The New Ever After (The New Ever After Series) by Julie Farley

lock on each other, and Matt looked up and saw her standing there. Their eyes met and she froze. Her crotch was burning and she wanted to rub it, but she needed to run and hide. She couldn't believe what she had just seen and the implications of it all. She took off and walked as fast as she could to her car. Her phone started beeping immediately.
     
    11:26 Victoria: It's not what you think.
    11:26 Matt: Heather, please don't say anything . Let me explain.
    11:27 Victoria: We just happened to meet for lunch . I hadn't seen Matt in a long time.
    11:27 Matt: I love Jenny.
    11:28 Victoria: It probably looked funny from your angle. I'm sure it looked like we were actually kissing. That's absurd!!!!!
     
    It looked like it because you were! You love Jenny? I hope Peter doesn't love me like that . Heather couldn't answer them. She got in the car, sat down, itched her bikini area and called Peter.
    “Hey, how are the errands?”
    "You are never going to believe this. I can't even believe it. I don't know what to do."
    "First, slow down. Second, what happened? Are you ok?"
    "I'm fine. I was walking to the car and saw Matt and Victoria kissing each other at Keegan's in Short Pump."
    "Kissing, like I haven't seen you in awhile?"
    "No! Kissing, like his tongue was rammed down her throat."
    "You've got to be kidding . You're sure it was them?"
    "Positive . They saw me, and they're texting me like crazy. I'm not talking to them. I know what I saw, and Jenny is my freaking best friend. What am I going to do?"
    "Nothing right now. You're going to come home and we'll get ready for our trip. We'll have seven days to think about it and not react quickly."
    "I am so mad. What a bitch! How could she do that to Jenny? Victoria's Miss Holier than Thou. What a freaking fake!"
    "Yeah, that's pretty much the worst thing she could do. She better cool it with all her passive aggressive junk now."
    "And Matt, I knew they were in a bad place, but how could he do that? How could he do that to Jenny and their sweet kids?"
    Heather could feel herself start to tear up .
    "Are you done doing everything you need to do?"
    "Yes."
    "Drive home. Take your time. Stop at Starbucks. You're upset. We'll talk about it when you get home."
    "Ok. I love you . And I would Krazy Glue your penis to your stomach while you were sleeping if I ever found out you were fooling around on me."
    "I have no doubt you would, but I would never ever do anything like that . You're way more than I ever hoped for, Mrs. Adamson. See you in a few."
    Heather was reeling and not sure how to handle it . Peter was right. She needed to sit on it before talking to Jenny. She wanted to be there for her. They couldn't cancel the trip because of this, and she didn't want to tell her and just take off. It was too much to process. Heather followed Peter's instructions. She went through the Starbucks drive thru and got herself an iced venti nonfat chai. She got Peter an iced Americano and was on her way home. Her phone was still beeping and she was sure it was Victoria and Matt, but she had no intention of answering them. Fortunately, they were leaving at the butt crack of dawn tomorrow, so Heather only had to get through today.
    When she got home, she kept herself busy and helped Peter feed the kids and put the twins down for their nap . Heather helped the big kids gather their last minute things for their beach trip with their grandparents. Gracie was excited because she was going to paint on the beach with a real easel, and Henry and Hayes were going to go deep-sea fishing. Having them on vacation made Peter and Heather's vacation a little easier. Peter worked for the afternoon and Gracie and Heather snuck out to finish the grocery shopping while the boys fought each other on some Xbox game. Life and the kids forced what Heather had seen out of her head.
    "Are you excited for your trip?" Heather asked.
    "Yeah, I've never been away from you for this long though," said Gracie.
    "I know . Donna and Phil