"Stop! That's enough. I can't look at this anymore. Anthony, you have absolutely no sense of timing. What's wrong with your hands? Where's your grace? You two are like elephants in a china shop. We're taking a ten-minute break. And I expect both of you to stop disappointing me after the break,” the trainer's angry words echoed around the ice rink.

Again. They failed again at the simplest elements.

Tony rolled his eyes in annoyance. Jacob had always been a strict trainer, but he was the one who made them work, push their own limits and get better day by day. But for the past month, it was like Anthony couldn't focus on training. His thoughts were constantly jumbled, a mixture of irritation and anger boiling through his veins at the mere presence of his partner.

They had once worked perfectly together, feeling each other and moving in sync as if they were an extension of each other. Their bond had become so strong that it had grown into something even deeper. But those days were long gone. Tony knew he was at fault in front of his former lover. Of course he shouldn't have cheated on her, but damn it... It was difficult. And it wasn't something he wanted to think about. After all, that hysterical woman had almost jeopardized their careers by refusing to enter the competition. She could ruin in one day everything Tony had been working toward for years.

Perhaps they both should have given up on the doubles. They couldn't work together as well as they used to anymore. That fact was obvious to everyone, especially the trainer who was still trying hard to make something worthwhile out of them. But they wouldn't shine anymore, not together. And that made Tony even angrier.

"You move like a fucking cow. Plus, you've put on weight. Watch your diet or I won't be able to lift you during the show. What a shame,” Anthony spat out, looking into her eyes.

It happened every time. His guilt, his desire for her, his irritation-it all mixed into a fucking mess of thoughts and emotions that led to one result. Endless anger. He knew she was angry with him too. The constant fighting had become something stable in their relationship. But the worst part was that each fight made Tony want her again. He wanted to pin her to the bed again and fuck her until they both forgot why they had broken up in the first place.

C'mon, babe, show me that you care. That my words still hurt you. Show me how angry you are. Show me you still feel something for me, even if it's fucking hate.