Page 36 of High Baller

“Is Calvin coming over tomorrow?” I ask.

"Yeah, I just wanted to ask what time. I've told him early to keep me company." She lets out a small giggle.

I’ve wondered a few times about tomorrow. Sky doesn’t want pictures of us together, so how can I spend time with her without it looking like she’s my girl? I thought about just saying fuck it, but I don’t want to upset her, so I might have to just see how it all goes.

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“Trey,” Sky says as I walk out of the bathroom in my swim shorts, “can we take a picture?”

“To post?” I raise my eyebrow.

"No, for me." She smiles and stands in front of the mirror. I wrap my arm around her; she moves a little closer to me. Holding her phone between us, she takes a picture.

“Shorty," I say. She looks up at me, and I take the phone off her, lean down to kiss her, and take a picture of us both. "You have fun today.”

"I will. I'll send you all the pictures I post today, and there will be a few.” She gives me a wink as she walks away from me, looking over her shoulder, “Would it be mean if I tease and walk around in just my bikini?”

"Yes, it would, and I can't even touch you. The whole no pictures thing!” I yell back to her as she goes into the bathroom to get changed. She better not walk out in a two-piece.

I sit on the bed as the DJ outside starts playing some music, letting me know that Derek is also here too, and the party has begun. I turn to the door as Sky comes out. "You trying to get us caught?" I watch her as she walks closer to me in a pair of tiny denim shorts and a blue swim top.

Sky laughs. "Just think about what’ll happen once everyone leaves." We both turn to the bedroom door as Derek walks in. "Hey, take a picture." She holds out her phone for him, then walks over to me.

“You coming to join your own party?” Derek asks as he takes a picture, then hands her the phone back.

I turn to Sky for her answer.

“I’m waiting for Calvin to get here—you go have fun.”

I look over at Derek, and he just shrugs his shoulders at me, "Shorty, can we—“

"Enjoy the party. I will,” She tells me.

I don't say anything back to her about it. Instead, I walk over to her, and give her a kiss. “See you down there.”

I make my way around, making sure that I say hello to everyone. Some of the team have come with their girlfriends or wives, then some friends-of-friends. The house is packed as always, but everyone enjoys the parties when I throw them, and especially now as the next one won’t be until after the season.

Sky came down the moment Calvin and Finn walked through the door, and they’ve been together since.

"Does it really not bother you that she’s that way with him? If you two are really dating, then why is she acting like she's not?” Jade asks, and I turn to her. She’s been watching Sky the moment she got here, trying to find something wrong with her.

"Yeah, I'm jealous of my girl's gay best friend," I whisper to her as I begin to laugh.

"Those two are gay?” Jade asks in surprise. “Why are all the hot ones gay?" I look over at Sean as he glances over at them. I thought he was going to say something about dating Sky, but the moment he saw her, he said he’ll talk to Jade, as she seems like a nice girl. He went over and spoke to her for a bit, not telling her who he was, and he came back saying that she’s funny.

I've been watching Sky and Calvin play some drinking games in the pool room. If I'm understanding the game correctly, if Sky pots a ball into the pocket, then the other person has to drink a shot. If they do, she has to drink. But the one thing I do like watching, is her dancing to the music. I think she knows how to move her body in every way to every song.

"Trey, man, how the hell are you not touching her? I mean—“ Sean stops the moment Jade looks at him, and I start laughing.

"Because I know the moment you leave, I'm fucking her on the pool table," I tell him, then I see Tracy walking over to Sky. "Jade, what did you do?"

"You're not looking at any other girls at this party, but maybe she will." I watch Tracy leaning down and whispering something in Sky’s ear, his hand placed on her ass. I smile as Sky takes his hand and pushes it away. I know that she hasn't seen me; she's not looked over at me once; she really is taking this ‘keep us a secret’ to a whole new level.

Tracy tries to talk to her again, but Calvin pushes him away. Sky stops him and looks at Tracy. She walks closer to him, grabs his balls, and says something into his ear. I force myself not to laugh as Tracy’s face scrunches up in pain. His hand shoots out to grab the side of the pool table to hold himself from falling. Sky and Calvin walk away from him, and get back to their game.

I smile as Tracy walks over to us.

“What did she say?” Jade asks.