“Okay, I’ll go, I’ll leave you…” Jake says from the door.
“Wait, Jake. Austin, are we talking about the same thing?”
“The mole, a.k.a Amanda Brown!? What did you think we were talking about?”
Jake gawks in amazement and then lets out a string of swearwords. “Wait… Amanda is the mole? So you didn’t cheat on me with her, then?”
I didn’t think Austin could look any more surprised… yet his eyes open wide, totally stunned too. “What? I’ve never cheated on you at all, ever! I thought you were upset that I didn’t tell you about my doubts earlier or share my progress on it all… When I said I was surprised that you already knew, I meant about the blackmailer! Good heavens… why did you think I was cheating on you with her?”
“I’ll explain. But today? What you were keeping from me…
