Tundra (contains errors)

Part 6

Chapter 61

 

{Andrew's POV} Matt leads Brandon through the doorway. "Em, I love your outfit!" Sadie exclaims. "Thanks." She mumbles. Huh, Sadie wearing that outfit. I smile at the thought of that. "Whoa focus Andrew" I think to myself. I walk towards Em and touch her shoulder. "Ow!" She whimpers. "Sorry! I'm really sorry!" "It's fine. Sup?" She says through clenched teeth. "Are you sure Brandon's your cousin?" I say softly. She shakes her head. "He's not related to me at all." She whispers. "But you can't tell Matt!" I nod. "I know." "It's just, Brandon kissed me." She looks down looking embarrassed. I touch her good shoulder. "He was looking for me and said he was going to marry me when we were younger." She continues. "Brandon looked really jealous when you hugged Matt and he called you sexy." I explain. "I love him." "Who?" "Brandon, Matt." "Em it's hard but, you have to pick one. Not now but, soon." "Soon." She repeats. 

{Em's POV} I can't believe I told Andrew. I trust him, but I really hate lying to Matt. It hurts, but it also hurts to see Brandon cry when he thought I was pregnant and found out I had a boyfriend. "Em, you're all I have left!" Brandon's voice bounces around in my head. "I love you Em." Matt's voice screams. I feel light headed and lean against Andrew for support. He catches me. "You ok?" "No." My answer lingers in the air.

 

 

 

 

Chapter 62

 

{Andrew's POV} A silent tear runs down Em's cheek. "I'm sorry." She says in a shaky voice and stands upright. "Don't be, it means you love them." I clear my throat. "Both of them." The door squeaks open and Sadie's head pops out. She steps out into the hallway. "Matt wanted to be-" She looks at Em. "Ok who do I have to kill?!" Em shakes her head. "Come here." Sadie carefully hugs her. "Brandon isn't your cousin." Sadie says stepping back to face her. "Nope." "And he said he's gonna marry you, but you love Matt right?" "Yeah, but Brandon-" "You love him too." Sadie finishes. "Yeah and I have to choose, I'm really confused about my feelings. Sadie, I can't hurt either of them." "I know, but Matt at least deserves to know." Em sighs. "Em, Sadie's right." I add. "Good thing nobody else is interested on Sadie." I think to myself. I am grateful Sadie showed up, I'm not good at this kinda stuff. Well, I'm a guy so that makes sense. "We can all tell him today but, you do realize Brandon has to train with us right?" Em nods and wipes her face with the heel of her hand. "No, I have to tell him." Em says. "Ok, Em." She turns on her heel. "Em, wait! One more thing!" She spins to face Sadie. "Good luck." They hug one more time before Em turns around again. {Em's POV} I take a deep breath before touching the cool, metal door knob and turning it slowly. "Em?!" I hear as soon as I open the door. I'm shocked at what I see. Matt has Brandon pinned to the floor and has his knife ready. "Where was I? Oh, yes! Say goodbye to-" "Matt! Stop! Please!" I cry out. "I need to give this rat what he deserves." Brandon just lies there expressionless. "He's not your cousin and he slept with you!" "Don't please!" I find myself sobbing. Just then, Matt looses his focus because of me. In one quick motion, Brandon swipes the knife out of Matt's hand and pins him to the floor. "Both of you please stop fighting!" I sob. Brandon raises the knife showing no mercy. I scream at the top of my lungs. The door bursts open and Sadie and Andrew run in. "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!" Andrew screams. I look at Matt and Brandon in horror. Brandon looks at Andrew and Matt throws Brandon off of him. He runs over to me. "Em!" I cross my arms. Andrew picks up Brandon and restrains him. "Is everyone ready to hear the truth?"

 

Chapter 63

 

{Em's POV} "Ok, last night I went out on the balcony to get fresh air. Brandon found me and gave me his jacket. He bought me coffee and I was about to tell him about Matt. He freaked out before I even finished, he thought I was pregnant." There are gasps. "Then he said it reminded him of his mother, who is gone. He was upset and I tried to comfort him. We uh-kissed." I see Matt struggling out of the corner of my eye. His teeth and fists are clenched. Matt is now being restrained by Andrew and Sadie has Brandon, who has a sly grin on his face. "I apologized and ran up the stairs. I was sobbing about what I had done, I can't believe I did this to Matt and I can't hurt Brandon. I tripped coming up the stairs and Brandon found me and rushed me to the infirmary where I was unconscious. He then took me back to his room and-" I bite my lip. "He took off the blood stained clothes, which left both of us in our undergarments." Matt yelps. "He honestly didn’t know about the clothes and it was against my will, but he didn’t try anything. I freaked out when I woke up. We made a plan to be 'cousins' and obviously it didn't work...." Everyone is staring at me. "Who do you love?" Matt breaks the silence. "Both of you." "Just stop Em I know you love him more. He has cooler style and can take way better care of you. He spent his life looking for you." He's in tears. I walk over to him. I gather his face in my hands and look him in the eyes. "I don't know who to choose, to trust, to keep. All I know is, I love both of you and nothing can change that." He leans in for a kiss. "Not now Matt." I move his bangs out of his eyes, which are damp with sweat. I walk over to Brandon. His large, blue eyes lock in my gaze. I whimper a little. "I don't know who I want, but I can't have both." "Now shake hands." Andrew says. Once the boys are released Andrew and Sadie give us space. "I love you." They both say simultaneously.