This story has started with a previous Chapter "Our Story Ch 01" kindly read that story first to understand what happens here!
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Chapter 2 - The weekend it all began: Saturday
It was late in the afternoon when I finally got up with a throbbing headache. I looked around and realized I had fallen asleep on the couch. I groaned sitting upright, feeling a sharp pain in my back from the position I had slept in. I laid against the back of the couch as i felt the uneasiness wash away, memories of the previous night coming back to me.
My first thought going to kate and mike, as I immediately turned to look at the open bedroom door. My emotions were still raw and fresh about it all, first feeling the betrayal, then anger followed by shame. I had watched it, they had done it in front of me. I stood up, ignoring my uneasiness as i made my way to the bedroom.
My shoulder still aching as I quietly made my way to the bedroom. It was dead silent as I walked in, my heart growing heavy at the sight of them. Mike was on his back with Kate cuddling next to him. They were both completely naked, their clothes strewn all around the floor. I just stared at them for a while, feeling numb. It didnt take sherlock holmes to know they had sex. I walked back out to the hall, staring at nothing wondering what I was going to do here, do I leave, do I stay?
I decided to first get my head cleared up. Walking to the bathroom I saw the signs of my retching from the previous night. I proceeded to slowly clean up the bathroom, feeling glad when it was done. I then brushed my teeth and took a nice long shower. The hot water really waking me up. It was when I shut off the water that I heard noises outside. My heart beating faster as I realized someone was walking around, awake.
I dried myself up as I tried to push down the panic. Someone was awake outside and I was going to have to face them. It had to be done sooner or later. I wrapped myself in my bath towel (having slept in my party clothes, my home clothes in the bedroom cupboard) stepping outside.
Kate was the only one outside, she was standing in the hall completely naked as she yawned. She turned to see me as the door opened, breaking into a smile, "Hey baby, how are you feeling baby, are you ok?" she asked, in her chirpy morning voice.
Her smile took me aback, no guilt, no shame nothing. I stared at her saying nothing, wanting her to start the conversation.
She just walked towards me wrapping her arms around me as she rested her head against my chest, "Hmmmmmm, I missed you."
I didn't realize I was deep inside my own thoughts until she said those words. My anger flooding back into me as I replied in a harsh tone, "Oh so now you miss me," nudging her away.
"Huh, what's wrong baby," she replied, her smile disappearing as she stepped back.
"I know you fucked mike, what are you doing, trying to pretend nothing happened," I said my voice a bit louder now.
She just stared at me, surprised at my anger I guess, "What ... Why are you angry ... What is going on."
I stared at her blankly, "What do you mean what is going on, You ... You fucked Mike," I said, my throbbing head not helping as I wondered why she wasn't feeling guilty.
She looked at me clearly confused and taken aback, "What ... are you ... trying to say, you didn't want me fucking mike."
"You think." I retorted Looking at her like how a person would if he heard someone tell him the sky is blue.
She just looked at me blankly, standing there naked in our living room, "What the fuck ... what do you mean you didn't want me fucking mike ... Are you ... are you joking ... I mean what ... you watch us flirt the whole night, you see us making out and then fucking and what your reaction is, let me tell them tomorrow I don't want them doing this," she replied, practically yelling now as she crossed her hands under her breasts. Her expression had changed from confusion to outright anger as she continued, "Why are you acting like I cheated, like you found this out or something, we freaking came back home together."
I was surprised at her reaction, her words ringing in my ears. The memories were hazy in my mind as I tried playing them back in my head, I must have told them to stop, I mean I would have.
She was staring at me, "Jack ... are you serious, you ... really didn't want me with mike," her anger having melted into concern.
"I ... I mean ofcourse I didn't want you fucking Mike."
"What ... But why ... didn't you say anything, I mean ... you just kept leaving us alone and ... he was so obviously hitting on me... You ... I thought ..."
I didn't have a reply to that, looking at her as I tried to find some memory of me telling them to stop.
My thoughts were interrupted as mike chose this moment to come into the living room, naked and stretching his arms, "God damn its bright today," he said walking to the living room, "Hey man, how are you feeling, we couldn't wake you up for shit last night, you were so fucked up," he said flashing his grin. Both of us must have looked depressed or something because his smile disappeared almost immediately, "What's going on," he asked.
Kate thankfully sensing my hesitation as she just walked over to him. She took him to a corner as they whispered to each other. I stared at them from my spot, the words weren't clear, but it was obvious that Kate was trying to update Mike about the situation. Mike was just staring at me and then back at Kate as he just nodded and walked to his room (the second bedroom where his stuff was kept).
Kate walking back to me, "I ... I told him to give us space."
Its going to be awkward now, I realized as I just nodded.
Kate was still talking as I snapped out of my thoughts, "My head is aching and I need coffee and a shower, can ... we ... look I know we need to talk but ... can you ..." she said, clearly worried about us and not sure what to do.
"Yeah I mean, go shower and drink your coffee, we will talk later," I replied as she just smiled a bit, grateful I suppose. I watched her head to the bathroom behind me as mike came out, dressed up in jeans and a shirt.
To say he was awkward, would be an understatement. He looked nervous and unsure, not his usual confident self. With Kate in the bathroom, he just stared at me, "I ... I thought of seeing the city," he said. I looked at him, saying nothing, still numb from last night, I mean I always thought of mike as my best friend but...
He in turn looked back at the bedroom he had come out of; I guess he was wondering if he needed to take his stuff with him. He didn't do that however as he just nodded at me and walked out. I just felt weird about it all, Kate's words really having struck a nerve. I walked to the bedroom, dressing up, my mind still replaying her reaction.
Lost in thought and with nothing to do, I just sat on the couch after that, watching the news, something about Angela Merkel and the refugee crisis (It was 2015 when all this happened). I don't remember what was playing on it though, too lost in my thoughts as I just stared at the screen.
It was around that time I realized that I hadn't told them to stop. I didn't even think of that option. It was like a deer in headlights situation, you don't even realize you can do something. I wasn't tied up, I could have stopped it anytime but I just watched and said nothing. Did that make them think it was ok? Why didn't I tell them to stop, but I mean I shouldn't have to, these sort of things are expected of your partner right?
Kate came out while I was watching TV. She just dressed up and walked to the kitchen to make lunch (It was about 3pm now). We ate it together while watching TV. It was awkward, we were both obviously not watching it but preferring to do anything else. She kept looking at me and then turning away if I looked back. I mean what did I expect her to say - sorry I fucked your friend, but it was an accident.
We just fell into routine after that. Saturdays we normally clean the house so we started doing that. Kate changing the bedsheets by herself. It was late evening by the time we were done. No words spoken between us during the entire time. We started cooking an early dinner, when she got a text.
She laughed seeing it as she looked at me, "Mike is at the zoo," she said showing me her phone. Mike had sent a picture of him doing a stupid pose next to a monkey. Above that were other messages from mike - "Did you speak to him" & "Been feeling like shit the whole day." They weren't any other messages as I looked at Kate.
Her face having this sad smile as she said, "You know we care about you right; we really thought you were ok with it."
Her words stung a bit, "I mean I know I didn't say anything but ... I don't know I thought it was obvious."
She sighed and turned off the stove as she walked to the couch. She sat down on it looking at her hands, "I ... I did start kissing him without asking you ... I shouldn't have, but... Look I am not making any excuses ... I am not going to say it was the alcohol ... but you kept leaving us alone and well you said nothing, if you had said one word, just one word ... I would have just stopped ... I mean ... ok I love good sex as much as the next girl, but ... I love you more babe ... You know that don't you," she said tearing up as she got her words out.
I know this is not how most of you would have reacted, but seeing her bare her soul like that, struggling to get the words out, just melted my heart. She was hurting and I couldn't see her like that. I just went to her, holding her tight at first. Soon we were kissing as our hands roamed each other's bodies. We needed each other and as our passion kept building, we gave in having sex right there on the floor. It was passionate loving sex as we kissed, held and felt each other.
