When Love Hurts

When Love Hurts-Chapter Eight- Found Out

The knife dropped from my grasp with a clank and i jumped away just in time before i got hurt.

"Ashley! Are you alright?" I heard Dan and Pam's voices outside and scowled. I opened the door with a slam, their faces with worry written all over it.

"What the hell is that for?" I shrieked at them. I almost thought i'm going to have a heart attack a minute ago. They smiled at me guilty but the tease in their eyes remained when they confirmed that i'm fine. They shrugged and apologised before walking over to the couch, sitting down while i went to put the knife back. I sat down in the middle which they left opened, in between them as they looked at me amused.

"What?" I asked them but they just chuckled. Pam and Dan passed a knowingly glance between each other. I scowled and continued flipping through the TV channels.

"Ashley.. He knows. Come on." Pam put a hand on my shoulder while i gave her a confused look.

"Know what? Who?" I asked Pam.

"I know that you like Bruce." Dan said, the words targeted for me. I opened my mouth in shock as i stared at Dan. I swung my head to Pam and glared at her accusingly.

"Uh uh. Not me." Pam held her hands up in surrender. I looked over to Dan incredulously.

"When did you know." I whispered softly, afraid that i'll hurt Dan again.

"Since he appeared in our school." I hanged my mouth opened when he said that. How the hell does he know? It took me some days before i found that out myself.

"Well, you're quite easy to read. The way you try to avoid him, stealing glances at him or the look that tells others that you're interested in him." I frowned at Dan. So if he knew i liked Bruce, why did he made a move on me? Dan smiled before finishing my doubts out loud.

"I knew that Bruce is different. Even from Vince. So i just had to jump at the chance, even though i know that i'm bound to lose." Dan looked at me sadly, a slight smile tugging at his lips. It was like this conversation is only roving around him and I, making me forget that Pam is still there. I hung my head, feeling stupid and guilty at the same time wondering which is heavier. Dan moved closer to me and pulled me into his embrace.

"Don't worry, dummy. I already knew the outcome, besides i'll never trade you for anyone else as a friend." I looked up at Dan to find him grinning.

"That's right. We're unbreakable." Pam piped in and the three of us hugged together on the couch. I cried a little, making sniffing noises with my nose. The feelings of having both of them is enormous. Too much actually that my heart felt like it couldn't fill anything else. I tightened my arms around them more as they smoothed me with their hands, making me feel warm and tingly inside.

"I pray to God that he never take both of you away from me.." Both of them laughed as i wiped my eyes with my hands when they released me from our group hug.

"Aye" Pam said as Dan nodded his head, grinning. They stayed till past midnight, watching movies and eating whatever we can dish up from my limited refrigerator. I was taken up to my bedroom by Dan when i fell asleep on Pam's shoulder, drooling as Pam stated the next day.

The lessons past by and during lunch, Dan as usual, disappeared to find Jackie. It seems that Jackie is as good as her personality only that she doesn't want to feel left out so she tagged with Catherine. I asked Dan to invite her to our table from now on which he said he will by tomorrow. I was trying to find Bruce, he told me to save him a cup of hot chocolate but until now he hadn't showed up. I heard some shouts when i neared a corner before i realised that it was Bruce's.