What If I Do?

Chapter 21: End Of Round Two

2 Weeks and 3 Days Later - June 2, 1997

"I'm so glad to be back home," I said as we got in the car to head to my place.

"Me too. Can't wait to see Abby later," Taylor said back.

"I just want my bed and what's in my night stand right now," I said as Dave kissed my cheek.

"We'll go straight to bed when we get there," Dave said to me and I smiled at him.

"The way you two are going, I wouldn't be surprised if she was knocked up already," Taylor commented. Dave and I stopped what we were doing and just looked at each other before looking at Taylor.

"Why would you say that?" I asked and nudged his foot.

"Well you two do nothing but fight and fuck. Sorry but it's true. I'm just saying you guys better be careful," Taylor replied. I looked over at Dave and he just shrugged.

"We're careful T. Don't worry about it," Dave responded back with.

The rest of the car ride was silent. When we got to the house I got out of the car before the driver could get to the door. He instead opened the trunk and I picked up my two bags and headed towards the front door. I opened the door as Taylor joined me and he walked in while I looked over to see what Dave was doing. He was talking to some girl at the end of the drive way. I was getting sick of him flirting with every girl that came around. I walked inside and into my room and started unpacking. I was walking out of my room with a basket of clothes when Dave came in with a plate of cookies.

"Who was she?" I asked in a snarky tone.

"Your new neighbor. She was bringing you cookies. Her name is Hannah and I told her to come over later for the barbeque," he replied.

"So you're inviting random girls over now?" I asked, getting slightly more pissed off.

"She's your new neighbor. I thought it'd be neighborly to invite her over after she brought you cookies. Please can we go one day without fighting?" Dave asked as he walked past me and headed to my room.

I let it go and headed down to the basement to start the laundry. When I came back upstairs, Taylor gave me his clothes and asked nicely if I could do them. I said fine and headed back down with the clothes before coming back up and going to my room. Dave was in my bed when I got there.

"What are you doing?" I asked as I closed the door.

"Waiting for you to come back so we can have some fun," Dave replied and moved the blanket away from the side of the bed he wasn't on.

I got into the bed and spent the next hour having hot dirty sex with my boyfriend before getting up to shower. I managed to get through showering and blow drying before Dave came in. He side tracked me a bit before getting into the shower himself. My aunt had insisted on throwing a barbeque the day we got back at my place and despite wanting to get into bed and sleep for a week, I had to get the house ready. My aunt had left bags in the dining room of things for me to set out so once I was ready, I got started on the house. I was done in no time when Abby came over early and helped. I was putting Taylor's clothes in the dryer and Dave's in the washer when people started showing up. I managed to finish all the laundry and put it our rooms before my aunt showed up. When the doorbell rang, I got off Dave's lap and answered it. There was a girl standing there that I didn't know and I figured it was my new neighbor.

"Hi I'm Hannah. I talked to your boyfriend earlier when you got home and he invited me. I hope you don't mind," she said.

"Oh hey I'm Brittany. Come on in. Thanks for the cookies. I had one earlier while setting up," I said back and moved to let her in.

"Oh no problem. I just wanted to do something nice for you. Oh whose that over there?" Hannah asked. I looked over to see who she was talking about and I saw Taylor and Wiley.

"Which one?" I asked as we walked towards where the drinks were set up.

"The one with the curly hair. He's cute," she replied.

"Oh that's Wiley. I can introduce you two," I said as she made herself a drink.

"That'd be great. Oh he's looking over here," she said and turned around so her back was to him. I watched as he stood up and headed right for us. Wiley chugged his drink before he got to us and walked around the table so he was facing her.

"Hey Britt. Great party so far. Hey I'm Wiley," he said and held his hand out to her.

"I'm Hannah," she replied and they shook hands.

They started talking and I went on a hunt to find Dave. He was back behind the barbeque with my aunt flirting away with him. That I didn't mind because she flirted but he never flirted back. He would give her the odd compliment but I knew nothing would ever happen. The night went smoothly and people started leaving around 2:30. I said good night to my aunt whose boyfriend had to drank her towards the car. When I turned around I saw Dave flirting with one of the random girls Taylor had invited up from the beach. I walked over to Abby and Taylor and just watched Dave and this girl. I had had enough and chugged the rest of my drink, grabbed a bottle of Jack Daniels and headed to my bed room. I sat on my bed and had a few swigs before I smoked a joint. Afterwards I headed back out to the living room and saw Dave smoking alone on the patio, the girl now apparently gone. I walked outside and stumbled slightly making Dave turn to look.

"Woah are you drunk?" Dave asked as I walked over to him.

"And stoned. Where'd the little bikini slut go?" I asked as I sat down beside him.

"Michelle left," he replied.

"Oooo Michelle, I said sarcastically and Dave glared at me.

"Don't start this now. I was just talking to her. Taylor invited her up here so be mad at him," Dave snapped at me.

"Well you didn't need to put your hand on her inner thigh," I snapped back. I stood up and headed inside and back to my room. I knew Dave was following me and I didn't care. I left my door open and stood by the balcony doors until Dave came in and closed the door.

"Why the fuck do we keep having this fight?" Dave asked.

"Because you can't seem to stop touching and flirting with other girls. Why do you have to keep doing this? We agreed we'd stop flirting with other people. I have but why haven't you?" I asked back.

"I was just talking to her. So what if I put my hand on her thigh. I'm with you and haven't been with anyone else. Do you not trust me or something?" Dave asked. I stood there and stared at him for a second before my eyes started watering. What I was about to say was probably going to be the end of Dave and I.

"No I don't. I love you but I don't trust you," I responded with.

I fully started crying as Dave stood there looking at me. He then walked over to his clean clothes and put them back in his bag. He walked around the bed and past me into the bathroom and came back out with his bathroom stuff. He shoved it in his bag and then just stood there looking into it.

"Thanks for washing my clothes. I'm sorry things didn't work out," Dave said and then picked up his bag and left.

I fell to the floor where I was and just cried. Taylor eventually came to check on me after everyone, including Abby, had left. I wanted to be alone but Taylor sat by my door and just watched me. Eventually I walked over, sat down beside him and put my head on his shoulder.

"Did he sleep with anyone else on the tour Taylor?" I asked.

"You don't want me to answer that. I'm sorry B," Taylor replied and I just started crying more.

"Why did you have to be apart of his band?" I asked out loud. Taylor knew I wasn't asking. I was just thinking out loud. I had rebuilt my life and had moved on enough to live and now I had to start all over. Why did he always have to break my heart?