The Arrangement | Book 2 | Completed

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Matty's POV

The day after the whole blowjob incident is kind of shitty. It's like a dark storm cloud just hanging over my head, waiting to erupt into a full blown tsunami. I'm also starting to think that calling Kyler was a bad idea.

"You're playing with fire here, dude. You need to be careful. Very fucking careful." Kyler tells me through the phone.

"I know I do. I just...I don't know what to do about all of this. Everything is just so fucking difficult at the moment. I mean, am I fucked up for this? Honestly?" I ask.

"Well, yeah. Absolutely. Whenever you're cheating on someone you're with, you're a fucked up person. It's not cool, man. If I ever caught Megan cheating, I would kill her. And vice versa. Why are you even with Melissa if you're going to cheat on her with Candace? I mean, you did it to Candace with Haley....but that was a fucking mistake and you knew it. Like, you didn't even stay hard for Haley, remember? You couldn't because of Candace. It's kind of the complete opposite at the moment with Melissa. Plus, you don't even know it's wrong." He tells me.

"I mean, I know it's wrong. It's fucked up. The entire thing is fucked up. But like, I can't help it. I want to be with Candace. Fuck, I've always wanted to be with Candace. And Melissa....well, we're comfortable. Like, I love her too. I want them both without them knowing about it." I groan, knowing how fucking selfish I sound.

"Yeah, well come back down to planet Earth, Matty. Realistically, you can't have both. Plus, you're not really a cheater. I mean, I know you're cheating right now...but this is so unlike you." He informs me. I know this is unlike me. I hate the fact that I'm doing this. But I can't stop either.

"I'm fucked up for this." I groan. "Fuck, I'm going to tell her. I'm going to call her and tell her." I say, already forming a text message to Melissa to call me when she gets the chance. Right as I press send, Kyler yells at me through the phone.

"No! Are you a fucking idiot? She's all the way in Vancouver right now helping with this company. That's more fucked up than actually cheating. You need to wait until she's home to tell her. Plus, Candace is still in Seattle. Do you really want to mess with that sticky situation? I can assure you that you don't want to. Just....wait until she gets back into town and wait until Candace is gone. That way it will be much easier to fix whatever the fuck is going on." He tells me.

He has a valid point. I mean, it would only make things worse if I tell Melissa right now. She would completely freak out and come back to Seattle immediately. Then, someone else would have to take care of everything in finance in Seattle. Which, would most likely be me. Plus, with the foreign exchange program happening, I really need to be here. I have to make sure this Evan guy doesn't completely distract all of my employees.

I'm not looking forward to meeting this kid, either. He looks like a fucking prick.

"That doesn't mean you get to fuck around with Candace the entire time Melissa is gone." Kyler adds, breaking me away from my thoughts.

"I wasn't going to!" I defend.

"Please, don't even try. I know you're probably going to anyways, because I know you. But still." He says.

He's right. I probably will.

"I miss her." I tell him. I don't even have to say Candace's name for him to know who I'm talking about. He knows. He has always known.

"I know. She misses you too, bro. But, you are taken. Either do this right or don't do it at all." He sighs. Kyler really is a pretty noble guy. More noble than he wants people to think.

"Fuck, you're right." I groan.

"I know. Now, get back to work or whatever. You have shit to get done and so do I." He says with a laugh, brushing off my compliment. He's bad at accepting those.