Three's a Crowd(boyxboy) (Completed!)

Chapter 36: It's Time to Fix This

Payton's POV*  still Saturday

Both of us came out of the bathroom on absolute high alert.

Neither of us knew how badly Ben was going to take this news...

As we came around the corner, we saw him sitting in the living room, waiting for us. His arms were crossed and his face absolutely unreadable.

"I'm so sorry Ben, I just needed to discuss something privately with Dean." I said awkward as hell.

He stared at me speaking not a single word.

Oh God... was he mad? I couldn't tell if he was mad or not.. "Um... I know I have a lot to explain... But do you think we should clean up after dinner first?" I asked him in fear.

Still nothing.

Fuck...Fuck!... FUCK! He was real mad!

Dean looked to me and then decided to speak. "I know this situation is really messy, I'm sure Payton meant to tell you about him and I sooner, but he was afraid. Don't blame him for this. All of this is my fault. Like I said, I was the one who initiated everything." I told him calmly.

He looked at us and started to chuckle.

We looked at him in confusion.

His laugh grew louder until he was in a full on laughing fit.

Dean and I were so confused at his reaction, that we didn't know what to say.

When he finally got the laughter out of his system he told us to come and join him on the couch. "Come. Sit with me." He said smiling widely.

"I don't understand Ben..." I told him. "That is the complete opposite reaction I expected to get from you.

"Just sit, I'll tell you everything once you come sit."

Dean and I exchanged a worried look, but did as he asked.

"I didn't want to tell you Payton, but I've known you slept with Dean for a while now." He told us.

"WHAT?" I screeched in horror. "How did you know?!"

"The day I went over to get your makeup bag, you were acting really strange when I asked you about what Dean meant by 'something happened between you guys that made you distance yourself from him,' but you said you hadn't an idea what he was talking about. Well I called Dan to see if he had an idea of what was going on, and he told me everything."

I looked at him sheepishly. "I'm sorry I didn't say something sooner..."

"It's alright Payton. You were afraid I'd react poorly to that information. That's a justifiable reaction to your fear."

"So you aren't upset?" I asked him.

"Not at all. I'm not the jealous type." He explained.

"Well if that's the case, there's something else I need to tell you..." I told him.

"We're breaking up?" Ben asked plainly.

"Okay stop! Are you some kind of mind reader?" I asked him in shock.

He laughed. "No. I overheard your entire conversation in the bathroom." He explained. "You guys weren't very quiet..."

Dean and I gasped, and both of us nearly had a heart attack.

"You heard everything?" Dean asked. "God, we're idiots."

"Yeah that's about right Dean." I turned my attention back to Ben. "I'm so sorry Ben." I said.

"Don't ever apologize for how you feel Payton. You love him, you always have. I knew from the time we got into this relationship that I was a place holder until you got what you really wanted. I'm okay with that. I had fun while we were together, but I'll never make you stay while it's so abundantly clear you and Dean should be together."

Well shit. This was going a hell of a lot better then I could have ever Imagined it to go! I was fully expecting fire and brimstone, but my expectations were being completely blown away in the wind.

I was so thankful that Ben realized my feelings even before I noticed them myself. He made things so much easier for all of us. I apologized profusely for leading him on, but he told me again he understood that this relationship wasn't meant to last. I thanked him for everything he had taught me while we were together, and told him I still would enjoy being friends with him.

"Of course we can still be friends Payton. What kind of silly question is that?"

I looked at him sheepishly. "I was worried you hated me..."

"I could never." He said smiling. "Besides, You are stuck with me now!" He joked.

We all laughed.

"Dean that applies to you as well. We're friends now too."

"I'm glad to hear it." Dean said with a smile.

"Well now that we've gotten everything out in the air, why don't we tidy up after dinner and I can take you guys home."

"That would be lovely." I said gratefully. "You are far to kind Ben. The world doesn't deserve someone as kind and understanding as you."

We got to work clearing the dining table. We cleared our plates, and Ben gave us a container of food to bring home.

We washed dried and put away, and when we finally completed our tasks, Ben drove us home.

For the first time in weeks, Dean and I headed up to our apartment, holding hands for the very first time.