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I don't apologize
It’s been a week since Brian has been back and we are currently on our way to Matt and Hurley’s house for a small get together. We are already running late due to Brian taking forever to get ready. I mean he knew we had to be there at 2 yet he was down in the studio till 1:45 before coming upstairs to get ready. I sigh heavily while leaning my head against the window, watching the houses past by in a blur.
“Ad what’s your problem?” Brian grumbles out as he speeds up to run a yellow light but it turns red way before then so the car at intersection slams their breaks on blowing their horn as Brian flips them off.
“Damn it Brian! Why couldn’t you have just stopped? You trying to get us killed?” I scream at him while trying to catch my breath from that close call.
“Oh it wasn’t that close. You’re the one bitching about us being late so I’m just trying to get us there quickly your highness.” He replies sarcastically. I throw a murderous glare in his direction before turning to look back out the window. About 10 minutes later we pull into the driveway and I all but jump out of the car heading to the door.
“Ad, are you really not going to help me with this?” Brian hollers as he tries to balance the beer and food in his hands. I just roll my eyes and with a shake of my head I go inside while hearing Brian call me a bitch as I shut the door behind me. I head straight for the kitchen knowing Hurley and the other girls would be in there finishing the food. I bypass all the girls who say greetings to me, to the fridge. Opening it up I pull out a beer and open it, chugging half of it before pulling it away from my lips. The girls are just watching me with curious eyes.
“What?” I question with a shrug of my shoulders. Brian walks into the kitchen and sets everything on the counter giving me a pissed off look and I just finish drinking the rest of my beer before tossing it in the trash next to me and turning around, opening the fridge, grabbing another beer and opening it. He just rolls his eyes and heads outside with the boys. I take a seat next to Bailey and sip on my drink ignoring the looks all the girls are giving me. After a few minutes Hurley breaks the silence.
“What the hell was that?” I glance up at her to see a look of confusion and worry etched into her face. I just shrug my shoulders before taking another sip.
“Did y’all get into a fight?” Bailey asks softly as she places a comforting hand on my back.
“It’s fine guys. We got into a small disagreement but we will be fine. We always work it out.” I give a small smile back to them and pray that they drop it. Hurley lets out a huff before turning back to the sink to finish washing the veggies. Bailey gives me a wink before turning to Ally to finish the conversation they were having before I got there. I look around but I don’t spot Emmalyn.
“Hurls where is Emma?” I question and I see Hurley visibly tense up.
“Ad, sweetie did you not hear?” Ally questions with sadness laced in her voice. I shake my head with confusion.
“Emma isn’t coming because well how can I put this. She walked in on Johnny with another girl the other day. She left him and is staying with her sister in LA right now.” Ally says with a sigh. I stare at her in shock for a moment before turning to Hurley to see the anger she is holding back.
“Why didn’t anyone tell me?” I question as my shock starts turning into anger.
“We thought Brian told you.” Bailey replies. I shake my head as my anger turns to Brian. I stand up and start heading to the back of the house so I can yell at Brian for keeping this from me. I hear Hurley say ‘oh shit’ but I’ve already made it to the backyard and spot Brian standing with non-other than Johnny himself, perfect I can get both of them at the same time. I stomp over to them and Brian stops mid-sentence to watch with wide eyes as I slap Johnny in the face. The slap I’m sure could be heard miles away the way it connected and I know there will be a mark left. Everything goes quiet as the girls stop not far behind me and stare in shock and even a little bit of amazement. Brian’s eyes rage with anger and Johnny turns to me with a pissed off expression.
“What the hell was that for Adalay?” He yells while holding a hand to his already swelling cheek.
“That is for cheating on your wife you asshole!” I yell back and get ready to throw a punch at him but Brian grabs my arm mid-way and yanks me towards the house. He drags me past the girls, Matt, and Jimmy. He keeps pulling me with him till we reach a guest room, to which he pushes me in and shuts the door behind us. I start rubbing my arm from where he had such a tight grip on me and go to open my mouth but before I can he unleashes on me.
“What the fuck was that!?” He roars out and I actually flinch at the intensity of his voice but instead of apologizing I open my mouth and make it worse.
“That was not even doing half of what I should of to YOUR friend! He fucking cheated on his wife! He...”
“That’s none of your damn business Adalay! That’s between them! You had no fucking right to hit him.” Brian yells before throwing a punch to the door on his left. We stay silent for a minute and I continue to rub at my arm just to look down to notice a bruise starting to form and I let out a groan. Brian cuts his eyes at me and lets out a sigh.
“Ok this is what’s going to happen. We are going downstairs and you are going to apologize to Johnny and then I’m taking you home.” Brian says before turning to open the door. I glare at the back of his head and again I just can’t keep my mouth shut.
“How about instead we go downstairs and I don’t apologize and we stay. I don’t see why I should have to leave. If anything he should have to leave.” I say with a little more confidence than I really have at the moment.
“Do you really think everyone wants to be around you after what you did? You pretty much ruined the party.” Brian remarks snidely before grabbing the same arm from earlier and pushing my out the bedroom. Instead of me apologizing I head straight for the front door and to the car, making sure I slam the car door loudly once I’m in. After a few minutes Brian comes out of the house and gets in the car. He starts it up and backs out of the drive not saying a word. I turn the radio on and turn in my seat looking out the window with my arms crossed. All I can think is how being with Brian has made me turn back into that moody teenager that I once was.
“Ad what’s your problem?” Brian grumbles out as he speeds up to run a yellow light but it turns red way before then so the car at intersection slams their breaks on blowing their horn as Brian flips them off.
“Damn it Brian! Why couldn’t you have just stopped? You trying to get us killed?” I scream at him while trying to catch my breath from that close call.
“Oh it wasn’t that close. You’re the one bitching about us being late so I’m just trying to get us there quickly your highness.” He replies sarcastically. I throw a murderous glare in his direction before turning to look back out the window. About 10 minutes later we pull into the driveway and I all but jump out of the car heading to the door.
“Ad, are you really not going to help me with this?” Brian hollers as he tries to balance the beer and food in his hands. I just roll my eyes and with a shake of my head I go inside while hearing Brian call me a bitch as I shut the door behind me. I head straight for the kitchen knowing Hurley and the other girls would be in there finishing the food. I bypass all the girls who say greetings to me, to the fridge. Opening it up I pull out a beer and open it, chugging half of it before pulling it away from my lips. The girls are just watching me with curious eyes.
“What?” I question with a shrug of my shoulders. Brian walks into the kitchen and sets everything on the counter giving me a pissed off look and I just finish drinking the rest of my beer before tossing it in the trash next to me and turning around, opening the fridge, grabbing another beer and opening it. He just rolls his eyes and heads outside with the boys. I take a seat next to Bailey and sip on my drink ignoring the looks all the girls are giving me. After a few minutes Hurley breaks the silence.
“What the hell was that?” I glance up at her to see a look of confusion and worry etched into her face. I just shrug my shoulders before taking another sip.
“Did y’all get into a fight?” Bailey asks softly as she places a comforting hand on my back.
“It’s fine guys. We got into a small disagreement but we will be fine. We always work it out.” I give a small smile back to them and pray that they drop it. Hurley lets out a huff before turning back to the sink to finish washing the veggies. Bailey gives me a wink before turning to Ally to finish the conversation they were having before I got there. I look around but I don’t spot Emmalyn.
“Hurls where is Emma?” I question and I see Hurley visibly tense up.
“Ad, sweetie did you not hear?” Ally questions with sadness laced in her voice. I shake my head with confusion.
“Emma isn’t coming because well how can I put this. She walked in on Johnny with another girl the other day. She left him and is staying with her sister in LA right now.” Ally says with a sigh. I stare at her in shock for a moment before turning to Hurley to see the anger she is holding back.
“Why didn’t anyone tell me?” I question as my shock starts turning into anger.
“We thought Brian told you.” Bailey replies. I shake my head as my anger turns to Brian. I stand up and start heading to the back of the house so I can yell at Brian for keeping this from me. I hear Hurley say ‘oh shit’ but I’ve already made it to the backyard and spot Brian standing with non-other than Johnny himself, perfect I can get both of them at the same time. I stomp over to them and Brian stops mid-sentence to watch with wide eyes as I slap Johnny in the face. The slap I’m sure could be heard miles away the way it connected and I know there will be a mark left. Everything goes quiet as the girls stop not far behind me and stare in shock and even a little bit of amazement. Brian’s eyes rage with anger and Johnny turns to me with a pissed off expression.
“What the hell was that for Adalay?” He yells while holding a hand to his already swelling cheek.
“That is for cheating on your wife you asshole!” I yell back and get ready to throw a punch at him but Brian grabs my arm mid-way and yanks me towards the house. He drags me past the girls, Matt, and Jimmy. He keeps pulling me with him till we reach a guest room, to which he pushes me in and shuts the door behind us. I start rubbing my arm from where he had such a tight grip on me and go to open my mouth but before I can he unleashes on me.
“What the fuck was that!?” He roars out and I actually flinch at the intensity of his voice but instead of apologizing I open my mouth and make it worse.
“That was not even doing half of what I should of to YOUR friend! He fucking cheated on his wife! He...”
“That’s none of your damn business Adalay! That’s between them! You had no fucking right to hit him.” Brian yells before throwing a punch to the door on his left. We stay silent for a minute and I continue to rub at my arm just to look down to notice a bruise starting to form and I let out a groan. Brian cuts his eyes at me and lets out a sigh.
“Ok this is what’s going to happen. We are going downstairs and you are going to apologize to Johnny and then I’m taking you home.” Brian says before turning to open the door. I glare at the back of his head and again I just can’t keep my mouth shut.
“How about instead we go downstairs and I don’t apologize and we stay. I don’t see why I should have to leave. If anything he should have to leave.” I say with a little more confidence than I really have at the moment.
“Do you really think everyone wants to be around you after what you did? You pretty much ruined the party.” Brian remarks snidely before grabbing the same arm from earlier and pushing my out the bedroom. Instead of me apologizing I head straight for the front door and to the car, making sure I slam the car door loudly once I’m in. After a few minutes Brian comes out of the house and gets in the car. He starts it up and backs out of the drive not saying a word. I turn the radio on and turn in my seat looking out the window with my arms crossed. All I can think is how being with Brian has made me turn back into that moody teenager that I once was.
10/29/13