Status: Complete
Past Lives
16
It felt so good to admit everything to Jamie.
But when I saw Max come outside, I knew at that moment where I was supposed to be.
After we said our final good nights to Jamie and crawled back into bed, I snuggled closer to him.
“I didn’t mean to wake you up Max. I’m sorry.”
He yawned. “Babe it’s fine. I only woke up cause I went to reach for you and you were gone. I thought falling asleep with you in my arms was a dream.”
I giggled. “A dream?”
He closed his eyes. “Just go to sleep Ads.”
When I woke up the next morning, I reached out to only realize he was gone. I opened my eyes and saw a note laying on his pillow.
‘Ads - You looked peaceful so I didn’t want to wake you. Went to practice, I promise to call you later. L'on est bien faible quand on est amoureux. – Max.’
I smiled and hopped out of bed. I walked across the hall and jumped on Jamie’s bed.
“Wake up fucker! We got lunch with our bestie in like..” I looked at the clock.”An hour.”
She grumbled into her pillow. “I am going to kill you very slowly and burn your remains.”
I rolled my eyes and started bouncing on her bed. “Come on Jamie, wake up.”
She rolled over and opened one eye. “How the fuck are you so cheerful? Oh my god, you got some last night after Brooks left didn’t you?”
“Um no. Am I not allowed to be in a good mood?” I said as I jumped off her bed headed to the door.
“Well yeah, but the last time I saw you like this was about six year ago with..” She stopped herself.
I turned around. “With Brooks? Yeah I know.”
An hour and a half later, we walked into the 17th Café and saw Scuds already sitting at the table.
“Scudsy!” I yelled as I ran over to the table. He got up and caught me in a huge hug.
“Holy crap Ads. I don’t think I have ever seen you so happy to see me.”
I slapped his arm. “It’s been, what, six years. I’ve missed your ass.”
He allowed us to sit before he sat back down. “Good to know. I’ve missed my favorite two puckbunnies.”
Jamie held a hand up. “Hold the fuck up. She dated Brooks for three plus years and I was friends with the team until I dated Brian. Totally does not constitute puckbunny status.”
“Yeah okay. So Jamie who did you go home with last night?”
I choked on my drink as Jamie stared him down.
“Don’t see that as any of your business Scuderi.”
He laughed. “Come on now, we are all friends here.”
“Jamie I’m pretty sure he will find out sometime soon anyways.” I egged on.
“Fine. I went home with Ryan Malone.”
He looked between the both of us. “Say what.”
I rolled my eyes. “You heard right darling. Ryan Malone. Except she didn’t know he was engaged.”
“Yeah until Brooks decided to tell me at 4 am.”
“Wait Brooks was at ya’lls house last night too? Man, I missed the good shit last night.” He said laughing.
I started to pick my nails. “Well I was sleeping with Max when he decided to bang down the door. I’m still trying to figure out how he knew where we lived.”
“I saw him follow you guys out of Mario’s last night. But I didn’t think anything of it.” Scuds said.
Jamie looked at me. “You never explained why Brooks came over.”
“I still don’t really know. He asked a bunch of what if questions. Like what if he stayed and finished out. What if we stayed together. Then I blew up on him, telling him I needed to get him out of my head and I couldn’t.” I stated.
“Well what about Max? Does he know what happened between you two?” He asked taking a bite of his sandwich.
I shook my head. “God no. Do I want him to know? Not really. I don’t want to come between two friends.”
“I have a feeling there is something not being said here.” Scuds said after a brief moment.
Jamie rolled her eyes and elbowed me. “She still loves Brooks, but really likes Max.”
Scuds laughed. “You do know Max’s reputation as a womanizer right?”
“Yes I do. And honestly, I don’t know at the moment. Everything has been just… perfect. Jordan said he hasn’t tried anything with any girls when they go out without me.”
Scuds grabbed my hand. “Look, you gotta do what you feel is right. In my opinion, you and Brooks were perfect for each other. I mean, I know what he did to you was dickish and I even wanted to hurt him. But if Max makes you happy, run with it.”
I smiled at him and felt my phone buzz. I opened my phone to see a text from Max.
‘Hey babe, what are you up to?’
‘Eating lunch at 17th Café with Jamie and Scuds.’
‘Ditch them. We have a game tonight and I want to see you before.’
I smiled and looked at my friends. “Would you guys mind if I met up with you at the game? Max just texted me and..”
“Go.” Jamie said cutting me off. “Just don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
“Is that much?” Scuds asked as both of us laughed.
I gave him a kiss on the cheek “Good luck tonight love, and Jamie I’ll meet you at the game.”
After we said our goodbyes, I walked to the front door texting Max saying to meet me at my house in 15, when I ran into something hard.
“Good lord. Don’t people ever watch where they are goi-“ I said as I looked up.
“Maybe if you weren’t texting and walking you would have seen me.” Brooks said with a smile.
“I have to go.” I said in a rush.
He grabbed my arm. “We still have to talk.”
I looked at him and saw the sorrow behind his eyes. I bit my lip and lied my ass off.
“There is nothing left to say.”
But when I saw Max come outside, I knew at that moment where I was supposed to be.
After we said our final good nights to Jamie and crawled back into bed, I snuggled closer to him.
“I didn’t mean to wake you up Max. I’m sorry.”
He yawned. “Babe it’s fine. I only woke up cause I went to reach for you and you were gone. I thought falling asleep with you in my arms was a dream.”
I giggled. “A dream?”
He closed his eyes. “Just go to sleep Ads.”
When I woke up the next morning, I reached out to only realize he was gone. I opened my eyes and saw a note laying on his pillow.
‘Ads - You looked peaceful so I didn’t want to wake you. Went to practice, I promise to call you later. L'on est bien faible quand on est amoureux. – Max.’
I smiled and hopped out of bed. I walked across the hall and jumped on Jamie’s bed.
“Wake up fucker! We got lunch with our bestie in like..” I looked at the clock.”An hour.”
She grumbled into her pillow. “I am going to kill you very slowly and burn your remains.”
I rolled my eyes and started bouncing on her bed. “Come on Jamie, wake up.”
She rolled over and opened one eye. “How the fuck are you so cheerful? Oh my god, you got some last night after Brooks left didn’t you?”
“Um no. Am I not allowed to be in a good mood?” I said as I jumped off her bed headed to the door.
“Well yeah, but the last time I saw you like this was about six year ago with..” She stopped herself.
I turned around. “With Brooks? Yeah I know.”
An hour and a half later, we walked into the 17th Café and saw Scuds already sitting at the table.
“Scudsy!” I yelled as I ran over to the table. He got up and caught me in a huge hug.
“Holy crap Ads. I don’t think I have ever seen you so happy to see me.”
I slapped his arm. “It’s been, what, six years. I’ve missed your ass.”
He allowed us to sit before he sat back down. “Good to know. I’ve missed my favorite two puckbunnies.”
Jamie held a hand up. “Hold the fuck up. She dated Brooks for three plus years and I was friends with the team until I dated Brian. Totally does not constitute puckbunny status.”
“Yeah okay. So Jamie who did you go home with last night?”
I choked on my drink as Jamie stared him down.
“Don’t see that as any of your business Scuderi.”
He laughed. “Come on now, we are all friends here.”
“Jamie I’m pretty sure he will find out sometime soon anyways.” I egged on.
“Fine. I went home with Ryan Malone.”
He looked between the both of us. “Say what.”
I rolled my eyes. “You heard right darling. Ryan Malone. Except she didn’t know he was engaged.”
“Yeah until Brooks decided to tell me at 4 am.”
“Wait Brooks was at ya’lls house last night too? Man, I missed the good shit last night.” He said laughing.
I started to pick my nails. “Well I was sleeping with Max when he decided to bang down the door. I’m still trying to figure out how he knew where we lived.”
“I saw him follow you guys out of Mario’s last night. But I didn’t think anything of it.” Scuds said.
Jamie looked at me. “You never explained why Brooks came over.”
“I still don’t really know. He asked a bunch of what if questions. Like what if he stayed and finished out. What if we stayed together. Then I blew up on him, telling him I needed to get him out of my head and I couldn’t.” I stated.
“Well what about Max? Does he know what happened between you two?” He asked taking a bite of his sandwich.
I shook my head. “God no. Do I want him to know? Not really. I don’t want to come between two friends.”
“I have a feeling there is something not being said here.” Scuds said after a brief moment.
Jamie rolled her eyes and elbowed me. “She still loves Brooks, but really likes Max.”
Scuds laughed. “You do know Max’s reputation as a womanizer right?”
“Yes I do. And honestly, I don’t know at the moment. Everything has been just… perfect. Jordan said he hasn’t tried anything with any girls when they go out without me.”
Scuds grabbed my hand. “Look, you gotta do what you feel is right. In my opinion, you and Brooks were perfect for each other. I mean, I know what he did to you was dickish and I even wanted to hurt him. But if Max makes you happy, run with it.”
I smiled at him and felt my phone buzz. I opened my phone to see a text from Max.
‘Hey babe, what are you up to?’
‘Eating lunch at 17th Café with Jamie and Scuds.’
‘Ditch them. We have a game tonight and I want to see you before.’
I smiled and looked at my friends. “Would you guys mind if I met up with you at the game? Max just texted me and..”
“Go.” Jamie said cutting me off. “Just don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
“Is that much?” Scuds asked as both of us laughed.
I gave him a kiss on the cheek “Good luck tonight love, and Jamie I’ll meet you at the game.”
After we said our goodbyes, I walked to the front door texting Max saying to meet me at my house in 15, when I ran into something hard.
“Good lord. Don’t people ever watch where they are goi-“ I said as I looked up.
“Maybe if you weren’t texting and walking you would have seen me.” Brooks said with a smile.
“I have to go.” I said in a rush.
He grabbed my arm. “We still have to talk.”
I looked at him and saw the sorrow behind his eyes. I bit my lip and lied my ass off.
“There is nothing left to say.”