Chapter Two: Crazy Night

I picked up Emery and Skylar took Eliza. They had fallen sleep while we ate. I made my way upstairs hearing Skylar’s footsteps behind me. I walked into their nursery laying Emery down in his crib. I saw Skylar laying Eliza down in her crib and turned to him. “Maybe they’ll sleep all through the night like they did last night.” I chuckled walking over to him laying my head on his chest. “Lord do I hope they sleep all through the night.” I felt him chuckle lightly putting his hand on my back. “Come on let’s let them sleep.” he led me out of the room and downstairs. We walked to the couch and sat down. I watched as he laid down on the couch. “I know you have to be tired so come on.” he patted the area next to him. I chuckled lightly laying down next to him. He wrapped an arm around me so I wouldn’t fall. “Now catch some z’s Ophelia.” he felt him yawn and I yawned too. “Sleep sounds good.” I smiled closing my eyes. Within minutes I was sound asleep, off in my own land of dreams.

**

The party was crazy. Girls without tops, guys playing beer pong, groups playing strip poker, and alcohol was everywhere. Of all the parties I’d been to this one had to have been the best. There were kiddie pools and neon lights, bubbles, glitter, and alcohol. I couldn’t even tell you how much I’d had to drink already and I’d only been here maybe ten minutes. I scanned the room looking for Roxanna. I found her in a group of girls dancing. I smiled and watched them dance. “Hey man here!” Austin yelled handing me a forty ounce. I smiled talking a giant gulp out of it. The sting was familiar and wonderful. I continued to watch and drink until Roxanna glanced in my direction, a smile crawling onto her face. I smiled leaning up against the wall. She was wearing stiletto heels, a mini skirt, and a tank top. My guess would be that was it. She walked over to me pressing against me. “Glad you could make it.” she said with a smile. I smiled back at her looking in her eyes. “Come dance with me.” she grabbed my hand pulling me to the group she’d been dancing with. Her body was glued to mine and I flashed back to being home, back before the twins when me and Ophelia were just crazy teens madly in love. I snapped back to reality pulling away from Roxanna. “What’s wrong Logan?” she asked me pulling me back towards her. “Ophelia..” I muttered softly to myself. “Logan just forget about her have fun you’re in college you deserve that.” she smiled up at me. “She’s my wife, the love of my life, and the mother of my children.” Guilt filled my heart and I instantly wanted to leave. I began to move towards the door and Roxanna grabbed my arm. “You can’t just leave me.” she pulled to her pressing her lips against mine with such force it took my breath away. I pushed her away, my hands still on her shoulders. Every fiber in my body wanted to take her up stairs but, my heart told me to go back to the dorm. “Don’t push me away Logan. I know you feel something too.” she looked up at me wrapping her arms around my neck. She pulled me down to her our lips pressing together once more. Her fingers tangled themselves in my hair and my hands floated to her waist. ‘Don’t’ my mind screamed at me. “I...can’t” I pushed her away rushing to the door. I pulled the door open walking out and back to the dorms. I never looked back not even when she yelled my name. 

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I opened my eyes slowly seeing that I was still on the couch, Skylar was gone. I was about to get up when I heard voices. The voices belonged to Tom, Mayra, and Skylar. “Yes ma’am I will mind my manners. I swear to you. I am not that kind of person. I respect Ophelia.” It was quiet for a moment before Mayra’s voice answered him. “Okay then I trust you Skylar.” It was silent then I heard footsteps. The next thing I knew someone was picking me up off the couch. I opened my eyes seeing Skylar. “Shh go back to sleep Ophelia. I’m just taking you up to bed.” I nodded shutting my eyes again. I could hear his heartbeat through his shirt, almost like music to my ears. Before I knew it I was back in my own dream land. I woke up once more when he laid me down on the bed. He covered me up and started to lay on the floor. “No.” I groaned. “I patted the spot next to me. “Sleep here.” I smiled sleepily. He chuckled getting up and laying next to me. “Now will you go to sleep?” he asked wrapping an arm around my waist. “Yeah I guess so.” I chuckled closing my eyes again. I fell asleep to the sound of his steady breathing, music to my ears.

**

I took the long way back to the dorms giving myself time to clear my head. In less than 48 hours I had managed to cheat on my wife once and almost again. I’d even stopped thinking about her for a while. Even the kids. I felt terrible. I’d missed two skype dates. I walked up the stairs and down the long corridor to my dorm. I opened the door going straight to my computer. Ophelia was offline. I sighed heavily putting my face in my hands. “I’m so sorry” I muttered to myself. It was amazing how when I was doing it, I didn’t feel bad at all but, now the guilt was strong. It was tearing my heart to shreds. I decided to check facebook. Maybe, possibly, she was on there. I logged in going to see which of my friends were online. Ophelia wasn’t one of them. I went to her profile and saw her smiling face. I looked at her wall seeing her most recent status. My heart stopped and then I got mad. “Skylar’s over. He made the best dinner and is so sweet to the twins. I love my best friend forever Sky! <3" Who the hell was Skylar? She hadn’t mentioned any Skylar when we talked before. I posted a message to her wall. I wanted answers. “Who the hell is Skylar?! And what is he doing coming over to my house!?” I posted it to her wall, I was now fuming. A few minutes later a reply was posted to it. It must have been one of her college friends because, I had no clue who it was. The message read. “You should take a damn chill pill boy. Skylar is her best friend and one hell of a man. He’s been helping her out with the twins and being so good to her. Yeah he goes to your PARENTS house and yes they know. They like him to so you should take a chill pill since you’re miles away from her.” I couldn’t believe it. Why were they being a b***h to me. I loved my twins. The next time I talked to Ophelia I would defiantly have to get the answer I wanted.

**  

I woke up to crying at about two o’clock in the morning. I groaned rolling over and setting up. To my surprise Skylar was up and he was in the process of feeding Eliza. There was an extra bottle setting on my desk. I smiled getting up and picking up Emery. I grabbed the other bottle and sat on my bed and started to feed him. “How long have you been up?” I asked him. “About ten minutes. I woke up and had a feeling I should make bottles so I did came back up here and a few minutes later Eliza started crying. Emery just now started crying when you woke up.” he smiled at me setting Eliza’s empty bottle on my desk and started to burp her. “She’s a good eater.” he chuckled as she let out a little burp. “Oh my” he said, speaking to Eliza. “What a burp little miss.” he smiled brushing his finger across her cheek. He started to rock her softly. I smiled watching him. He was so good with the twins and he treated them like they were his own children. There wasn’t a day that went by that he didn’t amaze me. Emery finished his bottle and I laid it beside my leg on my bed. I started to pat his back lightly. A couple of minutes later he let out a burp. “Good job little man.” I said with a smile. I started to rock him softly watching as his eyes were filled with sleep once more. It wasn’t but, minutes later that his eyes shut and he was asleep. I got up slowly laying him back down in his crib. I covered him up and went back to grab his bottle from my bed. I grabbed it setting it down next to Eliza’s empty bottle. I watch as Skylar got up and laid Eliza in her crib. I walked back to my bed laying down and soon Skylar laid down beside me. He covered us both up and we both were asleep in minutes.

** 

I woke up to banging on the door. I didn’t even remember falling asleep. I looked at the clock and it was about three o’clock in the morning. I groaned getting up and opening the door. It was Austin and Roxanna. They were completely and utterly wasted. “Austin get your a*s in here and go to bed, Roxanna go back to your dorm.” I grabbed Austin’s arm pulling him inside and shutting the door. “Aww come on Logan you know you want to!” she yelled in her wasted voice. “No I don’t so go away.” I heard her groan but, then her footsteps leaving. She wouldn’t remember that I denied her. She probably wouldn’t even go to class tomorrow. I lead Austin to his bed making him lay down on his side. “Dude if you puke here’s the trash.” I moved the trash can over to him. “Don’t puke on the floor please.” I sighed. “Okay mannn.” he said laughing. “Dude that was so much fun.” he said with a smile and then he passed out. I sighed going back to lay down on my bed. I stared at my ceiling. Only a few more weeks and it would be Christmas break and I could go home and figure out who this Skylar was. I rolled over on my side finally going back to sleep.