Chapter 11. Chatting With The Boys.
The day after Amy asked to meet Liam urgently.
She knew that their conversation was inevitable and if she didn't want to ruin everything with Karma she had to fix things as soon as possible, finding a way to tell her the truth. Possibly a way that wouldn't have ended up breaking her heart.
When Liam came to the bar, Amy was already waiting him sitting at a table.
"Hey," he said, sitting down.
"Hi. Apparently we can't stay away from each other," Amy joked.
Anyone would have noticed that in the last few days Amy was, despite the concern of telling the truth to Karma, visibly happier. Liam couldn't help but be jealous, because he knew that the happiness derived from Karma.
"Jeez, I was just kidding," added Amy, seeing that Liam didn't answer.
"Sorry," he said. "It's just that lately I'm not much in the mood to joke."
Amy nodded in silence. "Yeah, I figured. Karma told me that you're avoiding her." Amy noticed the little grimace of pain that appeared on Liam's face when he heard Karma's name.
"Yes, she looked for me but I don't think I'm ready to face her yet".
For Amy it was easy to understand how Liam felt. In the end, if Karma had chosen him, she would have done anything to avoid her. She had felt on her skin how much it hurt being rejected by Karma.
"Listen, I know it's hard, but we have to tell Karma the truth about us two."
Liam sighed. "Are you sure?".
"What do you mean?".
"We are the only ones who know the truth. Believe me, I want to stay away from you and Karma so you can be sure I won't say a word. Perhaps it would be better if she didn't know anything. Just imagine how much she would suffer...".
"No," Amy said firmly. She knew that Liam cared about Karma and he wanted to hide the truth because he didn't want to hurt her, and not just because it seemed the easiest choice, but it wasn't right. "I could never lie to her in this way. I need to be completely honest if I want things between us to be... true".
"You know you're running the risk of losing her in in this way, right?".
"Yes, I risk losing her forever".
"Given that you wanted to see me, I guess you have a plan."
"I think it's better to tell her everything together. If she have any questions we'll be able to explain everything".
"Do you think there is something to explain?". Liam could not imagine a plausible explanation that could reassure Karma. He and Amy had sex: they fucked up, that's all.
"I know that there are no excuses for what we did., But we were drunk, hurt and heartbroken. Maybe this will help Karma understand".
Amy didn't say that her biggest fear was that Karma would understand why Amy and Liam had done what they had done, but that she couldn't forgive her anyway.
Liam was about to reply when he saw someone behind Amy. His eyes widened and all he managed to say was "Oh, shit".
Amy turned suddenly to meet Shane's curious and accusatorial look.
She couldn't help but feel relieved, because for a moment she had thought it was Karma. She couldn't bear that Karma would had come to know the truth in that way, while she and Liam were talking behind her back. This reminded her of the urgency to speak with Karma.
"wow, what a sneak peek. So that's why the two of you acted so weirdly", Shane concluded.
For this and the fact that our bodies were accidentally switched, Liam thought.
"There's no chance that you haven't heard what we were talking about, right?"
"I'm afraid not. How could you do such a thing? You hate each other".
"This thing has brought us closer," Liam admitted.
Shane seemed shocked. "You're having an affair!".
"NO!", Liam and Amy shouted in unison.
"But you slept together," Shane pointed out.
"It was a mistake," Amy said.
"A mistake we want remedy to" Liam said.
"So I guess you want to tell Karma the truth, before she come to find out it like me".
"That's the plan," Amy stated.
Shane sat at the table with them and looked at them with curiosity. "Liam Booker and Amy Raudenfeld, hmmm ... did you at least enjoyed it?", he asked looking at Amy.
She blushed violently.
"I'd like to know that too," Liam said, smirking.
Amy snorted, unable to believe that she had gotten into that situation. "Let's focus on the main problem, please".