Amethyst POV
I barely slept last night, after I finally finished my Final Project I went straight to bed and all I could do was toss and turn. I couldn't stop thinking how Cliff betrayed me. According to Rhett, Catherine has been acting off all summer and it's gotten worse since school started. It made me look back to try and determine if Cliff was seeing her all this time and if there had been any sign I missed. I couldn't think of anything too out of the ordinary, he was either really good at lying or this was the only time he has been with her. Either way I'm devastated. He made so many promises to me and he still tells me he wants me as his chosen mate and that our mating ceremony will take place after I graduate because he can't wait to mark me and make me his permanently.
He even stopped by before leaving yesterday to hangout with me and my family, he didn't show any signs of being unfaithful, he played and chatted with my siblings and parents like he wasn't with another female the night before. Before leaving he tried convincing me to go spend an hour together whispering what he wanted to do in that hour. My body reacted right away to his words but my head and heart couldn't look past how he betrayed me. I lied and told him I wasn't feeling well. He sighed and agreed gave me a kiss and told me he will see me soon then left for school, at least that is what he said but now I wasn't so sure.
When I got into school this morning, I was dragging. I barely could pay attention in my classes, didn't really talk with my friends at lunch and was just in my head. I was trying to decide if I wanted to confront him right away and break it off or come up with a plan with Rhett. I probably should've asked my friends what they thought but honestly I was ashamed that I couldn't even keep my chosen mate faithful to me. I'm sure they noticed something was off because they kept glancing over to me but they didn't say anything, probably knew that if I wanted to talk about whatever was bothering me I would bring it up myself. I was honestly thankful they weren't trying to pry. The school day seemed like it took forever to pass and I was thankful when that final bell rung. I gathered my stuff and went straight home. After doing my homework I laid down and continued to think what I should do. I decided to ask Rhett what his plan was so I could have all the facts to make my decision, so I reached for my phone and noticed I had a few messages already. I didn't check my phone all day mainly because I was in my head and just didn't care.
6:45a, Cliff: Hey Baby, hope UR feeling better today, I miss U already! Have a good day today! Good luck on that final project! Love U
10a, Cliff: R U mad at me babe? It's not like U to not answer. Outlaw even said Summer wouldn't talk to him yesterday, did we do something wrong? Whatever it is we can fix it. Love U
11a, Cliff: Is this still about Friday? I told U it was just 4 show, I love U and ONLY U and wouldn't want anyone else! Please just talk to me. UR my mate 4Eva and Always babe! Love U
1p, Cliff: I know U R in school but that's never stopped U from answering me B4, Please baby just talk to me. I can't make things better if I don't know whats wrong. U know I love U, it hurts when U don't talk to me and Outlaw is currently going crazy without hearing from U. Whatever I did, I'll make it up 2 U, show U how much U mean to us! I'll come home this weekend and we can spend it together, go camping before it gets too cold, what do ya say? Love U
'Well damn he's desperate today.' Summer snickered.
'Seems like it. Should we answer him or let him sweat a little more?'
'I say let him sweat, maybe they are feeling guilty because they know what they did. We should also see what Rhett's plan is before we decide anything.'
'Good idea Summer, I'll text him now and let Cliff and Outlaw freak out a little bit longer"
2:30p, Me: Hey Rhett, I've been thinking all day yesterday and today about what to do and honestly IDK. If we were to let this play out, what's your plan? What type of revenge are you thinking?
2:31, Rhett: Hey! It's simple really, give them a piece of their own medicine.
2:32, Me: I'm not sleeping with you! I won't cheat even if I'm being cheated on, I'm not that type of person. So, no, I think I'll pass.
2:33, Rhett: Hey, don't misunderstand! We don't have to sleep together. We just have to make them THINK we are. We can just hangout, very publicly. Other than when we hang as a group, you and I don't hang out, so if we start, people will talk, it will get back to Cliff and Cat and they will think we are cheating on them. Then when they confront us we show them the evidence I got from that night and break it off. What do you say? Want to FAKE cheat on your boyfriend with me?
2:40, Me: Okay.
2:41, Rhett: Okay?
2:42, Me: yeah, okay, we will do it. We will FAKE cheat, emphasis on the FAKE! I won't cross any lines, that includes kissing. We can make it look like we are intimate but I will not and I mean it WILL NOT do anything that is remotely cheating.
2:43, Rhett: we have a deal! Let's start this weekend.
2:44, Me: Okay, Movies? We can sit in the back, get there early enough for people to see us, we can get close, look like we are snuggling up together but once the movie starts we can keep our distance.
2:45, Rhett: Sounds like a date, I'll check the times, get us tickets and we can plan everything else later in the week.
2:46, Me: Okay.