Love is a Battlefield

Lying in the Bed He Made

The next day Carlos goes to school with Ben sporting hickeys from the night before. Jay and Harry were sitting against Jay's car when they pulled up. Carlos smiled and walked over to Jay hugging him. "Hey, babe..." He didn't spare Harry a glance. Jay noticed the hickeys and raised his eyebrow.

"Hey... did you have fun last night?" Jay tensely asked looking closer at the small bruises coating his neck. Carlos shrugged unable to keep the smile off his face.

"Yes, I did actually. I hope you aren't upset?" His face betrayed his concern as he looked into his eyes. Jay sighed shifting a bit uncomfortably not seeming to want to answer that.

"No... I'm not upset I just want to know who it was. I don't want any surprises." Jay's voice was just as tense as before. Carlos took a deep breath looking up at Jay then glancing at Ben, unable to stop the smile on his face remembering the night he had.

"Surprises?" he questioned not really understanding what he meant really.

"Yeah, you know who I did it with..." He looked at Harry who smirked devilishly. Carlos scowled at Harry in return. "I just want to know who you wanted to sleep with other than me?" Jay made a slightly pouty face not seeming very happy about the whole thing but knowing it was his own fault. Carlos let go of Jay with a huff and walked over to Ben kissing him on the cheek right in front of Jay. He turns back to his boyfriend and Ben hugs Carlos to his side blushing.

"I slept with Ben," Carlos admitted shamelessly. Both Jay and Harry looked equally surprised. Carlos couldn't help but smile and shrugged. "We made a deal. No point in getting upset about it now. It was a one time deal and we move on." He says frankly and jay nods slightly still surprised.

"Ben really? You slept with Ben?" Jay reiterated not seeming to believe it still. Carlos furrowed his brows looking confused.

"Yeah. Why?" His face scrunched up in annoyance that he was making a big deal about this.

"I just thought that Ben was a bottom from what Harry told me..." Jay sounded just as confused as Carlos was. Of all the people he had possibly thought Carlos was going to sleep with Ben wasn't even on the list.

"I'm not a bottom, I only bottomed for Harry because he only likes topping. I prefer to top." Ben admitted and Carlos flashed him a smile.

"He is definitely a top." Carlos chuckled a bit making Harry and Jay look at each other surprised before looking at Ben who shifted uncomfortably.

"I have class..." Ben awkwardly admitted practically sprinting off to class. Jay was silent after that walking Carlos to his class. He didn't seem very thrilled about the whole thing but Carlos couldn't find it in himself to feel guilty. Not only did Jay cheat first but it was with Harry no less. Thinking about it now, if Harry slept with Jay that probably means Jay bottomed. Carlos couldn't help but snort and laugh to himself at the thought of Jay bottoming. It was absolutely priceless. His class was with Ben who he sat next to. Ben looked over at Carlos smiling a little bit and Carlos flashed him a smile back. He was genuinely worried if their friendship would be able to survive this whole ordeal but if anything it brought them closer together... maybe too close together but right now Carlos didn't care. He felt like he had momentarily won the lottery and had the best of both worlds. That feeling didn't last that long in the end as guilt finally crept into him by second period with Evie.

"Hey, Evie... I have a problem..." Carlos started and Evie started working on their lab together again. They had to get it finished before the end of the period so she wanted it to at least get done while Carlos talked. "Jay did cheat on me with Harry... so we made a deal that I could sleep with someone one time." Immediately Evie stopped and looked at him knowing exactly where this was going.

"You slept with Ben?" She whispered quietly in surprise and Carlos nodded. Evie couldn't help but have a look of excitement for him wanting to know all the juicy details. She momentarily calmed herself to go back to working on the lab hoping he would explain the problem. "The problem?"

"The problem is I don't know if I can be with Jay after this... Being with Ben felt so good. It felt so right. I can't explain it. It was honestly the best sex I've ever had..." Carlos blushed three different shades of red. Evie looked over at him genuinely shocked. She wasn't expecting that in the slightest.

"Well do you still love Jay?" Evie asked quietly, not wanting any of this to turn into public news. Carlos bit his lip giving Evie a worried look and immediately she put down the pipette for the lab and turned to him fully. "Carlos..." She warned and he squirmed under her gaze.

"I don't know... I think I do... but I can't stop thinking about Ben and how good it felt to finally be with him. Being with him was nothing like being with Jay. It was so different and it felt so good." He admitted honestly and Evie offered him a knowing and comforting but sad smile.

"You really need to work out these feelings Carlos. You got yourself into this mess. It isn't right for you to be with Jay if you don't love him and Ben deserves a good boyfriend for once. I think you two would be the cutest couple, cuter than you and Jay. Then again I'm happy so long as you are happy. It's up to you but don't take too long. The longer you take to decide the harder it is going to be for everyone involved." Evie resumed working on the lab and Carlos joined her. She was right as per usual but it didn't make it any easier. Did he really still love Jay or did sleeping with Ben make him realize that his feelings for Jay weren't what he thought they were. Carlos took off his gloves and rubbed his face frustratedly. Why do feelings always have to be so damned complicated?