Revenge really was sweet in Lou’s * case…
I’d always been attracted to my boyfriend’s best friend. We had undeniable chemistry – he was confident, ambitious and made me laugh till my sides hurt. He was also strong and tall, with sandy hair and sky-high cheekbones.
I often fantasised about having sex with him, but tried to make sure we were never alone together. I was sure I could control myself... but thought it wise not to test it. But my boyfriend could sense something, and even pulled me up on it a few times. Each time I said nothing was going on, and it was true – though it was obvious we would both have liked it to.
Then, one evening, I arrived home to find that my boyfriend had left me, suddenly, after three years. My heart was in pieces. I found I could no longer be around the places we’d been together, so I applied for a new job, in a new city, moved into a tiny flat in south London, and started again.
This story is from the April 2018 edition of Cosmopolitan UK.
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