Chapter 2 - It's a done deal

Welcome to chapter 2!

Chapter 2. - It's a done deal

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I blinked repeatedly. Please let my eyes be seeing impossible things! But when I saw the mirth on Colton's face I knew I was right in the middle of the deepest horse shit ever.

"That isn't my fault." I shouted, throwing my arms up in exasperation. "That was a car parking. C-A-R. You know the thing that runs on four wheels?"

He nodded slowly. "Yeah the thing that broke my precious bike mirrors, scratched the sides. Might I add I had this red design recently painted and it's already spoilt?"

I gritted my teeth in annoyance. "Your mistake for parking there."

"You should have looked before crashing into them." He retorted, seemingly at calm considering his bike was just crashed and the paint was ruined.

I waved at him dismissively. "I don't have time for your senseless accusations." I turned my back to him, looking at an amused Alexia and equally amused workers.

Oh yeah, who doesn't enjoy a free show?

"$1000."

I slowly turned to face him again, anger bubbling through my veins. "What?"

"Bike repairing is going to cost that much." He nodded casually as if ordering food at a small diner.

I pressed my lips together, resisting the urge to snap his neck in two. "Haha so?"

"Pay it."

I raised my chin, staring at him. My hands forming fists as my teeth clattered against each other in ferocity. "Fuck no."

"Would you prefer the police?"

I scoffed, rolling my eyes. "You wouldn't dare."

His lips lifted to the right to form a threatening smirk. "Try me."

I folded my hands to stop them from making contact with his well sculpted nose. "Are you challenging me? It was your fault for parking at the wrong place."

He shrugged. "The police would believe me. And it's $3000 by the way."

"What?" I repeatedly inanely.

"Three bikes."

"You are fucking kidding me! I am not paying for those shitloads. I can barely pay for myself." I finally screamed, taking few steps towards him and poking him on the chest in annoyance.

He tilted his head to the left. "I can help you."

My eyes narrowed. "Oh yeah by how?"

"I have money." And then I realized that his family owned the Hastings Corp. one of the leading companies in the IT field. Every student who could speak Computer wanted to be a part of it.

"Great!" I clapped my hands delightfully. "Pay for me too." I turned to Alexia. "He'll pay." Grinning to myself I started walking towards the door.

"I don't do stuff for free Smith."

I froze in my steps, not surprised by his words. Of course, he would want something. I heard footsteps and soon Colton was standing in front of me with folded hands and a smirk, his grey eyes filled with complacency as he had just acquired something he never should have.

I breathed out heavily. "What do you want?"

"You to do whatever I say."

"I am not giving you a fucking bj." I shrieked punching his chest.

He stumbled a bit at the force and looked at me crazily before bursting out into laughter, heart wrenching laughter. I heard the workers laughing too and my face turned red in embarrassment. I tapped my foot impatiently and rather crossly as I waited for him to stop his hellhound laughter. To be true it was kind of attractive. Ugh, unattractive I mean.

"Are you done yet?"

He looked up at me and shook his head, continuing to laugh. "Your mouth is too small."

I bit my lip from screaming profanities. "The urge to slap and punch you till death is colossal and so appealing."

He straightened, grinning like a Cheshire cat. "You thought I was going to ask for a bj. My gosh!" and he burst into laughter again.

I punched his arm hard but he only stumbled a bit. I think I hurt my knuckles more than his arm. "Keep laughing. Bye." I snapped, walking out of the garage.

"Hey! Hey! Smith!" he called out and I heard footsteps running behind me. I didn't stop, I kept walking, ignoring him.

He finally caught up on me, grabbing my arm and making me stop. I shook it off his hold, folding them under my chest, away from his touch. "Is there anything sensible that comes from your mouth or just STD driven saliva?"

He instantly sobered up, his face turning hard. I felt a smirk creep on my face.

"I don't know! Why don't we exchange saliva and see?" he challenged, raising his eyebrows at me.

"I don't steep that low."

"Could have fooled me."

"Seems easy."

"Shut up."

I snorted. "No."

"$8000 in total."

That shut me up.

"So when are you going to pay it all?" he asked, inserting a hand into his jeans front pocket while smirking arrogantly at me.

I scowled at him. "When you get a time machine and undo the accident."

"Hilarious." He stated with a blank face.

I grinned. "That's my talent."

"$8000."

My smile faded, as my lips turned downwards. "Will you stop doing that? I am not paying you."

"You don't have any other option."

"Oh for God's sake your father owns around a zillion dollars. You should be the one paying for me, not the other way round." I said in vexation.

"That's why I said I have an offer, a deal."

"Yeah well I am not becoming anyone's personal slave." I vowed, holding my head high.

"You won't be a slave, just help me." He specified.

I sent him a straight smile. "In what? Satisfying your sexual frustration?"

His expression turned neutral and hard. "Why do you always associate me with sex?"

I shrugged. "Because that's what your image in school is - 'Colton Hastings the always-eager-to-fornicate jerk'."

He opened his mouth to oppose but stopped. "Did you just say fornicate?"

"So what?" I huffed. "The actual words were too slang."

Colton chuckled, shaking his head. "I think you already said fuck many times. I really want you to take this deal. You are going to be fun."

I bit my lip from smiling. Me and fun? Ha, that's like liking Nutella with mayonnaise. Impossible.

"Hey, Smith! What of your car?" I tilted my head and saw Alexia standing a few steps behind Colton with hands on her hips.

I struggled to choose from my non-existent options. "Can I call and tell you later? Please? Just keep the car here for tonight. I can trust you right?"

Alexia bit her lip and finally answered after 10 long seconds. "Yeah cool. But just this night."

I grinned. "Thanks a lot Alexia. What's your number?"

"I have it." Colton answered, winking at Alexia who blushed a little but rolled her eyes. I looked at them with a frown.

"Seriously? You did her too?" I asked Colton in a mild whisper not wanting Alexia to hear it.

He turned to him. "Jealous?"

I scoffed in hilarity. "Of a walking STD? Hell no!"

"Denial is the worst form of truth."

"Believing in delusional things is a form of boosting low self-confidence."

He raised his eyebrows. "Seems like you have low self-confidence."

"Ha." I snorted. "What makes you think that? I am not the one sleeping around so girls can do oh and ah to increase my self-confidence."

Someone cleared their throat and my face turned pink in embarrassment.

"We didn't have sex." Alexia said, glaring at Colton and then turned to me. "Just listen to the deal once. You need the money. He's not really all that bad."

"Yeah, he is worse." I muttered to myself.

He rolled his eyes but a small smile decked his face. And I realized maybe, just maybe there is more to this bad boy exterior.

Secrets no one knows and facts no one believes.

"So I'll let you two discuss the deal." Alexia said, smiling at us and going into the garage.

We looked at each other for a few silent seconds until he cleared his throat. "I don't sleep around that much."

I smiled. "That's not what the cheerleaders say."

"They say you are a geek, a nerd. Are you?" he took a step closer to me.

I looked into his grey eyes. "Do I look like one?"

His eyes ran over me, face to toe, making my skin tingle everywhere his eyes landed. Finally, they came back to look into my eyes. "Nah you are too hot for a nerd."

I let out a soft chuckle. "Does this usually works?"

He grinned and shrugged. "Most of the time."

"Is that your best?" I challenged, taking a mini step towards him.

He looked out at the small gap left between us and back at me. "Ever heard of a princess?"

My eyebrows drew closer in confusion. "Yeah?"

"Take my number. Call me if you wanna be treated like one."

A laugh escaped my mouth as I shook my head. "I had read that one, should have seen it coming."

"I would offer you a cigarette but you are already smoking hot." He winked, smirking at me.

"Okay, I knew that one." I said, still laughing.

"What has 142 teeth and holds back the Incredible Hulk?"

I paused thinking for an answer but nothing came to my mind. "Um, I don't know?"

He grinned proudly. "My zipper."

At this I couldn't even control myself I hunched on my knees laughing crazily. "That was a good one." I wheezed out between my non stopping laughter.

"I know." He winked at me. Shaking my head in amusement I straightened up.

"So about this deal?"

He shrugged. "If you're in then you are all in and it will be a secret. No one would know except Alexia."

I nodded, thinking over it. "I have my rules."

He snorted at that. "I am not even surprised."

I twisted my lips. "Funny." I held my right hand near his face, counting off on the fingers. "Rule no. 1: No touching at inappropriate places. Rule no. 2: If I am not comfortable doing whatever you want then I won't do it. Rule no. 3: This deal is on for only two months. Rule no. 4: I'll add more rules as they come to my mind."

He pressed his lips together in extreme contemplation but sighed. "Three months and you can't say no to everything. I'm not paying off your garage bills for nothing."

I nodded my head in agreement. "Okay so mind telling me what I have to do now?"

He smirked. "Go home, have a nice long bath and wait for my text."

"I can do with the first two but I don't like being ordered around so step around carefully." I warned, shaking my right forefinger at him.

"I like a woman in command." Colton winked.

"Hah, I'm sure you do. You must be used to having brain dead girls under you." I retorted, giving him an over sweet smile.

"Don't make me repent this deal."

"Oh, I already am."

"Remember $8000."

I waved him off. "Yeah yeah. Whatever."

He smirked, knowing he got me there. "So it's a done deal for three months?" He raised his eyebrows, putting his hand forth for a handshake.

I looked at the long fingers and perfectly aligned nails and then at his patient face. Sighing to myself I put my own hand into his and ignored the tingles that flowed through every nerve as his fingers curled around my hand and shook it lightly. The rough skin felt good against my soft skin. "Yeah, three months."

"Goodnight then." He winked, removing his hand from mine, and turned to walk away.

"Hey wait!" I called out, suddenly remembering something. "You don't have my number."

"What makes you think that? I have my ways, Smith." And with one last wink, I saw him take a turn and disappear from my sight.

I let out a long breath, leaning on the nearby wall.

Looks like I just made a deal with the Devil.

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Oh. Oh. Oh. That's one hot devil though!