Page 108 of Your Side of the Offense

"Wow. So you not going to even pretend to be sad a little bit like Archer did?" She grins.

"No, and in fact I think a pop of champagne is due." Getting up, I head to our small liquor fridge in our tiny pantry. Fishing out the chilled champagne, I place it on the table.

"You are joking, right?" She has her hands crossed.

"No," I confirm. The others are just amused.

"So, what happened?" Jaden asks as I rinse the flutes.

I knew buying these would come in handy one day. Harvey and Arch thought it was a stupid idea when we went shopping but it's like I predicted the future because I said they were for when Summer finally dumps Logan and here we are.

Her face is morose as she moves food on her plate around. Okay, so maybe the champagne was insensitive.

"Um, I'm sorry…" she says when she looks up. She looks so guilty and filled with shame. I don't like that look on her, so I round the table.

"What's wrong, Bumble?" I hug her from behind and she is stiff. She isn't welcoming my comfort at all. I look Arch's way, and he looks like he is supporting her.

I kiss the top of her head before I go back to my seat. Everyone is waiting on bated breath for her next words.

"So, I got cheated on."

"What?" Jaden is the first to react.

Harvey stops chewing.

Well, this is…I don't even know.

"Yup, I found him and Trevor having a Hazel sandwich…at their house."

"Um…" Jaden starts.

We’re all speechless and he is trying to fill the silence, so it doesn't seem she's talking to herself.

"Wait, your friend Hazel?" Harvey asks for clarity.

"Yup. The very one." The shame practically becomes her.

"Bumble, it isn't your fault, neither is it any commentary on you as a person."

That does not help things because there is still the unresolved issue of Harvey getting drugged and sexually assaulted by Tracey; a story she has never wanted to hear before. No doubt feeling like everybody just cheats on her and lies to her, especially with how low her shoulders are hanging.

"It is, Cal," she says after a moment.

"No, it isn't," Harvey says.

Her eyes rise to meet his and they stare at each other. This could go really badly or it could go…not badly.

But she shrugs after a few seconds and looks down at her food.

"So, I'm sorry for being a hypocrite. I feel like I owe you all that apology. I think you know I may have cheated first on Logan with Arch, then Caleb." She pauses. We all give her space to say her piece. "It's weird but I feel like I deserve it. I…I wasn't a great girlfriend to Logan anyway. Maybe he did what was best for him…" she drifts off.

It doesn't seem she meant to divulge that last bit to us. It seems more like a reflection thing.

"We thought you were happy with him?" Jaden says.

She shakes her head then folds her arms over her chest. "It was just payback." She chuckles joylessly. "I know I shouldn't be admitting that and maybe I should lie but…I'm tired of not living in truth. I don't know who I've become. I don't even know what I'm doing anymore, you know? Arch landed in hospital. And it’s just…fucked and…"

"You do know that you don't owe us apologies for the decisions you made in your life?" I say.

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