Seduction: The Taste of Lust

Chapter: 39 Friends Indeed

Veronica's Pov

Ed hasn't said a word to me after that, we are still in the living room except for my mom, who was sleeping in my room. She had fun catching on to my life through my friends but the exhaustion from the flight hit her and made her cranky so to save myself and everybody else, I asked her to rest.

Now, it was eleven-thirty and as much as I want to crash on my bed and sleep I know Ed's non-responsiveness towards me will not let me have a peaceful sleep. 

One of them already knows that the rumors are true, actually two of them, Kelly as well, and now that the rest also knows about the rumors might as well tell them too that it's true.

I clink my wine glass catching all their attention, "guys" I stand up and centered myself, "as you know there are a lot of rumors about me and-"

"Leonard" Lexi interuppts,

"Well yes," I smile and continue, "the more so reason to tell you guys that whatever they're saying-"

"Is not true, we know Veronica" Aiden raises his beer can and clinks it with Turners, 

"Is actually true and for god's sake stop interrupting me" I pause as I rest my hand on the hips,

"What?" Lexi pauses then suddenly snaps "you're telling me there's something going on between you and Leonard?" she raises her voice at his name,

"Calm down will you, my mom is sleeping in the next room" I put the wine glass down,

"Lexi, listen to her first" Kelly supported,

"You knew about this" Lexi stood up facing me and Kelly, feeling betrayed that her two friends kept a secret so big from her,

"Lexi, don't get riled up. I'm sure there's a better explanation for this, right Veronica?" Aiden tries to calm her down, eyeing me to think of a good reason. But there's nothing to think, the reason is already enough for them to not hate Leonard.

"Listen, I know this not what you guys expected but it happened suddenly and-"

"You" she walks over to me pointing her fingers at my face "you were the one who told me to hate that jerk. You got all incensed when I admired his profile" I slowly take a step back, while she continued walking to my side, "you told me not to fantasize about him and you were the one that called him a douche" she stops in front of me, poking her fingers directly at my chest "did you forget all of that? or were those just words to you"

Ed quickly gets up and pulls Lexi a little farther away from me but she shakes her body warning him to not interfere between us, "Veronica I should applaud you" I furrowed my brows, "you gave one heck of a performance" she suddenly claps her hand, mocking me directly.

"Ed, we need to do something" I heard Kelly's voice, concerned, "what am I supposed to do? I tried distancing her from Veronica but you saw what happened", he replied,

"Lexi, come on don't go down that road without listening to her" Turner got up,

"Listening? that's all we've been doing so far and look where that got us" 

"Lexi let me explain okay" I came forward and hold her by the shoulders but she instantly jerks my hand and glares at me, "you told us to hate him for what he did to Kelly and April" 

"Lexi he didn't do anything" Kelly stands up while supporting her belly " he didn't hurt me" 

"You don't have to lie, Kelly, he's not here. You can tell us without being scared" 

"Scared of what" I flipped, "you don't even know what happened with her that night"

"Oh, I know enough, I was there when she was in the hospital"