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Deeper

Cesar's POV:
"There's no curse!" Monse says when Jamal walks out of the shed. It's been two weeks since we kissed or even had a decent conversation. "Are you mad at me?" I ask once everyone leaves. "Why would I be mad at you?" She asks. "Things just feel different with us." I admit. "Cesar I told you I wasn't going anywhere but we still aren't back together." She says. "Yeah. I just really need you... I don't have anyone, it feels like I'm drowning." I admit. She leans in and kisses me. "You're not alone." She smiles. "Can you two hurry up! The baby shower is in a few minutes and you guys need to help Mario with the crib so go home and dress nice!" Ruby yells when he runs back into the shed. "Calm down Ruby." I laugh. "Calm down?! If I don't get everything perfect then what's Olivia's baby shower gonna be like?" He asks. "It's not that big of a deal. She's having a baby trust me nothing's gonna be perfect." Monse shrugs. "Not helping." I whisper. Ruby stresses over everything and Monse's brutal honesty isn't what he needs. "We'll go get ready." She smiles. We walk back to her house and when I try to hold her hand she shifts a little. "Everything ok?" I ask. "Why wouldn't it be?" She smiles.

Monse's POV:
We get to the baby shower and there's a bunch of people that I don't recognize but I guess they're Amber's friends. "Hey guys!" Jamal sounds excited. "Hey." I smile. "Hey. I'm gonna go help Mario." Cesar says. "I'll meet you in there." I smile. I turn back to Jamal with a more serious expression. "I think Cesar cheated on me." I tell Jamal. "What? Why? When?" He says quickly. "Some girl named Paula sent me a dm saying how I wasn't good enough for Cesar and that he cheated on me first chance he got. I think it happened when I left." explain. "When you guys were broken up?" He asks. "We were on a break. At least I thought we were on a break... did he think we broke up?" I ask. "We all thought you were broken up." Jamal says awkwardly. "What should I do? Should I wait for him to tell me the truth first?" I ask and he shakes his head. "If it happened, to him it wasn't cheating. She was just a rebound after you didn't talk to him or acknowledge his existence for weeks." Jamal says. "So this is my fault?" I ask. "I don't know what the right answer is." He shrugs. "I don't even know if I can get back together with him." I say sadly. "It's like if you kissed someone after you broke up, it's not cheating." I stay silent and his eyes get wide. "You kissed someone!" He yells. "Shh!" I hiss. "It was just a kiss it happened when I thought I was staying there forever." I whisper. "Why would you tell me this?!" He asks. "He might've slept with someone else!" I point out. "He thought you weren't together!" Jamal says. "I thought I was never going to see him again!" I defend myself. "You need to tell him." He says seriously. "What if I ruin everything?" I ask. "I've know Cesar a lot longer than you have and he puts honesty over everything. If he finds out you lied I don't think he'd ever get over it." I think this is the most serious I've ever seen Jamal. I walk into the room where Mario and Cesar are putting the crib together and they're talking about Mario cheating on Amber. "Don't tell her." I say bluntly. Cesar gives me a look and I really hope he's not suspicious. I love Cesar I can't keep lying to him. "I really need to tell you something." I say when Mario leaves the room. "Sure, what's up?" He smiles and I know I can't tell him at least not right now. "I'm just really happy to be back." I smile. "Yeah, I really missed you." He turns back to the crib and now I just feel like a shitty person. I just have to remember that he might have cheated on me. "A lot happened when I was gone." I tell him. "Yeah, Freeridge never stops." He shrugs. "I mean a lot happened with me in Brentwood." I tell him. "Like what?" He sounds kind of concerned. "I met a lot of new people." I decide to drop hints slowly. "Yeah like that one guy you posted a picture with?" I can tell he's trying not to be mad. "Yeah and other people." I shrug. I flip through the instructions for the crib. "Did anything happen with you and that guy?" He asks. Now's my chance. Come on just say it. He stares at me waiting for a response and I go on defense mode. "Did anything happen with you and any girls while I was gone?" I ask. "I love you Monse I'd never do that to you." He says sincerely. Fuck. "Even though I got plenty of offers." He laughs in a obvious attempt to change the subject. "Like who?" I say it jokingly but I want to see if he'll tell me. "I'm on demand Monse I can't even list them all." He smiles. "Oh yeah sure." I roll my eyes. "I am!" He proclaims and I just shake my head. He grabs my face and kisses me but the pit in my stomach grows deeper. "You're right, who wouldn't want kiss you." I tell him but it comes out a lot sadder than I want it to. "I was just kidding." He assures me. "I know, I'm just happy you didn't do anything while I was gone... I don't know what I'd do if I lost you forever." I shrug. "Don't worry about that 'cause trust me it'll never happen bebé." He kisses me again. If only he knew what I did he wouldn't be saying any of that.