Aiden
There was a heavy pressure in my chest as I watched Jess scurry away as though she couldn’t get away from me fast enough. And I knew what that feeling meant.
Guilt.
I hadn’t exactly lied to her, but of course, I couldn’t tell her the whole truth. Not now. It would wreck her, throw her off kilter and that was the last thing she needed right now. Of course, it was only a matter of time before she found out the truth - if not from me, then from someone else. And I knew that the consequences would be worse, if the truth came from someone other than me.
Just the thought of that happening chilled me to the bone and I couldn’t let that happen. Picking up my phone, I checked through the missed calls and sure enough, there it was. The one person who could and would definitely blow this
