Simply Complicated by Crystal Davis Read Free Book Online

returned home he was a little nervous. He suspected that Susan had called him several times. He knew she would be upset. As he listened to her messages, he could hear in her voice that she was angry.
    When he came across Jake’s message, he stopped listening to his voicemail and immediately returned Jake’s call. They spoke briefly and agreed to have drinks later. After calling Jake he called Susan and was relieved to reach her voicemail.
    He left her a message, “Hey baby, I apologize for not telling you I was going out of town. It won’t happen again. I miss you and I’ll call you later.”
    He and Jake met at their favorite bar. He expected Jake to start his conversation as he usually did but Jake surprised him. Instead he asked Ken how long had he been cheating on Monica.
    Ken sat in stunned silence. He didn’t know what to say. How does Jake know? Did Monica say something to him? Does Jake’s fiancée, Camille, know? His head was spinning.
    To play it safe, he denied it.
    “What are you talking about? I’m not cheating on Monica,” said Ken.
    “Come on man, I’m your best friend. I can’t believe you didn’t tell me. All this time you were condemning me and you were cheating on your wife,” Jake chastised.
    “Stop playing, man. Just tell me what you’re talking about,” said Ken, still not admitting to anything.
    “Susan called and asked if we could meet for lunch. Naturally I met with her, thinking she wanted to go over her investments. Imagine my surprise when she started telling me that you’ve been seeing each other since my party nearly two years ago,” said Jake.
    Ken was stunned again; he couldn’t believe Susan told Jake about them after he made it perfectly clear that no one could know. He initially kept trying to deny it but soon realized he had no choice but to come clean.
    “Okay, okay, okay. It’s true. Susan and I have been seeing each other. I’m actually relieved that I can finally talk to someone about it. I wanted to tell you but you seemed so preoccupied with Camille and Cindy that I didn’t think you were interested in listening,” Ken confessed.
    “Are you kidding me? You know I would have been there for you. We’re like brothers. You can talk to me about anything. I thought you knew that,” said Jake.
    “Thanks man. I would appreciate it if you didn’t tell anyone else, especially Camille.”
    “Don’t worry, I won’t. But I need to warn you about Susan. She was looking and acting very strangely that day. You need to be careful. She may do something crazy,” warned Jake.
    “Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind,” said Ken, not really taking Jake seriously.
    “So, do you plan on leaving Monica for her?” asked Jake.
    “No,” laughed Ken.
    “So the two of you have been sleeping together since my party? I did notice you spending a great deal of time talking that evening but I didn’t think anything of it,” said Jake.
    “We started off as platonic friends for about five months and then one night things became hot and heavy and we ended up sleeping together. We’ve been intimate for about a year,” Ken explained, relieved to talk about it.
    “Well, I don’t know how to tell you this so I’ll just come out and say it. Several months ago Susan and I had sex. Had I known about the two of you I would have never done it,” said Jake.
    Ken could not believe it.
    “Several months ago? What? How did that happen?” questioned Ken, trying to hold back his anger.
    “It happened one evening at the office when she and I were working on her portfolio. Out of nowhere she sits in my chair and spreads her legs. She wasn’t wearing any panties. I must admit at first I didn’t know what to do. She had never seduced me before.
    “Naturally being the man that I am, I accepted her invitation and we had sex right there in my chair. I feel bad about it now knowing that the two of you were seeing each other,” said Jake.
    Ken was angry. Oddly enough, he felt as if Susan had