Chapter 51 - Let Bygones Be Bygones

"So, you two are making out here" the sudden intruder naughtily commented.

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Few minutes back

The moment Emily made an excuse and left the table, Kate, Nick and Rachel really believed she had some work and didn't mind her.

Rachel was a bit worried about the message she received but when after sharing the information with Patrick, she felt better and decided to focus on this matter later and to enjoy with her friends today. She is meeting them after many years and didn't want to spoil her mood. 

"So, tell me how did Nick propose to you?" Rachel excitedly asked Kate, she wanted to distract herself from the message she received and she thought this is the best way to do so.

Kate blushed and started narrating the story, Nick was looking at her lovingly and Rachel was listening to the story with excitement.

Patrick knew what was bothering Emily and why she left, he was struggling with his thoughts. 'Should I go or should I not? Should I clear the misunderstanding or should I not'

At the end Patrick sighed and decided to go and clear the misunderstanding. Unbeknownst to him Matthew was observing him since the moment Emily left.

When Emily left Matt too was about to follow her but before that he looked at Patrick to check if at least Patrick realized her mood was bad or he too was unaware of it like Rachel, Nick and Kate.

When Patrick too made an excuse and left Matt felt relieved, he knew Emily needed Patrick at this moment and not him. 

After some time, Nick realized Emily and Patrick were missing and asked about their whereabouts. 

Matt quickly lied, "There is some emergency at the hospital so Emily is on a call and Patrick went to the washroom."

Nick sensed something was fishy but chose to ignore it. Rachel and Kate didn't find anything amiss and were in their own worlds.

When Emily and Patrick didn't come back yet, Matt got worried and hoped they were not having a huge fight, so he decided to go and check on them. He initially saw Emily and Patrick going in the same direction, so he too followed that path and at the end of that path he saw a metal door which he understood would lead to a balcony.

Following his instincts, Matt opened the metal door and what he saw happily surprised him, Patrick was kissing Emily hard and she was passionately responding to it, but the next moment they were startled with the door opening and moved away from each other and looked at Matt.

"So, you two are making out here" Matt chuckled and then laughed at them.

Emily and Patrick were not sure what to say, it was so random for them too, it was not embarrassing but it was hard to explain.

Seeing them both speechless, Matt winked at them and said, "It's okay, stop feeling so awkward and weird, this is not the first time I walked in on you two making out. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this. Your secret is safe with me."

Emily sighed in relief and thanked Matt. "I'll take my leave, I am feeling cold." saying this she went back to her friends. She was not sure how to face Patrick now so she thought leaving right now was the best thing to do.

After she left Matt casually asked, "So? You two back together?" 

"What do you think?" Patrick coldly said, he picked the blazer lying on the ground and wore it again, then he took out another cigarette and started smoking.

If these two would go back as soon as Emily went it would seem fishy and Patrick is not interested in creating content for their friends, so he decided to stay for a smoke and then go.

"Fine, I know you two are not getting back together and what happened just now was probably a 'moment of weakness'". Matt commented

"Then why ask if you already know we won't be back together"

Matt got frustrated hearing Patrick's words, "Why Pat? You didn't date anyone since you two broke up and neither did she, can't you see you two still have feelings for each other, neither of you have moved on. Can't you let bygones be bygones and move on from everything that happened?"

"You don't even know what happened." Patrick taunted Matt.

Matt sighed and replied, "Well what if I tell you I know everything that happened"

Patrick was surprised and asked, "How?" 

The confidence in Matthew's tone was enough confirmation for him to understand that he was not faking it and he actually knew what happened. Being a cop gave him enough experience to see through truth and lies.

This gang of friends were all very close, when Emily and Patrick broke up, everyone was surprised and felt bad. No matter how many times they asked these two the reason behind the breakup, neither of them spoke a word. Understanding that these two are not comfortable in sharing the reason, others stopped pestering them and accepted the truth.

This was the reason why they didn't meet as frequently as before. But this time, Kate and Nick were getting married and they wanted all their friends to attend the marriage and so they decided to ignore the awkwardness and catch up with their friends and share the good news with them. Although everyone was curious about the reason behind Patrick and Emily's breakup, they never asked and chose to ignore it but it really surprised Pat that Matt already knew the reason.

"Emily once confided in me and told me everything. I know what happened was sad and frustrating but can you not move on?" Matt got emotional. Seeing his two close friends suffering through this was like going through hell for him too.

"Matt it is none of your business, stay out of it"

"Dude, that's why I never involved myself in your matters before but the way you two are suffering, seeing you two like this is really sad, is it necessary to punish yourself like this?"