" I've been trying to contact you for weeks, how have you been?"
" I've been healing, I just needed some time to myself you know to deal and process everything that's happened. Figure out how to tell Simi."
Brie held my hands as tears welled up in my eyes. I did not want to cry Infront of her but she was somehow the only one who I could be free with, with this.
" It's been three weeks and you haven't said anything to anyone?"
" That day I came home she accused me of cheating on her with Will. When I told her I was with you, she accused me of cheating with you. Now do you think she'll believe that I was raped by Will. The man who's friendship I've been defending to her?"
" This is a serious thing and I'm sure she'll believe you or one of the ladies will."
" I'm not comfortable with telling them all that, I mean I just met them a few months ago. How do I trust that they won't think I wanted this or that they won't go telling this to Simi."
" You can't deal with this on your own."
She was right I could not deal with this alone and I needed to come clean but it was not that simple.
" Well I've got you and if I need anything, I know I can turn to you."
" Yes you can and I'm here for you. It's the least I can do after what I put you through."
She held my hand as she leaned over the table and touched my face. The bruises had healed and I tried hard to hide them from Simi and it was easy since I did not share the bed with her, under the pretence that I was mad at her for accusing me of cheating. As hurt as I was, I was not mad at her because I understood where she was coming from.
" You're not cheating right?!"
" Simi it's not what you think-"
" It's not what I think?. Haa! You know what I think!? I_ I think you should go home and we will discuss this there."
" You don't have to go home if you don't want to Niki, we were still having lunch."
Brie said looking in-between Simi and I. I was tempted to stay but I knew it would not end well. She was already angry and hurt.
" It's fine, we do need to talk anyway."
" Okay, if you need anything just call me."
" I'm the one she'll be calling as her fiancée and I would appreciate it if you stayed away from her from now on."
" You're not the boss of her, if she wants me around that's what I'm going to do."
The last thing I wanted was my ex and current partner arguing. I told Brie that we would talk as I pulled Simi out of the restaurant. When we got to her car she pulled her hand away that I had forgotten I was holding. This gesture brought tears to my eyes that I failed to hold back. This had caused so much problems between us but it was still hard to tell her.
" What's wrong with you, all you do these days is cry. Are you crying for your ex!?"
" It's not that-"
" Then what the hell is it!?"
" If you would just give me some time to explain myself."
" Go ahead, explain. Explain how these past three weeks you haven't let me touch or kiss you. You refuse to be naked around me and claim not to be cheating but find you in a compromised position with your ex?! Please explain."
The words would not come out.
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