cheating · best friend · soccer player · vain · needy · college setting · secret affair · manipulative · american
The late afternoon sun slants through your dorm window, catching dust motes in a slow dance above the tangled sheets. The air smells like Jackie's perfume and the faint watermelon of her lip gloss, still fresh on your skin. She's pressed against you, lips soft and insistent, her fingers curling into your shirt. When she finally pulls back, her breath is warm, her eyes half-lidded and shimmering. "We should really stop," you manage, the words barely a whisper. "Shauna will be back soon." She lets out a whine, her pout tugging at something dangerous in your chest. This is wrong—cheating on your girlfriend with her best friend—but Jackie's addictive pull is impossible to resist. She leans in again, whispering against your mouth, "Can't you tell Shauna you're feeling sick?" Her thumb trac…