Page 62 of The Boyfriend Swap

“You don’t know?” He sat on the edge of my bed. “Forget it then.”

“Seriously? What happened between you and Sidney?” I pulled him up to standing position.

Perry pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes. When he opened them, he said, “Promise me you won’t be mad.”

I groaned. “Just say it.” Did they fall in love? Wouldn’t that be ironic?

“We kissed.”

My mouth fell open. “You…kissed?” I repeated his words back at him, not sure how I felt about his confession.

Perry raised his hand. “Before you say anything, you need to know that Sidney started it. She threw herself at me. I…I didn’t see it coming.”

I narrowed my eyes. “So Sidney kissed you and you pushed her away.” I had my doubts he’d be so guilt-ridden if that were the case.

He ran a hand through his hair. “In the spirit of true disclosure, not exactly. Not right away at least. I kissed her back. You know how weak Schuester is.” He looked at me pleadingly.

My eyes bugged out. “You slept with her?”

Shaking his head frantically, Perry shouted, “No! No. No. No. We didn’t have sex.” He let out a deep breath. “But I didn’t push her away, and we might have if someone on the catering staff hadn’t walked in on us. I’m sorry, Robyn. Please don’t hate me.”

What happened next came as a surprise to both of us. My belly quivered and my throat tickled, and I laughed. I closed my mouth to get my bearings, but another giggle forced my lips open.

Perry’s eyes bugged out and he stood up. “You’re losing it, aren’t you? Everyone has their breaking point, even you. You’re hysterical and it’s all my fault.” He paced the length of the foot of my bed, muttering to himself.

With one hand on my mouth to stifle the laughter, I reached out to touch Perry with the other. “It’s okay.” I took a deep breath in and out to compose myself. I should have been angry as hell, but it was so damn funny. It wouldn’t be humorous at all if my feelings for Perry were where they should have been after almost a year together.

Perry stopped moving and studied me. “You sure?”

I nodded. All that time I spent drowning in guilt for crushing on Will when Perry almost had sex with Sidney. Wasanyman immune to her charms? “I don’t hate you, Perry. And at least I don’t have to feel so wretched about breaking up with you now.”

He grinned. “Yeah…Wait. Why are you breaking up with me?”

“Really, Perry? You’re asking me that now?” I smirked.

Perry shrugged sheepishly. “Fair enough. But you were dumping me before you even knew about Sidney and me. Why?”

I sighed. “Because, honestly, I think I’m ready for a more serious relationship and we’re not going anywhere. Am I right?”

He nodded. “Probably. But we had fun, didn’t we?”

“We did,” I said with a gentle smile.

“You didn’t…” Perry made a humping gesture. “With Will, did you?”

“We didn’t even kiss,” I said with a smirk.

Combing his fingers through his hair, he asked, “So why now? Did your parents pressure you?”

“No. They think I’m dating Will.” I grimaced as I remembered I’d need to ’fess up pretty soon, and considering my mother was as enamored with Will as I was, it wouldn’t be fun.

“Gotcha. Well, I should probably go then. Unless you want to have sex one last time.” He cocked an eyebrow.

Chuckling, I said, “It’s a tempting offer, Perry, but one I must decline.”

“I understand. I really am sorry about…well, you know.”

“I know.”

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