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"Stop crying Casper, its okay. They were just practicing wrestling." I assured the little boy who was crying softly in my chest.

Grumpy let out a whimper, placing a paw on Casper's feet. I gently wiped his tears away, trying to stop my shaking hands.

"B-But there was blood a-and-" I gently shushed him, pulling him in for a tight hug.

"Trust me, when friends like that have a misunderstanding. They tend to fight it out Casp." I said, somehow trying to explain the situation at him.

Casper pulled back, nodding his head at me."Fr-Friends fight like that too?" He wonders out, his emerald eyes rim with a red tinge and his eyelashes wet.

I nodded, pushing my hair back."They do, even girls but it's more like pulling hair than throwing punches." I giggled softly.

Pushing his hair back, I quickly placed a soft kiss on his forehead before wiping his wet cheeks with my thumb.

"I-I'm sorry. I just got scared Z-Zoe." He apologizes, pulling grumpy in his lap.

I smiled softly."It's okay to be scared Casp. Don't worry, I'm not mad." I assured him, making him sniffle.

"I-I'm o-okay now." He announces, pulling from my hold and moving out of the bed.

"Okay, well, can you and grumpy stay here for a while?" I ask, leaning closer to him."I'm just gonna give them a little scolding fit." I cheekily whisper, making him crack a small smile.

He nodded, putting grumpy down with him."O-Okay." I dropped one more kiss on his head before moving out of the room, making sure to close the door.

I let out a breath of relief, leaning my back against the close door. I made sure my expression was blank before walking towards the living room.

They both sat on the floor, glaring at one another. What happened to wanting to Talk Aron? I thought.

They snapped out of it when they heard my footsteps, their expression turning into guilty one immediately.

I crossed my arms, stood in front of them and threw a glare that made them looked down.

"Well? Are you fucking happy? The living room and kitchen is a complete mess." I snapped, my voice cold.

It turned into a full on brawl where they did a harsh push and pull, throwing punches and hitting the stuff that weren't even sturdy enough.

The TV was broken, broken glasses from the screen laid the floor. The couch was cracked in the middle and the mini table lost a leg.

The fuckers weren't even satisfied and moved into the kitchen, thankfully, there weren't any knives involved but the dining table was cracked in half when Aron pushed Tyrone on it.

The table cracked under Tyrone's weight and even the chairs were ruined when they continued to throw punches against one another.

I wasn't the idiot that tried to stop them from fighting. I knew they needed this to get rid of their pent up frustrations against one another. Besides, I wasn't stupid enough to throw myself in between them when those punches could very well lead me to my death.

It wasn't until the sound of Casper's crying and grumpy's bark did they finally snapped out of it.

I was so angry that I scooped Casper and Grumpy up, bringing both of them in his room and calm the both of them down.

"You have no right to be fucking mad. You're the one keeping secrets from me." Tyrone suddenly snap."Tell me was the sex fucking worth i-"

"It's not what it looks like Tyrone. Not every girl that comes your way will fucking cheat on you. Zoe wouldn't do that to you." Aron interjected, glaring at him.

Tyrone's expression drop at his words but the damage was already done. I tried not to let my hurt show and bit my lip instead.

"I know seeing him half naked and me in his shirt isn't gonna earn us in your favor but at least fucking listen first." I said, trying not to cry.

I understand his anger, I do and he has every right to be angry at me. I just thought that the trust he had on me wasn't shallow enough that he'll easily be swayed into thinking that I'll cheat on him.

I turned to Aron, taking in a deep breath."It's time for you to tell your side Aron. Tell him what you told me." I firmly said, making him let out a sigh.

"You're both grown ups now and I know it isn't easy to overcome the past but you wouldn't be here now, if you would've handled it both maturely and talked about it." I snapped, wiping a stubborn tear away.

"Tyrone if you can't forgive Aron then atleast listen to what he says and Aron if he doesn't forgive you then what matters is you tried." I took a step back.

"I'll just be in the spare room if you're done talking." I turned around and pause."And if one more fucking fight happens, trust me, I'd flip this whole house on the both of you." I hissed before walking away.

Once I was in the room, I couldn't help but let a few tears slide down while I laid down on the bed.

I wasn't mad at his reaction, our attire was really suggestive and I'd probably lose rational thoughts the second I'd see him with a woman who has an attire like I did.

I just wished he sounded more doubtful rather than spiteful. I let out a yawn suddenly feeling sleepy.

You know what? I'm not gonna overthink here and then cry. I'll just sleep it off, yeah. That's what I'll do.

I stared at him blankly, his words slowly sinking into my mind. Aron had a guilty expression on his face and I couldn't help but admire how I did a good number on him.

Focus.

"How do I know you aren't fucking lying to me? How can I trust your words after everything?" I spit out, narrowing my eyes at him.

I had my arms crossed and we both sat opposite of one another in the trashed living room. I somehow felt guilty that I let my anger control me and let Zoe seen that side of me.

Even Grumpy saw me lost control and that didn't settle well with me. I hate being angry because then I just cause pain and that's not something I would ever wish to do on someone or even something.

I just couldn't help it though, all thoughts left me when I saw him half-naked. It's not that I don't trust Zoe, its the trauma of seeing him with someone I care about that made my fury slam in.

It didn't help that Zoe didn't tell me shit.

Aron nodded, his black eye starting to form."You don't have to trust me Tyrone. I gathered all the evidences, its all in my USB." He answers.

"Why are you doing this Aron?" I ask him, trying to understand his intention.

He's not someone I could trust that easily again but deep down, I always cared for Aron. He's been one of my day one and maybe, that's why it hit me hard when I found out.

Aron didn't just cheat on me with my girlfriend but he cheated on our friendship, our brotherhood and that's what pained me the most.

"It's because I want to Ty," He softly said, letting out a wince."I'm sorry for hurting you at that park. I'm sorry for ruining everything.

I'm sorry for breaking your trust but I did loved Audrey Ty. I-I wanted to tell you but she didn't want to and I couldn't say no to her so I didn't." Aron said, his voice not louder than a whisper.

"As fucked up as it sounds, I was glad that you finally caught us because you deserved better than us and that Audrey and I can finally be together. No more hiding." He looked down, staring at his bruised fists.

"And we did and we were happy but when you left, Audrey changed and I found out that it was just a bet between her girl group." I didn't need to see his eyes to know that it was turning misty.

Aron might come off as an arrogant prick to others but its his mask and deep down, he's one of the most emotional person that I know.

"A bet to date two of the hottest guys in school." He chuckled coldly."It fucking hurts, The guys from the team hated me because we lost you. The girls see me as nothing but a cheater and the girl that I loved turned out to be a complete bitch in the end."

I clenched my jaw, somehow feeling a spark of remorse flashing in me.

"Remember the day I came crying on your doorstep? It wasn't because I was asking for your forgiveness but it was to tell you the truth, the whole truth about the woman that caused a huge rift on us." Aron looked up, his green eyes completely misty.

I nodded, remembering that day clearly. It was sophomore year and I just got back from school when I saw him sitting on my front porch, crying.

He tried to talk to me, asking me to just listen to him but the wound was still too fresh. I wasn't ready to face him no, at that time I never wished to see him ever again.

So I didn't listen, didn't give him the time of the day. I remembered walking pass him and telling him to go home because we aren't friends anymore and it wasn't my obligation to listen to his shit.

"I didn't want you to question your self-worth and I knew you were suffering through that. What did I had that you didn't? Was something wrong with you? Why did she cheat on you?" He looked away to stare at the cracked TV instead.

I ran a hand through my hair before letting it fall on my lap into fists. Hearing him say that makes me want to laugh because it was true, those were questions that had been haunting me since.

Sometimes, I still do but not like before. I already moved on from her, from what happened. Time does heal heartbreal but it was a slow process and the anger and pain can't be easily get rid of.

"I wanted to tell you the truth to let you know that she isn't worth it to be hung up on. A bitch like her isn't worthy to make you question your own self-worth. I wanted you to move on with a light heart knowing that it wasn't you fault that you got cheated on. It was our fault and our decision that caused you to get cheated on. You weren't the problem Ty, people like us were." Aron smiled sadly, a tear sliding down his cheek.

I couldn't help but bit my lip, his words made the heavy weight that I've been carrying on somehow felt lighter.

It entered my mind and killed any remaining doubts that I've been trying to get rid of for years.

It's been something I've wanted to at least hear from them but knew that it was impossible and now hearing him say it made me fucking emotional.

"You dickhead, you're fucking making me cry." I growled, feeling the tears well up in my eyes.

Who said men like us couldn't cry? We're just fucking humans. There are men that are more emotional than they should and there are others who can reel their set of tears in.

Either way, the level of our masculinity shouldn't be base on wether how well we could keep our poker face on or if we can stop our tears despite wanting to just cry and let it all out.

Men have every right to cry, we ain't fucking robots. We might be gifted with physical strength but that doesn't mean we don't feel pain.

Men have minds that overthink too. Men have doubts too. Men can feel pain too. Men have hearts too. Men are human too.

Aron chuckled, wiping a tear away."You didn't even say anything but I'm already crying like a baby."

I glared at him, pushing him gently."I forgive you Aron but I still don't trust you. You hurt Zoe and beat me up with your goons. It's not something that I could easily just pick the pieces up with." I wiped a few tears that slipped, sniffling slightly.

He nodded, his expression completely lighting up and I couldn't help but roll my eyes, he still acts like a fucking child.

"I'm sorry for shutting you out Aron. Zoe's right that I should've given you the chance to explain. It probably would've save us both from this brewing trouble." I told him.

A smile fell on his lips."Thank you Ty. I have all the time to earn your trust and for now, I'm gonna start by paying for my crimes and to bring my dad in. That's my promise to you." He said, before slowly bringing a fist in front of me.

This time, I smiled and gently bumped my own into his."As you should Aron." I replied, before standing up and looking around the room.

"You clean the kitchen, I'll take the living room." I told him, earning a groan of protest from him.

"But you threw the punch first!"

"And Zoe will fucking having both of our necks if we don't clean this shit up." I grumbled, making him stand up immediately.

"A clean kitchen, coming right up!"