I know that he's been on your mind
That distant look is in your eyes

‘’Chelle. . . MICHELLE!’
‘W-what. . .?’
‘You’re thinking about him again aren’t you!’
‘NO!’ Too loud, too fast. She knows that he knows she just lied.
Dominic just looks at her sadly. She wishes he would say something. . . ‘Be careful what you wish for. . .’ she thinks to herself. Instead he turns and walks out.

I thought with time you'd realize
It's over, over
It's not the way I choose to live
And something somewhere's got to give
As sharing this relationship gets older, older
You know that I'd fight for you
But how I can fight someone who isn't even there

‘I’ve been patient for a long time, but this isn’t a relationship Michelle. It’s a fuckin threesome.’
‘I. . .’
He interrupted her. ‘Don’t. Just don’t.’
She stopped, just looking at him.
‘I hate him. I don’t know him, and I hate him.’

I've had the rest of you now I want the best of you
I dont care if that's not fair

‘You’ll fuck me. You’ll give me your whole body. . . but you won’t give me your heart. You won’t give me the one thing I really want. . . the thing I need.’ He stops and looks at her. ‘No more. I’m telling you now—if you can’t love me, if you can’t give me your heart, I don’t want to see you anymore.’

Cause I want it all
Or nothing at all
There's nowhere left to fall
When you reach the bottom, it's now or never

‘Maybe I’m being irrational. But I don’t care anymore, Michelle. I’ve been hurting about this, for so long, that not having you at all is better than not having your heart.’

Is it all
Or are we just friends
Is this how it ends
With a simple telephone call
You leave me here with nothing at all

‘What’s it gonna be Michelle?’
Michelle, again. Three times now. She wishes he’d call her ‘chelle, like he always did.
‘Michelle!’
Shit, she never answered him.
‘Are you going to give me what I want, what I need—fuck, what I deserve—or is this it? I’m hanging up. You have an hour.’
The line went dead.
And across town, tears fell, as his mind wandered.

There are times it seems to me
I'm sharing you with memories
I feel it in my heart
But I dont show it, show it

He had hidden the hurt for so long. Every time she caught him staring at her, and her look turned guilty. She didn’t think she showed it; but he knew that look so well. He was competing with her memories of what had been. . . of a relationship failed.

And then there's times you look at me
As though I'm all that you can see
Those times I don't believe it's right
I know it, know it

And then, then there were the times, like last weekend. . . there was so much love in her eyes when she looked at him. His friends had catcalled and teased when she threw herself into his arms and kissed him. He’d been so happy when she did that. He laughed bitterly—it was the last time he’d been happy.

Don't make me promises
Baby you never did know how to keep them well
I've had the rest of you
Now I want the best of you
It's time for show and tell

Cause you and I
Could lose it all if you've got no more room
No room, inside for me in your life

He was tired. Tired of fighting. Of hurting. Of always being second to her. She didn’t seem to have room in her heart for him. He just wanted the pain to end. With a sigh, he picked up the phone and dialled.

Cause I want it all
Or nothing at all
There's nowhere left to fall
It's now or never

The phone rang. Michelle eyed it warily. She knew who it was. She knew what he wanted. And she didn’t know if she could provide it. With a sigh, she picked up the phone and pressed ‘talk.’

Cause I want it all
Or nothing at all
There's nowhere left to fall

‘Michelle. It’s time.’
‘Dom. . . I know you’re hurt. . .’
‘Hurt? Hurt?! No, sweetheart,’ the endearment was twisted with the months of pain and frustrations, ‘I’m not hurt. My heart is so shattered that it cannot possibly get any more broken. That’s more than hurt!’
She sucked in a breath and flinched, as though he had slapped her.

It's now or never
Is it all
Or are we just friends
Is this how it ends
With a simple telephone call
You leave me here with nothing at all

‘It’s time, Michelle. . .’ he repeated. ‘Do I get all of you? Or are we over? There is no other option. No just friends. No nothing!’ He was shouting. He never yelled at her. Her heart constricted in pain.
‘I. . .’ she stopped, faltered. Dom waited.
After a moment, she spoke. When Dom heard her words, he closed his eyes, tears slipping down his cheeks.