True love didn't exist before you || Anthony Bridgerton

~ 𝑃𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 ~

Was I being stupid but why I didn't get this game, Pall Mall was name of the game. The duchess of herself had to told me many times what was idea of the game.

"Sorry I haven't played this game before but I think I got it." I was little nervous to play Pallmall, after the instructions were told me quite many times.

"Oh, do not worry, we will help with the rules, they are quite simply but only thing you need to remember is to have fun." You could see how she was fully in her element, happy smile on her lips and victory gleaming in her eyes.

"How long are you going to be talking and could we just start the game, I'm getting quite bored now.." Eloise said, leaning against the pillar behind her. "And we haven't picked our mallets!" Now yelling to us and at the same time inviting us to come closer.

"So sure about your win, Eloise?" Here it starts, Benedict teasing Eloise and her getting annoyed with him.

"Well, if I don't win at leats I have been better than you." Showing her loveliest smile she could pull off.

After while we started the actual game, everyone was suppose to choose mallet. "Should we let our guest choosing first her mallet?" Colin suggested while everyone was arguing which one they wanted to pick.

"Yes, that sounds fair enough." Daphne was the first one to point out. "You can pick first Miss Cordelia." All of them turned to me, waiting me to pick.
I could pick pink, that probably every Lady would pick or yellow but no, there was one that particularly caught my eye. "This one will do." And I lifted black mallet from the basket.

"Oh, look at that brother!"

It got my ears and I looked to Anthony, who was clearly thinking his next move. "Is this yours." With little sly look on my face, ready to answer this battle.

"No, just.." He tried to be gentleman but he clearly was little pissed when I picked 'his' mallet from basket. "You can.. Mmr, use it this time." You could hear it was hard for him to get the words out of his mouth.

"It's like taking blanket from a baby, they become helpless but the question is, can you survive it?" Now I couldn't help myself and just let big smile on my face.

"She is putting up a challenge to you, brother." Benedict said as he slightly nudged Anthony to his left shoulder. Anthony still recovering from his loss and not being able to answer.

"I'm not going to stand here all day long so I'm choosing my mallet now!" And very soon every one of them was quickly trying to get their favourite, poor Anthony being too slow to realise what was happening around him and was left with pink mallet. "I think that colour suits perfectly for you, brother."

"Matching the embarrassing of your cheeks when you will loose."

"Thank you so much, Benedict." Anthony answer, looking him murderously.

"Shall we start the best match that we have ever played?"

"Yes."

"Yes." Both of us said, already walking to game field. This was going to be very interesting and exciting for sure.

"Come on Colin! Hit the ball already!" We were all waiting for Colin to hit his ball and it was taking ages but as he had said, he needed to be sure the ball would go into the hoop and not missing it.

"You know this would be much easier, if you just be quiet and gave me peace to do this-"

"And we don't have all day, so hurry up!" I wasn't the only one who was getting bored,  Miss Eloise clearly wasn't either.

I turned to Duchess, she was standing beside me and observing what was going on. "I'm sorry but are they always like this?" My voice was quiet so only she could hear it.