The Final Decision
Chapter XXVI
“Hello.” He answered.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“Just fucking around. What are you doing?”
“Calling to see if you can escape and come over to discuss my decision.”
“Yeah, Michelle’s out. I’ll just text her and tell I’m going out. She doesn’t need to know where.”
“Okay, I’m at my apartment.”
“I’ll be there.” I hung up the phone and waited. I was beginning to feel a little nervous, but I think it’s just cause I’m nervous that someone will find out. I wonder if this feeling will subside the longer this goes on. I guess we’ll just have to see.
About thirty minutes passed before the knock on the door came and I answered it.
“Hey.” He smiled at me and I let him in.
“Hello.”
“Are you sure Zack won’t show up?”
“No, he’s busy with his clothing line.”
“Okay.”
“You want some water or anything?”
He laughed. “You treat me like this is my first time here.”
“Sorry. I’m just a little nervous.”
“I guess that’s a good sign.”
“How so?”
“Well you haven’t told me to sit down or anything like that.”
“Well sit down.” I laughed.
He sat down on the couch. “So what’s your decision?”
“Anxious are we?”
“Very.”
“It’s a yes, Brian. But we have to discuss a plan and go over rules. That’s why I had you come over instead of telling you last night.”
“You decided last night?”
“Yeah, after I talked to Val.”
“Wait, you talked to Val?” His eyes widened.
“She’s the one that told me I should do it.” I laughed. “She’s dead set that this will help both of us. Don’t worry she won’t mention it to her sister.”
“Really? Hm, that’s strange of her.”
“That’s what I said.”
“So what rules will I have?”
“We can’t go public. Meaning, no fancy dinners out or anything like that. No phone calls, unless it’s urgent. Absolutely no sweet texts or any of that nonsense. We’ll have a set schedule on times we can see each other that will work around my work schedule and my Zack schedule. No jealousy. I don’t want to hear about how I spend more time with him or any of that shit. No surprise visits, because I don’t know if I’ll be with Zack. And we have to act like friends when we have parties. Remember I’m not your date, I’m Zack’s.”
“I can work with that. Any rules when it’s my time with you?”
“None at all other than we can only be inside.” He looked at me and smiled.
“You read my mind.”
“I’m good at it.”
“You really want to do this?”
“Yes, I really do. I don’t know how long it will last and I’m not totally sure how it will all play out, but I want to try. It will help me decide myself who I really want. I’m constantly going back and forth between you two. I need to decide.”
“This is so fucking awesome. So when will I see you?”
“Okay, as you know I work every single day because that’s what my job demands. However, I’m going to tell Ian that I can no longer work weekends. Zack will think that I work weekends, but I will technically be with you. We will spend our time together the same hours I would be working. From one to about seven. If you want to go later, I could send a text to Zack saying not to come over or anything because I’m still working on a client’s tattoo.”
“Can I come up to your work at all?”
“Strictly as a client, yes.”
“So I can only see you on the weekends?”
“And if I know Zack isn’t wanting to hang out, some days after work.”
“I can work with that.”
“Do you have any specific days that you can’t due to Michelle?”
“No, I honestly don’t even care if she finds out.”
“She can’t find out. She’ll tell Zack and this shit will be done. The whole point of this is for me to figure out who exactly I want. I will deal with Zack or you, depending on who I choose, when I figure out myself.”
“Okay.”
“Does this work for you?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. I guess it’s official now.” I laughed.
“I guess it is.” He smiled.
“You seemed tense?”
“I feel weird.” He laughed.
“Well here.” I grabbed his hand. “We can start as if we don’t have a past.”
He nodded. “I can do that.”
“Good.” I smiled.
Update soon please. I love this story.
4/30/17