Sidelined (The QB Bad Boy and Me)

Bonus chapter • Dray 2

This is from the club scene when Drayton takes Dallas back to his place.

D R A Y S • P O V

"Do you wanna drink?" Grayson shouts over the loud club music. "Kendall's working."

"I'm driving?"

"Oh, right." He laughs and bops to the electric music. I hadn't been overly keen on coming to this club opening. I knew it'd be a good opportunity to score outside of town where I wouldn't have to see the girl again after we'd parted ways. But I'm just not feeling it tonight. I'm bored, tired and stupidly agreed to sober drive, so not even alcohol can save this night.

Grayson is out of his head, courtesy of an old school friend that works behind the bar. Drunk people are a pain to deal with at the best of times, let alone when you're stone cold sober. I follow along as he shimmies into the crowd, his head whipping in all directions as though he's looking for someone.

His bitch of an ex no doubt.

And funnily enough, I'm the one who finds someone.

Cheer pear.

Or Dallas.

She's a few feet away, clad in a tight- champagney- pink coloured dress that clings to her curves. The plunging neckline displays the perfect amount of boob and damn, does she look good.

I guide Grayson in her direction, subtly of course so it seems that we've stumbled upon her on accident.

"Hey Cheer pear."

Her body stiffens for a moment, her shoulders becoming rigid before she turns around and fixes me with an evil scowl. I'm not at all surprised by the reaction. She hasn't quite forgiven me for the idiotic comment I made on the field earlier in the week. I hadn't been thinking. She had every right to be pissed, but I'd been hoping for a more friendly reception.

"Leave me alone."

"This is my friend Grayson." I ignore her request because for one, she just shut me down in front of my friend. And two, I can't leave her alone.

Just... because.

She gives me another menacing scowl before she turns her attention on Gray and her features transform into a sweet smile. It's as if she's an entirely different girl.

She has a beautiful smile.

"Hey Grayson!" Some asshole behind her slings his arm over her shoulder and hands her an open drink, which she receives with appreciation. I'm tempted to tell her not to drink something that's already opened but I doubt she'll take anything I say under advisement right now. "Look, if you're anything like Drayton then I have nothing to say to you, but if you're a decent person, then it's a pleasure."

The dim soul beside me just nods, clearly entirely unaware of what she's talking about or who she is. "Ignore her. She's got a stick up her ass."

The scowl that she'd previously been wearing, comes back in full force. Her eyes widen and she turns a bright red. Good. I kind of like getting her worked up. It's cute when she gets all feisty.

"The hell I do!" She shouts loudly. "You're just an asshole and I don't like you. So cheers and piss off!"

She spins on her heel, downing the drink and disappearing with her friend and the tool that gave her the drink. She might not want me around, but she doesn't need to know that I'll keep an eye on her from afar.