After He Cheated, I Dumped Him For My Crush

When Brandon Vinson called, I was lying in Nicholas Shaw's arms. I was completely lost in his kisses, totally drowning in the thrill of someone new. To be honest, I never planned on cheating on Brandon. I mean, we've been married for seven years, and our kid isn't exactly a toddler anymore. But he was the one who screwed up first, completely breaking our marriage. I just wanted to level the playing field. Just this once. He didn't bother with hello. "Where the hell are you?" I kept my voice down and I stayed calm. "Brandon. You've done this how many times now? This is my first. I'd call us square." I hung up on him. Nicholas stopped kissing me, looking down with genuine concern. "Hey, you good?" Shaking myself out of my own head, I gently pushed him back. "Yeah, I'm fine. He's just a cheating bastard anyway. No big deal." As for Nicholas—he was an old college classmate. I used to have the biggest crush on him back then, but it fizzled out when he moved abroad. Meeting him again was a total accident. Two weeks ago, he was in Formont for work. That was the exact day I caught Brandon cheating. After a massive screaming match, I stormed out of the house, heartbroken and just needing to escape. By some crazy stroke of luck, Nicholas and I ended up staying at the same hotel. Since it had been years, we grabbed dinner and caught up. Maybe he just felt sorry for me, or maybe he was just being a good friend, but ever since that night, he kept checking in on me, sending sweet texts to cheer me up. But yesterday was the final straw. Brandon actually brought his mistress into our house and slept with her in our bed. Furious, I lost it and totally flipped out on her. Once the adrenaline wore off, I was just completely drained and restless. And the first person I thought of was Nicholas. I texted him, telling him I wanted to see him. I never expected him to actually drive through the night all the way from Ockburn just to get to me. The moment I saw him standing at my door, I completely lost my breath.