A/N: The R rating is for sexual content. If that bothers you, stop reading
here.
Eric's Revenge and Revelation: Completion of a tag ending, and more!!!
Revelation, Part II
Topanga entered her room to be met by the soft glow of candlelight. She smiled at Eric. He was sprawled on her bed, arms folded behind his head. He had already shed his shirt.
She walked over to her bed and climbed on beside him, lying on her stomach, propping herself with her arms. Frowning slightly and looking at her hands clasped in front of her she began to speak. "I think you know what I need to say."
"I think I do." He whispered. "But I need to hear you say it." His face was somber. He was unwilling to accept the inevitable until she put it into words.
"Eric," with a lump in her throat, she swallowed back her tears. "I think- no, I know- I need to be with Cory." She lowered her eyes again, unable to look at him. As much as she cared for Eric, she knew Cory was her destiny, and anything else would ultimately be wrong.
He lifted her chin with a gentle finger so that her eyes met his. "I know." He whispered. "As much as I love you, I can't deny it either."
She was startled slightly by his confession. "You love me?" She questioned, her voice breaking over the words.
"Ya, I do." He rose up slightly to kiss her softly. "I'll be ok, though. I love my brother too. I know that you are the only person who will make him happy. I have loved you for a short time compared to him. I just feel so blessed to have spent this short amount of time with you." His eyes were soft and loving as he continued. "I promise that after tonight I will leave you alone, but I don't want to lose our friendship- it means a lot to me."
"You never will," she replied as tears stung her eyes. "Letting you go is harder than I ever imagined it would be. If it weren't for Cory-."
He silenced her with his finger pressed to her lips. "It's ok. I know."
Relief began to wash over her. It was out, reality had been faced; but it was bittersweet. To give up what she had with Eric, to hopefully regain what she had with Cory was the most difficult thing she had encountered since her parents' break up. It amazed her that it was harder to let go of him than it had been to break it off with Cory. Maybe it was because in the back of her mind, Cory would still be there. Eric, he would be gone after tonight. She could never, ever love him this way again.
"Do you want me to go?" He asked her, focusing on her face.
She shook her head, "No. I want you to stay. One more night, just one more." She met his eyes unwaveringly. 'No! Don't leave,' her mind screamed.
"Okay." His voice remained soft and gentle, like a spring breeze.
She put her hand on his as it rested on her face, and turned her head slightly to kiss it.
"Cory was with someone else." The statement slid out with out effort. She still had a rather numb feeling about the whole thing. She wasn't sure why she was telling him this.
Eric's face changed to shock for the first time since she had come into the room. In one easy movement raised and sat to face Topanga. He couldn't believe his brother would be able to do that, when he was still trying to win Topanga back. Anger began to well in him.
"How do you feel about that?" he questioned. His words were gentle, but his jaw was rippling with tension.
"I am still rather numb." Topanga would not meet his eyes. His reaction had startled some emotion out of her, and now she somehow felt ashamed of Cory's actions.
"How did this happen, how did you find out?"
"I spoke to Angela. She was at a party with Shawn, and Cory was there." Regaining composure and stuffing the unwanted emotion down deeper, Topanga fingered the edge of the blanket; "He had a few drinks, and got involved with a girl at the party." She lifted her eyes and took a breath, "He took her upstairs to a room."
Eric searched her face, surprised that there were no tears, no anger- just a blank serious stare.
"He slept with her?" Eric asked softly.
"I don't know for sure. But my guess would be yes. Eric- he is a twenty year old man, who saved himself for me. Me- the one who dumped him because of my parents. He was drunk, hurt, and angry. Would you blame him?" She said quickly and then paused for breath. She didn't know where reason was coming from- somewhere on the surface or deep inside- right now she didn't care. She just knew it was saving her from feelings she did not want.
"Come here," said Eric softly, and he helped her into his arms. Gently, he stroked her hair. "I have a hard time not hating him for doing that to you. I know you are not together right now- but how dare he do that when he is trying to regain your trust in love, trying to make you see his love. I wish I knew if he could love you the way I do."
'God, if he weren't my brother-,' Eric thought. His anger slowly ebbed as he held her. He could never hurt her like that- not now that he had come to love her so much. He knew, despite her reaction that there would be pain for her. No matter how rational her thoughts were now, when the numbness subsided there would be pain. All he wanted to do was make it go away.
There was a quiet knock on the door, and Topanga drug herself away from Eric to answer it. She knew it must be Angela. A quick look at the clock told her that more time had passed than she thought, and she would have had plenty of time to speak to Shawn.
Topanga opened the door slightly, and Angela's sad nod was enough to tell Topanga that Cory had indeed had sex with the girl at the party. It was no surprise, and her numbness held for her.
"Topanga, I just wanted to let you know that Shawn is staying tonight," Angela began.
'Good cover,' thought Topanga and she nodded.
"Be careful," Angela whispered before turning and walking away.
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A/N: Ahhh, so our dear little Cory is not such an Angel! (Can you blame him, though?)
I know my plan hehe, but vote in your review. Should Topanga go back to Cory in light of this new information?
I would love to know your opinions! Maybe you'll sway me...
Peace, Cre8tvWrtr
Eric's Revenge and Revelation: Completion of a tag ending, and more!!!
Revelation, Part II
Topanga entered her room to be met by the soft glow of candlelight. She smiled at Eric. He was sprawled on her bed, arms folded behind his head. He had already shed his shirt.
She walked over to her bed and climbed on beside him, lying on her stomach, propping herself with her arms. Frowning slightly and looking at her hands clasped in front of her she began to speak. "I think you know what I need to say."
"I think I do." He whispered. "But I need to hear you say it." His face was somber. He was unwilling to accept the inevitable until she put it into words.
"Eric," with a lump in her throat, she swallowed back her tears. "I think- no, I know- I need to be with Cory." She lowered her eyes again, unable to look at him. As much as she cared for Eric, she knew Cory was her destiny, and anything else would ultimately be wrong.
He lifted her chin with a gentle finger so that her eyes met his. "I know." He whispered. "As much as I love you, I can't deny it either."
She was startled slightly by his confession. "You love me?" She questioned, her voice breaking over the words.
"Ya, I do." He rose up slightly to kiss her softly. "I'll be ok, though. I love my brother too. I know that you are the only person who will make him happy. I have loved you for a short time compared to him. I just feel so blessed to have spent this short amount of time with you." His eyes were soft and loving as he continued. "I promise that after tonight I will leave you alone, but I don't want to lose our friendship- it means a lot to me."
"You never will," she replied as tears stung her eyes. "Letting you go is harder than I ever imagined it would be. If it weren't for Cory-."
He silenced her with his finger pressed to her lips. "It's ok. I know."
Relief began to wash over her. It was out, reality had been faced; but it was bittersweet. To give up what she had with Eric, to hopefully regain what she had with Cory was the most difficult thing she had encountered since her parents' break up. It amazed her that it was harder to let go of him than it had been to break it off with Cory. Maybe it was because in the back of her mind, Cory would still be there. Eric, he would be gone after tonight. She could never, ever love him this way again.
"Do you want me to go?" He asked her, focusing on her face.
She shook her head, "No. I want you to stay. One more night, just one more." She met his eyes unwaveringly. 'No! Don't leave,' her mind screamed.
"Okay." His voice remained soft and gentle, like a spring breeze.
She put her hand on his as it rested on her face, and turned her head slightly to kiss it.
"Cory was with someone else." The statement slid out with out effort. She still had a rather numb feeling about the whole thing. She wasn't sure why she was telling him this.
Eric's face changed to shock for the first time since she had come into the room. In one easy movement raised and sat to face Topanga. He couldn't believe his brother would be able to do that, when he was still trying to win Topanga back. Anger began to well in him.
"How do you feel about that?" he questioned. His words were gentle, but his jaw was rippling with tension.
"I am still rather numb." Topanga would not meet his eyes. His reaction had startled some emotion out of her, and now she somehow felt ashamed of Cory's actions.
"How did this happen, how did you find out?"
"I spoke to Angela. She was at a party with Shawn, and Cory was there." Regaining composure and stuffing the unwanted emotion down deeper, Topanga fingered the edge of the blanket; "He had a few drinks, and got involved with a girl at the party." She lifted her eyes and took a breath, "He took her upstairs to a room."
Eric searched her face, surprised that there were no tears, no anger- just a blank serious stare.
"He slept with her?" Eric asked softly.
"I don't know for sure. But my guess would be yes. Eric- he is a twenty year old man, who saved himself for me. Me- the one who dumped him because of my parents. He was drunk, hurt, and angry. Would you blame him?" She said quickly and then paused for breath. She didn't know where reason was coming from- somewhere on the surface or deep inside- right now she didn't care. She just knew it was saving her from feelings she did not want.
"Come here," said Eric softly, and he helped her into his arms. Gently, he stroked her hair. "I have a hard time not hating him for doing that to you. I know you are not together right now- but how dare he do that when he is trying to regain your trust in love, trying to make you see his love. I wish I knew if he could love you the way I do."
'God, if he weren't my brother-,' Eric thought. His anger slowly ebbed as he held her. He could never hurt her like that- not now that he had come to love her so much. He knew, despite her reaction that there would be pain for her. No matter how rational her thoughts were now, when the numbness subsided there would be pain. All he wanted to do was make it go away.
There was a quiet knock on the door, and Topanga drug herself away from Eric to answer it. She knew it must be Angela. A quick look at the clock told her that more time had passed than she thought, and she would have had plenty of time to speak to Shawn.
Topanga opened the door slightly, and Angela's sad nod was enough to tell Topanga that Cory had indeed had sex with the girl at the party. It was no surprise, and her numbness held for her.
"Topanga, I just wanted to let you know that Shawn is staying tonight," Angela began.
'Good cover,' thought Topanga and she nodded.
"Be careful," Angela whispered before turning and walking away.
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A/N: Ahhh, so our dear little Cory is not such an Angel! (Can you blame him, though?)
I know my plan hehe, but vote in your review. Should Topanga go back to Cory in light of this new information?
I would love to know your opinions! Maybe you'll sway me...
Peace, Cre8tvWrtr
