Alex and I sat at a diner after work, grabbing a bite to eat and just chit-chatting together. It was Thursday evening, and we had been swamped at work for the past four days. It was nice to just sit back and have girls time without throwing drinks back at the bar.

"So what did that guy say to you?" She asked as she took a bite of her food.

"He said that he could read right through me. That I'm unfaithful. That I'm a selfish lover that needs a lot of attention," I groaned while taking a bite of my food. "He knew that I cheated."

"That's so fucking weird," Alex shook her head. "You sure that you don't know him from somewhere? He's just the guy you hooked up with? Jaime doesn't even know you cheated."

"The only people that know are you and Mia," I shrugged. "The guys all think that Charlie and I fought a lot and that he had control issues."

"How many times did you cheat on him?"

"Too many to count," I shrugged. "At least five different guys."

"Rae!" She shook her head with a smile, "You are so bad."

I smirked and sipped on my Sprite, "I slept with Jacob regularly throughout Charlie and I's relationship for about a year. Remember?"

"How could I ever forget," she laughed. "Rae Matthews, the nymphomaniac."

"Closet whore," I laughed. "I really don't understand how you guys can stay in a relationship for so long, with one person. I would get so fucking bored. What's that saying… they cheat because you're not giving them what they need? Or something like that."

"I just love how you only need multiple guys when you have one. If you're not seeing anyone, you could care less."

I pushed my empty plate away from me, "Because if I have one, I see their flaws. So I'm like… let's get another."

She cackled, "Do they have rehab for your issue?"

"Like sex rehab?" I laughed softly, "That's embarrassing."

"How many times have you slept with someone behind Mike's back?"

I pursed my lips, "Just those few times while he was in New York. He knows about them."

"You think you can change for him?" She raised an eyebrow.

"I'm putting in effort, yes. I'll have you know Alec persistently tried to get me to sleep with him and I refused." I raised my head like I was proud.

"I hope so. I'd like to see you happy, Rae. Genuinely happy. Because when you were doing this shit behind Charlie's back you know you weren't happy. It's been almost two years."

"I know. I don't want to hurt him. The problem with Charlie and I was that I would get into 'fuck you' mode, and go screw around, and then I'd call him later that night because I felt sorry for him. I don't want to do that to Mike."

"I have faith in you," she smiled from across the table.

When I got home from dinner, I showered and picked up in my room a little bit. Then I threw my hair up in a messy bun and flopped down onto my bed. I didn't really feel like leaving my bed for the rest of the night. I opened up my Mac and decided that I'd Skype Mike. I knew the boys didn't have a show tonight, and he had told me that if I got a chance to Skype him. I pressed the button and heard the computer start to ring, a smile spreading across my face when Mike's face popped up on my screen.

"Hi gorgeous," he beamed.

"Hi Mikey," I smiled. "You look so sleepy."

"Yeah, I am. I thought I was going to be getting some sleep today, but sadly I was mistaken." He sighed and smiled softly, "Your bun is the size of your head."

"I know," I laughed. "It's fucking huge. What time is it there?"

"Eleven fifteen," Mike yawned. "How was work?"

"Treacherous," I groaned. "Luckily, I get to interview people for an assistant tomorrow… and that's all that I am doing."

"Good. I'm tired of seeing you so stressed out, baby."

"I'm tired of being stressed out, believe me." I sighed.

He smiled, "31 days till I can be home with you."

I smiled, "I can't wait. I'm so lonely without my boys home. My bed is lonely without you."

"How's my son doing?" He asked with a laugh.

"He's good and fat. I give him his little yogurt treats like five times a day. He likes them better than his food," I grinned.

"If I come home to a five pound hamster I might cry," Mike laughed.

"He runs on his wheel every night, baby. Don't you worry. He'll be nice and thin for Daddy," I smiled. "By the way Mikey, when you get home I want to talk to you about something."

"Something serious?" I nodded. He bit his lip before speaking, "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah," I licked over my lips. "It's about me… well… us. I just want to talk to you about it, but it's nothing for you to be worrying about while you're gone."

"Are you pregnant?" he blurted out, not realizing he had said it out loud. He slapped a hand over his mouth, "I didn't mean to actually say that."

I laughed, "It's fine, Mike. No… I'm not pregnant. It's about like us… what we are… what we'll be… you know?"

"Now I'm going to be worried," he huffed.

"Don't be," I laughed. "Stop yawning, you're making me yawn."

"I'm so tired," he mumbled with his eyes half closed.

"I'm gonna let you go so that you can go to sleep, okay?"

He opened his eyes all the way and pouted, "Why can't I just sleep on Skype with you! Then when I wake up I can watch you sleep."

"That's fucking creepy," I said in between laughter.

He laughed, "You love it. But okay. Good night, baby. Text me when you wake up and good luck tomorrow."

"Thank you. Night Mikes," I gave a sad smile.

"I can tell that's not a happy smile. Stop it. You're going to make me upset," he whined.

"Good night, Michael," I said, trying to get off Skype before I had to deal with him being depressed over him being on the other side of the country from me.

He huffed and frowned, "Now you're trying to kick me off."

"Don't make me hang up," I grumbled.

He smiled and blew me a kiss, "Night, asshole."

I shook my head and turned off Skype. I decided that since it was about nine and I had been so swamped from work, I should just go to bed, and that's exactly what I did. I made a cup of chai tea and crawled into my bed, falling asleep almost instantly.

When I woke up the next morning, I still didn't feel very refreshed. I made a mental note to not go out this weekend, and that I should just sleep all this exhaustion off until I feel back to 100%. I turned my alarm off, signaling that it was seven in the morning and time to get ready, then took a quick shower. I threw my hair into a bun so that it would dry wavy as I applied my make-up. I went with a really natural look, and then walked over to my closet. I pulled out that one skirt that Mike loved so much and a red top. I then rummaged through my entire closet shelves looking for my red heels, nearly breaking a nail. I groaned when I remembered that Mia had them at her house. I was going to kill her for always stealing my clothes. I tore my shirt off and replaced it with a leopard one, and then grabbed my matching leopard heels. I changed and then pulled my semi-dry hair from the bun. I grabbed my computer and placed it in it's bag, as well as my planner. I walked in the kitchen and made a cup of coffee to go before locking up the apartment and driving to work.

I had five people I was meeting today to decide on who I wanted as my assistant. I walked into the conference room and placed my things down, opening my planner to the notes section and grabbing a pen. I waited for the first person to come in. A blonde girl walked in with a soft smile and introduced herself as Maddie.

"Hi, Madde. I'm Rae," I held my hand out to her. She shook my hand and then gave me her resume. I looked over it with a smile, "So you have experience as an office assistant?"

She nodded, "Yes. I was an office assistant for three years."

"Can you tell me why you left the company?" I asked while grabbing my pen and writing her skills down.

She bit her lip, "I was getting bad vibes from my boss. He was expecting me to do more than what my duties were."

I nodded, "Sexual harassment?" She nodded, "So you left on your own?"

"Yes, ma'am," she smiled proudly. "I wasn't going to sit around being treated like a dog."

"I like that," I smiled at her.

We made a little more small talk until it was time for the next person to come in. I went through three more people who didn't really catch my eye. I was really leaning on Maddie to become my assistant, but I had one more person to go through until I could leave and think about it.

A very familiar face walked in the room, my jaw almost dropped, "What the hell are you doing here?"

"You have got to be kidding me," Alec smiled and handed me his resume. "My favorite girl!"

I rolled my eyes and read over his resume that was very well put together. He had a lot of experience, graduated top of his class in college, he was like the perfect employee. "I had no clue you were so… smart."

He smirked from across the table, "I'm a business man, Rae."

"Could've fooled me," I laughed as I re-read everything. "What makes you want to work here?"

"National Geographic has always been my dream, and becoming an office assistant is just one step closer to actually becoming something big for the company itself," he sighed. "And now knowing that you work here… at least I'd have something good to look at all day."

"Cut the flirting and you're hired," I smiled.

"You got it," he grinned.

"Welcome to Nat Geo," I stood from my chair and shaking his hand. "Can't wait to have you on the team."

"When do I start?" He questioned.

"Today," I smiled. "Let's train you."

Training Alec was a success. He caught on to all the protocols very quick, and could work at a fast pace. I ended up staying in the office with him the entire day, just teaching him different things and helping him understand the different projects that went on in my division. If he could keep up his half of the bargain, to not flirt with me, this could really become a huge stress reliever on me… but how the hell was I supposed to break it to Mike that my new assistant was the guy that I slept with while he was gone… that was a problem I needed to find out.

Notes

I updated!!!!!
I know I know, another short one.
But I don't want to add too much into one chapter.
I want suspense and to leave you guys hanging!
Let me know how you feel about this!
Is Rae just causing more issues for herself?

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It revolves around a high school relationship in 2003 - I began writing this story last summer.
But it's going to be a very emotional one that deals with things such as self harm, eating disorders, etc.
The theme of the story will kind of represent the struggle I went through while I battled anorexia.
I will also be updating that story more often than this one (I had pre-written some of it).

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