Mistakes happen

Mistakes happen

Kathleen

The door to the bedroom silently creaked open. The shadow loomed over into the room as he peered inside. My eyes fixated on his figure, watching his poor attempt of tiptoeing. 

He pushed the door leaving it slightly ajar.

I pressed the remote and light filled the room. His body freeze and he slowly turned his body to the direction of the bed. His eyes met mine and he gave me a broken smile.

“Babe,” He calls moving over to hold me. I scoot over to the side.

“What are you doing awake?” He asks with a nervous chuckle.

I sigh. “Be honest,what were you doing out at this hour?”

“Game.” his response was quick.” I was with the boys watching a game.:

I scoff at that. “Do I look like I was born a week ago?”

“You have to trust me. You can even call them. Call all of them and hear it for yourself.”

My eyes steadily remained on him. “I already did.”

His muscles relax. “None of them was with you.”

“What? No, no, that can't be right. I,” He hesitates, his eyes looking around the room. “Call them again. Let me hear it.”

“Where were you?”

“I already told you I was watch-”

“You were not.”

“See!” He sprints from the bed and dramatically waves his arms around. “This is the reason why I'm never honest with you,” He moves to the closet. “You never believe anything I say.”

My eyes remain glued at him not believing that he is going to shift this to me.

“You always stay out with your friend who is a guy. Do I complain? No. Yet here I stay out with my fellow guys and you're here throwing a tantrum.”

“I'm throwing a tantrum?” I ask I disbelif.

“What would you call what you are doing right now?” he gets the sweatpants he was searching for and heads for the bathroom.

No. He is not doing this.

I crawl from the bed and open the door to the bathroom. He jumps,slips and almost falls but supports himself against the wall.

“Great. Now you are going to keep your eyes on me as I shower. Its not like  I'll cheat on you with a fucking shower head or something.” 

“What are you getting so agitated about?”

“You.” He yells.

“Which part exactly?”

“”The part that doesn't trust me.”

“You know its hard to trust someone who always lies to you.”

He groans and turns the water on.

I turn it off.

“The fuck,Kathleen?!”

“You are going to tell me exactly what you were doing this night at this hour. I called all your friends and guess what? They didn't live up to the bro code that says you are with them.”

“It seems like you were trying to make sure I was not  coming back so you could go to your friend Josh.”

He yanks the towel from where it was hanging and wraps it around his waist.

I follow him to the bedroom.

“I am not a child and you are not going to gaslight me.” I state firmly while pointing a finger at him.

He scoffs.

I pick  up the phone from the stand and show it to him.

“Who is she? The photo shows the exact location that I'm sure your GPS would confirm.”

“She took my car.” He explains after observing the picture.

I scrunch my forehead. “Do you think I'm dumb? you are with her in this picture. Kissing her and God knows the other things you've done.”

“It was a drunken mistake.” He throws his arms around. “Mistakes happen all the time.”

I nod. “Yeah. Mistakes happen.” I agreed as I left the room and my poor description of a boyfriend did not even try to stop me.

__________

Frustration led me to the club in nothing but a silk night gown and a trench coat on top.

“Something for a terrible night?” the bartender asked.

“You know me too well, Josh.”

“It would be an offence to not know all that after seven years.”

I smile and thank him after he slid a glass to me.

My dumbass boyfriend cheats and goes ahead to accuse me pf doing the same with my bestfriend. Maybe I should. O glance to where Josh was busy mixing drinks, yeah, I'll pass on him.

“That's the fourth time you are sighing. “

I turn my neck to the direction of the voice. My eyes rested lazily on the man who was now occupying the empty seat.

“There's someone there.” I inform.

“I saw you come in.” He gestured to the bartender. “Something for a wonderful night.”

Josh nods and sets off to prepare his drink. He slides the drink past me and my eyes follows, when his hand took a hold of the glass and he lifted it to his lips, my eyes followed. When he took a sip and set the glass down,my eyes remained glued at his lips. How moist they were, how-

“You seem to have taken an interest in my lips?”

“Huh? Um,no,no..I…” 

He chuckles. Without another word he stands and walks away. I blink at his direction. How rude of him. I scoff and turn my attention back to my drink.

After gulping it down, I hastily follow the guy making sure I keep a mindful distance.

He comes to a stop at a door.“You're following me. Why?”

“You are rude!”

He turns to face me, amusement written on his face. 

“Do you want to teach me my manners, then?”

I chocked. I literally chocked on my saliva.

He let's out a breath. “What do you want?”

“Me? I, “ Why exactly did I follow him?

“I don't have time for your indecisiveness.  Go back.” He turns the knob and enters.

Before he could close it, “Wait.” 

The door opens.

“Sex. Yes sex, let us have sex.”

He laughs. “What a direct woman you are. come in.” He offered then disappeared inside.

After closing the door, my back remained against it. If I have sex with this annoyingly handsome dude then I'd be a cheater too. 

“Where's that bold girl I just met a few seconds ago?” 

He was on the bed, watching me, undressing me with his eyes.

I cleared my throat and stepped forward.

“Are you drunk?”

I shake my head. 

He smiles. “Now try using your words.”

“No.”

“Good. Do you know where you are?”

“In a room with a stranger who could cut me open and sell my kidneys for a fortune?”

He laughs again, a low rumble from the pits of his chest. “Are they healthy, though?”

“Wait. Are you actually considering that?”

He shrugs and sprints to his feet. “I don't know, you gave me the idea.”

Yeah, I should learn to keep my mouth shut.

He takes a step closer and I take one back.

“Are you running away now, darling?” He asks with a smirk.

His frame towered above me and I had to lift my head to look at him. He licks his lips, drawing my attention to them. Making me aware of how much I wanted to taste them. 

I grab his shirt and pull him down to me, pur lips connecting.