Bonus chapter 1: let the best couple win

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"We're playing teams, best couple wins." Jake announced raising up the clubs.

I stared at my best friend. I should have known this wouldn't be a chill day. Not that I'd ever complain about the opportunity to beat Jake at anything.

"We are so winning this." Reid said softly to me.

I looked over at my boyfriend with a smile. I'd let Jake and Evan win over my dead body. I didn't just want to win, I wanted to destroy them.

"Can I pick my partner?" Evan asked.

"If you say anyone other than me I'm going to murder you." Jake glared at his boyfriend.

"Yeah maybe with your dick." Connor muttered.

"Please don't egg them on." Jetson groaned.

"I was going to pick Jet but I guess I'll be stuck with you." Evan grabbed a club with a sigh.

"Ev we need to be serious, this is about being the best couple here." Jake complained.

"Which you guys obviously aren't." I said knowing it would rile up Jake.

I was going to do whatever it took. I'd get all up in his head if I needed to. Mini golf was about more than just hitting the ball. I'd sabotage the fuck out of our competition.

"Can Jet plane and I just admit we suck and go get ice cream instead?" Connor asked.

"We are a great couple." Jet frowned.

"Shhh I'm trying to get us out of this." Connor looked at his boyfriend.

"Everyone's playing and Ev and I are winning." Jake announced.

I felt myself smiling. If Jake thought he'd beat Reid and I he was an idiot. I knew exactly how to push Jake's buttons. I'd annoy the fuck out of him until he was off his game.

"I vote that Reid keeps score because I don't trust Jake not to cheat." I announced.

"Oh no you're just saying that so you can get Reid to cheat for you guys." My best friend argued.

"I'm not a cheater." My boyfriend crossed his arms across his chest glaring at Jake.

"Why don't I keep score because I don't really give a fuck about any of this." Evan offered.

"This is important Ev." Jake looked shocked as he stared at Evan.

"Can we get this over with so I can treat my Jet plane to some ice cream?" Connor asked looking bored of the whole thing.

"Don't worry it'll be fast." Jet said.

"There's 18 holes." Connor said.

"18?! God let's get this started, we're going to be here all day." Jetson grabbed a club and ball and went to start the first hole.

"I'm watching you Jake, no cheating." I eyed my best friend.

"I don't have to cheat to beat you." He fired back.

"Try not to cry when we step all over you." Reid grinned.

I wrapped an arm around his waist pulling him into my side. It was nice to have competitive Reid on my team for once. It was usually us going against each other but now we were working together.

We'd show them just how great of a team we were.

"Fuck!" Connor groaned as his ball went sailing out of the corse into the grass. "That one doesn't count."

"Yes it does, you can't just take free hits." Jake argued already going full rule mode.

"It was a practice swing." Connor waved him off.

"I'm marking it against your score." Jake said writing on the piece of paper.

"Maybe we should let people have a do over." Evan offered.

Jake and I looked at each other.

"Yeah and maybe we just shouldn't keep score." I just shook my head.

"We can't let them just get free hits Ev, that's how they win." Jake told his boyfriend.

"I hate mini golf." Connor muttered.

Jetson laughed taking his turn not even getting it close to the hole. They definitely weren't winning so I didn't worry much about them. My real competition was Jake and Evan.

We all eyed each other none of us wanting to go next. I wanted to see someone else go again to try to plan my shot. It helped to see someone else go so you could figure out how the ball rolled. I wasn't going to show Jake how to get a hole in one if I could help it.

"Ugh fine I'll go." Evan pushed his way through lining up at the start.

"Babe that's not how you do it." Jake walked over.

"Jake you swing and hit the ball and cross your fingers it goes in. It's really not that hard." Evan waved his boyfriend off.

"Can I at least line the ball up for you?" He asked.

"No helping, thats cheating." Reid told the pair.

"He's my teammate, there aren't any rules against helping your teammate." Jake argued.

"Then we should make one." Reid said.

"Teams work together so no deal."

Reid frowned not liking not winning that fight. But I knew if we argued that we'd never actually get started. I was competitive but when Reid let his competitive side out I realized that there were levels to it. I wasn't quite at his level.

Jake helped Evan line his shot up and then stepped back letting Evan take the hit. I watched as Evan pulled his arm back ready to swing.

"Oh my god Jake are you okay?!" I yelled looking at my best friend with a wide smile.

"What?" Evan turned his club swinging to the side making the ball hit into the wall.

"That was sabotage, he gets a redo." Jake pointed at me with a glare.

"But you already said no do overs." Reid piped in.

I just laughed at the pissed off face of my best friend. We were so winning this.

"You are so going to regret that." Jake grumbled going to take his shot.

Reid looked at me holding up his fist. I knocked it with my own. Yeah competitive Reid being on my team was the best.

"We are so the best couple here." I whispered.

"They wish they were us." Reid agreed.

It was 18 holes of chaos. There was trash talk, yelling, and some more sabotage. But we had fun, well most of us had fun. Connor and Jet just seemed happy that it was over and they could get ice cream.

I'd do another round just to watch Jake lose again.

A/n:

Happy new year!

Sorry about this being late, I posted an announcement on my profile but if you didn't see it I had a family emergency. My grandma had a stroke and so I wasn't in a place to be writing or posting. It was a rough way to end the year but luckily she is back at home and doing better now. I'm not sure if I will be writing any more bonus chapters for this book but I wanted to get this one out.

This was been such an amazing story to write for you all and I'll be posting the start of my next book on the 16th of January. I have a lot of fun things in the works. If you don't want to miss out on any of it feel free to follow, I'll be posting announcements on my profile about future works as I announce them.

Thank you for all the love and support!

-Cora Leigh

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