Hide & Seek

Conditions

Selena POV:

"I need to talk to you, it's urgent" were the only words Demi had sent me all day.

We'd agreed to meet at the Hilton bar as usual. I was more than a little early, looking at my watch every minute. What did she have to tell me that was so important?

A glass of martini later, she came up to me, not smiling for the first time. She looked preoccupied and serious.

"What was so urgent? "I said, putting my lips to hers, but she pulled back.

"I... I'm sorry... I should have told you before but... I didn't even know if we were going to see each other again and .... "

"What's going on? You're scaring me" Demi kept touching her hands nervously.

And then she told me everything that was on her mind. How she met Nick, their torrid evening together in the taxi at his flat, and the nights hiding behind my back when he asked her to meet him and she accepted. My heart was torn into a million pieces... I wanted to leave Nick for her and she was playing with us and our feelings. I'm trying to talk but I can't. I'm still too shocked to say anything. Still too shocked to say anything.

"Say something... I'm begging you... Selena... I... I'm really developing something for you I... I don't know what came over me," she says, putting her hand on mine.

"No... don't do that. You don't have the right to say that to me when you're sleeping with Nick behind my back."

"I... I think I like you both" Demi said suddenly as she lowered her head.

"What? "I was more than a little surprised.

"I don't know, I... the way I feel about you is something I've never felt about anyone else in my life. It's passionate and it grabs me by the gut, so much so that I find it hard to concentrate on anything else. You're all I think about. But with Nick... it's... different, light and also respectful. "

"You mean you want us both? "

"I... I don't know what I want."

I couldn't stay and listen to this nonsense for another minute... I had to go home and think about the whole situation....

"I need to talk to you" said Nick as soon as I walked through the front door. I couldn't believe it, they'd really made up their minds for the day.

"What? "I said angrily.

"I want a divorce."

"It's because of Demi, isn't it?"

"How... how did you know?"

"I lied to you. She's not my friend. She's my lover. Yes I love women and I love her. And she loves me too"

"But... I... I... thought that" he was visibly confused by everything I had just told him.

"She told me about you two."

"I don't know what to say

"There's nothing to say. We're getting divorced and I'm going to live my life the way I've always wanted to, with Demi by my side. And you... you're going to leave here and find yourself another girl to sink your teeth into".

"But... I... it's not just about the sex. I really like her"

"Maybe, but it's me she loves. She just wanted to be nice to you, that's what she told me. She felt guilty about our relationship. But that's all. So you'd better get as far away from her as possible and leave us alone.

He nodded in agreement.

"You have until tomorrow morning to pack your bags.

I wasn't angry, I was revolted. I know I'd been the one to cheat on him in the first place, but that was simply because I was hiding my sexuality. I had good reasons. Him on the other hand, it was just to get his balls empty. And on top of that, doing it with MY Demi? That was my jealousy talking. What if she liked him more than me? What if she wanted him? That couldn't happen. I wouldn't let him take her away from me. Not after all these years of trying to bury my true identity inside me, so as not to hurt him... and also for fear of the repercussions around me.

I was still sad... he was my best friend above all... my confidant... but I had to watch my back. He had a gift for seducing any girl who crossed his path. He'll find another one. I'm not worried about him.

I was desperately in love with her. And only her. It was visceral.

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There she was in front of me, with her big doe eyes and her smile that lit up the whole room.

"I'm so glad you called me last night... I didn't think you'd want to talk to me again after what I told you..."

"Well..I thought about it, and then just not getting any more messages from you was insurmountable..."

"Oh Selena... I'm sorry... I know I fucked up..."

"I'm ready to let it go... but if you promise me one thing in return"

"Anything you want"

"I want you to have no contact with Nick whatsoever. Not by message, not by call, not at all"

"I....That's okay" she said scratching the back of her neck.

"We've just broken up and he's moved out of our house. You'll finally be able to come over without worrying about what time you have to leave."

"Have you finally taken the plunge?" says Demi, putting her hand on mine.

"It's for the best... at least now I can finally have you all to myself".

"I have one condition too"

"Tell me?"

"Can we go now so you can make love to me like a goddess and make me scream until I wake your neighbours?"

The next minute I paid the bill and we were off hand in hand to my place.

I might as well tell you that the night was short, very short.