Cheat With My Boyfriend Best Friend

Quarrel

David followed me out as well.

“You?” Aaron ‘shook his head. He glanced at me in disbelief for a few seconds, then sneered. “Really?”

His voice was h*ar*e and frigid, and his single-worded question hung in the air before David spoke up again.

“Aaron… Listen…”

“Really?” Aaron asked again. His wide eyes continued staring into me. “I want you to say it, Olive.”

“Just leave her alone-”

“I told you to shut the f*ck up.” Aaron growled without so much as glancing at David.

It was then that I fully realized just how badly I’d messed up. Earlier, I thought that as long as I explained that I’d made an honest mistake, Aaron would laugh it off like he always does. This whole party was just a charity event at the end of the night, so did it really matter who bid on who? No one really had the power to force Aaron to do something he didn’t want

to.

But I’d overlooked one thing.

Aaron’s feelings.

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He was more serious than I thought he’d be, and it terrified me. I didn’t know how to respond. I didn’t want to respond. I wanted to run away and finally end this relationship that

never should’ve begun, but I couldn’t. My guilt would never let me.

“Aaron,” I whispered. “I’m sorry-”

“Enough.”

He raised his head to look at me, and my hand grew cold as he pulled away. My fingers moved to take hold of his once more, but I never raised my hand the rest of the way. I

couldn’t.

“If you liked your professor so much, you should’ve just told me. I would’ve bought him for you. Why bother with

carved a hollow deep in

about us. It has nothing to

Nothing. I bet you think your dear professor is

that’s enough! Just stop

Because I’m right? You’ve always liked him, haven’t you? More than

was too hostile, especially for him. I refused to talk to

in this state.

away and turned to leave. He’d been out

returned to the main hall, the

aside to make way for the next event: a

single rose. The men received

and David were both showered with invitations as

sit on the sidelines. My feet were aching from standing all

partners one after the other, though he kept his red rose tucked safely into his breast pocket. Eventually the woman in blue-who bid against me for David earlier-made her way to Aaron. I watched the two of them lean in to speak intimately, and she held up her white rose while pointing

contact with me from across

I watched her hand snake up his

to give my rose to. Did I really think he would save his rose for me? Was I really going to save mine for him? The ugly thought twisted

put me

show him, I thought to

the room for a partner, frustrated

of the good-looking

when I heard a

rose after all

David.

to me as soon as

excitement for tonight.” Truth be told, I was exhausted. I was supposed to have my third-anniversary dinner with Vincent, but he abandoned me. I was supposed to bid on Aaron, but I chose David. I was

I was.” He gingerly took my white rose from me and gave a gentlemanly bow. “But may

I wasn’t at all enthusiastic about dancing, I was still flattered. With a

felt empty. David was a nice man, but I was only interested in him for the sake of discussing my research. Tonight had already gone wrong in every possible way, so I figured

stepped on his foot

sorry- I just have so

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