Falling In Love - Chapter 126
Lisa.
That didn’t go as I planned.
How am I supposed to get the guy at the end when I can’t seem to win right now. I thought with the blackmail, Lance would at least leave him alone for some time. At some point in our lives, Brad actually had a thing for me and now he is suddenly gay?
It is not fair.
”Why did you do that?” Dylan asks with a straight face. I looked at everyone’s reaction all night and he looked like the one person that didn’t actually find what I did funny.
I know he has a thing for Lance. if today had gone as planned, they should’ve ended up together in bed. I tried to get him drunk, playing games that I know would. I gave the bartender strict instructions to make sure he has alcohol. The strongest ones, but nothing worked. All the questions I asked, I made sure had to do with things that he has done.
If Brad hadn’t shown up, I am sure he would have ended the night with Dylan.
”Do what?” I bat my lashes in the way I usually do. you know, the one that gets all the guys to do exactly what I want.
He rolls his eyes, totally not buying my bullshit
”Cut the crap, Lisa. What do you have against Lance? he seems like a cool guy.”
I sigh of course he would think he is a cool guy. Everyone thinks Lance is such a cool guy but I know the truth. I know that he is just using Brad. The guy is sick, he is vulnerable. He doesn’t know what he is doing. I am the only one that really knows him. I am the only one that has been there for him—after all those years. This is how he repays me.
”Well, he did admit that he is fucking Brad.”
At least something good came out of the part. I didn’t expect Brad to just come out like that. he has been hiding this side of him for so long. Being gay is just a disease. I know that much. I have done my research. This is all his illness talking.
If he just continues taking his medication constantly, he would be okay. Brad is still in denial and that is why I need to be there for him. I have been holding out on telling his dad because I know how he will handle it. I don’t want him to send him away yet. I want to try and fix him on my own but now I don’t know how to handle this. I have tried to get Lance to stay away from him but how do I do that when they live together.
”Is that such a bad thing?” he asks me with a raised brow.
I open my eyes wide ”They are brothers,” I remind him since he seems to have forgotten.
This is pissing me off.
”They aren’t real brothers.”
Does that even matter?
The fact that his mother and Brad’s father are together just makes their whole relationship disgusting. I don’t say that out loud because it seems like Dylan doesn’t get it.
”Why aren’t you even upset. I saw the way you were looking at him all night.” I accuse him.
”You think just because I like someone, I will suddenly do shit to ruin his relationship. I know why you are doing this; Brad doesn’t have a thing for you.” He interjects.
I frown, crossing my arms over my chest ”This doesn’t have anything to do with me liking him. Brad is my friend, and I am only trying to protect him.”
That Is why I am doing this.
For brad,
No one knows him like I do. No one knows all the things that he has been through and I know he can’t handle a lot of things. So, he needs me in his life and I need him too.
I can’t give up from him.
”This is not your business Dylan. Just carry on along and act like you don’t know anything.”
I walk away from him and all the way to my room. I run my hands through my hair as thoughts keep running in my mind. I don’t know what to do. how do I fix this problem?
It seems like the blackmail isn’t going to work.
If I tell John, he will spiral and I wouldn’t have the opportunity of seeing Brad for a while. I don’t want him to send him away yet.
There is only one person I can talk to about this.
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”What a nice surprise Lisa,” she smiles at me.
I take a seat on the couch, as the fake smile I give adults come out to play. We are in a study. A part of this house that I haven’t been in before. I grew up coming here. I would always spend weekends with Brad and his family. Thanks to John, I felt like I had a family. I felt the love you get from the people closest to you.
I felt like I belonged and then Lance came into the picture and somehow took him from me.
”You might not think that when I tell you what I have to,” I keep the smile on my face. It somehow helps to calm a tensed situation.
The smile on her face wipes off as she drops the glass of orange juice on the table and sits down opposite me.
”Is everything okay?”
I shake my head ”I found out something and I thought I should let you know.”
She nods, worried as fuck.
”You know how Lance and Brad have suddenly become close?” I aks her.
She nods again. I continue with a huffed breath ”Well they are a lot closer than you think,” I tell her.
I have always thought that Lance’s mother was a nice woman. I actually like her and John together. He needs someone like her to be the calm to his storm, maybe if she finds out about them, she will be able to stop it before it is too late.
”I found out something about them, something that I think you should know.”
She frowns ”What are you talking about?”
I know that deep down, she must have a clue. With the way they have been acting. She was bound to have noticed something. They aren’t so good at hiding things. Just from looking at them, looking at each other, I can tell.
”Lance and Brad are in a relationship,” I say those words and the expression on her face is predictable. The shock and confusion sprawl to her face as she watches me, unsure of what to say.
I am hoping this will help.
”What do you mean by relationship… they are just friends and brothers. This has to be false,” she shakes her head dismissively. I knew she was going to be in denial, no one would want to accept this. she wouldn’t even like to think about this.
”I just found out about it and I thought to let you know.”
That Is the truth. It is not like I am lying. I am just choosing to omit some fragments of the truth.
”How did you find out,” she asks and I notice that her hands are shaking.
She is finding it very hard to accept this. I mean, I completely understand her. I wouldn’t want my son to be sleeping with my new husband. That would definitely put a strain on the marriage.
”There’s a video circulating. One that I have been able to contain. It is not PG friendly.” I pause and then manage a sombre expression. I have to make this look plausible ”Do you want to see it?” I add in question.
She shakes her head immediately, I knew she wouldn’t. no one would want to see their kid having sex with someone else. That is just beyond gross.
”I know this is not something you would want to hear but I am Brad’s friend and I don’t want to see him spiral. If I tell his dad about this, he might send him off to a psych ward again. So I just thought you could talk some sense to Lance. Make him see how wrong this is.”
She nods ”Thank you for talking to me about this.”
I stand up and she leads me out of the room until we get to the front door of the house ”Can you keep this from John. I don’t want him worrying. I will handle this on my own.”
I nod my head as my way of assuring her. I don’t even plan on telling him. John will make this whole thing messy and I want it as clean as possible.
”Sure thing.”
She manages a faint smile, I can tell it is not sincere. She probably just wants me to leave, as I am the bearer of bad news.
”Thank you for telling me, Lisa.”
I leave her house with the notion that I have done something right. All that I am doing is for Brad.. I have to protect him since he can’t protect himself.