When I pull away and look up at him, he is smiling back down at me. “No acting suspicious.” I whisper as I shoo Dean back to his room. He reluctantly turns away and I give his ass a final swat as he walks away. He makes a grunt at the contact and even though I can’t see it, I can tell he is smiling as he walks into his room.
Brian is dinking around in the kitchen for a little bit and I don’t want to confront him tonight, so I get under the covers and pretend I am asleep before he comes back to bed. I know I shoud be screaming and yelling and leaving this house after what he did, but all I can do it think about what just happened with Dean. Oh boy, what did I just get myself into?
Chapter 7
I wake up the next morning sore in places I haven’t been for a while. Brian already left earlier this morning for work. Thankfully, he had enough drinks last night that he crashed right when he came to bed. I know I need to confront him and end things but I want to put it off as long as possible so I
can figure out what to do.. Our lives are just so entangled right now with our apartment. and now I am living at his dad’s place. It’s not like I can just leave. I don’t have anywhere to go.
I know Ally would let me stay with her at her place, but she only has a one bedroom apartment, and I am not fond of sleeping on her couch for an extended period of time. I guess I have that as a last resort because I can’t just keep living in Dean’s house once Brian and I break up. No matter how good last night was, that is not something I will let happen.
My main goal for today is just to avoid Brian so I can figure out a plan. It shouldn’t be too hard to stay apart today. I have the evening shift tonight at the diner and will be closing. Usually, when I work the closing shift, Brian is either passed out by the time I get home or he goes to hang out with the guys. Or maybe he was always going to hang out with Maddison. Who knows.
Either way, I know I need to talk to someone about everything. I can’t just keep all of this to myself or I am going to go crazy. I decide to call Ally and ask her to meet for lunch. After she admonishes me for not being able to hang out more lately, we agree to meet at one of our favorite little cafes downtown. I don’t even know where I am going to start with explaining my situation to her, but I figure I should probably begin with Brian cheating. Ally never liked him anyway. After my birthday, she kept trying to subtly convince me not to stay with him. I figure that part won’t be quite as much of a shock as me breaking the news about how I slept with his dad. Going to have to ease her into that one.
I have the house to myself this morning since both guys are off at work. Dean left a note on the fridge that he was heading into the office even though it is a Saturday, so I take my time getting ready and I decide to pack an emergency overnight bag just in case I need a quick escape tonight. Once I am all set with that, I head out to meet Ally at the cafe.
???
“That asshole!” Ally shouts after I am done telling her the whole story about finding the video of Brian and Maddison. .
“Shhh!” I laugh as Ally has drawn a few eyes our way from her loud profanity.
“So what happened when he got home last night? Did you punch him? Did you threaten to reveal all his embarrassing secrets? Does his car need to go to the repair shop today?”
I laugh again. Ally is always able to bring my mood up even when I am in crisis.
“I didn't talk to him yet. It was late when he got home, and I didn’t want to deal with it then, so I just pretended to be asleep.”
Ally gasps “You what?” Her eyes are wide looking at me. “You just let that asshole sleep next to you thinking he can get away with anything he wants?”
I mumble back to her “That’s not exactly what I let happen.”
“Oh sweetie, you poor thing. You can’t just let people treat you like dirt all the time. Your heart is too pure.” She pauses. "Let’s go post his willy online.” I almost choke on my food.
“Oh my god Ally! I am not posting anything anywhere.” I laugh again. but then I start thinking about what happens next and I get more serious.
“For real though Ally, I don’t know what to do. Should I just pretend everything is fine until I find another place. I mean I don’t think he would kick me out, but I don’t really want to stay there after we break up.”
Ally quickly responds “You can come stay with me!”
I knew she would offer, so I just smile at her but she knows I probably won’t take her up on the offer long term. Although I don’t want to sleep on a small couch, I know the real reason I don’t want to leave is because I want to spend more time with Dean.
I don’t know what happened last night, but I also don’t know what will happen if I am not in the same house as him. It’s not like I expect him to be my boyfriend just because we had sex, but I feel like what we had was more than just sex.
We have this chemistry I can’t resist. Maybe I am just being delusional after the heartache of what Brian did after he promised so many times nothing was going on. I want to find hope in the potential of something more real than what I had.
The realistic part of me knows that all girls probably feel that way around Dean. I mean when a super hot sexy stranger with overwhelming charm and a great smile pays attention to you, you want it to mean something more. Brian was probably right about Dean having a new date every week though. I’m sure girls are just constantly throwing themselves at him. Especially at the office when he is wearing those suits. I need to keep my head straight about him.
I know I have to tell Ally about Dean. She’s my best friend in the world, and we don’t keep secrets from each other. Not telling her about my birthday night has been eating at me. I feel so guilty about it. Now last night happened and the guilt feels like it is overwhelming me, so I just suddenly blurt out “I slept with his dad!”
Ally does an awkward chuckle as she takes a sip of her drink. “You what?”
I lower my voice this time “I had sex with Brian’s dad.”
Ally starts choking on her drink. After a few seconds of coughing and catching her breath back, her mouth hangs open looking at me for a moment. “You had sex with Mr. Douglas?”
I cringe and nod my head at her “Dean.”