Whatever you think might be real. It is not. Only a fool believes foolish things. You are only as good as the game that you play. And right now, the game is on you. For every single thing that you have ever done to another woman has just come back to you. Karma is a bïtch, and you have been bitten.
Gracefully you stick your ego back in place and enter the kitchen.
Damon ~ “Evening Amber.”
Amber ~ “Oh, hi, I did not know you were here.”
She glances over to Skye.
Skye ~”Oh, Damon came to help with dinner.”
Amber ~ “Why don’t you set up the barbeque so long and I will bring you the meat.”
Damon ~ “That sounds like a good idea.”
Skye ~ “Can I grab you a beer so long?”
Damon ~ “Yes, baby, that would be great.”
Amber glances back over to Skye and only smiles. Oh, I am sure she thinks that her sister has me all in the bag.
Then the doorbell buzzes.
Damon ~ “It must be the guys; I will let them in.”
Skye ~ “Thanks, baby.”
I make my way to the door where an over-eager Mason is waiting along with Brody and Tajsa.
Damon ~’ “You late.”
Mason ~ “Tajsa could not decide what to wear.”
Brody ~ “He is bloody lying; it was him.”
Damon ~ “I thought I smelled someone that dropped a cologne bottle over him.”
Tajsa ~ “I told you that you smelled like a whore.”
Mason ~ “Not that you smell any better.”
SMACK
Brody ~ “Don’t your dumb ass dare speak to her that way.”
Damon ~ “Just come in or I will smack you both.”
We all make our way into the kitchen. The girls stay in the kitchen while the boys make our way outside to start the fire.
Damon ~ “Well, Mason, how much did you say you were betting together to bring me home and to get laid in a week?”
Mason ~ “Don’t tell me you did?”
Brody ~ “You must be shitting me.”
Mason ~ “You have only been here for half an hour.”
Brody ~ “Did you just walk in and fück?”
Damon ~ “You can say I did.”
Brody ~ “How the hell did you get that right?”
Damon ~ “I am not telling you.”
Mason ~ “Come on; you have to. How did we even know that you did?”
Amber ~ “Don’t worry; I just leaned against the counter he had her pushed up against.”
Mason ~ “Fück, how long have you been standing there.”
Amber ~ “Just long enough to hear your horny asses trying to drag the details out of him. Don’t you ever get laid?”
Brody ~ “Well, I don’t know about Mason, but I nearly got there just before we came here.”
Damon ~ “You do know you are asking your boss about his sëx life.”
Amber ~ “Oh shit, thanks for reminding me of that.”
Damon ~ “Talking about boss, I have a proposition I would like to talk to you about. When can you come and see me?”
Amber ~ “Well, you are seeing me now, aren’t you?”
Damon ~ “Will we have a chat after dinner then?”
Amber ~'”I don’t count on being sober, so why not we rather do it now?”
Damon ~ “Just give me time to chat with Brody.”
Amber ~ “Well, let me know when you ready; I will be in the kitchen.”
She disappears into the house again. I wait until I can hear that she is in the kitchen. How do I tell these two about what I heard, or do I keep it to myself. See, I am not one to hide things from my mates, but this might just change the bet.
Damon ~ “I have to tell you guys something I heard.”
Mason ~ “Are we going to gossip like girls now.”
Brody ~ “Cause if we do, then I must go call Tajsa.”
Mason ~ “She is, after all, the real girl in the group.”
Brody ~ “I mean she can give her opinion.”
Damon ~ “Just shut up and listen. I will tell Tajsa later that is if you can not keep it to yourself, which I can bet is not going to happen.”
Brody ~ “I promise that I won’t.”
Damon ~ “If you break your promise, then I break your fingers.”
Brody ~ “You very violent for someone that just had sëx.”
Mason~ “I mean, how rough was it?”
Damon ~ “That is none of your business, just shut up, so I can tell you.”
Mason ~ “Okay, fine, I am listening.”
Damon ~ “This is all a bet.”
Brody ~ “We know that.”
Damon ~ “No, this is all a bet for her.”
Mason ~ “I don’t understand you?”
Damon ~ “They made a bet; the girls made a bet that I will fall for her.”
Brody ~ “Wait. Did they make the same bet?”
Damon ~ “Yes. Are you sure you did not tell Jo?”
Brody ~ “Fück man, I would not do that to you.”
Damon ~ “Well they have given her a month.”
Mason ~ “How do you know?”
Damon ~ “I overheard her and Amber.”
Brody ~ “Which means we have to move ours to a month too.”
And this is exactly what I was afraid of. I can’t believe that we all are so damn messed up that we gamble with making two people fall in love. I would say the things we’d do for love, but in fact, I mean the things we’d do for fun.
Damon ~ “I don’t know if I want to play this any further.”
Mason ~ “Don’t tell me you scared you going to lose.”
Brody ~ “Or you scared you might just fall for her.”
Damon ~ “No, I am scared of getting hurt. Not that I know what it feels like but believe me, I don’t.”
A few minutes later, the girls finally join us, and we start cooking the meat. After a while, I completely forget the conversation and start enjoying the evening with the girls and my friends.
Much to my surprise, Skye is all over me, and I must admit that it feels really damn good. Not the silly drunk girl type of over me but more like a loving type of girlfriend. Every bit of her is so soft and smell so sweet; her mere touch sends me with a raging hard-on.
The later the evening gets, the more the alcohol flows and the more we all get drunk. We end up building a big bonfire and couple up around it.
I must be honest for as much as I hate what Brody did to Tajsa, she really seems to be very happy at the moment.
As for Amber and Mason, ya I don’t know how real that one is either.
And then there is Skye and me. What can I say? I really like the girl, and my drunk ass is just about to admit it.
Damon ~ “Baby”
Skye ~ “Yes?”
Damon ~ “I want to tell you something.”
Skye ~ “Okay? What is wrong?”
Damon ~ “You the only girl I have gone steady with for the third day now.”
Skye ~ “Somehow I think this is a very first for Damon Chase.”
Damon ~ “I don’t go with girls, especially not the way I have gone with you.”
Skye ~ “You are really starting to make me feel special.”
Damon ~ “The thing is that I really like you, in fact, a lot.”
Skye ~ “I like you a lot too.”
Damon ~ “What do you say we play this out and see where it leads to.”
Skye ~ “I don’t know if that is by far the weirdest or cutest way someone has ever asked me to go steady.”
Damon ~ “Now, what do you say we chase this bunch home and take this cuddling to the bedroom.”
Within minutes everyone is ready to go and out the front door. As soon as it is shut and firmly locked, I pick her up and carry her to the bedroom. We have one mind-blowing orgasm after the other as we fück throughout most of the night.
Next morning I am up early; I have got some early interviews this morning, one of which will be Amber. After much convincing, Brody agreed for me to interview her for the new position of COO.
I slowly crawl out of bed and kiss her on the forehead. She looks so peaceful as she lays there sleeping. It gives my heart a warm and fuzzy feeling, something I have never felt before.
As I bend over to kiss her, I softly whisper to myself.
Damon ~ “I think I am going to fall in love with you.”
I grab my stuff and disappear out the door
WHAT THE FÜCK WAS THAT!
Totally bewildered, I rush on home to shower and change
What the hell did I just say? I mean, really, did that word just come out of my mouth? It’s not like I whispered it; I said it out loud! Have I completely lost my mind? Yes! I have just ended Damon Chase. One word, and I have become lost, confused, and just totally out of my comfort zone. Do I even know what it means? No! But I felt it; I swear more than anything, I felt it. What do I do now?
As I am getting dressed, I say the words over and over again, trying to find some other meaning to what I have said.
Damon ~ “I think I am going to fall in love with you.”
Damon ~ “I think I am going to fall in love with you.”
Damon ~ “I think I am going to fall in love with you.”
FÜCK
I am screwed.
Damon ~ “I think I am going to fall in love with you.”
Definitely love.
Damon ~ “I think I am going to fall in love with you.”
This is either the best or the worst day of my life.
I give myself a once-over in the mirror.
Before I leave, I quickly text Mason and Brody.
Damon ~ “I can’t make coffee today.”
Yes, I am hiding from facing the truth.
In less than half an hour, I am at the office and settling behind my desk.
Tajsa ~ “Mr. Chase is there anything I can get you before your meetings.”
Damon ~ “Just an espresso from downstairs, please.”
Tajsa ~ “If I may ask, are you okay this morning?”
Damon ~ “I am sure that Brody mentioned to you about the bet?”
Tajsa ~ “The one that the girls made?”
Damon ~ “I am so breaking his fingers.”
Tajsa ~ “You know he can’t keep anything to himself.”
Damon ~ “Well, I think that she might have won her bet.”
Tajsa ~ “I don’t follow?”
Damon ~ “I might have told her that I am falling in love with her.”
Tajsa ~ “You did? I mean, you might have done?”
Damon ~ “She was sleeping, or so I hope.”
Tajsa ~ “Let me get this straight; you told her you think you were falling in love with her while sleeping?”
Damon ~ “My exact words were, I think that I am going to fall in love with you.”
Tajsa ~ “You actually meant it?”
Damon ~ “I guess I did.”
Tajsa ~ “Oh my god, Damon, that is amazing.”
Damon ~ “It is downright scary.”
Tajsa ~ “Hence you are hiding away from her.”
Damon ~ “No, I have two meetings.”
Tajsa ~ “Ya right. I will go see if Amber is here yet.”
This is such a big mess; this should have been an innocent bet. It was simple, get the girl and make her fall in love with you. But then the girl ended up being so amazing, and she made me felt so good. Now I have become her bet and gone and fall in love with her.
I am startled back to my thoughts by a knock on my door.
Amber ~ “Mr. Chase.”
Damon ~ “Come in, Amber, and please call me Damon.”
Amber ~ “Damon, let me start by saying it is an honor that you are considering me for this position, but I don’t quite understand how I am qualified with only my sales background.”
Damon ~ “I admire the way you run your department and the way you do business. Your commitment and dedication are rare in our industry.”
Amber ~ “Then you would understand why I am not quick to hop from one company to the other.”
Damon ~ “I fully understand that. Your package being COO will be far more extensive than what you currently have.”
Amber ~ “Money does not always buy the girl.”
Damon ~ “The last thing I am trying to do is but you.”
Amber ~ “Offering me this position will also not get you, my sister.”
Damon ~ “I think we misunderstand each other.”
Amber ~ “I see it quite; clearly, you only considering me for this position to get yourself into my sister’s good side.”
Damon ~ “I am sorry you feel that way.”
Amber ~ “Well I am sorry to tell you that it is all a sham, there are no feelings between you and my sister.”
Damon ~ “I do not understand what it is that you are saying.”
Amber ~ “You might have told her that you are falling in love with her, but she does not feel the same.”
Damon ~ “What are you talking about?”
Amber ~ “It was all a bet; we wanted to see if Damon Chase can be tamed.”
Damon ~ “Well, then you got what you wanted.”
Damon ~ “My intentions were real, I did really consider you for this position, but it seems you came here with a different motive.”
Amber ~ “Please don’t tell me you are actually hurt?”
Damon ~ “What I feel is none of your business.”
Amber ~ “Oh, come on, this is all an act.”
Damon ~ “Please show yourself out; this interview is over.”
Amber ~ “Somewhere there must be an orchestra playing; Damon Chase has been tamed.”
Damon ~ “Please get out of my office.”
Amber ~ “Oh, believe me, I can’t wait to tell my sister.”
Damon ~ “Tell her I send my regards and to please lose my number.”
Amber ~ “It was a pleasure seeing you, Mr. Chase. I do hope you have a wonderful day.”
Damon ~ “Likewise Amber.”
Oh, I want to call her so many names now, but I would rather reserve my tongue. Did she truly just come here to rub it in my face. I honestly thought that only men were heartless, believe me, that she is more than a match.
Then my phone buzzes.
Tajsa ~ “Mr. Chase, I have Ethan here.”
Damon ~ “Please send him in Tajsa.”
In walks Ethan.
Now, if I were a woman, I would most definitely date him. He is professional and good-looking; it seems that that curly-haired blue-eyed head on top of his shoulders is in the right place.
Yes, my interview with Amber did not go as I wished, and I probably would have never considered Ethan in the first place, but my mind is now made up.
Ethan ~ “Mr. Chase.”
Damon ~ “Ethan, please come sit.”
Ethan ~ “Thank you, may I say this is quite the impressive office.”
Damon ~ “Well, there is an empty one down the hallway, very much the same as this. If you want it will be all yours.”
Ethan ~ “But we have not even started the interview yet?”
Damon ~ “We don’t need to; I have made my decision.”
Ethan ~ “That is the quickest interview I have ever had; thank you.”
Damon ~ “Tajsa will give you all the details. Once you settled, then we can start running through business. Now, if you will excuse me, I have another pressing matter.”
Not even ten seconds after saying that, my phone starts to ring.
It is Skye.
I just let it ring and go to voicemail.
Ten seconds later, it starts ringing again.
And again.
And again.
Then it stops.
I don’t know what to say to her. I know that I have been lying to her, but I am not the one who got caught out. And I am the one that did exactly what I should not have done, and that is to let myself fall for her.
I think I must tell her, but I don’t want it to look like I want to hurt her because she hurt me. Why is love so damn complicated.
Then Tajsa buzzes again.
Tajsa ~ “Mr. Chase, I have someone here to see you.”
Damon ~ “Tajsa, I don’t have any other appointments.”
Tajsa ~ “I know, but she insists on seeing you.”
Damon ~ “I do not want to see Amber.”
Tajsa ~ “It is not Amber; it is Skye.”
Damon ~ “I don’t want to see her either.”
Tajsa ~ “She said she is not going away.”
Damon ~ “Fine, send her in then.”
She softly knocks before she comes in.
Damon ~ “Morning Skye.”
Skye ~ “Hi Damon.”
Skye ~ “I did not see you at the coffee shop?”
Damon ~ “I had meetings. A very interesting one with your sister. She is not one of the most friendliest people in the world.”
Skye ~ “Sorry about that, but she can be difficult sometimes.”
Damon ~ “She had some valid things to say, though, or that is what she claims. You don’t perhaps know anything about that?”
Skye ~ “I am not sure I know what you are referring too.”
Damon ~ “Tell me, how much was it? Or was it something like a Gucci black or even some Jimmy Choos?”
Skye ~ “It’s not what you think.”
Damon ~ “Then please tell me what it is.”
Skye ~ “I did not mean for it to go so far.”
Damon ~ “So far! The whole bet was for me to fall for you. Well, you won! Well done, my stupid ass has fallen for you. You got what you fucking wanted, for me to fall in love with you.”
Skye ~ “Damon, please just let me explain.”
Damon ~ “What is there to damn explain, this whole relationship, everything is a damn joke.”
Skye ~ “I did not think that you would be such a nice guy.”
Damon ~ “Well, sorry, but you know what, assholes have hearts too.”
Fück it feels like I can just burst out and cry; I just want to lay in a ball and piss my eyes out. But I need to be a man and own up to what I have done too.
Damon ~ “I am going to be honest with you, but the guys had a bet on me too. They told me that I never could get a decent girl like you, that I can’t get someone like you to love me.”
Skye ~ “You what? ”
Damon ~ “Oh, please don’t get all upset now.”
Skye ~ “You are no better than I am!”
Damon ~ “I lost my damn bet the second day already; I liked you, I really damn like you, a lot. I did things I would have never done; some of it was not even for the bet. This was all a joke to you.”
Skye ~ “You think it makes you better than me for pulling a joke like this just because you fell in love with me. Well, sorry, I can not fall in love with someone that is a complete asshole.”
Damon ~”Urgh! So we both fucked up. I am sorry.”
Skye ~ “No, you fucked up; if your feelings did not get involved, this would have been just a big joke.”
Damon ~ “Fück, you must be joking me; you just did not say that shit. I can not believe that you can be so heartless.”
Skye ~ “What did you intend on doing with me once I have fallen for you?”
Damon ~ “I can ask you the same thing. Lucky you don’t have to wonder anymore cause I believe that we are done.”
Skye ~ “I could not agree more.”
Damon ~ “Please don’t let the door hit you on your way out.”
Skye ~ “Oh, that is very mature.”
Damon ~ “Says her.”
Skye ~ “You are an asshole.”
Damon ~ “At least I am an asshole with a heart.”
Skye ~ “Urgh!”
Damon ~ “Whatever!”
She spins on her heels and storms out of my office, slamming the door so hard that even the windows vibrate. Without even thinking, I throw the bottle of whiskey that is in my hand against the very same door.