Chapter 50

After the football game—which Arkansas won big—Xander received a message from Drake inviting him to a team party. It was being held at Noah’s, so Xander could walk to it. He sent Olivia a message asking her to join him and was surprised when she responded, Why not?’

He had to chuckle because that was about the most excited she’d been when he asked her out before. Maybe she was finally coming around to everything he had to offer. Then again...

When Xander and Olivia entered the party, Drake and Addie spotted Xander and made their way to him. Xander was confused for a moment when Olivia disappeared from his side. That told him that this wasn’t a date. Then again, it could’ve been that she and Addie were still not talking.

“There’s the man!” Drake said, giving Xander a bro hug.

Addie slid in beside him and grabbed Xander’s arm.

“I want you to meet someone.”

He allowed Addie and Drake to lead him to the living room, which was crowded with football players and their hangers-on. Someone handed him a beer as he was congratulated on the game. While that happened, Addie left his side, and he forgot about her.

Once Xander had made the rounds, he decided to track down Olivia but was stopped by Addie and Drake, who were with another cheerleader, Serenity Coleman. She was a pretty black girl who Xander recognized as one of Drake’s harem of fuckbuddies.

“It’s tradition that the outstanding player not only gets the game ball, but one of the cheerleaders gives him a meaningful reward,” Drake said.

“Tonight, I’m the lucky girl,” Serenity said.

“But I thought you and Drake...” Xander started, but trailed off as he looked at both of them.

“Are you saying I’m not to your liking? If that’s so, Addie would be willing to step in. But before you turn me down, you should know there’s truth to the saying that once you go Black, you never go back,” Serenity said.

“I didn’t mean it like that. It’s just that I know you and Drake have a thing, and I would never do that to him. It’s part of the guy code,” Xander said.

“If the rumors are true,” Serenity said, looking at his crotch, “I’d be willing to do both of you.”

“I’ve never had a threesome,” Drake said.

“The other problem is I came with someone,” Xander said.

“Who? Olivia? You need to forget her; she’s a closet lesbian,” Addie said, which caused Serenity to giggle.

Drake at least looked embarrassed.

“That’s good to know. I love going down on girls,” Xander said.

Drake barked out a laugh when he saw the two girls give Xander a double take.

“Maybe you and Olivia would have a threesome with me,” Serenity said with a steamy look.

The devil on his shoulder was all in on that idea. The angel reminded him that Olivia would take some serious convincing. He might have to actually kiss her before he broached the subject of a threesome.

“Some other time, perhaps. I guess I’ll have to forgo the tradition and let Drake take my place,” Xander said.

Addie wasn’t happy, but ’What the fuck can she do?’ Xander thought.

It took Xander over an hour to find Olivia; it turned out she was upstairs doing shots with Noah’s older sister, Ella. The two of them had reached the uncontrollable giggles stage.

“Young lady,” Xander said when he found her.

“I’m in trouble. Did Addie offer up one of her cheerleaders as a sacrifice?” Olivia asked.

“What? What are you talking about?” Ella asked.

“There’s a ‘tradition,’” Xander said, making air quotes, “that the game’s MVP gets a night with someone on the cheer squad.”

“Who did she offer up?” Olivia asked.