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A/N: I just noticed that I'm well over a 100 reviews! So a big big thank you to all of you have read and reviewed, you guys rock! This chapter is a tiny bit heartbreaking, so please don't hurt me. Enough with the babbling, go and read. Enjoy & review!
"Do you think it's a good idea to tell Ted?" John asked as they laid in bed later on that night. With everyone being suspicious, sneaking around was becoming harder for them.
"I think it's a good idea to tell him." She had brought up her plan to tell Ted. Evie just neglected to tell him why. "Apart from you, Matt, and Maryse, I'm close to him. I consider him to be a very good friend of mine."
How close is close, John wondered. She had already told him of her plans to spend Saturdays with Ted. While, John hated the idea, he wasn't going to stop her from hanging out with her friends. He wasn't the type of guy to tell his girlfriend who she can and cannot hang out with. He hated guys like that.
"Just make sure he doesn't tell anyone. I trust you on your judgment of him. If he's your friend, then he's mine too. I trust you guys."
It was Evie's turn to wonder how much of that he meant. She was sure he wasn't crazy about Ted. With time, she hoped that they would become good friends. She wanted to have both her boyfriend and best friend in her life. All she prayed for was that her past with Ted stayed secret, John would be crushed if he knew.
"You have nothing to worry about babe." Evie reassured him.
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Early the next morning, Ted and Evie decided to skip out on training. They had each put in a good week and figured that skipping one day couldn't hurt. So, the former lovers hopped on a plane to Florida. From their, the two decided to crash at Evie's house.
"Okay, I've got Ocean's 11 and Sleepy Hollow. Which do you want to watch?"
They had just gotten back from shopping and lunch. Much to Ted's dismay, they were at the mall for what felt like hours on end. It also didn't help matters that she made him carry her bags. Finally, his favorite part came: leaving the store to go to lunch. By the time they were done with everything, they were both exhausted.
"Hmm, I'm in George Clooney mood, so let's go with Ocean's 11." Evie plopped down onto the couch when she gave him her opinion on the pick of the day's movie.
"I'm surprised." Ted said as he took the dvd out of the case. "I thought for sure you would have picked Sleepy Hollow because of Johnny Depp and all."
"Well, I decided that since you went through the agony of shopping with me, I'd skip Johnny Depp for you just this once."
Ted rolled his eyes as he sat next to her. "You like George Clooney too."
"That's the beauty of it all."
Conversation ceased when the movie started. Both tried to fall into the movie, but they failed. Evie was trying to find a way to tell him, she had been avoiding it all day, but she knew that she had to tell him. Meanwhile, Ted was trying to figure out what was wrong with her. She was fine until the movie started. Something was on her mind, he knew that much for sure.
When the movie was done, Ted reached over to the table for the remote control. When he had the remote, he turned the TV off and turned towards her. He figured that now was the time that she was going to tell him what was on her mind.
However, Ted was growing impatient when five minutes passed by and she still hadn't uttered a word. All she did was shift her seating positions. One minute, her feet were propped up on the edge of the table. The next minute, her legs were folded underneath her on the couch. The whole time, a distant look graced her face.
"Okay, what's on your mind?" Ted broke the silence that was annoying him so much.
"Nothing Butthead. What makes you think that there's something on my mind?"
He pushed her hand out of her mouth. "You always chew on your thumbnail when something is on your mind. You did the same thing after we slept together for the first time. Then you did it again when you told me that you were..." He allowed his voice to trail off. It pained him that she had aborted the baby, and it without a doubt pained her too.
A look of pain flashed in her eyes. For the longest time she had regretted her decision to abort the baby. She felt like she had let Ted down. While it pained her greatly, she knew it pained her too. Although, they never talked too much about the baby and the abortion, she knew it was something neither one of them would ever get over.
"I'm sorry." Ted apologized. "I shouldn't have brought it up."
Evie shook her head as she blinked back her tears. "No, you shouldn't be sorry, all of that involved you too. You have just as much of a right to bring it up as I do."
He sensed that she was about to cry in the way her voice was quivering. Without saying anything, he wrapped his arms around her shoulders, pulling her in for a side hug. They sat there silently until each of them felt like they can move on with the conversation.
"What's really on your mind?" Ted questioned again.
Her fingers raked through her hair as she tried to get her thoughts in order. It was now or never. Ted and herself had a history together. Because of all that they had been through together, they had a strong bond. It was only fair that he was the first to know. For a short period of time, he would be the only one to know.
"There is something on my mind. I've been trying to find a way to tell you this all day, but I didn't know how. To be honest, I still don't know how I'm going to tell you. It even occurred to me to not tell you at all. But I think that after everything that we've been through together, you deserve to know."
"Eves, you're rambling." Ted smiled weakly, not liking the tone in her voice. "Just come out with it."
A pregnant pause came between the two of them. She was trying to figure out how to tell him point blank. She wanted to tell him fast, like pulling off a bandaid real fast. While, she was still trying to find the right words, Ted patiently or impatiently (she couldn't tell which) waited for her to continue.
Evie let out a shaky breath. 'It's best you tell him. It's best that he hears it from you and no one else,' she coached herself. She licked her lips to give them some moisture. Her nerves were getting the best of her at this point. She felt as if the air had gotten sucked out of the room. 'It's now or never,' she repeated to herself.
"John and I have been together for the last two weeks." She said quickly, very much like the bandaid metaphor she had thought of earlier.
Despite knowing this was coming, he still couldn't believe it. He didn't want to believe it. His brain refused to process the information and let it become a reality. A huge part of him didn't want this to be real. John didn't deserve her, at least he thought so. It's good to say that he was in denial.
"When you say together, do you mean together as in sleeping together?"
"I mean together as in he's my boyfriend."
He gripped onto the couch pillow he was holding. While, he knew this could happen, he was hoping it wouldn't. Ever since she had come back into his life, he fell in love with her all over again. He wanted to yell, kick, and throw things, but he didn't. He had to control his anger for her sake. After all, she had every right to move on, it's not like there was some kind of law written for her to only be with him.
One look at her and he calmed down. The more rational part of him saw that she was happy with John. 'In her mind,' Ted thought, 'John is giving her everything that I probably can't. Maybe she deserves to be with him.' However, the part that loved her, made him bitter. John wasn't the one who should be making her happy, that was supposed to be him.
Inwardly, he sighed as he thought a little more clearly. It was obvious that she had moved on from them, she had really meant it when she said that the relationship they had would never be rekindled. It was time to let her go. She was happy with John as her boyfriend and Ted only as her friend. While, a tiny part of him hated it, she was happy and he was happy that she was happy. When it came down to it, love was about being happy, no matter the situation.
"That's great Evie." He was trying to be happy. Hopefully, he wasn't coming on too thick.
"Really?" She questioned, not fully believing his reaction. For some reason, she thought he would be pissed. Maybe, tell her that she was making a mistake. Anything, to try and make her see that they belonged together, so much like he had done months ago.
"Yes, really. Evie, after everything we've been through, that you've been through, you deserve to be happy. I can tell just by looking at you that John makes you feel things that you've never felt before." There was some truth to what he said. While, he didn't want to know it, it was the truth. He really wanted to vomit, everything he was saying was making him sick.
Sighing, he got up and collected his things. "I have to get going now, but I'll see you on Tuesday."
"Of course you will. I mean come on Ted, you're stuck with until this storyline is over."
"And even after that. God, what am I getting myself into?" He joked trying to lighten the mood. From previous revelations and reactions, things still felt a little tense between them. "I have to get going, I have an early flight to Clinton tomorrow."
"I don't understand that." Evie walked him to the door. "If you knew you had to go to Clinton, then why did you come back to Florida?"
"Well, I need to check on my house, pay some bills, make sure that my neighbor took care of my dog while I was gone." He listed off. "And of course, I didn't want to break my plans with you." Although, after what she told him, he kind of wished he had.
"You're something else." She smiled, still surprised by his reaction. "Have a safe flight, and tell your family I said hello."
"I will." Ted laughed as he stepped out onto the porch. "Everyone's been asking when they'll see you again, especially Brett." He teased, referring to the crush his little brother had on Evie years ago.
"They'll see me soon, they should look forward to it." She joked.
After, finally saying their goodbyes, Ted left her to her thoughts.
When he got home, he collapsed onto his couch. He was pissed, hurt, and miserable. He just lost the one girl he had ever loved.