His teammate

Chapter 24 - The aftermath

The pain in my head is making it hard to hear anything else than a loud thudding in my ears as I lay in my bed after just woken up. I feel an itching on my left leg, but ignore it since my whole body is in pain for some god forsaken reason. Alcohol is a bad thing! But why do everything hurt? Did we skydive without parachute or something? I also feel nauseous. What did we do last night? I remember the mint shots that Thomas gave to me, they made the taste in my mouth so much better, but they hit hard in my head. We danced for a while before Luke joined us again. I laughed so much, it was a blast. Everything else is kind of blurry and I can't really focus on any details. My head hurts too much when I try.

I start to move my hands in small circles to get the blood flow going, taking one body part at a time. I'm very pleased that I'm waking up at home at least, it's so much better than if I had to get home when I feel this bad. Taking the buss hangover is not a pleasant thing.

I freeze as I feel something move beside me in bed and my eyes open up big in shock. There is something in my bed, someone. I look to my left to see a body laying under the bedsheets, covered up from top to toe, so I have no idea of who it is. I let out a shaky breath as I lay there trying to remember what the hell happened last light. I was dancing with the guys, Luke telling me that I was such a good dancer as he put a hand on the small of my back. Was it Luke who I took home with me? I feel a shiver go through me.

No. Please no. I can not have slept with two of Daniel's teammates, how the hell would I explain that to Daniel? Though I remember talking a lot to Zeke too. I stop breathing for a second. He would never do that to Erica right? I would never do that to her, right? RIGHT?!

My heart is beating frantically in my chest. I close my eyes hard, wishing that the body beside me would magically disappear. But it's still there when I slowly open one eye. I need to know who this is. Who did I sleep with last night?

I sit up slowly, feeling my body ache. My naked body explains most of the pain. I see my bathrobe lay on the chair next to the bed and pull it over, wrapping it around me before standing up. I sway a little as I stand on both feet, my balance is a little off and I feel lightheaded. I take a deep breath, trying to be quiet as I walk over to the other side of the bed. I stop where the head of the person shows under the sheet. I can't believe that I'm doing this. Link at least had the decency to sneak out before I woke up. This is kind of worse. I mentally hit myself for not knowing who I slept with. My hand is shaking as I reach over and take a hold of the edge of the sheet and pull it down.

I stop pulling and drop the sheet, staggering backwards as I see the brown curls cover the familiar face.

No! Oh fuck. NO!

I stumble into the bookshelf behind me, making a book fall down with a thud and a few things rattle. I hold my breath as I watch to see if I woke him up. Thankfully his breathing never changes and he continue sleeping deep.

Why, oh why? Why did I sleep with Daniel? I feel my stomach pull tight.

I can feel the tears threatening to come forward. This is not happening. This is a dream. A nightmare. I pinch my arm and want's to scream by the pain. Shit! I take a few steps away and open the door to my bedroom and sneak out, closing the door quietly. I walk into the kitchen and stop. What the hell is happening? Why would I sleep with my best friend?

I feel my knees shake and I slide down the refrigerator door to the floor. I keep my legs bent and lean my head in my hands resting on my knees. Something inside me breaks and the tears starts to flow down my cheeks. My breathing staggers and small whimpers comes out before I hold my hand against my mouth, trying to be quiet. I wan't to melt through the floor. I don't want to be here.