✽ Jason ✽
The name, Nico, played like a broken record in my mind. Nico had helped Mandy bake the cookies she had given me as part of her gift. Nico, who had so sweetly offered her a ride home. Of course, he had used the boxes as an excuse. Mandy could travel on the bus with anything. Two boxes was nothing.
Nothing.
And yet, I couldn’t stop myself from obsessing over it. I kept analyzing everything Mandy had told me. I knew the facts. Nico was a classmate and friend. Nothing serious. Nothing to be worried about. Still, it bothered me. I wanted Mandy to have friends. I wanted her to have a life outside of our relationship, but I didn’t want her to get hurt. Nico reminded me of David. Of Paul. Sneaking bastards that were up to no good with a dodgy past. So, I did what any boyfriend would
