“Oh, and how would you know him in just a short time? Did you guys…” Jerlyn trailed off and did a disgusting hand demonstration, but that would mean… sex.

“No! Gosh, no!” I denied and waved my two hands to form an X. “We never! We were just friends since high school back in the Philippines.”

They gaped at me with audible shocked exclamations. I grinned and intertwined both of my hands, sighing in the end. When they fell silent to look forward to what I was about to say, I ...