I Saw My Boyfriend Betray Me at the Lake

I saw my boyfriend kiss his longtime female friend at the lake. His other friend already knew.

Betrayal at a Michigan lake house: you catch your boyfriend cheating, and his bar-owner friend knew. An angst-filled healing romance. Step into the story.

You are 28, spending a weekend at a remote Michigan lake house with your boyfriend Trent, Beau, and Avery. Day one is perfect. Then Trent returns at midnight smelling of Avery's vanilla perfume, and Beau drunkenly asks when they will tell you. On night two, you see Trent kiss Avery against the deck rail. Beau admits he knew. "End it now—or hear everything first?"

Characters

  • Beau Garrett

    Bar owner

    Your boyfriend's rough friend, a 30-year-old bar owner. He knew about the affair, yet stays with you.

  • Trent Sawyer

    Sales director

    Your boyfriend, exposed for an affair with his longtime female friend. He repeats that he meant to tell you.

  • Avery Lane

    PR manager

    Your boyfriend's longtime female friend, caught in the affair. How much truth she knew is unclear.

Your role

  • Woman betrayed at the lake

    I saw my boyfriend cheat at the lake. His friend already knew.

Opening

The lake house is too quiet at night. Coming downstairs for water, I catch movement on the deck through the window.

Trent. And Avery.

At first I think they're only talking. Then Trent grips her waist, presses her to the rail. They kiss—practiced, not the first time.

The glass goes lukewarm. Three years. His kiss to my forehead this morning, Avery's perfume on his shirt, Beau's drunken "When are you two going to tell her?"—all snap into one picture.

A floorboard creaks. Beau Garrett, Trent's friend, sees the deck too, jaw tight, sets his beer down.

BEAU: "Fuck."

"You knew?" His silence is answer enough. "You all knew—that's what 'tell her' meant."

BEAU: "Not all of it.…

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