Page 14 of Go Deep (A Bad Boy Sports Romance)
“What the hell, Ryan?” Evan called out. “We should have kept this tight, between us. Now the whole damn fraternity is going to know.”
“Relax, Evan. We’re all brothers, so they got a right to be in on this. All we have to do is make sure word doesn’t get out. Got it?” I looked at Ryan.
“Yeah, got it. No one else is going to know,” he said, holding up his beer and passing mine across the room to me.
“I can’t have Cassidy finding out we’re laying wagers on how long it takes me to get her in bed.”
“Now, it’s not just in your bed, Slade,” Mo chimed in. “This isn’t high school, bruh. You have to nail that chick.”
“Oh, I plan on it,” I added, nodding.
“Holy shit, guys,” Nathan spoke up suddenly, getting everyone’s attention. “What if Cassidy’s so cold because she’s a virgin?”
Everyone’s eyes lit up and jaws hit the floor.
“There’s no way,” I told them. “No way she’s still a virgin.”
“Name one person you know she’s slept with,” Evan challenged me.
“I don’t know,” I admitted. “But she’s a cheerleader, man.”
“A cheerleader who hasn’t slept with anyone on the team,” Tre added.
“Thank you for that, Tre,” I said.
“Look, all we’re saying here is that you could be the first one, bro. You could be the one to pop that sweet little cherry,” Evan insisted. “If you can’t do it by Christmas, I’m going after it.”
I assumed she wasn’t a virgin just because it was so rare to find a girl who made it through high school in the South without putting out. Then again, I never remembered my brother being upset about any other guys hanging around his best friend.
“Look at him, man. He’s thinking about it,” Ryan hollered, laughing. “He doesn’t know, man. That’s great!”
I didn’t know for certain, but honestly it wasn’t like Cassidy and I had ever been close. If we were, I would have already hit it and none of this would be a big deal.
“All right, guys. Let’s drop it. Bets are on and I’ll take care of the rest. Can we get back on topic here? We need to decide when we’re doing this party, how many kegs we need, and what we’re drinking. You know, the important stuff.”
“Hey, why don’t you try to sleep with heratthe party?” Mo asked.
“Yeah, we’ll all be here,” Chad said. “Then no one can say it didn’t happen.”
“For fuck’s sake. Did I not just say drop it? And why the fuck would I say it happened if it didn’t?”
“Yeah, and maybe we can all watch,” Evan added.
I patted him on the back. “I was wondering when that one was coming, buddy.” I stood up and stretched. “Well, I’m going to leave you guys to it. I’ve got to figure out what we’re doing for this project.”
“Of course you do,” Evan said.
“We’ll holler if we need you,” Chad added as I left the room and started up the stairs.
“Do that,” I said under my breath as I went up to my room. There were enough of them there to plan the party, and it gave me time to do some scheming of my own. Now that there was money on the table, I couldn’t let this slide.
And the possibility that she might be virgin?
I was pretty sure she wasn’t, although I really didn’t know. There was something in her eyes that told me she wasn’t that innocent. I’d find out soon enough.
Later in the night, as I was dozing off over my notes and research for our project, there was a knock at my door.
“Yeah,” I called out.
Ryan poked his head in. “Hey, everyone in the house has put down money on this bet,” he said. “Just thought you might want to know.”
“Great,” I groaned, rolling my eyes when he closed the door and trudged down the hallway.
Every one of my brothers had placed a bet. Now I really did have to measure up.
