A Tough Choice

Chapter Twenty Four

Emma's POV

I stared at him in shock. Why on earth would he ask something like that?

"What?" I whispered.

"He said that something happened between the two of you." he said.

I opened my mouth to answer but nothing would come out.

"Answer the question." he whispered.

I knew that I would have to tell him. Even though I hadn't done anything wrong, I couldn't help but feel guilty. Ethan and I hadn't even been together when it had happened, but I knew that he would still be upset. I hated the thought of hurting him.

"We spent a night together ages ago." I said nervously.

He gasped and stepped back slowly.

"It was a while ago." I added.

"How could you do that to me?" he whispered.

I stepped forward and took his hand. He looked down at our hands as I held onto his tightly.

"I didn't do anything wrong, we hadn't even started dating." I told him quietly.

He eventually looked up at me, a look of relief on his face.

"You still should have told me that you slept with my brother!" he hissed.

I jumped slightly and looked around as everyone stared at us.

"We should talk outside." I said quietly as I walked out of the shop.

"I have nothing to say." he said once we were outside.

"Don't do this, don't punish me when I haven't done anything wrong." I pleaded.

"If you haven't done anything wrong then why didn't you tell me?" he asked.

"I don't know, it just never came up!" I cried.

"Is it because you like him?" he asked.

"No!" I exclaimed.

"I know what he is like, every girl that I ever liked he would get with them." he admitted.

"I feel nothing for him." I said truthfully.

"It was just a drunken mistake." I added.

He scoffed. I felt tears roll down my cheeks. I hated that he was hurting because of me. I hated the guilt that I was feeling. I knew how insecure he was, and now I'd made things worse. I couldn't help but feel a pang of anger towards Caleb. He'd promised me that he would keep the secret and he had broken his promise.

"I'm sorry." I whispered tearfully.

He nodded slowly.

"I just need some time to get my head around it." he admitted.

I nodded and quickly wiped the tears from my eyes. I wanted him to hold me tightly and tell me that we would be okay, but I knew that he was still in shock.

"I'll leave you alone for a while." I said sadly.

He looked at the ground, not wanting to make eye contact with me.

I sighed and reluctantly walked away from him.

Ethan's POV

I had never felt hurt like that before. I cared about her so much that she made me vulnerable. I knew that she was right, she hadn't done anything wrong, but I still couldn't get my head around it. What on earth did she see in him? Did she still have feelings for him? I sighed as the doubts swirled around my head.

I sighed and watched her walk away from me. I didn't want her to leave me alone, I wanted to be with her. It was her that made me whole. I wanted to go after her, but my feet were rooted to the spot. I needed to come to terms with what I had found out.

She briefly glanced back at me and our eyes locked. She looked away instantly and stepped out into the road. I gasped as a vehicle collided with her.

"EMMA!" I screamed as I saw her crumple.

"NOOOO!" I shouted as I ran over to her lifeless form.