Cheat with my boyfriend best friend by Jane E.L.

Chapter 413 Reshape Aaron's Memories

After we got home from Nick's apartment that day, Aaron didn't behave any differently than usual

He was as happy as I was that Nick had listened to our persuasion so quickly, and he even opened a bottle of wine at dinner to celebrate

I guessed I should have noticed that he didn't look like he was celebrating when he was drinking alone

It was just that I had experienced a lot of emotional ups and downs that day, and I was very sleepy due to pregnancy, so I went back to the bedroom shortly after dinner. It wasn't until

the next day that I realized Aaron had been in his study all night, and that all that was left of the wine we hadn't finished the night before was an empty bottle

He replied to my inquiry on the grounds that he had taken care of some work on a temporary basis. And again, he did not return to the bedroom all night the next day

I couldn't bear it anymore, so I got up in the middle of the night and knocked on the door of his study, only to hear the man inside whispering ceaselessly

He seemed to be cursing at someone, and then he started to plea, which made one's heart wrench. It took me a moment before realizing that Aaron was experiencing some unpleasant dreams

When I opened the door and walked inside, I saw him sprawled on his desk, his laptop in front of him already in idle mode, his white shirt on his back already soaked with sweat

"What's wrong with you, Aaron?"

I patted him on the back gently, trying to wake him up from his nightmare. He subconsciously held me in his arms as I approached him, and then I heard his heart beating from deep inside his chest His heart was beating powerfully and wildly, disturbing in the stillness of the night

When he woke up suddenly, he was silent for a few seconds and then began to apologize to me, "Olive, did I wake you up? I've got some work these days that can't be done at the company, so I brought it home."

What a lousy excuse. I accidentally touched his mouse and saw nothing but an empty desktop on his laptop screen

However, I couldn't expose him, and I couldn't bear to

After Aaron let go of me and took my hand back to the bedroom, I hugged him tightly again. I wanted to tell him that it was OK. Even though he was haunted by nightmares, I'd always be there for him

But I couldn't say it, because he didn't have to suffer from that nightmare in the first place

He opened his wounds and let those nightmares haunting him for years hurt him wantonly for the sake of me and my friends. Who was I to comfort him simply by saying that I would be there for him? It would make me look like a total hypocrite

I thought I had got to think of something

Aaron helped Nick out of the shadow related to David. I was sure I could help Aaron completely let go of the unpleasant past

That night, I held Aaron tightly in my arms as he struggled to bear it. He knew I wasn't asleep, and I knew he was awake until the wee hours of the morning

I then recalled what Colston said about being there for Aaron. Maybe it wasn't meant for Aaron to begin with. Maybe Colston was trying to remind me of something

So, without hesitation, I logged on to Facebook and texted him. "Just as I expected," he replied

"Olive, it's a necessary process to help him get

rid of that scumbag. I know Aaron is in a lot of pain right now, but if he can get through this, nothing will be hard anymore. My suggestion is, if you have the time, you can help him reconstruct those memories of David. Do you remember? We used to read books together on how to cover memories."

I stared at the words on my phone screen, recalling the books I had read in Colston's office little by little

I didn't know exactly what Aaron's dreams were about, yet I did know that David was involved in all his dreams. In real life, the only places where he and David had long interacted were New York and his middle school

In theory, I should take Aaron back to those places and cover up the bad things that had happened with the memories of me and him

I figured that it was totally doable

So, at noon that day, I asked Charlotte to book two flight tickets to New York for the weekend

As long as I claimed that pregnancy made me feel bored, and I wanted to go back to New York for a break, Aaron wouldn't say no to me at all

And the fact proved that I was right. He didn't say no to my suggestion at all and was even more active than I was in preparing the luggage we were going to take back to New York, until I

told him that our first stop in New York was his old middle school

"Olive... Why?"

Aaron began to hesitate, and he even started to recommend to me other vacation places around

New York on the plane

It didn't bother me, as Colston said it was a person's instinct to go for the best and avoid the worst. Aaron avoiding the place that had hurt him in front of me was better than for him to keep trying to be tough

So, I reached out and stroked his head, as if I was facing a nervous kid. "I love you as you are, but I can't abandon you as you were. I wasn't

part of your life before, and now, I want to fill in that blank."