Chapter 2!


"How was your workout?" Ajay smiled at him, giving him another cleared his throat, "It was fine."

"I ordered pizza. Alex is coming over to hang out for a little while. You know how he gets all lonely when Aiden is gone." she said taking a sip of her drink.

"Yeah, he does." Chris agreed quietly, his mind wandering to his secret lover.

He knew the feeling of pining for her, of wanting to hold her in his arms, to bury his face in her fragrant hair, to look into her eyes and know that she had missed him too.

He took a deep breath, "I'm going to go take a shower."

"Okay." she called.

He sat in the shower letting the spray hit him while he replayed the afternoon romp with Aiden. He couldn't get enough of her, it was that simple. When they were apart, she was all he thought of. When they were together he devoured her.

He closed his eyes and pressed his head against the tile. He was such a fuck up. He knew he couldn't have his cake and eat it too, but how was he supposed to turn down such a perfect opportunity? The guilt was the only sucky part of the whole deal. He swallowed the knot in his throat and toweled off and redressed.

He could hear Alex and Joey horsing around downstairs. Having to look both his wife and his best friend in the face was terrible for him.

He wasn't a bad guy, he wasn't some playboy prick that made bedding women a game. He was sweet, lovable, loyal Chris. Quiet, reserved, responsible Chris, that's what everybody thought of when they thought of him. Cheater, backstabber, home wrecker…those were words that were never associated with him. He led his double life well, and so did his lover. They were floating through life like they were at a masquerade ball, hiding behind their perfect masks to disguise the sinister, deviant other side of went downstairs trying to stop thinking negatively so no one would figure him out or ask too many questions.

"Hey, what's up?" Alex greeted flashing a smile his way.

Chris nodded and took a seat on the couch.

"Time to eat children." Ajay called from the dining room.

"Race ya to the table." Alex propositioned.

The little boy took off running with a loud yell. Chris drug his feet to the table but not before checking his phone. Nothing from Aiden yet. She should have landed for her layover by now.

"Who is this for?" Alex wondered opening up a pizza box.

"Chris, he's taking after Aiden and ordering weird toppings." Ajay made a face looking at the pizza.

Alex laughed and handed over the box to Chris, "That makes me miss her even more."

"Sorry. Its actually pretty good." Chris smirked.

His statement was met with hacking noises.

"There's no way!" Ajay argued, "I think its so that he doesn't have to share with anybody."

"That makes sense." Alex shrugged.

Chris ate in silence, remembering the first night he and Aiden had spent together. Since they couldn't be seen out together, they ordered in. He had grimaced when he heard her place the order but didn't protest. They sat in bed watching Saturday Night Live eating her crazy pizza, which he finally admitted was very good. He still wasn't sure if he liked it because she did or if it was the actual taste of the food.

Alex and Ajay held most of the conversation as usual. Chris added his two cents here and there so he wouldn't be so obvious about daydreaming.

He secretly checked his phone again…still nothing.

"Hey…so have you heard from Aiden yet?" he randomly asked.

He couldn't stop himself, the tension building in his stomach was too much.

"No, she probably won't call me till later. She said she was going to be pretty busy." Alex shrugged before furrowing his brow, "Why do you ask?"

Chris looked between Alex and Ajay, "No reason. I was just curious. Usually you've called her a thousand times by now to make sure she's okay."

Alex smirked, "I'm getting better about it. I try not to bug her too much when she's working."

Chris smiled too, but he was still anxious. Finally a text message came through about an hour later and calmed him down. He stepped out on the front porch while Alex and Ajay were playing a video game to call her.

"Hey." she answered.

"Hi, how's your trip going?" he asked, exhilarated that she had even picked up.

"Its going slowly. What are you up to?" she asked over the noise in the background.

"Trying not to think about you in front of your husband." he teased.

"And your wife." she added.

"Yeah, I was worried when you didn't text me at first." he admitted.

"I got delayed, but nothing for you to worry about." she smiled.

She loved that he worried about her when she was away.

"Okay, well I guess I'll let you go." he said sadly, knowing he couldn't stay on the phone with her for too long, "I miss you."

"I always miss you." she said, hearing the drop in his tone, "I love you."

His heart almost skipped a beat, "I love you too. Text me later. Better yet, send me a sexy picture."

She laughed, "That's too risky! Maybe I'll send one to Alex, you know he'll want to show you."

"Alright, I guess we can do it that way." he compromised, "Bye."

She hung up with another laugh.

He went back in with a smile on his face. He got his fix, albeit a small one, but it was enough for him to continue through the night without being so awkward.

Before Alex left Aiden had sent him a picture message of her in the bathroom lifting up her skirt to show off her thong. He showed it off to Chris who was more interested in the naughty wink she had given, knowing it was for him.

That night he made passionate love to Ajay while he pictured Aiden bent over the sink in the airport bathroom. He was a terrible person for doing it, he knew he was. His body was on an Aiden fix and she was the only one that he could get off to.

The rest of the week went by quickly. Friday rolled around and Ajay had gone to take Joey to see Gran on one of her spur of the moment trips. His cell phone vibrated on the coffee table.

"Hey honey." he picked up with a smile.

"Hello to you too." Aiden giggled, "You busy?"

"Nope, here at the house all by myself. Ajay went up to Gran's for the weekend." he told her.

"I can think of a few things you could be doing." she said slyly.

"Oh really? Like what?" he asked, hoping she was in the mood or had the time for a little phone sex.

"Like meeting me at our spot for the weekend." she suggested.

He sat up quickly, "You're not supposed to be back until Monday."

"A few things got cancelled and I'm almost home now. Did you want to meet me?" she asked.

"Did you even have to ask? I'll pack a few things and see you there." he said excitedly.

"Perfect." she said, hanging up.

He raced around the house and got his things together. He made it to the lavish hotel room they used as their getaway. Aiden knew the owner who kept the suite open for them at all times.

He let himself in, disappointed she wasn't there yet. He called down to the front desk and ordered flowers and champagne and what they would have to eat later that night from the trendy restaurant downstairs. He went around the room lighting the candles and changed into a nicer pair of jeans and a t-shirt.

His restless energy was abundant, yet there was nothing left for him to do. He sat near the window and stared out at the darkening skyline. They had never spent more than one night together, other than when their partners knew about it.

He was excited and afraid for this to be happening. He was already craving her bad enough…was this going to make it worse?

He heard the door click and turned to see Aiden step into the room. He stood slowly and crossed the room to get to her. She dropped her bags and jumped into his arms. He carried her to the bed as she kissed him repeatedly.


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