The Falling virgin

t w e n t y e i g h t: you'll sound great screaming my name

"How was Lucas?" Connor asked as he sat down on my bed. "He was good, we talked."

"What did he tell you?" He asked. "Nothing special." I said, sitting down too.

I wasn't gonna tell him anything about the kiss, he was gonna kill Lucas if I did. "What about Jane?" I said, sitting crosslegged now. "Well, she wasn't too happy, but she understood." He said and I looked at the ground. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I can get back to business now."

"Right, hit it and quit it." I sighed and he looked at me. "No, no, I mean, school." He laughed.

"Oh, sorry. I didn't-"

My door flew open, revealing an angry Benjamin. "Fuck."

"Ben?" Connor asked and slowly got up. "What's up?"

"She cheated on me with Dustin. They had sex, while I waited for a year and a half. God dammit dude, this has been going on for five months." He said, a tear rolling down his cheek. I walked up to him and put my arms around him.

"Did Lucas know?" He asked. "I don't know, I'll ask him."

"I'm so sorry dude." Connor said and patted Benjamin's shoulder. "She isn't worth it." I said. "I'm really sorry, Ben."

I let go of him and he threw his head back, trying not to cry more. "I walked in on them just a few minutes ago." He said and Connor ran his hand trough his hair. "Wanna talk?"

Ben nodded and Connor gave me an apologetic look. "We'll do this later." I nodded and Benjamin already started walking to his room. I sighed. "He doesn't deserve this."

Connor shook his head. "Neither did you." And with that he followed Benjamin into his room.

So he did know.

***

I dialed Ethan's number. It rang a few times before he picked up. "What's up?" He asked, I heard the door close and frowned. "Is there someone with you?"

He paused a few seconds. "Lewis just left actually, but that doesn't matter. I read your texts, Riley cheated on Ben?" He asked. "Yeah, she did. Can you believe it? She never had sex with him, but has been hitting it with Dustin."

"As in Sanchez?" He yelped. "Yeah, I'm gonna ask Lucas if he knew." I said, scribbling some things down to get out of the store. "Damn, and what about you guys? Because you know."

"Yeah, we're fine, taking things slow." I said and  heard him scoff. "Isn't that what you've been doing the past two months?" He asked and I leaned against the counter. "Well, yeah, but-"

Connor walked into the kitchen. "I'll call you back Eth." I said and ended the call. "How is he holding up?" I asked and Connor shrugged. "I don't really know, he feels stupid for not realising." He said and I pursed my lips. "Does he need ice cream?" I asked and he grinned. "Yeah, he does."

I walked to the freezer and got out a pot before grabbing a spoon out of the drawer. "Here you go." I said and handed him the ice cream. "How are you holding up?" He asked.

I shrugged and scratched my neck. "I'm fine, I mean, he was drunk. I know that's not really excuse, but who am I to judge, right?"

"Well, I saw it happen and I came looking for you, but there was Elijah creeping up on you, so I figured it wasn't the moment and not my place to tell you. I'm actually glad he told you himself." He said and I sighed. "I just don't feel the trust I felt before he kissed her, plus I think he may have known about Dustin and Riley." I said and he frowned. "He asked about how long they had been dating."