Filed To Story: Cheating with My Boyfriend's Best Friend Novel Read Online (Olive & Aaron)
I had told my parents about the apartment two years ago, but they had not replied until now.I rolled my eyes.I didn’t bother to take another look, so I turned around and left.
“What’s this? A postcard?”
Aaron followed me and asked, “Is it from your parents?”
I was too lazy to answer his questions but stopped to look at him, asking,
“Why are you following me?”
“What’s written on it?”
Aaron pointed to the postcard in my hand.
“Are you curious?”
“Can I have a look?”
He did not regard himself as an outsider at all.
After handing the postcard to him, I walked straight into the elevator.
“Wait!”He nimbly sq***zed in before the doors closed.
We were in the elevator alone.
He lowered his head and quickly read the words on the postcard.
Then, his smile froze on his face.
“When did you buy this apartment?”
“Three years ago”
“When did you tell your parents about it?”
“Two years ago.”
“When was the last time you checked your mailbox? Maybe it had been in there for two years”
Seeing me silently stare at him, he understood what I meant and said, “Sorry.
After the elevator stopped on my floor, Aaron still followed me.
Before opening my door, I stopped my steps and turned to look at him, asking,
“How long are you going to follow me?”
Aaron put on an innocent face and replied, “Christmas isn’t over”
“I’m tired and want to go to bed early”
“OK.Have a good sleep! I won’t disturb you.”
I raised my volume and snapped, “Aaron!”
“I’m sorry”
He lowered his head and said with a regretful exp**ssion, “If I had known this excuse would upset you, I would have left just now”
“You can leave now”
“No, I can’t leave!”
Unexpectedly, he insisted, “I must stay with you to atone”
“No need.My parents have special jobs, so it is our normal frequency of communication.You don’t need to feel sorry”
“You can’t deceive me”
Aaron looked at me with blue eyes and seriously said, “You have a bad relationship with your parents”
I felt weird and stared into his eyes, asking, “Why are you so sure about it?”
“It’s easy to guess!”
Aaron confidently said, “From we started to date to now, you have barely mentioned your parents”
Was it the reason? I thought it was ill-founded, so I retorted, “You barely talk to me about your parents either”
“Yeah! And that’s because I have a bad relationship with my dad”
He became more confident.
I was at a loss for words, thinking we did have similar sufferings.
Shall we celebrate it? Of course, I did not say such stupid words to him.
Feeling exhausted, I sighed, “I can’t let you in my apartment.
You should not have done such a thing inside just now.”
“Trust me! I just want to spend Christmas with you.
What about we go out to Christmas dinner together?”
“No!”
I refused without hesitation, “It’s cold today.
I want to stay at home and drink wine by the fireplace to get warm”
“No problem!”
Aaron immediately nodded, “We’ll cook dinner at your apartment”
I finally ran out of my patience.
“Aaron, you did not harass me with unreasonable demands like this before!”
I tried to make my words less harsh, but the effect was not good.
I took a deep breath and continued, “Thank you for caring about me, but I do want to be alone”
This time, Aaron stared at me in silence for as long as one minute! “Why are you staring at me?”
I became more impatient.
“I can’t leave you alone at Christmas.
I will either take you out for dinner or cook at your apartment.
You have only two choices”
What the hell! I clenched my fists, fighting back the urge to punch his face.
“Fine!”
I stuffed the postcard into the apartment through the crack bet**en the door and the floor.
Then, I turned around, put my hands on my h*ps, and said, “Let’s go out to have dinner.
Anyway, I will not let you step into my home again today”
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 bet**en 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.
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