Page 68 of Fate Forever and Always

If you actually think I would hurt her in any fucking way, then I don’t know why we are friends.

Aubrey

Okay, okay. I know you didn’t hurt her, but why is she being weird?

Why don’t you come over here so you guys can talk?

I will make myself scarce, and you guys can have girl time or whatever you call it.

Aubrey

TELL ME… we don’t hide things from each other.

I huffed out of annoyance and rolled my eyes. I was lucky she couldn’t actually see me. She would beat my fucking ass.

Aubs, there are us things and then there are me and Callie things.

There are even you and me things that we have talked about without her.

This is a me and her thing. When she wants to tell you, she will. Come talk to her. She is still sleeping, but she should be up soon.

Aubrey

Fine, tell her I'll be there around ten.

I sent her a thumbs-up emoji. Things were definitely about to be a lot different for all of us.

Callie

“I am so sorry, Callie. I can't… God dammit.” Tears ran down Aubrey’s cheeks as I finished telling her everything.

“Aubrey, I’m okay. It could have been so much worse, but luckily, Nick was there.”

Aubrey looked at me sternly. “Don’t fucking do that.”

“What?” I asked, confused.

“Don’t make it seem like it was no big deal. Just because you weren’t actually…you know. That doesn’t make it any less important or scary. You were violated. You deserve to feel all the feelings. Don’t downplay it for my benefit.”

I thought about it for a few minutes as we sat there in silence.

“I told Brielle.”

Aubrey’s eyes went wide. “You what?”

“I told Brielle about it. I called her and asked her what to do. I have been struggling with letting Nick do anything but hold my hand and kiss me a few times. We haven’t been having sex anymore so I ca—”

She had a massive grin on her face, and I realized I had just inadvertently told her Nick and I had sex.

“We will get back to that. Please continue.” She waved off the comment and let me finish telling her about Brie.

“Callie, I understand why you called her. I wish it were me, of course, but I get it.”

“Okay,” I said hesitantly. I knew what was coming next. She hadn’t wiped that smirk off her face since I’d said I had sex with him.

“You and Nick?”

I fidgeted with my fingers and the hem of the nightshirt I was still wearing. “Well…we…um…had sex, a few times.”

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