Having secretly begun a relationship with my best friend novel

chapter 1 Ashley and I had been secretly dating for a year . He was my best friend , Sarah's , younger brother . He was shy about going public , so we agreed to tell Sarah after a year . On our anniversary , I got a text from Ashley : " Dinner at my place tonight . I'm going public . " , Excited , I arrived at the Miller house that evening , only to find a delicate- looking girl sitting beside him . She was the girlfriend Ashley intended to introduce . I composed myself , forcing a smile .

" Ashley , hi ! … and you must be … ? " His face paled . He panicked . It was our anniversary . My boyfriend , Ashley Miller , texted , " Dinner at my place tonight . I'm going public . " Relief washed over me . Finally , I wouldn't have to hide our relationship from my best friend anymore . Ashley was Sarah's younger brother , and we'd been secretly dating for a year .

In the beginning , he'd been worried I'd dump him , so we agreed to tell his sister once things were serious , after a year . Now he was keeping his promise . I called him , but it went straight to voicemail . On the third try , he finally answered . " Hey , Ash , what's up? " His tone was flat . " Just wondering , what should I wear tonight ? " I figured his parents might 286 IVONES chapter 1 be there , so I wanted to be prepared . " Anything's fine . Whatever . I'm kinda busy . Gotta go .

Talk later . " He sounded distracted . He hung up before I could respond . I stared at my phone , confused . He'd invited me , hadn't he ? Why was he acting so indifferent ? Maybe he really was busy with work . Before I could process it , Sarah's texts bombarded my phone : [ OMG ! HUGE NEWS ! My little bro is bringing his mystery GF home for dinner tonight !] [ Come over ! Moral support ! Help me vet her ! ] I could practically see Sarah's gossipy , excited grin .

I hesitated , then replied : [ Actually , I was hoping to introduce my BF to you tonight too . ] Sarah responded with a string of exclamation points . [ !!! Is it National Boyfriend Day or something ?! Bring him along! My parents are out of town anyway . ] [ It's a date ! ] I agreed instantly . With her parents away , I didn't dress up too much . I grabbed a fruit basket and headed over . Standing at their front door , a wave of unease washed over me .

I shook it off , figuring I was just nervous about Sarah's reaction to our secret . Sarah flung the door open , grinning mischievously . Assuming Ashley had 9.13 % 28 Yout hers chapter 1 already told her , I blushed and handed her the fruit . She took it into the kitchen .