Chapter 18.

Chapter 18

~Maya~

On the way back home with Maria, I got Kyles favourite pizzas. It felt like I was messing things up lately with him and it was high time I took responsibilities of my actions and woman up. We needed to have some talk. Face to face.

The urge to text him this entire day was strong but the embarrassment I felt made me resist it. And considering this was the first time in years he brought a guy home during the day and I humiliated myself to an extend that made me wanna kill myself.

Entering the apartment, I made a bee line to Kyle’s room, placing the pizza boxes on the coffee table on my way and said to Maria who was with me “Make yourself comfortable. I’ll go check on Kyle”

“Is there any wine here?”

“In the fridge” I shouted.

Reaching Kyles door, I knocked and waited him to open. Imagine my surprise when instead of Kyle it was Dave who opened the door. Naked. Completely naked.

I screamed out loud, completely in shock of what was happening. Turing around I yelled “What the fuck?” at the same time I heard the door slam shut.

Maria came rushing towards me with a wine bottle in one hand and a phone on the other. “What? What’s wrong? Why’d you scream?”

I closed my eyes, trying to figure out how to explain what I just saw, when I heard the door to my room open, which was exactly the opposite of Kyles “What the hell?”

I opened my eyes to see Kyle. Who was, surprise surprise, naked as well. This time both Maria and I screamed in unison and rushed towards the kitchen. Slightly aware of Kyle murmuring a string of cruses.

“What is wrong with these two?” I said panting, still trying to escape the trauma when Maria burst out laughing so hard she squatted down to caught herself.

“That was not funny.” I said but I felt my lips turn up hearing her laugh like that, despite completely in shock to what I just saw. Although I’ve practically lived with Kyle my entire life. I never saw him naked, ever. Until now

“Come on, it was really funny” I said between her roars of laughter.

I heard my phone ringing in my purse which was still on my shoulder. I pulled it out said to Maria “It wouldn’t be that funny if you saw not one but two dicks.”

She started laughing all over again which made my own laugh fall out.

“WHAT DICKS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?” I jumped out of my skin when I heard the roar. Looking down at my phone, I hadn’t realized I answered the call which was from Elijah.

Quickly placing it on my ear I said “Uhhh…What?” I started looking around, looking for I don’t know what.

“I was on the phone with Maria when you screamed. What Dicks are you taking about?” His voice was filled with the same possessive anger I heard today in the office this morning. I kicked Maria, who was still hysterically laughing, on her knee that made her fall on her ass.

“Maria and I just saw Kyle and Dave’s….things.” I said trying to keep my voice serious but I failed. Miserably.

“Who the fuck is Dave? And why’d you see them naked Maya?” I rolled my eyes at his intense voice. And took the bottle of wine Maria had placed on the counter.

“Calm down will you? Dave, I think is Kyle’s boyfriend. We just walked in on them I guess”

“For fuck sake Maya” Elijah said with a sigh and my mood instantly sobered. Even Maria stopped when she saw my mood change drastically and raised an eyebrow.

“What is your problem? It was a mistake. Why are you even mad?”

I waited for his reply but nothing. I was about to say something when I heard the dial tone. My mouth fell on the floor when I realized, “He hung up on me.”

“What? Why?” Maria said, her expression turned worried.

“I don’t know. He was pissed that I saw two dicks that wasn’t his?” I whispered to Maria confused. At the same time I saw both Kyle and Dave joining us in the living room that faced the kitchen, Kyle having embarrassed an smile on his faces, whereas Kyle looked downright horrified.

I turned towards them and crossed my arms and raised an eyebrow looking all serious when I could feel Maria trying hard to control her laugh. And that made me want to laugh as well.

“Mind telling me why I had to be graced with that today?” I waved my hands towards them.

“I’m sorry?” Kyle said and took a step towards me with a hesitant smile and I rolled my eyes.

“Why were you even in my room?” I asked and when I saw his eyes grow wide with guilt I tensed. I looked back and forth between the two assholes and asked “Did you guys do it in my room?” and cue Marias laugh.

“What? No!” they both answered in unison truly horrified with that theory. and that’s when I relaxed. “We were just fooling around. Nothing else. I swear we did nothing in your room”

I rolled my eyes and turned around, pinching Maria “Oww. What was that for?”

“Stop laughing.” I said as I started to gather some places and glasses for our food.

“It’s not my fault. That was hilarious.” She said with a wink which made Kyle chuckle and Dave cringe.

I rolled my eyes again and left for my food “I’m starving, please join me if you’ve most past that horrible nightmare” I placed a piece on my plate and settled down on the couch and took my phone again.

M: Are you okay?

I waited for his reply while the others joined me and chattered while my focused drifted to Elijah.

Maria probably saw my turmoil and whispered “It’s practically nothing. He might be stressed about work.” I nodded to that and plastered my fake smile.

I look at Kyle and saw him talking to Dave and I knew I needed to apologize about this morning to both of them but not in front of Maria. So after an a few hours of laughter and chatter, Maria said her goodbyes. “Thank you so much for today Maya” She hugged me then tightly, “You have no idea how much I needed that.” She whispered in my ear.

After closing the door, I turned towards both Kyle and Dave.

“Umm, can I talk to you guys for a second?” I said, avoiding both their questioning gaze.

“Sure. Is everything okay?” Kyle asked, his voice laced with concern.

“Yeah. I wanted to apologize about my behavior this morning” I said looking up at Dave. “This isn’t how I am. Well not all the time.” I half-chuckled, hoping to lighten the tension that arose with this subject.

Kyle took a step, towards me but Dave stopped him with a hand on his shoulder. “May I?” he asked Kyle and stepped towards me when Kyle nodded.

I watched in confusion as he stepped in front me and gave me a shy smile. “You do know, you have nothing to be sorry about?” I started to speak again when he cut me off “I know what you were going through, because I go through the same sometimes.” He smiled the politest one I’ve ever seen and placed a hand on my shoulder giving it a squeeze. I looked at his eyes and saw a different Kind of anguish. One that made my eyes well up because it was the same emotion I face whenever I look at myself in the mirror.

“And besides you brought pizza” he said with a large grin and bend closer and whispered to my ear like he was sharing a secret “And saw my junk. I think we’re even” he winked and stepped back.

I laughed at that deciding right then he’s perfect. Especially for Kyle. I looked at my best friend with a watery smile and said “I very much approve”

We shared a laugh at that and I excused myself to freshen up “I really, really hope to see you again. Without any causalities.” I said to Dave and gave him a hug goodbye.

“Me to” He gave me his polite smile.

*****

I was woken up by an arm squeezing me tight around my waist. My back to his chest. “Elijah?” I asked my voice heavy from sleep.

“Go to sleep angel” He said and squeezed me tighter.

It was hard but I managed to turn around in his grasp and became more aware of how distressed he looked. Lifting my hand towards his cheek, I asked “Are you okay?”

He turned his face towards my palm and gave me a kiss. It took a moment to register to look at his face properly because of the dark but his eyes suddenly put me on alert. So much filled in pain.

He closed his eyes like it was merely impossible to keep them open. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“About what?” My voice was filled with confusion, which was okay because I was really confused.

He opened his eyes looking at me with the same pain but it was now combined with anger as well and that put me on edge. “About Jackson.”

“No” Sudden whimper left me and I tried to get out of his hold but he only tightened his arms.

“Baby wait.”

I don’t know how but I managed to rip myself of him and fell off the bed in chance to get away from. Away from what he discovered. “You can’t know. No one knows.” How did he find out? It was supposed to be buried for life but he know. He somehow knows. My crawled backwards until my back hit the corner of my room. And pulled my legs up to my chest.

Elijah was right in front of me within seconds taking a hold of my hands “Angel please. Look at me.”

I started shaking my head. I couldn’t look at him. How hasn’t he ran away yet? How could he want to be this near me if he knows?

This is how this ends. This is the end of my happiness. People say fates a bitch and now I know. I know nothing can be the same again.