The Boy Next Door

Chapter 19: Mistakes and Decisions

  Author's Note:
Well I hope you guys like this chapter of TBND! Please vote and comment telling me what you think. The song above is dedicated to FrogMeat because she called Emilia a hoe haha.

Emilia's POV:

      As soon as I woke up I got the hell out of JP's house. It was wrong of me to come here when I'm dating Noah. I don't know what's going on with me, I've never felt anything more than friendship when I knew he was Jace, but as soon as I found out he was JP, he became someone special.
     I'm walking down the street, I feel like I know where I want to go, but I wasn't sure until I found myself facing his house. Ashton's house is the American dream, with its white picket fences and neatly trimmed yard. His parents are super rich, so they live in a nice neighborhood.
      I walk into Ash's house and smell something baking. His mom doesn't have a job because when Ashton was little she decided to be a stay-at-home mom. She's a super sweet lady, and she's almost always baking something.
   "Is Ash here, Mrs. Fisher?" I ask politely.
    Ashton's mom loves me and she likes to send me home with whatever she is baking, not that I mind.
    "Yeah, he is up in his room, sweetheart. Don't forget to take some brownies with you when you leave." She says smiling at me.
    I make my way up to Ashton's room just like I have a million times before. It's always super messy, what a typical guy Ash is.
   I open the door to his room and see Ashton sitting on his bed. He looks a little surprised to see me.
   "Hey, Ash can you give me some advice?" I ask.
   "Sure, what to do you need? You really worried me last night leaving abruptly like that," Ash says.
    "Yeah I'm really sorry about that, I saw how much fun you were having, and I had to go somewhere," I say.
    He gives me a quizzical look, and I tell him about what I did last night. Ash sits and listens, not judging me and I knew he wouldn't. He waits for me to finish telling him the whole story before speaking.
    "Emmy, I think you should make a decision. Don't be afraid to follow your heart, I followed mine," he says.
    Not a second later does Alec walk out of the bathroom attached to Ashton's room and give him a peck on the cheek.
   "Hey babe," Alec says.
    I don't think Alec realized I'm here because he looks startled when he looks up and sees me.
    "Oh, hey Emilia. Sorry I didn't know you were here, listen, you can't tell anyone, Ash isn't out of the closet yet," he tells me.
    "I won't don't worry. Is this what you meant by following your heart," I say smiling at him.
    Ashton nods at me and smiles.
    "What about Liyla?" I ask confused.
    "Liyla was an excuse for not talking to you. She wasn't real, and I'm sorry that I lied, to you and to myself." He says.
    "It's okay Ash, you were just confused, and I can't be mad at you for that, besides you guys make a really cute couple!" I say giggling.
    "Back to you. Emmy, I've known you for years, and you and I both know that Noah hurt you by leaving, so imagine how JP must feel. I know you both were friends when you were like 5 and 7, but feelings are feelings Emilia, no matter what age. When you're thinking about it, love is simple, people are not." He says sounding all philosophical.
    "I don't know what to do, Ash can't you just decide for me," I say jokingly.
    "Emmy, deep down, you've already made your decision," Ashton says shrugging.
    "Now go, find your man, I've found mine," Ashton says smiling.
    It doesn't take an expert to figure it out, and now I know, I'm meant to be with Noah, but I have to tell JP that I can't talk to him, it would just be too weird.
    I head downstairs and grab the brownies Mrs. Fisher left for me, and then I start the walk to JP's house to tell him my decision.
    When I get there the door is already open, which seems a little weird. I slowly walk into the house and I see JP talking to someone. The other person's back is turned to me, but I can make out Noah's voice just fine.
   "She came here last night Noah," JP says.
   "I don't believe you," Noah snarls.
   "Well you should, it's the truth, in fact we slept together too," JP boasts.
   "No we didn't!" I shout, revealing my presence.
    "Not in that way, I was cold, and I guess you could say we slept together, but that's all we did, we slept. I was drunk and I should have known better," I say honestly.
    Noah looks so hurt. I never wanted to see him like that, especially when it's all my fault.
    "Is it true?" Noah asks.
    I only nod my head.
    "Ashton took me to a party after we left, and I was so upset, and then I came here to talk to him. JP wouldn't talk to me while I was that wasted. We didn't do anything, I swear." I tell him honestly.
    "Emilia, let's go," Noah says looking disappointed.
    "What?" I say, expecting him to have a bigger, more violent reaction.
    "Emilia, we are going to my apartment, we are going to forget this ever happened, and we will never talk to JP ever again, okay?" He says.
    "That's ridiculous!" I say.
    "No, what is ridiculous is the fact that I'm giving you a choice. Me or him" he says.
     I pause.
    "Okay, let's go Noah," I agree.
    "Emmy, we could still be friends," JP says.
    "No. It's not worth losing Noah over, I'm sorry," I say near tears.
    Noah leans over and pecks me on the cheek.
    "Let's go babe," he says smiling at me.
    We turn to go, but not before Noah punches JP.
    "If I so much as hear her name come from your mouth, you will regret it," he says before walking out the door with me.
     I know I told Noah I wouldn't talk to JP, but I need explanations, and I don't care if I have to sneak around to get them.

Happy Easter! I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Love you all..

~The Late Night Book Addiction