Playing the Player's Game

Chapter Fifteen : Red-handed

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Red-handed

Mandolin Carter POV

I was at my desk working. Something I rarely did now a days. I talked to the couple about their plans for their future and health risks that deal with their life insurance.

This was beyond boring and my mind was elsewhere like what happened last night with True. She caught me in the middle of my lies and there was nothing I could do about it.

I didn't want to lose my baby. I really loved True but I refused to let Lexi go again. True wanted to spend all of her time with Don.

Holy shit.

This is what I was doing to her! Spending all my time with Jay, Lexington, and all those girls.

I was a bad girlfriend. A bad person. I lied to Lexington, lied to all those girls to sleep with them, and I lied to True because I didn't want to loose her.

But that's the thing; I was losing her anyways.

"Excuse me, Ms. Carter?" she said, and I looked up at her.

I smiled at her. "I'm sorry, yes ma'am?"

"I asked if we can bump the life insurance up?" she asked.

"Well, considering the fact you're only at 50,000 right now. You can raise it up to 150,000 but your payments will rise substantially as well." I said.

My mind was still on my situation at hand. I still refused to lose Lexington again. Mostly because I can feel myself losing True. And I couldn't lose them both.

But if Lexington ever found out the truth she'd leave. I didn't love her. I didn't want her. I just wanted her to give me attention.

I wanted her to be my scapegoat from reality.

But she really wasn't all that important to me. She was just perfect sideline material. Up until she demanded a title but even then she kept coming back to me.

My life was so fucked up. How do I want to be with True but won't give up Lexington because I liked the attention she gave me?

Is that what True was after? The attention I wasn't giving her but Don was. The treatment, the love, the appreciation, was that what she was after?

Did she love Don?

I had to get my act together. And the first step was to break it off with Lexington.

I'll do that right now. Not later, not tomorrow, but right now.

I called her and she answered on the first ring.

"Hey babe." she greeted.

My heart began to beat faster.

"Hey love." I said, frowning.

My hands were sweaty. I was nervous.

"So wassup? You know I'm at work and so are you." she said.

I couldn't break up with her. I needed the extra attention she was giving me. I craved for it. One girl would never be enough for me.

"I was just wondering if you wanted to go to dinner with me tonight?" I asked.

"Of course I will. What time?" she asked.

"I'll be there around 7:30. Dress nicely." I said.

"Alright, I love you baby." she cooed.

"I love you too." I said, hanging up on her.
Damn. I'm just a fucking liar.