The Bet (Book 1 in The Deception Series)

Chapter 16: i think i did it

Garrett

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I smile at her. She was falling. It was obvious, I saw that smile when she saw my dimple. Thank god, I was back on the road with this bet. Let's fucking go.

"Who's she?" Steven asks as he notices me looking at Taylor.

"Taylor Perez." I tell him as I take a sip of my soda.

"You hooking up with her?" He asks.

"Not yet, I have to be in a relationship with her by the end of winter break." I tell him.

He frowns.

"Do I wanna know?" He asks.

"Me and Brennen made a bet. I have to sleep and get into a relationship with her by the end of the break." I explain.

He chuckles.

"Seriously?" He asks.

I nod.

"What happens if you fall for her?" He asks.

"I won't. I was about to but she humiliated me, so now I'm gonna fucking break her heart." I say as I smirk.

He looks at me.

"Don't hurt her if it's out of pity. Don't be that guy." He says.

I stare at him. I have known Steven since high school, he stops by every now and then to see his girlfriend and he meets up with me when he comes.

I shrug.

"I don't love her." I say.

"Not yet." He smirks.

I roll my eyes at him.

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We won our game. Again. And I didn't fuck up and piss Coach Call off.

I walk out of the locker rooms way happier than I thought.

"Dude this game was a good one." Jake says.

"I know right, go us." I say.

He chuckles.

I look ahead of us and see Taylor and her mom talking to each other.

"I'll see ya at home." I tell Jake before I walk over to them.

"Hey guys." I say as I reach them.

"Congrats on the win, Garrett." Susannah smiles.

"Thank you, did you enjoy it?" I ask.

"Oh yeah, it was very interesting." She says.

I smile at her.

"Good to know." I say before I look over at Taylor who was smiling at me.

"Do you wanna come over to the after party?" I ask her.

"Can't, I have to take my mom to the airport." She says.

"Oh go, Taylor. I'll take a cab." Susannah says.

"No, I'm not gonna do that to you." Taylor says.

"Go to the party instead of hanging out with your mom." She says.

Taylor rolls her eyes at her.

"I can pay for an uber." I speak up.

They both look at me.

"No, I can't let you do that." Susannah says.

"Please, it's the least I can do since I'm stealing your daughter from you." I smile.

Susannah looks at me, smiles and nods.

"Thank you." She says.

"Of course." I say.

I look at Taylor and she nods her head to the side, so she can talk to me.

"One sec." I tell Susannah before I follow Taylor off to the side.

"Hi, Tay-Tay." I say as I look down at her.

"Thank you for being so nice to my mom." She says.

"Anything for you, Taylor. You know I think you're my luck for these games." I say.

"What about your lucky underwear?" She asks.

"I lost it, so now you're my new lucky underwear." I sneer.

She laughs.

"Thank you?" She replies.

"You're gonna have to come to every game now." I tell her.

She smiles and nods.

And boom. I think I did it.