Cheat With My Boyfriend Best Friend

Why’s My Darling So Upset?

“Want some coffee?” I asked Nick.

“Yes, please.” He held out his cup eagerly, then took a sip. “D*mn, that’s good!”

He nearly jumped out of his chair and cried, “I feel like I’m in heaven! Where’d you get this?!”

“Oh… Haha, it’s just a custom drink from the Starbucks out front.” I smiled stiffly. It was actually from Aaron; he brewed it himself.

Breakfast was embarrassing. The food was incredible-the bacon, crepes, and eggs were all perfect-but the

conversation afterward ruined my appetite. My stomach felt like it was filled with rocks.

“Honestly, Olive… When are you gonna break up with him?”

“I don’t know. Maybe today.” I shrugged and avoided Aaron’s eyes. I desperately racked my brain for something to say that’d liven up the frigid atmosphere.

“Maybe never…” Aaron muttered. His voice grew quieter.

I swallowed another mouthful of coffee as I felt my heart sink.

I don’t know why I teased him like that. Aaron looked devastated, and his furrowed brow made him look like a lost child.

But we weren’t anything more than f*ck buddies.

“If you like the coffee, why don’t you take some with you?” Aaron suddenly asked. “It doesn’t look like you ate much else.”

“No, I… I just don’t have that big of an appetite right now.”

“It’s alright. I’m no chef at all. I won’t be upset if you don’t like my cooking…”

“Aaron, that’s not—”

“Hello? Earth to Olive! What are you thinking about?” Nick waved his hand in front of my face. “You’ve been

daydreaming a lot lately.”

weakly.

through our work

I once again started to spend nearly every waking hour

He knew I had a sex aversion, so he stopped forcing me into any sort

satisfied elsewhere,

next few days. I occasionally wondered what he

hit a bottleneck

our next progress deadline was

I had performed a dozen tests and every one had failed. I

Nick laughed out loud next to me. “With all that scratching,

pointed to the dark

you!”

rang: Vincent

are

with my

with you.” Vincent paused, then added thoughtfully, “But

later.” I sighed and hung up. I wasn’t in the mood for watching a movie. Or anything else for that matter. Most of all, I was too

I frowned and picked

told you I’m busy! Leave me

end was quiet for a moment, but before I could hang up, I

my darling

I looked down

It was Aaron.

as soon as I read his name. “Sorry, I thought you

every day. Don’t beat yourself up over it.” His gentle smile was audible. “Just wait there when you’re off. I’ll

even give me a chance to object before

darkened,

you ask him to bring me a cup of coffee? If I don’t get more

get you some,” I