The Mighty I

Chapter Twenty One

I woke up in the morning and dreaded going to the kitchen to get some breakfast. I didn't want to see Noel and I didn't even want to see Peter. I got up and got dressed then took a deep breath and walked to the kitchen. Everyone was sat around the table, except Noel. I glared at Erin and called her a bitch in my head then poured myself some coffee. 

"There's my sleepy head!" Peter said as I walked over to the table. I smiled at him and sat down next to him. 

"Feeling better today?" He asked.

"Yeah." I smiled.

Noel walked into the kitchen a couple minutes later and poured himself a cup of coffee and stood sipping it. He seemed a little down and didn't come join everyone at the table. Peter saw me looking at Noel and leaned into me. 

"He had a bit of a rough night." He said quietly and had a faint smirk on his lips.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Sara said he couldn't get it up last night. He had to just sit there and watch." He whispered then chuckled.

"Sara told you that?" I whispered back.

"Yeah. The poor bastard." 

I looked over at Noel. He didn't look at or talk to anyone then he walked out of the kitchen and out the back door. I finished my coffee then found a good time to slip away from Peter. I walked out the back door and Noel looked up from his coffee. I walked over and sat across from him at the small patio table.

"Good night?" I asked.

He just shrugged and looked away.

"I heard it wasn't very eventful for you." I smirked.

"Fuck off Kayla." He glared.

"Touchy." I smirked and stood up.

We stared at each other then I turned and went back into the house. It was probably mean of me, but I was relieved that he hadn't been able to fuck her. My mood immediately improved and I decided to stick around for another day. I walked into the living room and Sara and Erin were sitting on the couch talking. I tried to turn to walk away before they saw me, but Sara said, "Kayla, have a seat."

I turned back and smiled at her as I sat in the chair across from the couch. 

"How have you been? It's been awhile since I saw you."

"I've been good. Focusing on school."

"That's what Noel said. And how are things going with Peter?" She grinned.

"Good. He's a nice guy." I smiled.

Sara looked at Erin.

"This was our original playdate friend."

Erin looked at me.

"I hope I can fill your shoes."

I didn't know what to say so just smiled.

"Well hopefully tonight goes better than last night." Sara looked at her and they chuckled. I just sat there, not knowing what to do. 

Sara looked at me.

"Noel was having problems last night." She explained.

"He could not get hard to save his life. I was shocked because the way you always talk about your sex life, he's usually ready to go." Erin said to Sara.

"He usually is ready to go, I don't know what his problem was."

We were interrupted by a voice.

"Sara, can I talk to you?"

We all turned and saw Noel standing in the entryway. Sara got up and they walked down the hall a little ways. I couldn't make out what they were saying, but Noel looked upset. Me and Erin looked at each other. I had nothing to say to her so I stood up.

"I'm gonna go find Peter." I smiled and walked out of the living room. As I walked toward the kitchen, I could hear Noel say, "that's the fuckin problem though. You're always fuckin telling everybody our fuckin business."

I kept walking and eventually found Peter out back by the pool. I sat next to him and we talked for a little bit. After awhile, Sara and Erin came outside and got in the pool. 

"Where's that grumpy husband of yours?" Peter said.

Sara just shook her head and rolled her eyes. I felt a little bad for Noel and decided to go talk to him. 

"I have to go to the bathroom, be right back." I said to Peter and walked inside. I didn't see Noel anywhere so I walked down the hall to his room. I looked in, but he wasn't in there. I turned and went into my room and jumped as I saw someone sitting on my bed. 

"What are you doing in here?" I asked as I sat next to him on my bed. 

"What would you say if I asked you to run away. Just me and you. Right now."

"What are you talking about?" I chuckled.

"I'm fuckin' sick of Sara's attitude lately." He looked at me. "And I miss you."

"You probably only feel that way because you see me with Peter. You know, you always want what you can't have sort of thing."

"I don't think so." He shook his head. 

"Then I would say let's go."

"Pardon?" 

"If you asked me to run away with you." I looked into his eyes and continued. "But you'll never ask, will you." I said softly then stood up and walked out of the room. I decided to go for a walk to think things over and by the time I walked back up to the house, I had decided I was leaving in the morning for sure and that I was ending things with Peter and Noel. I faked a stomach ache to avoid Peter and went to my room. I packed up my stuff and went to bed early. 

I woke up sometime in the middle of the night and went to get a drink in the kitchen. As I got closer, I heard noises and stopped walking. I stood still and listened and soon realized I was hearing people having sex. I walked quietly to the kitchen entryway and peeked into the kitchen. It was dark, but the moonlight lit up the kitchen enough for me to see two people going at it against the kitchen counter. I tried to see who it was, but couldn't make it out until I heard a familiar voice say quietly, "Fuck me Peter, fuck me."

I couldn't believe it. Peter and Sara? I stood watching them for a minute then turned and walked back to my room. I sat on my bed trying to make sense of what I just saw. Should I tell Noel? Should I tell Sara I saw them? I laid down and tried to go to sleep, but couldn't. I tossed and turned for hours before eventually falling asleep.