Chapter Twenty One

It's A Boy

My phone rang loudly in my pocket and I noticed it was Sophia calling me. She had sent me pictures of her and she was really starting to get big but she still sorta looked like her petite self.

"Hello darling," I answered smiling. I missed my best friend so much!
"Hey," she replied just as excited. "I've got news on the baby." I told her excitingly to go on. I've been waiting forever to hear if it is a boy or a girl. "I'm having a boy."
"Ohmigod Soph, that's great!" I half screamed. We discussed names a couple days ago.

"I still haven't decided what I want to name him. I'm leaning towards Oliver but I also like Jacob and Ian and Jack. There's just to many to pick. Les really likes Oliver but I'm not sure if I really like Oliver but I still have four months." I laughed at her and we continued talking. I talk to her all the time but it seems like we always have something new to talk about.

"So hon, how's Matt?" she asked. Matt. My perfect boyfriend. I smiled at the thought of his name.

"He's great. He's been staying with me while my parents are away and-" before I finished the sentence the door to my house opened. I was expecting Matt but Tyler came through the door instead. "Soph, I'm uh I'm gonna have to call you back. Someone just came to the door."

"OK bye Beth." I disconnected the call and hung up the phone. Tyler was still standing in the entryway. I couldn't say anything. I could only look at him. He looked almost different since I seen him a couple weeks ago. He got a hair cut, he even looked like he worked out a bit. But the thing that surprised me the most was the things in his hands. He brought me a bouquet of roses.

"Hi," he said quietly. I couldn't quite read the expression on his face. I smiled slightly but didn't move from my place on the couch. He started walking slowly towards me setting the flowers on the counter as he walked. He was walking slowly towards me and I didn't know what he was going to do. He unzipped his sweatshirt as he walked and threw it on the closet chair. He was almost directly in front of me now.

I stood up and said, "Ty, what is the world are-" he cut me off and pressed his lips to mine. What was going on? Who comes here and randomly kisses a person? But I didn't pull away. Surprisingly I knotted my fingers into his hair and kissed him back with as much passion as he was putting into me. But it didn't last very long until I pulled away realizing what I just did. "Oh my god." Tyler's face was still close to mine. The fact that I just kissed someone else while I have a boyfriend wasn't even the thing that was running through my mind at the moment. It was the electricity of that kiss that I was thinking of. It was that it was like nothing else and it made me want to do it again and again and again. What is this!

"Bethaney," Tyler said. "I'm sorry." I shook my head.

"No, don't be." I looked at Tyler colbat blue eyes that were dark with lust. "Don't be." I repeated. His eyes shifted to my lips then back to my eyes. I sat back on the couch never taking my eyes off him. He leaned closer and closer until his lips were mere inches from mine. After waiting, I just pulled him to me pressing his lips to mine. I didn't even know what was coming over me right now. I love Matt. Don't I? But the jolts of electricity that's shooting through me from Tyler is just...amazing. Tyler leaned over me so I was under him now and kissed me roughly. His hands were threaded into my hair and I had my legs around his waist. After what seemed like awhile we finally pulled away for much needed air.

"Wow," Tyler whispered leaning his forehead against mine.

"Ty," I said quietly. "I have to go...Just..stay here." He looked confused. I grabbed my bag putting it over my shoulder. Tyler was walking towards the door too. He was behind me when I turned around. I bit my lip and looked at him taking a step forward then back. "I'll be back." I opened the door and ran towards my car and drove towards the boardwalk. When I got there I ran towards B&B's where Matt was.

I stormed through the door and looked at Matt. His green eyes stared into mine and I wanted to cry from the betrayal I just did to him. I felt my eyes start to tear up. I ran towards him and over the counter.

"I'm so sorry." I said kissing him quickly. I kissed him over and over again but I didn't feel the same electricity I did from Tyler.

"Beth," he said against my lips. "What's going on?" I just tried kissing him again but he pulled away. I slid down the wall and pulled my knees to my chest.

"I kissed Tyler." I said.

"What?" he replied in a hurt tone.

"Well it was more of him kissing me but I kissed him back and now I feel terrible because I hurt you now and I love you and not him and I don't know." I said crying into my hands. I felt Matt slide down next to me.
"Did you like it?" he asked. I took a sharp intake of breath. I didn't want to admit this. Matt grabbed my face and made me look at him. "Did you like it!" he asked again. New tears ran down my face and I nodded my head and he took his hands slowly off my face. "Bethaney."

"Matt I'm so sorry!" I said sliding closer to him. He just looked at me. I turned so I was straddling his hips. "I really do love you though!" I said putting a kiss onto his lips but he didn't kiss me back. "Matt!" I cried. Tears wouldn't stop flowing from my eyes.

"Bethaney, I-I think you should leave." He said sliding me off his lap and standing up.

"Matt, please no don't do this!" I said stepping in front of him and putting my hands on his shoulders. He just removed my hands from his shoulders.

"I can't do this."

"Matt, please no. Please. I can't lose you! Please." He just shook his head and walked past me into the back room. I ran towards the door. It was raining now and I wish I would have brought a jacket. I took my shoes off and ran as quick as I could towards my car. It didn't matter how fast I ran I was instantly soaked. I cried as I drove and stop abruptly in front of my house where Tyler's car still sat in the drive way. I stormed through the front door and ignored Tyler calling my name and ran towards my room. I slammed the door when I got in and jumped onto my bed. I could still smell Matt on my blankets as I cuddled into them. I looked around and saw his sweatshirt laying on my chair and instantly went to put it on.

"Bethaney, open the door." Tyler knocked.
"No can you just go home please." I cried. He tried to protest and tried to get me to let him in but my answer was the same and he eventually gave up. I cried into my pillows and blankets. I now realized that Tyler's kiss means nothing to me and it really is Matt who I wanted. I was just taken by suprise and that is why I liked Tyler's kiss. Because I wasn't expecting it. Eventually I fell asleep.

There's only one thing to do three words for you...I love you.

Matt's ringtone rang loudly jerking me awake.
"He-Hello. Hello." I said. My heart pounded like it was going to jump out of my chest.

"I'm coming over so we can talk about this!" he said. My heart pounded faster with the thought of seeing him.

"OK," I said quickly. "I love you."
"OK bye," he said and hung out. I looked at the phone and closed my eyes. I really screwed up this time. I still had his sweatshirt on and nothing else. It was so big on me. I looked at myself in the mirror and I had bags under my eyes and they were red and puffy. I texted Matt quickly to just come in. I gave up on trying to make my face look any better but that wasn't happening. I walked back over to the bed and laid down wrapping myself in my blankets again. Matt knocked softly and peeked his head in but I didn't turn to look at him. I heard him slowly start to take his shoes and jacket off and put his keys on my desk.

"Bethaney," he said quietly. He laid on my bed and pulled me into his chest. I took in a sharp breath and new tears started to form in my eyes. "Bethaney look at me!" I turned around and looked at him. His arm was still around my waist.

"I really am sorry. I really don't like Tyler in any way beside being a friend and I really love you and you only."

"I know," he said softly. His eyes were a brighter green and slightly red like he could have been crying. Tears came down my cheek and he wiped them away.

"Matt, you don't know how much you mean to me and I really didn't mean for any of that to happen!" He nodded his head and pulled me closer to him. He rested his face in the crook of my neck and I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"Please, just never do it again!" he said into my neck. "I love you too much to lose you to someone like Tyler." He said and kissed my neck. I leaned down and kissed his shoulder.

"I'm so sorry," I muttered against his shirt. My shoulders shook as I kept crying. Matt rubbed my back and my hair trying to calm me down.

"I know babe I know," he said. I pushed as close to him as I could. Soon we both fell asleep. I still had my arms around his shoulders as we slept.

When I woke up I felt the emptiness from Matt leaving. He had to work again today. My phone rang loudly next to me. I looked at the caller ID and saw it was my dad.

"Hello?"

"Hey hon, how ya doing?" he asked. I haven't spoke to either of my parents in a few days.

"Fine dad, how's your trip going?" I asked.

"Good, Good. Your mother is up here now to. The trip is getting more time put on to it. I'm not quite sure how long it's going to take. Are you sure you're doing ok by yourself?"
"Yeah dad I'm fine," I said. "The house is still up and functioning. But I think we are running a little low on food. Do you think y'all could transfer money to my card and I can go buy some?"

"Yeah. I will do that as soon as we get back to the hotel then call you." My dad said a couple more things then said he had to go to finish up a meeting. Suprisingly, I'm not all that upset that there trip has been extended. I'm so used to them not being here that it doesn't bother me anymore.