Submitting to My Best Friend's Dad by Scarlett Rossi
Chapter 53 -

Waking up early, I set out to take care of the only thing I had planned for the day. Tally said she wanted to talk, and I was determined to suck it up and go with the flow. Who knows, maybe it would be a positive thing? "Alright guys, I'm heading out," I called out to Allegra and Neal who stood in the kitchen.

"Oh, are we going to war already?" Neal laughed, causing Allegra to smack his shoulder, shaking her head at him.

"Sometimes I wonder what he is on. Have fun, sweetie. If you need me, just call."

"Thanks." I smiled and waved to them.

It was funny how motherly she could be, and it did warm my heart to know that she cared the way she did. Even after everything we had been through.

Heading out onto the street, I looked down the way for a passing taxi and held up my hand to flag it. Its yellow color quickly pulled up in front of me, and without hesitation, I climbed in.

I told him, "Take me to 3204 Sunset Boulevard please."

The driver didn't bother to say anything as he stepped on the gas and headed down the street towards Tally's father's beach house. It was at least a good forty-five minutes away, and if I wanted to get this conversation done with, it was better to get there as soon as possible.

In the back of my mind, I kept thinking about James and what he had said. Perhaps the way I acted was completely out of line. James was in a bad position that night to really defend me without drawing negative attention to himself. When Neal and Allegra explained the lifestyle they lived in full description, a lot of things made sense. When you have more money than most, there are always eyes on you. People waiting for you to slip up, and make a mistake so they can shame you to the rest of the world.

It honestly made sense now what he meant by 'don't act like that' and 'I didn't mean it like that.' He was trying to explain things to me in a way I would understand, and I didn't really give him the chance to do so.

As the driver came to a stop, I paid him and climbed from the car. The white and blue beach house stood out against the coast, and standing amongst the palm trees, I hesitated with what was to come.

This was a break it or make it moment. Could things really change between us?

Step by step, I made my way inside the house and glanced around for Tally. "Tally?" I called out as I tried to spot where she could be. "Where are you?"

Sounds from upstairs drew my attention, and furrowing my brow, I made my way up the stairs towards the bedrooms. "Tally?"

It wasn't until I got to the top of the stairs that I realized what I was hearing was moaning, and to my surprise, it was coming from the room Tally was in. Spinning around, I moved to wait downstairs until I heard something I wasn't expecting. "Yes, Chad! Please harder-"

What the f*ck did she just say?

Turning back, I pushed open the bedroom door hard, not even flinching as it hit the wall and the two of them jumped up in surprise.

"Why am I not surprised?" I laughed.

"Becca! What the f*ck?!" she screamed at me. "What are you doing here?"

"Uh-you told me to come over, remember?" I snapped, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Yeah, I meant f*cking later," she countered. "Well, at least you know now-"

"Know what? That you're f*cking my ex?" I laughed. "You can have him. I do not care."

"Of course you care. He was the love of your life, remember?"

I was suddenly able to make sense of what was going on. Tally thought sleeping with my ex was going to upset me, but unfortunately for her, it wasn't going to work.

"I hate to break it to you, but I don't care if you sleep with him."

Chad quickly stood from the bed, completely naked with his cock hard, and stared at me. "You could always join us, Becca."

"What? I'm not f*cking sharing you," Tally yelled at him. "You're mine now."

"Of course, babe. I was only joking," he replied as he walked towards the bathroom.

I wasn't sure what soap opera I had walked into, but from the looks of it, that's what she was hoping for. "So, how long has this been going on? I mean, I'm guessing that was why he came down here?" Laughter escaped her as she shook her head. "Not exactly."

"What do you mean, 'Not exactly'?" I asked her in confusion.

The look on Tally's face spoke to the amount of evil that was actually within her. It took a moment for me to process everything, but then slowly I understood.

"I can see the wheels in your head turning, Becca," Tally taunted as Chad came out of the bathroom, walking towards her.

"You were cheating on me with her?" I asked him in disbelief. The girl who was supposed to be my best friend was the same girl my long-time boyfriend had been sleeping with that led to our breakup.

As much as I didn't want to believe she could do something like that, I wasn't honestly surprised. The initial shock of them sleeping together hadn't hurt me, but after replaceing this out, I could feel the knot in my stomach from her betrayal. "Of course, I was," Chad laughed. "She was the only reason I started dating you, Becca. Did you seriously think someone like me was interested in you?"

Laughter escaped him, but as I looked at Tally, I was met with a sadistic and twisted amused expression that let me know she was waiting for me to break.

"So you dated me to get to her?" I scoffed. "This honestly makes so much sense."

"Yes, he did, and it should. I mean, how romantic is it to know that he would go to any length to be with me? And now, we are engaged!" Tally cooed as she turned her gaze to Chad. "Romantic? Wait what? You're engaged?" I said, bursting into laughter.

Chad was anything but romantic. The only thing he was partially decent at was f*cking, and even then, it was hit or miss, considering a girl never knew how long he would last.

"What the f*ck is so funny?" Tally snapped at me. "Don't be jealous because we are going to be getting married."

"Oh, trust me, I'm not jealous. I just think it's funny that you think your dad is going to allow this to happen." I smirked. "He can't stand Chad."

"That's because you have brainwashed him by lying about Chad-"

"Yeah. Don't act like I never did anything for you," Chad snapped at me. "I tried to make you a part of something, and even introduced you to my friends, but you were nothing but a prude bitch."

"Go f*ck yourself, Chad. You are not as great as you think you are," I replied, rolling my eyes. "I'm actually glad to know that both of you are this low. It makes things so much better for me."

"What the f*ck are you talking about?" Tally asked as she stood and took a couple of steps toward me, a sheet wrapped around her.

"I mean, at least now, I don't feel bad about f*cking your dad, Tally. You were betraying me long before I climbed into bed with him, and he is much better in bed than Chad ever was," I said with a smirk.

There was shock in her eyes at my words, and as I stared at her, I ignored the ramble coming from Chad. They were both dead to me now, and I was glad that I came.

"You f*cking bitch!" Tally screamed as she came running at me.

Never had I expected Tally to lash out at me, but she raised her hand to slap me. Before she could, I did the one thing I never expected to do.

Pulling back my fist, I punched her straight in her face and watched as she stumbled back, holding her nose before falling to the ground. Chad yelled, coming at me, and before he could get hold of me, I turned and ran down the stairs. He was relentless, thoug,h as he pursued me, and as his fingers grabbed the back of my hair, I realized he didn't learn the first time.

Reaching into my purse, I grabbed my tazer as he pulled me back and gripped my throat. Without hesitation, I jabbed him with it and watched as he cried out in pain, letting me go.

Falling down the last few steps of the stairs seemed to happen in slow motion, and when I hit the floor, I felt the air escape my lungs before pushing myself to get up and get out of the house.

There was no telling what Chad would do to me, and with Tally being as twisted as she was, I was a fool for coming.

Stepping out into the warm Florida air, I gasped in relief, taking the steps two at a time before I heard the door open behind me with Tally screaming my name.

"That's right, you better f*cking run, you stupid bitch!"

Turning I looked at her laughing, shouted, "Have fun with that abusive, cheating, asshole, Tally."

"Yeah, well, he is going to be my husband and the father to my unborn child!"

Tally's words made me freeze in my spot.

She was pregnant by Chad, and now so many things made sense. I had no doubt in my mind that it was something they had been planning. They were both trust fund babies, and neither of them had worked for anything in their lives. As she disappeared behind closed doors, I pulled my phone out of my pocket and scrolled to James' name. He'd said that he wanted to meet me, and I wish it had been on better terms, but I had to tell him.

If Tally was pregnant by Chad, he needed to know sooner rather than later, and I wouldn't have him upset at me for not telling him when I found out.

'I need to see you. It's important.'

Waiting for him to reply, I ordered myself an Uber and waited. I wasn't sure where I was going, but within a matter of moments, he replied to me.

'I have a meeting, but I'll be free at the house in forty minutes.'

That was perfect considering it would take me that long to get to him. Messaging him back, I pushed my phone into my pocket and took a deep breath.

It was so hard to breathe with everything that had been going on, and as the realization of Tally and Chad's betrayal hit me, I felt the tears welling within my eyes.

The tears weren't there because I was sad they had hurt me. I was actually more relieved than anything. However, they were there because I finally no longer felt the guilt for having the feelings for James that I had.

I was in love with him, no matter how much he pissed me off, and now that I knew I wasn't in the wrong for being with James, I didn't care about holding back those feelings anymore. I was going to tell him everything. Perhaps he and I could start over.