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MAXINE

I thought Tobias claimed that he wasn't cheating. What is he doing so intimately with another woman? And she looked rich and fancy.

I watched as the car drove away taking them with it and I wondered if I should tell Ella about it. I decided that I was going to approach Tobias instead and find out about it.

I couldn't get it off my mind even after I had entered my apartment and taken a shower. It had somehow managed to push Nick out of my mind. Tobias cheating on Ella was one of the most shocking things of the century.

The next day, unable to resist the urge, I went to Ella and Tobias’ house real early. I wanted to catch him right as he was going to work.

I waited in front of his neighbors for him to come out. I didn't want him to see me before I wanted him to. I hide in the bush, crouching and waiting quietly.

The moment he stepped out of his house and walked past where I was hiding, I jumped him and grabbed his arm.

"Yikes, Maxine, you startled me," he said, jumpi