What if?

Chapter 27

After a moment of silence, Minho took a deep breath "Okay now could someone explain to me what the hell is going on here?" he asked, looking at the 3 of them.

Newt's eyes were red and puffy with tears. He looked at Thomas, the anger clearly written all over his face. Thomas avoided his gaze, looking guilty.

Minho looked at Newt then at Thomas and Teresa. "Well? Anyone want to talk?" Minho asked with a stern voice. Nobody answered.

Newt was still looking at Thomas, his anger still very much present. Minho took a few steps towards Thomas "Thomas, you gonna answer or what?"

Thomas looked uncomfortable, his gaze shifting from Newt to Minho. He took a deep breath before speaking. "It's nothing." he muttered.

Newt couldn't believe what he said. "What the hell Thomas? It's nothing? How is it nothing? I bloody trusted you you bastard!"

Thomas looked distressed and tried to explain himself. "Newt, I swear it's not what you think. It's all a misunderstanding."

Newt laughed bitterly "A bloody misunderstanding? I saw you kiss her with my own eyes. How can that be a bloody misunderstanding?"

Minho eyes widened. "Wait wait wait. What? What the hell Thomas? And Teresa, why would you do that?"

Thomas looked guilty and didn't said anything, he avoided everyone's gazes. Newt started sobbing like hell. He could barely talk. "Please just- Please just tell me this is just a dream..."

He wanted desperately to be wrong, to wake up and realize that it was all just a bad dream. But the tears streaming down his face and the looks on Thomas' and Teresa' faces told him it was real.

Teresa took a deep sight and stepped forward. "Look Newt, please don't be mad at Thomas. I had no idea about you too, and by the I'm really happy for you guys. I'm the one to blame, not him. When we started to get closer theses past few days, I guess I thought that I had a chance and that he might like me back." she stopped for a few seconds "So I took my chance, and kissed him. He did pushed me back after realizing what I was doing. I guess you left too early to see it. And ever since then we didn't talk. Thomas I'm so sorry again for kissing you without asking. And Newt I am so so sorry for interfering in your couple. If only I had knew you guyes were a thing... I would never had kissed him."

Newt wiped away some of his tears, his anger slowly being replaced by a mixture of sadness and confusion. "You're sorry that you kissed him or that you got caught?" he asked with a bitter tone.

Teresa sighed and put a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry that I kissed him, and I'm sorry that I hurt you. I swear I didn't knew you two were together. And I swear that it won't happen again."

Newt looked at Thomas, who was still avoiding his gaze. He wanted to ask him if what Teresa said was true, to look into his eyes and know for sure that he hadn't meant to kiss her.

But Thomas continued to look away. Newt felt his anger and hurt bubbling up once more. "Thomas, look at me." He demanded in a firm voice.

Thomas finally raised his head and looked at Newt, his eyes filled with guilt and shame.

Newt's heart ached seeing Thomas look like that, but he couldn't shake off the feeling of betrayal, of being wronged. "Is it true? You didn't mean to kiss her back?" He asked, his voice wavering.

Thomas nodded, still looking guilty and ashamed. "I didn't. I swear I didn't. She took me by surprise and I... I didn't know what to do. I pushed her away when I realyzed."

Newt's heart ached even more. He wanted to believe Thomas so badly, but doubt and hurt still gnawed at him. "Why? Why didn't you say anything? Why didn't you tell me?"

Thomas looked down again, shame and guilt written all over his face. "I... I didn't know how to tell you. I was afraid of how you would react, and I didn't want to hurt you. You clearly weren't supposed to see that..."

Newt's eyes widened as a realization hit him. "So you were just gonna keep it a secret? Let me continue to be in a relationship with you as if everything was normal? As if you didn't kiss another girl behind my back?"

Thomas looked up at him again, tears starting to well up in his eyes. "No! No, I wouldn't have done that. I was going to tell you, I swear I was. I just... I needed time to figure out how to say it. I didn't want to lose you."

Newt shook his head, his heart filled with conflicting emotions. "How do I know you're not just saying that? How do I know you weren't going to keep it hidden forever and just pretend like nothing happened?"

Minho and Teresa felt like they had to leave them alone, let them figure things out so they left.

Newt watched as Minho and Teresa left, leaving him alone with Thomas. His heart was aching, torn between anger, hurt, and love.

Thomas moved closer to him, his eyes filled with regret and remorse. "Please, Newt. Will you believe me? I would never intentionally hurt you. I love you more than anything, and I would never do something to harm our relationship."

Thomas took Newt's hand in his, his grip firm but gentle. "I know I messed up, and I'm so sorry. But please believe me when I say that it meant nothing. It was just a moment of confusion, an impulsive reaction. I don't have feelings for her, I never did."

Thomas moved even closer, gently cupping Newt's face in his hands. "I know it hurts. And I don't expect you to just forget. But please, give me a chance. I'll do anything to make it up to you, to prove that my love for you is unwavering. I already lost you once, I can't lose you again"

Newt felt his resolve weakening as he looked into Thomas' tear-filled eyes. He wanted to believe that it was just a mistake, that Thomas didn't mean to kiss her. He wanted to believe that Thomas still loved him, that their relationship could survive this.

He let out a shaky breath, a single tear rolling down his cheek. "Okay. I'll give you a chance. But you have to understand that it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna take time for me to fully trust you again."

Thomas let out a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with gratitude. "Thank you, Newt. I promise you, I'll do everything to earn that trust back. I love you so much, and I'll do whatever it takes to prove it to you."

Newt leaned forward, resting his forehead against Thomas'. "I love you too. But please, don't break my heart again."

Thomas wrapped his arms around Newt, pulling him closer. "I won't. I promise. I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you and proving my love to you."

Thomas wrapped his arms around Newt, pulling him closer. "I won't. I promise. I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you and proving my love to you."

He clutched Thomas' shirt, his eyes closed as he allowed himself to find solace in his embrace. "Please, don't let go."

"Never again" Thomas whispered, tightening his hold on Newt. 

As I am not a big fan of angst (it depends actually) I didn't wanted this one to last long so here is it :) Hope you enjoyed!

See you on the next chapter!

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