Thread: You Lied to Me, so Right Your Wrong (Raivh & Loveme)

Hed known she wouldnt like the way they would have to part, had known it before hed even told her about it. So her reaction should have been anticipated. Maybe he had been expecting it, but hearing her irritated response wasnt what hed wanted to hear. So he hadnt reacted to it, had just acted as if everything was perfectly normal. She loved him, he knew that too, and she knew that he loved her. But telling him that she would be all alone because he would go over there and get killed didnt exactly sit well with him. His jaw was taut as she shook her head and took his jacket, a favorite of his, but also a favorite of hers. He ground his teeth together when she suggested he leave. But its your birthday, and your parents dont have a problem with me staying the night, he muttered, watching as she pulled open the door. The happy mood hed been in moments beforedoting on her and kissing herhad all but disappeared, leaving him with a rather sour look on his face. The door closed. So I guess Im going to the lake by myself, then? Huh? Awesome. You know how I get when I drink? Alicias going to be there. Alicia, her best friend, had been hitting on him since day one hed began dating Bella. Whether Bella noticed or not, he wasnt sure. Immediately, he regretted saying what he did. But shed been speaking of plans, and their senior trip to the lake would probably be the last time they could spend time together. He couldnt sleep in her bed under her fathers roof, and their trips to the lake had been the only time Kayden had been able to hold her. Sex had been something hed considered suggesting before, but the thought of impregnating his girlfriend while they were in high school had never appealed. It still didnt he wasnt ready for a child, or the duty of playing dad. You know how easy it is to get Alicia to spread her legs, Bella? I didnt have to ask the last time we were at the lake, he shouted, and in the next moment his car door slammed shut. The night hed spoken of hadnt been an offer hed accepted, but it had sure been tempting. If Bella hadnt been there, a constant reminder that he loved her, not Alicia, he probably would have taken her up on her offer the moment shed grabbed the front of his jeans. Alicia was a slut. Bella was sweet, and she was his girlfriend. He left his cell phone setting down by the fire, having forgotten about it in his rush to whisk Bella away from her departing guests. Revving his engine, the tires spun, casting gravel in every direction, and he whipped out onto the road. When he pulled into the driveway at his house, he was cursing, determined not to be the one to see her first. She wanted to go to college. Hed thought he wanted to go to college, but joining the Marines had always been a dream of his. A couple months later, after a trip to the lake, he was kissing Alicia goodbye. --six years later Yeah, Im back home. Walking around the house, a smile on his strong face, he worked with one hand to zip up his jeans. His grandmother had passed away while hed been overseas, but had left her house to him. It was a nice, two-story home with a wrap-around porch and a pool in the back that shed never used. He could remember many summers when his grandmother had sat on the porch, drinking lemonade and flipping through her magazines, just watching him and his cousins and friends swim around, dunk each other, and dive in on the deeper end. He hadnt been expecting a call from her parents, and he hadnt heard from her since her nineteenth birthday the year hed left. It was snowing outside, and the wind whistled, rattling the fake shutters outside the house. A fire burned bright in the living room, permeating the air with the fresh, pleasant scent of oak and the tangy smell of sap. His footsteps were heavy against the wooden floorboards, and he sank down onto the couch with a grunt. Running a hand over his short hair, he laughed. They were inviting him over for Christmas dinner. Her mother said shed heard about what happened to his grandmother, and knew that hed never really been interested in a relationship with his father after his mothers death. No, I dont think thats a good idea, he replied, pausing as Bellas mother prattled on about how it was a great idea. They hadnt seen him in years, and Bella would be in town for a while. The smile on his face faded a bit. Bellas image from years ago outside of her family home flooded into the forefront of his mind. His gaze fell to a picture of him and Alicia hanging on the wall. He needed to take it down. Theyd separated two years ago, when shed cheated on him. Women were fickle. Sighing, he closed his eyes. I still havent figured out why you kids never tied the knot. Bellas father and I thought for sure you would be the one shed marry, Kayden. He knew what they thought, but what they thought had been inaccurate. Bella was a pretty girl, and he was sure she was a gorgeous woman now, but they hadnt worked out. I thought Id have grandbabies by now! Pinching the bridge of his nose, Kayden shook his head. Kids, in his mind, had never been in the picture. Children were something Bella wanted, and because shed wanted children, hed considered it. One time when hed come back from leave, Alicia had informed him shed thought she was pregnant hed had a fit, asking why she wasnt on birth control. Shed said she was. It wasnt her fault theyd fucked and he hadnt worn a condom, shed shouted. Then shed miscarried, and shortly after started an affair with another man. It was after that hed firmed his decision he never wanted to have kids. Just the idea of fathering a kid was horrifying. It would be the end of him. About a week later, he was seated in her living room. The worst part was that the furniture hadnt changed. Every now and then his eyes flitted to his old spot, and then to where she used to sit crammed in the corner. Her father sat there now, and Kayden wondered if the man knew how many times hed made out with Bella right there. How many times had he struggled to pull away and ignored his numerous erections? Hed taken her shirt and bra off right in that living room when theyd known her parents were sound asleep. Hed caressed her, touched her, and explored every inch of her body without ever entering her. Kayden? The sound of Brendas voice snapped Kayden back to reality, and he realized that hed missed something. The front door was open, and Bellas father, Jim, was no longer in the room. I think Bella just pulled up. Jim went out to help her with her things. Do you want anything else to drink? Licking his lips, Kayden shook his head and glanced toward the door. Reconsidering, he nodded. Yeah, if youve got any scotch. He watched as she rose to her feet to go retrieve his request and check on dinner. Think theyll need any help? No, I think theyll be okay. You just sit tight! Brenda said cheerfully from the kitchen. Christmas music drifted through the house. The television flashed. But Kayden didnt register any of it his eyes were focused on the door, though his head was facing the television.