�Figuring It Out� Chapter 10: They Did What?

Ashley�s door was shut and I could hear giggling behind it. I put my hand up ready to bust it down, but I stopped when I heard Jenna�s voice.

�Ash, I can�t keep this a secret from Dan,� she said.

�What? It wasn�t good?� Ashley asked with hurt in his voice.

�Oh no, it was good, but I have to tell him,� Jenna said.

I couldn�t take it anymore. Whatever was going on behind that door was not good and I was going to find out what it was, now. I opened the door to find Jenna and Ashley sitting on the bed, topless.

�What in the hell is going on?� I screamed startling the both of them.

�Dan!� Jenna said surprised. �What are you doing?�

�Okay, better question. What are you doing?� I asked not thinking clearly. This couldn�t be what it looked like, could it?

�Okay Dan, don�t get mad,� Ashley began innocently.

�Sorry Ash, too late for that one,� I said nastily. They could not do this to me.

�Oh Dan, I am so sorry,� Jenna said starting to cry.

�Save it Jenna,� I said storming out of the room. Jenna followed me.

�Please let me talk to you,� Jenna pleaded with me trying to catch up to my hasty pace.

I spun around smacking her in the face by accident. �What is there to talk about? I just told you how much I loved you and you sleep with Ashley freakin� Angel.�

�Loved?� It registered to Jenna that what she had done was wrong and wouldn�t be easy to fix.

�You heard me,� I scowled. �Jenna just get away from me. Go back to Ashley or something.�

She rubbed her forehead. �I�m sorry Dan,� she said as she turned and walked away.

�Yeah, me too,� I mumbled as I slammed the door loudly.

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�SHE DID WHAT?� Trevor screamed. �HE DID WHAT?�

Jacob looked at me in shock. Neither Trevor nor Jacob could believe what I was telling them. Ashley and Jenna hadn�t shown their faces since I had caught them together.

�I know, I couldn�t believe it either,� I replied shaking my head.

�Man, that�s rough,� Trevor said manly hugging me.

�Thanks bro,� I said.

�Uh oh,� Jacob said looking past my shoulder. �Here comes Jenna and Ashley.�

I felt the hairs on my neck bristle. I didn�t want to face either of them angry as I was. But apparently they wanted to face me and take their chances.

�Dan,� Jenna said in her melodic voice.

I turned around carefully as not to smack into her again. �Jenna,� I said flatly.

�We need to talk,� Ashley chipped in.

�We�re outta here,� Trevor said pulling Jacob into the house. Jenna and Ashley took seats around the pool.

�Talk,� I demanded.

�We know what happened was wrong and I regret every moment of it,� Jenna said staring into my eyes and meaning every word.

I took some satisfaction in the hurt on Ashley�s face when Jenna said she regretted it. �So why did you do it then?� I asked biting my tongue from saying all the things that threatened to come out.

�I� I don�t know,� Jenna stuttered. Ashley remained unusually silent.

�Again I ask, why did you do it?� I didn�t particularly want to know but I needed to.

�Ashley was so� lonely and I felt bad for him�� Jenna trailed off giving Ashley the opportunity to speak.

�Okay I�m going to give it to you straight,� Ashley said out of nowhere. �It�s like this you see��

He then proceeded to go into a ten-minute speech on how he still loved Jenna even though we were married and that somehow, in a spur of the moment thing, Jenna needed him too.

�No shit?� I said sarcastically. �And neither of you thought of me, did you?�

Jenna bit her bottom lip. �Man, sometimes I suck at being your wife.�

�And sometimes you rock at it,� I replied giving into her charm. �Jenna, I don�t really understand why you did it but I can forgive and forget.�

�Really?� her eyes lit up. �You will?�

�Of course. I could never stay mad at you,� I said comforting her.

She sprung up from her chair and hugged me. �I�m sorry. I�m sorry. I�m sorry. And I love you so much!�

Ashley watched as we embraced. He felt guilty enough that he didn�t have room for his jealousy. Maybe he was getting over her. And maybe he wasn�t. As long as she knew that I�d always be there for her, I didn�t really care what Ashley thought.

�Jen, just promise me one thing,� I said.

�Anything,� she replied sitting in my lap.

�That you�ll never do it again,� I said stroking her hair.

�Promise,� she said with that adorable smile on her face.

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