Romance

Exposing My Thankless Boyfriend On Thanksgiving

by Iris Cyan

I had been dating Sean Barnes for three years, and during all that time, I never once asked him to dine at a fancy restaurant.He kept a strictly balanced ledger for all our romantic spendings.If a meal crossed the budget, he would go out of his way to earn back the extra amount.Before heading off to work, he would always plant a kiss on me.“Gotta save up for that wedding, baby.”While away on those business trips, he never failed to report every detail of his itinerary, so I never once doubted him.One night before Thanksgiving, Sean claimed the cost of the gifts he got for my parents had gone way over budget, prompting yet another trip out of town.“You wouldn’t want our wedding date to keep getting pushed back time and again, would you? I’ll be back on Thanksgiving. You have my word.”Gazing at the exhaustion in his eyes, my heart softened, and I yielded.Came Thanksgiving Day, and my parents and I waited in vain late into the night, while Sean’s phone rang on without being picked up.Faced with the worried looks in my parents’ eyes, I forced a smile, then drove through the night to the place where Sean was supposed to be working out of town.When I arrived at the hotel, however, I found him holding a wedding ceremony with my best friend, Michelle Hudson.They were kissing amidst the loud cheers of the crowd.At that exact moment, a message popped up on my phone from Sean.“Sorry babe, just wrapped up with the emergency surgery.”Watching Sean put away his phone on stage with a face full of tenderness, I dialed the number of my friend, the CEO of an entertainment agency.“How much for a trending hashtag? I want the whole world to know about a certain wedding.”

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