THREE MONTHS LATER
"You have to tell her, baby..." Richie says quietly as he puts his clothes back on. "Freen is just starting to trust me again. I don't want her to think I was sneaking off behind her back with her best friend."
Irin bites her lip and nods. "It's just.." Irin sighs, frustrated. "P'Freen won't even be mad at you, Richie. I think she will be disappointed in me for keeping this from her though. We tell each other everything."
"Well then, why didn't you tell her about us months ago?" Richie asks softly, moving to lay next to Irin in bed. "Are you ashamed of me? The loser addict?" Richie asks, trying to hide the hurt evident in his voice.
"Hey... stop that." Irin says, cupping Richie's cheeks. "You have to stop thinking so lowly of yourself. You're not a loser. You have a disease and you're clean. You've been clean for a long time now. You have to stop beating yourself up over this." Irin says genuinely.
"My sister missed out on her daughter's life for 6 years. She missed her first steps, first words, first day of school, so much more. And it's because of me.. I know she says she has forgiven me and I know Freen does too... now that I've met Becca, and god, she's everything, Irin. She's my everything too. That means Freen put her whole trust on me now and I don't ever want to break her trust again because if I do, I'll never..." Richie shakes his head and looks off.
"Never what?" Irin says gently. She knows how hard this has been for Richie these past few months. She has seen it firsthand.
"I'll never forgive myself." Richie says before sucking in a shaky breath.
"Babe...." Irin says sadly. "We all make mistakes. You were trying your best. Please don't be so hard on yourself. You have infinite love for your sister. It's time to love yourself too, ka?" Irin says before kissing the older man's forehead.
"And you're right. I should have told P'Freen about this a long time ago. I just didn't know how to tell her. And this whole situation has been very complicated, you know? I'm not a commitment person and neither are you." Irin says honestly and Richie nods along.
Both of them have been seeing other people during this setup, although that has been happening less and less on both sides. Whether they are ready to admit it or not, this setup is turning less and less casual as each day goes by.
"Yeah... you're right. I can't be tie down." Richie smirks and then crawls on top of Irin. "Although... I think I'd like to tie you up just about now." Richie whispers seductively before crashing his lips passionately with Irin's.
"I'd have no objections to that." Irin says breathily in between kisses. Both of them have a similar gleam in their eyes before their lips reconnect together for a night of continued lust.
//
"Mommies, I have an announcement!" Becca says happily before eating another chicken nugget.
It's dinner time after a long hard day. Becky fought three fires today and she is absolutely beat. She can't wait to just snuggle up with her girls and watch TV.
Lately, she has been staying most nights at Freen's apartment. It was just two months ago that they told Becca that they were officially girlfriends. Their little girl squealed and was absolutely ecstatic. Things between her and Freen are serious and real now. Freen has even insisted she leaves a toothbrush in the bathroom and some clothes in a drawer.
They are truly a little family now. Becky knows it's too soon but she wishes she lived with her girls full time. She'll wait on discussing that idea with Freen though. Becky knows she shouldn't rush this though.
"What's your announcement, baby?" Freen asks attentively. Becky smiles at Freen; she's such a hands on mom.
"I haves a boyfriend!" Becca says definitely, looking her mama straight in the eyes as if she knows she will have a problem with this.
Becky chokes on her mashed potato and her eyes bulge out of her head. Freen chuckles at her girlfriend's reaction and soothes her by putting her hand on top of Becky's.
"No! You absolutely do not!!" Becky says mid choking. Becca frowns just like Freen does whenever she's mad.
"Beck.." Freen says, laughing a little.
"Yess I do!!" Becky raises her voice. "Sam is my boyfriendses."
"Sam?! As in goalie on the soccer team, Sam?" Becky asks, shocked beyond belief. "Just when you think you can trust someone..." Becky shakes her head. "No way you can date him!!" Becky says and Becca looks like she's getting angrier and angrier by the second.
"Why!!" Becca yells and bangs her hands on the table, very close to a meltdown.
Freen chuckles but puts a stern face on. "No yelling, baby. Talk nice to your mama."
Becca just huffs, sinks down in her chair, and crosses her arms.
"For starters, he picks his nose instead of catching goals. And he smells like-" Becky says, frustrated. Her baby girl is too young to date. Absolutely not. No!
"MAMA STOPS IT!" Becca yells even louder. "WE ARE GETTING MARRIEDS!"
"Rebecca!" Freen reprimands her daughter. Her daughter nibbles on her nugget and gives her mother a cold stare.
"It's like a I have two 6 six-year-olds..." Freen whispers to Becky and playfully rolls her eyes. Becky pouts and mumbles something about how her baby girl isn't allowed to date until she's dead.
"Now both of you calm down." Freen says, looking between Becca and Becky. Both girls have deep pouts on their faces.
"Becca baby, you like Sam?" Freen says gently and Becca nods enthusiastically. Becky huffs and crosses her arms. "Okay... how about we make a compromise, here." Freen says, trying to hold back herself from laughing. This is too cute.
"Sam can be your boyfriend, but you can't marry him until you finish elementary school." Freen jokes and Becky looks at her with such fierce eyes.
"Babe!!" Becky objects.
"Okay okay, fine na, you can't marry him until you're out of college. Better?" Freen says playfully and sticks her tongue out at Becky. Becca scrunches her face in deep thought.
Both Becca and Becky seem unhappy with their cute little pouts but nonetheless, they agree to the compromise. Freen chuckles to herself. Having a little boyfriend is completely innocent. They will probably 'break up' in a weeks time. But Becky is so protective over their daughter is so freaking adorable to Freen. It makes her melt.
Becky Armstrong is certainly the one for her.
//
"Hey P'Freen, can we talk?" Irin knocks on Freen's bedroom door later that night.
Freen is already dressed in her pjs and snuggled up in bed, but Becky is still in the shower. Becca is fast asleep. The little fight of Becca's 'boyfriend' long forgotten.
"Sure, nong. What's up?" Freen says as she pats the bed space next to her. Irin sighs heavily and lays down next to her.
"I have something to tell you..." Irin starts out carefully. Freen just nods. She can tell something serious is weighing Irin down right now.
"I've been sleeping with someone on and off for months now." Irin says and Freen smiles a little, thinking she knows where this is going.
Irin is finally ready to commit to someone and she must be nervous about these new type of feelings. Freen has always been so worried about Irin and her relationships. She has always been the player type ever since college, never settling down.
"And it's starting to get serious?" Freen probes gently. Irin bites her lip.
"Umm.. I don't think we are there yet, but he is special to me." Irin says and sighs again.
"Nong... whatever is on your mind, you can tell me. I'm your best friend." Freen says gently, squeezing Irin's arm affectionately.
Irin closes her eyes and sighs. "I don't want you to be mad at me."
"Why would I be mad?" Freen asks with a confused frown on her face.
"I've been sleeping with Richie..." Irin says, opening her eyes to gauge Freen's reaction. Freen tenses up, clearly shocked. "I know you're probably wondering when this happened. I was on a shitty date a few months ago and Richie helped me out of it. It was at the bar he works at. After that, we just hit it off."
"You've been sleeping with Richie for months?" Freen asks, still confused.
"Ka." Irin answers tight lipped.
"I just.. nong..." Freen sighs out and rubs her forehead from the headache she know has. "I don't care if you're sleeping with Richie. I care that you felt like you couldn't tell me." Freen says sadly. "Do you really not trust me?"
"P'Freen, I trust you with my life." Irin says wholeheartedly. "I just know that with everything you've been going through these past few months, I didn't want to upset you any further. And I know what Richie did and I know how you felt about him."
"Nong, I love Richie like a brother." Freen says honestly. "Cai ka, I've been upset with how things turned out and it was easiest to put the blame on him. I'm ashamed for how I acted and the anger I held onto for so long but Richie just reminded me of everything bad that happened."
"You know he blames himself too." Irin says gently.
"I don't want that." Freen says sadly. "I want this all behind us, nong. I'm tired of the lies, and the secrets, and the hiding. We need to all be honest with each other na?" Freen says desperately. "You're my best friend. Please, we can't start hiding things from each other, even if we think it'll spare the other person's feelings."
"I know. I'm sorry, P'Freen. I've been handling this wrong." Irin says truthfully. "I've hated hiding this from you and Prim. Once I started hiding it though, I felt like it was too late to tell the truth. Can you forgive me?"
"Of course I forgive you, nong. We are so close that we tell eachother everything. But it's still your life, you don't have to tell me everything." Freen says sadly.
"No, no, P'Freen. I know I don't have to tell you everything, but I want to. This wasn't about not trusting you. I love you, phi. I trust you with everything in me. Don't let this change our dynamic. I didn't even tell Prim." Irin says honestly.
"I love you too, nong." Freen says and hugs her best friend.
"Cuddles?" Irin asks.
Whenever either girl was upset, they would cuddle together. It shows that even though they are older, there friendships will always be the same.
"Ka, but you're the big spoon." Freen says and Irin huffs out. She hates being the big spoon.
The two best friends cuddle and laugh and talk. Becky walks out of the bathroom and into the bedroom to find Irin and Freen fast asleep and cuddled up together.
"What did I miss?" She mumbles to herself before grabbing a pillow and blanket and heading off to the couch. She doesn't want to interrupt this best friend moment.
The End.
To be continued....?
( To be continued? I don't know guys. Sorry I just update today. I got really sick yesterday and got myself into ER for few hours. High fever and gastritis. I'm getting better now, just tired 😌 this is last chapter by the way.
The truth is, the original version was abandoned by the original author since 2018. I waited like 4 years for the author to update, but nothing. So yeah. I'm sorry if the ending left like this. But at least we know they're finally together, right? I wish to add a few more chapters but I don't think I can 😔 I'm sorry again, see you in another story. Maybe... I promise it will be completed next time.)