Broken (completed)

-Chapter Ten-

It's been 3 weeks since Josh and I broke up. Everything is slightly different, everything has changed, Sunday after the party I woke at 1pm with a heavy arm draped across me, I see Talon lying in my bed. Noah and Bes barged into my room asking what had happened. So I told them, they both growled a "what!" which woke Talon up.

He was shocked they were sitting on the bed but Noah just winked at his best friends and focused back to me, they all proceeded to tell me to go to the police as someone had tried to kill me. But I just shook my head, and changed the subject. The following weeks Talon has been driving me to school, either he or Noah have been walking me to my classes. Emily has been sitting with us during our breaks, she and I have become close. Bes still has her issues regarding her, but is slowly coming around.

Dad has been on holidays for a couple of weeks, spending his time remodelling the basement downstairs. I've asked him what for but he just winks and tell me "patience". When he isn't down stairs he is spending it with Lisa. Kirsten and Jesse getting their own place and have picked one out already putting a deposit on it. They move out in a week's time.

Lexi has left me alone for now. Talon had a talk with her, and she seems to have agreed to do whatever he said, I still get the odd glares every now and then. Sometimes she forgets that her and Talon are on a break and tries to kiss him. He normally stops her before she does. So now she's keeping her distance from her too. Jules, however hasn't changed. If she crosses my path, she kicks her legs out trying to trip me but I'm usually saved by Talon and Noah, she still glares and snarls, if looks could kill I'd be buried long before now. Even if she was to change and become like my old friend, I don't think I'd become friends again. She's burnt her bridge.

I'm currently sitting at the diner on a Friday afternoon, after school, I don't know why I agreed to see him... 'closure....' I answer myself. "Maddison...." Josh sits down. "Thank you for meeting me, I don't know what where to start", "maybe from the beginning" he sighs and starts "Maddison, I can't... I can't tell you, you how sorry I am, I never wanted to hurt you. I think I've always known that I'm gay, but after your mom and brother.... well we grew close super close and I felt things for you, I was in love with you, everything was so easy with you because I've known you most of my life and I've always had this pull towards you, but as we started getting more intimate it started feeling off. The kiss, the sex everything... it... it... it didn't feel natural. But I loved you so much I wanted to make it work. But at the beginning of the year I went to a party without you as you and Bes were having a girl's night. I got so wasted Cameron helped me up into one of the bedrooms and I don't know how it happened but we kissed and it was like fireworks. But I felt so bad I stopped it straight away. I was so confused I loved you so much, didn't want to lose you" he sighed.

"But Cameron cornered me at school a few months ago and one thing lead to another, it just felt so right, but it felt wrong because of...." He stopped. "Because of me? I get it, things didn't feel right between us I know. You'd never ask for me to you know... and when it came to sex it was like you just wanted it over and done with, but I understand, I'm not angry with you anymore".

He looked up into my eyes, "I'm serious Josh, I'm happy you found someone and are open about who you are' I reach over and squeeze his hand. "I was broken when it happened, but I had my friends support. I got thinking about everything understand. and it took a while for my but I think I'm starting to mend.

....Closure....

Later that day we are getting dressed to have a fancy family dinner with Lisa, Noah and Emily.

"Sweetheart, I need your help" dad walks in with two ties, "the blue or the red?" "mmm... the red, makes the red in your eyes pop out more" I grab the tie and loop it around his next as I tie it up. "Thank you, sweetheart," he kisses my head gently", "anytime daddy." I turn and head back to my dress chair as I continue to do my mascara. I stand and look in the mirror, I'm wearing a pink/red strapless dress that stop midway down my calf.