I pulled into Jared’s. Unlike me, he wasn’t afraid to flaunt his money. He was an executive at a music production company made really good money. He was young, but he was definitely good at his job. His place was a A LOT bigger than mine… although in his defense, he did throw a few parties a year for all his clients and coworkers, so it was understandable that he needed the extra space.
I got out of my car and realized that there was another car in his driveway I didn’t recognize. I know most of his coworkers’ cars since they stop by pretty often. Maybe it was new talent he was bringing in. I let myself in and to my surprise there were roses EVERYWHERE. It was absolutely stunning. The grand entrance inside was also lined with candles and petals.I was literally just thinking about how he hasn’t proposed yet today… and here it is. I could barely believe it. It was so beautiful. I then realize there is a harp player stashed off to the side of the room… it hits me… the unknown car! Moved by the effort he put in, I start to cry a little. I love Jared beyond words. He’s been there for me and has always been the best of boyfriends. To make it even better, he and my brother get along like family should.I then see Jared pop out of the other room. He’s wearing a fitted suit and suddenly I really regret wearing my sweats over. But God, does he look sexy as ever. His curly brown hair is fixed ever so perfectly on his head and his green eyes make it hard to look anywhere else but in them. I can see his pecks through his shirt. It’s almost too hard not to rip his clothes off and head to the bedroom, but I want to enjoy every second of this because I’ve been waiting for this moment for years.He has this devilish smile on his face as he knows what I am thinking that very second. The distance between us gets closer and closer. He chuckles and says “I would have told you to dress up, but I was afraid you would have suspected as to why.”I felt like a teenager who couldn’t contain her excitement. But I definitely had to play it cool.“Rebecca, will you do the honor of becoming my better half?” Jared says while kneeling down with a huge smile on his face.“Of course I will!” I yelled and just couldn’t keep my excitement at bay. I did a quick little giddy dance as Jared pulled a ring out from his pocket. I was in awe. He definitely went for something noticeable. It had to be at least 3 carats. It looked slightly big for my finger, as he slipped it on, but I’m sure I’d get used to it. I gave him a big hug as he picked my up and gave me a little spin. I went in for a kiss. Then that kiss turned hot and heavy. He didn’t put me down. I wrapped my legs around his waist (I didn’t even care that the harp player was in the room) and he carried me to his bedroom. He plopped me down on the bed where I ripped my shirt off as he unbuckled his belt. He crawled on top of me and started kissing my neck. I was so turned on that I was pretty much panting at this point. I turned my head so he could get a better angle, and I seen something. Something underneath his dresser. I was trying to focus, but I was having a hard time doing so while so turned on. He backed off a little so he could pull down his pants and mine and I half sat up… trying to make out what this thing was. Then it hit me like a freight train. It was a pair of panties. A pair of bright pink, lacey panties. I don’t own any sort of panty like that. Anything sexy I own is black. I pushed him back so I could go over and reach beneath the dresser.“What on Earth are you doing?” Jared said“What the hell are these?!” I say as I pull the panties out.He turned slightly red “They are yours, remember?” They’ve been there forever.”“Never in my life would I have bought these. These are definitely not mine.” I was growing angrier by the second.There was a few seconds of silence. I stared at him. I could tell he was lying to me. He was never any good at it.“I cheated on you.”Those words hit me hard. Never in my life would I have thought he was capable of that. I stood there in silence waiting for him to explain something. Or tell me this was a really bad joke. But he didn’t. He just stared at me with tears starting to fill his eyes waiting for me to say something.I grabbed my shirt quickly and ran out to the door. Before I could open it, Jared was racing behind me and put his hand above my head on the door to close it. I turned. We were face to face. We both had tears streaming down our faces.“How could you do this to me?” I asked with hate and disgust in my voice.“I didn’t mean to. I got a little drunk and it just kinda happened. It didn’t mean anything and I regretted it the second it started.”“It just kinda happened?! That’s really what you are going to tell me right now?? Are you fucking kidding me?” I was furious. I had never snapped at Jared like that before, but it was well deserved.My anger surprised him. He actually took a step back. He was trying to read me. He was trying to find something to say that would make things better.. smooth things back over between us. And in that second, I quickly opened the door and ran to my car. Knowing that since his pants were off, there was no way he would follow me out into the open driveway.I sped out of Jared’s driveway like a maniac. The last thing I wanted was for him to follow me. I needed a second to process what just happened. I knew I couldn’t drive home. He’d expect me to. I just needed time. Maybe I could forgive him. He had a drunk slip up. Maybe I was making it out worse than what it really was. I kept driving until I realized I pulled into a random grocery store lot. I just parked in the back where there were no cars. I let myself cry. The man I thought was my forever cheated on me. I guess he could still be my forever if I forgave him. Do I have it in me to do that? I’m not sure I did. My thoughts made my head hurt worse than the crying did. I just wanted to shut down. I wanted the pain to stop. Maybe I just needed some air to catch my breath. I rolled down the window slightly just enough to get a breeze. Fortunately, the slight wind in my face calmed me down. I closed my eyes and focused on my breathing. Several minutes had passed when I heard a knock on m
Avery was that kind of friend that we wouldn’t talk for weeks or months at a time. But the second we did, it was like no time had passed. “THAT PIECE OF SHIT DID WHAT?!?!” She and Jared always got along, but as a typical best friend she was always on my side and looking out for my interests. She wasn’t afraid to call him out if or when needed. She never did like that he partied so much. But it was honestly part of his job and never bothered me. It wasn’t always like that. We were together before he got the big job. He was always down to Earth and treated me well… I guess up until the part that he cheated on me. “Look Becca, I know you haven’t had time to process all of this. But trust and loyalty are HUGE to you. I can’t imagine that this doesn’t change everything for you.” She was right. How could I trust him after this? I don’t know if I could. “I just don’t know what to do Aves. I have two choices here. Forgive him and we live out our happily ever after OR I don’t forgive him a
I was very worried that I would find Jared at my condo when I returned home, but luckily he wasn’t there. I let out a huge sigh of relief. At this second I was super glad that he didn’t have a key to my place. I felt secure being at home. Even though I was just starving a few hours ago, I couldn’t bring myself to eat anything. I had lost any appetite that I had. So I ended up just popping a pill to help with the headache I ended up with from all the crying. I looked in the mirror at myself. I barely recognized myself. I looked awful. I wasn’t someone who cared too much about my appearance but this was almost too much. I cleaned my face up, brushed my teeth and went to snuggle up with my pillows in bed. They comforted me as I cried some more. The next morning I woke up to pounding on my door. My heart dropped. Was it Jared? I wasn’t ready to deal with how I felt yet. I got myself up out of bed and walked to the door. I peeked out the little hole and seen it was Tim! I was beyond re
I was turning down Jared’s road when I seen someone in the distance. Walking down from his driveway. It was a woman. She had on high heels and one of those bodycon pink dresses on. It was hard to miss since it was barely noon. I slowed my driving to see where she was headed. When she kept walking down the road, I pulled up to her and put my window down. “Hey, do you need a lift somewhere? Those heels look super uncomfortable to be walking anywhere.” I said with as friendly of a smile I could put on. The curiosity in me just couldn’t handle knowing if this was the girl Jared had cheated on me with.“Uhm, actually I would LOVE a drive to the end of the road. There’s a little parking lot there. My boy toy makes me park down there so no one sees my car in his drive.”Boy toy? A rush of anger filled my body. But I had to know more, so I kept my cool.“Does he live up there? It’s such a nice house. I think I went to a party there once.”She had no idea who I was. “Yeah, he produces music o
“Hey Tim, I’m sure your sister has told you about everything and I’m sorry man. But listen, I can’t get ahold of her and I think someone should check on her after today.”My sister has never ignored my calls before so I thought I’d give her a ring and see if she wanted me to come over. God only knows what could have happened today for Jared to give me a text. Must have been pretty bad for him to text me after I found out he cheated on my sister. I shot her a text. Nothing. I waited another 10 minutes… and still nothing. So I thought “let’s give her a ring.” Straight to voicemail.. Alright. Must have been really bad. I’ll just go over to her place. I just have to remember my key this time just in case she doesn’t want to answer the door. Pulling into my sister’s I was relieved to see her car in the lot. That’s was a good sign. I knocked on her door, but no answer. Well, good thing I brought my key, I thought to myself. I opened the door… but the condo was empty. I double checked ever
I woke up the next morning with a killer headache. “I guess this is what a hangover feels like” I thought to myself. I rolled over to find that I was not in bed alone. Oh my God. What the hell happened last night. The last thing I remember is Will putting me into his car. I must have blacked out or something. I started getting nervous. That’s when I heard my bedroom door creak open. “I thought I heard you get up. Here, take these for your hangover.” I moaned and held my palm up to my forehead. Then I proceeded to point next to me. That’s when my brother grinned and said “Will brought you home and you decided to thank him.” My mouth gaped wide open and I started to panic. Tim starts howling with laughter- which only made my head hurt more. “I’m kidding. You had a breakdown. Of course I’m going to call the one person who can help fix you.” That’s when the person under the sheets rolls over and smiles widely at me. “Now that is what I call a night to remember- or in your case- forget
A week went by. I heard keys jamming into my condo lock… which meant only one thing. My brother was here. “This place is oddly clean for her being a wreck and all.” I heard him say. “Shh. She can probably hear you, you asshole.” That was definitely Avery. That’s when they both made it to my room and realized I had not left my bed in a week. “Holy shit Becca! Have you been in bed for an entire week straight?!” At that moment, I started to cry. I have no idea why, I just did. I hadn’t cried all week, but now, I just felt like I needed to.“Alright Tim. I got this. You go do whatever needs done around here.”“Thank God.” Tim mumbled.“Alright. Have you even eaten anything this week?” I shake my head no. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen Avery so angry. “How on Earth are you going to be okay if you don’t eat?! I know you’re hurt. But that’s no reason to punish yourself!” “I just don’t have an appetite. Thinking about eating make me sick.” I replied. Avery started to calm down when sh
I froze. Pregnant? I didn’t plan for this. What on Earth am I going to do? I had so many questions buzzing around my head. I couldn’t think straight. I then blurted out “I need a shower.” Avery looked confused but she helped me to the bathroom hoping I would have something more to say. But honestly, I had no idea what to say. Then everything went black.“What the hell happened?!” My brother yelled as he heard the thud in the bathroom. “I think she passed out!” Avery yelled “Should we take her to the Emergency room?” Avery thought for a second, “Definitely.” Tim carried me out the door to his truck, where Avery sat in the backseat with me. All Avery could think was that there could be something wrong with the baby… but she couldn’t tell Tim that yet. She couldn’t be the one to tell him that his sister was pregnant. When I woke up, I was beyond confused. I remember Avery telling me I was pregnant… then nothing. I still don’t know how I feel about that. But now I was definitely i