Filed to story: Cheating with My Boyfriend’s Best Friend Novel by Jane E L (Olive & Aaron)>>
I rolled my eyes, knowing Aaron had fully recovered from his tantrum. But now I was so curious, I had to ask. “Aaron, were you in a relationship with David in the past?”
As soon as the words left my mouth, the car came to a screeching halt.
My body lurched forward and bounced back against the seat. I looked at Aaron in shock. “What’s wrong?”
Aaron narrowed his eyes at me for a few seconds. Then someone honked at us from behind, and Aaron put the car back in drive and continued down the road.
“I’ve never had that kind of relationship with him. Don’t make wild guesses.” This was the calmest sentence Aaron had said all day.
Seeing him finally regain his composure gave me the courage to ask another question. “So what is your relationship? Why don’t you tell me about it?”
Aaron frowned, clearly reluctant to keep talking about David. “All you need to know is that he’s not a good guy. That’s enough.”
I knitted my eyebrows together. He was still dodging the question, speaking without really saying anything. But for whatever reason, I was still inclined to believe him.
I watched the scenery rush past on both sides of the car, then suddenly thought of another question. “Aaron, what were you doing at that restaurant, anyway?”
It was really too much of a coincidence that he’d happened to show up while I was having dinner.with David. But he’d accused me of ignoring his calls and texts, and apparently he was worried that something happened to me, so…
“Aaron, you didn’t come to the school just to check on me, did you?” I asked tentatively.
“Don’t be ridiculous. I got hungry all of a sudden, so I just came here to get something to eat,” Aaron said with a stern expression on his face. As soon as he finished speaking, his phone started to ring.
He answered it, and Daisy’s shrill voice rang out from the other end of the line. “Hey, boss man, the meeting is about to
start! Where have you been? Do you have any idea how important tonight’s meeting is?!”
“We’re going to have to reschedule for tomorrow. I’m busy tonight,” Aaron said curtly. He didn’t give Daisy a chance to respond and just hung up the phone immediately.
I raised an eyebrow. “Oh, so Mr. Morris got hungry right before an important meeting and decided to drive twenty minutes just to get dinner?” He was obviously just making
excuses.
Aaron pursed his lips and didn’t say anything, but I could see a hint of rosy pink spread across his cheeks in the dim light of the car. He was actually blushing? I stared at him in
amazement, feeling like I was getting another glimpse at Aaron’s cute side.
It didn’t take long for us to arrive at my house. I was a little surprised Aaron hadn’t taken me back to his place instead. Before I got out of the car, he said, “Are you disappointed?”
“What?”
“I didn’t take you home with me. Aren’t you disappointed?”
“Ha! Don’t get too cocky, Aaron.” But as I spoke, my lips began to ache again.
Aaron stared at me for a moment. I thought he was about to apologize, but in the end, he just said, “Stay away from David. He’s not a good person.”
By now, this sentence was getting very familiar. I couldn’t help saying, “Vincent told me the exact same thing. He said you’re
not a good person, and I should stay away from you.”
“But you didn’t listen to him, did you? You ended up in bed with me. Doesn’t get much closer than that.” Aaron quirked an eyebrow at me. Then he lifted his hands to cup my face and said seriously, “Please, Olive, stay away from him. He’s dangerous, and I don’t want you to get hurt.”
I didn’t know how David could possibly be dangerous, but I didn’t want to keep arguing with Aaron about it. Just as I was about to get out of the car, Aaron grabbed my hand and yanked me back. I almost fell over, but before I could protest, he said, “Vincent’s car just pulled up.”
Vincent? What was he doing here? Had he come to pick me up?
I looked through my phone, only to find no messages from Vincent at all.
Had he come to check in on me, with no warning?
“Vincent’s getting out of his car and heading over here. If you don’t hide, you’ll have to confront him.” Aaron raised his eyebrows at me. He didn’t look distressed at all; in fact, he looked excited to watch the show.
I rolled my eyes at him. I’d been planning for so long to get back at Vincent for cheating on me, but if he caught me with Aaron, I knew he’d try to play the victim.
I caught a glimpse of someone approaching, and it was too late for me to get out of the car. I hesitated for only a split second before I crouched down and folded my entire body into the space beneath the passenger seat.
I was fortunate that Aaron was driving his SUV today, since it was spacious enough for a grown woman like me to hide in. If he’d been driving the convertible, I would have had to pray that Vincent was severely nearsighted.
I heard Aaron let out a soft laugh above my head. Hearing him laughing at me, I realized how ridiculous I was acting. Had that ice cream really turned me into a kid again? I glared daggers at Aaron, silently ordering him to stop laughing.
Immediately something soft swept over my head, cloaking me
in darkness, and I smelled the faint scent of amber. I knew it must be his suit jacket. The fabric covered me completely, and I felt a wave of relief. I was glad the light in the parking lot. was dim. Without a flashlight, it would be impossible for anyone outside of the car to see me hiding beneath the passenger seat..
A few seconds later, there was a knock at the car window, and Aaron rolled the window down. Vincent peered around the interior of the car, then gave a phony smile. “Aaron, what are you doing here? Didn’t I see you in this neighborhood last night, too?”
“Oh, I’m just here to pick up my girlfriend.”
I heard everything clearly from my hiding place, and my heart skipped a beat at Aaron’s boldness.
Vincent frowned thoughtfully. “You’re picking up Molly? But- Molly doesn’t live in this area, does she?”
“Who said Molly was my girlfriend?” Aaron retorted.