Loving Becky

9

I immediately jumped out of bed naked to face Lexi, remorse streaking through me. How could I have so easily forgotten about Lexi when she had been the one in mind while I'd been planning to cook?

While Becky and I had made love, it'd felt like it was only the two of us and that nothing was holding us back.

“No... This can't be. I have. . . I have to be imagining things. You can't be cheating on me, David.” She said almost to herself, shaking her head in denial.

“Lexi, I... Calm down... I...”What could I say? That this wasn't what she was thinking? That I could explain? Explain what exactly? That I couldn't control myself when Becky suddenly appeared and kissed me?

“I'm so sorry, Lexi. I...” I made an attempt to touch her, but she slapped me furiously. I guess I'd been expecting it because it didn't hurt as much as it should.

“Don't you dare touch me." She snarled at me, her nostrils flaring angrily. “Why did you do this to me, David? How could you?”

Raw hatred flashed in her eyes as she glared at Becky who'd covered herself with the quilt, and I took a protective stance, fearing she would attack her.

“You! You had the guts to call me shameless.” She snorted, hatred spilling from her words like icy shards of glaciers. “At least I'll never sleep with a man if I know he's not single, you shameless whore!”

I slanted Becky a glance to tell her not to let Lexi's words affect her, but it seemed it'd already done so because she pulled the quilt tighter around herself, her gaze filled with regret and shame.

“As for you, David...” Lexi trailed off, her words seemingly sucked into a chasm of disappointment. Throwing me a look of said emotion, she stormed out of the room.

I ran after her through the hallway, and down the stairs, hoping to get her to calm down. She was very upset and I didn't want her driving home in that state.

I followed her even to the doorsteps of my house, but I quickly got back inside when I realized some of my neighbours lingered out there, and even though the day had long given way to some darkness, it did nothing to cover my nudity.

I scurried up to my room. Becky was still sitting on the bed frozen, and I quickly grabbed my shirt and trousers and wore them.

“I'm sorry. Please wait for me.” I told Eva, placing a kiss on her forehead before leaving.

I followed Lexi to her flat in my car, just in time to see her from afar getting out of her car and storming into her house. Parking my car beside hers, I went to her doorsteps, pressing the doorbell anxiously.

I couldn't imagine Lexi doing anything stupid to herself, but I needed to be sure. I continued pressing for a minute before the door finally opened.

“Who the hell are you and why the fuck...” She begun shouting and stopped when she saw me. Anger flashed in her eyes before she attempted to close the door.

Bracing my hands against the door, I resisted her from doing it and stepped into her house. Immediately I did, she slapped me hard. Her cheeks were soaked with tears.

“Why David? Why did you do that to me?” She demanded and begun thrashing her fist into my chest. “Why? Why? I thought you were different.”

I made no attempt to stop her as she continued to hit me. Not that it didn't hurt, but I'd hurt her badly. I'd betrayed her without stopping a second to think of her. She deserved to vent out all her anger.

When she seemed to calm down, she placed her head against my chest and cried. I held her until she completely calmed down and pulled out of my embrace.