I felt my heart drop in my chest and jealousy color my face. What the hell was she doing here? “Uh…” I shut the door and racked my brain for words, any words, as I stared at them.

My mom came down the stairs, all dressed up, and frowned at me before grabbing her own coat from the closet. "Elly! Don't be rude. Take their coats and offer them something to drink. Don’t just leave them standing there.” She kissed my cheek, grabbed her keys and left us there, alone.

I shook the shock from my face and pasted on a polite smile. "Yeah, sorry. Let me take your coats, I'll hang them up for you."

Kent sat the bags down and offered his coat to me. Jen took a minute before she removed hers. She was wearing a low cut v-neck sweater, showing off her perfect cleavage. Kent smiled as I took it. "Thanks. " His eyes passed from Jen to me before he picked the bags up. "I'll go put this in the kitchen,” he said.

I nodded as I watched him disappear into the kitchen. Jen had no problem letting me serve her, she held it out to me with a grin. Once he was gone Jen looked me over slowly, "You look...nice." Her voice was dripping with sarcasm.

Had I known that Jen was going to be here and flashing everyone maybe I would've worn something flashy too. But no, I thought, probably not. It was a lounge around night. I was dressed for comfort, not to impress. If I had her boobs, maybe I'd wear a deep v-neck too. I squeezed my contempt and stuffed it deep down as I turned around, hanging up their coats in the closet.

"Thanks," I managed to get out. I think it even sounded slightly polite.

Kent returned from the kitchen, clapping his hands and then rubbing them together as he looked between us. “We’re set with drinks, snacks and board games. Did you get some puzzles, Els?”

Jen shrugged her shoulders happily as she slid next to Kent and wrapped her arms around his middle, hugging him to her side. “It’s going to be a fun night!”

I smiled coldly, “I did. But maybe since Jen is here she’d like to do something less nerdy. What board game did you bring? Candyland?”

A playful smirk moved along Jen's glossy lips. She shook her head which caused her breasts to press against Kent. "I was thinking we could do something else. Maybe strip poker. "

He ran his hand through his short hair, his other arm around her, holding her against him as he tried to break the tension between us. “We can watch a movie now and figure out the rest later.”