before he cheats | a.cole

twenty six

Everyone decides to do guys versus girls playing Mariokart 8 Deluxe. Two girls and two guys play. Team mode. Girls are the blue team while the guys are the red team. There will be two rounds. Bobby and Kyle play for the guys in the first round and Adam and Roderick will play the second. Ella and Selena play for the girls for the first round while Marina and I play the second. Four races per round. Whichever team wins is the winner.

If we're tied after two rounds then it's one on one and two races for the third round.

Marina and I cheer on Selena and Ella as they race against the guys.

After three races, Kyle and Bobby's team is winning but only by 28 points.

Selena and Ella place well in the fourth match but the girls lose by 5 points.

Now it's Adam and Roderick versus me and Marina. The guys try to distract us in many ways as we try and race. They say that they'll do whatever Marina and I want if we lose and they both take off their shirts to try and distract us. It distracts Marina for a second but I quickly snap her back to reality.

Marina and I beat Roderick and Adam by about 15 points. Marina and I celebrate.

Now it's time for the third round. The guys choose Adam because he's the gamer out of the guys. The girls choose Marina. The girls also have a secret plan that will cause Adam to get a little distracted.

I sit on the couch between Adam and Marina. Bobby sits on the other side of Adam. The race starts.

On the second lap, I say, "Whew. It's getting kind of hot in here. I might have to take off my shirt."

The girls all smile and Adam says, "Angelina, I swear to God."

I smirk and pull down the shirt I'm wearing so more of my cleavage is out. "That feels a little better," I say.

Adam looks over and pulls my shirt up. "I know what you're doing and it's not going to work."

I look over at Ella, Selena, and Marina. They all laugh a bit and I say, "Come on, baby. You got to take off your shirt. Why can't I take off mine?"

Adam says, "As long as you're wearing something underneath the shirt then I don't care." The third lap begins and Marina is falling behind.

I look up at Adam and I say, "I might be. I might not be. Why don't we find out?"

I glance at Ella, Selena, and Marina before I get up, pulling the shirt I'm wearing over my head. Luckily, I did remember to put on a bra when I got dressed.

I watch as Adam's character hits a wall. I know he's looking at me.

Marina sneaks past him and places before him. Adam places third. I sit back down and Marina gives me a high five. I look at Adam and he looks at the guys. "She distracted me," he says.

"Stop getting distracted by her then," Roderick says. "You have a race to win."

Adam nods and says, "Right."

Marina picks the next track and the race begins.

I know something that will completely distract Adam. He gets ahead of Marina and I turn so I'm looking at him. He glances at me. "Yes?" he asks.

"You're hot when you concentrate like this," I say. "Very hot."

Adam laughs and says, "You don't need to tell me that."

I run my fingers through his hair again and lean in, saying in his ear, "You look hot when you're on top of me when we're in bed."

He ignores me. Well, I think he's trying to ignore me. "Focus, Cole," Kyle says.