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Chapter 8 by tantrikenetic tantrikenetic

Should you tell her you heard her say your name?

Yeah...get it out in the open.

"Melody, I apologize in advance if I embarrass you further, but there's something you should know and something I have to ask. I heard you talking to yourself." You say. Melody makes a stangled noise that sounds half like a shocked gasp and half like a distressed moan.

"What....what did you hear?" She asks weakly.

"I heard you say a name." You say slowly. "I heard you moan 'Jack'."

"Oh no..." Melody whispers under her breath. She quickly catches herself and turns to face you. "No! No, you must have misheard me! I never said that!" You watch her bite her lip subconsiously and that seals the deal. You know she's lying to you. Melody catches this too and shamefully turns her back to you again.

"I need to know, Melody." You say slowly, praying you're not misreading all the signs. "The Jack you were fantasizing about...is it me?"

There is a painful and almost deadly silence in the air for a long time. It's probably only lasting a few minutes but it feels like years. Finally, her voice penetrates the cold silence, full of shame and self-loathing. "I'm so sorry, Jack." She says to you, still unable to face you. You can hear her sniff back some tears. "I've abused our friendship; I've been using you for my own personal fantasies. I know I shouldn't feel this way about you, but I do! I can't help myself...ever since I met you, I've wanted you. It's like you know just how to drive me absolutly crazy. The way you walk, they way you smile, your voice...everything about you pushes all the right buttons in all the wrong ways." She stops talking for a second to regain her composure. You can hear her raggid breathing and sniffling. "I'm really sorry. Please don't be creeped out, Jack. I know I should have told you sooner, but I just couldn't." She gulps audibly and when she continues, her voice is even softer than before. "I don't want to lose you as a friend."

You sit there on your bed, dumbfounded. You can't believe your ears. This is like a dream come true. Your brain is having trouble processing all this information. But you have to say or do something soon, or she might think you're disgusted with her.

How do you proceed from here?

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