Keeping Secrets

Chapter Five

---a few weeks later---
*Calvin POV*
I woke up with a jolt, making myself dizzy. I had a terrible dream-or at least I thought it had been a dream, but slowly memories from last night poured into my brain like water into a glass. "Maybe she won't remember"
I think to myself.

----------------- the night before----------

"Hey Taylor, wanna go out?" I texted Taylor.

"Sure! Any ideas where?" She texted back almost immediately.

"Someplace different than normal" I replied. She said that was ok, I picked her up an hour later.

"So where are we going?" She asks me walking from her doorstep to the car.

"This club like place," she stops dead in her tracks, "what's wrong?" I ask.

"I can't be seen at a club-or a 'club like place'," she cries. I hug her before she gets too worked up.

"It'll be ok. You haven't been getting hate, remember? Plus you have been to parties before, right?"

"I guess... I can give it a try," we walk to the car and she asks, "why do you wanna go to a club anyway?"

"Oh, I just feel like a good party, don't you?" Truth was I was going to admit something to her, I felt like taking her to a club might get her to drink and then if she reacts badly to it, she might not remember tomorrow. Or I can tell her it's just the alcohol talking.

-----------present time (the morning after the club)---------------------------

*Taylor POV*

I suddenly woke up, on the floor. The fuck happened last night? Wait. This isn't my bedroom. This isn't my house. Oh my god, I was kidnapped! I stand up and see a body on the bed next to me, its Calvin. Oh, shit. I slowly remember a few things from last night. I had about four drinks in me. Calvin had at least double what I had. He had come from the bar with another beer and told me had something important to tell me. " I'm in love with you." He had said. I broke down in tears. I told him I wanted to leave so he invited me back to his house to talk about everything. I must've fallen asleep. I quickly scanned my surroundings for my purse. It was lying next to my feet, I looked for my phone inside it, luckily it was on top. I had so many missed calls and texts from Ed.

'You ok?' The first said.
'Call me?' Said the next.
'Ok, call me back?' Said the third.
'I know you went out, so you are probably staying with someone just to keep safe. So just call me before ten otherwise I will be seriously worried, please.' Said the most recent. I checked the time, 9:54. I left the room to call him.

"Your okay," he answers after one ring.

"Mhm." is all I say.

"What happened? Where are you?" he questioned.

"I'm at Calvin's, will you come get me?" I plead.

"Of course, love."

He pulls up 20 minutes later in a cab, Calvin was still passed out so I just made a mad dash outside. Ed stayed in the taxi so as to not be seen with me. As soon as I saw him, I clung to him as if life depended on it. Remembering the confession Calvin told me last night had frightened me. He was just my friend. I didn't have those kinds of feelings towards him. Plus he was only a fake relationship. We had agreed we weren't going to be more than real friends. I told Ed everything that happened once we were home.

"I'll kill him." Ed said, showing is very rare aggressive/jealous side.

"Why?" I said, hoping for a entertaining answer.

"He can't be with you!" He exclaimed.

"He's not going to be with me," I smile shaking my head.

"Damn right!" He says, standing from the couch and paces the room.

"Hey, I'm just as upset as you are," I try to calm him down, although his reaction is kinda adorable.

He sits down again, this time I sit with him.

"I don't know what I'm going to do," I pout.

"I do," Ed raises his eyebrows at me seriously, "you gotta cut this off, tell the truth, cut him out of you life, out of our life's. This is getting out of hand."

"Yeah, you're right. I'll call Tree tomorrow and let her know," I say while my body relaxes a bit.

"Well what are we going to do in the mean time? We cant really leave the apartment."

I check an invisible watch, "hmm, looks like it's Teddy Time," I laugh.

*Calvin POV*

I watch them through the window, thank god they live on the second floor, otherwise I might have a hard time seeing in the window. The blinds are busted up a bit, I assume from all the cats they have running around. Taylor probably told Ed what happened last night. I watch them cuddle on the couch only a few feet from the window. Then I see him kiss her. It's disgusting, it should be me with her not that creep. I can't stand to watch anymore so I go back home, leaving a note with the doorman to give to Taylor, telling her to call me when she figures out what she wants to happen. Hopefully what she wants is me.

(Hey guys! Sorry this update took a bit longer than usual! Things will be back to normal from now on! Don't have much to say tonight except thanks for reading and I love you guys!)