MY BEST ADDICTION

Chapter 11

The relationship between Seth and I went back to normal when we started going to work together again. At first Seth ignored me most of the time at work but when he realized I couldn’t just end my friendship with Sam, he became clingier when we were alone and never allowed me stay out of his sight.
“Aren’t you going to tell me what happened that day?”, I asked when we retired to bed for the day. He knew which day I was talking about even without me telling him what day it was.
“It is not important. Let’s continue sleeping”, he said dismissively pulling me more into his embrace.
“Do you expect me to believe that it is not important?”, I asked moving away from him. “Is it a woman?”, I asked and I felt a pang in my chest. His hand around me loosened and I sat up facing away from him so he didn’t see the hurt expression I wore.
“What do you mean by that? Is that how you see me?”, he asked sounding hurt.
“I don’t know what to think. You left me without any explanation and came back talking about me leaving you and whatnot. Your title precedes you back at home. How am I to know you aren’t continuing it here”, I said only for him to pull me to him and turn us so I lay underneath him.
“Listen, what happens at home stays at home and I won’t do to you what I won’t want you to do to me. I met someone but it’s not what you are thinking.”, he said and sat up. “I met my dad. He heard I was here and asked to meet him. He wanted to know if I needed help with the company but I refused, that’s all. I didn’t want to bother you with trivial things like this that’s why I didn’t tell you”, he explained and I hugged him from behind. I knew he wasn’t telling me everything but decided to let it go. He would tell me if he wanted me to know.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t know. I was worried about you”, I said hugging him tightly.
“I know. Thank you for thinking about me”, he said and turned to face me. “Now let’s sleep we have work tomorrow”, he said laying us both down and kissed my forehead. I smiled at him but felt sad he didn’t trust me enough to tell me what really happened.   
Sam and I stopped having lunch together after Seth’s schedule went back to normal which didn’t sit right with me so I asked Seth’s permission to have lunch with him which he reluctantly agreed after assuring him I wasn’t eating with Sam alone and that Taylor was with us. I thanked him placing a kiss on his cheek and left quickly before he changed his mind.
“When do you guys go back?”, Taylor asked during our lunch. I had totally forgotten we were staying for a month and I felt sad because I didn’t want to go back to a company that despised me.
“This weekend. I had forgotten all about it. I wish I wasn’t leaving”, I pouted and they laughed at how childish I was acting.
“Already? I wish you could stay for a while but I know the boss wouldn’t leave you here”, Sam said ambiguously. Taylor snickered at his statement and my blushing face. They knew more than they were letting on but I decided not to correct or change their minds about it.
“Since Friday is your last day at work why not make the most of it”, Taylor said smirking and I knew what was coming wasn’t going to be good.
“Count me out of it”, I said dismissing any hopeful thoughts they had.
“Oh come on. When was the last time you had fun, and I mean real fun?”
“Um.……”. I wonder what their reactions would be if I told them I was a dancer back at home. I decided to be quiet about it, heck I wasn’t even given the chance to say anything before she spoke again bringing me from my thoughts.
“See, you don’t even remember. It’s going to be good trust me. Please”, she whined and clung to me. I looked at them to see their eyes glistering with hope that I found it hard to refuse them.
“Fine I’ll let you have your way this time”, I said making them exclaim causing people to turn our way.
“Sorry, sorry”, we apologized and went back to our lunch smiling the whole time.
‘I’m so going to regret this’, I thought and finished my lunch.
Friday came by faster than I thought and I tried to avoid both Sam and Taylor the whole week so they would forget about the outing they had planned. Luck was not on my side such that just as work ended and I got out of my office I met the both of them behind my door.
“You aren’t planning on running away, are you?”, I heard startling me.
“Um no bu... but I have to hurry Seth is waiting for us to go back”, I stuttered trying to excuse myself before they caught on.
“We know you’ve been trying to avoid us the whole week but don’t think we don’t know what you are planning”
“I’m not running. I just want to get back to my room to prepare”, I said smiling innocently.
“We will be there before time and I’m going to help you prepare so don’t worry. Sam knows where you stay right?”
“Yeah”
“Good, see you at 8 pm”, they said and finally left me to go home.
I sat by Seth and planned on telling him where we were later going but before I could he had a call. I caught a glimpse of the ID and saw it was from ‘my world’ and it felt like a bucket of cold water was just poured on me. All the guilt that had disappeared during the earlier part of our trip just came rushing back. I shifted away from him and even if he realized it he didn’t do anything to stop me.
“I’m fine, everything is also fine. I’ll be coming back this weekend and I’ll come see you, okay?”, he said and hang up.
I pretended to be busy with my phone and ignored him the whole ride back to the hotel. I excused myself from them when we arrived at the hotel. At the receptionist’ desk, I told the receptionist there would be people coming for me and should allow them come up to my room which she agreed to after giving the required details.
“Is anything the problem?”, he asked when I got to my door. He had waited for me in front of my room to finish talking to the receptionist.
“No please, goodnight”, I said and passed by to my room. It had been a long time since I spent the night in my own room that it felt foreign to me.
“Penny what did I do now?”, he asked holding my hand to stop me from entering my room.
“Nothing, I’m just tired and I want to go and rest”, I said and left to my room. I didn’t want either of my friends to know how intimate I had been with Seth irrespective of what they knew about our relationship. I closed my door and rushed to my bed and fell on it.
‘Can the day be any worse?’, I thought and closed my eyes to sleep.