Abandoned Hotel, a Randy stories

Chapter 36, The betraying boxers

Andy's pov

The boys and I have been very busy with writing and making new songs. We want to have an new album out at the end of this year, even though this year just started. Every day I would write small lyrics down or melodies I came up with on my guitar. We just fished writing our new song. I was really happy with the result. The boys and I were chilling in the studio trying to come up with some melodies as Sonny's stomach began to make sounds.

"Time for lunch?" Harper suggested while smacking on Sonny's stomach.

"What about some fresh made bread? I can go to the store real quick?" I suggested. The boy's faces lit up by this idea so I got out to buy us something to eat.

I was picking out some croissants when I feel someone tapping on my shoulder. I expected a Roadie, but when I turned around I saw Emma, she looked at me with a awkward smile.

"Hey." I said in surprise.

"Hey. Ehm, how are ya?" she asked me, playing with her bag out of nervousness.

"I am good. I am sorry for you and Rye." I was not. "I thought you two made a really cute couple." I didn't.

"Yeah, I kinda saw it coming though; he acted very distanced with me at the end of our relationship."
I nodded.

"Do you know why he broke up with me?" of course I knew, he dumped her to be with me. Clearly she doesn't know, and it don't know if I am the one who should tell her.

I just shook my head: "No, he didn't talked about you very much." I saw her face had a sad tone on it, and I started to feel bad. God, Emma has no idea what we put her through; Rye cheating on her, me trying to get her out of Rye's life, the secret dating! She is such a good person who wouldn't hurt a soul, she doesn't deserve this.

While I looked down and thought about this I fixed my shirt and spoke again: "I am so sorry for what we did." I said

She lifted my head with a confused look: "What did you do? This isn't your fault, right?"

"No, no! But, I really liked you and I just feel bad things happened this way." I said with a blush of embarrassment on my face.

"Hm, so nothing is going on between you?" I took a few steps backwards as she spoke those words, how does she know? I need to back out of this! I don't want any drama, who knows what might happen if she finds out the truth! I shook my head and hands protectively to express that nothing is between us.

"So it just happens that your underwear is laying around in his room. Under his pillow even!"
My eyes went big. He kept my underwear underneath his pillow? I brought out a stutter that didn't make a word or sentence. Emma still looked at me, her eyes were small and furious. The sweet Emma was no where to be found.

"I don't know what you are talking about. What does Rye needs to do with my underwear." I said whispering, as we were still in a public location.

"So you two just happened to have the same underwear?"

"How do you even know it's mine?" I asked in defence. Maybe she has more underneath her that I could use to break her and leave me alone.

Her face turned into triumph as she said: "I thought it was Rye's underwear, until I never saw it again on him and then when you fixed your shirt I saw that you're wearing it right now."

I was shocked but quickly came with a comeback: "We live in a house with six boys. We share everything! I mean, I always lose my socks as Brooklyn steals them as he is to lazy to clean his." I tried to sound confident so she would think this is a big misunderstanding. She looked at me but was not convinced.

"Plus, we do each other's laundry as well sometimes. So yeah, maybe something fell out or he was still cleaning it. I swear nothing is going on between us. And I speak the truth when I say I don't know why Rye broke up with you,"

She went quiet and walked away, not answering. I hope she buys it.