One Shot Collection | LT

A Close Friend Pt. 4

A/N: Four parts in and I realized that I haven't shown a pic of "Andre" lol but that's him.

AUTHOR'S POV 

Two hours have passed since Laurent walked out. Larry stared at the closed door until he felt enough movement in his limbs to go over to the couch. He knew he would have to face the consequences of betraying Laurent with his friend...but he was hoping that him moving out wouldn't be one of them. Larry would accept him needing space including sleeping in the guest bedroom or even no dialogue between them if it meant that he remained in their home. What's worse is Larry's fear that the longer he's away the least likely he is to come back. Perhaps he will get his own place which would make the separation between them more difficult to come to grips with. Laurent is so hurt that Larry isn't even sure if he will be told where Laurent is staying and where ever that may be he will likely make them promise not to tell Larry. He becomes more of a nervous wreck each minute that goes by without hearing anything and it's now at the point where he can't let another minute pass without reaching out to him so he picks up his phone. He composes the message, "hey baby. I'm thinking of you. Where are you"? He hits send and his leg is shaking nervously as he waits for a reply...but after a minute he hasn't received one. The more time passes with no response his heart begins sinking. Five minutes go by and as difficult as it will be to check the status he does anyway. His heart shatters when he sees that Laurent read it, but didn't care to send a reply. For a moment or so he feels numb but ultimately leans back to rest against the couch. One hand goes in his fro and he gives it a squeeze as he shuts his eyes. If he didn't, the tears were for sure to come out. The desperation to talk to his love only rises so he decides to call him and it only takes less than a second to hit that button. It rings several times and he's certain it's because Laurent is ignoring his call so he's prepared to leave a voicemail. He's surprised when Laurent does answer and it's clear that he's annoyed...

Laurent: "I don't want to talk Larry". 

Larry: "Baby please. Don't hang up".

Laurent: "I don't want to talk so stop with the texting and calling".

Larry: "No baby. I want you to know how sorry I am". 

Laurent: *scoffs* "It happened twice so are you really sorry? 

Larry: "Yes I am. I'm very sorry".

Laurent: "No you're not. You're only sorry that I found out. If I didn't you would still be fucking each other".

Larry: "That's not true".  

Laurent: "It is true. I saw the way you were looking at him. You want him". 

Larry: "No baby. I don't want him. I want you". 

*silence*

Larry: "Baby"?

Laurent: "You were hiding in his closet that day. That's why he stopped me from going in there". 

Larry begins to quietly panic. He knew Laurent would recall Andre's odd behavior and piece together that Larry being there was the result of it. He gulps then proceeds to answer...but he won't have the chance...

Laurent: "Yeah". *pause* "That's what I thought". 

Larry: "Laurent, baby please. I...."

Laurent: "I need to go". 

Larry tries to stop him...but it goes quiet so he knows it's too late. When he looks at the screen it's confirmed that Laurent released the call not even a second after he uttered his last word. Larry places his phone on the empty space next to him then drops his face in his hands. While he's sobbing uncontrollably, across town Laurent is sitting on the edge of the bed in the hotel room. He hopes to find an apartment soon so he doesn't have to be here for long. Larry doesn't know about his intent to move and he has no desire to tell him. He's angry now and is internally beating himself up for even answering the call. He looks at his phone then bites down on his bottom lip in fury before slamming it on the bed. The anger only intensifies since Larry's lack of response about the closet told him all that he needed to know. Actually, already knew. When they were in the restaurant all the pieces came together like a puzzle. He gets a mental image of Larry being there with Andre...in the throes of passion when he was only a few inches away standing behind the front door waiting for Andre to answer. Now he's on his feet pacing back and forth as he runs his hands through his twists. He's so enraged and with the room being in complete silence he can hear the beating of his own heart. Images of their fight flood his mind which leads the way to thinking about the judge ordering anger management classes in lieu of a harsher punishment. He's grateful that there wasn't a harsh punishment, but he can't help but think that there wouldn't have been a fight at all if Larry and Andre didn't betray him. He will never deny the fact that he could have just left when he found out and took some time to be alone in order to calm down...but he's never felt hurt like this before and the moment he had Andre jacked up by his shirt he was at the point of no return. Snippets of his conversation with Larry moments ago also begin to repeat in his mind and he's convinced that Larry is lying about wanting Andre. He's also convinced that he will never get the way they were looking at each other out of his mind. The lust was so thick and the rage that comes over him is also something he's never experienced before. Suddenly his phone rings and thinking it's Larry he picks it up...but not to answer it. He's a second away from shutting it off when he gets a glance at the screen and to his surprise it isn't Larry. It's someone he not only wants to talk to but someone he wants to see so he answers. He's asked what he's doing but Laurent wants to avoid the small talk. His next few words are telling this person to come to his hotel and he gives the room number. Now it's just a matter of sitting back and waiting...