Once In A Lifetime

A Fight Worth Fighting

Seth's POV

I woke up the next day and I remember everything. Every little bit. How I kissed Charlize to telling Lissa. I even remembered what she said to me. My heart hurt as I realized I may have lost her for good. I laid there as I didn't want to move. Also my head was pounding which didn't help. Then there was a knock on the door and Rachael peeked in. She asked, "Can I come in?"

"I guess." I only said.

She walked in and closed the door behind her. "Do you have a hangover?" She asked.

I sat up and breathed, "I have a headache from hell if that is what you mean."

Next thing I knew, she smacked me hard in the back of the head as it only cause the pain in my head to get worse. I grabbed my head and almost yelled out, "What the hell you do that for?"

"Cause you are a fucking moron, Seth!" She yelled back at me.

I looked up at her and was angry. "I already know that, you don't need to smack me in the back of the head and make this headache worse."

"I was hoping it would knock some sense into you." She said, angrily.

"I take it you and Charlize talked last night." I only said.

She looked at me like I was stupid. "What do you think, idiot?" I just rolled my eyes. "I wanted to see why the hell she was in my home, helping you up here. She told me you got drunk and kissed her. What the fuck were you thinking? You just agreed to stay away from her. How do you think Lissa will feel about this?"

I teared up and looked at her. "I told her last night. She told me to never come back. I lost my family." I choked out.

Her expression soften as she sat next to me. "Fuck, Seth. You really messed up."

"I know I did. I made a huge mistake and now my family is gone." I said in my tears.

"Why did you do it?" She asked.

I shrugged. "I don't know. She was being nice to me as I was heartbroken. I was hurting and drunk. And I did something so stupid."

"No, shit!" She almost exclaimed.

I asked, "What can I do?"

"I don't know, Seth. Lissa probably feels really betrayed right now. All I can tell you is if they are worth it, fight for them and hard. Do whatever it takes to make this right. I don't know what that is. But you need to figure that out." She told me.

I only nodded.

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Melissa's POV

I barely could get out of bed as I was in so much pain. My heart hurt. The night before, Seth told me what he did. It sucked. Rachael called me earlier to see if I was okay. I told her what Seth did, she let me know she already knew as Seth told her. She also told me what Charlize told her. She also filled me in that Charlize stopped him, quickly. That also they decided to end their friendship, or at least step back, as she didn't want to cause problems. I knew Charlize was a good woman. I just wish she wasn't caught up in this mess. But now them ending their friendship was too late. Seth already crossed a line he shouldn't have. Boys were at school, which I was a little bit glad about as I needed to get myself together. I was in bed when my doorbell rang. I didn't know who it could be as I didn't expect any guest. I walked to the door and opened it. I saw Charlize on the other side. I didn't know how to react to her. On the one hand, she was the woman Seth had feelings for and kissed but on the other, it wasn't her fault. She asked, "Can we talk?"