Bed Sheets II

33. Cool Off

"I'm supposed to believe you haven't had sex with him?" Sophie scoffed, folding her arms. They had all been called for an emergency meeting at Draven's appartement, and she had been the first one to arrive. Eric and Draven had been in the kitchen and Eric headed to the bedroom for a few minutes to grab Draven's briefcase and laptop. At that moment, Sophie found her means to attack, "You just went straight back to him? After he played you?"

"I didn't go ba—"

"Have you kissed him?"

"No!" He noticed his voice had raised significantly, and when Sophie's eyes widened in alert, Draven shook his head and exhaled a sharp sigh, "I haven't done anything with him."

Sophie's eyes squinted, and she challenged him, "Kiss me."

"What?"

"Whenever you were with him, you'd say no since you wouldn't want to cheat on him. If you aren't with him, you wouldn't have a problem—okay then," she mumbled at the end when Draven gripped her jaw and placed a long tender kiss on her lips before pulling apart.

"Why do you care anyway?" Draven asked, "I can be with whoever I want to be."

"Because I've been one of your closest friends for over ten years, I care about you a lot and going back to him isn't a good idea—"

"Your television was on in your room and the news were playing," Eric said as he rushed back in the kitchen. He appeared extremely worried and he said, "You guys have to see this."

They all headed into the living room, and Draven turned on the television, immediately changing to the news station.

"Breaking News: Draven H. Malcom allegedly physically assaulted Eric Valence as well as Kyle Merchi at the Cassidy Wilfried Awards Event about two nights ago. My name is reporter Matthew Gry and for this evening, we will be personally interviewing Kyle Merchi by phone who has agreed to explain his side of the story. Any means to contact Draven H. Malcom has not yet been answered."

"Yea I got the calls, I just hung up." They were surprised to hear Hector's voice behind them, and he pointed towards the entrance, "It was unlocked, I let myself in—"

"Shh!" Draven hissed before facing the TV.

"Kyle Merchi, what did happen in your perspective?"

"During the awards show, Eric went missing. I was frantically looking for him all over the place, and then I see him in Draven's arms both rushing towards the exit. I ask what happened and neither of them answered, and Eric had blood stains all over his suit, swelling around his neck, his head was bad."

Draven's eyes were filled with flames when he heard Kyle's voice, and his muscles stiffened instantly. Eric noticed his jaw continuously tighten, and gulped.

"Was it Draven that did that to him?"

"It must be because Eric seemed scared and he was mouthing for me to stop. I tried to get him back and Draven punched me on the side of the jaw."

"Witnesses have said that the punch did occur; was Draven angry?"

"I'm not sure what he was, probably drunk. But he was livid, and the security pulled us apart and I haven't spoken to Eric since then."

"You haven't spoken to Eric?"

"Nope. I'm assuming Draven has him, and from the state that I saw Eric, I'm hoping he's handling it or that he's too afraid to leave Draven."

"Too afraid to leave me?!" Draven exclaimed, glancing towards the others before gritting his teeth towards the screen.

"Have you contacted the authorities?"