You've Got it Bad

Seventy Five

Jade's POV

We sat down on the couch and she turned her body to face me. "Where are you right now? Where were you tonight? Did you not like Audrey?"

You're not going to like Audrey either, baby.

I could hear how concerned she was and it made my heart tighten. I sighed. Not even knowing where to begin. I decided to just begin at the beginning, I guess. Might as well tell her everything.

After I did, she was quiet. Really quiet. For a while. She didn't say a word as I spoke either. She just listened. I ran my hands through my hair and sighed heavily. Glad to have that off my chest, but still angry that this was happening.

Suddenly, she jumped up. I looked up at her and she looked angry and I couldn't tell if it was at me or not.

"Are you kidding me, Jade?!" She started to pace back and forth. I hated that I couldn't really read her anger, because I didn't know how to approach her.

"She was smiling in my face! She was smiling in your face! Like it was nothing! Like she hadn't done anything! Like she's not a monster!" She yelled.

"I know. That's why I was so tense. I was angry. I'm still angry." I sighed again.

"You let me laugh and joke with her and she did all of those things to you?! Why, baby? You know I would've never." She looked at me.

"I know you wouldn't have. And believe me, it burned me to look at. I just didn't want to make Leigh feel uncomfortable or scare her by making a scene before I even knew what to do."

"If I would've known that Jade, I would've slapped her across that table! No! I would've dragged her through that restaurant and beat her ass since she likes to hit people!" She yelled. "I can't fucking believe this! And that's the same bitch that kissed you when you randomly saw her that time?! She would've been dead!"

"I don't know what to do, Pez." I looked up at her for help.

She sighed, and her face softened. "Baby, you need to tell her."

"What if she doesn't believe me? What if she thinks I'm just trying to ruin her relationship or something? She's been trying to find love for so long and she finally has. Even though it's the wrong love."

"What reason would you have for trying to ruin her relationship? I don't think she'll think that." She sat down next to me again and rubbed my back.

"She's already in love with her, Pez. It might be too late to pull her out of it. Where the hell was I when this started?! When they first met?! How did I let it get this far?!"

"Hey! None of this is your fault! She's a grown woman. They both are. You can't blame yourself for who she chose to fall in love with! And it's probably not too late. Just talk to her."

"I'll talk to her, but I'm afraid it is. She's not going to want to leave her. If someone were to try and make me leave you, I would flip the fuck out. I could never. They would have to kill me first."

She sighed. "I think she respects you and your opinion a lot. And she loves you. If you tell her the reason why you don't want them together, there's no way she won't listen. How could she continue to stay with someone who is capable of doing those things, let alone to her best friend?"

"I don't know, baby. I don't know anything right now." I sighed and fell back on the couch, looking up at the ceiling.

She leaned back too and laid her head on my shoulder. "You were caught off guard. I know you didn't expect to ever see her again in your life, let alone on Leigh's arm. You're angry, and you have every right to be. Hell, I'm angry now. I wish you had told me sooner. That woman did terrible things to you and then smiled in your face."