Best Friends to Lovers

Chapter 3

When I opened the front door, my mouth dropped open. Tanner was standing there. "What in the Hell are you doing here?" I asked, then added, "I told you that I don't want you anywhere near me. I don't need nor want to see you."

"Can't you forgive me? I am sorry. I know I messed up. I should have never cheated on you. Please forgive me. Give me another chance, please." Tanner begs.

"Tanner, my mother always told me once a cheater, always a cheater. When we first got together, I told you that cheating is a deal-breaker for me. The affair isn't the only thing that has caused me to make this choice. What you did to me and our... I have walked around this house every weekend for the last three months in nothing. Did you even bat an eye? Did you even notice? Or looked at me? No, you didn't. I knew something was up. I can't be with a person I have to force to be intimate with me. I am done. You have hurt me more than anyone,"

"I...I have never seen you walk around like that."

"That is my point, Tanner. You stopped being interested in me months ago. Why? Why now? Now that I am done with you, you decide that you want me." I say then add, "You only want to be here because I took care of you, but I am over it. I can't do it anymore. I don't want you,"

"What the hell? I am here. I want you, and I said I was sorry. Please let me come home."

"I told you we are over. It is over, Tanner. I don't love you anymore," 

"It can't be over. I don't want it to be. You don't love me," Tanner says.

"Well, It is you who has done this to us, not me. I gave you everything. I got nothing in return other than a broken heart. I won't allow you to break my heart again. Now please leave."

"Damn it, Mel, I told you I was sorry. Let me make it up to you,"

"Not happening ever in this lifetime or the next, just leave,"

"I am not going anywhere. You are mine,"

"Correction, I was yours, but you lost me. I will never be your again,"

"You will always be mine, Melinda. Now let me in,"

"NO, you can't come in! I am not yours. I don't want you anymore; I am sick of your crap."

"Fine, I will leave, but you will never be able to find a man that you can satisfy. You aren't any good in bed."

"Oh. If that is the case, it says a lot about the teacher. You are the only person I had been with until recently," I say with a smirk. Tanner stares at me, turns around, and walks away.

I shut the door, laughing to myself and headed back to my bedroom. Hayden is lying in bed, laughing so hard he has tears running down his cheeks. I watch. With his sandy blonde hair and green eyes, this man makes my heart beat fast and the butterflies in my stomach go crazy. When I clear my throat and walk over to the bed, Hayden grabs me and pulls me to him. 

"The last thing you said to that asshole was hilarious. Although what Tanner said about you is not true at all, it is as far from the truth as can be," 

"What part are you talking about me not being able to satisfy a man in bed or me being a lousy lay,"

"Both. You make me lose all control of myself. I love the way you react to my touch. The way you moan, scratch my back and scream my name when we are both about to c*m. I meant it when I said you are the best I have had. The asshole doesn't know what he is talking about, kitten," Hayden says.

"You know I meant it when I said that I had never orgasmed before I was with you, Hayden."

"Well, baby, that says a lot about the person you were with, don't you think," Hayden says with his sexy smirk on his face.

"I was thinking the same thing," I say, giggling.

"Let's get some sleep,"

"Let's do it. I am sure we need it after all that activity today." I say as I lay on his chest and close my eyes.

Hayden wasn't in my bed when I woke up the following day. So I get up, do my morning routine, and head to the kitchen.

I stand in the kitchen doorway and watch as Hayden stands before my stainless steel stove. His tanned body looks even better in the off-white room.

"Good morning, sexy. You didn't have to cook for me,"

"I know I didn't have to, but I wanted to. You deserve to be taken care of,"

"Thank you. So, what is the plan today?"

"Well, I think we are going to meet Brenden and Maddison at Brenden's place. They said something about having a cookout and hanging by the pool. So I told them we would be there. If that is right with you? 

"Sounds like fun. Can't wait to hang with some of our friends." 

" Great, I was wondering how you are dealing with what happened last night with the asshole coming by?"

"I am good, great, actually. Tanner is the one that is trying to beg me to go back to him. It isn't happening. I let him hurt me more than I should have. Plus, after being with you, I could never return to a man like him. You know what you are doing with my body and can make it respond," I say, smiling and winking at him.

"I am glad to hear that, kitten. "Hayden says as he plates the omelet that he has just made and brings it to me," Hearing you talk like that makes me hard. It makes me want to bend you over this table and have my way with you." He says as he adjusts himself.

"Let's eat; then we will burn some calories," I say, shifting my eyes down to his member.

"You are such a bad woman and you're all mine. Your my woman now," Hayden says as he kisses my neck. 

We ate breakfast and chatted about a little bit of everything. I told Hayden some things I had been through over the last three years with Tanner. Like the fact that every time Tanner and I would argue, he would say something to try and break me. I would blow it off and not engage with him until he apologized to me. I never took what was said to me seriously. Until recently, only because he stopped wanting to make love to me or even touch me. So I thought what he had been saying must be true. 

There are still things that I haven't told him that happened between Tanner and myself. Because talking about it hurts too much. How will I explain to him that Tanner beat me, causing me to miscarry? 

***

We got ready and went to Brenden after we showered. Once in the house, Maddison brought up that they had seen Tanner last night and he looked a little pissed off,

"He probably was. Tanner came by Melinda's place. Before he would leave, he told her that she wouldn't be able to satisfy a man, that she was lousy in bed. She told him that that says a lot about the teacher." Hayden tells them. They both laugh. 

"I take it he had no reply," Brenden says.

"Nope, none at all, he stormed away pretty pissed off," I say, then add, "Once he left, I went back to the bedroom, and Hayden was laughing his butt off," 

"Well, I was standing in the hall where I was able to see his face and the look on it was priceless," Hayden said, chuckling. "I will forever remember the look on his face. The asshole doesn't know what he is talking about, that is for sure," Hayden says.

"Not what I wanted to hear, Hayden, gosh," Brenden says, smirking.

"Hey, I can't let you all think bad things about my woman, can I?" Hayden says, giving him a smirk of his own,

My heartbeat picked up; Hayden called me his woman. So I am Hayden's woman. How did my life change this much in such a short time?

"Wow, Hayden, how come we didn't know you were this mushy," Maddison says to him. 

"Never been with a woman I was in love with; now that I am, my sappy side is coming out," Hayden says, chuckling, as he stares at me.

"Okay, it's not picking on Hayden and Mel day, now is it. Why don't you guys tell us about your relationship?" I say.

"Yes, please do since we know nothing about how you ended up together; I mean, I am sure there is an interesting story behind it. After all, you two are in a new relationship with each other as far as we know," Hayden says, wrapping me in his arms.

"Well, we hooked up at a party a few months ago. The next morning we just lay in bed and talked. We seemed to hit it off. Then the next time we found ourselves at a party, we hooked up again. So we decided we would try dating and if things worked out, we would let you guys know," Brenden says.

"We hooked up at a lot of parties, not just twice. I mean a lot. We would be with each other every time we could. Brenden and I are attracted to each other. There was no way around it, so why not see if a relationship would work. So far, it has and I couldn't be happier." Maddison says, her eyes never leaving Brenden's.

"Come on, Hayden, help me get the grill going," Brenden says.

Hayden gives me a peck on my lips, gets up, and goes to help Brenden. Maddison and I watch as they walk away. Maddison looks at me, "So, you and Hayden have hit it off, huh?" 

"Yes, we have. Remember, before Tanner and I started dating, I told you that I had fallen in love with Hayden, but since he was dating someone else, I couldn't tell him?" 

"Yes, I do; you were so heartbroken,"

"Your right I was. My first love didn't even realize I was in love with him. It broke my heart. I told him about that, but only after he told me he was in love with me. I was shocked. I don't understand how he could hide the fact that he was in love with me from me for so long. 

"I knew he was protective of me but thought that it was because of our friendship. I was always comforted by the fact that Hayden was my best friend. At least I had him in my life in some way. The morning after Tanner and I broke up, Hayden and I talked, realizing that I was still in love with him. That maybe I wasn't really in love with Tanner after all. I know for a fact that Hayden is what I want and need." So I say with my eyes locked on Hayden. 

"Melinda, are you sure you two aren't moving too fast. I mean, it has only been a few days since you broke it off with Tanner."

"Tanner isn't worth my time or energy, Maddison. He cheated on me. Tanner has made my life hell for quite some time. He is the one that did this to us. I want to be with Hayden and I have never been more sure about anything in my life, Maddison. Nor have I ever been happier," I say, turning to look her in the eyes.

"I am glad you are over, Tanner. He was never much of a boyfriend to you. You deserve someone who will make you happy and do anything for you. I believe you found that in Hayden. You two are cute together. I can't ever remember seeing you with that big of a smile. I could tell you were both happy the day that Brenden and I came back to your house for breakfast."

"All I am going to say is that my first ever o****m happened that morning, which may be why I was so happy and satisfied," I say, chuckling.

"Oh, my gosh, Melinda, you mean to tell me that you never had an o****m with Tanner. Why in the hell were you with him for so long?"

"I have been asking myself that same question, girlie," I say, laughing. "But glad that I could experience one. After that, I knew I had been with the wrong person all those years. Hayden is everything I never knew I wanted and needed. Now, enough about me. Why don't you tell me some more about your relationship with Brenden?" I say.

We hung out by the pool, swimming and playing. We ate and drank quite a few beers. When the sun goes down, we go in and watch a movie. I kept dozing off. Hayden pulled me on his lap, he and I started kissing. He was growing hard underneath me. "Are you trying to make me lose control, kitten?'

"Not at all. I just want you to know I want you just as bad as you want me," I whisper in Hayden's ear.

When Hayden and I left Brenden's house, we were a little horny, so we stopped to have a quickie in the middle of nowhere. After we were done, we headed to my house. Once we are at my place, Hayden and I head inside. Hayden stops at the door, "Baby, I will head back to my apartment tonight. I need to wash some laundry for work. I will text you when I get there. I also need to try to get some work done," 

"Okay, I will talk to you soon," I say as I go to walk into the house.

Hayden grabs my waist and pulls me in for a hug, "Can I get a good night's kiss before I go, baby doll?"

"Do you need me to answer that? Come here," I say as I grab his face to bring it to mine so I can connect our lips. What had been intended to be a quick good night kiss turned into a passion-filled, I need you type of kiss. 

When we pull away, Hayden smiles, "That will never get old; good night, baby doll. Lock your doors and windows," he tells me.

"I will; good night Hayden," I replied as I walked into the house, turning to close the door blowing a kiss to him. I make sure to lock that door, check if the others are locked and check the windows.

I make my way to my room, grab a nightshirt and hop in the shower. Then climb into bed and pick up a book. As I was reading, my phone buzzed, alerting me that I had a message. So I pick up my phone and look at it. 

Hayden: I miss having you in

my arms

Melinda: I miss having you

here as well. 

What are you doing

right now?

Hayden: in bed wishing you 

were here.

Melinda: you know you can

come back? Right?

Hayden: You wouldn't mind 

waiting up for me?

I smile to myself. Hayden is so sweet. Why would he think I would mind waiting on him? Crazy man.

Melinda: Nope, not at all.