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On a Friday night about a month later Mason and Husky were going out to hang out while Olivia and Charlie went out to see a movie and to get some dinner. Charlie thought it would be a good idea if her and Olivia had a girls night and the guys had a guys night out. It had been a while since either of them got to hang out with their best friends and soon they weren't going to get that opportunity because they were going to be in a completely different country. They were taking advantage of their time together now.
Mason and Husky were going to the bar to have a few drinks and just hang out. They both missed going to the bar because now that they were both in committed relationships they never really got the chance because they were too busy spending time with their girlfriends. Mason was pretty excited to get out of the house and get a few drinks. Husky was even more excited to get out and get a few drinks. He was starting to feel a little trapped and thought that Olivia was being a little too controlling because she NEVER let him go out with his friends and since she had became excited over the baby that's all he heard about. He needed this night more than anything. They arrived at the bar and automatically walked over to the bar to sit down and order a couple beers. "It's been a while," said Mason.
"I know. I'm glad to get out of the house. Remind me to thank Charlie later. She had a GREAT idea," said Husky. "I had to get out of that house."
"Too much commitment for you?" asked Mason with a smile as the bartender handed them their beers.
"You have no idea. It was all right at first but Liv can be crazy when she wants to be. It's her way or no way. I needed to get out."
"Liv can't be that bad," said Mason as he opened his beer.
"You have no idea. I just feel like she has me on a leash," he said. "Is Charlie like that?"
"No. Not at all. She encourages me to go out with my friends I would just rather be at home with her and Laney. I would rather have a family movie night or go out to eat for a family dinner or something like that than go out to the bar and get drunk."
"I didn't sign up for this, Mason. I wanted a fling and nothing more. I think she trapped me with the pregnancy."
"I thought you were happy with the pregnancy?" asked Mason before taking a swig from his beer.
"I am I want to be a father but I still feel trapped. And ever since you got engaged to Charlie Liv has been dropping hints she wants to get married. You know me, Mason, I have no desire to get married. None whatsoever."
"I know, Husky but Olivia is a good person. And she's the mother of your child."
"I know and I'm happy about that but it's just I feel everything is happening too fast. It was all good when it was just a fling but now she has general feelings for me."
"Do you have feelings for her?" asked Mason.
"I do but I don't think mine are as strong as hers. I love her but I think she loves me more than I love her."
"Okay," said Mason. "If you're not that serious about her then why not break things off with her?"
"Because she's the mother of my child and she's pregnant. I'm obligated to be with her."
"You're not obligated to be with her. Do you know how many men aren't with their baby mommas?" He asked. "A lot."
"I'm not that kind of guy though, Mason and you know it. I have a responsibility and it's to take care of that baby. You know what I've always said. The first woman I get pregnant is going to be the woman I marry."
"But you don't want to get married so you're making yourself miserable by living like this."
"I'm not miserable. I just feel trapped. Maybe I'm not as ready to have a kid as I thought I was. Liv had me watching Ellie the other day and that was a complete disaster."
"What happened?" he asked.
"First Liv left her some dinner to eat but Ellie didn't want it so she screamed till I gave her what she wanted. Second Liv has this rule where Ellie is only allowed to watch Disney Channel and Nickelodeon but some how Ellie changed it to MTV and was watching Jersey Shore. Liv was upset when she saw Ellie knew how to fist pump and then the foul language coming out of her mouth. Third she was supposed to be in bed at 8 but when I put her to bed she screamed so she ended up staying up to Liv came home. Liv was so pissed. I didn't know what to do and if I can't control a 7 year old how am I going to control my own child?"
"If you ask me Ellie was just testing the waters. She wanted to see what you would allow her to get away with and now she knows that with you she can get away with anything because you gave into her every want. She played you and she knows that you will give her what she wants as long as she throws a fit. Congratulations, Husky she has you wrapped around her finger."
"Mason, you are too smart. You should be becoming a father and not me. You've got your shit together. I don't," he said.
"I would love NOTHING more than to become a father but right now it's not happening for Charlie and me. You should be excited. You don't just become a father overnight. Read up on what you can do to be prepared."
"Would you be scared to be a father?"
"Probably at first but I know I'll be all right and you will too once you get comfortable with the idea."
"I guess," he said. "So you and Charlie are really moving to Wales huh?"
"Yeah and I wanted to ask if you wanted to take over the shop."
"You want me to take your place at the shop?" he asked.
"I wouldn't trust it with anyone else," said Mason, "besides you deserve it. You work hard everyday and you've been there the longest and you're my best friend. I want you to have it after I move."
"Wow, Mason, that means a lot. I thought you were just going to shut it down after you left but wow.. I can't believe you're giving it to me. Thank-you," he said. He didn't know what else to say. He was honored that the auto shop Mason had built to be the best in Mississippi was going to be given to him by his best friend. It meant so much to Husky. He was truly happy that Mason had thought so highly of him.
"You're welcome," said Mason as he patted him on the back. "Just take good care of it. It's my baby."
"I will," said Husky. "What are you going to do in Wales?"
"I'm going to open an auto shop over there I guess," he said, "it's going to take a lot of work to get it where I have this one but I know I can do it."
"So what made you choose to move to Wales again? I thought you came to America for better work and for school?"
"I did but it wasn't my idea to move back to Wales. It was Charlie's idea."
"Do you want to move back?"
"Yes and no. It will be great to be with my family more and to be back where I was raised but I honestly love Mississippi. I have so many friends here and Charlie's family is here. I like it here but if it's what Charlie wants to do then I guess that's what we're going to do."
"So you don't want to move back?"
"I do but not as badly as Charlie does. She really loved it over there."
"I see," said Husky. "Liv is really upset about it."
"I know," said Mason. "So is Charlie's family. Charlie bribed Laney into moving by telling her she'd get her a horse. I managed to get her a horse but it's going to be expensive."
"I bet," said Husky. "If you don't really want to move back then why don't you tell Charlie?"
"Because I want to make her happy besides it will be really good to be back with family. I haven't spent a holiday with my family in years. It will be great to be with them on holidays again and besides if I'm going to have kids with Charlie I would rather raise them in Wales than here in America. That's just where we're going to live our lives."
"I understand that," he said. "Are your parents excited?"
"Yes," said Mason. "Very."
"That's good. They miss their baby boy," he said with a smile.
"Shut up," said Mason. "You're an idiot."
"I know," he said taking a swig from his beer.
Mason and Husky spent a couple more hours talking and drinking. Husky was pretty much trashed and Mason was semi-trashed. It seemed the drunker Husky got the more he started talking about Olivia and how unhappy he was. He was telling Mason how tired he was of being told what to do. The more he talked the more Mason could tell he was upset and there wasn't really anything Mason could say to make him stop. Husky was way too trashed to stop talking. He was getting really belligerent and disrespectful toward her. He was calling her a bitch and a whore. Mason tried to calm him down but Husky was not having it. Mason wasn't even sure where all of Husky's anger came from toward Olivia but he knew if that's how Husky felt about Olivia that there was no way he was sending him home. He couldn't send him home with Olivia because he knew there was going to be a fight between them and he didn't trust Husky when he got drunk. He got even more upset when he got a text from Olivia. He looked at his phone and read the text out loud to Mason, "It's two I think it's time you came home. Fuck her," he said. "She's not my boss."
"Husky, I think you need to just calm down," said Mason. "I think it's time we did leave and you come back to my house and sleep this off. No way are you going home to Olivia."
"Mason, man, you don't know how much of a hell she makes my life. It's Husky do this, Husky do that. Husky you can't do that and you can't do this. I'm sick of it, Mason."
"You're really drunk right now," said Mason, "I think it's time to stop. You don't mean that."
"No. I mean it. She's a bitch," he said practically slurring his words and just as he was about to text Olivia back Mason took away his phone. "Give it back."
"NO," said Mason, "you are in no condition to text."
"Man, fuck you," he said.
"Husky. Calm down," said Mason as a blonde walked over to the bar wearing a black halter dress.
"Hey," said Husky to her.
"Hi," she said with a smile.
"I'm Husky. What's your name?"
"Bella," she said.
"So what's a girl like you doing alone in a bar this late at night."
"I am just hanging out," she said with a smile. "What about you?"
"Just having a guys night out. Do you want to hang out for a little bit?"
"Sure," she said with a smile. "I would like that."
"Okay," he said as he got up.
"Husky, what are you doing?" asked Mason.
"Living my life the way it should be."
"You don't want to do this," said Mason trying to stop him. He knew exactly what was going to happen between Husky and Bella. He couldn't let Husky hurt Olivia like that. He did what he could to stop him but he couldn't.
"Man, I'll be back. Just relax," said Husky pushing past Mason and going off with Bella. Mason just shook his head and took another swig from his beer.
An hour later Husky returned back without Bella by his side but Mason could tell something happened. "Welcome back," said Mason.
"Thanks, Man," he said. "You ready to go?"
"I've been ready. I was waiting for your drunk ass to come back. Where'd you go and what were you doing?"
"We went to Bella's car for a little bit no big deal and you know what we were doing," he said with a smile.
"To me you were fucking up your relationship and with some skank you met at a bar. Olivia is going to kick your ass."
"Olivia won't know about it because you're not going to say anything to her and you're not going to say anything to Charlie right?"
"I can't keep this from Charlie."
"You have to because you know she will tell Olivia. It wasn't even that bad. It was just a blowjob and maybe a little sex. It doesn't matter. I won't do it again. Don't tell Charlie."
"I tell Charlie everything," said Mason, "I don't like to keep things from her. Especially this because if it gets out that you did this and she finds out I knew and didn't tell her then we're going to fight. And I don't want to fight with her."
"Mason, come on, Man, you're my best friend. I would do this for you. Don't tell Charlie please because you know she will tell Olivia and then we're going to fight."
"Husky, I would never put my self in this position. I can't keep this from Charlie."
"Mason, come on. Please don't tell Charlie. We'll keep it between you and me. Please," he begged. "It won't happen again. I promise."
Mason went against his better judgment and said, "fine I won't tell Charlie but it better not happen again and if I go down you're going down with me. I don't like this but I won't tell her."
"Thanks, Man," He said. "You're a great friend."
"Let's go. It's time you went home to sleep this off and you're coming to my house. I can't let you go back to your house. So let's go," he said getting up. "And I want to get you home before you do something stupid."
"All right," he said as they left the bar and headed back to Charlie's house. Mason felt bad for keeping this from Charlie but he wanted to protect his best friend. When they arrived at the house Mason and Husky quietly entered into the house so that they wouldn't wake Charlie up. Husky laid down on the couch after Mason got him a blanket.
Once Husky was settled in Mason went upstairs to his room to see Charlie sleeping. He slipped his shoes off, slipped his pants off and took off his shirt before getting into bed. He tried not to wake up Charlie but as he got into bed she turned to face him. "Did you have a good time?"
"Yeah," said Mason with a smile, "did you?"
"Yeah. Liv is worried about Husky," she said wrapping her arm around Mason.
"Husky is fine. He's downstairs sleeping on the couch. I sent Olivia a text letting her know. Everything is fine with Husky."
"Okay," she said. "I'm glad you had fun."
"Thanks," he said. "I'm glad you had fun too. And Husky is fine," he said.
"Okay," said Charlie. "why do you keep telling me he's fine?"
"Because he is. He's a little drunk but he's fine," he said, "we should probably get to sleep. I'm really tired and I need to sleep some of this alcohol off. Goodnight, Charlie."
"Goodnight, Baby," said Charlie. "Love you."
"Love you too," he said before kissing her lips.
As soon as Mason closed his eyes Charlie said, "did something happen tonight?"
"No nothing happened. Just hanging out with my friend. It was a good time. Nothing happened."
"All right," said Charlie. "You're just acting weird."
"I'm just tired. I'll be better later."
"Okay," said Charlie. "I'll let you sleep then. Goodnight."
"Goodnight," he said closing his eyes. He wasn't a good liar and he wasn't good at keeping secrets like that one. He didn't like to keep secrets like that because he always felt so guilty just like he was feeling at that moment. He felt bad for keeping it from Charlie because he felt Olivia should know but at the same time Husky was his best friend. He made a promise to his best friend and he was going to keep it… he just hoped he was making the right decision…
*A/N: So what did you think? Please review and thank-you for taking the time to read.