I Broke His Heart Because I Had To, Not Because I Wanted To

Chapter Twenty Two - He understands

Chapter Twenty Two

He understands

   As Nat and I lay in his bed, hot and happy, Nat turned towards me and said "I love you, Mel."

I smiled and said "I'll always love you, Nathan Burne. Always." I then lent my head on his chest and placed my hand on his chest too. He wrapped an arm around me and held me close to him. I smiled and inhaled his lovely scent. I could never tell what it was, only that it made me want to be near him. All of a sudden, the door burst open and Kelly came in saying "Damn, how long does it take you to hear the bitch's side of the story and then tell 'er 'hell no'?" We both stared at her. "Okay, gross. How the hell can you take her back?! She broke your heart!"

"Easily." Nat said. "Now, are you gonna' go? We were actually quite happy until you came in."

"Fine. But you can go and die in a ditch, you evil bitch." Kelly said, glaring at me. I sighed and tried not to answer her, holding back the tears.

"Kelly, get the fuck out. Now." Kelly walked out, slamming the door behind her. "I'm sorry, babe." Nat said, stroking my arm and kissing me on the cheek.

"S'okay." I muttered. I then stood up and pulled my clothes on.

Nat sighed and said "Mel, don't. She has no idea what she's on about."

"Exactly. And it's gonna' stay that way." I then walked out of his room, down the stairs and all the way home, leaving Nat behind.

   When I got home, I saw Sal. I ran into her arms and started crying. "Wh...what is it?" She asked, hugging me tightly.

"I made up with Nat. He knows, he understands."

"But you..."

"We couldn't help it. It just happened. I couldn't die knowing that he thought I was a selfish bitch, I just couldn't do it." I was now starting to cry harder.

"Hun, it's fine, it's okay. I understand. So, why are you crying?"

"His sister still hates me. She told me to go die in a ditch after she'd just walked in on me and Nat after we'd just had sex."

"That's just cruel. It's okay, hun." Sal was pulling me to the sofa. We sat down and she hugged me tightly.

   I cried in Sal's arms for a good half an hour. "Sal, can we get some ice cream?" I asked, wiping my eyes and the smudged make up. She nodded and stood up, taking my hand and pulling me up. We drove to the Co-op and went to the section that had the Ben and Jerry's in it. We got the Cheesecake Brownie, Half Baked, Mint Chocolate Chunk and Vanilla Caramel Fudge. When we payed for them, we grinned at each other before Sal suggested we get some films as well. We walked to Blockbuster and rented two DVDs before we went home. We got into our PJs, turned the first DVD on, sat down, put a duvet over us, and ate the ice creams from the tub. Did I forget to tell you that Ben and Jerry's ice cream is my comfort food? Oh, well, now you know.

   By the time the film had finished, we had consumed  two tubs already. We put the other film on and finished off the other two tubs. When all of the films were over, I went upstairs, ignoring Sal telling me that I needed to eat some proper food now. When I went into my room, I saw my phone on my bed and picked it up, checking for messages etcetera. When I looked at my home screen, I saw that I had missed calls and texts. I looked through them and saw that they were all from Nat. He'd sent me texts telling me that he's sorry about what Kelly said, that he'll see me tomorrow and that he loves me. I smiled and called him. "Hello?" Nat asked.

"I love you too." I whispered.

"I know." I could hear the smile in his voice.

"Good. And sorry I didn't get your calls, Sal and I were eating four tubs of Ben and Jerrys' - between us, before you call me a pig - and watching a couple films. I left my phone upstairs."

He laughed and said "Trust you, babe."

"You know I'm forgetful, I'd lose my heart if you didn't have it."

"Like you have mine. Now, do you think I could take insurance out on that, just to be on the safe side?"

I laughed and said "I'm gonna' go to bed. Love you, 'night."

"Love you too, sleep well. I'll be over in the morning."

"Okay. Thanks." Then I hung up.

   As I lay in bed staring at the ceiling, about to drift off, I smiled at the thought of Nat and me being back together. I loved it. I also decided that I needed to tell Nay and Fran too.