Is This My Future (Dom's POV)

I turned up at Jake’s house having no idea what he wanted from me, we haven’t really spoken in a week considering he’s been MIA.

I let myself in like I always did when I was invited around, it was always Taylor’s open door policy that so many had adapted and the only time people knocked was when the front door was locked.

What I was met by pure and utter shock, there practically no furniture in here. There was boxes everywhere throughout the house, what the hell was I walking into with Jake?

“Dom! There you are mate, how you been?” Jake’s booming voice shocked me when he walked into the hallway carrying a box that had Taylor’s name written on it, in fact when I looked around the boxes all had either Jake or Taylor’s name written on them as well as what was housed in said box.

“I think right now you might be of concern for me,” I raised an eyebrow at him as I placed my hands in my pockets.

“Me, why me? I’m absolutely perfect,” he grinned at me.

“Really then why is there no furniture and everything seems to be in boxes with either yours or Tay’s name on it?” he placed the box on the ground and shrugged at me.

“Are you going to help or what?” he questioned, was this why I was here. To help him pack up the house? I was surprised he wasn’t burning Taylor’s stuff, there was only one reason as to why he would be doing this and that was because Taylor had finally made up her mind.

“Depends do I have to make sure you aren’t going to throw your suicidal self off the balcony?” he glared at me before flipping me off.

“Like I would allow him to do that, I’m not that much of self-centred bitch am I?” I heard Taylor’s voice before she came around the corner with a smirk on her face.

Now I was completely and utterly confused as to what was going on here, she flashed me a smile before she threw some bags on top of the boxes before turning to face Jake.

“I have to go Em needs my help with something, I’ll come back later.” She kissed his cheek before walking my way. “This is for you,” she handed me a letter before walking out the front door.

“What the hell am I missing?” I questioned once I snapped out of my daze.

“Oh we’re selling the house but first we need to clear it out, the realtor would prefer if we left furniture in here but some of this stuff belonged to Tay’s parents and she doesn’t want it to get damaged,” Jake spoke like it was nothing and I ended up having to trail after him like a lost puppy.

“What’s going on?”

“Read what Tay gave you, it will explain everything. I actually have to go meet a client, see you round mate.” He clapped me on the shoulder before heading upstairs and it wasn’t long until I heard the shower running.

I walked into what was once their living room glad to see there was still a couch, I sat down and pulled out the letter.

Dom,

I can imagine just how confused you are by what you walked into but Jake and I decided that we are better as friends, our relationship for who knows how long has been more friendly then romantic. Neither of us were happy and were too stubborn or had too much pride to voice our opinions on that matter considering we were both cheating for three years.

Jake and I are selling the house because neither of us want to live in it anymore, neither of us can do it because there are too many memories there for both of us making it too hard to live there without each other. Mostly on my part was what happened in our bedroom, Jake and I are staying friends, neither of us want to lose each other.

I’ve made my decision, I know I’ve taken way too long to tell either one of you what I want and what makes me happy so I can understand if you are no longer interested. I hate that I’ve strung you both along for as long as I did and I’m sorry if it hurt you in the end because that was never my intention.

If you are interested in what I have to say, come meet me tonight.

I knew that address, it was the place we went to on our first date all those years ago. A night when we were both incredibly nervous on how it would go but once we had some alcohol we had opened up and weren’t as nervous.

I placed my head in my hands, why did the letter also sound like a freaking goodbye.

“You alright mate?” Jake’s voice startled me and I looked up to see him already showered and dressed in one of his suits.

“I have to tell you something….” I had no idea what Taylor was telling me tonight, but I had to clear the air with Jake. I needed to tell him the truth, I knew I was the reason why Taylor never completely told him the truth when they broke up, it was because I didn’t want to lose my best friend.

“If it’s about you and Taylor having sex behind my back for three years don’t bother,” my mouth fell opened in shock. There was no anger about it at all, he waved me off.

“I figured it out and asked Taylor, we break up and then it’s the two of us fighting for her attention, I thought maybe there wasn’t exactly another guy. You rarely dated anyone else and the moments you did I found Taylor going on more runs than usual, her mood was worse off and it doesn’t take a genius to put it all together.” Jake spoke leaning against the archway.

“You aren’t mad?”

“Well I was a week ago but then I thought about it, I did a dog thing to my best mate by taking home the girl he loved all those years ago. I only deserve to have him screwing her behind my back but you made her happy Dom, it’s all I want for Taylor now. I didn’t love her like you do, I can’t hold that against you. I should have realised what was going on in front of my own eyes and Taylor and I should have broken up three years ago when we discovered that neither one wasn’t happy because in the end three people were hurt out of our relationship. We have been best friends for years, you are family and so is Taylor. Yes I’m annoyed you were both going behind my back but if you both are happy out of this then I’m happy…” he looked at his watch. “I really should go and you really should go hear Tay out, don’t be mad at her for taking her time.”

With that, Jake walked out leaving me alone in the house and my thoughts. I had voiced my concerns with Jake a couple of weeks back, I was beginning to worry that Taylor didn’t want anything to do with either of us.

I was worried that she was stringing us along in hopes of not losing either one of us, he just told me I was being an idiot.

But now seeing the letter and not having any hint as to what Tay wanted, I was worried about going tonight.

I knew she wouldn’t put in writing that she didn’t want me, she would say it to my face and that was worried me the most. I would be walking away from that spot either alone or with her and it’s the alone part that terrified me.