Chapter 6
Chapter Six
NICO
By the time I got to my woman’s table, it was too late to intervene. Wish I would’ve looked up sooner. I would’ve stopped Lorna from speaking negatively about my girlfriend.
When Serenity came over to my house the other day. She was supposed to sit on my face. But instead, I dropped to my knees and pleased her.
I figured the second reward would be the original one I offered. My innocent girlfriend surprised me asking to be fucked instead.
I wanted to wait. There was no need to move too fast.
Yes, I was racking up the points. But I wasn’t in a rush. I hated to admit I loved spending time with Serenity. Knowing she belonged to me made me a possessive asshole.
I asked Vick to poke around. Find out who went down on my girl. Those weren’t my exact words. I told him I want the guys who’ve been alone with her.
How did the assholes get their hands on my woman? I realized fucking around with girls like Lorna distracted me. No guy was ever supposed to touch my fucking woman.
Lorna called my girlfriend fat. Serenity tried hiding the hurt and embarrassment she felt. I wanted to be alone with my woman. It was time to call up my cousin. She’d teach Lorna a lesson. She thought because I fucked her in the past, I’d ever fuck her again. She was wrong.
My girlfriend was built perfectly for me.
Uneasiness gnaws at my chest as I wait for Vick to approach his locker. The locker room buzzes with post-practice chatter, but all I can hear is the pounding in my ears.
“Nico, I’m working on it,” Vick says, already tugging open his locker and yanking his lacrosse gear out of the metal cave.
“That’s fine. I need to talk to you about something else.”
He pauses, side-eyeing me as he pulls out his practice gear. “What now?”
I lower myself onto the bench, elbows bracing my knees, palms pressed to my head. The words taste like betrayal coming out of my mouth, even if I was betraying the wrong people.
“Even though I’m winning the bet… I want out.”
Vick freezes, a slow turn of his head pinning me with a stare. “You know that’s not how this works. All you had to do was claim her before she was put on the board.”
My stomach twists. “I thought I wasn’t ready. That I didn’t care. But now…” I shake my head, raking a hand through my hair. “Now I can’t be without her.”
Vick leans against the locker, folding his arms, like he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “Shit, dude. You’re in love.”
The words land heavy, like a confession dragged into the open. I exhale hard, my chest tight. “Shit.”
I really fucked up.
Because the game had never been a game. And I knew when this blew up, it wouldn’t just be my reputation or some stupid points on the board. It would be her. Serenity.
For however long I had left, I’d do everything I could to make her happy. Maybe she’d hold on to those memories when she finally realized what I’d done. Maybe she’d still remember the way I looked at her, even if she could never forgive me.