it always rains in tree hill

betrayal

It was really nice summer night at the beach house, which belonged to Robert Davis. He and Dan were pretty good friends. Karen and Dan went together, and Keith and I went together, and by then we had gotten over the whole trying to make each other jealous thing. Like I said Keith and I became a real couple we really cared for each other. And I would never dream of ever hurting him, even though I did.

It was late and we had all been drinking so we decided to stay the night at the beach house my sister Karen had went to bed. And Keith and I did too but I woke up a few hours later and I just couldn’t go back to sleep. So, I decided to get up to get a glass of water. I was greeted by Dan, who was sitting in the living room all alone in the dark. He was still drinking. We were both still pretty buzzed he asked me “What are you doing up?” I told him “I just couldn’t go back to sleep.” I've been known to have bad dreams. Then he asked me “Is Keith still sleeping?” I replied with “Yeah he was still snoring when I left the room.”

Then something happened that I wasn’t expecting. Dan got up from the chair that he was sitting in, and he walked over to me leaning against the kitchen counter right in front of me. “You should be careful being at parties by yourself you know someone might take advantage” he spoke. I didn’t really understand. “Dan you’re not making sense. I didn’t come here alone remember I came here with Keith” I told him and tried to brush him off getting my glass of water.

” Really, I don’t see him?” Dan continued as he got closer to me right now his face was just inches from mine, and I could smell the alcohol on his breath. “Dan, you’re drunk” I spoke and put my hand on his chest trying to distance myself from him. “And what’s the problem with a little drinking?” Dan asked me to make a face like I hurt his feelings. “Nothing's wrong with it as long as you know your place” I told him. Honestly, he was starting to creep me out a little.

“Come on, I know you like me. Besides, it’ll be fine Keith won’t ever have to know, neither will Karen, it’ll be our little secret.” Dan smirked at me he had a way about him he was charming, in a disgusting sort of way. “Dan I can’t do that to Keith “I tried resisting him, but I've always been in love with them my entire life I wanted to be good enough for the great Dan Scott. “Come on Luca do you know if Keith had a chance to hook up with Karen, he would he’s just settling for you. You’ll be doing him a favor.” Dan pressed.

Even though I had morals, I felt something pulling me in. And I’m not proud of it but I ended up following down to a guestroom that night. In the moment it was amazing Dan’s lips on mine the feeling of him leaving kisses trailing down my body the way he whispered in my ear the way his breath felt on my cheek. The way his body felt pressed against mine the way his hands felt as he caressed my skin it was pure bliss. But when morning came, I felt nothing but regret as I laid there in the bed next to Keith, I felt myself falling apart how could I do this how could he do this to his own brother, to my sister.

I replayed the words he told me in my head 1000 times. Keith doesn’t have to know it’ll be our little secret. Part of me wanted to tell Keith right then and there. But then I’d lose them forever, and I couldn’t. I wouldn’t. I was in love with Keith I had to keep it hidden. Besides, he would tell Karen and Karen would hate me forever. So, I laid there in agony racking my own brain listening to my own thoughts destroy me.

My heart broke when Keith woke up and kissed me on the cheek. “Good morning, beautiful, “he said to me and smiled his beautiful smile. A smile that once made me feel like the luckiest girl in the world, but now it makes me feel like the worst girl in the world, because I am. But I smiled at him and put on a fake act. "Good morning, handsome. “I smiled to make it believable because he could never know what happened.

As we got up and got ready to leave the beach house, I could hear Karen and Dan in the living room laughing talking having coffee. How could I face them either one of them when I slept with him the night before? Karen is my sister who I betrayed worse than you could ever betray anyone. I walked in the living room and Dan smiled at me that charming smile the same one from last night. “Luca nice to see your awake did you sleep OK last night?” Dan asked me. I couldn’t believe he was saying that to me! I just nodded and grabbed some coffee I stepped out onto the porch because I couldn’t bear to be next to him. Not when he lied to my sister’s face.

Keith came out onto the porch to join me he sat next to me in one of the rocking chairs. “You, OK? you seem off?” He asked me and I nodded. “Yeah, I’m OK, I’m just ready to go home "I lied I was far from OK. I don’t think I’d ever be OK again, but I couldn’t let him know that, because then he'd want to know why, and if I told him why he'd hate me and if Keith hated me, I’d never be happy again. “Well, I think after breakfast we’re all going to go back home so will be home shortly “Keith spoke, and I know he was just trying to make me feel better and I loved him for that. But I did not want to be trapped in a car for a few hours with Dan and Karen.

“Maybe we should go on her own just you and me it could be like a little road trip between us might be fun?” I asked Keith Because several reasons I didn’t completely trust that Dan would be honest and not tell Keith but what happened he’s always been one to brag and I didn’t want to cause a scene being around Dan made me visibly tense.