The Love Game (The Game, #1)

CHAPTER Two - Braden

I have no f*cking idea who this chick is who's hanging onto my arm. I'm pretty sure I've never seen her in my life, but she's kinda hot with nice tits so I guess she can stay for a bit. She's not hot enough to bang though, so she won't be around for that long.
Blondie presses her lips against my ear, and I hide my cringe by looking around the frat house. My eyes find Maddie Stevens – Princess of University of California, Berkeley.
She's sitting at the bar with that bi girl. Shit, what's her name? Oh, never mind. Megan and Lila are sitting with her, and I watch as they knock back shot after shot of whatever it is Kyle is throwing down their throats tonight. She shakes out her auburn hair and the bi one drags her up.
My eyes sweep her body, and I'm vaguely aware Blondie is now sitting on my lap. Two hard globes press against my chest, and I know instantly she's got fake tits. They were way too good to be true.
Megan takes Maddie's hand, and she smiles, almost shyly. She starts to move to the beat of the music and f*ck, there's nothing shy about that. She puts her free hand in her hair, looks at the floor and her hips move perfectly in time. She glances up through her eyelashes and smiles again, more confidence in it this time.
“She's so f*cking hot,” Aston says, appearing next to me. Ryan steps up behind him.
“Maddie?” I ask, my eyes still on her moving body.
“Who's Maddie?” Blondie purrs. F*ck, she still here?
Maddie looks up, her bright green eyes taking in Blondie on me. Her lip twitches in disgust, and she turns away.
“No one you should worry about, babe.” I peel her off me. “Be a doll and get me a beer.”
She flutters eyelashes caked in mascara. “Of course.” She hops off of me and I pat her ass, turning my attention back to the guys.
“Who was that?” Ryan asks.
“Good question, dude.” I shrug. “Some chick.”
I catch sight of Maddie pushing her way through the crowd, Megan, Lila, and bisexual girl following her.
“Hey, reckon the girls would be pissed if I chased after her?” Aston asks, following her with his eyes.
“Megan would beat the shit out of you.” Ryan nudges him and leans against the arm of the sofa. “Lila and Kay, too, actually.”
Kay. That's the bisexual girl.
“Maddie would likely kick my ass, too,” I add, looking at them. “You'd need to get that girl down the aisle before she dropped her pants for you.”
“Marriage? F*ck that.” Aston shakes his head. “I'm too hot for that shit, dude.”
He isn't far off, at least not in the eyes of the girls here. He's never short of a quick one or two on a weekend.
“Marriage?” Ryan repeats. “Nah, you just gotta make the chick fall in love with you. Make her fall in love and bam, there it is. Piece of ass, and a hot one, too.”
I tilt my head slightly, studying them both. “She's like a f*ckin' china doll, though. If you did it too hard, she'd break.”
“I'd break it,” Aston says. “Just without the love shit.”
“I reckon you could do it.” Ryan takes a swig of beer and glances at me.
“A week?” Aston taps his chin.
“Nah,” I say.
“A month,” Ryan says with finality. “She ain't gonna be easy to break, but she'll give it up in a month. You could do it, Braden.”
“Dude, you realize that's your girlfriend's friend? You're askin' me to get her to fall in love with me, f*ck her, then dump her.” Not that I wouldn't mind a chance to f*ck Maddie Stevens. In fact, I'd pay for that damn chance.
Ryan shrugs. “Like Lila will ever find out. This shit stays between us three. Braden Carter seducing a girl ain't exactly gonna be out of place, is it?”
“Do it.” Aston grins. “Make her fall in love with you. If anyone can, you can.”
“Dunno.” I lean back and look at the dance floor. She's back – all four of them are.
She's doing that hip thing again, swaying them from side to side. She shakes her hair out and laughs. Lila exaggerates a wink over to Ryan, and he smirks. Lila turns back and says something, making Maddie look over her shoulder. Her green eyes meet mine.I smile slowly, the smile that gets me anything. I wink. One side of her glossy pink mouth curls up, and she looks away again, her hair flicking with the movement of her head.
“Well?” Ryan nudges my head. “You gonna do it?”
“Challenge accepted, boys,” I say, resting my arms behind my head. “One month from now, Maddie Stevens will be in love with me and in my bed. You can count on that shit.”