Truth or Drink

Question Seven

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO SAY DURING THE BREAK UP?

Sarah and Meagan:

Sarah tapped her nails against the table. Gnawing at the corner of her lip as she looked at Meagan's narrowing eyes. She was deliberately stalling to put the other woman on edge. It took every bit of her self control not to smirk like an asshole. 

"I think I would just like to say," She paused. Staring at nothing over Meagan's shoulder. But the longer she pretended to think, the more forbidden words popped into her head. 

Meagan must have sensed her change in mood. Her perfect eyebrows drew down and she snapped. "Just say it!"

"I want to say that I don't hate you. " Sarah let the words sit between them for a few seconds before speaking again. "Lord knows I don't particularly like you either. But I don't hate you."

"Really?" Her lips pursed in disbelief.

"The break up was just so... so violent and fast that we didn't really get to talk about why it ended."

"It ended because you kept fucking other people."

Sarah rolled her eyes. Flicking her hand through the air dismissively. "That's not what I mean."

"Well I know what I wanted to say that I never got the chance to." She cut her off before she could get deeper into explaining herself.

"What's that?"

Meagan leaned towards her. "I know you stole my fucking signed Beyonce hat. I know and I want it back."

"Fuck you, bitch. I earned that shit after dealing with your ass for so long."

 Brendon and Ryan:

"Damn, that's a good question." Ryan rubbed his chin. "I think we got everything out during the break up though. I know I-"

"I think you're selfish." 

"What?" Ryan drew back.

"I think there's a lot of things left unsaid."

"What are you talking about?" He frowned. "We talked this whole thing out. We sat down like adults and talked about everything."

"You talked, Ryan. I just listened. I listened to you tell me why we weren't going to work. I listened to you tell me we had to end this. I listened and I agreed because what the hell else was I supposed to do? Fight for someone who didn't want to be with me?"

"Brendon, you know that's not what it was." The other man just huffed and crossed his arms over his chest. Ryan sighed. "What is it you wanted to say to me?"

He didn't look at him as he spoke. "That maybe our differences complimented us."

"Or maybe they were the reason we clashed so much."

Brendon shrugged. "Maybe."

"Hey." Ryan said softly. Not speaking again until Brendon's eyes slid to his. "Are you pissed at me?"

"No." He answered immediately. His posture relaxing. "I'm just glad I got to say that."

Tyler and Josh:

Josh laughed. It was a soft and awkward sound. "You guys are really getting to the core, huh?"

"They're leaving no stone un-turned." Tyler joked. 

"I have no idea what I would say to you." He eyed the bottle between them. "I guess I would tell you to stay."

"To stay and not go to college?"

"To stay with me."

"Josh-"

"As my best friend. You went away and just stopped talking to me."

"You stopped talking to me!" Tyler countered. "You got new college friends and just forgot about me."

"That's just not true."

"And you were always hanging out with that guy. I would see it all over your Instagram and Snapchat."

"Me making a new friend doesn't mean I didn't want to keep my older ones." Josh laughed to himself. "You're ridiculous."

"I know." Tyler looked down sheepishly. 

"What would you say to me?"

"I guess I would ask you to stay too."

Pete and Patrick:

"That I love you." Patrick didn't hesitate. Pete's eyes widened. "I know you have a boyfriend and that we're not getting back together. But this is about what I would have said during the break up. And I still loved you then. 

A look crossed his features. It was hard to tell if it was relief or disappointment. "Right. Of course."

"Things just ended so suddenly. I mean, I felt it coming because of all the fighting, but it still hurt. And I shut down instead of opening up at the end. We didn't say mean things for behave in a petty way. But I don't think we expressed ourselves."

"There was a lot of tension." Pete agreed. "When we decided to breakup I was in a bad place. There was a lot going on with work and my family and you. I was just relieved to lessen the burden."

"I understand that completely. I was the same way." Patrick rubbed the back of his neck. "Which is why I needed to clarify that there were no hard feelings. I still loved you."

"And I loved you too. Our love for each other was never in question."

"Damn." Patrick laughed. "This is more than I bargained for when I agreed to this."

Pete laughed too. Happy to have that off his chest. "At least we have alcohol."

I've been gone. I am back. I hope i didn't disappoint. Any more questions?