sex with someone else at 27

Friend: I did something unimaginable yesterday. *groans*

Me: What did you do? *while huffing and panting in the heat to the nearest and cheapest lunch place around the office*

Friend: You know that girl I told you about right...

Me: Yeah... *distracted - thinking about eating chicken rice with chicken breast.. or should I go for the curry mee?*

Friend: I don't know how it happened, but I slept with her.

Me: WHAAAATTTT?!?!?!? *all thoughts of chicken rice fly out of the mind*

We're not talking about some long-time savvy Casanova who breaks girl's hearts. We're talking about a very dear boy, somebody who couldn't cheat, prided himself on NOT cheating, someone whom I thought of over the years as the world's most loyal man.

Well at least during the period when we used to date each other.

You must be wondering what sort of nut still chats with her ex on stuff like sleeping with other people, but we're still really close friends. Nothing else.

Me: Oh god. where was it?

Friend: In my new house.

Me: Isn't your new house not ready yet, still renovating?

Friend: Yeah. Still got on-going works.

Me: You... you... *speechless* in a unit which is being renovated?!? You mean no bed!!?!?

Friend: *groans again* yessssssss..... don't ask.

Me: No I don't want to know. *yes i really DON'T want to know*

Friend: So I don't know if I should tell my girlfriend.

Me: Well, very simple - if you still love her, stop seeing the other girl and work hard to MAKE IT WORK. Telling her might ease your guilt, but may cause her worse pain. On the other hand, if you don't love her enough, then you might have to consider breaking her heart sooner rather than later.

Friend: I'm not this kind of person! I don't sleep with anyone!

Me: *raises eyebrows* *took him this long to realize people are human after all, and have temptations*

Friend: Oh noooooo.... *almost wails*

Me: Just don't do anything these few days. I can't talk much, heading to the airport. Meet up next week to discuss, okay? Meantime don't do anything stupid, like sleep with her again.

Friend: Haihhhh.....

Me: By the way, was it good?

Friend: Yes.. she was good.

Me: OH-KAY. I don't want to know. *wish I didn't ask*
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In Singapore for the 2nd time in 2 weeks. Travelling alone is lonely. Eating dinner alone is lonely. 11pm and I haven't done any prep for my presentations tomorrow, but I'm bone dead tired.

Would give anything to be boarding that flight to nowhere right now.