Obsession

Chapter 5

Kerrys' POV

Kayla finally managed to drag herself away from dirty talking with Tré to come and have lunch with us. After we all ate, Sage's phone buzzes.

'Oh shit! I have to start getting ready for work or else I'm gonna be late.' Sage says as she grabs her phone and turns off the alarm. 'Leave them plates, I'll do them when I get home.' she adds.

'No girl, it's fine. We'll do them.' I say looking over to Theia and Kayla.

'Are you sure?' She looks at the dishes.

'Yes, go and get ready.' Theia replies, as she places the last bit of food on her plate in her mouth.

'I can't actually. I said I'd meet Tré in five, so I'll see you girls later.' Kayla says as she puts her plate in the sink, grabs her stuff and heads off.

'Have fun!' I shout after her. I rinse off the dishes and hand them over to Theia to load the dishwasher and then I grab a cloth to wipe down the surface. With our backs turned, I hear footsteps behind me. Thinking it's Sage, we carry on cleaning, until a voice pauses our momentum.

'Hey Theia.' Theia tenses at Shay's voice, accidentally dropping the dish in the dishwasher.

'Hi.' She responds back tensely, with her back still to Shay.

I look at them both, confused by the tension and feeling between them.

'Can I talk to you about something... alone?' Shay asks.

'I'm actually busy at the moment. Stacking dishes. You know how it is.' Theia replies. Awkward or what?

'You can go if you want, we're nearly done here, I'll do the rest myself.' I offer.

'No. I still think that you need help.' Theia barks out at me. This whole interaction is just weird.

'Okayyyyyy then. I will just be over... there.' I point to nowhere in particular and head off to the dining room to clear up the remainder of our mess, leaving them to talk.

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When I walked back into the kitchen, you could cut the tension with a knife. They both stopped speaking when I walked in and Shay darted from the kitchen. Sage came down soon after and we all left the house, Sage going to work and Theia and I walking to her house across the street.

'I'm going to get Jino to come and pick me up in a bit, but not before I ask you what the fuck that was.' I give it to her straight.

'I don't know what you're talking about.' Theia unlocks her front door and we head in.

'Cut the bullshit! What's going on between you and Shay?' I cut to the chase.

Theia sighs, flopping down on her couch. 'You cannot tell Sage!'

'Okay.' I say.

'Promise me.' Theia says.

'Okay, I promise.' I reiterate.

'Shay and I...' She starts.

'Yeah?' I encourage her.

'We-'

'You what? What did you do?' I ask.

She takes a deep breathe. 'We-'

'Oh my God, Theia, just say it.' I tell her.

'We slept together!' she blurted out.

'You... and Shay...?' I blink in shock.

She nods, covering her face.