Girlfriend's Best Friend

Chapter 19

          Kelli came back the next day and had been texting me all last night that she really missed me and wanted to see me. She told me Brooke also asked her to hang out but that she’d blow her off if I wanted her to.

            “No, I don’t want you to blow her off. She’s your best friend, at least pretend like she is,” I told her on the phone as I drove to pick up Graham first out of all my friends.

            “Cody, why are you being so mean to me??” Kelli whined. Oh my God, here we go again.

            “I’m not being mean to you Kel, I’m just saying that you’ve always loved Brooke until you thought I did too. You have nothing to be jealous about,” I tried to say in a softer tone.

            “Alright, good. It’s just that I feel like she’s always flirting with you, and I know her boyfriend has asked me before if Brooke—”

            “Wait, wait, wait, what did you just say? Brookefriend? I mean—Brooke has a boyfriend?” I asked, trying not to let the emotion pour out of my voice.

            “Yes,” she laughed. “She’s been dating him for almost a month now. She didn’t tell anyone at first just in case it didn’t last with him. But she’s been telling me how much she really loves him and how he loves her and I mean, a perfect girl like Brooke wasn’t going to stay single forever. I can’t believe she hasn’t mentioned him yet.”

            “Yeah. Me either,” I said through my teeth. I pulled up in front of Graham’s house and beeped to let him know I was here. He came out almost immediately and into my car. “I got to go, babe. I’m picking up Graham now and then the rest of the guys. We’ll meet you at the pizza shop soon. I love you, Kelli.”

            Graham rolled his eyes, “You definitely weren’t even talking to anyone. I know you’re getting with Brooke.”

            “Why would you even think that?”

            “Because I saw you guys through the window when we were coming back with the food last week. You’re lucky I didn’t say anything to the guys because the second they find out, so does Kelli.” He said it so calmly, but I knew he could ruin everything I had with Kelli.

            “Well you don’t have to worry about that anymore,” I said. “Brooke has a boyfriend.”

            “What??” he laughed. “And she’s cheating on him with you? You said it from the beginning, that girl’s a slut, what are you doing with her?”

            “I’m not going to get with her anymore. I can’t believe she’d do that to me,” I said.

            “Cheat on the person she’s in a relationship with? Yeah, how could she?” he rolled his eyes.

            “Shut up! Okay, Graham, I realize I’m a shitty boyfriend and I feel awful about it! I know I’m Kelli’s entire world and it doesn’t help that she treats me like I’m a fucking king because she doesn’t think I can do anything wrong! This will kill her, the same way it would kill Brooke’s boyfriend. He’s lucky enough to have a girl like her, and he thinks he’s the only one. It’s the same thing for Kelli, it just sucks that I didn’t realize that until now,” I said, pulling up to Carter’s house.

            “Promise me you’re not going to get with her anymore,” Graham said. “Don’t do something you might regret.” I had a feeling I knew what he was referencing.

            “Trust me, I won’t. It was a one-time thing, I was so fucking stupid to do it. Just don’t ever talk about this again,” I said right as Carter stepped out of his house. “It never happened.”