I stopped her

Mustering all of my willpower, I grabbed her foot again and pushed it away from me. "Stop. I'm really not feeling it right now."

Chrissie paused, regret lingering in her eyes. "Sorry."

"Don't worry about it," I said. "Just ... I told Liam I wouldn't cheat on him again."

"Oh, shit, sorry," Chrissie said. She hung her head awkwardly for a few moments, then spoke again. "I just - you gave me the best fuck I've had in a while," she laughed sheepishly. "Like, Nick's been acting weird and ..."

I narrowed my eyes slightly. "What do you mean?"

She shrugged. "I don't know ... it seems like all we've got left is the sex. He doesn't want to hang out with me, or do anything else together ... I've been letting him try ... uh ... stuff, but ..."

Oh jeez, I thought to myself. Nick, what have you done now, you bastard? As horrible as the situation was, this seemed like the right time to tell her about what had happened. It was going to come out eventually, but looking into Chrissie's wet eyes ... I wasn't sure I could bring myself to do it. It would break her, even if only temporarily.