the next morning
your pov
"where am i?" i groggily mumble as i rub my eyes, sitting up in a bed that isn't mine.
i look next to me and find messed up blankets, but no one is there.
i notice i have no clothes on and scramble around the room to find my dress and heels. i find my phone laying on the ground next to my shoes.
53 texts from brennen.
24 missed calls.
17 voice mails.
28 snapchats.
i scroll through the texts and they all say the same thing.
"where are you?"
"what happened?"
"are you okay?"
"y/n?"
"please answer"
"i really hope you didn't go with him"
"he's only going to hurt you"
"please be safe"
"i told you so"
i call him and he answers on the first ring.
"phoning a friend this early in the morning?" he asks once he picks up.
"come pick me up. i don't know where i am." i groan.
"yeah whatever" he hangs up.
i walk out of the room and see the living room. people are strewn about on the couches and chairs. the place is trashed.
i get a text from brennen saying he's outside and i walk into the bright morning light.
i squint my eyes, trying to adjust to the brightness.
"you look awful." he states as i get into the passenger seat.
"i learned from the best." i roll my eyes at him. i can tell he's angry with me. we sit in silence for a good five minutes.
"so, are we going to talk about what happened last night? you can spare me the details." he breaks the silence.
"well when two people love each oth-" i jokingly start.
"not funny." brennen stops me. "seriously."
"what? why do you need to know what i did? why's it your business?" i question.
"because i care about you and i know you're just going to get hurt."
"i'm a big girl, i can deal with it on my own."
"was he there this morning?" he turns to face me as we stop at a red light.
i don't respond because i know he knows the answer.
"do you have feelings for him?" he asks.
i stay silent again.
"so you danced with the devil and you love him now, huh?" he chuckles a bit.
"calm down! i'm fine!" i shout at him.
"no you're not! because he does this to every girl and they all catch feelings for him that he can't return. i told you y/n." he tells me.
i stay silent and watch the road in front of us.
as he pulls into my apartment building parking lot, he turns down the music.
"i'll be over later to talk. i'll bring him if you want. just let me know." he says in a softer tone.
i nod my head and walk up the stairs to my place.
i hop in the shower quickly.
three hours later
i'm awoken by the sound of my phone buzzing. i fell asleep after getting out of the shower. it was a long night.
i turn my head to see texts from brennen.
bren
i'll be over at four
bren
do you want me to bring him?
bren
he's "busy", you can go find him if you want
bren
i'm guessing your asleep i'll just come over tomorrow
y/n
i'll talk to you later
i roll out of the bed and into the bathroom. i still look awful.
i put my hair into a braid and put on light makeup.
i throw on some black shorts and a gray t-shirt. don't care enough to look nice right now, i just need to go talk to him.
i need to know if what brennen said is true.
i grab my keys and get into my car. my head is pounding and the light is bright outside.
i find myself driving to colbys place without even thinking. i've been here multiple times for parties and to hang out with brennen.
i see colbys car in the driveway and my stomach drops. i don't know why i'm nervous, but i am.
i go to knock on the door. a girl i've never seen opens the door. she looks like she's about to leave.
"hi" i mumble.
"hey. you here for someone?" she asks me.
"is colby home?"
she nods her head and turns so that her back is facing me. "babe!" she yells up the stairs.
babe?
colby comes down the stairs. "hey, i thought you were leaving?" he says.
"i am, but you've got a visitor." she rolls her eyes and nods her head towards me.
his eyes dart to the door and he sees me. a smile grows on his face.
"who is she?" the girl asks.
"just an old friend." he responds, eyes still on me.
the girl pushes past me and leaves in her car.
"couldn't get enough of me?" he chuckles.
"not funny." i roll my eyes at him. "we need to talk."
he takes me up to his room. i sit down on the couch and he sits in a chair across from me.
"so?" he questions.
"are we going to pretend last night never happened?" i ask him.
he stays silent for a minute before speaking. "i thought brennen told you about me."
i stare at him confused for a moment before he continues.
"this is what i do, y/n. i don't even know that girls name who just left. i don't sleep with girls to catch feelings. i don't sleep with girls to find 'the one'. and i'm sorry if i led you on, but that's just how i am. i thought brennen would have warned you considering how protective he is over you." colby explains.
i sit in silence as tears fill my eyes.
"y/n, i'm sorry." he repeats.
"it's fine, i should have listened to everyone." i shrug.
"you're really cool y/n. we should reall-" he tries to tell me.
"bye colby. maybe one day you'll grow up a bit and be able to love someone. sorry for wasting your time." i get up and walk out of the room.
i can hear his footsteps following me down the stairs, but i don't stop.
"y/n, come on." he beckons me.
i continue to go out the door and get in the car. i pull out my phone and call the one person i don't want to call.
"hey bren" i mumble into the phone. "before you can say anything, i know. you were right."
"come over. we can talk." he speaks into the phone.
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idk if i like the ending or not but oh well lol
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