by me
Disclaimer: All mine.
Summary: In which there is a confession and forgiveness.
Notes: It isn't as if these two will fight...even in my head. And dude - I have an ending!
Damon's POV
I dialed the numbers quickly and decisively, before I could lose my nerve to do it. It rang once, twice, three times, and I almost hung up, but midway into the fourth ring he answered. His voice was heavy with sleep.
�I�m sorry, did I wake you up?�
�Damon? It�s like three in the morning!�
�I know, but I�I had to talk to you.� To confess.
�About what? Is something wrong?�
�Sort of,� I whispered. �I�I�m sorry.�
�For what?�
�To-tonight. I�me and Parker, we�screwed around,� I finally finished. I was gripping the phone so tightly my knuckles ached.
�You did?� He sounded completely calm.
�Yeah,� I choked out, clinching my teeth, struggling to hold back the tears at the corners of my eyes.
�You sound like you�re admitting to murder, Dame.�
�I�I�I feel like it. I�m terrified, Billy. I couldn�t stand losing you. You�re my best friend. I love you.� I don�t know how I managed to say all that coherently. My thoughts aren�t coherent.
�Then why did you do it?�
�I don�t know! We were alone, and it was late, and you�re not here and Chris isn�t here and we were horny and God, I�m so sorry, Billy.�
�I know you are.�
�Y-you do?�
�Jesus, who couldn�t? Listen to yourself!�
�I�m sorry.�
�It�s ok, Dame, calm down, it�s ok.�
�It is?�
�Yeah�well, no, but yeah.�
�Um.�
�I mean, maybe it�s kind of not cool that you did it, but it was Parker. And he�s my other best friend and I know him. He needs�he needs people. More than he�ll admit.�
�Yeah,� I said, still breathless.
�So�be there for him.�
�But I�I��
�I know. I�m not really mad, though. Maybe you calling me like ten minutes after in tears to confess helped a little.�
I took a deep breath, relaxing a little. �Ok.�
�Ok?�
�I love you, Billy.�
�I know. I love you too.�
�Good night.�
�Night.�
I hung up, wiping the tears from my face. He�d been just a little too understanding. I tried to think if our positions were reversed, and realized that maybe I wouldn�t be so mad at him for messing around with Parker, either. We�d talked about him, a little. Billy said he wanted Chris and Parker to come over some time, and I haven�t figured out if he was serious. So maybe he just wants�I dunno, details. Feeling a little better, I pulled the covers over myself without even taking my jeans off and fell asleep.
TBC...