Truth be told

Chapter 21

I wasn't ready for what I saw. I gasped and cried out putting my hand over my mouth. Brendon was tied to the bed and he had a woman on top of his dick. The woman was Kaylin. She turned to look.
"Oh hey Liz. Kinda rude to just walk into someone's apartment don't you think?" She had this evil smirk on her face. Like she had planned this or something.
Brendon looked at me with pity on his face.
"I only came to thank Brendon for my gift. I will go now." I closed the door and walked out of the apartment slamming the door behind me. I was sobbing. My heart was broken all over again by someone who is meant to be a friend. As I drove home my phone was blowing up with calls and messages. I pulled into the driveway and got out. I was sobbing uncontrollably now. Mom heard me sobbing and came into the kitchen to see what was wrong. She got me a glass of water and comforted me until I was calm enough to tell her what happened.
"Liz, I don't want to point the obvious out here honey, but you broke up with Brendon." Mom said.
"I know Mom. It's just it was Kaylin Mom. She's meant to be one of my best friends. That's what hurt more. Brendon I have encouraged to find someone else. Just not a friend of mine." My phone was still going crazy. My mother picked it up. It was Brendon calling. For the 50th time. I also had at least 20 messages too. Mom answered my phone.
"Hello Brendon." She said.
"Mom hang up!" I told her.
"Yea she's here. I don't think that's a good idea Brendon. She's hurt. Wait what? Who said this? Aha OK. Aha. Well you do what you think is best. I can't tell you what to do Brendon. That's up to Liz. Ok OK goodbye Brendon. " and she hung up. "Bremdons on his way over. He wants to talk to you."
"Well I don't know if I want to talk to him right now. I definitely don't want to talk to Kaylin."
"She's not with him, he said." Mom explained.
"Oh ok. I am going for a lie down. My heads splitting."
"Ok honey." I went upstairs and got into bed.
I must have fallen asleep because I was woken up by someone gently shaking my shoulder. "Lizzie?" I heard in a soft tone. I groaned and tried to move away from what was disturbing me. "Lizzie? Baby?" My eyes suddenly flew open. I turned around and there he was, sat on the bed.
"Brendon, why are you here?" I asked. I couldn't fully look at him.
"I wanted to explain what happened." He said.
"I think it was pretty evident what happened Brendon. You fucked one of my best friends. Or from what I saw, she was fucking you. Besides I have no right to be angry or sad as my mother rightly pointed out. It's not like you were cheating on me." I sat up and took a sip of the water Mom must have brought me."we aren't together anymore, so you can fuck who you like." I started to cry again. " I don't know why it's making me this upset." I sniffed.
"Because you are still in love with him!" I heard from outside the door.
"Mom!" I yelled.
"Sorry." Then I heard retreating footsteps.
"Is that true? Are you still in love with me?" Brendon asked me.
"Of course I am! I don't know how to stop." I cried some more. Brendon hugged me.
"B-but I got told you had moved on. You are with someone else now. That's what I got told."
"What?" I had no clue. Then realisation hit me. "Ohh that was Lincoln. Sarah set me up on a date with him after we split. He was nice enough." I shrugged. "But he wasn't you." I looked him fully in the eye. "It was one date and we both went our separate ways afterwards." I looked at Brendon puzzled. "Who told you this?" Brendon looked away from me. "Bren?" I questioned him.
"Kaylin." He said.
"And you believed her?"
"Well yea. Why would I doubt her? She's one of your best friends. I had no reason to disbelieve what she was telling me."
"That date was just after Thanksgiving and she's been avoiding me for about a month or so. When did she tell you this?" I inquired.
"Just after Thanksgiving. She made out that she was so sorry for me, that you had moved on so quickly after we split. So she became someone I could confide in. It got to a point where I really hated what you did. Kaylin started staying on my couch as a friend because I wasn't sleeping properly. I was missing you too much.
Anyway one night she said she heard a noise and asked if she could sleep in my bed. I agreed. Thr next thing I know she's grinding on me. Rubbing her ass on my dick. I swear Lizzie I did the best not to give in. I told her to get out the bed. She did, and then stripped down to her underwear. She told me she was here for me. She made it seem like she was with me in this. She said that you and her weren't friends anymore because of all this.
I am,sorry to say we fucked and we fucked all the time after that. She thought we were together. I know it's sounds wrong but she wasn't you. Kaylin did her best to try and stop me thinking about you. Distracting me with her body. And what you saw earlier well that was not meant to happen. I told her I was ending things. That I was still in love with you. She refused to listen to me. We ended up in bed again."
I looked down and then at him.
"I know Kaylin hasn't acted the best here but please don't put all the blame for this on her." I said.
"Oh no, I am totally to blame here too. It takes 2 people."
"Ok. Why did you bring the gift yesterday and not stay? My mom said you didn't want me to know you had come over. Oh and even if Mom hadn't slipped up, you left the card inside the gift."
"It was too hard for me to see you. I couldn't stand hearing how you were happy with your new guy. And oh shit did I?" He laughed. I nodded and smiled. Brendon held my hand but I pulled away.
"Look Lizzie, I am sorry. I know I am at fault too. I was trying not to feel anything. I was looking for a way out of my own heart. Kaylin seemed to come from nowhere. She was being a friend, that's what I needed. Yes it turned physical but can I be completely honest?" I nodded"it was fucking with Kaylin and making love with you." My head jerked up when he said that.
"Really?" I asked him. Brendon nodded and caressed my face. I had missed his touch. I held his hand to my face, closing my eyes and smiling, feeling the warmth.
"Lizzie." Brendon whispered and kissed the corner of my mouth. "I am in love with you. I am so miserable without you. Even my students have noticed the change in me." I opened my eyes. I looked him in the eye. I smiled and he kissed me. I melted into the kiss. I felt so happy.
"So does this mean we are back together?" As the kiss ended.
"I guess it does." I said. "What about Kaylin?"
"When I told her I was coming over here, she got pissed off and left my apartment saying that me and you were welcome to each other." Brendon replied.
"I see."
My phone buzzed. It was Sarah calling me. I answered. Before I could say anything all I got was,
"DUDE WHAT THE FUCK??"
"What's the matter?" I asked her.
"Kaylin and Brendon." She answered.
"Yea I know. I kinda walked in on them."
"WHAT??"
"Dude no need to shout." I laughed. " I gather Kaylins been in touch with you then."
"Yea. She told me everything. She said Brendon seduced her and how he didn't love you anymore. He only wants her."
"She said all that?" I was surprised.
"Aha. Wait you walked in on them?" It had just occurred to Sarah. "How?"
I explained what happened, to her. Also, the reason why I had gone over there.
"He got you a gift?" Sarah was confused.
"Yea. He dropped it off yesterday when I was at work. He told Mom not to tell me he had been over. You know what Mom's like though. She slipped up straightaway " I laughed.
"Wait wait, Brendon got you a Christmas gift. But why? I mean he doesn't love you anymore according to Kaylin."
"Why don't you ask him yourself?" I,said.
"He's there?" Sarah asked. I put it on speakerphone.
"Hi Sarah." Brendon said.
"What is going on? I am so confused." Sarah laughed. So Brendon and I explained everything to a very puzzled Sarah.