Every Rose Has its Thorn

Chapter 15

Every Rose Has its Thorn

Falling Apart:

What have I done? What have I done? What have I done? Jiyong repeated in his head over and over again. It didn't seem real, how could a mix up like this happen? One minute he was with Victoria, the next he's with Missy?

"I know you've been thirsty for me all this time." Missy somehow still managed to find time to joke around.

"I thought you were Victoria." Jiyong growled through his teeth, not wanting to look at her.

"I figured that when you said 'I love you!' like a whiny little boy." Missy ran her fingers through her messy blonde hair then laughed. "Does she have your little dragon by the throat or something?"

"Shut up." He whipped a pillow at her face again, knocking her down. His drunken state had tricked him multiple times the night before. The blurriness, the dizziness, the red lights, the shoes, his thoughts of Victoria, coming back here. How was he supposed to know he was making a mistake? Why didn't Missy stop him? During it all, something in the far back of his clouded mind was telling him something was different, but he didn't listen. Her kisses, her touch, her voice, everything wasn't at all the same. Why couldn't he realize it sooner? "She's your friend too. Obviously it was stupid to think you could have some sort of heart at least for that."

"I do, which is why I'm going to propose exactly what we should do about this." Missy sat back up and put her hand on his bare shoulder as he sat hunched in shame in the bed. He shoved her hand away with his own, not wanting to feel her icky hands on him ever again. She proceeded anyway to say, "She doesn't ever have to know this happened."

"I can't do that." He couldn't keep something like this from her. But then again, he just got her forgiveness for kissing Natalie. If Victoria were to find out about this, she'll never forgive him. He would lose her forever. And if he were to try explaining he didn't know what he was doing and mixed them up, she wouldn't believe him. So what was the point in saying anything if it would just hurt the both of them?

"Are you sure about that?"

"No." He mumbled into his frown. "I can't hurt her again."

"Then it's settled. This never happened. Sound good?"

"I would prefer that statement to be true." If he could rewind time to make it so this mistake hadn't happened, he would do it in a heartbeat. Unfortunately there was nothing he could do to take it back.

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Victoria smacked her head multiple times, trying to think back at what could've possibly went wrong last night. One minute she was with Jiyong, the next she was with Taeyang. Thinking hard, she remembered dancing with Jiyong. She had decided to forgive him and they were having fun. He had ended up stumbling and due to the big crowd, it made them separate. Taeyang could remember seeing the shoes he had bought Missy and found himself clinging to Victoria like glue. He was touchy and even kissed her. He remembered saying something along the lines of them finally able to have their first time together and eventually left the place, ending up at the hotel. It wasn't until he was too far gone when he realized he had made a mistake.

"How could I have been so stupid?" Victoria smacked herself again.

"Don't say that, it's more my fault than yours. I wasn't thinking clearly." Taeyang comforted her, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"It's both our faults. How's that?"

"That works too." Taeyang frowned, taking his hand away. "What am I gonna tell Missy? What are you gonna tell Jiyong?"