Seventy-Eight

Seventy-Eight

Naomi

Connor left after successfully making Aubrey angry and embarrassed, and ignoring me as if I wasn't there. I had to admit, it hurt a lot, but I couldn't let my smile falter.

But Aubrey already saw my smile fall before I picked it up. She did know me deeply.

"Hey, Naomi," she took my hand, leading me into her room. "Don't let them get to you, okay?"

I gave her a lopsided smile, not wanting to dwell on the fact that Connor and Seth hated me today.

"That doesn't matter. Now I just want to know how you two started this…" I trailed off, looking for the perfect word to describe what they were without saying fuck buddies.

Aubrey let out her rich laugh. "Agreement? Okay, it all started the day you left, well, it started long before that, but you get the gist."

She started to tell me her stories, successfully taking my mind off everything, just like she always does.

Mid way, a loud knock landed on the door, startling both of us, a chill shiver running down my back.

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