Beauty and The Beast

Chapter 42

"He did that?" Josh gasped.

"Yeah" I replied with a smike

He crunched on his chips "Wow"

I rolled my eyes "I know right"

The person I called was Josh. He was the only one I could think of in a situation like this.

I called him and told him how lonely I was. I explained everything to him.

After that, he invited me over to his house since he was too tired come out. He was just waking up the time I called at school.

His apartment was really nice and cozy. It was a typical rich bachelor home.

We were currently in the living room. I told him everything that happened right from the bet with Amber to what happened today.

I find him very easy to talk to. He's always willing to listen no matter what.

Besides, I needed someone to talk to. If I didn't talk to him, I would have lost it. I was a few seconds away from my head exploding.

For a while, we laid down in silence. We stared at the ceiling as we both got lost in our various thoughts

Is Drew thinking about me right now?

My chest hurts. I have a throbbing ache in the middle of my chest that refuses to go away.

I want to tell him how sorry I am and how much I regret everything that happened.

If not for the bet, I wouldn't have met such an amazing person. I don't really regret it. I just regret not telling him sooner. It would have been better if he heard it from me than someone else.

I can't even imagine how embarrassed he must been when he heard it from someone else.

The worst part was the fact that it was announced in a public way.

I closed my eyes as I thought about it.

I've hurt Drew so much and I wish I could take it all back. He's the nicest guy I've ever come across. He doesn't deserve this.

I miss him.

I miss him so much. Being without him made me realize how much I really loved him.

I miss his touch. I miss the feeling I had whenever our lips come in contact.

I miss staring into his eyes. I miss all the crazy times we would have.

Drew was the first person I could be myself around.

Where did it all go wrong?

The truth is, I totally forgot about the bet when we started dating. I fell for him along the line. That's the main reason I didn't tell him.

The bet didn't linger at the back of my head. I was just enjoying the feeling of being genuinely happy with someone. It's never happened before.

Josh let out a long deep sigh, bringing me out of my thoughts. I already knew he was about to say something funny.

"Whatever you want to say, say it" I told him.

He breathed in deeply as if contemplating saying it or not.

"What you did was absolutely wrong" he said.

I rolled my eyes "Tell me something I don't know"

He chuckled "You're a hard case, Bella"

"I've been told"

"Can you be completely honest with me?"

I scrunched my face in confusion "Um okay?'

"How did you feel seeing Drew and Maggie together"

I laughed. He said her name wrongly on purpose.

"Her name's Madison" I corrected.

"That's not the point"

"I felt sad. He looked like he didn't even care. It's even like he's happy we're over. He winked at her. Can you imagine that? He fucking winked at her"

I laid on my side so I could face him.

We both laid on the floor, staring into each other's eyes.

He used his thumb to caress my face. I closed my eyes.

I remember how Drew used to do this to me.

The onlt difference is his touch can't affect me the way Drew's touch does.

Nobody can touch me the way Drew touches me. His touch is electric. It makes me feel alive.

"You're so fucking beautiful" he whispered.

I smiled weakly "Thanks"

He pulled me closer to him by my waist.

My eyes opened in surprise. I was a bit surprised at his actions.

"Josh... " I started.

"Shh"

"What are you doing?"

"Making you forget about him"

He leaned in, closing the space between our lips.

I was hesitant at first but then I remembered how angry I was at the sight of Drew and Madison together.

I want to hurt Drew the way he hurt me.

I flowed into the kiss, dancing my tongue around with his. He pulled our bodies closer.

This felt different. This felt wrong. For some odd reason, I felt like I was cheating on Drew.

I cleared that thought out of my head. He's not mine anymore and neither am I his.

I decided to let loose. I kissed Josh as if our lives depended on it.

His hands groped my butt firmly, just the way I like it.

He rolled over, getting on top of me. It felt right this time.

I'm me again... The old me. The girl who hooks up with guys for fun with no strings attached

I felt free. No more commitments. No more fidelity. No more loyalty.

For a second, I felt like a prisoner being set free.

The kiss got serious. He grinded against me with his full hard on. My core was hot too.

I was experienced enough to know that he wanted me. The lust in his kiss was quite obvious.

I haven't had sex in the past few months. A harmless fling wouldn't hurt, would it?

"Do you have a condom?" I asked, my breath heavy.

"Yes, do you want it?"

I thought about it again. It's just a harmless fling right?

"Yeah"

*
I woke up a few hours later. I turned to see Josh still on the floor. He was knocked out beside me.

I grabbed my phone to see what I had missed.

I was surprised to see about ten missed calls from Gerald.

I scrolled down and saw a text from him.

Gerald: I've been trying to call you. Please, come home when you can. Steve just found out that mom has been cheating on him.