Aiden Harper

Taking a step

Aiden

I knocked on Eden's apartment door and waited. The door opened, and Eden appeared.

"Hey," I said.

"Hey."

"I wanted to know if you wanted to have lunch with my family and me on Sunday."

"What?"

"My folks invited me to lunch. I figured you could join us if you didn't have any plans. Do you have plans?" I shoved my hands in my front jeans pockets to calm my nerves.

"My parents invited me to brunch on Sunday."

"Oh."

"But your lunch invite seems like a better alternative."

"Really?" My lips twitched slightly.

Eden nodded. "Yeah. At least I don't have to listen to my parents criticize me for not supporting my sister." Her lips curved into a devious smile.

I couldn't help, but my lips curl upward.

"Did I need to bring anything?"

"Nope." I shook my head. "Just yourself."

"Sounds good." Eden smiled before stepping inside and closing her door.

I released the breath I was holding as my heart rate slowed. I ran my hand through my hair in relief that Eden had agreed to my lunch invite. I wasn't sure if she would accept my invitation. But I was glad she did.

I returned to my apartment to calm myself.

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Eden

I closed the apartment door and leaned my back against it. I couldn't stop smiling after talking to Aiden. Hell, I didn't think I would smile again after walking in on Wayne and my sister shagging in my bed. Ugh. I need to erase that visual from my brain.

Someone knocked on my apartment door. I smiled and whipped the door open, only to have my smile turn into a frown and find Wayne standing in the hallway. I folded my arms, blocking him from entering my apartment. "What are you doing here?"

"Eden, please talk to me," Wayne begged.

"We have nothing to say to each other. You said everything you needed to say when you screwed my sister in my bed."

"It was a mistake, Eden!"

"A mistake?" I arched my brow. "How does one's dick fall into someone's vagina who isn't his girlfriend? Tell me, Wayne. I'm dying to hear your reason for sticking your dick in my sister."

"Mia came over to talk to you. She started crying. I didn't mean for anything to happen between us. It was a terrible mistake." Wayne shook his head.

"A mistake is bringing home the wrong mayo. Cheating is a deliberate choice. How many times did you fuck my sister, Wayne?"

"Once!"

I dropped my arms to my sides and balled my hands into fists. "Liar!"

"I swear to God, Eden! It was only the one time! I kicked Mia out as soon as you saw us!"

"It should have never come down to me seeing you at all! You don't cheat on someone you claim to love! Five years, Wayne! I gave you everything for five years! But you didn't care when you fucked my sister! You blew us to smithereens! I hope she was worth it." Tears dripped down my cheeks as I brushed them away quickly.

Before Wayne could protest anything I said, Aiden's apartment door opened, and he appeared.

Wayne turned to Aiden and gritted his teeth. "Do you mind? I'm trying to have a conversation with my girlfriend."