A new bet is set

Sarah cooked in the kitchen while I stayed out in the living room, fuming silently on the recliner alone.

Callum had no trouble making himself home in our apartment. Within minutes he'd changed into loose fitting shorts and a tight white wife beater that clearly showed his defined muscles. Sarah brought him out a beer he must have brought over, craking it open for him while he lay back on our couch. As she walked back he slapped her ass and she just responded with a giggle, flashing me a smile before she disappeared into the kitchen.

Callum claimed the TV, putting on some sports game like the living cliche he was. At least he was fully involved in it, chearing and yelling like a lunatic every someone so much as looked at the ball. It kept him occupied, and gave me a chance to talk to Sarah alone.

"Hey Sarah?" I said, walking into the kitchen.

"Oh good you're here Liam!" She was working hard, chopping vegetables and sturing pots. I felt a little bad that I'd just been out there being grumpy instead of helping here here. "Could you get Cal another beer? He'll probably be done with his first one by now!"

"Well I actually wanted to talk to you about that..."

"It's exciting isn't it?" She said lowing her voice. "Should I bend over and flash him a little? Maybe take off my clothes and serve you boys in just an apron?"

I wasn't used to hearing her talk like this and man was it distracting. Once the thought of her luscious curves being wrapped in nothing but a tight fitting apron entered ky mind, I couldn't think of anything else.

"I'm really happy your getting closer with Cal." She stepped away from the stove and hugged me. Lightly tracing her finger down my back as she spoke softly into my ear. "And all this fun we're having has me really excited for tonight..."

She broke off the hug and opened fhe fridge, pulling out the beer and handing it to me. She fluttered her fingers, waving me off as she got back to making us dinner. I gulped and took a deep breath, pressing the cold metal can against my head in an effort to cool myself down before heading back out.

Fuck. Why'd it have to be Callum. I was loving this new side to our relationship, buy still. Why did it have to be him.

Sarah's words were clear to me.She was telling me that even though he was here, we'd still get our night together. Tonight we'd finally make blissful love together, and there was only one man who could get in the way.

"Here you go Callum." I said, handing over the can and returning to my seat.

"Thanks bro." He said, taking a drink. "So what's for dinner? I know you're girl tosses a good salad."

He was smirking at me but that might have just been his normal face. Or maybe he was making a joke? He certainly didn't seem like the kind of guy to actually enjoy salads.

"It's a stir fry actually."

"Whith lots of meat I bet. That girl loves herself some fat sausage."

Okay, so he was just being crude. I didn't want to have to deal with this all night so I turned his attention to something else he could focus on.

"So is your team winning?" I asked, gesturing at the tv. He hesitated a moment before responding. Maybe he was switching gears to sports talk mode, maybe he was just supised I'd asked.

"No actually." He said. Lifting himself up and sitting straighter. "But they can still win. They've done it before."

I didn't know a lot about sports but looking at the score I knew a comeback would be difficult. With only about twenty minutes left, a win from this far behind would be something historic.

"Haha come on man, I don't think so. You might have to accept your team just sucks."

"Fuck you man. Never bet against the Bulls!"

"Wouldn't feel like much if a bet when it's such a sure thing."

It was strange joking around with Callum, about sports of all things! Kind of of pleasant honestly, but odd given the past twenty four hours. I just couldn't read him. One minute it seemed like would could maybe become friends, and the next it was like he was intentionally trying to ruin my life.

"Alright then." He said. Leaning his head back and looking down at me. "Let's make a bet."

"Seriously? No, I couldn't. Wouldn't feel right just taking money from you."

He really couldn't be serious. His team had scored once but they were still too far behind to come back.

"Not money then. We'll bet something else." He tapped his fingers against his can as he thought. "You know, I'd much prefer to sleep on a real bed tonight."

He didn't really think I'd let him take my own bed from me did he? Especially tonight when Sarah was ready for our first time together? Not that he knew that last part though.

"Uh huh?" I said, raising my eyebrows. I dobted he would offer anything worth paying that price.

"So if I win, I get to spend tonight cuddling up with your lovely girlfriend tonight. And if you win, I leave and let you have the night some with her."

"Really?"

"I'm a man of my words. I'll have dinner and then politely excuse myself. She'll be all yours."

I paused a moment to think. This, this could be perfect! Sarah could tease Callum a little over dinner and get excited. Then he'd head out and we'd get to spend a blissful night together making love! It almost seemed too good, but Callum wasn't really grtting much if he won. Sure he might get a bit hands in the night, but Sarah wasn't going to do anything I wouldn't be comfortable with.

"You're on!" I said, grinning as I got excited about sports game for the first time in my life.

That excitment was short lived as I turned to look at the score again. Somehow just over the short time we'd been talking the Bulls had caught up significantly. They still had a way to go, but it was beginning to look like a much closer game.

"It's a bet then." Callum said, finishing off his beer and crushing the can in his hands."It's my Bulls against your cucks."

"Thats not their name."

"That's just what everyone calls them." He said, throwing the empty can over his head. He couldn't have been aiming it but he hit a picture of me and Sarah dead on. Knocking it off the table where it fell, faces first onto the ground.

"I think this is about to get very interesting."