***Chapter 20***
Meanwhile back at Shane's office, Paul went
in and sat down…Paul said, "What's going on Shane? Where did Michelle go?"
Shane said, "My guess is back on vacation from me and everyone else who drove her crazy the last week and a half. Listen dude, I
need to come clean with a few things before I let you walk yourself out of
Michelle's life without a reason…" Paul said, "Shane…what happened?"
Shane laughed nervously, thinking great when I come clean, my parents will need
my dental records to identify my body after Paul gets done with it…
Paul looked at Shane cockeyed and said, "Shane…C'mon, just tell me." Shane walked around his desk hoping it would protect him long enough to get away from Paul…at least long enough to get within screaming distance of someone who could help him incase Paul went ballistic…Shane smiled crooked and said, "Well, it's about the stuff I told you about Chelle…It's not true." Paul grimaced and said, "What stuff exactly isn't true?" Shane said, "Exactly? Well all of it…but I do have a perfectly good reason for lying to you."
Paul stood up, laced his fingers together and popped his knuckles like he was getting ready to get into a street fight…and said, "I hope it's a damn good reason…" Shane started backing up and when he hit the wall he said, "Well…he...he…you see…Ummm…I sort of got…well…" and before he could finish Paul hoped over Shane's desk and shoved his forearm into Shane's throat and his other arm into his waist to keep him from moving and yelled, "EXPLAIN A LITTLE FASTER!!"
Shane started talking so fast, Paul almost couldn't understand a word he was saying…Shane said, "I was jealous of the friendship that you was having with Michelle…I mean she was my wife before she was your friend…And When you came to me after we got divorced and you said you were going to start dating her, I sort of came unglued…and decided the best way to keep you from actually getting into a fully load relationship with her I'd go ahead and make up a bunch of bullshit about her…I figured since we had been friends for as long as we had, you'd believe me…and you did dude…I'm really sorry about everything I never meant to let the lying go as far as it did…I figured the relationship wouldn't have lasted as long as it did…but you totally proved me wrong…and I didn't want you to marry her…I don't think I could handle it if I saw you guys married…specially knowing how miserably our marriage had failed cause I was such a dick to her…She was the perfect wife, she loved me so much and I was such an ass--…" and before he could finish Paul shut him up but shove his fist in Shane's abdomen…
Paul was at the point where he didn't care that Shane was partially his boss and that hitting him could get him fined or even fired…he was so mad at that point…
Shane slid off of Paul's fist and hit the floor on his knees…Paul said, "Shane, I don't believe you man…I have been friends longer with you then anyone else in this company…I just can't understand why you would lie to me…if you didn't want me to marry her or date her then why didn't you just come clean with me when I came to tell you? Dude that was so wrong…I can't believe I trusted every word you said about Michelle…and I nearly lost her because of your dumb ass…I mean how am I supposed to go back to her now and confess all my love for her?? She'll never believe me…And that's the dumb thing, I love her so much, but now I don't even know if I'll have a future with her, because you're my best friend, I wouldn't want to see you hurt or anything especially if I married her…so you tell me now…WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO??"