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His smile falters. “What? Don’t you care?”
“Why would I?”
“Maybe because I’m taking her to my place tonight.” And that’s when it strikes me. “I’m gonna win that bet. Deal with it, cuz.”Is it only about the bet for him?
I scoff to rattle his cage, and it’s working.
“What’s so funny?” He grimaces.
I take a few steps closer to my cousin and lean into his ear, “You’re not even close to winning the bet, cuz.” I whisper before I step back to look him in the eyes, smirking.
“Like you are?” I see he’s boiling inside.
“Wanna find out?” I can’t help but grin. A little button pushing can’t hurt.
“How exactly?” He raises his brow.
“Invite me over tonight too,” I pause, putting a satisfied smirk on, “And I’ll show you who’s closer to winning the bet.”
He takes a deep breath, “Deal!”Gotcha!
I pat him on the shoulder and walk away, smirking. I knew he’d fall for this. He’s so easy to play with. And I’m Damien fucking Alarie. You don’t fuck with me.
Avalyne
“I wonder what they were talking about,” Lilac says, resting her finger on her chin as we watch Damien patting his best friend on the shoulder before, totally satisfied, walking down the hallway. “Oliver looks tense.”
“Yea, weird,” I say, searching for the books in my locker.
“Catch Ollie and ask him.” Lilac turns to me, shouting a little too loud.
“Would you shush?” I look around, making sure people aren’t staring at us.
“What if it was about you?” She doesn’t seem to care about my plea. “I bet it was about you! I mean, have you seen them? They acted like two competing Alpha males!”
“Yeah, right!” I brush it off and roll my eyes. “The world doesn’t revolve around me, you know.” And just when I say that, my phone buzzes off, and Ollie’s name shows up on the screen.
“What is it?”
“Ollie just texted me,” I reply, scanning the text. “He says Damien will be joining us this evening.”
“Told ya!” Lilac says with a broad, satisfied, told-you-so kind of grin. “I can’t wait for all the juicy gossip after your ‘date’!”
“Lilac!”
“OMG!” She exclaims, and this time so loud, half of the students turn their heads to us. She covers her dropped-to-the-ground jaw with a hand, and her bronze eyes flicker with excitement. “What if they want a threesome with you?!” Thank heavens, she whispers that part.
“Lilac Butters, you’re officially insane!” I raise an eyebrow, crossing my arms before we hear the bell ringing through the East Palm hallway, and we head for the lecture.
The evening comes, and I’m digging through my closet. Again. It’s so unlike me, but I guess I have to get used to my new reality. It’s just a movie night at his place, so I choose a plain short black top and a tight mini skirt. I do my hair into a low, sleek ponytail and brush my lips with lip-gloss in a nude shade. I spot my reflection in the mirror and smile. I look good. I make the last touchups to my makeup when my phone rings.
Oliver:
Hey, gorgeous.
Waiting outside.
I throw the phone into one of the purses and hastily rush down the stairs.
