Illicit Obsession. Part 13

Chrissy's POV

“I don’t know if it’s cheating exactly,” Elissa hedges. “But like you, I can’t help it. Edward is just so hot. And what makes it harder is that I think he’s into me too. What am I supposed to do?”

“Are you serious? How do you know he’s into you?” I ask with interest. “And how does your aunt not know? Surely there must be signs.”

Elissa shrugs.

“So my aunt is always running ultramarathons.”

“Okay,” I reply. “And that’s relevant because?”

My buddy shrugs.

“Well, it’s marathon season, so Brenda’s been traveling all over the country for the past few months and she’s hardly ever home. I actually think she and her boyfriend might be breaking up soon because they really haven’t been getting along lately. And it’s clearly my aunt’s fault. Edward’s tried to bring up the topic, but what can you do if your partner’s never around?”

“Oh wow, that’s tricky,” I reply.

“Yeah, my aunt’s become kind of estranged from