Chapter 8 - Claire's POV

All this time they were keeping this from me. It's not like that had made out at a party, they had slept together. They made a conscious decision to sleep together it's not like it was some random hook-up.

Did they get together after I moved in and started seeing Shane and decide to keep it from me? It's not like I would have cared much but it would have been easier to get over, then knowing that they have been lying to me all this time.

If they lied about that what else are they lying about.

As I was leaning over the sink having these thoughts, someone came into the kitchen behind me; they walked over to me and put their arms around me. EVE.

I couldn't handle this right now. I didn't want everyone feeling sorry for me or trying to make me feel better. I wanted to process all that I have learnt and work out my feelings. I love these guys but things aren't going to work out it I can't trust them.

I can kinda understand why Shane didn't tell me. It would have been to protect me, but after everything I know about him, surely he couldn't think that this one thing would end our relationship.

And I guess the first time I asked Eve was just before my birthday when I was getting reading to have sex with Shane. But either of them could have told me at some other point.

I think though the person that I am maddest at is Michael. He knew that I didn't know, we had talked about, I asked him if he knew who Shane's first was. To bring it up like that that, I can't believe he could do something like that.

I pulled away from Eve's hug, and looked at her, she was really upset, maybe more upset then I was.

"I am so sorry Claire Bear, I should have told you, it's just that you are the best thing that has ever happened to Shane. I see the person that he is with you and it someone that I have never seen before. He is a man that he can be proud of. And I see how much you love him. I didn't want to be the reason that you two broke up or had a fight.

I also didn't want to lose you. I have never had a friend like you. You a selfless and give everything to help everyone, hell you even help Monica and she tried to kill you. I thought that after you and Shane slept together that I would tell you, but there is never a good moment around here. I wanted to tell you CB, I am so sorry, I didn't mean to lie to you."

Listening to Eve, I realised that maybe I over reacted. I guess it was just the shock of hearing it like that that really upset me. Not the fact that they hid it from me or the fact that they slept together. I really didn't blame either of them or was a mad at them for it. But I was mad as hell at Michael, for doing this. What game was he playing.

"It's okay, I understand, I don't think that I am that upset, I think that I was more shocked, but I guess from the way that Shane just blurted it out that it really is nothing. Now that I have had time to think about it I am not that mad at you or Shane, you just have to promise that you will not lie to me no matter how much you think it might hurt me. I am a lot stronger then you guys give me credit for. As for Michael, that's another issue. I don't know what his problem is. I don't get why he would try to hurt any of us like that. He had to know that it was going to cause problems otherwise he wouldn't have asked it the way that he did, he almost jumped out of his chair and did a happy dance when Shane picked truth."

"I know CB, hell you're the strongest person in this house, without you, I don't know if we all would have stayed together.

Don't worry about Michael. I will deal with him. I can't believe he would do that. I do agree that he did take to much pleasure in asking Shane the question, but he had to of known that it would hurt me as well. I never told him that me and Shane had been together. But I always suspected that he he knew. I just can't believe that he would do that to us."

"It's like he is trying to break us up. I don't know ever since the problems with the fight club, it's like he is trying to keep Shane and Me apart."

"He is just trying to look out for you. You know that he loves you and wants what is best for you, he has taken on the Big Brother role since the moment you moved in. He didn't like the way that Shane was treating you while he was on the Vampire Blood. I guess that he still hasn't forgiven him."

"Shouldn't it be my choice? I know that Shane was a prick, but it's not like Michael hasn't made some dick moves and you've forgiven him, hell we all have. So why won't he forgive Shane?"

"Let me talk to him and find out what is going on. I think that you and Shane have some things to discuss and work out. I mean if there's no hope for you and Shane then there is definitely no hope for the rest of us."

"I guess we should head back out there then. I'll just grab Shane and take him up to the secret room. That way we can sort things out. But I am not ready to talk to Michael yet. "

So I give Eve a hug to make sure that she knows its okay between us. "Eve, lets never play this game again, It never turns out so great for us."

Eve laughs and agrees with me.

I take a deep breath and head out to the sitting room, where the boys are having a heated argument.

I don't say anything to either of them. I just walk up to Shane and grab his hand and pull him out of the room. I don't even look at Michael, I am still really mad with him and right now all I want to do is make things right with Shane. He is the most important person to me and the only thing that matters right now. The whole purpose of tonight was to sort everything out with him, so I one good thing comes out of tonight let it be that.

As we are walking up the stairs I hear Michael call out to me, Shane hesitates on the stairs, but I ignore him and keep walking pulling Shane along with me.