Chapter 36: Hungover
I woke up in Christian's bed the next morning with no memory of the night before. My stomach was sore and my head hurt like it'd been hit with a baseball bat.
I looked around the room and noticed it was daylight, but Christian was no where in sight. I tried to rollover but even that was painful to do. I really didn't feel well.
"Christian?" I called from the bed. I didn't except him to hear me but he actually did.
"Cody?" He asked walking into the room. "Are you okay, babe?"
"I don't remember yesterday and I'm really sick." I said in a voice that didn't belong to me.
"You got wasted drunk last night. What were you thinking?" Christian asked with concern in his voice.
I didn't remember. I had zero idea why I did that. The entire Todd incident from the previous day was erased. I remembered none of it.
"Where did I get vodka?" I asked Christian, knowing it wasn't mine originally.
"I had a half bottle on the porch. Why did you go outside?"
I felt like something wasn't right in my gut. Why was there alcohol on the porch?
"Where YOU drinking outside?" I asked, Christian.
"No. I was talking to an old friend..."
"Who?" I insisted.
"It was no one. I'm more worried about how you're feeling." Christian said without a thought.
I asked for gatorade and waited for him to come back to the bed with it. I was probably never gonna be able to move again. It was all too much. Hangovers suck!
Christian returned with my gatorade and I asked him about the friend from the porch again.
"It was... Todd." Christian fell silent.
I was confused. Why was Todd here?
"I owe you an explanation but it's not gonna be easy for me to talk about." Christian said, avoiding eye contact with me.
I now felt worse than the hangover. It had become emotional. I knew whatever Christian was about to say wasn't gonna be good.
"I met up with Todd to cut everything off. In truth, Todd was my first and it's been strained between us since I fell for you. I don't Todd, but I don't wanna hurt Todd either. I already hurt him." Christian started.
"Wait. What?" I asked? My heart dropped.
"I'm sorry I never told you, Cody. I'm sorry if this hurts you too. But I really want YOU, not Todd." Christian made that part clear.
"But you were my first." I said, unable to breathe normal.
"You are my last." Christian tried to explain.
I laid on the bed stunned. I knew I wanted to leave but I felt too sick to even move. I was stuck for now.
"I wanna take a break... from us." I spit out without thinking.
Christian looked devastated.
"Cody, no. I'm so sorry. Please don't leave me." Christian was frantic.
I managed to stand up and grab my bag. My clothes were fully on from the night before. I walked out of Christian's room and down the stairs. I felt so nauseous but I knew I had to leave right now.
