CHAPTER 21: MISUNDERSTANDING

Aria

When I arrived back home from my mothers, I immediately went to my bedroom and plugged in my tablet. I was skilled in writing and Art, so I decided to doodle a little in my notebook to pass the time. I was in my own little world when I heard my cell phone beep.
Picking it up from out of my shoulder bag, I saw that Fred had sent me a text.
*My Lady!*
*Hello, Fred. How are you?
*Doing just fine. How about yourself?
*I guess, I'm okay...
*Seems like you are in need of some company.
*Yes, would you also do me a favor? If you don't mind that is?
*Hmm, of course I'll bring pizza. I don't mind at all! I'll be there in about half an hour.
*Thank you so much! I'll be waiting for you.*
Fred was becoming a very close friend of mine, and he was always there when I needed to get away from everything. Especially when I couldn't get in touch with Tribel if she was working overtime.
I got up, took a shower, and put on some comfortable shorts and an over sized t-shirt. My stereo was blasting J-POP music when my door bell rung. I ran to the door and opened it to find Fred standing there with pizza and drinks in his hands.
"Fred!" I jumped up and gave him a hug grabbing the pizza from him. The aroma of the pizza wafted into my nose and my stomach growled instantly. "Hmm! Philly cheese steak! Oh my God!!!! It smells so delicious!! How did you know this was my favorite?"
He stopped and looked at me with his hands on his hips, "Ohh, you know. I just took a wild guess," he said as he sat the drinks in the coasters on the table and took a seat on the couch.
"Aww, no alcohol? Not even a shot?" He shook his head and bowed, "I am so sorry my Lady, but of that, I did not think about getting. Please accept my humble apologies."
I playfully hit him on the shoulder and that recieved a hearty laugh from him. We sat around drinking sodas and eating pizza while talking about work and where our next date would be.
Somehow while we were sitting on the couch watching television, I fell asleep.
I was having a dream where someone was trying to take advantage of me in my sleep. Of course I was dreaming because I could hear myself snoring, but it felt so real. The sensations, the emotions, and the pleasures I felt, all made me think of Aiden and that night we spent together, and I couldn't help but to moan loudly. My body missed him and I could no longer deny it, but I would never tell him that.
When I finally woke up, I realized I was cuddled up in Freds arms and he was sleeping peacefully. Somehow being in his arms made me feel safe and relaxed.
I was trying to untangle his arms from me, but he wasn't budging. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at me. "Well, this is a surprise." He said with a smile on his face. "Umm, yeah." I said while running my hands through my hair. "Must've been some movie huh?"
"Yeah...." He said as he looked down at the floor. Something was off about him and my suspicions was right. I tried to move away from him when I saw that he had a firm grip on my elbow. "Fred, you can let go of me now", I said while still trying to release myself from him. He looked at me and his eyes glazed over with lust and I didn't want to be near him to find out what would happen next.
My phone began to ring and I looked over to see that it was Aiden calling me. Damn, this was not the time to talk to him. If he found out where I was, who was over here and what was going on? There is no single doubt in my mind that he would be here in less than a minute.
"Fred, let me go!"
"No, why? So you could run to him?" What the hell? What was wrong with him and why was he acting this way. It wasn't like him to be so defensive. It was like he was a totally different person.
"Go to who? What are you talking about?" I stared at him with horror in my eyes, "Don't play games with me Aria," I shook my head as my eyes grew wider. Okay, what the actual fuck is going on? Out of the couple of years I've known Fred, he has never called me by my name or spoken to me with such a tone.
"You are always by him. I can tell by the way he looks at you. You always give him all of your attention, but what about me?" He started to lean torwards me still pulling my arm.
His face was just inches away from mine and the more he kept talking, the more afraid of him I got. "Fred! Please stop it!" I stood up and pulled my arm away from him resulting in him pushing me down on the sofa and hoovering over me, pinning my arms above my head.
"What about me, Aria? He is always near you, talking to you, touching you. I can see the way he looks at you that he wants you and as much as you try to hide it, you want him too. I know that you have feelings for me too Aria, why are you trying to hide them?" He said by my ear.
"I..I don't have feelings for you Fred. I only like you as a friend." I looked him in the eyes as I said that, but it seemed like the anger inside of him only grew stronger. "Don't lie to me!" he screamed in my face.
-Yes, I had feelings for him, but I really didn't know how to handle them. There were many reasons why I couldn't let him know, and just maybe, one of those reasons were Aiden.-
"I'm not...!" Out of no where Fred kissed me. It took me by surprise and I moaned into his lips. His kiss was sensual and forceful and it made my legs weak.