"MIYOUNG! Listen to me!" You finally screech, tired of her constantly interrupting you.
With one hand still on the stairwell, she turns around to face you.
"Don't leave without hearing me out," you demand. Without waiting for her reply, you continue.
"I was going to call you earlier today and tell you. But I couldn't, because... I remembered what you said to me a few weeks ago. How you... chose me over Toast. I didn't know if I could break up with you, and I was even beginning to reconsider it."
Her eyes widen in a moment of vulnerability before she quickly returns to her glaring gaze.
"But... It seems like you don't want me anymore, and that's perfectly fine. I was never going to string you along - I'd never do something that stupid. I just needed to think, and I was planning on telling you as soon as I made up my mind."
"Well... have you?" She quietly mutters.
You solemnly return her gaze.
"I'm sorry... I really didn't mean to burst out like that..." She continues muttering, now growing sadder. "It's ok if you want to break up with me..."
"Break up with you? I thought you just broke up with me?"
"I... That was when I thought you were going to do it anyway. If you're actually reconsidering... then..." She struggles to get out the final words, but you know what she means.
Then she'd still want to be with me.
Her pained look of regret makes you want to scoop her up and hold her, but you know you can't.
I need to start being more assertive about this.
"Why didn't you hear me out?" You raise your voice in an attempt at confident questioning.
"...i... don't know..."
"If you want to continue being with me, Miyoung, you need to have a better answer than that."
She swallows nervously at your tone but quickly jumps to the task.
"I... was just really mad. I assumed you didn't want me anymore, and that... scared me."
"So you didn't even want to know my explanation?"
"I'm sorry! I just... I thought I knew what was going on. But I didn't. I'm so, so sorry I did that..."
You sigh.
"I need some time to think." You start to walk past her toward the stairwell.
"Wait! So... are we over?" She asks in a frail voice.
"I need to think."
...
Yvonne's eyes widen as she hears you finally ascending the stairs, and she rushes away before you see her, quickly scampering back to her room while her heart pounds in her chest.
She sits down on her bed and anxiously rocks back and forth, pondering over the conversation she just heard.
He actually... broke up with Miyoung! Or... maybe he will? And he broke up with Leslie too! Did I hear that right?
As you finish ascending, she waits for Miyoung to do the same a minute later, and then she quickly scampers down to the basement to find the room she heard you two in.
Aha! This must be what they were talking about!
She picks up the crumpled piece of paper on the floor and unravels it. A blur of thoughts starts to fill her head as she reads it, and her mouth physically hangs agape.
Kyedae, Brooke, Leslie, Daph, and Miyoung...
Holy shit! I mean, Brooke and Kyedae broke up with their boyfriends to be with him. And he just let them go?!? And Leslie... I guess that wasn't so bad, as she was starting to move on anyway. But even then, I didn't expect this so soon. And Daph... Well, I honestly didn't know they were together.
But still... these are five of the most beautiful, kind women I've ever known.
If he broke up with them... then I'm FUCKED.
...
Yvonne types as if her life depended on it, sending out message after message with a constant, impending source of fear pushing her further.
I don't want him to leave me. Not this soon, not like this.
But how can I convince him to stay? I need to find someone else to help me.
She finishes sending out her carefully drafted texts, and she gets up from her bed to head to the kitchen for a snack.
Please don't be here... it's gonna be so awkward.
She breathes a sigh of relief as she sees only Imane standing in the kitchen, looking peaceful and serene.
"Imane!" She whispers, making the girl turn in confusion.
"Why are you whispering?" Imane whispers back.
"I just... don't want him to hear..."
Poki looks at her in confusion, but then leans her head back and raises an eyebrow as she realizes what she's talking about.
"Did you hear his conversation with Miyoung too?" Yvonne asks.
"No, but I saw them go to the basement together, and I saw both of their faces when they came up. I think I get what happened."
"...and?"
"And what?"
"Aren't you scared?"
"Of what?" Imane giggles in confusion.
"Of him... doing the same to you?"
Poki sighs and cranes her neck back and forth to stretch it out.
"No. If he doesn't want to be with me, he'll come and talk to me and we'll work it out. I love him, so the best thing I can do is give him the space he needs to think."
Yvonne furrows her brows and thinks over her answer.
Well, shit. She's right, isn't she?
But... she has such a secure relationship with him! She can say that, but can I? I feel like I'm near the bottom of the barrel for him...
Her fear slowly talks her out of believing Imane's straightforward answer, and she starts to question herself.
"Ok... but would you ever consider doing something to remind him of how much he loves you?"
"I think I already do that whenever I can, especially when he's going through a lot, like recently. It's the little things, you know?"
He's been going through a lot recently? Shit, I didn't even know that! Dammit, why have I been holed up in my room playing League all month...
And that means I haven't been there for him the same way Poki has...
Oh fuck, he's definitely gonna break up with me, isn't he?
...
"Nah."
"...nah? That's it?" Yvonne asks over the phone, exasperatedly.
"Yeah! We're in looooooove, Yvonne!" Rae childishly cheers, laughing. "I don't have a worry in the world when it comes to me and him."
"Ok," Yvonne grimaces out, pursing her lips and shaking her head. "That's... good. I'll talk to you later..."
"Okey-dokey. Bye!"
"Bye."
Yvonne sighs forcefully as she lays back on her bed.
Why is everyone so much more confident in their relationship with him than I am? I've definitely been fucking up.
After a few minutes of lost thought, her phone rings out, and she looks at it again.
Her eyes light up as she finally sees not just one, but two of the responses she was hoping for.
Yes! Ok... ok.
She takes a deep breath and begins to formulate a plan.
Now... I can get to work. And I won't be alone.
...
The door gently opens, and Aria's smaller presence becomes visible, then Janet's. Yvonne smiles as she steps in, and gives both of them a gentle hug.
"Thank you for setting this up, Yvonne," Janet says. "And thanks for telling me... what happened."
A gloomy attitude hangs in the air, as all three of them knew exactly why they were meeting here today, and they all felt guilty about it.
"Of course. Thanks for hosting it, Aria."
Aria tilts her head down an inch in response before beckoning to the hallway.
The girls take a seat in Aria's living room and silently stare at the floor for a few minutes in awkwardness.
"So... what are we going to do?" Janet finally asks, not liking the extended silence.
"Well... " Yvonne starts, deciding to fully break the ice. "We need some way to show him that we're good for him... that he shouldn't break up with us..." Yvonne starts.
Aria puts her head in her hands and sighs.
"This is pitiful..." She mutters.
"...why?" Yvonne asks, already knowing the answer.
"Look at us!" She finally bursts. "We're getting together in private to find out how to keep our boyfriend! That's insane! Maybe if we were better girlfriends, we wouldn't be having this fear in the first place!"
"Hey, hey..." Janet stops her. "Consider this a chance to start being better. This isn't just us making up for the past, it's starting fresh."
"But... shouldn't we talk to him? If we're doing this to improve our relationship with him, shouldn't he be here?"
"But then... what if he realizes that he doesn't really want us? And he doesn't even let us make it up to him?" Yvonne asks, continuing to be paranoid about the possibilities.
The room falls silent.
"What if we... just give him a great time! Just plan some activity or something fun, and we'll all enjoy it! Just as a reminder of how much we can do for him... It'll be fun! We don't have to be so gloomy about all this, right?" Janet suggests.
"Yeah!" Yvonne says, agreeing swiftly. "So... what's his favorite activity?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Fuck."
...
"We can't ask anyone else, Yvonne! They'll know what we're up to, and then they might tell him! We need to come up with something on our own!"
Yvonne exasperatedly slumps back in her chair, finally giving up on suggestions for what to do.
"You know..." Aria finally speaks up. "We could just ask him."
"...what?"
"Yeah! One of us tells him that she wants to spend time with him, and she'll ask him what he wants to do, then the rest of us ask to tag along! He won't say no to that, right?"
Aria's idea starts to make sense to the other two girls as it works through their brains, and they slowly find themselves nodding along.
"Ok... and one final question..." Yvonne poses. "What about... Miyoung?"
"What about her?" Aria asks.
"I think... we should invite her too."
"WHAT! Are you crazy? You said he broke up with her, right?"
"No, he said he's thinking about it!"
"Oh come on, we all know what that means..."
"I don't think so. If he knew for sure, he would have told her right then and there."
"Well, either way... why should we bring her too?"
"Because... I'm sure she'd love a chance to make up with him and get him to stay with her... and, of course, she's amazing to be around, so I'm sure that if he can get over their fight, he'll have an even better time."
"Hmm..."
"..."
"YES!" Janet yelps, as all the pieces click into place in her head. "Ok... I see it now. I know exactly what we're gonna do. Listen up, girls."
...
You lie awake in bed, unable to think about anything other than the short, yet unpleasant argument you had been through with Miyoung earlier in the day.
...I really don't know what to do...
Your phone screen lights up, and you squint your eyes as you glance at it.
Yvonne: hey
could you come to my room?
having trouble sleeping
Grateful for her timely distraction, you get out of bed and quickly head over in your pajamas to her room.
You push the door open, and although the darkness makes it hard to see, Yvonne's lit phone guides you to her.
She holds her arms out as you get close, and you crawl on top of her sheets to get to her and lay yourself down in her arms.
"Hey..." You say as she wraps you up. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, now that you're here..."
"Ok... let's see if you can get some sleep now, ok? It's pretty late..." You snuggle into her.
She nods, brushing her hair along your cheek.
"..."
"Actually, can I ask you something?" She whispers.
"Mmhmm," you grunt out.
"I was wondering... if we could hang out tomorrow. Maybe for the whole day, if you're up for it."
"Yeah," you immediately agree. "I'd love to."
"...promise?"
"Of course."
She smiles, and the two of you quickly fall asleep, surrounded by each other's warmth.
...
As your eyes open, one realization hits you before everything else.
Ow. I'm... painfully hard right now.
You look down and quickly realize why.
You were now spooning Yvonne in her bed, and her butt was right up against your bulge, only covered by her underwear. You gawk in amazement at the unexpected size of it, and you reach out and gently grip it, feeling the flesh mold into your fingers.
Wow...
"Hmm...?" Yvonne slowly wakes up, and she gasps in surprise for a second before remembering why you were next to her.
"Oh..." She lets out as she feels your touch, and her eyes widen as she sees your rock-hard member.
"Holy..." She lets out as she takes in the size of it for the first time.
As she sits up, she moves her hand to your crotch, slowly rubbing across the entire length through the fabric.
"So... what do you want to do today? You remember your promise, right?" She asks.
"Wait, that was your idea... you choose!" You giggle.
"Well, I want to have a fun time. And nothing makes me happier... than seeing you happy."
You reach up for her lips, and your hands gently caress her cheeks as you kiss her.
"Well... if I have to choose... I choose you!"
You leap onto her and tackle her back to the bed, evoking a scream of surprise from her.
You kiss down her neck, making her groan and inhale sharply.
"No... but seriously... what do you want to do?" She asks.
"Yvonne... I am being serious," you say, suddenly feeling the urge to say what you truly wanted to do that day after feeling her touch. "Seeing you like this makes me just want to stay in bed... and make love with you the whole day. Doesn't that sound nice?" You tease, sliding a hand up her bare waist.
Yvonne gasps as she considers the incredibly tempting offer.
Oh, fuck, it sounds SO nice...
But... that would be betraying Janet and Aria... and taking him for myself today...
"Yes."
Wait. WAIT. WHAT DID I JUST SAY?!?
You grin and reward her with more kisses.
"Um..." She lets out, not sure how to take it back.
But you don't give her the chance to, as you lock your lips with hers and push her deeper into her soft memory foam. And as your hands continue running up and down her body, her desire to take her words back nearly slips into oblivion.
...
Her thoughts begin to become labored as you thrust into her, but as she sees her phone light up nearby, her mind suddenly refocuses and remembers.
Wait... I have to tell Aria... and Janet...
Her left arm pulls away from your back and reaches for her phone. She manages to reach it and she holds it up over your shoulder. You continue kissing her neck, not noticing what she was doing.
Janet: YVONNE
whats happening
please respond
Aria: ???
im getting worried
Yvonne slowly texts back, struggling to hit the right keys as you continue pleasing her hot core.
Yvonne: sorry
come ovrr to otv hoise rn
to my bedrom
Janet: ...
what about miyoung?
You brush her g-spot with a deep thrust, and Yvonne drops her phone as she quivers. It tumbles just out of reach, and she gives up on trying to grasp it.
...
"Oh... YES!" Yvonne cries out as she clutches you, encouraging you to drop your hips even deeper into her pleasurable opening.
You keep your face buried into her neck, and as your tongue flits across her sensitive skin, she yelps and melts even further into your grip.
You hear three knocks on the other side of the door.
"Wait! Don't... come in!" You yell as you pull out, hoping not to be caught, but knowing the chances were slim by how loudly Yvonne was squealing earlier.
"No, you... can come in," Yvonne says, making you turn to her in surprise.
Janet and Aria emerge from the other side of the door, and their faces quickly transform from surprise to a mix of confusion and lust as they realize the 'activity' they would now be taking part in.
"Yvonne...? Why did you- MPH!"
Janet cuts you off before you can finish your thought, hoping to eliminate your suspicion.
Her familiar perfume fills the air between your bodies and practically paralyzes you from how heavenly it smelled.
She pushes you back to the bed and hungrily crawls on top of you with a familiarly horny gaze, letting her hands tease you with their soft touch on your chest.
Her shirt hangs low as she climbs on you, and your eyes are drawn down to her tempting cleavage. She grins as she sees you stare, and she confidently strips off her shirt while Aria crawls onto the bed beside you, doing the same.
Your confusion instantly dissipates as you watch the two girls fully undress, while Yvonne reaches out from behind you and begins stroking you, keeping you at full mast while she kisses the back of your neck.
Aria finishes stripping first, and you groan as you see her smoking-hot, delicious body straddle you. Her delicate hands slide down your body and to your cock, where she takes over and begins pumping with both hands, admiring how she could barely wrap her fingers all the way around your girth.
She lowers her mouth, and you curl your fingers and toes as the feeling of her skillful lips going down on you finally hits you. She slurps and sucks on you with passion, holding eye contact as her boobs jiggle from the motion. Janet comes behind her and playfully smacks her ass, making her yelp and giggle as the impact sends pleasurable vibrations through your sensitive shaft.
Aria's moans turn you on even more, and you shiver as her tongue swirls around your shaft and drags its way up to your tip.
Yvonne lowers your head back to the bed and reaches for your lips, letting Janet start kissing along your chest and arms.
Before long, Aria pulls away with a gasp, and, in a moment of pure horny confidence, Yvonne leans in and whispers: "Can I sit on your face?"
"... hell yeah."
She scoots up, aligning her pussy with your lips, and you close your eyes as she lowers herself down gently. She bucks her hips erratically as your tongue gets acquainted with her insides, and she relishes in the incredibly deep feeling.
She rides your face like a rodeo bull, and you hold her shaking thighs steady. You feel another set of tight walls lower themselves down onto your waiting cock. You don't know whether it's Janet's or Aria's, but you didn't care, as her warmth was more than satisfactory.
Feeling a burst of sexual energy, you begin thrusting your hips upward, and Janet's guttural moans reveal that she was the one riding you.
Meanwhile, Aria leans down to lick Yvonne's clit as you continue eating her out, and Yvonne clutches her closer, holding her head down.
"...Oh, fuck yes... Oh my... I'm gonna... I'M GONNA ~AHHH!~"
You feel Yvonne's delicious juices burst all over your tongue, and her groans finally reach a rough climax as her body unfurls.
She slowly gets off your face with flushed cheeks and a dazed look.
Deciding to kick things up a notch, you clutch Janet and flip both of you over, putting her on all fours and getting behind her. She arches her back and looks over her shoulder as you gently insert yourself, and she bites her lip seductively as you bottom out inside her.
You pull out almost completely and then force yourself back in, thrusting through her sensitive spots mercilessly, just as you knew she loved it. Her fine ass collides with your hips with a gorgeous jiggle.
You look over to see that Yvonne was now returning the oral favor to Aria. Though Yvonne was less experienced with pleasing women, Aria doesn't mind, as she wraps her thighs around Yvonne's neck and guides her closer.
"Mmm... harder, daddy..." Janet moans out, filling you with a newfound urge.
You reach forward and yank her hair back, turning her confident, sassy sex talk into a blabbering mess of euphoria.
"You want it harder, hm?" You ask, teasing her.
"OHHHHH YEEEES!" She yelps out over the course of a few thrusts. She clutches the blanket beneath her with both hands, while her face gets simultaneously rammed into the bed and pulled back by your grip.
Your bodies grind against each other, and she violently throws her hips back with each impact.
You start to feel her tensing up and trying to hold back from her orgasm, so you push her over the edge by massaging her clit with your thumb while you continue ravaging her.
"~MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!~" Her scream gets muffled by the blanket as she finally cums, and she trembles underneath you as all of the sensations collide in one powerful orgasm.
You chuckle as you pull out, thoroughly enjoying the treatment you gave her, but Aria's lustful gaze reminds you that you still had one more round to go.
"Come here, you..." She says, reaching out her arms.
She spreads her thighs to reveal her dripping heat, and you swiftly leap onto her. You push her flexible legs up and over her head and push yourself into her pussy. The position makes her insides tighter than either of you were expecting, and you don't hesitate to maximize its potential by holding her legs in place as you piledrive your girth into her core. Your shaft slides across her walls, sending her nerves into a frenzy as you contact every one of them.
Her breasts are roughly pushed together by her held-up knees, and her expression of absolute ecstasy delight you.
Your pores start to glisten on both of your bodies as you continue pumping into her, and you find the thin sheen of sweat a sexy sight on her.
Her hair bounces around with each thrust, and her body reacts to every motion you make. You lean forward to kiss her and quickly make your way down her to her collarbone, where you keep your lips planted. Her hands rake through your hair as she pulls you closer, and her nails dig into your back.
"Oh, Jesus, yes... Fuuuck, almost... there..." She warns you, breathlessly.
She flips you over and takes control, now riding you in cowgirl.
Without any warning, you see Janet's bountiful butt approaching your face, and you barely manage to take a breath before she sits down on you, craving the same treatment you had given Yvonne earlier.
You feel Aria burst, and she pulls away from you right as you begin to feel that you were getting near the brink.
But your disappointment fades as seconds later, you feel another wet pussy absorb your cock. Your head starts to spin, and you know you don't have much left in you.
Wait.. this doesn't feel like Yvonne... or Aria...
But with unsure sensations coming from all sides, you push aside that momentary thought. You feel around for the hips of the girl on your lap and pound up into her, ready to deliver your well-deserved release. And with a few final grunts, you press your hips up, burying yourself inside her.
You shoot your pent-up semen deep within her as fireworks erupt in your loins, painting her insides white as she sits still and accepts all of it. Janet erupts in a brilliant orgasm at the same time, leaving both of you drained.
"Mm. HmmMMmm..." You try telling Janet to get off of you.
"Um... maybe... I..." She hesitates, leaving you confused.
"HMMmmM!" You say, now finding it harder to breathe.
You finally push her off of you, and your eyes widen. You blink a few times, making sure you were seeing her correctly.
"...y-you..." You stutter out, not sure how to respond. "How did you get-"
Your brain works in overdrive as you try to understand what your eyes were seeing. Miyoung holds her hands up to her face in embarrassment and quickly pulls away from you, only to reveal some of your cum leaking out of her and down her thigh.
"Wha- why..."
The girls all look around, unable to explain it to you, and you get the feeling that this wasn't an accident.
"Why... are you here?" You let out through grit teeth, finally able to formulate the question.
Miyoung gulps and backs away in fright.
"Miyoung..." You say as you start to understand what had happened. "Did you... plan this?" You ask.
She freezes and opens her mouth to speak, but nothing comes out.
"Miyoung... I don't understand why you would do this..." Your voice becomes menacing, and all four of them reel at your unfamiliar tone.
"No! it was me!" Yvonne interjects, not wanting to see you be hostile toward Miyoung. "It was me. I told them all... to come over."
"Why?!?"
"Because..." Aria interrupts, "We were... scared."
Your anger drops away, and you look around at the four girls in confusion.
"We didn't want to lose you... we didn't want you to break up with us too..." Janet mutters.
"What?!? Why would you think-"
You cut yourself off as you register her final word, and your lips fall into a frown as you realize what she meant.
"That's... why you did this?" You ask incredulously.
"Well... we just wanted to spend the day with you. But then... you told me what you wanted to do today..." Yvonne says, keeping her gaze fixed on the floor.
They wanted to spend time with me, doing whatever I wanted to do. And I... happened to choose this.
You sigh as you piece it together and you lay down on your bed again.
"I wasn't planning on breaking up with anyone else so soon... I didn't mean to scare you with that..."
"But I'm still scared because... I'm a bad girlfriend. We don't spend much time together, and that's all my fault," Yvonne replies. The other girls nod along, showing their similar feelings.
"Hey, but it doesn't have to be that way... We can change that, right?" You suggest.
"I know, and that's why I did this. That's why... me, Janet, and Aria all wanted to do this."
You nod your head in understanding, then glance at the fourth girl she didn't mention.
"And what about Miyoung?"
"I dragged her into this. I just... felt bad."
"Yvonne..." You sigh, seeing how her kind-heartedness pushed her to want to help Miyoung too.
"I'm sorry..." She lets out.
"It's alright..." You say, thinking it over. "I think... I need to talk to you three..."
They pick up their clothes and start putting them back on around you.
"And Miyoung..." You say. "I'm sorry. I still need to think."
She solemnly nods, keeping her eyes away from you before silently slipping on her clothes and walking out.
...
"I wish you would have told me sooner, rather than resorting to this," you say, "But I'm glad we got this discussion out in the air. I... I care about all of you a lot. And..."
You take a deep breath before continuing.
"I can't guarantee that things between each of us won't end someday. But... that definitely won't be anytime soon. I really appreciate the effort all of you have put in. I want to start spending more time with each of you too."
They tense up as they hear your initial words, but they accept them nevertheless, grateful for your honesty.
As you finish your conversation with them, they come up for a brief group hug, which you gladly return.
And after Janet and Aria leave with tension lifted off of their shoulders, you settle back in Yvonne's bed, and she lays beside you.
"I talked to Poki and Rae yesterday..." Yvonne eventually says, drawing your attention. "They didn't seem concerned at all about your relationship with them, and I think that's what made me so scared."
"Rae and Imane... I've known them for quite a while," you remark. "You and I haven't had the time to get our relationship to that level."
"Hmm. That's true, I guess. And not to mention... I've been holed up in my room for a long time..."
You chuckle. "I guess you'll always be a gremlin at heart, hm?"
"HEY!" She playfully slaps you on your shoulder. "I'M NOT... ok, fine, i am..."
You laugh and kiss her again.
"That sex left me drained - I'm gonna get some water. Want some?" You ask.
She nods, and you slowly stand up, pull on the rest of your clothes, and walk out.
...
"Hey, Toast. Hey, Michael," you say as you stumble across both of them lounging near the kitchen.
Neither of them replies, and you feel a strange, foreboding tension fill the air around you as you grab water bottles from the fridge.
"Toast? Michael?"
"Hi," Toast finally responds with a weak smile. "Did something happen... between you and Miyoung yesterday?"
Of course he wants to know...
"...yeah."
"Oh. So... you finally broke up with her?"
"Nope. Still thinking about it," you reply, sighing.
I'm gonna have to do that thinking soon... it'll only hurt both of us to push it off any longer.
His face imperceptibly darkens, and Michael shoots him a quick, conspicuous glance.
The hairs on the back of your neck stand up as you catch the sight out of the corner of your eye.
"Why... do you ask?" You finally continue.
"Oh. No reason. Just curious."
Yeah, right...
He keeps a straight face, but Michael fails to keep up such a stoic expression.
You furrow your brows as you recall his exact words, and you slowly look up again.
"Wait... why did you say finally?"
"...huh?"
"You asked if I finally broke up with her. As if... you knew I was planning on doing it."
"But... you were, weren't you?"
"How did you know?"
"Because... um... of your list."
"You knew about the list?"
"Well..." He swallows, and you see him visibly fidget.
His strange reaction sparks up a vivid memory from the back of your mind.
"Ok, good. Then you can help me find something..."
"Find what exactly?"
"A bigger mousepad. Toast told me that there would be one in the second door on the right after the first left."
"The second door... on the right... after... wait, what?"
"Hold on... there's nothing even in here! Except..."
"What... is this...?"
You look up in shock and disbelief.
No way... he actually...
"Toast... did you know about the list... before Miyoung found it?" You struggle to speak calmly, praying that it wasn't the case.
"..."
"Did you tell her... that there would be some fucking mousepad in that room... so she would go and see the list...?"
"..."
"Did you? Did you?!?"
"..."
His silence angers you, and you finally burst.
"ANSWER ME!"
"Relax!" Michael finally interjects. "He did. He told her that."
"Wait... how do you know?" You ask incredulously.
He turns to you with an unfamiliar look in his eyes.
"Because I told him to. I heard your fight with Miyoung, and I found that note."
"Wha-! But why would you-"
"Because that's what you get." His voice suddenly drops into a scary tone.
"..."
"That's what you get for defiling my girlfriend." He spits out.
Oh my... I didn't know he found out. Lily must have finally told him. And about their 'open relationship'... I guess he ended that after realizing why she really wanted it.
"I... I'm sorry, Michael, that was a mistake, I-"
"Don't give me that. The only reason I've held back is because I know Lily doesn't want me to hurt you. Physically, at least."
"I..." You struggle to speak for a second as you feel the palpable hatred emanating from the two men. "So that's why you did this. Just... to hurt me."
"..."
"Michael, you could've just talked to me, you didn't have to resort to this..."
"Oh yeah? And would that have worked? If I just said, Hey! Wanna stop fucking my girlfriend? Would you have broken things off with Lily?"
"...yes."
You're not sure if you're telling the truth or not, but he seems unable to tell either, as your answer catches him off-guard.
"...then do it."
"What?"
"Call Lily right now and tell her you're done. Forever."
Your heart pounds in your throat as you consider it.
Maybe... this is for the best. There's no world where we end up together. I knew that from the beginning.
You put your phone up to your ear and turn down the volume, ensuring only you would hear her words.
"Lily..." You solemnly say.
"I know, I know," she says, predicting what your call was about. "I'm sorry I told him."
"Don't apologize. I'm sorry I let this get too far."
"No, it's not your fault either. We... made a mistake. A few mistakes."
"We did... but we don't have to make any more."
"...yeah... we shouldn't."
She tries to remain stoic, but you can hear her voice straining to remain strong.
"Ok. Do you want to talk more about it now?" You earnestly ask.
"No. We can talk later... I'm ok."
You don't believe her, but you let her hang up without saying another word.
Michael looks at you with a surprised gaze, and you realize that he didn't expect you to actually go through with it. His anger is still visible, but it slowly fades into relief, and his posture loosens.
"Now do the same for Miyoung," Toast pipes up.
"What? Why?"
"Because you were going to do it anyway. So do it now!"
"I wasn't! I'm still thinking about it! Why do you not understand that?" You cry, getting revved up once more.
"Why are you playing with her emotions like a toy?!? Do you even care about her?"
His words strike you deeper than you expected, and you slowly back down.
"I... I am doing that, aren't I?" You say.
"Yes, you are. She doesn't deserve to be dragged along like this. So tell her, right now, that you want to break up."
"..."
"..."
"...fine. I'll tell her... my decision."
You pull out your phone with clear intent, and Toast's eyes glint with hope as you find her contact and call her.
"Miyoung?"
"Hey..." She slowly responds.
"I have something to tell you. I've made up my mind."
"Oh! Um... ok." Her breath hitches in her throat in anticipation.
You look Toast dead in the eye and speak to Miyoung.
"I forgive you. I'm sorry our fight happened, but we can learn from it and put that behind us. I really want to be with you, and I want us to work out."
"...thank you," she quietly says. "I want to be with you too."
Toast's fist slams into the marble table, momentarily vibrating the entire floor.
You hang up, lower your phone, and walk out of the house.