Love Game

Chapter Twenty - The Date

I woke up in a daze, feeling strong arms wrapped around my body. Last night felt like it dragged on for weeks; so much happened all at once. Gabe's hit on Karson, visiting Karson in the hospital, flying to San Jose and sleeping in the same bed as Varly.

I stretched my legs as I buried my head into Varly's chest, feeling heat radiate off his skin. I felt his arms tighten around me, bringing me closer to him. I couldn't find the strength to open my eyes to look at him. I just wanted to sleep for as long as I possibly could.

"Are you awake?" he whispers in my ear, soon leaving a quick kiss on my ear lobe.

I nod my head slowly, being too lazy to simply say 'yes' to him. I yawned softly, moving closer to him. For some unknown reason, I felt safe with him. I didn't feel suffocated by him, unlike Gabe. But I love Gabe, I don't love Varly.

"Did you know you talk in your sleep?" he chuckles as I feel him move his hand to the small of my back.

"When I have nightmares, I do," I simply reply, feeling shivers shoot up and down my spine.

"I meant after the nightmares," he pulls my body closer to him. What did I dream about last night? I don't remember.

"What did I say?" I whisper, feeling incredibly nervous.

"You were making sex noises," he smirks at me, moving his hand to my butt. "And saying my name."

My eyes shoot wide open and my mouth drops. I feel my heart race rapidly and I felt like an elephant was on my chest. No, I couldn't have dreamed that. There was no way.

"What?" I croak out, my voice cracking.

"Oh, Semyon! More! More!" Varly shrieks out in a very high pitched voice, almost making my ears hurt.

I quickly bury my face into a pillow and I try to fight the tears. No, this couldn't have happened. Sure, he and I had our drunken moment together, but I didn't want to go all the way with him. I may have teased him a little last night, but I wasn't thinking straight. I was angry with Gabe and I felt like I needed someone to kiss me and hold me.

"Mallory," he whispers, rubbing my back softly. "I was kidding."

My head shoots up from the pillow, soon my teary eyes forming into a glare. "What?" I growl through my teeth.

"Well, some of it was true. You weren't saying my name. You were saying," he pauses and gulps for a moment, "his..."

"But why would you say such a thing?" I whimper, wiping the bottom of my eyes clean of tears.

A sly smirk spreads across his face as he tries to hide a chuckle. "April Fools!"

I grab my pillow and I smack him in the face with it. I may have been tired, but I still had enough strength to smack him with all I had, which even surprised me. I smack him repeatedly as he tries to defend himself, shielding his face with his arms crossed in an x formation in the air. Laughs escape his lips as I keep whaling on him.

"Mallory! Stop!" Varly laughs, trying to grab the pillow from me.

He finally succeeds and tosses the pillow across the room. I sigh in defeat, looking down at my hands.

"I hate you so much." I growl through my teeth, hearing him sigh in response. "April Fools!" I look back up at him with a smile across my face.

He jumps on top of me, pinning me to the bed. I try to squirm out from under him, but it was no use. He was much bigger and stronger than I was.