DWTS 100 Prompt Challenge!

Val ran out the door of Peta's and grabbed his keys.

He drove back to his place to find his apartment empty, but he did get a text saying that Maks would be over in the morning.

Good.

He could barely sleep, though. He was scared about Peta.

~~~~~

The next morning, he woke up early with a call from Peta.

"Well, did...is it too...?" He stammered.

"Yes, Val."

"Peta, Love, I'm sorry."

"No, I'm good, really, I'm just going to relax today."

"Would you like me to send Shar?"

"Yes please!"

"She'll be over soon, Darlin', alright?"

"Alright. Thank you, Val."

"Of course, now excuse me, I'm going to go give my brother the scolding of a lifetime."

"Alright, Val. Don't let him beat you up, though."

"Trust me, Lovely. He won't stand a chance."

~~~~~

Maks came to Val's apartment really happy.

"MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY! I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU!" Val yelled before Maks had even two feet in the doorway.

"What?"

"WHAT?! ARE YOU JUST GOING TO ACT LIKE THIS NEVER HAPPENED?!"

"What happened?"

"OH. MY. GOSH!" Val punctuated his words. "YOU GOT YOUR GIRLFRIEND PREGNANT, THEN YOU LEFT HER! DO YOU KNOW HOW DISAPPOINTED OUR PARENTS WOULD BE IN YOU?!"

Maks ran his hands over his face.

"WHAT IS THE ONE THING OUR FATHER TAUGHT US?!" Val yelled.

Maks went silent.

"HE TAUGHT US TO TREAT ANY AND ALL WOMEN WITH RESPECT! AND WHAT YOU DID, I WOULDN'T CALL RESPECT! YOU RUINED HER, DO YOU HEAR ME?!" Val shouted once more.

I ruined Peta. My Peta. Maks thought. I ruined my Peta.

He turned his back to his brother for a moment to try to keep his tears at bay. 

I RUINED PETA! He yelled in his mind.

"No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Val! I have to fix this!" Maks stammered and grabbed the nearest phone to them.

"NO, MAKS!" Val ripped the phone from Maks’s fingertips. "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS! THIS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU CAN "JUST FIX"! YOU LEFT HER WHEN SHE NEEDED YOU MOST!"

"What do I do?" Maks asked, a tear or two hitting the carpet. "I ruined my Peta."

"WELL SHE ISN'T REALLY YOURS ANYMORE!"

"I have to go. I have to go!" Maks gathered his keys and jacket before attempting to run out the door.

Attempting.

"IT'S NO USE ANYMORE, MAKSIM!" Val said grabbing his arm, halting him. "SHE ALREADY GOT RID OF THE BABY!"

"She...?" More tears dripped from his eyes now.

"YES! SHE ALREADY GOT RID OF THE BABY THIS MORNING! SHE CALLED ME WHEN IT WAS TOO LATE TO CHANGE HER MIND BECAUSE IT ALREADY HAPPENED!"

"She...Peta got..." Maks was stunned.

"GO!" Val yelled. "GET OUT OF MY HOME!"

"Val!"

"I CAN'T STAND TO LOOK AT YOU ANYMORE! GET. OUT!" Val pointed out the door. "AND IF I FIND OUT THAT YOU WENT TO PETA'S, I SWEAR, MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY, YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN! LEAVE!"

Maks quickly left the apartment.

Val screamed at the top of his lungs right as Sharna got back.

"Val?" She asked while he was screaming.

Val walked up to the redheaded Aussie and wrapped his arms around her. "Just know I will never do what my brother did to Peta to you." He said.

"I know you won't, Val." Sharna said.

The couple separated from their hug.

"GOSH, I HATE HIM!" Val yelled once more, shoving a whole stack of books off of the coffee table. "HE RUINED YOUR BEST FRIEND!"

"Valentin, Babe..." Sharna began, before she noticed something.

Val was sitting on their couch with his hands covering his face.

"Hey, Val..." Sharna rubbed her finger under his eyes when he looked up.

"I'm so mad at him! I'm never like this!" He exclaimed.

"Valentin, Babe, you've been in a rough situation, all three of us have. It's fine to feel like this."

She sighed and kissed Sharna's head.

"Lay down, Shar." Val said, noticing her yawns. "We've had a rough morning."

Sharna yawned once more and nodded.

Val kept his arms around her. "I'll never do that to you. I'll never betray you like that." He whispered as Sharna drifted off to sleep.

~~~~~

Maks knew that he wasn't going back to the home.

He stopped in at the Starbucks right around the corner for something to eat and drink.

Maks walked in and saw the blonde beauty he loves right across the room.

"Peta." Maks whispered under his breath.

No, he can't go back, it is too late.

"Iced mocha for Peta?" The barista called out.

"I didn't order a drink." Peta walked up to the lady.

"It's been paid for."

Peta thought about this one. "Do you know who it was?"

"Yeah, um...Chmerkovskiy, he's on Dancing With The Stars. Maks?"

"Thank you, really." Peta said as she grabbed the cup from her hand.

She glanced down, and beside her name was a note.

Peta, I know I can't undo what I did, but know you're not alone in this world. My arms are always open.

~~~~~

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