Sex and Cookies
an excerpt

“I have a confession.”

Lilly grabbed the remote and hit the pause button. She rolled her slight frame on top of Aaron and pulled the covers tight over both of them.

“What?” she asked.

“I read your journal.”

“I know.”

“How?”

“I let you read it.”

“No. Not that journal. The one you had online.”

“I don’t—“

“You remember when we were in high school, and you had that online diary that you let your friends read?”

“Yeah. I only had that for a few months. Ana and I got into a fight and she gave out the password to a bunch of the bitchy girls in our class. I took it down. How did you read that?”

“Krissy gave me the password.”

“What?”

“We were on yearbook together. She gave the password to everyone on staff.”

“Oh my god.”

“This was before I met you.”

“Did you even know who I was?”

“Krissy said that you and I were in lit together. I knew that. I knew you played soccer.”

“And?”

“That’s about it.”

"That’s no big deal. I let you read my real diary.”

“Yeah. I know.”

“Then how come you mention it now?”

“I don’t want us to have any secrets.”

“That’s sweet.”

“I’m serious.”

“I know.”

“No. I’m serious. I don’t want there to be any secrets. At all.”

“Is there something you want to ask me?”

“Is there something you want to tell me?”

Lilly sat up straight, straddling Aaron. “I’m too tired to play games,” she said.

“Then stop playing games.”

“Then ask me what you want to ask me.”

“Are you cheating on me?”

“Yes.”