"Jacob, I cheated on you. I'm so sorry."
Those words repeated in my head over and over again. Three years, we were together for three years, and she cheated on me. Three years.
My phone buzzed in the seat beside me. Tori's, my girlfriend's, picture appeared on the screen. What do I do? It could be important, something bad could have happened. I guess I will answer, but if it's not important, I'll hang up. I cleared my throat before answering.
Me- "Hello?"
Tori- "Hey, um can you come over? I need to tell you something really important."
Me- "How important?"
Tori- "On a scale of one to ten, ten being the most important, about a twenty."
Me- "On my way."
Tori- "Kay, love you."
I just hung up. She cheated on me with my best friend. I don't know what to do right now. I put the car in drive, beginning the long drive to our apartment. Well, I've been in a hotel since she told me last night.
I walked in through the door and to the bedroom. Tori was sitting on the bed, her hands in her lap. She had been crying, I could tell.
"Jake, first I just want to apologize. It was a drunken mistake, and I understand if you want nothing to do with me. But before I tell you what I'm about to, I just need you to listen. I was drunk, he was there and kept hitting on me, I don't know what happened after that, I just woke up with him the next morning. I'm so sorry. I feel so guilty. You must think of me as some slut now. And I'm so so so so so so sorry, Jacob." She started crying after that.
I sat next to her on the bed, laying my head on her shoulder and taking her hand in mine. "I don't think your a slut, it was one time. And just because you were drunk doesn't make it okay. I'm still extremely mad, but I love you too much to let one mistake break us apart. And I love you too much to let you sit here and think of yourself like that." I told her.
"The other thing I need to tell you was that I took a test and I'm pregnant. I don't know who's it is, that's terrible." She cried. I turned and hugged her.
"It'll be okay." I assured her.
"What if it's his? I don't want my first child to be by him. I wanted my first, last and everyone in-between to be yours."
"Well, how far are you?" I asked.
"Two weeks, but I slept with him a few days after you." She answered, keeping quiet.
"Hey, we'll figure this out. Now, you said it was my friend, which one?" I asked. I still didn't know.
"I don't want to tell you, you'll hate him. I can't do that to you."
"Tell me, I'm gonna find out anyway. You know, we do have to do a DNA test." I reminded her.
She mumbled something.
"Speak up, Tori. I can't hear you." I told her.
"Kaleb." She answered, just slightly louder.
"My brother?" I asked, my face dropping.
"Yes." She started crying even more.
"I'll be back." I told her, with my jaw clenched.
I stood up and walked out the apartment. I drove over to my MARRIED brother's house. He is married with two kids, and he sleeps with my girlfriend.
I rung the doorbell, waiting for someone to answer the door. His wife, Maria, answered.
"Hello, Jacob." She greeted, sending a warm smile.
"Where's my cheating, no good, brother?" I asked.
"Cheating?"
"Yeah, your husband is a cheater. He slept with my girlfriend when she was drunk." I replied, looking inside the house for him.
"Do me a favor?" She asked, tears coming to his eyes.
"Yeah?"
"Beat the everything out of him." She answered, letting me inside.
"I'm guessing this isn't the first time?" I asked.
"Fifth, dust him." She encouraged me. "He'll be home in five minutes, I'll go take the children upstairs to pack." She answered.
I sat on the couch, pulling out my phone. I dialed Tori's number, she picked up on the first ring.
Tori- "Jake, what are you doing?"
Me- "Visiting my dear brother."
Tori- "Jake, don't get in trouble."
Me- "I'm not, baby. I'm just gonna talk to him, and stall while his wife packs up and leaves."
Tori- "Jacob, you told her."
Me- "She already knew, you were the fifth girl he cheated on her with."
Tori- "They have kids together, you can't just tell her that. The kids need a father figure."
Me- "He practically took advantage of you and he cheats on his wife, is that really a good father figure."
Tori- "No. It's just, he's your brother, I don't want to be the reason you hate him."
Me- "I don't hate him. I just don't like him."
Tori- "Look, I was drunk a little Jake, but it wasn't just his fault. He tried to tell me know, because he cares for you. I practically threw myself on him."
Me- "You wanted to cheat on me?"
Tori- "I am so sorry, Jake. I was just lonely."
Me- "You wanted to cheat on me."
I hung up the phone, no longer able to speak. "Sorry, Maria, I need to go." I say, tears starting to flow down. What am I going to do now? I have something in mind.
Part two?
~Michele
