The Neighbor

Chapter 4

Elodie's POV

I stood frozen. Unable to move. In front of me was Wyatt, whom I have been with for 8 years, with his dick in my best friend, as she was bent over his work bench. 

"Shit! Uh Ellie I-"

"El I swear to god it wasn't-" 

I was unable to speak. My brain had 3,000 thoughts racing through it all at once. Words were not forming but I could feel tears. 

How could he? 

More importantly. 

How could she?

I know they were both speaking to me as they quickly fixed their outfits to cover things up but it didn't matter. I was numb. How could I have not seen this? How long had this been going on for? What was Arden doing down here? Did he somehow know about this? Was I too blind to see that they had been hooking up? Why would Arden have said what he did earlier? 

"Ellie? Baby." 

I blinked and Wyatt was holding my arms looking at me.

"Don't." 

I turned around and walked back into the house. Arden stared down at the floor and I walked right up to him. 

"Did you know about this!? Was I just too naive to see it? Did Wyatt tell you about this beforehand? Is that why you said those things to me upstairs?"

Arden parted his lips to speak and I put my hand out. I could hear Wyatt in the background along with Clare. I turned and looked at Clare. 

"Get. Out." 

"El if you would please just-" 

"GET OUT! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MY BEST FRIEND! NOW I FIND YOU SCREWING MY BOYFRIEND?"

Clare's eyes were full of tears. 

"El, I" 

"GET THE FUCK OUT!" 

This time I screamed. Clare grabbed her bag and ran out the front door. I turned and looked at Wyatt who was on his knees, tears brimming in his eyes. 

"Ellie, baby. Please," 

Wyatt wrapped his arms around my waist hugging it as he cried. I stood frozen as he wrapped his arms around me tighter.

"Let's just go to bed, we can talk about this tomorrow. I love you. I love you, I love you I love you." 

He started kissing my stomach as he held me even tighter. I looked over at Arden, whose face was ghostly white.  His gaze didn't seem to be locked on mine anymore. I pried myself out of his arms and headed upstairs. I could hear Wyatt trailing behind me. 

"Ellie please, baby let me explain. It's the alcohol, I swear. Clare came onto me and-" 

"And what Wyatt? Your pants just magically fell off along with her skirt and your dick fell into her???" 

Wyatt shut the door and I sat down on the edge of our bed. He fell to his knees again.

"Ellie, you are the best thing in my life. I don't know what came over me. You are everything I have ever wanted and more. I fucked up and I want to make it up to you please. You know me. We have been together for 8 years. I want to marry you, and I want you to have our babies. Please. Let's just get some sleep and we can talk in the morning when the alcohol is out of my system."

I thought about what Arden had said. 

'I think deep down you know that he'll marry you and give you children but you'll never truly be happy.'