Out Of My League (NOT COMPLETED)

Chapter 54: confessions

A few moments later we both heard the door open and I walked out of the kitchen to see Rachel, she smiled at me and I gave her a little smile back before I saw the familiar face of James appear behind her, my heart dropped as I felt Brad's arms snake around my waist and tense up the second he saw James. "I can't..." Brad said and went to walk away but I pulled him back, this needs to be sorted now. "Ok what on earth is going on here?!" Rachel asked in annoyance and I rolled my eyes. "James likes me and he is using you to get closer to me, this has lead to him arguing with Brad and Brad becoming more protective over me." I explained and walked closer to Rachel. "What... No... That can't be right, you love me... Right?" Rachel asked as she turned to face James and he sighed. "I did yeah, but I've got to know Hayley more and I kinda like her..." James mumbled and a few tears fell down Rachel's cheeks, I pulled her into a hug and gave James the death stare as I did so. "You see what you're doing here? You could of handled this in a mature way but instead you have decided to upset everyone in this room, why didn't you just come and talk to me?" I asked. "Because I knew you would of just said you didn't like me in that way." James replied. "To be honest this has made me not want to be your friend anymore, so there is no chance I would ever like you more." I explained as I walked Rachel over to her bed and sat her down before wiping her tears.

"Rachel I'm sorry." James replied. "Sorry doesn't cut it." Rachel snapped back and I looked up to see Brad looking upset, I gave him a concerned look and he looked down at the floor. "If you had just backed off when I told you too then none of this would be happening." James snapped at Brad as he pushed Brad backwards. "Hey! Don't take this out on him, he has done nothing wrong. You're the one who started all of this." I shouted as I stood up and walked over to James. "If Brad just left you alone then none of this would be happening." James spat. "No, if you came and spoke to me in a mature way then none of this would be happening. I could of resolved this but instead you let it get out of control, you have hurt your best friend, your girlfriend and me in the space of a few days. Next thing you will be hurting Tris and Connor and then you will have nobody, you need to think about the actions you have taken and if you want to keep us all as friends then you have a lot of apologising to be doing." I snapped back, James looked taken aback at my words and this led him to walking out of my dorm, I sat back down next to Rachel and wiped away her remaining tears.

"Rachel I'm so sorry." I explained as I pulled her into a hug. "Don't be, it's not your fault. I should of seen it coming." Rachel replied and I shook my head. "Nobody saw this coming." I mumbled and Brad sat down next to me on the bed. "Are you ok?" I asked him and he nodded. "Did he hurt you?" I asked and he shook his head. "Come with me." I said as I stood up and took his hand, he looked confused but followed me anyway. "I will be back in a minute Rachel, put the TV on and grab some ice cream to cheer you up." I explained and she nodded as I walked into the bathroom with Brad and closed the door behind me.

"What are you doing?" He asked with a sad expression written all over his face. "Take your top off." I replied and he looked confused. "Well that's a bit forward..." Brad said which made me smile a little. "I don't mean it like that, I want to make sure he didn't hurt you." I answered. "I'm really fine." Brad replied and I started to tug on his T-shirt, he rolled his eyes and pulled it over his head before placing it on the side. I ran my fingers over a bruise that has formed on his chest and sighed, he pulled me into a hug and I rested my head on his chest. "Well done." Brad said. "What for?" I asked. "Saying that to James, maybe he will think now." Brad replied and I pulled away. "I doubt it, he seems pretty set in his ways." I mumbled and Brad nodded, I passed him his T-shirt and he slipped it back on before I opened the door and walked out. "Hayley." Brad stated and I turned to look at him. "You're beautiful." Brad stated, I slowly walked over to him and placed a delicate kiss on his lips. "I love you." I mumbled and he ran his hand through my hair. "I love you too." He replied as I walked back out to check on Rachel, I really hope James sees what he has done as we all miss the old him. Things just aren't the same anymore.