Betrayed by the bad boy

osphere. Glancing at us a few times, she then smiled and tried to lighten the mood,

ely looked at

ast month's salary on it." I replie

ression so

No amount of perfume could cover up the st

sking, "When wi

hen, I noticed a voice message from Jake in the text messages. He ha

ce message, hold

d magnetic, but I wasn't

tonight," I

ucy nosily lea

I replied wi

etter looking than your brother. I thought your brother was already top-notch, but compared

this, he would have been furious, considering that he belie

said, picturing Niko's darkened exp

ately chimed in softly, "I think the way he looks at you i

ing calmly, "Do you want something to happen betwee

would never think such a thing!"

ng like this short car

ady crowded with people waiting in line. Brent

de him uncomfortable, but I pretended not to notice

ith a stern face. "We only got a sp

yed s

dy, don't be upset about it. Today is your twentieth birthday,

t in front of me. These two m

zed it was inappropriate and quickly smiled a

out a cold laugh and fol

llowed him. A few minutes later, they returned one after the other

my other two roommates, while Brent liste

. Brent reached out to stop me, gently say

and took ano

ts dimmed. As my roommates and I looked around in confusion, a group of people

tood what Brent'

some as friends Brent and I knew from high

with deep affection, his lips still smudged with

so he timed the cele

hing going for hi

h wishing me a happy birthday and a

y suddenly asked, "By the way, Cindy, I saw you with your brother's friend down

t since I always treated Jake like

quickly apologized with a tearful voice

me, and the ro