Boyfriend's Betrayal, Best Friend's Lies

Just before the wedding, I stumbled upon a message from my friend Holly Baxter on my fiancé Michael Watts' phone. [One last time?]

And his reply: [Okay, one last time.]

My heart sank.

They'd known each other since childhood, even longer than I'd known either of them. In fact, it was Holly who introduced me to Michael. I still remember the day she playfully slung her arm around his shoulder, joking, "This is my precious gem, for sale only to my best friend! But you better treat him right!"