Love Triangle Unraveled

We were silent the whole ride. Soon, Drew stopped in front of a building where there was a small bar. He and Phoebe walked inside. It hadn't even been twenty minutes when she rushed out of the bar.

I was waiting in the car. She headed straight to my door.

“I hate you! You're a stupid little whore! What did you do? Why did he suddenly want to break up with me? Did you let him bang you as soon as I left his hometown?”

“I had sex with Drew, yes. But it was before he started dating you.”

“I don't believe you! Melanie told me everything about you! About how you were trying to seduce Logan, and now, as he resisted you, you decided to make a bid for Drew's attention!”

“Phoebe! What the hell?! Leave Rebecca out of this. I am the jerk in this story!”

Drew finally reappeared. He was pissed off as well.

“I told you the truth. She was the only reason why I decided to date you! I liked her too much and I was afraid of that feeling. I am sorry that I did this to you. But I can't pretend anymore. I want to be with her, Phoebe…” Drew was being painfully frank.

Phoebe turned and stared at him. Her mouth was in the shape of a big ‘O’ as he continued.

“I am sorry for doing this to you... but I just want to be honest, for the first time in my life,” he said.

“Screw you, Drew! You’re a horrible, horrible person! And you!? How could you let him do this to me?! Bringing you here... It’s a slap in my face! You should have just called me!” Phoebe yelled.

“I am sorry! I—” Becca began.

“Just, don’t! Screw you both! You deserve one another,” Phoebe said. She threw a last glance at both of us, and it was full of hate. With that, she stomped off.

Drew got into the car and sat in front of the steering wheel. We were silent for the whole ride back to the lake house, and when the car stopped, I was the first to leave. He caught my arm when I was almost near the porch.

“Come with me,” he said.

He walked me to the wooden dock, and we stood there, looking at the sunset.

“I'm sorry, babe... You were right... I should have done this alone,” he said, hugging me from behind. Feeling his hands on me gave me tingles all over my body. I turned around so that we were face to face.

“Drew, do you want to be with me? For real?” I searched his eyes.

“Yes,” his voice suddenly sounded hoarse. He pulled me closer to him, his hands slid to the small of my back, then lower to my ass. Then he leaned his head on mine. “Will you be my girlfriend, Rebecca?”

This gorgeous man wanted to be with me. He wanted me as much as I wanted him. And I felt his strong feelings for me. I didn't want to think anymore, so I just tilted my head to the side.

Drew was already staring at my lips, so seeing my gesture, he knew what to do. His lips crashed onto mine, and the whole world disappeared.

We kissed, my hands wrapped around his neck, holding him close to me. But I honestly wanted him closer. His hands were all over me.

It felt so good and so right; I didn't think about time or other people. When we decided to go back to the house, the sun was already down.

My cheeks were red, and my lips were swollen from all the kisses, but I was happy. So damn happy!

“Finally! So, is there a new couple alert?” Lily was sitting on the couch in front of the TV, and she turned her head, smiling at Drew and me.

He immediately wrapped me in his arms and kissed my temple. I felt so small in his arms, and it was too good. I leaned into him without thinking, on pure instinct.

“Yeah. I came back to my senses with the help of your brother, and now I can say to everyone that this stunning girl is mine.”

“Congrats, bro! It’s about fucking time!” I saw Tim. He was coming from the kitchen with a bowl of snacks in his hands. Kate followed him with a few beer bottles. When she saw us, she stretched her lips into a huge toothy smile. She was happy for me. I smiled back at her, while staying in Drew’s arms.

“What are you guys doing?” I asked them.

“We’re planning to watch a movie. We were debating between something retro or something new. What do you think?”

“How about retro,” Drew and I said at the same time. Our friends laughed at us.

“Okay, lovebirds. What’s your suggestion?” Kate was the first to ask.

“You know, I've had this thought for a while now... How about ~Cruel Intentions~?” I suggested.

“Wait... I even have the DVD somewhere...,” Drew said.

Drew’s arms dropped from me, and I immediately felt the need to have him back. He went further into the house and disappeared from view. I made my way over to the couch and plopped myself down on it.

Soon, he was back with a DVD in his hands. He had also changed into a T-shirt and sweatpants. My eyes were glued to his broad and sculpted chest, which was visible through the T-shirt.

Okay, someone was horny.

“Are we ready to watch?” Drew asked when I got up from the couch; I wanted to change my clothes to something more comfortable.

“I’m going to my room to change. I’ll be back in ten minutes.” I started walking and then stopped. “Where is Logan?”

Drew’s eyebrow furrowed, and he glanced around as if he had only just realized that his best friend wasn’t here.

“Well…” Lily mumbled, averting her eyes from us. What was it? “Man, you made quite a scene with Phoebe... Of course, she went to Mel after you left, crying and cursing you two. I guess you can guess what happened…”

“Logan was on the phone with Melanie for almost an hour,” Kate told us, a sad smile on her lips.

Shit. That was precisely what I wanted to avoid. Drew’s breakup with Phoebe could damage Logan’s relationship with Melanie. It was already fragile enough.

Drew cursed and went to the kitchen, saying that he needed a drink. I went upstairs to my room. I quickly changed into shorts and a loose T-shirt.

I was already downstairs when I realized that I needed to use the bathroom.

After I finished, I was about to open the door when it was opened by someone from the other side, and Logan walked in. He still had his phone pressed to his ear and he didn’t notice me right away.

I observed his face. He was tired, but not sad. I hoped that was a good sign. He looked at himself in the mirror and noticed me. Corners of his lips trembled, forming a little smile.

I smiled back at him and stayed where I was.

“Yeah, babe. I know... I know... I will talk to him... I already told you, I didn’t know... No... Yeah... Yeah... I love you, too... I will call you tomorrow. Yeah... Goodnight!”

Logan ended the call and placed the phone on the bathroom counter. His hands were on both sides of the sink. He didn’t turn to me, but we were staring at each other through the mirror.

I was the first to break the silence because it started to suffocate me.