Sweet Secret by Karina Castillo (Bekacastle) (classic reads .TXT) 📖

"Yes, Rebecca, why don't you show me your room?" He just wants to grope me.

I followed Denzel, who was too confident to go and throw himself on my bed like it was his too. I closed the door and crossed my arms.

"Now why are you upset? Because your mother adores me? He crossed his arms behind his head. “I thought you wanted us to have a good relationship.”

"I don't care if my mother 'adores' you or 'hates' you." I said annoyed. “I want you to tell me everything you know about Joe.”
"Uh, so you've already figured out about his shady hobbies on PornHub." He stood up and laughed babbling; He tucked a lock of black hair behind my ear and stroked my chin. “It's a lie, silly.”

“Don't call me that, maniac.” I flopped onto the bed.

“What do you want to know?” He sat next to me.

“Everything.”

"And if you want to know everything about him, why don't you ask him?" I'm just your lover, Rebecca. I threw a cushion at him.

"You're promiscuous," I inquired.

“And you do not?” He practically shut my mouth. Denzel was right, I didn't escape cheating on my boyfriend for an affair with a Derricks. “I'm sorry.”

There was silence in the room.

"I want to know what happened to him with Megan Gray." I finally blurted out; he looked at me and snorted irritably. “Stop making those faces, I ask you for help because you are my friend…”

“He and Megan were high school sweethearts, that's all.” answered. “I don't have to tell you all the details, that past doesn't belong to you, Rebecca.”

"It belongs to me if she sends him chocolates when he's sick and takes care of him for me." I felt bad about that. What was Joe hiding from me too?

In a fortuitous moment, Denzel leaned in next to me and began to watch me warily as he always used to do; he looked like a cat about to attack its owner.

“Didn't you tell your perfect boyfriend that you were with me, Rebecca?” Denzel wanted to know..

"I was going to do it." I sighed. “But then I found those stupid chocolates and it all fell apart... I thought it wasn't fair.”

"And do you plan to tell him when everything is resolved?" he insisted. “Because if so, it should be prevented before he comes to humiliate himself and break his face again.”

“Denzel!” I raged. “ Don't hurt him again, Joe is innocent. “You are a perverted and adventurous maniac.”

“Who told you that, Rebecca? Was your boyfriend perfect or did you get him out of that little head?

“You're an Idiot.” He took out his phone, typed something and handed it to me. “What are you doing?”

"He's dialing, you better answer." I took it without further objection and then I heard a female voice.
“Hello?” said the voice.

"Hi," I swallowed hard. “Is it Megan?”

But the instant I asked her name, she hung up.

"He hung up on me…" I handed the phone back. “Denzel, why did you do that?”

"I'm your friend." He got up. “Isn't that what friends do?”

“Since when?” I questioned him, he came towards me climbing back on the bed and got close enough to kiss me.

“From this moment.” But he didn't kiss me, he walked away and went downstairs. I know it wasn't right, but I was starting to feel amazing when I was with him. Was I falling in love with Denzel Derricks without knowing it? Or was he testing me only to make fun of me in the end?

Now he said he was my friend, but could he even be a good friend?

I went down to the first floor and saw everyone sitting at the table as if we were a big family. It's been a long time since my home felt lonely, long since my life felt empty... I had completely forgotten about Jayden Foster, I had a hot boyfriend who was keeping secrets from me, and I was falling for that idiot Denzel Derricks.

What would happen next?