A Striking Unrealized Truth Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Bo kept knocking on her door.

“Red, please. I need to explain. Red.”
He sighed and put his head on her door.
“Red, if you’re in there please open the door.” He took a deep breath. “Red honey please let me in.”

Nora’s door suddenly opened. Bo heart leapt, but soon fell when he saw her face, red from tears.

“Please leave me alone, I don’t want you in my life anymore.”
Bo threw his body in her threshold stopping the door from closing.

“Nora please let me explain.”
“Explain that you wanted to leave your wife. You told her that you and I were having affair. What is to explain? That you are a coward? That you USED me? I thought we were best friends.”
Bo grabbed her hands.

“We are. Nora, she lied. I never told her that we were having an affair.”
Nora jerked her hands away from him.

“Bo I could tell by your face Sarah’s words bothered you, because they were true.”
“Red I can’t lie. Part of what she said was true.”
Nora sobbed.

“So you did say we were sleeping together?”
Bo put her face in hands.

“NO! No. She said I left because of you, that is very true.”
Nora looked at him confused.

“I don’t understand. How is that true?”
Bo took a deep breath.

“Because, honey I realized that I was no longer in love with Sarah. I haven’t been for a very long time.” He stopped trying to find the right way to tell her. “You see Red, I lo.”
His words were interrupted by the knock. Nora looked at the door then back to him. Obviously wanting him to finish before she opened the door.

“Red, I love you.”
Nora face fell in shock. The the person on the other side of the door knocked again. Nora ignored it.

“What?”
“Red I am deeply in love with you, I have been for a long time. I couldn’t be with Sarah when my heart belongs with you.”

The person knocked louder. Bo keep his eyes glued with Nora’s. Nora remain speechless. Bo closed his eyes when he heard the voice on the other side calling for Nora. It was Justin.

Nora moved his hands off her face, she looked shell shocked as she stumbled towards the door. Bo watched as she wiped the tears off her face and answered the door.

Justin pulled her to him and kissed her.

“Hey beautiful, why did it take you so long to answer the door. Oh, hey Bo.”
Bo waved towards Justin.

“umm, Bo and I were just having a heavy conversation.”
“Yeah, Sarah and I are officially over.”
Justin patted Bo shoulders.

“Sorry, I know that is never easy, even when you know it needed to be done.”
“Yeah.”
Bo kept his eyes on Nora, who would not look at him.

“Nora and I have tickets tonight to the play, but if you two need some more time.”
“NO!”
Nora answered loud and quickly. Bo’s heart hurt, she wanted him gone.

“Oh, okay. Nora we need to be going soon.”
Nora looked down realizing she need to change.

“I’ll change. Bye Bo.”
She quickly ran to her bedroom. Bo felt Justin pat his back.

“You okay?”
“Yeah.”
He looked back at Nora’s bedroom.

“You know, there isn’t a day that goes by I don’t feel beyond lucky that she said yes. She told me I have you to thank for that.”
Bo tried to smile, but failed.

“I know she is your best friend. I want you to know I will always take care of her.”
Bo looked up fast.

“What do you mean?”
Justin smile grew, he reached in his pocket and pulled out a small velvet box. Bo stomach fell.

“I am asking her tonight.”
Bo voice caught, he cleared his throat.

“Congratulations.”
Justin nervously laughed.

“She hasn’t said yes yet.”
Bo nodded.

“I should go.”
Bo held back his tears till he reached his room. He was going to lose her before he had her.

He sat on his couch and cried, the idea of watching her being married to another man broke him. He laid on his couch, what should he do now?