Page 29 of Billionaire’s Game

Chapter Six

The next dayI walked into the office and Maya gave me a mournful look.

“What’s wrong?” I immediately asked.

“Everything.”

“Come on, Maya. Things can’t be that bad.”

She sighed and pushed away from her computer, “I just have the worst luck with men. I really do.

“What makes you say that?”

“So, this really sexy tattoo artist offered to decorate my cast for me. And I said to myself, ‘This guy must be really into me.’ I mean why else would he offer to decorate my cast?”

“Right,” I said, unsure where this was going. “So what happened?”

“So I show up at his studio, which also happens to be his apartment, and I’m all excited... I ring the bell and you know who answers?”

“Who?”

“Some chick wearing nothing but a smile and a man’s t-shirt. And trust me, I’m sure there was nothing under her t-shirt.”

“Oh...”

“Yeah,” she continued. “So I’m like, I’m here to see Jaden. And she’s like, Jaden who?”

“So she’s at his house wearing nothing and doesn’t even know his name?”

Maya nodded her head emphatically. “That’s exactly what I was thinking. But wait! It gets better.”

I leaned forward hoping to hear something really juicy and I was not disappointed. “And then this other guy pops up next to her and he’s wearing nothing but a towel.”

“Oh my.”

She smiled. “He was so hot. I mean so hot. So I was busy eyeing him when Jaden pops up in between almost naked girl and almost naked guy, tosses an arm around each of their shoulders and smiles at me and says, ‘Hey, Maya... what took you so long? Want to have some fun?’”

I couldn’t imagine being in such a situation, but I wanted to sound worldly and so I said, “Was that the first time someone invited you to a threesome?”

“This is Florida, not L.A.”

I nodded my head as if I knew what I was talking about... but I had no clue. “So what’d you do?”

“I walked in, dropped my undies and told them ‘Let’s get it on, baby!’”

My eyes must have widened to comical proportions because Maya started laughing really, really hard. “You should see your face. I mean, you don’t seriously think I would do that, right?”

I laughed good-naturedly and said, “No, of course not. I was just playing along...”

“You are so gullible. I love it.”

She turned back around to her desk, suddenly in a better mood and began to get back to work.

“Was all that just made up?” I said after a long moment.

She turned around and frowned. “He did invite me in, but we just sat around talking about The Walking Dead and eating old Halloween candy like a group of losers while he decorated my cast with some markers designed for kids. Apparently, my sex appeal is dampened by this cast. I haven’t gotten any action in weeks.”

“Oh.”