Page 1 of Get Even

CHAPTERONE

ENEMY - IMAGINE DRAGONS, J.I.D.

There werea few things you should probably know. The first was that boys at college were horny. The second was that the girls were horny too. Lastly, I was a firm believer ofDon’t get mad, get even– but I also didn’t like to do things in halves. That’s how I ended up sandwiched between my ex-boyfriend’s brother and best friend.

Brad was moaning in my ear, his breath uncomfortably hot as he pounded away underneath me, wringing small sparks of pleasure from my body. Cody echoed him like this was some kind of pack mating exercise as he moved over me, grunting as he pushed into me shallowly and then harder. The sex wasn’t bad, in fact, it was highly satisfying because I knew that Aaron was going to justdiewhen he found out about this. Well, maybe next time he promised he loved someone he wouldn’t go ahead and fuck their best friend.Asshole.

Despite the moral satisfaction, my body was not hugely interested in these guys – mostly because they were idiots and I did generally like to find some sort of intellectual connection in the people I slept with. But… they were pretty, so I focused on the way Cody’s golden body flexed in the mirror opposite the bed and the warmth of Brad’s hands as they squeezed my breasts. I ran my hands down Brad’s abs and gave him a smug smile, there were a lot of them – more than Aaron had for sure. He groaned, tweaking my nipple in one large hand as I sat up and pushed back into Cody’s warmth and hardness. His breath stuttered at the change in position and I let out a moan to encourage him on and he began quickly moving again, faster this time. I took the hand Brad still had on my boob and tugged him up so I was sitting in his lap with Cody kneeling behind me, then I directed his hand downwards and pressed his fingers to my clit, giving a loud cry of appreciation. Suddenly they’re both scrambling, trying to fuck me harder or faster and I rocked between them with a gasp –finally. Whoever said you couldn’t have your cake and eat it too was wrong and revenge tasted sweet.

Cody pressed hot little kisses to my neck and heat flooded through me as I reached back and tugged at his blonde curls. I was getting close to the edge as I felt them hit a spot Aaron had never managed to find and suddenly I was shaking through my release, tightening around them until they panted in unison. Brad gripped my waist as they worked themselves to a climax too and Cody slumped against my back as he finished, hair tickling my skin until Brad eased me off them. I was a sweaty mess and I shivered as the cold air rushed over my skin, feeling oddly lonely without them pressed against me. The boys collapsed to the bed on either side of me after ditching their condoms and I smiled at them, kissing one and then the other –now for thepiece de resistance.

“Say ‘fuck me’,” I giggled, brushing my dark hair away from my face and holding up my phone to take a very naked photo of the three of us looking thoroughly fucked with our sweaty, flushed skin and smug smiles. Then I found Aaron’s contact and hit send, my finger hesitating for only a second over the button.

“Well, this has been fun boys – I’d say call me but, well, don’t.” My smile was sweet and they looked bewildered as I stood and searched the floor for my clothes – not that they covered much anyway. I’d come prepared to seduce two guys, thinking they might be a little hesitant about betraying Aaron, but really… it had taken surprisingly little effort. My phone vibrated in my hand and my stomach tightened in anticipation of his response. It had been a scant twenty-four hours since I’d got home early and found my boyfriend in my best friend’s bedroom – unbeknownst to them. At first I’d gone straight to my room, sat numbly on my bed and waited for my pulse to stop sounding in my ears quite so loudly. Then I’d stood up and walked to the door, ready to burst in there, cause a scene and humiliate them both. But there was something that would hurt them more –public spectacle.Plus I wanted Aaron to know exactly how much he meant to his brother.Hisbest friend. I’d spoken barely two words to them, just shown up in my skimpy outfit and gave Bradfuck meeyes and suggested he bring Cody along for the ride. That was it. They’d sold him out that quickly.

“You’re leaving?” Cody asked, pushing out his full bottom lip into a pout that really was cute but dropped it when I nodded my head. I pulled on the lacy black panties I’d been wearing and Brad sat up, concern starting to muddy those big brown eyes.

“Hey, you’re not going to mention this to Aaron, are you?”

My smile was sweet, “Oh no, I don’t intend on speaking to him again, but you know how he is with secrets.”

Brad looked unsure about whether to be worried about his brother and Cody bit his lip. I walked a little closer and brushed a kiss across his mouth, “Wasn’t it worth it though?” I asked and Cody melted, a sleepy grin pulling across his face as he decided it was, in fact, worth betraying his best friend for. I supposed I should be flattered.

A knock sounded at the door and the boys both froze like naughty kids with their hands caught in the proverbial cookie jar. I hadn’t foreseen a direct confrontation with Aaron at the scene of the crime, considering he’d still been in Taylor’s bedroom when I’d left over an hour ago, but this definitely could be fun.

But when I opened the door it wasn’t Aaron staring back at me, it was Ryan, their other housemate. His eyes dropped to my still-bare chest and I leaned against the door frame lazily as his gaze found my see-through panties.

“Do you always open the door in just your panties, Jamie?” he asked with a small smirk and I looked down at myself as if only just remembering my clothes – or lack thereof.

I giggled like he’d just said the funniest thing I’d ever heard, “Oh, no, I don’t make a habit of it. I guess my head still isn’t back in the real world yet after spending the last hour with these two.” I nodded behind me to where Cody and Brad still lay naked on the bed and Ryan’s mouth tightened in disapproval.

“I guess I know why Aaron’s on the warpath now,” he said, waving his cell phone in our direction, and the boys looked at each other in horror.

“How the fuck did he find out so fast? My dick’s barely dry,” Brad said and I bit back a grimace at the imagery.

“Something about a picture? I don’t know, but if you don’t want an awkward scene then you should probably go,” he directed the last at me and I batted my long lashes at him innocently while the boys stared at me in something like shock as they realized what I’d done.

“Oh, of course. I’d hate to be an inconvenience to poor baby Aaron.”

Ryan looked like he almost wanted to smile until his gaze dropped to my chest again and he cleared his throat, “You might want to get dressed quickly then.”

“Right, yes, it won’t take me long. I wasn’t wearing much when I got here.”

A look of pain crossed his face that only increased as I bent over and stepped into the short black dress crumpled on the floor by the bed and found my shoes. I blew the boys a kiss and they dazedly smiled before frowning, like they weren’t quite sure what had just happened and whether they were allowed to have enjoyed it.

“See you later, Ry,” I said and he stepped out of the way. He was a complicated one – actually seemed to have a brain rattling around inside his pretty head and a genuine sense of humor, fuck knows why he chose Aaron, Brad and Cody for housemates. I felt Ryan’s gaze on me all the way down the hallway until I walked down the stairs and out of sight.

Sometimes, revenge was a dish best served hot. Sure, I could have walked into Taylor’s bedroom, found her and Aaron tangled together and had that image burned into my brain – but I’d chosen a messier path because I wanted them tohurt. Aaron would hate my public fuck-you and Taylor was about to get what was coming to her too. She’d clung to me since Freshman year and I could admit that I had clung right back – I’d never had real friends before and I’d thought I’d found that with Taylor and Aaron. But the truth was, Taylor needed me more than I needed her. I’d always been independent, never really had much choice in the matter, but she had always had someone willing to bail her out, to wipe her tears or throw money at her problems. Usually her mom.

At the end of the day Taylor was a rich white girl and her mom had taught her the most important rule:never cause a scene.If she knew half the shit her precious baby girl got up to… I smirked but shook my head as I closed the front door behind me. I didn't want to involve her mom. I wanted Taylor to know what it felt like to be alone, to have the person she trusted kick her in the teeth. Figuratively, of course. I wasn’t going to beat her ass, even if she deserved it, because that would makeherthe victim. I was done giving her chances or excuses. Sometimes you had to cut-off a limb before the poison could spread any further and that’s exactly what Aaron and Taylor felt like, poison in my veins, burning me from the inside out until all I felt was white-hot rage. Their mistake, really. The cheating would have pissed me off, but thelyingwas something I couldn’t tolerate. Ever. It hit my trigger button like nothing else, probably thanks to my own, sweet mother, and practically ensured that I wouldn’t have been able to stop at payback. I didn’t need revenge, I needed towin.I smiled as my phone vibrated three more times in my hand, Aaron no doubt losing his mind over the photo and the added insult of being ignored. I didn’t give a single fuck. There would be time for tears later. For now, I had to go and confront my best friend.

CHAPTERTWO

WAIT A MINUTE! - WILLOW

Aaronand I had been together for just over a year now, up until he’d made the executive decision to sleep with my best friend and roommate, Taylor. One of the big perks of the relationship was the house he shared with Brad, Cody and Ryan, it was just a ten-minute walk from campus and was so new that the boys had managed to keep it relatively clean. Though we still tended to spend more time at my place for privacy, which was how he’d met Taylor. I snorted as I followed the winding sidewalk towards the park. It had been staring me in the face, really. The long looks, the sudden silence between them when I’d walked in the room, casual touches that now represented so much more… I was an idiot. That was the hardest part, I was furious with them, but I was also so angry at myself for not seeing it sooner.

The dry heat of the Arizona air brushed against my skin pleasantly, this wasn’t a walk of shame, more like a march of victory, but from the sneers and dry amusement on a few faces it was clear nobody else got the sentiment. Then again, it was two o’clock in the afternoon on a Thursday – but revenge doesn’t wait for convenience and if I’d had to sit in my room for another second, imagining what was going on across the hall, I would have murdered him. Or myself. By now, he’d definitely got the message that I knew what had happened between him and Taylor and that we were over.

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