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‘’I said…’’ he sobbed between tears ‘’…that there’s only one thing I want that I can’t ever have’’

‘’Oh yeah? And what’s that you selfish bastard?!’’ I said folding my arms sternly across my chest with my teeth clenched, as I in no way was the type to be battered up by tears of misery, particularly those caused by that of the perpetrator themselves.

‘’…you’’

I was caught insanely off guard. Unable in the darkened room we both stood to determine whether he was joking, or if this was just a decoy attempt to confuse me in my anger for him still, because there’s no way of course it could be true right…right??

His next move left no room for confusion, as Skipp’s lips suddenly found their way to mine and he kissed me hard.

‘’WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU PLAYING AT?!!!’’ I roared, and shoved Skipp so hard across the room streaks of his blood dragged the floor with him, from the shattered glass of liquor where I’d hurled him. He landed hard, and with three long strides I was right there to drag him back up again and demand answers!

‘’I can’t lie to you anymore Ave, I just can’t’’ he said dropping his head and sobbing loudly.

I immediately let go of him, my head feeling so fucking confused right now I couldn’t even get words out, because none of what he was saying made fucking sense!

‘’But how, you’re married’’ I said in disbelief.

‘’Only by default. Appearance as you know is everything in our world’’ he said raising his eyes now to look at me.

‘’But, I’ve seen the way you fucked women’’ I exclaimed ‘’we’ve done it countless times together in private sex parties’’

‘’There was only one reason I attended those’’

I was stunned.

I certainly wasn’t homophobic by any means, but finding out my best friend of over a decade had feelings for me was a tough pill to swallow. But his eyes spoke every truth as there was nothing but genuine sincerity in them. Everything he told me was all true.

I just didn’t know how to feel right now.

‘’I’m sorry Avery’’ he said looking at me ‘’it was never my intention to hurt you the way I have. But I can’t take it back now, all I can ask is for you to forg-‘’

‘’You sabotaged my relationship with Jessica, because the only relationship you ever really wanted me to have…was with you’’ I said looking blankly past him in the distance, my mind quietly piecing everything together.

‘’I know I’ll need to work hard in order for you to trust me again, but if you could just find it in your heart to forg-‘’

‘’…the fact though that she went ahead and bedded you behind my back, speaks volumes of the type of person she really is. But Taylor’s not like that’’ I said squaring my eyes back focused on him ‘’unlike me she saw through you from day one, and I be damned if I lose her now on account of your deep routed jealousy’’

‘’I really am sorry Ave, I never meant for any of this to happ-‘’

‘’SHUT UP!!!’’ I barked, my voice thick with rage making his bloodshot green eyes widen at the ferocious boom ‘’because of you and your nefarious actions, Taylor ran away from home this morning. I hold you fucking culpable for ALL this! So the only words I want coming out of your mouth right now is where I can find her, do you know?? Tell me!’’

#Ohhh, theeeeee, the good life, full of fun seems to be the ideeeaaaal# he began singing in his drunken state, falling heavily back into a dark abyss as he stood there looking a broken mess before me.

I knew there was no getting through to him now, particularly when noticing the small bag containing a white powdery substance on the floor by my feet when I turned to leave…that poison icing your veins is going to be the death of you one day, I thought looking at it in disgust.

I turned and looked one last time at him, and with pitiful eyes said ‘’I hope you get the help you need Skipp’’ and with that I was gone.

CHAPTER 50

A full 24 hours had gone by and I still hadn’t located Taylor.

I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t sleep. And was fast losing my damn mind with worry over where she was.

I couldn’t and wouldn’t allow room for error in my desperate quest to find her again, and wasted no time taking an impromptu hiatus off from work to ensure I did, where I would bring my sweetheart home safe and sound.

There were so many things right now that needed to be well thought out and processed, from circumventing all the gossip still manifesting in the tabloids, to possible irreparable damage caused to myself and Tazer’s reputation. Not to mention of course over a decade’s friendship with a man who all along either wanted to have me, or ensnare me. I felt so fucking lost right now. But I’d eventually find a way to somehow process it all and make it all right, as I know my mind will never rest until every detail of what happened, is dissected to my full understanding.

Right now though all that could wait. It had to wait. Because for every minute of every hour that went by without her, was just one more stab of excruciating pain to my heart, and one more wave of exposure for Taylor out alone again on the dangerous city streets.