Cheat With My Boyfriend Best Friend

The Elusive Professor

My body trembled in fear, and I nuzzled into Aaron’s arms to hide my face. He kissed the corner of my lips before chuckling to himself.

I looked at him with a dumbfounded expression, and it took a few seconds before I realized I’d been tricked. “Aaron,” | gasped. “Did you just lie to me?”

Aaron raised his eyebrows. “It worked, didn’t it?”

I gritted my teeth and squeezed three little words. “You’re so childish!”

Right when the credits rolled, Aaron and I were quick to exit the building. I didn’t want to bump into Vincent and Emily.

Just when we stepped into the parking lot, I received Vincent’s reply.

Vxncnt: Sorry babe, I just got off work!

Vxncnt: I’m on my way to pick you up right now

I smiled sarcastically.

Right.

When was his job to spend time with Emily? Was she the one paying him now?

lazily texted back.

itsOlive: dont bother. i can take a cab home.

As soon as I hit send, Aaron offered to take me to dinner, but I declined.

“Vincent’s going straight home, so he’ll be there in a few minutes. I don’t have enough time to eat with you. Would you mind giving me a ride back to my place though?”

“Not at all.” Aaron gave me a lopsided grin, started the car, and took me straight to my apartment building.

I wasn’t even inside my home for a minute

to be home that quickly… Did he

Vincent asked me, “Have you

in mock confusion. “I’ve hardly seen you lately. When would I have

then. I just thought I saw his

car wasn’t exactly subtle. I’d have to remind him not to

Wait.

Next time?

to the next time

I shrugged. “It

brow for a

Worried he was still suspicious, I tried to change the subject by asking, “So did

Vincent’s voice grew

I heard it was actually pretty good. We

“Oh. Well…”

anxiety made me relax. If he was busy covering his own tracks, he wouldn’t think to question what

to.

everyone else gathered at the

curiously, “Is it someone’s birthday?

slurred around a mouthful of food. “Yours is over

takeout bag with

goes on inside rich people’s brains?” Nick shrugged with a piece of sushi in his hand. He popped it in his mouth

we all get different

as I lifted the styrofoam lid, I breathed a

when you went to

in the box looked plain enough,

for my food. “There’s

yanked the

egg was still runny, but even though it looked sloppily