Holding Out For A Hero

41. Your Cheatin' Heart

I woke up the next afternoon tired and sore but smiling. My smile faded though when I remembered what I did last night and what I had to do today. As I walked into the bathroom adjoined to the room I stayed in, I knew I was prepared to accept the worse. After showering and changing I headed downstairs in the same shirt from last night. I walked into the kitchen and was shocked when I saw blonde hair. When Taylor turned around and I saw it was him I let out a big sigh of relief.

"Good afternoon sleepy head. Do you want some coffee before you go home?" he asked me. I nodded as I sat down at the table.

"How you feeling about what you gotta do?" Abby asked as she put plate of eggs and bacon in front of me.

"Horrible. He's going to leave me once I tell him," I replied. Abby sat down beside me as Taylor joined us with two cups of coffee.

"Why would Dave leave you? He couldn't wait to see you when I picked Olivia up earlier," Taylor said. When Taylor said that the knot in my stomach grew bigger and I pushed the plate away from me. I looked at him and he gave me a look that said "I'm waiting for an answer."

"I slept with Rufus last night," I said in response. Taylor just stared at me with his eyes and mouth both wide.

"Babe close your mouth. We don't need to see your half chewed sandwich," Abby said to him as I took a big sip of my coffee.

"Why would you sleep with someone else? Dave is gonna freak the fuck out. I don't understand why would you do this," Taylor said after he stopped staring at me in shock.

"There's a few reasons but it was stupid none the less. I'm going to be homeless," I said.

"No you won't. You will come here and stay with us until he either forgives you and takes you back or you find a place. You and James won't be homeless. Right T?" Abby asked as she put an arm around my shoulder.

"Of course they can stay here. He's going to lose his shit but he loves you. Can you just explain why you would do this to him?" Taylor asked.

"Well I made out with Greg in Vegas the night before Dave came back with the girls. I told him and for the past three weeks he hasn't touched me, kissed me or anything. He also came with me to the set every other day and he won't let me go out without him so I stay home and play with James and have insults thrown at me from time to time. I stopped before anything happen because I love him but this time I didn't. I wasn't drunk but I was tipsy and Rufus was flirting with me. He was being nice and touching me and I missed that. I know I shouldn't have done it but I did it anyways," I replied. I heard my phone go off so I pulled it out of pocket. I opened it to see a picture of Dave and James with a text saying "mama come home we miss you." I started crying and Abby hugged me tighter.

"I guess I can understand why you did it. We've all done stupid things we knew we shouldn't have done but we did them anyways. He's had a few of those himself back in the day. You should eat though. Can't break a heart on an empty stomach," Taylor said with a push of the plate.

I ate, finished my coffee and then waited for the uber. I refused to let either of them drive me home. I needed to do this on my own. I was scared but I had to do this. I had been honest with Dave from the beginning and even though he might leave me, I couldn't change that now. I paid the driver and headed inside to hear James laughing. I headed towards the living room and saw Dave playing peek a boo with James.

"Mama," James said when he saw me and started walking towards me. Dave turned and smiled at me before getting up and sitting on the couch.

"Welcome home. Did you have fun?" He asked as I picked James up.

"Uh kind of," I replied as I looked at him. Dave's facial expression changed from happy to angry when he saw the guilt on mine.

"You didn't?" he asked and I just nodded. "What the fuck were thinking Brittany? I trusted you to go out with your best friend for one night and you end up sleeping with some random fucking stranger."