Cheat With My Boyfriend Best Friend

I slid into the passenger seat of Aaron’s car, feeling deflated.

This was, without a doubt, the worst Christmas I had ever experienced as an adult.

The tension between Aaron, my parents, and me had been palpable.

“Where are we going?” I asked as Aaron started the car.

“You’ll see, he replied enigmatically.The car’s sound system played soft Christmas melodies, with the soothing voices of male and female singers creating a relaxing atmosphere.Aaron focused on the road ahead while my thoughts drifted away, back to my childhood.No child is born without loving their parents, and I was no exception.Despite being left with a host family and sent to boarding school shortly after my birth while my parents returned to their research in Antarctica, I loved them unconditionally during those early years.I waited eagerly for any word from them, even if it was just a brief message.

But as time passed, I never received even a hug.

Eventually, I found myself staring at a photo of my parents in Antarctica, but they felt like strangers to me.

Disappointment turned to despair, and finally, I chose to let go.

Without expectations, there could be no sadness.

After a ten-minute drive, we arrived at a quaint French restaurant near Columbia University.

“You brought me here to eat?”

I came back to my senses and felt surprised.

“Where else did we think we were going? Jean Georges?”

Aaron unbuckled his seatbelt and raised an eyebrow at me.

“I could take you there if you don’t mind showing up in that outfit”

I glanced at myself in the rearview mirror and gasped.

My makeup was smudged, and I looked like a mess.

“Why didn’t you remind me of my makeup?” I exclaimed.

Aaron laughed out loud.

“You look cute”

“Cute my ass!”

I fumbled for the tissue to wipe away the smudge, trying to save my image.It was of no use.

Frustrated, I got out of the car, rushed over, and punched Aaron in the stomach.

“Ow!” He doubled over.

“Come on! Seriously?”

“You’re such a psycho! How could you kiss me when I look like this?”

When I recalled the unexpected kiss on the sofa not long ago, and switched my perspective, I saw myself through Aaron’s eyes, looking like a ghost.It made me feel frustrated.I stormed into the restaurant with my face covered and headed straight for the bathroom to remove my makeup.

When I emerged, fresh-faced, Aaron teased me again.

“You look so much more beautiful without makeup, my dear”

“Shut up!” I snapped, giving him the finger.

I had worked as a waitress at this French restaurant during my undergraduate years and was familiar with the menu.

After placing our order, Aaron asked if I had any wine recommendations.

“That reminded me” I said, beckoning to the waiter.

“Please change our drinks to non-alcoholic beverages. My friend can’t drink.”

The thought of Aaron and alcohol brought back memories of that ridiculous night.

Not long after, our appetizers arrived at the table.

“A French meal without wine is like a day without sunshine”

Aaron lamented as he finished his special fizzy drink with a rather regretful expression.

“If you have wine, you won’t live to see another day, I countered unceremoniously.

Aaron laughed again, saying, “It seems I’ve completely brought you out of your parents’ influence.”

“Should I thank you?”

I glanced at him and said, “Well, I don’t get along with my parents because they are far away.Why do you hate your parents?”

“It’s just my dad.I’m very close to my mom, Aaron replied without looking up, concentrating on his soup.

“I remember.When you got engaged, Mrs.Grace gave her blessing publicly.” I recalled some not so pleasant memories.

To that, Aaron just snorted.I looked up at him.”You misunderstood.I’m not talking about her, Aaron said calmly without looking at me.I put down my knife and fork, sensing something different about him.

‘Isn’t Mrs.Grace his mother?’ I wondered.

‘What does that mean? Had the old man been married to another wife before?’ I was a little puzzled but denied it.

Although I hadn’t checked out the Morris family much, a family that big would have to make a big deal out of a divorce and then a remarriage.

I couldn’t have been unaware of it.

And most importantly, I remembered reading a story that explicitly mentioned that Mrs.Grace was the old man’s first and only love.

‘Could it be that…

Aaron is not Mrs.Grace’s biological son? Is he an illegitimate child?’ Losing interest in eating the meat that came to my mouth, I waited for Aaron to explain.

Seeming to sense my gaze, Aaron looked up to meet my eyes.

“How did you know she gave her blessing? I thought you hadn’t paid any attention to me after that.”

“The food here is quite good, no worse than that of a 3-star Michelin restaurant”

I quickly lowered my head and concentrated on eating.

Aaron chuckled, not pressing the issue.

And I didn’t get a chance to hear him say that Mrs.Grace was not his mother.

We both finished the “romantic Christmas dinner”

in silence, each with our own thougnts.

In fact, the environment was romantic.

It was the people who were not romantic.

Aaron drove me home, and I turned down his proposal to see me upstairs.

I hadn’t been lying to him.I was indeed I exhausted.

I fell into a dream almost as soon as my head hit the pillow.

it was not a nice

of that postcard, in my dream, I went back to

the other children were

and the biggest

the main reason my parents almost

boarding school life was the only thing I

wouldn’t they come to see me for so many years? Just because I made that promise? Every year, all I

an email telling them I had outgrown playing with toys, all that

for their lack of love and

time, I longed for the day when they would realize their

That day never came.

stopped contacting

left boarding school and rented an apartment without

people are in distress, they often instinctively call out the names of those they

I

Except for…

“Aaron!”

slowly realized that I had shouted his name.490-

found out that Akin had visited Zane to

said

and the other part was

at the entrance? We are going to

have

entered the

knew he was just trying to avoid the

did you go to

go of this

I got the help

that we need to look for

danger, Akin said, stopping in his tracks and raising

I

restless from thinking about why she left him in the first place and how she ended up in

makes you

used a different

he didn’t like Akin even talking to Zane, but because it was about Beatrice, he was also forced to stick

did her

stealing eyes

I knew it.

I was becoming useless.

a little comforting nudge around my elbow from Colt because he could

a seer

steadily turning to look at

we need

too ashamed

for being desperate to find

the one

beginning to wonder if I had ever helped them in any way,

should go look for

added without

Helel nodded his head and began

left, I

better get

locate your br—; Colt stopped murmuring when he acknowledged

his

just wanted to be there for them,

not make

is not your

have done when she took her blood

Beatrice cherishes you, and that alone should be something to you, he was rubbing and patting my back,

will be —-I don’t know why he

the hug when I felt

didn’t like how my brother always used the

of coming to meet me,

did you last visit

Colt asked.

hospital I every other day, sitting by his

cannot blame them because he must have silenced

my only family wasn’t interested in seeing

he’s got Mariah on his

came to the hospital

in

“Don’t worry.

not let

and he will be punished severely, but she will keep him alive to make you meet him at least

being a sweetheart, pulled me into a

“You think so?”

murmured, and his fast-beat

can help you with your powers a little, the voice said straight from

Monique standing there with

an alpha

I got scouted out for him a few days

it because I had to come

done here; I will leave for

magic that I can lend you to learn some new magic

pulled her hand out, giving me

was like finding

and felt very satisfied seeing that someone was looking

“Thank you, Monique”

and she

met him

and noticed

knew there was more

only seen

huge crush

just worried about how I will hide my crush

giggled when thinking

will do just

kindness in you, I gave her a reassuring smile before returning to Colt’s

was still worried about Flynn’s fate

wish Beatrice would give him enough time

want to know that no matter what, he was always a wanted brother to

Akin had been looking everywhere for

“Can Reign track Flynn?”

as he walked inside to check up on me and our

to see if she

I am hopeful

Flynn feel his worst nightmares, Helel grunted while shaking his

how angry he must have

I realized how strong their love

been two days, and they have

was a mess, and

could tell he badly wanted to spend time with our

you will find her

him a smile and then handed him our

Daddy, didn’t

mood changed when he

me so much solace every time I watched him play