Nerd Wars

You Gotta Be Sneakier Than That

My name is Raven. I'm a 26 year old sex therapist. It's a pretty nice job, I just kind of help people through and relationship and sexual struggles they might have. I was rushing home from work today thought because I had to be home by 4. I left work at 3 and there was traffic. I stumbled into the front door of my apartment and dropped half of my things and immediately sighed because my boyfriend would be angry that I made a mess. After all, he was the reason I was rushing anyway. I was trying to get home so he could go to his annual showing of whatever musical that him and all his coworkers were invited to.  He hates being late so I agreed we would show up at 7 together even though the show started at 8. They had been going on multiple work trips so I thought this was completely unnecessary for "bonding" but I would do it for Drell. We'd been together for 6 years and this last year has been rough on both of us. He has been working more often because he works in the tech industry. With the extra work comes the extra stress too. So I've been doing my best to avoid arguments with him. When I got inside he was in our bathroom getting ready. I went to give him a hug and he simply said "You're almost late." I sighed and said "Sorry there was traffic and you know I don't like driving crazy." I immediately got into the shower and started to shave my legs, wash my face, the whole nine. After I stepped out of the shower I went to the mirror and started to do my makeup, it was a very fancy event so soft glam eyes and a nude lip was going to be the vibe. As I am blending my concealer together I check the time, it is just after 5 o'clock so I'm not tripping. He calls from the room and says, "I'm gonna go pick up my coworker and ride with her." I cocked my head and said, "It's 5:30. What the fuck y'all gonna do for 2 hours?" I squint and glare at him for a second and notice he's fully dressed. He's a tall 6'1 lanky brown-skinned guy with a fade and glasses. The smile that used to have me weak now makes me want to punch him. He's extremely attractive but he pisses me the hell off. He says "We're picking up other people too so I'm going to go at 6 to get her." I lean back and continue doing my makeup as I say "And how do you expect me to get there? I have a whole fucking floor length gown on." He says, "Call um...shit can Bootsie." I roll my eyes and laugh. "My friend who doesn't have a ticket sure I'll call him. And his name is Jay you know that." I smile a little bit and roll my eyes. He says, "Nah it's cool he got one now. Make him come." And just like that he walks off and goes to the living room. I facetime Jay and he answers on the third ring. "What up Ray? Where you going?". I smile and laugh a little bit. "To an opera. I need a ride now because Dre-". He cuts me off and says. "Because Drell is riding with Tanya?". I cut my eyes to him and look at him while saying "Yes I'm pretty sure. How'd you know?". I look at him and his eyes are locked on me and I realize he's in his bed shirtless. Jay is a brown-skinned guy with long cornrows. He has the cutest smile and laugh. We stare at each other for a second before he says. "Oh shit, sorry just a gut feeling. Yeah I'll come get you. I'll grab my suit and come over." I smile a little bit and he rolls his eyes. "Thank you for always being there. I'll see you in a while."
I go to the bedroom and see Drell's phone on the bed and grab it to move it and notice it's unlocked a little voice in my head says to check the videos in his gallery. So I do. I scroll for a while and almost stop until I see a certain video of my boyfriend having sex with a blonde girl who I've seen before. So I send the video to myself and immediately delete the message off Drell's phone and go back to getting ready pretending everything is fine. Drell comes into the bathroom and kisses my cheek and says bye before he leaves and I take a deep breath and finish getting dressed when I hear a knock on the front door. I run to the door and see Jay standing in the door in a suit and he looks amazing but I hug him tightly and start to tear up and he hugs me back with his strong arms and says, "Okay um what's wrong with you?"...I squeeze him tighter and sigh letting him go. I look up at him and he gives me a squint almost like he's reading my mind and he says, "I'm killing him. I'm just gonna do us both a favor and kill him.". I laugh a little bit and show my phone to him showing him the video. He sits down on the couch and watches the video and laughs a little then alot and I head to the bathroom. All I hear from the bathroom is a loud "Oh you poor thing. You've been dealing with them weak ass strokes. That's why you're so mean."I roll my eyes and put on my lashes. He walks into the bathroom with me. "Why the fuck would he do that stupid shit Jay?" I say as I turn around and go to the bedroom getting dressed in a long black fitted dress with the back out. He sighs and looks at me and I notice his suit is perfectly fitted to his body. "No idea. He fucked up, I'll talk to him." I put my dreads in a long ponytail down my back and smile at him. "He won't care. just play it cool.". I walk over to him, fix his collar, and smirk a little. "I'm sure it'll hit me later that he's cheating and breaking my heart but for now, let's go to this stupid ass shit and pretend it's fine." I say as I walk out of my bedroom walking down the hall of our apartment that we've spent 3 years together in. Jay opens the door for me and helps me go downstairs and to his 2022 silver Honda civic. He opens the door for me and I smile and gasp a little bit. "Such a gentleman." I say and he smiles a little bit to himself and says "I try." I sit down and put my seatbelt on.