KYLE

A WEEK LATER

God things have been weird and intense around the apartment. It is because of Stan. He feels really guilty about what happened. He should have thought about that before he did what he did. I mean I guess he was really been in love and believed everything Craig told him. I just got out of my last class for the evening and I'm tired as fuck. I'm walking up to my car when I see Tweek standing outside of my car shaking.

"Tweek!" I exclaim as I get closer. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to talk to you," he stammers.

"How long have you been waiting here?" I asked unlocking my car doors.

"I don't know," says Tweek thinking about it. "Maybe an hour." That means he showed up halfway through my class which is 2 hours. Tweek gets into my car and I get into the driver side.

"Did you walk here?" I ask. Tweek nods yes.

"I needed to clear my mind a bit," he says. "I know Stan said something about your class schedule to Craig previously that's the only reason I knew….."

"Alright…, " I reply slowly starting up my car. "Anywhere we can go this late?"

"My parent's house," says Tweek. I start in the direction of his parent's house. Tweek is twitching and shaking like crazy making me very worried.

"How are you?" I ask softly. I don't expect him to get over what happened. I am still bothered by it and I wasn't even dating Stan at that time.

"I have been better," he replies. "You?"

"Well that is a loaded question," I reply turning on my heat. Not sense in me putting on a strong front. Besides I want Tweek to open up to me. I'm not use to seeing him this guarded. Tweek actually chuckles at my response.

"I'm still hurting," he admits. "It's amazing how much betrayal can hurt."

"Yeah," I agree. Tweek looks at me.

"I'm sorry about Heidi," he says.

"About what?" I ask. "Don't tell me you are apologizing for her and Red?"

"I kind of knew because of Craig," he says. "I stood by and watched it happen. I should have said something…..I almost feel like this was payback or something."

"Heidi made that choice on her own," I replied. "I was going to approach her about it but decided there was no point. Besides she got together way to quick with Red for it to be a one time thing." Tweek nods before gazing out the window. It seems like he went far back into his mind not blinking out of his trance until we are pulling up in front of the house.

"That was quick," says Tweek getting out. I lock up my car and follow him into the house. I have only been here a few times but it hasn't changed much. "Do you want any coffee?"

"No thanks," I reply. "It will keep me up."

"I need one," says Tweek walking into the kitchen. I follow him looking around.

"Where are your parents?" I ask.

"They are closing up the shop," he replies. "I'm glad because they don't know what Craig did."

"Oh," I say sitting down into the chair. "I'm assuming you wanted to discuss the whole Craig and Stan thing?" Tweek nods as he begins to fix his coffee.

"I wanted to know what did you know about it?" he asked turning to glare at me with fire in his eyes.

"I knew nothing," I replied. "Stan told me he had a complicated relationship with a guy named TC." Tweek nods.

"TC was his code name," explains Tweek. "Craig apparently gave Stan the idea to use that so no one would know."

"How did you figure that out?" I asked.

"Gah, I went through the Facebook messages," says Tweek twitching. "It was really just Craig's first and last name backward." Wow, so simple.

"I wonder how come I couldn't find him on Facebook," I replied rolling my eyes. I look at Tweek. "Are you still with Craig?"

"I don't know…" he mutters. "I have been staying here, I needed a break from him. I mean I couldn't stop crying."

"I know the feeling," I admit. I can see he is overwhelmed and hurting. "You really love Craig, don't you?"

"With every fiber in my body,", he replies quickly. "I spoke to him after you guys left and he said he loves Stan." Tweek hiccups before covering his mouth but I heard that sob. He blinks away the tears that appear in his eyes.

"What!" I exclaim now on high alert. Tweek nods his head yes dropping his hand once he feels confident to speak.

"I felt the same way," says Tweek shaking. "He said that is was a different kind of love that he has for me but he loves us both. Gah, he tried to suggest seeing us both."

"Not happening!" I snap balling up my hands into a fist. "I'm not sharing Stan. What the hell is wrong with him?"

"I don't know," sighs Tweek going to fix his cup of coffee that is now ready. "He was being a selfish asshat. Besides I knew you would never go for that. I must admit Stan seems pretty over Craig."

"He is," I state assertively. "That was hard work. He was really hurt by what Craig did. He thought Craig was going to break up with you so they could be together openly." Tweek rolls his eyes sitting back down across from me.

"Sometimes I wonder why does Craig think the things he does," he says. "I thought things were getting better…."

"Are you still going to the counselor?" I asked. Tweek nods yes.

"We actually have a session tomorrow," he replies.

"I think you should ask Craig to be honest with you regarding this whole thing," I reply. "I know it is going to be hard to hear some of it but at least then you can make a sound decision moving forward." Tweek shudders.

"Nothing can be worse than hearing him say he loved Stan I guess," he says above a whisper.

"You make it clear to him that Stan is mine," I growl. Tweek looks at me cracking a smile for the first time this evening.

"I'm pretty confident that Stan won't be going anywhere," chuckles Tweek. "Craig was so jealous when Stan starting hanging around you more."

"What do you mean more?" I inquire. "We are always around each other."

"I think he could sense your chemistry," explains Tweek before sipping some coffee. "Even I could see it when we were treating you guys. It was very heavy in the air. I had to keep reminding myself you guys were just friends." I start blushing because at that point I was really fighting how much I wanted to be with Stan. "Dating your best friend is the best thing ever. I just hope he doesn't turn into a Craig."

Tweek and I talk for a bit more until his parents arrive. I didn't realize I have been there that long. I really enjoyed talking to Tweek. I explained to him Stan is sorry for the pain he caused him. If he could do things over again he would have not done what he did. Poor Tweek I can imagine him losing his shit if he knew that Stan lost his male virginity to Craig. I told Tweek to contact me when he is ready to reach out and talk to Stan. It might be a while before that happens. I get into my car pulling out my cell phone.

"Hey," says Kenny. "Well isn't this a surprise. Not use to you calling this late."

"Yeah, sorry," I apologize. "I wanted to know is Craig home." The line is silent for a minute.

"He's here," says Kenny slowly. "You're not planning to beat his ass are you?"

"No," I reply. "I just really just want to have a manly chat."

"I doubt Craig would be willing to chat," says Kenny. "He is pissed that Tweek hasn't be here all week."

"What did he expect?" I question heading that way. This talk is happening. I don't give a fuck what Kenny has to say about or how Craig is feeling. He should feel like shit. "Look. I just need you to let me into the apartment and I will do the rest. I really don't want to fight him. I just want to talk."

"I believe you," he replies.

"Thank you," I reply. "I will see you in 15 minutes." I end the call going over in my mind what I want to say to Craig. I take a deep breath as I pull into a parking space outside. I really didn't plan on doing this but after talking to Tweek I want to talk to Craig. I owe that guy nothing but I want to hear him out. I get to Kenny's knocking on the door. He opens the door.

"Man the temperatures really dropped," he states.

"You know how it is here," I reply walking inside.

"He's in his room," says Kenny. "He came out for some more liquor so he may be buzzed or drunk. It's always hard to tell with him."

"Thanks," I reply taking my coat off. I lay it on the back of the chair before approaching Craig's room. I stand in front of the door for a moment. I need to do this for my own piece of mind. My own closure. I knock on the room door. I am surprised when it flies open.

"Tweek….you're not Tweek," says Craig slowly. I can see the light die in his eye a little. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to talk," I reply. Craig rolls his eyes before sipping from his glass.

"What the fuck is there to talk about," he states. "I cheated, Tweek is gone, you have Stan." He runs his hand through his messy hair as I stare up at him. God I forget how tall he is.

"Are you willing to talk?" I ask. Craig takes a sip of his drink.

"I don't see why I should do this," he drones.

"I can tell you about Tweek," I reply. Craig's eyes light up.

"What about him?" he asks quickly. "Is he okay? I mean where is he?"

"First we talk, then I tell you about Tweek," I reply walking into his room. I close the door not wanting Kenny to hear this conversation. I can tell Tweek hasn't been here because there are liquor bottles everywhere. The room looks as if Craig has been holed up inside for weeks. Craig swallows hard walking over sitting on his bed.

"Find a seat or whatever," he mutters. I grab a desk chair sitting down facing the bed. Craig finishes the dark liquor in his glass. "What do you want to know."

"I want to know your side of things," I reply.

"That's it?" he replies. "You don't want to know about Heidi and Red?"

"Nothing I can do about that," I reply folding my arms.

"Nothing you can about this either," he states.

"Listen Craig," I reply. "I'm not the enemy here. Neither are you depending on how the rest of this goes. Like you seriously hurt Tweek, you hurt Stan. I seriously don't get it."

"It was a fucking accident," he exclaims. "Like seriously…." His voice shakes. "When Stan started hanging out with me and Butters I didn't really care. He was not the person I thought he was." Craig leans over resting his elbows on his knees. "I thought he was just some emotional jock asshole."

"Stan has never been any of those things," I reply.

"I found that out," he replies glancing at me. "I found out he was pretty cool. He didn't judge me for smoking, he had a great sense of humor. I loved the fact he was down for whatever whenever. When he told us he was gay it changed things." Craig actually blushes looking away from me. "Us becoming a thing was an accident. When we had sex for the first time it wasn't planned. I knew he was not experienced and wanted it to be a positive experience for him." He really does love Stan. Oh my god…..his tone sounds as pained as when he talked about Tweek. He clears his throat. "I knew I was fucked when we started hanging out more alone, hooking up or whatever. I seriously thought about leaving Tweek to be with him. Stan was perfect for me in everyway but so is Tweek in his own way."

"Wow…..I don't know what to say," I say lowly. Craig sits up tossing his hair out of his face.

"Yeah I know I should have just ended it," he says with a sigh. "Stan made me feel good. He made me feel alive."

"What about Tweek?" I ask. Craig shrugs.

"I don't know man," he says. "A part of me thinks because we have been together so long, I became a little bored. I love Tweek but he never wants to try new things in or out of the bedroom. I am not blaming this all on Tweek because I never told him how I felt. Well at least that is what the counselor said. Who knows what they will tell us after I tell them this shit tomorrow." I cross my legs.

"Whatever advice they will give you is worth trying," I reply. "They are an outside source who wants to help."

"Um hm," says Craig. "Does that answer all your questions."

"Almost," I reply. "Were you that jealous of me and Stan's friendship? I saw how you would blow up his phone, try to guilt him. You came off as an insecure jealous guy."

"I felt like Stan was slipping away from me," he replies. "I wouldn't expect anyone to understand seeing as I am dating Tweek. I miss Tweek and Stan right now but Stan clearly doesn't want anything to do with me."

"You hurt him," I state. "I have never seen my boyfriend so broken. You have no idea how much he loved you or maybe you do."

"I do," he mumbles. "Where is Tweek?"

"I'm not telling you that," I reply. "He needs his space right now. How long did you know about Red and Heidi?" Craig closes his eyes sighing.

"From the beginning," he replies after much silence. "At first I know they were just kidding around." He opens his eyes. "You knows how some girls do that lesbian shit for fun. I didn't think anything of it until Red told me how Heidi was a good kisser. She wanted to be with Heidi from the beginning but Heidi was committed to you. Not sure when Heidi broke down but I guess she got tired of fighting it."

"How long?" I ask sternly.

"A year and a half," he replies. Unbelievable. That bitch. I don't want Craig to know how much that hurts me. She didn't love me. If she did she would have never done this intentionally.

"Thank you, Craig," I say standing up. "I can move forward with my life. I appreciate you being honest." He stands up.

"Sure….." he mumbles. "How is Stan? Is he happy?"

"He is," I reply. "I'm sure you saw that last week when we were here." Craig looks pissed off shifting his eyes away from me. "Good luck with Tweek. Be careful with him. Love him, adore him, listen to him as he does you. If you do this again I don't know if Tweek will stick around." Craig glances back at me.

"Tweek still wants to be with me!?" he asks.

"Why don't you ask him yourself tomorrow," I reply. "Later." I open his room door walking out. I can see Kenny went to his room. I put on my coat locking the door before I close it shut. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Now to get home to my boyfriend.