Fear

Chapter Eight

Recap:

"Why is it that you let him be there for you but not me?"I accused. "I was the one who loved you unconditionally. I was the one who promised you that I'd be there forever. I was the one who gave you every single inch of me out of love and a day later you left me!"

I was so angry that I broke into uncontrollable sobs. All the tears I had burried the past year chose today to surface. "I hated you both so much." I said looking at Josh through my perifeal.

"And then it all made sense, after I looked at it in your logic," I sniffed and stood. "You were 'protecting me'?"

"Yes!" he yelled in frustration. "And I did a shit poor job of it and I am sorry. I am so sorry Payson. I would give my life just to take it back."

"A whole year!" I screamed. "One whole year without you and I hated every single moment of it. I even tried to"- I stopped midsentence as I took a deep breath to collect myself.

"If you knew then why are you so upset?" he shot back.

"Because I thought maybe I was wrong. Maybe something drastic happened, maybe there was another reason that I didn't know about. But I was right!"

I turned toward the door, "I have never hated being right so much in my life." I went toward the door to leave and for the third time I ignored Josh's pleads for me to stay. I followed in Tyson's lead and I ran. I ran until I couldn't stand breathing air anymore. I didn't even understand what I was doing until I looked at the house I arrived at...

Tyler Humphries' Home.

Background

I thought about turning around and running away. I thought about leaving and going back where I came from but I didn't. I did the exact opposite. I walked up to the mahongany door of the welcoming house I knocked lightly three times. I waited about thirty seconds, while I waited I looked around the front yard and smiled at the little garden knome out front.

"Pay us a visit," I mumbled with a smile. I thought it was funny because of the wordplay on "pay". I was about to turn to leave when the front door opened revealing a very shocked and even more- shirtless Tyler.

My eyes roamed over his body taking in each inch in pure hunger. He was attractive to say the least.  He owned a mouth watering eight pack that might as well had been screaming out "Pay". The best part of his beautiful torso was his deep V-lines. I had a thing for V-lines. When I realizied I had been staring I immediately snapped my head down almost breaking my neck in the process.

"I honeslty don't know why I came," I admitted.

"You were crying," he pointed out. I nodded as I looked up at him.

"I'm guessing you've talked to Tyson about where he's been." I looked at him confused and I was about to question him before he cut me off. He twisted his body side ways and gestered his hand toward the inside of him home and I easily obliged.

It seems his house gets better looking each time I come in. It was so pure, so open. I turned my gaze to Tyler....his face as I spoke. "Did you know?"

He nodded and I guess my anger was obvious, "I found out yesterday. I was lost trying to find the library when I heard Josh on the phone with him." I sneered at the mention of Josh. I was still upset with him.

"He was chewing Tyson out for "not telling her". He was basically telling Tyson that he was done going along with his games and that either Tyson told you the truth or he was going to."

I smiled slightly but it held only anger. "It only took him a year to decide I was worth the truth." I swiped angrily at my face. "I already knew. I was waiting on them. Both of them. I decided that if I befriended josh he would at least let me talk to him, or see him, or at least let me know where he was."