My Friend The Asshole

Seven.

All flashbacks will be italicized.

"I don't know who I hate more, myself, or John." I sighed as I laid back on Seth's hotel bed.

"You don't hate yourself." Seth laughed bringing two cups of hot chocolate to the bed.

"Yes, I do," I sat up taking the cup, "I knew he was cheating on me and I just thought I could be a badass and handle it. When in reality I needed to get my shit and get the hell out of there."

"Don't worry," Seth rubbed my arm lazily, "If you hate yourself I love you enough for the both of us."

I smiled. It was a little weird Seth acting so affectionate with me. Normally he was just a perv that I couldn't help but laugh at. Now he was so sweet, it kinda made me miss the perv.

"Colby, please do me a favor?"

"Anything."

"Okay, umh, Just because you and I are uhh, I don't know what we are, but please don't treat me different.  I'm still that little girl that grew up next door to you."

"Of course, I just want to show you that you're worth more than John has put you through.."

I grabbed Seth's face and made him look at me, "Don't you worry. I may not be okay right now but I will be. Then you and I will figure everything out. But for now, can you just be my friend Seth..?"

His brown eyes lingered at mine making my heart melt a little bit, "I can be whatever you want me to be. I've waited this long, I can wait a little bit more."

"Thank you." I whispered more to myself.

I saw Seth nod out of the corner of my eye before he got up and walked to his suit case. He pulled out a pair of grey sweatpants and a black Pierce The Veil shirt. Looking up at him he smiled and held the clothes out to me innocently. Gladly, I took the clothes and changed quickly, taking in the smell of his shirt.

"You like the way I smell or something?" Seth chuckled catching me.

"Um, it's not too bad." I smiled playing with the end of his shirt.

"You've always looked good in my clothes.."

"Colbyyyyy!!!" I yelled as I laid across his bed lazily.

"Novaaaa!!!" He yelled back laughing.

"What in the hell are we supposed to do for an entire week? No school and No parents, we could literally do anything but we're setting here watch wrestling." I groaned.

"Hey, wrestling is cool!!"

"I know but I mean come on. It's Spring Break! Let's go crazy!!"

I jumped off his bed and ran over to him pushing him out of the chair he was setting in. Suddenly he moved quickly and he was on top of me smiling like an idiot.

"I pray you don't want to be anything to do with athletics." Colby laughed slightly.

"No, that's you sweetcheeks. I'll just be there for the ride." I smiled wide.

Colby climbed off me and I straightened out the Journey shirt he had given to to wear. I watched as his eyes trailed over my body slowly. Clearing my throat he looked up at me and shrugged his shoulders making me chuckle slightly.

"You're such a creep." I mumbled.

"Don't take it personally, darlin'. I'd be hitting on that book if it had a skirt on. Just face it, your best friend's a man whore."

"You've got that right.."

"Now get your fine ass over here and watch wrestling with me!" He smirked.

"Oh now I'm fine?" I asked pretending to be excited.

"I think it's my shirt."

"Asshole."

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"Are you sure you want to do this Nov?" Seth asked as we came to a halt on the bridge.

"As sure as I've ever been.." I murmured crawling out of the car.  

I walked to the side of the bridge and looked down at the flowing river below. Looking down at the big, beautiful ring on my finger I began to cry. It was sad even though I knew the truth I didn't want to accept the fact.

"You don't have to do this.." I heard Seth say as he walked up beside me.

"Yes I do. This ring symbols those vows and they were all lies. It doesn't mean anything," I slipped it off my finger, "It's just a ring I used to wear."

With that I gave it a throw and watched as it sunk to the bottom. Seth wrapped an arm around my shoulders and I looked up at him.

"I don't know what I would do without you." I whispered.

"Me either, I just know you'd be really bored." He laughed as I playfully smacked his chest.

I sat down on the edge of the concrete railing and sighed, "I think I'm ready to talk about it.."

"About what?" Seth asked setting beside me.

"The Leighla thing.."

"Oh, okay. where should I start?"

"The beginning's always good." I placed my hand over his.

Nodding his head he took a deep breath, "Uhm, I went to her at our hotel and told her how I was completely and utterly in love with you. I figured she would go crazy but all she did was shed a few tears and told me she already knew I loved you. So I told her we should call off the wedding and she said she was pregnant. I kinda thought my life was over.. I don't want kids right now yenno? But she set me down and said she had to admit something. The night before your wedding her and John had slept together, and they have been since. She said she would tell me she was going to her parents and John would say he had promotional stuff and they would stay together. There's noway it's mine.."

I felt my heart ache again, one of my best friends and my husband. Who would have thought. Tears began rolling out of my eyes when I felt Seth pull me close.

"She had the purse.." He spoke again.

"That's impossible, he gave it to Nikki." I said through tears.

"He either bought two or someone else gave it to Nikki, because Leighla showed me."

"I think we need to talk to Nikki." I spoke drying my teary cheeks.

AN: Wuuut? So many questions!! This book is finally getting interesting, YAY!!!

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