Tug of War

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This night had been a tug of war with Loren's heart. Everything that had happened had pulled it in so many direction she was sure that it would break if one more thing had happened. Of course it did. When she got off the phone with Max she could literally feel her heart shatter into millions of pieces. Then it was like a every memory that her and her mom had together played on repeat over her head. She couldn't handle it, and slipped into a panic attack. All Loren knew at that moment was one thing she had to leave as quickly as possible. Of course being Eddie the man that he was held her and comforted her until she was once yet again calm. She had planned to go on her on, but of course he wouldn't let. He may know it, and he may not but in that instant not only was he forgiven but she feel more in love if that was humanly possible. Loren felt the pieces of her heart begin to mend. When Loren finally got to Nora she just couldn't help, but think how small she looked in the bed. Loren couldn't fight the tears when she saw the machines. Her and her mom knew exactly what she needed and Loren was more than happy to be in her moms arms. Nora comforted her and told her how crazy she was for thinking she was a bad daughter. Then the news she was pregnant, almost 3 months. Loren was excited she always wanted a brother and sister. There went her heart again slowly rising. Then she told her it may be Max's baby. It was weird very weird actually, but all she cared was that her mom and the baby would be fine. Loren was more than happy to take her hubby home and have a much needed dessert, until they opened the door and got a shock of her life.

Eddie felt horrible about everything that happened tonight. Yes he knew that she forgave him, and she understood. But, he hated that he even put her in the predicament that she would have to understand anything. He didn't want to be the type of husband that hid things and lie to his wife. When he saw her fall apart after being on the phone with his dad he couldn't help , but wrap her in his arms. She was talking crazy saying she was a bad daughter, and that killed him. It was so far from the truth. Loren was always hard on herself he blamed her dad. Trent was the one who did all of this made her insecure in the way people loved her. Well Eddie knew he was wrong, but in this minute he vowed never to hurt her again like he had tonight. Eddie held her until she was calmed, and took her to the hospital. He didn't realize how exhausted he was until he had sat sown. He had explained the night to his father. Who simply told him that marriage wasn't always sunshine and roses, sometimes its full of storms. But, he explained that it was how they mange the storm that made the marriage strong. Eddie smiled his pop always gave the best advice. He quickly fell asleep, he was surprise how comfortable he was. Well he was until her felt someone punch him, it didn't hurt but it was enough to bring him back to reality. When he opened his eyes he saw what he had been dreaming of. His gorgeous wife with a huge smile on her face. He loved that smile, he would give his lie for that smile. Even though she teased him for her mom carrying his dad's baby. Well, maybe that was way past weird. Then she decided to drive him crazy teasing him. He couldn't wait to get her home for some much needed dessert. Of course his hopes were crushed whenever Jeffery told him Mel and Ian were waiting for them. It was going to be a long wait for Dessert. However, when he opened the door he saw that someone had already cu into his pecan pie.

Eddie and Loren couldn't help it their jaws dropped with the sight of their two best friends intangled on the soda. They didn't look to have made love. Shirts we thrown on the floor, but thankfully from what they could tell Ian and Mel both had their bottoms on. Loren didn't know what to do. She just gave her husband a look as he began dying in laughter. He would think this is funny. But, some how Loren didn't find the thought of Mel cheating on Adam funny at all. Loren moved into their direction and Eddie grabbed her arm, bringing out of the condo and softly shutting the door.

Loren: "What are you doing….we have to break that up…"

Eddie: laughing, "Babe..leave them…its cute…"

Loren: "Eddie nothing about that is cute…."

Eddie: laughing, "okay…wrong choice of words…"

Loren: "Very wrong choice…that should not be happening…"

Eddie: "okay..I'm confused why don't we want our friends to be happy…"

Loren: "I do….but I think you are over looking something…"

Eddie: "Which is.."

Loren: "Mel has a boyfriend…Adam remember…"

Eddie: "Oh..I forgot…but did you really think they looked happy at your house the other night…"

Loren: "No…but she doesn't need to cheat on him…this has to stop…"

Eddie: "You really want to go in there…a break them up…"

Loren: "No…"

Eddie: "Goo…"

Loren: Interrupting, "I want you too…"

Eddie: laughing, "No way…nope…I will not block Ian from having his dessert…"

Loren: "Really…."

Eddie: "Yes really…and there is nothing that you Mrs. Duran can say to change that…"

Loren: "there's nothing…"

Eddie: "Nothing."

Loren walked up to Eddie and began running her hand slowly across his chest under his shirt.

Loren: "Mr. Duran…if you don't break them up…you will not have dessert for a long long time,"

Loren began kissing Eddie's neck and coyly began whispering in his ear.

Loren: whispering, "believe me….you don't want to miss out on…dessert"

Eddie was breathless, man she was good. Eddie reached behind him and opened the door, with a slight groan and a huge smile from Loren. Eddie went to block his friend.

Eddie: loudly, "Hey guys…"

Ian and Mel jumped up. Mel grabbed a pillow to cover herself she was wearing a bra, but she felt very exposed.

Ian: "Mate hey…um..whats up.."

Eddie: laughing, "I could ask you the same…"

Ian: "um we were just…"

Mel: "talking…"

Eddie: "Well Mel..I must say I like the way you talk…"

Loren hauled off and slapped him

Eddie: "owe what was that for…."

Loren: "Really….really your gonna ask that…"

Eddie just laughed

Loren: "Um Mel…what the heck is going on..have you forgotten about…"

Mel: "Lo no….I could never forget about you…I love you…your my best friend…My soul mate..my sista from another mista…"

Loren: "Noooo…Mel..I was gonna say adam….wait are you drunk."

Mel: "Maybe an itsy bitsy….teeny weeny…. yellow polk a dot bikini..that she wore for the first timetoday….I love that commercial so catchy…what were we talking about"

Loren: "Ian you got her drunk…she's 18…"

Mel: "Woah…you are in big trouble Ian Mom is in the house…"

Ian: "We were just having some fun…."

Loren: "Well if her mom sees her like this the only fun she will be having is in her room…until she is forty…"

Eddie: "Well…she's just gonna have to stay here with us…"

Loren: "and give these two another opportunity…to finish what they started."

Ian: "I like the sound of that…"

Mel: "Me too…."

Loren: "No no no…Mel we are going to my place…."

Eddie: "say what…"

Loren: "I am taking Mel to my house…to sober her up…and to get some rest."

Eddie: "Are you kidding me…but what about…."

Loren: "Mel, Ian..I am going talk to my husband in our room for five minutes…no funny business."

Loren grabbed Eddies hand and pulled him in the room. Eddie flopped on their bed.

Eddie: "Are you trying to kill me…."

Loren sat down next to Eddie

Loren: "Babe…I am trying to do anything but…"

Eddie learned up and his arm, and pulled Loren to him

Eddie: "I need you…I want you…so much.."

Loren: "babe the same for me…but if I don't sober Mel up..she is gonna do something that she will hate herself for…Mel isn't a cheater..I as her friend have to help her…"

Eddie: "Ugh fine…but are you coming back tomorrow…"

Loren: "With mom in the hospital..and everything tonight…I can't even thing about school tomorrow…"

Eddie: smiling, "so what does that mean…"

Loren: "It means..Mr, Duran that before you are even awake I will be in your arms in our bed…."

Eddie engulfed Loren in his arms

Eddie: "Well….without you here there will be no sleep…So I will be waiting until I get you in my arms…"

Loren: "um..Eddie…"

Eddie: "Huh…"

Loren: "I don't want..to be a controlling wife…"

Eddie: "babe…your far from it…what."

Loren: "Promise me that you want go out and drink with Ian again tonight…if you want to drink just do it home….after everything I don't want to have to worry bout my husband being out tonight…"

Eddie: "I promise I am not leaving the condo….after you leave I am gonna kill Ian and hide his body..for ruining dessert…and then I will wait for my wife to get home…did I say how sor…"

Loren: "No more apologies…thank you…."

Eddie: "Mrs. Duran you are more than welcome….."

Loren: "do you know how much I love you…because Mr. Duran I love you so very much…"

Eddie: "I love you more…."

Loren: laughing, "not possible…"

Eddie kissed Loren with fire and passion, that literally made her toes curl

Eddie: breathless, "Get out…"

Loren: confused, "what…"

Eddie: "Mrs. Butterworth…if you don't get out know…I have about ten ways in my head right now of making you stay…"

Loren laughed she stood quickly bent down and kissed her husband

Eddie: "Ugh…tell Ian..I'll be out after I shower ten times…."

Loren: "Okay…babe I love you…"

Eddie "I love you….and hey…"

Loren: "yeah.."

Eddie: "Tomorrow you tell Kelly…that outfit is only to be worn for only me…."

Loren: laughing, "gotcha…"

Loren walked out or the room and into the living room where Mel and Ian looked like they were two kids that had got put in time out for stealing cookies.

Loren: "Mel are you ready…"

Mel: "Yes guard…take me to your prison…"

Loren: "Ian…Eddie will be down soon..he has to shower…"

Ian: "I guess I'm not the only one who needs a cold one…."

Loren: laughing, "Goodnight Ian…"

Loren grabbed Mel and headed out and to Mel's car. Loren of course drove and went straight to her house. Once inside she helped a very wasted Mel into her bedroom.

Mel: "You are my besty you know that…you take such good care of me.."

Loren: "Mel rest okay…will talk in the morning…"

Mel: "Fine…Momma Lo…I will rest..night night…"

Loren: laughing "night..night.."

Mel quickly fell asleep and Loren laid down to do the same. Back at the condo Eddie had just finished showing and went to talk to ian.

Ian: "mate…enjoy your cold shower…"

Eddie: "Do not mock me…I heard the other shower…I could ask you the same thing…"

Ian: "Yeah..what a night…so what do you say we head out nights still young…"

Eddie: "No can do…"

Ian: "What…your gonna refuse a night on the town with your best mate…"

Eddie: "Yes…and besides we already went out…"

Ian: "Well…I never thought I would see the day…."

Eddie: "Well what can I say….I love my wife..and she doesn't need to worry about her husband getting drunk."

Ian: "So everything fine with you two…"

Eddie: "Better than fine…."

Ian laughed

Eddie: "Whats so funny…"

Ian: "Just the way you talk about her…I mean think about it if the truth about Chloe wouldn't have come out you would be married to her…"

Eddie: "and very unhappy….but, can I tell you the truth…"

Ian: "sure…."

Eddie: "Even if Chloe wouldn't have turned out to be such a monster..I think I would have ended it…"

Ian: "Really why…."

Eddie: smiling, "for Loren….no matter what I think ….no I know…I would have always ended up with Loren…she's my soul mate."

Ian: "I think I know what you mean mate…"

Eddie: smiling "wait do you mean Mel?"

Ian: "I think i'm in love with her…this is crazy I was once with 6 models in one night…"

Eddie: "I remember…"

Ian: "that was a great night….but…."

Eddie: "shes changing you…"

Ian: "yeah….I mean this girl is more confident that any other woman I have ever met…she so sarcastic….and punchy so drives me insane…and"

Eddie: "you can't get enough of her…"

Ian: "Exactly.."

Eddie: "I know the feeling…Loren has a way of driving me insane without not even knowing she's doing it….she walks in a room and leaves me breathless…"

Ian: "These two will be the death of us….especially since me and Mel were so rudely interrupted…"

Eddie decided not to bring up Adam, he didn't want Ian to fill bad or ruin Mel's character. They were both to wasted to even realize what they were doing.

Eddie: "Well…I figured since you blocked me for the night I would return the favor…."

Ian: "touche….can we make an agreement…"

Eddie: laughing, "never to do favors for each other any more…"

Ian: "Exactly…"

Eddie and Ian spent the rest of the night talking about anything and everything. Eddie was friend was around. He just wished Loren was with him.

Back at Nora's it was barely six in the morning when Mel awoke. She quickly sat up not knowing where she was, loss balanced and feel off the bed waking Loren.

Loren: "What…the Mel are you okay…"

Mel: "I feel like I got hit by a bus….why in Earth are you yelling…geez woman use your inside voice."

Loren: laughing, "that would be your hang over talking…"

Mel: "Hangover…I didn't drink…what are you talking about…"

Loren: "Mel…think really really hard about last night….with you and Ian…..what happened…"

Mel: "well after you and Eddie left…we were having trouble coming up with conversation…"

Loren: "Thats hard to believe…haven't y'all been talking on the phone…"

Mel: "Well that's just it we have been….but being face to face it was nerve wrecking…like we didn't know what to do or say …so ….oh my God…"

Loren: "what.."

Mel: "I drank a lot last night…."

Loren: laughing, "I know…why is the question…"

Mel: "Like I said we were having trouble starting conversation…so I came up with a game…I decided that we should play Never have I ever…."

Loren: "Of course you did…so how did alcohol become involved"

Mel: "Well…Ian thought it would fun..that when he had done what the person said we take a shot…."

Loren: "Of course he did…"

Mel: "anyway…mother….it was funny we were asking stupid questions…and we were just laughing…."

Loren: "Like what…what were some of the questions"

Mel: "one was never had I ever ran through an airport butt naked with my best

friend…and Ian took two shots for that questions…..so he and his best friend have done that twice…"

Loren: "Wait….Eddie….no my Eddie ran through an airport butt naked with Ian…."

Mel: laughing, "twice,"

Loren: laughing, "oh he will so never leave this down…."

Mel: "Oh well there's one you may not like…"

Loren: "what…"

Mel:"Well Ian said Never had I ever had a best friend with a sex name like Mrs Butterworth…."

Loren could feel the red consume her face

Loren: "What…please tell you didn't"

Mel: "I took a shot…"

Loren: "I can't believe he told him….I'm gonna kill him…."

Mel: "I'm still yet to know about that by the way…."

Loren: "I am not telling this right now…I gonna kill him….but back on subject the game…."

Mel: "right so…the more and more we drink the more ironically serious it got…until the last question…."

Mel stopped and froze where she was. Loren was instantly worried Mel was as white as a ghost.

Loren:"Mel….Mel what wrong…Mel"

Mel: "He took a shot….when I said I never had I ever said…."

Loren: "what….what did you ask…."

Mel: "oh my God…he took a shot…"

Loren:"Mel….never had I ever what….what did you say…."

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