Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this fic, except the ones that you don't recognize. Disney and Alliance Atlantis and so forth own them all.

A/N: Just remember that the title of this chapter is just the title and nothing more.

Note: *~*~* means a switch from present time to the time in the book and vice versa; ~~~~~ means a switch between different scenes; and ***** means a switch from past to present in the book or flashbacks. The italics are mostly someone's thoughts.

Realization of Fate

Sex, Lies, and Betrayal

Mixed emotions were going on inside of him as he watched the scene unfold. Hurt, anger, and betrayal are just a few among the list. The worst part is that he trusted them… BOTH of them. As he watched the two of them gather their belongings, he can't help but think how much of a cliché this incident is. His wife and his best friend were cheating on him behind his back. He figured that if an all-out war broke out, the scenario would be a perfect episode for Jerry Springer.

"Tyler!" cried Andrea. "Why did you break down the door? You could have waited for me to open it instead of barging in here. Who let you in?"

"You gave me a key," he said as he threw it on the floor. "And I did wait for you to come out and kept calling your name, but nobody answered. And the next thing I know, I hear more than a pair of feet scuffling on the floor. I'm sorry if my suspicion got the best of me, but I'm glad I broke through this door. Now I know where I really stand."

"It's not my fault," Andrea said. "I was mad at you."

"Well, it took you long enough to hop in the sack with my best friend."

Tyler stepped closer to Robert until they were only two feet away from each other.

"Aren't you supposed to be in Hawaii?"

"Look, Tyler, I didn't mean to…"

"Aloha to you, too!"

And with that, Tyler lunged at him and punched him in the face.

"How could you do this to me?" Tyler asked him in anguish. "I trusted you. How could you go running behind my back?"

"Tyler!" said Andrea. "Calm down. This only happened once."

"Is that supposed to make things better?" Tyler said. "You know what, I'm tired of hearing you talk. Why don't you let Robbie answer? Or should I say, Trebor? Here's your stupid purse by the way."

Robert stood up and faced him.

"Tyler, I'm really sorry…"

"Not sorry enough. Now, tell me. Are you really the driver? Just tell me the truth."

"He's not," said Andrea.

"I didn't ask you, Andrea. Robbie, we've been through a lot over the past years. Just tell me he truth and be honest for a change. How long has this been going on?"

Robert hesitated before finally speaking up.

"You really want to know the truth? Well, here it is. Yes, I am the supposed driver. This has been going on for a while now. I didn't mean to hurt you."

"I understand. But I don't get it. Why?"

"Don't listen to him, Tyler. I love you."

"Me? You love me? Or is it my money that you love so much?"

Tyler wasn't surprised when Andrea avoided his gaze. In reality, he knew it all along. It was right in front of him, but he was too blind to see it. He chose to be blind. No wonder he missed it. Everything that has happened fits perfectly now.

"Do you want me to tell the press, or do you want to tell them yourself?"

"What are you talking about?" she asked.

"The wedding is off, Andrea. It's over."

"What about my reputation? You're going to ruin it."

"Is that all you care about? Don't you even care about how I feel?"

"Can't we work this thing out?"

"When? Until we're married? Until you leave me and file for divorce because of 'irreconcilable differences'? Or did you already plot my death so you can take all of my fortune and run off to some foreign place?"

"How could you say that?" she said tensely. "I… I would never do that."

"Yes. You would."

Tyler wiped the brimming tears in his eyes. He looked at her once more before leaving the room.

"I really thought we had something special. I kept telling myself that it was not too good to be true. Now I realize that everything is too good to be true for me."

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Tyler has been driving endlessly for a couple of hours. He looked around once in a while to see where he was, but at the moment, nothing looked familiar. And for the record, he didn't care. Without thinking, he pressed the redial button on his car phone.

"Hello," came a male voice from the other line. "Who is this?"

"Jamie, this is Tyler."

"Where the heck are you? Val just called to ask where you were, and Hank's worried sick."

"I won't be home for a while, Jamie. Just give everyone else the message."

"But where are you going?"

"I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't…"

Tyler cut Jamie off and continued to drive. He had to get away, and farther he gets, the better.

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Did you like it? I don't know when I'll write the next part. While writing this, I had trouble with Andrea's name. I kept writing Heather for some reason. Weird, huh? Anyway, I have to study for the finals. I'll be back ~ Scarlet182