Love My Friends with Benefits

"Queena."

Leonard straightened his handkerchief leisurely, seemingly pondering something. After a moment of silence, he put it back inside his suit pocket and said slowly, "If you don't mind being my mistress... we can continue like this."

Mistress?

Continue like this?

I flipped the covers open and glared at him. "Don't you think you're being ridiculous?"

It was supposed to be his and Phoebe's wedding night, yet he'd ended up in bed with me and was even asking me to be his mistress.

It was ludicrous!

Leonard threw the red rose into the rubbish bin coolly. "Think about it, Queena."

Despite my exasperation, I tried my best to maintain my composure. "No, I don't need to. I don't want to have anything to do with you for the rest of my life."

"You don't want to have anything to do with me?"

Leonard chuckled as he repeated my words. He then leaned into me.

I reflexively backed away.

Unexpectedly, he merely lowered his head and swiped a hand on the sheets.

"That's not what your body says." Leonard showed me his fingers. "Queena, don't lie to yourself."

Without hesitation, I slapped his hand away.

He didn't get angry, merely walking towards the door while laughing. "Think it over. I have all the time in the world to wait for your answer."

"Save it!" I yelled furiously. "I'll never agree to it, not in this lifetime!"

He ignored me and continued towards the door.

When he reached the entrance, he bent down to put on his shoes, then turned back to say to me, "Oh, right. Since we're on the topic of a lifetime, you should remember this well. Even if I don't marry Phoebe, I won't marry you. Not in this lifetime."

With a click, he turned off the lights. The room fell into darkness.

I lay on the bed and listened to the sound of his footsteps fading away.

Leonard was gone.

chest ached. I

to end up in

humiliated thinking about what had

with sweat, and the sheets were damp from our previous activities.

...

familiar ringtone

Someone was calling me.

didn't want to move, still staring at

Gail or Bell would

recalled Phoebe's reaction during the

playing the part

wasn't

and mine in private. Neither of us had won

out that her fiancé had

head, imagining her

her fiancé

was deep in thought, my phone

some strength and flipped onto my side, trying to

...

phone started ringing

They were really persistent.

sighed and felt around behind me for my phone. I was just about

...

"Hello?" 

my voice

anything wrong and laughed happily on the other end of the line.

"Yeah," I answered simply.

never would've expected there to be so many reporters at the wedding... Did you see all those photos of Phoebe's

mood to chat with her. I answered

Queena. Let me finish." May

I sighed. "Go on."

sleuthing online." May's voice turned serious. "It turns out that Leonard comes from an affluent and powerful family. Now

...

I didn't say anything.

than May had. It was just that I'd been so caught up in the exhilaration of getting revenge

ahead this time. She

"You should be

know. Don't worry,"

and quickly