*Author's Note: I own nothing to do with the Imagination Movers brand, but if I did oh what fun I could have with my favourite Mover Dave! Anyway enjoy my story and if you like what you read drop me a review! Taralynn Wakelin*

Chapter 2:

Rich just stood there watching Dave leave the room, he couldn't believe how badly thing's had become in a matter of minute's! He knew what he had to do though, but after what just happened he already knew what was going to happen. He took a deep breath and went into the living room to find Dave standing with his back to him as he looked at a picture of them.

"Rich, I'm sorry, but I'm just not ready to tell anyone! Please just drop it, I'm begging you!" Dave asked without looking at him, Rich spoke.

"Dave I don't want to be a secret anymore, I'm sorry! My mind is made up, either we tell the guy's, or…we're over!" Rich said his heart aching with the word's. He watched as Dave tensed, before he put the picture back on the table, and without saying a word he grabbed his jacket and walked out. Rich couldn't move he had gotten his answer, and it killed him…they were over! He sat down on the couch and starred at the door and felt his heart break, he had lost Dave all because he just had to have thing's his way! Why couldn't he have been more patient, why did he have to push him? He locked up, before going to his room where he changed and got into bed just laying there. He felt the tear's fall silently as he replayed the fight over and over in his mind and he knew Dave hated him and he couldn't fix it, they were through!

Meanwhile after leaving Rich's, Dave drove home he couldn't believe he had given him an ultimatum, tell the other's or they were over! He wasn't ready to tell people about them, he didn't know if he would ever be and he thought Rich understood. Obviously how he felt didn't matter, it was all about what Rich wanted, so he made his decision perfectly clear when he walked out! Once home he sat outside in his backyard with a beer, after drinking that one, he went back in and he grabbed another beer and shut the fridge. He turned to leave, but stopped and opened the fridge again and grabbed the last three beer's before he headed back outside. Once sitting again he drank his beer's as he thought of what happened, and began talking out loud to himself angrily about what happened. Once he was finished his beer's he gathered up the bottle's, and went inside to the kitchen. He put the bottle's in the recycling before he went to his room where he changed and got into bed. He wasn't drunk, but he was buzzed enough that he was able to shut his mind off and fall asleep pretty quickly.

One Week Later…

The day's after their break up were hard on both of them, but worse for Rich because it was him that caused their break up. At work Dave was distant towards him, but he was professional as always. Rich would watch the way Dave would laugh and talk to Scott, and Smitty and wished he had never said anything to Dave! Dave would ignore him, or avoid him and it killed Rich, he missed him more everyday, but could do nothing to fix it. Scott and Smitty noticed the change between the two of them, but neither knew what happened or why, all they did know was that they didn't like it. They didn't know what to do, all they did know was if they didn't do something soon their friendship would be lost for good! One night a week later Dave was sitting on the couch at work thinking of what happened and he was torn between his anger and his pain over losing Rich. He hated what they had become, and was so tired physically, and emotionally and wasn't sure how much more he could take! He sighed as he rubbed his face, he wanted to apologize, but he couldn't bring himself to do it knowing he wasn't the one who was wrong. Finally he decided to leave, maybe tonight he could get drunk enough to not feel anything, as he went to is locker he heard the guy's come into the room. He felt all the fight leave him when he heard Rich talking to Smitty, and he grabbed his stuff and shut his locker and left without saying anything to the three of them. Rich had seen everything, and his heart broke again knowing it was because of him Dave was hurting. He sat down on the couch sadly and Scott sat beside him as he spoke gently.

"Rich, look Smitty and I have watched Dave and you for the last week and both of us know there's something going on between you two, but we don't know what it is!" Scott said sadly.

"You two used to be so close, and now Dave act's like you're invisible! You're no different you walk around here like you're going to have a breakdown any second! We love you both like brother's and seeing you two like this is hurting us too, please Rich tell us what's going on?" Smitty said.

"Guy's I'm sorry you feel this way, we never wanted you too. It's just something really complicated and I don't know if you'd understand!"

"Help us to Rich!? Look, you can tell us anything Rich, we won't judge you or hate you! All we want is to help!" Scott said.

"Okay, but you need to let me get everything out first before you say anything?" Rich said nervously, he didn't understand why this was so hard to tell them.

"Okay, we promise!" Smitty said as Scott agreed.

"Dave and I are…or should I say were together! I mean we were a couple, we've been together for over a year and we fell in love! Neither of us chased the other it just happened one night after work here at the warehouse! I'm sorry we never told you guy's, but Dave wasn't ready to tell anyone, and I was okay with it for awhile. A week ago though I decided I didn't want to keep it a secret anymore, and so I told Dave that and he still refused to so I gave him an ultimatum! A stupid ultimatum, either we tell you guy's about us, or we were over…and he left me! He hate's me and I lost him all because I just had to have thing's go my way! I'm so sorry guy's, I hope you understand and don't hate us?" Rich finished, it felt so good finally telling the guy's about them, even though he didn't know how they'd feel about it, they we were quiet until Scott spoke.

"Wow, that's a lot to take in!" Scott began looking at Smitty who agreed.

"I should never have told you, maybe…" Smitty cut him off.

"Whoa Rich! You need to let us explain now, Scott and I don't hate you guy's, we aren't angry or upset or think any differently of you two. It's definitely a shock, and surprise to find out that our two best friend's have been dating and are in love, but we're happy for you and totally okay with all of it!" Smitty said as Scott agreed, none of them knew Dave had come back and he had heard their whole conversation and he was so angry.

"I'm not okay with it!" Dave said angrily, they turned to see him, and stood.

"Dave!" Rich said upset seeing the anger, and hurt on Dave's face. "Please, let me explain?" Rich asked as he tried to move closer to Dave.

"No, Rich! I think you've done enough talking! I'm sorry you felt like a secret Rich, but I wasn't ready, and I thought you understood!? I guess the only one who matter's is Rich! To think I was coming back here to apologize, but I guess I don't have to now! Go to hell Rich!" Dave said as he turned to leave, but Scott grabbed his arm stopping him as he spoke, Dave stood starring at Scott waiting for him to say something.

"Dave please wait?" Scott began, but Dave pulled his arm roughly away.

"Screw you Scott! You wanted to know so badly, well now you two know everything! I'm leaving and you three can go to hell!" Dave said so angry as he stormed out leaving the three of them starring after him sadly.

"What do we do now?" Smitty asked.

"I don't know? Should we go after him?" Scott asked.

"No!" Rich said sadly. "He's angry, and hurting right now because of me, I'm sorry you got caught in the crossfire guy's! I'm going home, I'll see you guy's tomorrow!" Rich said smiling sadly as he left the warehouse.

"This is insane!" Smitty said once they were alone. "Those are our best friend's and they're hurting we need to help them!"

"You're right Smitty! Come on let's go talk to Dave, he need's us now!" Scott said as they quickly left the warehouse and drove to Dave's place. Neither of them knew if Dave would even open the door, let alone talk to them, when they arrived they saw his car and knew he was home. They went to the front door and knocked, after not getting an answer they tried the door, but it was locked so they knocked again, this time he answered.

"What are you doing here!? I thought I told you to stay away!"

"Dave please let us in?" Smitty asked.

"No!" Dave said as he turned and went to shut the door, but Scott stopped him. "You're going to lose that foot Scotty!" Dave said as he tried to shut the door again, this time Smitty helped block the door and spoke.

"Dave, please just let us talk to you? We aren't here for Rich, we're here for you! Now please talk to us Dave?" Smitty said.

"Fine! You want to talk let's talk!" Dave said letting them inside where they went to the living room and sat, Dave sat in a chair while the guy's sat on the couch. "Talk! I'm busy!"

"Dave please don't be angry, we only pushed because we care about you two. You're like brother's to us and seeing you two fighting made us worried, that's all we didn't mean any harm we swear!"

"Scott, Smitty I'm not mad…well, not really!" Dave said sighing. "I'm sorry I acted like I did guy's, but I'm angry with Rich not you two!"

"Why are you angry with Rich?" Scott asked.

"I'm angry because he gave me an ultimatum! I wasn't ready to have anyone know about us and he was forcing me to choose! He only thought of himself and refused to think of how I felt!" Dave said sighing.

"Dave buddy, please just at least think about talking to him? He love's you, and I think you need to talk to him and hear him out!" Smitty said.

"Okay, I'll think about it! I'm sorry again guy's really!" Dave said standing as he hugged them before walking them to the door and they left. Once gone Dave decided to go for a walk to clear his head so he grabbed his jacket and left locking the door behind him. He hoped the walk would help him figure thing's out and maybe he'd know what to do about the whole Rich situation.

TBC…

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