Rule Number One (BoyXBoy)

Chapter Eleven

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Chapter Eleven

"Teddy." Jason growls hatefully.

Teddy begins shaking, squeezing me tighter. It becomes harder to breath but I don't stop him, only pull him closer.

“So it’s true? You really have been cheating. We’ve been together two and a half years and this little fuck shows up and changes all that?” He takes a deep breath, slowly exhaling. Teddy whimpers softly, I can only imagine what’s going through his head.

Teddy finally pulls away, leaving a cold empty feeling in the pit of my stomach. Is he going back to Jason? Is he going to leave me?

He can’t.

I watch him slowly open his mouth, wanting to say something, only to be cut off by yet another angry comment from Jason.

“I knew you were just like him! Like father like son.” Jason spits. “I thought making you move in with me would stop all this shit.”

I can’t listen to this anymore. Jason has no right saying Teddy is just like his dad. He wouldn’t do that if he really loved him. And what’s that about making Teddy move in with him? Did Teddy not want to? How did he make him?

“Don’t talk to him like that.” I bark back, my palms growing sweaty.

“Brian, don’t do this. He’s already mad enough.” Teddy warns me. “Please don’t do this.”

I want to continue defending Teddy, but I know he’s right. He’s a grown man and defend himself. Now if things were to get physical that would be a completely different story. Jason will never lay a hand on my Teddy.

“Let the kid talk Teddy. He obviously knows what’s best for you. He is after all so much better than me.” I can’t help but to hear the slight sadness in his tone so I put myself in his shoes for a second.

Everything was fine until I came along. He had no reason to not trust Teddy. Then one day I popped up and he suddenly has a reason to not be very trustful. He is so jealous because he has a reason. I think I’d be just as jealous if I were in his situation, maybe not so violent though. If I could see inside of Teddy’s head I could see why he even wanted me in the first place. Because I trusted him?

This whole thing was caused because lack of trust. But Jason was kind of smart to not trust Teddy, after all he did cheat. Now I’m not going to start blaming everything on Teddy. If Jason was everything Teddy needed he wouldn’t have sought after me. I could have stopped this too. In the end this is all my fault. Teddy was- is in a relationship and I screwed that up. Things would have been just fine if I didn’t come around to screw them up.

Life would have gone on just as the two planned.

Life wouldn’t have been perfect but it would have been a hell of a lot easier.

“I’m sorry Jason.” I say truthfully. “I don’t care what you do to me, but don’t hurt Teddy. This was my fault and I deserve the punishment.” I’m hoping for the best. Maybe he won’t kill me. 

Teddy lets out a huff. “This isn’t your fault Brian! It’s mine! It’s Jason’s! Things were falling apart before you even got here!”

“W-what?” I stutter. This is the first time I heard this part of the story. What happened before I came?

Teddy looks at Jason, who seems just as confused as me. “We’re the only gay ones here. It was be with each other or be lonely. I couldn’t force myself to be straight, or even bi! But I didn’t want to be lonely. I learned to love Jason, but god is it hard to love someone when they’re everything you don’t want.”

“Oh so this whole time you were using me?” Jason, now boiling with anger, interrupts our side conversation. Apparently he wasn’t aware of this. 

Teddy gives Jason a look that could shut anyone up. "That's not what I was saying." He grumbles. "Now if you would let me finish."

Jason frowns as a tear runs down his cheek. I begin feeling horribly guilty. A guy like Jason, crying? That just shouldn't happen...

"I do love you Jason. I love you very much," I wince hearing those words leave Teddy's mouth, "I'm just not in love with you."

"Oh.." Jason's eyes fall to the ground where they stay. "You're in love with him?"

I feel my heart begin to race as I wait for Teddy's answer. I'm ready to give my everything to be with him, forever.

"I'm am."

Jason clears his throat. "Well, if that's how you feel. I guess it would have been nice to know before."

"You're not mad." Teddy remarks. "Why aren't you mad?"

Jason uses his sleeve to wipe a stray tear off his cheek. "All this time, I've been trying to be the best boyfriend I can. I know I'm not the best but I tried! I tried to be everything you've ever needed, but apparently I wasn't enough."

My stomach begins aching with guilt. I probably just took away the only source of happiness in his life.

"I'm sorry Jason." Teddy mumbles. "You know I wish it wouldn't end like this."

I feel the need to speak up, but what do I say? I'm sorry I slept with your boyfriend who now loves me? Am I really even sorry? I got my Teddy, I got what I wanted. But why do I feel so bad? Jason is the bad guy. 

No he isn't.

I groan knowing the real truth. I'm the bad guy. This is all my fault. All my fault. I've turned into a horrible person. A person who steals other people's loves and doesn't feel a bit sorry for it.

I'm a monster.

"No you're not." Jason tells him. "You're not a bit sorry. You could care less about me. Ever since he showed up you've been too busy fucking him to worry about me."

There's the anger I've been looking for, yet something seems off. He is being much too calm. I thought I'd be dead by now.

"Jason I do-"

"Just leave it Teddy. I'm over it. I don't need this shit, I don't need you." He climbs back into his red truck, the one with the cracked window, and starts up the engine. It's roar has my legs turning to Jell-O. "Brian come here a sec," he waves me over.

Hesitantly I glance at Teddy, who gives me a reassuring nod, before walking over to the clearly upset Jason. "Yes?" I ask hoarsely.

He leans in to whisper softly in my ear "If I can't have Teddy, then nobody can."

I gulp.