Chapter Four
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Chapter Four
Cath’s point of view
I sat on the top step of the stairs and just listened to my best friends argue about my daughter. I know all this was hard for Amber. Sure, it was hard for Jeremy too, but, I know she’s just really emotional at the minute, what with being so heavily pregnant. I felt bad about it all but at the same time, What happened between the two of us (or rather three of us including Ollie) happened way before she and Jeremy even started dating.
Technically, she had no right to be so pissed off, but, I understood she was, and I accepted that.
They argued some more and then he left, slamming the door. I felt awful. I debated just going back to bed, their argument had woken me up and I had started to come down to make sure everything was ok… that’s when I heard the raised voices and decided to stay out of it… but, she WAS my bestie, and I knew she was probably feeling really shitty about the whole thing, so, I stood up and headed downstairs.
She looked up, obviously hearing my footsteps and I smiled at her when I walked into the room.
‘Hey, what are you doing up? Go to bed’.
‘No, it's ok, Are you ok?’ She looked down.
‘Oh, you heard that, huh?’ I nodded. ‘I’m sorry’.
‘It's ok’. I sat down on the sofa next to her. ‘Do you wanna talk about it?’ I knew she didn’t but I wanted to offer anyway, I know this subject, in particular, was a strange one, but I still wanted to be there for my best friend if she needed me.
‘No, it's ok, probably best we don’t. My hormones are so unpredictable right now’. I couldn’t help but laugh.
‘Yeah girl, I hear that’. She laughed with me and we just sat and talked for a little while.
Eventually, I went and put Pandora down in her basket, which I had next to my bed. I just stared down at her for a little while, part of me was wondering who she looked like. I could see myself in her, obviously, but who else? Ollie? Johnny? Jeremy? The more I looked at her, the more I couldn’t tell. It was almost like a placebo effect, Was that Johnny’s nose? Ollie’s eyes? Jeremy’s ears?
I had no clue!
I could just watch her sleep for hours…
I must have been gone a while because Amber came looking for me.
‘Hey, you ok?’ She whispered, clearly knowing Panda was asleep, I looked over my shoulder and smiled, nodding, and she came into the room. She stood next to me and looked down at the sleeping baby. ‘She’s beautiful, isn’t she?’ I smiled again.
‘Yeah, she is’. I agreed. I knew she was doing the same as me, Scanning the baby’s features, trying to see what belonged to her man if there was any ‘’evidence’’ of him in her…
Neither of us spoke for what felt like forever, but eventually, we headed back downstairs and into the kitchen. We raided Johnny’s freezer for ice cream and then his fridge and cupboards for snacks… he always had the good stuff, before we went back into the living room and put a movie on.
I couldn’t help but wonder what the guys were up to, what were they talking about? …
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Ollie’s point of view
*Earlier that evening*
We got to the bar and Johnny went to order us our first round of drinks. First of what I’m sure will be many. Things had been pretty very recently, and while we were ok while Cath was in hospital, it became obvious earlier at the house, this isn’t going to be as straightforward and easy-going as I had hoped.
Johnny can’t start getting jealous of me or Jeremy hanging around… though something tells me that Jeremy isn’t any threat, i, on the other hand, was.
I wasn’t even so sure Johnny even wanted Cath anymore, I just think he doesn’t want me... Or even someone else, to have her. He was possessive but didn’t want the faithful commitment.
True, Cath wasn’t faithful to him either, but they both cheated as much as they were cheated on. It wasn’t more on one than the other.
I found a table and waited for Johnny… and waited… and waited. After what was easily 20 minutes, I started looking around the bar, trying to see him.. And then I did.
Leaning over the bar, smiling, chatting to the slutty looking blonde with big t**s. She was giving him what I’m sure was her most convincing giggle. I just shook my head. Unbelievable. This was exactly my point. He got jealous... Yet he’s practically drooling over a random.
I just looked away again and grabbed my phone. I started scrolling through social media aimlessly, giving a cheeky ‘’Like’’ or ‘’Thumbs up’’ every now and then when something caught my attention.
‘Here you go’. Johnny slid the beer across the table and I caught it just in time. He took a seat and I put my phone away.
‘Thanks’. It was weird, this guy was my best friend once upon a time, I just really don’t know when… or even if we will ever get back to the place we were at. Which… is why I haven’t told any of them about my new job offer... In a different state.
The way all this drama is going, I might need to put a state between us all to get over it…
… but obviously, it would mean moving away and leaving everything... Including Cath. I just.. Don’t know if I can do that...
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