The hurt in Amy's eyes is very sad. This day has been an eye-opener, especially about Amy. She is nothing like the evil money hungry women the media has portrayed. She is a beautiful person inside out. She has been hurt by two people who should have protected her and loved her. My opinion on Ethan has also changed. I have kept him on a pedestrian not really knowing him. Now, I can't help but be mad at him for hurting Amy.

I am confused if I should encourage my brother's feeling for Amy. He seems to like her a lot. He has never been this interested. His last serious girlfriend was back in high school. I was so young then I have no idea if he was serious. All the girls that came after he returned from Navy where one night stands or short flings. By getting to know Amy, I think she will be perfect for James but she is so in love with Ethan.

After we cleaned the guest room, I got back to my room and called James and the first thing he asked me is how is Amy doing. I got so mad at him for being an ass and not asking how my presentation went. After he promised me a new pair of Jimmy Choo, I gave him a rundown of what happened since he left. He was upset with me for screaming at Amy. He was all smiles when I told him about how Amy and I have patched up things. James is a goner. I hope that in this love triangle, my brother gets the girl.

In the following weeks, I have learned a lot about Amy. We have become best friends. Amy is a great girl, a little reserved and shy but she is sweet, honest and loving. No wonder Ethan and James feel for her even though Amy doesn't seem to know how amazing she is. She opened up to me about her assault, her life with and without Ethan, her deal to act as his wife again which I think is a bad idea. But I understand how much she needs the money. After seeing how terrified she was when we went to her apartment to pack her things, I realized her struggles. I kinda hate Ethan now for putting her through all this. He just abandoned her. He didn't once look back to see how she was doing. I don't think he really loved her at all probably attracted to her and left her the first opportunity he got.

James though is crazy about Amy. He is been here a lot lately. He tries very hard to make her smile, laugh. He wants to ask her out but I don't think Amy is ready. And with this upcoming week with Ethan, I don't know how things will turn out. If Ethan realizes his mistake to let Amy go, Amy will get back with him and James will get hurt. But if Ethan treats Amy poorly, she will be more hurt and I don't want her to suffer anymore. She is been through a lot already.