"Goodnight baby" Peter whispered in my ear. "Goodnight" I said and gave him a shy kiss, "I'm so proud of you". His arms stretched around me and I softly fell asleep. All the sudden, a clip of what may happen in the future popped into my head.
"Gabby, you knew about Boden and my mom and didn't tell me? What kind of girlfriend are you? I though we had something.." Pete looked hurt, like he could burst into tears any minute. I just stood there speechless not knowing what to do or say. Every emotion came through me. "Fine, I guess I'll be going" He stumbled out the door, not looking back. I woke up all of the sudden panting. I guess I woke Pete up too because he called my name. "Gabby! Are you okay?"
"Uh, yeah sure, but there's something I have to tell you, I—I should have told you before.."
"Ok?" He looked unsure and worried.
"I overheard something at the Academy dinner about your dad" I grabbed his hand, but he pulled away, "Um, okay, Boden—your dad and your mom they were separated and well, Boden slept with your mom, baby, I didn't want to hurt you" Peter looked shocked and like he was about to throw up. He didn't say anything for minutes. "Pete?" He stared at me blankly. Finally he managed to find some words to speak, "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"I didn't want to hurt you.." Peter started to get angry.
"Well I guess nothing is hurting me now then?" He almost yelled. Was this a repeat of my nightmare? No, I was going to fix this. I wasn't going to let him walk away.
"Pete, you have to understand! This is what I didn't want to happen!" then everything came out, "I love you, I couldn't stand you being hurt, especially after you just got happy" I processed what I just said and leaned back, not expecting what would happen next. He just kissed me. "I love you too, thanks for telling me"
