Heart Stealer (Daveed Diggs x Reader)

Chapter 2: We Can't Tell Anyone About This

What was I thinking? What kind of monster was I? Kissing a taken man when I was taken also!

Ugh, I'm an awful person.., I thought to myself as I pulled apart as quickly as I could. I turned away from Daveed, although I could still feel his eyes leaving holes in my back. He must've been so disgusted...How could I have let my love for Daveed make me forget about Luca..? I still loved him, after all. Just not as much as Daveed.

"Hey..," Daveed whispered, "(Y/N)?"

Preparing for a lecture, I turned to Daveed. "Y-yeah..?"

He cupped my face in his hands, and my heartbeat immediately sped up. "Dav, wha--" I started to ask, but cut cut off by his lips on mine this time.

My mind was racing. Why was he doing this? He should've been disgusted! Not...enjoying it!

But, despite my brain trying to convince me to do the right thing, I kissed back.

His lips were soft...

I buried my hands in Daveed's hair, while he wrapped his arms around my waist. The kiss was full of passion and, if I wasn't mistaken, love.

After about thirty seconds, Daveed and I both pulled apart simultaneously. I was out of breath from how much I self-imploded, while Daveed seemed unhappy. He was probably thinking of how stupid we both were.

I let go of Daveed, Daveed doing the same to me.

We let our eyes wander everywhere but our own. My hands were in my lap, and I was fidgeting with them awkwardly, my chest aching with regret.

Poor Luca...

At that point, I kind of hoped that he was kissing Jalene in the kitchen so that we would be even. Sure, it would be heartbreaking if he was doing that, but also a bit relieving, since I wouldn't be the only scumbag.

More silence. I stole a glance at Daveed, and he was intently staring at the Nikes he wore on his feet. I could tell he felt awful about what he, we, had done.

I reached out a hand to comfort him, but thought better of it and put it back down on my lap.

Even more silence. I felt like I had to say something, because if I didn't, Daveed wouldn't say anything, and then our friendship might not resume.

And I was determined to keep Daveed, that wonderful human, as my friend.

"So...that was nice..," I said quietly.

I mentally shot myself. I sounded like such a whore. I should've just immediately apologized for starting this whole mess.

To my surprise, Daveed nodded. "Yeah...it was..."

Part of my brain was considering that comment a win, while the other was trying to stop my brain from thinking that.

There was a few more seconds, and Daveed was the one to break it this time. "But we can't tell anyone about it, all right?"

I immediately nodded, agreeing with him one-hundred percent. "Yes! Oh, God, yes! I wouldn't dream of telling anyone! Especially Luca," I said, mumbling the last part.

Daveed must've heard me despite my mumbling, because he also mumbled, "And Jalene...If she found out about this, it would crush her..."

"Luca would probably slap me," I mumbled, half-joking. Luca had gotten pretty close to slapping me a few times. That's why I stopped arguing with him.

Daveed looked over at me and raised his eyebrows. "Seriously?"

I shrugged. "I dunno...Whenever we get in an argument, he always starts to lift his hand. Like he's gonna hurt me, ya know?"

"That's awful..," Daveed said. And I'm about ninety-nine percent sure I heard him mumble, "I could treat you better than him."

My heart skipped a beat. "You what?"

Daveed's eyes widened. "UuuUh...nothing!" he said with a fake smile.

I nodded, not fully believing him. I looked down at my shoes, sighing. Part of me wished this whole situation was a dream, while another part of me didn't. I mean, I got to kiss Daveed Diggs! But also, I betrayed my boyfriend...

Jalene and Luca came walking back into the living room, drinks in their hands.

I saw Daveed look over at me and nod, signaling for me not to tell them.

I nodded back, stretching out my arms to accept my red wine.

I needed it. Maybe it would numb the guilt of the situation.

Jalene handed me my drink with a smile. She had no idea I kissed her boyfriend.

And I wanted it to keep it that way. Jalene was a nice girl, and she didn't deserve to have her heart broken like that.

I also didn't want to hurt Luca. One, because I care about him, and I didn't want his hurt to leave a bruise on my cheek, if you catch my drift.

I took a generous swig of my wine, my hand shaking. I couldn't wait to either leave or get drunk. Whichever came first.

The taste calmed my guilt a bit. I swallowed the red liquid, exhaling.

Daveed took a pretty big swig of his beer. It looked like, like me, he wanted to get wasted so that he would momentarily forget about the event. He also was tapping his foot, something he did when he was on edge.

Jalene and Luca noticed how on edge Daveed and I were, and they both glanced at each other, obviously wondering why. Jalene was the first to put her inward questions into words that one could hear. "Are you guys okay? You look on edge."

Daveed and I both sat up straighter at the same time. "Uh...nothing!" we both said simultaneously.

Jalene raised an eyebrow. "You sure?"

"Yes!" we both replied, fidgeting nervously.

"Okay..," Jalene said suspiciously. I could tell she didn't believe us.

I downed the rest of my wine, grabbing the bottle Luca and Jalene had also brought in. I poured some more into my glass.

It was gonna be a long visit.

***

"Ha!" I laughed drunkenly at something that wasn't even funny. I had had about six glasses of wine. Was it six? Maybe it was nine...Or ten. The amount doesn't matter. The point is, I was drunk out of my mind. I looked over at Luca and started to say, "Hey! Did you know Daveed and I k--"

Daveed clasped his hand over my mouth, stopping me from saying any more. Surprisingly, he was still sober. "What she was about say was," he said, glaring at me, "we can teach you how to play football! You always said how you wanted to learn, and (Y/N) and I know how to play!"

Luca eyes us both suspiciously. "Yeah...that'd be great..," he said slowly.

"Hey, uh..," I started to slur, taking Daveed's hand off my mouth, but was cut off by black surrounding me.

My eyes fluttered shut, and I was out like a light.

Don't drink alcohol, kids.