[Continued]..."What bet?" Chloe's chuckling voice drew my attention again as she replied Andrew before turning to face me with a confused smile while her eyebrows narrowed with curiousity. 

So I gulped and faked a composed smile on my face before parting my lips to say something -- just any lie that could divert her mind from the subject when Andrew's voice interrupted once more.

"Please sit... What will you two lovebirds like to have?... Drinks on me" Andrew chuckled in a drunken voice, glancing briefly at me before leveling his gaze at Chloe.

"Coke will be fine. Thank you" She answered courteously and lowered herself to sit on the sofa behind us. 

"I'll go with what she's having" I replied plainly with great displeasure - clenching my right fist in annoyance as Andrew turned his head to look at me, but he was too wasted to even notice my right fist or the body signal I was giving to him. 

"Pfff ... C'mon man, I know you want to impress the lady by having coke with her. Buh you and I know our usual -- plus, I doubt she would mind you taking a booze or two?" Andrew countered my request with an amused laugh and turned his attention to Chloe - giving her a teasing look as he waited for her response.


"No... I wouldn't mind with whatever he takes" Chloe giggled in response before turning her head to give me a gleeful stare which I completely ignored as I stood motionlessly - giving Andrew a stern look.

"I'll stick to the coke Andrew" I insisted under clenched teeth with my voice slightly raised in anger. 

"Jeeezzz... Okay man -- fu*k!. You don't have to get all worked up about it. Lighten up, it's a fun night ain't it?" Andrew heaved sarcastically with both hands raised halfway up his chest before turning to leave us - staggering his way up to meet the bartender to place an order for the drinks.

"Liam" Chloe called to me in a concerned voice that sounded faint like a whisper - pulling me down by my left arm till I lowered myself to sit beside her on the sofa. 

Even as I sat down, I couldn't help my mind from drifting to so many worrisome thoughts. I was confused, staring blankly ahead at the two girls seated quietly at the opposite end of the table - waiting for Andrew to return from ordering our drinks. 

"Is anything wrong Liam?" Chloe whispered softly beside me when she noticed how pale and lost I was. 


"No -- I mean, yes!" I stammered, sounding confused when I blurted out in response. Then I cleared my throat with a doubtful shake of my head before turning to face Chloe - adjusting my butt even closer as my lips parted to speak... 

"Everything is wrong Chloe, not with my friend being drunk! Trust me, we have to go somewhere else please" I whispered with nervousness in my voice, slowly reaching out to hold her right hand before wrapping it with both my hands as my lips remained close to her right ear. 

Chloe only chuckled, giving me a brief peck on the lips before saying with a low amused voice "Seriously, I don't mind him being drunk -- after all, it's what most people do in a bar. And besides, you brought me here to loosen up and have fun right?"

"Yess" this word fizzled out from my mouth in a surrendering tone as I nodded my head. It was pointless of me trying to persuade for us to leave when in fact her mind was bent on remaining in this bar. My only last hope now was to somehow convince Chloe that whatever my friend Andrew was going to say concerning me was a lie and a made up story. 

What was I to tell her? I wasn't sure yet -- but all i did know was that I needed to say something to her now and fast in the absence of Andrew before he even returns!


So I adjusted myself purposefully on the sofa and whispered to Chloe's face again, but this time in a more desperate tone. "Chloe, you need to know something about my friend Andrew, whenever he's drunk -- he's fond of..."

"Two bottles of coke and one shot of tequila coming right up" Andrew's voice suddenly interrupted the moment he came back - staggeringly finding his way to his sofa seat opposite ours.

"Thanks" Chloe replied heartily as she removed her gleefully gaze from mine and leveled it on Andrew who collapsed to sit in between the two sexy girls.

Then I let go of Chloe's hand and straightened myself on the sofa to face Andrew while slowly rubbing my palms over my thighs as i prayed in my heart for him to remain quiet or better still forget his previous subject of discussion.

"So where was I?" Andrew belched faintly as he spoke while glancing simultaneously at the both of us for a response. 

"I think it's about a bet or something" Chloe reminded him with a light chuckle.


'Good lord! Am doomed' I cursed inaudibly under my breath on hearing Chloe's response before turning my worried gaze to see the wide grin on her face as she waited for Andrew's response. I couldn't blame her for answering or wanting to converse with my friend; I mean ethically, it was the right thing to do when you meet someone for the first time! My only fear now was if she was still going to hold that wide smile on her face with what Andrew was about to say. 

"Ah yes!...Our bet" Andrew exclaimed in recollection with his eyes so fixed on Chloe he barely even noticed the eye signals I was giving for him to keep shut. 

"Well its nothing much. but clearly, I've lost to my man Liam" Andrew said with a playful shrug of his shoulders. 

"Lost how? Did you guys bet on a sport or something?" Chloe giggled, glancing at me and back at Andrew who was laughing hard at her wrong guess. At this point, I felt a cold shiver of nervousness creep down my spine and to be honest, I wasn't comfortable with where the conversion was heading to. So I cleared my throat and was about changing the topic when Andrew's voice broke out halfway in his laugh and said "It was you -- we didn't bet on any sport"


"I... I don't understand what you mean by betting on me" Chloe stuttered with a nervous chuckle while glancing curiously at the both of us. 

Andrew pointed his left hand aimlessly at my direction as he began to speak. "Okay urrm, just look at this way... He told me he's seen a sexy beautiful girl at his new place of work and we -- or I bet him 300box that he wouldn't be able to kiss and get in bed with you under 8 days, let alone take you out... pfff!...I underestimated my buddy here...I totally forgot he's the king of..." 

"Andrew!" I choked out in anger - giving him a furious stare which instantly shut him up before turning to face Chloe who scoffed and shook her head at me in disappointment.

"Wait... What are you doing?" I asked immediately with my voice sounding breathless and worried when I noticed her raise her phone and started texting. 

"What does it look like huh?! -- am texting Kelvin the address of this bar so he'd come pick me... I regret coming here in the first place!" Chloe growled bitterly to my face - bitting her lower lip as she continued typing. Then her phone made a light ping sound as the message delivered. 

Andrew rubbed his right palm hard over his face in remorse when he realized what his careless joke had resulted into before saying to us in a somewhat apologetic tone. "Bro I swear, Chloe I didn't mean to..."

"For heaven's sake, Shut the fu*k up!" I yelled furiously at Andrew who instantly hushed his words and leaned his back to rest on the sofa with his right leg vibrating in regret. 

Then I slowly reached out and held Chloe's hand before saying to her in a low sober voice "Please there's no need calling Kelvin to come pick you -- I can explain the whole..."

"Keep the explanation's to yourself Liam!" She choked out in anger - forcefully pulling her hand from my grasp as she stood up and walked out of the bar.

"Chloe!" I called out to her as I quickly stood up from the couch and hastened my pace as I followed behind. 


*****


"Chloe wait!" I begged as we came out and stood outside the bar with the chilly night air blowing hard on us.

"You know what Liam, I thought for a second we actually had something going... Little did I know I was only some cheep bet for the amusing pleasure of you and that your so-called friend!" Chloe growled, brushing her hair back in frustration as she turned to face me with her chest heaving heavily in anger. 

"No no... It was real I swear to you. The kiss and all... Please, you have to believe me." I pleaded and took hold of her left hand - not minding her present state of anger or what she might do to me for holding her. 

"Just stay away and never come close to me again..." She warned, sniffing soberly with her voice sounding faint and shaky as she struggled to hide her flushed face from mine.

"Please Chloe don't say that... I've falle..." I said to her in a whisper and brought my words to a sudden pause when the revving of Kelvin's car engine sounded as he parked in front of the bar.

"Babe, I got your text -- are you alright?" Kelvin's worried voice broke out the moment he came out of his car - gradually approaching behind Chloe who immediately pulled her left hand from my pleading grasp and turned around to face him.

"Please, just take me home" she said to Kelvin in a low saddened voice and walked past him to enter his car. 

There was no doubt in my mind that her boyfriend noticed the tension between us when he arrived. Then I steadied my stance and squeezed my right fist tight which remained lowered beside my thigh - ready to throw a punch should Kelvin try anything daring when I noticed him move closer and stood in my front in a confronting manner - so closely our chest nearly touched.

I didn't budge but looked him straight in the eyes. I could read from his facial expression that he was somehow angry with the way his closed lips remained pressed and his jaw bone protruding as he clenched hard on his teeth!


"Listen, you'd better watch the way you hold my girlfriend or else you'll have me to reckon with. I won't say this again" He whispered to my face in a harsh threatening tone before retreating his steps back to his car and drove off with Chloe into the distance - leaving me completely speechless, angry and frustrated!

"Ugh! Fu*k... Fu*k" I growled out in bitter annoyance as I rushed towards a trash bin beside the bar and kicked it hard with my right foot till it toppled and fell.

"Pick that up young man!" A frail old looking lady passing by with a walking stick shouted at me from the other end of the road when she noticed it fall. 

"Sorry Ma'am" I called back to her and stooped down to adjust the trash bin to its previous position before taking an available taxi home for I wasn't in the slightest of mood ready to go back into the bar - let alone stand Andrew. Although I resolved in my mind to confront him for the expensive stunt he just pulled off -- but it wasn't going to be tonight, maybe another time, atleast when he was in his right senses and not drunk!


***BACK AT HOME***


I arrived at home without anyone noticing my presence and walked straight into my room. Then I collapsed to sit on the bed with both my elbows leveled on my laps as I covered my face in regret with both palms - trying to clear the thoughts of tonight from my head when my room door clicked open and shut quietly with the sudden halt of someone's footsteps. 

So I quickly uncovered my face and turned to see who had entered when I noticed Shelly standing few metres away from the door - wearing a pinkish silky play pant with its matching armless top which did little to hide her chocolate flat tummy. 

"Are you okay Liam" Shelly asked in a low voice with her bre*st galloping gently as she approached and sat next to me me on the bed. 

Her nightwear was undeniably seducing, even with the way her ni*ples protruded lightly - revealing their tempting shape through the silky top she was wearing.

I was suddenly engulfed by a lustful flame the moment I fixed my eyes on Shelly's -- so strong I doubted if I could resist! All i needed now was some sort of distraction; something that could clear my head from the bitter events that took place at the bar tonight!...


TO BE CONTINUED...


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Will Shelly see Liam's sober state as an opening for her to warm her way back? And is there a possibility of Chloe and Liam ever coming back together?? 


More drama in the making ✍️