Page 28 of Checkmate


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“I am,” I slur, causing him to smirk. “Why are you here?”

He shrugs. “I was bored and thought I would come and see what you were doing.”

A laugh falls from my lips. “It was you or Chester wasn’t it?”

“I told him I would come and check on you. He has tried to stay away from you, but since that day he called you into his office back when he was the guidance officer, he’s been struggling.”

“I’m ready to call it a night anyway. I just have to go find everyone and say goodbye.”

Creed follows me into the house and back towards the dance floor. Kai notices our presence and walks over to us. Before he can say a word, Creed chews him out for letting me go off alone. He just snorts and points across the room. I snap my head in the direction he is pointing and find Trace leaning against the wall.What the fuck!

“So that’s where he disappeared to.” Creed mutters to himself more than anyone else. I wave to Summer and she gives me a wave back. I don’t find Sinclair, Colt or Blayne but Jimmie and Danika have started doing shots with the rest of Colt’s team.

“Jolie, come and join us!” Jimmie half shouts and half slurs.

“I’m heading out. Are you okay to get home?” I ask, worry evident in my voice.

“They are sweet to stay here. We have lots of room.” Jarrah says from across the table before Jimmie can answer me. He’s one of the nicer guys in Colt’s team. He is a big dude with dreads and a huge smile, and he always seems so damn happy.

“Thanks.” I say as Jimmie hands me a shot. “One for the road can’t hurt.”

I pull the same bottle from my pocket and drop some in and down the shot. “Holy shit, Jolie! I said one drop, not just squirt it in.”

I start to giggle and stumble on my feet. “Whoopsie. Who wants to carry me?” I hold out my arms and make grabby hands. “I can’t remember how to use my legs.” I laugh again. My feet feel like jelly.

“What the fuck!” Someone snaps and I’m picked up like a baby and cradled to a chest. I recognise Trace’s smell. He always smells like a fresh ocean breeze and a juicy orange wrapped up in one package.

“You know the last time you carried me like this I was almost fourteen and I had fallen asleep on the couch. You carried me to bed. I’ve always loved you, Trace.”

I look up at him through blurred vision and rub his face. “You’re so pretty. Look at those lips, so damn plump and juicy.”

Someone snorts from behind me, they would be lucky to have lips like that. “Don’t tell Kai, but they're some good dick sucking lips.”

“Don’t worry bro, you’re not my type.” Kai says with a laugh. Oopsie, I forgot Kai was here.Damn this shit is good.

I must fall asleep at some point because I don’t remember getting into the car. The next thing I know, I’m waking up as I’m being carried inside. “Put me down, I can walk. I’m so goddamn hungry. I need food.”

I’m put down and like a newborn foal I stumble on my feet. I fumble my way through the house, running into everything that stands in my way, and into the kitchen. I mutter to myself as I start to pull things out of the fridge and make a sandwich.

I bite off a huge piece and groan as the taste hits my tongue. A throat clearing causes me to look up and five sets of eyes are staring at me. “What? Do you want some?” I ask, holding my sandwich out for them.

“Are you seriously going to eat that?” Trace asks, screwing his nose up and glaring at my offering.

“Yeah, why?”

“Because it’s frozen nuggets, a bag of potato chips, salad dressing and bean sprouts. I don’t even think that's edible.” Kai adds.

I look down at my sandwich and have no idea what he's talking about. I take a bite and it’s rock solid. “Maybe you’re right, but I’m hungry.” I pout.

“Don’t cry Tenshi. We'll make you something to eat. Go and sit at the table.”

I look from Creed to the table and see Chester sitting on one of the chairs. I smile a Cheshire like grin and drop my sandwich on the bench. I sway my hips, in what I’m hoping is a seductive manner and make my way over to him.

“Can you hold me so I don’t fall over?” I nibble my bottom lip and try to sexily bat my lashes his way. He pats his lap, and I let out a little squeal as I sit and curl up into him. He wraps his arms around me and I snuggle impossibly closer. “My heart hurts, my brain hurts, everything is hurting.” I mumble into his neck.

“How much did you let her drink?” I hear Brennan ask somewhere in the kitchen.

“A whole dropper at the end of the night, before that I was only doing small drops.”

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