Chapter 93

By the time the men were home long enough to take a breath, almost another month had past. Sid and I were in a great place in our relationship and I had my best friend back. Life was good. Lily had spent a good part of the time that the guys were away trying to devise a foolproof plan for the demise of the bimbo. I gotta give the girl credit, she came up with some pretty brilliant ideas, but me being me; I was having second thoughts.
"You are far too nice for your own good ya know that? Sometimes I can't even believe we're friends!" she told me the night before the guys came home.
"You're friends with me because you need someone to be your conscience," I replied only half joking.
"I don't need a conscience because I never have any regrets."
"Come on Lil, I know you better than that. You have to regret at least one thing you've done in that torrid past you have?"
She thought about this for a minute before saying "You're right! I do have one regret."
"Only one?" I quipped. "Please, I'm dying to know what it could be," I said rather sarcastically.
She looked at me, smiled the most evil grin and blurted out "I should have fucked Max when I had the chance."
"Lillian Marie Norman!"
"What?"
"Could you be more crude?"
"Lighten up Beks."
"I don't need to lighten up, and for the record, nothing would make me happier then you and Max getting together, but we still have one problem."
"Not if you take my advise and stick it to the bitch."
"Lil, if I go out of my way to make her self destruct, I'm no better than her plotting behind Max's back. I'd much rather let things play out and see what happens."
"And risk her making a move on your man? You are fucking crazy!"
"You're forgetting one small detail here Lily; I was so angry, I did too at first."
"What's that?"
"I'm worried about nothing. It doesn't matter what Brittany says or does to try and get Sidney; he is not going to be a willing participant. He loves me. He's not going to let anything happen that shouldn't."
"Okay, where's the real Bekah? You know, the one who never thinks anything good will happen; the one who is lacking in self confidence; the one who swore up and down that she would never fall in love...ever. Where's that girl?"
"It's amazing what the persistence and love of a good man can do isn't it?"
"Oh hell no! You did not just say something that cheesy!" she laughed as she threw a pillow at me.
"I know it's cheesy, but it's true. If Sidney hadn't been so persistent, and so understanding of everything from my past to my relationship with Max, I never would have come out from under that dark cloud. He is truly the most amazing person I've ever met. I don't know what I ever did to deserve him, but I thank my lucky stars every day that I have him."
"I love you Beks, and that's sweet and all, but seriously...stop. You're gonna make me puke."
"I know, it's disgusting, but I can't help it! I love him and he loves me. I trust him completely. There is no way that he'd let anything happen and I don't want to give him or Max a reason to be pissed at me. If I play games and they find out...neither of them would forgive me and I am not going to take that chance."
"So we're just gonna let it be and see what happens?"
"Exactly. The bimbo can ruin her own life, but she's not going to ruin mine."
"So what happens next?"
"Sidney and I are having dinner with them tomorrow. I think it will be very interesting."
"What aren't you telling me missy?"
"Sidney gave Max the go ahead to tell Brittany that I am his girlfriend."
"WHAT!!!" Lily shrieked. "I thought you guys weren't going to tell anyone?"
"Well, Sid and I talked about it after Max and I made up. We figured that if we're going to be spending time with them, she'd start to wonder why we were always together. Plus, I think it will be a good first test; ya know to see what her reaction is."
"Oooooh that is a great plan!"
"We'll see what happens at dinner tomorrow!"



"Did I ever tell you how proud I am of you?" Sidney asked me in the car on our way to the restaurant.
"Proud of me? For what?"
"For swallowing your pride and apologizing to Max even though you're right," he said kissing the back of my hand that he was holding.
Did he just say I was right?
"What do you mean even though I'm right?"
"Beks, I know you wouldn't lie about something this big. I'm sorry I never told you that before. I was in a tough spot. I was trying to support my friend and my girlfriend and I didn't do a very good job at either."
I couldn't think of anything else to say except "I love you."
He grinned and said "I love you too."
"I'm sorry Sidney," I said quietly.
"For what?"
"For being so angry with you for not believing me."
"I didn't know you were angry with me."
"I tried very hard to hide it. I already lost Max, I couldn't bare loosing you too."
"You are never going to loose me Beks," he said kissing my hand again. "I'm here for the long haul; for better or worse."
Did he seriously just spew part of a marriage vow to me?
"Well lets hope there's no more worse. I've had enough worse for a lifetime."
"I'll second that."
"Hey, has Max told Brittany about us yet?"
"No, I think he's planning on doing it tonight, so we could be there."
"Why would he want us to be there?"
"I might have mentioned to him that I'd like to be there to gauge her reaction...you know for future reference when we start telling peopl.e."
He had this look on his face that I couldn't read at first. Then that cheeky grin appeared across his beautiful lips and instantly I knew. I knew this was his way of 'supporting' me. He was making sure I was there so I could see her reaction. He was anticipating a negative reaction too
I smiled at him satisfactorily.
"I love you," he whispered.


Once again Max and Brittany beat us to the restaurant. They both stood as Sidney and I approached and I couldn't help but laugh to myself watching her fuss with her hair and smooth her dress; a dress that was bordering on inappropriate for the kind of restaurant we were in.
Sidney shook Max's hand and gave the bimbo a polite kiss on the cheek. She blushed. I got the typical french greeting from Max and we took our seats. Max ordered a bottle of champagne when the waitress came by to take our drink orders.
"Champagne? Maxie, what's the occasion?" I asked.
"Nothing really, just a coming together of new friends and new loves," he winked at me. "Which one of you want to do the honours?"
Sid and I looked at each other and he knew exactly what to do.
"I guess I will," he said as the champagne arrived.
"Brittany I must apologize to you."
She looked like a deer caught in the headlights and stumbled over her words.
"M...me? Wh...why are you apologizing to me?"
"I was less than truthful with you when we first met."
"I don't understand."
"You asked me if I had a girlfriend the last time we had dinner and I'm afraid I wasn't exactly truthful."
"Oh?"
Sidney put his arm around me and you could see the colour drain from her face.
"Bekah and I have been together for a while now. We haven't told anyone except for a few close friends and family because of all the media attention it would get. Seeing as how it's my rookie year and there's been so much hype surrounding me, I have alot to prove and if the press or anyone else found out I had a girlfriend, it would be a huge distraction. Not to mention the poor boys."
"B b boys?" she stammered.
"Yes, Alex and Jake, Bekah's two boys. If our relationship became public it would completely shatter their world. Keeping their lives the same as it was before I met Bekah is the most important thing to us. I'm sure you understand the need to keep our relationship private."
For a brief moment I was almost positive her head was going to explode and I was enjoying every second of it.
"So why are you telling me?" she said when she was able to find her voice.
"Because you are Max's girlfriend and he is Bekah's best friend so we'll be spending alot of time together. Wouldn't you start to wonder why Bekah and I are always together if we didn't tell you?"
"P-r-o-b-a-b-l-y" she said very slowly.
"Well now you won't have to wonder. I trust that you will keep this information to yourself...as a personal favour to me?"
Her eyes lit up at Sidney's words. "Yes."
"Good. Thank you," he said giving her a wink for good measure, to which she giggled like a school girl. "It would be very unfortunate if word got out. With the limited number of people that know, we would know exactly who leaked the information. So, now that that's out of the way, who's hungry?"
I had never loved Sidney more than I did at that moment.