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Aaron would talk about his friends a lot, so heaps of names are recognizable. Nothing stands out until I remember something.
"Do you think anything would be on the Cloud?" I ask the guys. "We shared a back-up Cloud to save on storage. It's obviously not going to be where his main stuff is backed up to on his cell, but maybe there's something in the files that he wouldn't realize."
Jax nods, holding his hand out. "Pull it up and let me have a look. I'm good with IT stuff."
"It's annoyingly true," Beau mumbles. "Nothing was private growing up. I couldn't even have my own porn collection without this weirdo invading it."
"Lesbian porn as a teen… what a shocker," Jax taunts. "Besides, it was fun when I replaced your collection with videos likeTwo Girls, One Cupand Blue Waffle photos."
Beau growls. "You cock blocked me and I'll never forgive you for that. I'm still traumatized by the shit you put on my computer hard drive."
Chase howls with laughter while I look at them confused.
"Two Girls, One Cup? What is that?"
Beau pulls a disgusted face while Chase's lights up. Before he can speak, Beau cuts him off. "Don't you dare. If you even think of showing it to her, I'll take a dump on your pillow."
My mouth falls open as I stare at them wide eyed, deciding that some information is best left uncovered. I hand my cell to Jax, shaking my head.
Jax taps away at the folders, sorting through things while Beau glares in disgust at a still-laughing Chase. I hop off the couch to head to the kitchen to grab a drink and fetch water for everyone. Before I can even sit back down on the couch, Jax looks at me victoriously.
"I've figured it out. There's a folder which looks like it was accidentally uploaded when he was clearing out his storage and uploading photos from his gallery – likely to make more space. It was moved at the same time, but it's from his cell's secret folder."
"Secret folder?" I ask.
Jax nods. "Some cells, especially Samsungs give you the option to create a secret folder. You can even customize the folder icon to something else so it looks like a normal app like Microsoft Word or something to do with the cell settings. He has a bunch of screenshots of text messages saved as well as other things."
He trails off, leaving questions in my mind. "What other things?" I push.
He looks at me, deliberating whether or not to tell me. "Photos," he says finally. "They don't show much, but there's definitely more than one person in some of them. Some are just photos of girls, likely shit that's been sent to him. But it also looks like some are of him."
"Can you see the other people?" I ask, my mouth suddenly feeling dry.
Jax shakes his head. "Not overly clear. It looks like the photos were taken at deliberate angles. But he does have a specific folder that looks like it's dedicated to one person. He's saved it with a code name."
"What's the code?" I ask.
"052900," Jax replies. "A date possibly?"
Beau hums. "29th May 2000? Does that ring any bells?"
I pause, shaking my head. "No… wait."
The three of them look at me, waiting as my mind ticks over. The numbers sound eerily familiar as I try to place them. Suddenly, it clicks in my head and I grab the cell from Jax, looking at the screenshots from that particular folder. I examine the conversation between them, the wording…
I bite my bottom lip to stop it trembling. The three of them sit upright, staring at me.
"You know who it is, don't you?" asks Jax.
I nod, looking up from the screen.
"Yeah," I confirm, voice breaking. "It's my best friend, Max."
Chapter 11
Despitetheguys'pleasand my better judgement, I spent the next hour going through the folder. Evidence of their affair dating back months is all laid out in the secret folder. And despite the shitty quality of the photos, when I stare at them, it's obvious that Max is in some of the photos with Aaron. Her sparkly purple nail polish, the hair tie she sometimes keeps around her wrist, her light blue cell case in the background… little things that look like nothing to most people.
Except for me.
