Chapter 161


    Chapter One Hundred Sixty-One


    Adrik


    “Sephie just made a bet that the girl behind you will ditch Trino’s man in the next 15 minutes,” I said.


    Both Viktor and Ivan looked at the couple discreetly.


    “And you bet against her?” Ivan asked.


    “Oh, no. I’m not that stu pid. We’re betting on the time limit. She says 15. I say 25,” I said,ughing.


    Ivan looked back at the couple. “I give it 10.”


    Sephieughed at us. “Bet pool it is, gentlemen! Viktor, do you want to get in on this too?”


    Viktor watched the couple for a moment. “He ll yeah. I’ll go 20.”


    We stood at the bar, watching the first couple as best we could without being too obvious. Sephie


    picked out three more couples to add to the bet pool while we were waiting on the first couple. At the


    10-minute mark, they were still talking. “Sorry, Super Squish. You’re out,” Sephie said, grinning. At the


    15-minute mark, he bought her another drink. Sephieughed, then looked to me. “You might win this


    one. Now it’s down to how fast she finishes that drink.”


    Andrei and Misha walked up to us as we wereughing about yet another couple that Sephie had


    added to the bet pool. Ivan had made ament that he didn’t know he should’ve brought a wh ite


    board with him to keep track of everyone. We exined our game to Andrei and Misha, who of course


    wanted in on the action as well, making Ivan’sment about the whiteboard all the more relevant.


    At the 25-minute mark, the first girl walked away from Trino’s man. Sephie gave me a high-five. “I’m


    impressed,” she said, her wide smile stretching across her face. We quickly moved on to the next


    couple and kept track of who bet what. We spent most of the time we were there at the bar, watching


    other people.


    We also enjoyed watching girlse up to Andrei and Misha and try to get their attention. As the night


    progressed and the alcohol flowed more freely, there were even a few girls who were brave enough to


    approach Ivan and Viktor. Ivan got plenty of sympathy for his bandaged arm. If he had wanted to, he


    could’ve milked that.


    None of the guys were especially interested in any of the girls. They would leave for a song or two, but


    they always came back. I knew it was because it was more fun to see the results of the bet pool than it


    was with any of the increasingly drunk girls in the club. Drunk people are generally only fun to interact


    with if you’re also drunk. When you’re the sober one, they’re fun to watch, but not so much try and talk


    to. I never allowed my guys to drink while they were working, but it was really a useless rule at this


    point. They chose not to more often than not. Tonight, they could if they wanted to, but not a single one


    of them wanted


    to.


    At one point it was just me and Sephie at the bar again. I had turned to get the bartender’s attention


    and a drunk guy approached Sephie, offering to buy her a drink. Because of the loud music, I didn’t


    hear him talking to her. When I looked back to her, she was politely declining his offer, but he wouldn’t


    take no for an answer. He reached out to try and touch her leg, as she was sitting on a bar stool. She


    moved her legs toward me, just as I stepped in front of her to stand between them. I didn’t even have to


    say anything. I just nced down at the guy and he clearly understood that there would be no drinks


    with her in has future.


    I felt her grab my hand as he walked away. She stood up and wrapped my arm around her waist. Since


    she was weating heels, at didn’t need to stand on her toes to kiss me. She leaned up and pressed her


    lips to mine “Thank you,” she said against my


    “Are you ready to leave yet, love?” I suddenly found myself wanting to be alone with her. She eagerly


    nodded her head, a smirk on her face that told me she knew exactly what I was thinking. Apparently,


    the guys also read my mind about leaving because they all showed back up at the same time.


    I nced at my watch. “It’s not toote yet. You guys are wee to stay if you like, but I think Sephie


    and I are ready to leave.” They all nced at each other and agreed that it was time to go. “Has


    anyone seen Stephen?” I asked. I felt Sephie grab my arm. She whispered in my ear, “he’s not ready to


    leave, but don’t ask anyone to look for him. I’ll exinter.”


    I quickly told the guys to forget about it. If he was still somewhere in the club, that likely meant he was


    having fun. Sephie stepped away from the bar, sliding her arms through mine and Viktor’s arm, saying,


    e, let us be gone from this ce.”


    It was a beautiful night and Trino’s vi was only a short distance away, so we opted to walk. Halfway


    to the vi, Sephie stopped and took her heels off. “I don’t know how women walk in these things all


    day long.” She kept walking, barefoot, then looked to me and asked, “why are you so reliant on my


    observation skills when you’re the one that was more urate than everyone else in the bet pool


    tonight?”


    Iughed. “Different set of skills, solnishko. You’re excellent at knowing what someone is going to do


    before they do it and when they’re trying to hide something. If I know what someone is going to do, I


    can predict the timing of it. I have a hard time telling what someone is going to do before they do it,


    though.” I pulled her closer to me, adding, “this is why I need you. Always.”


    She grinned at me. “And together, we shall rule the world!” I picked her up against my hip, spinning her


    around as she giggled. “Nothing can stop us!” I said, joining in with her.


    “I love a goodte night world domination n,” she said, still grinning at me.


    We basically had the vi to ourselves once we got back, as everyone else was still at the club. We


    talked with the guys for a few minutes, made ns to get up and workout the next morning, but then


    we all went our separate ways. As we walked to our bedroom, Sephie took her hair down, scratching


    her head and letting her hair fall down her back. When it was straight, it was a good 2-3 inches longer


    than when it was curly. It fell almost to her bu tt.


    I closed the door behind us quickly, then grabbed her and pulled her to me. She squealed as she


    wasn’t expecting it. I looked at her, my hand running through her hair. I couldn’t get over how different it


    felt. “I love your hair when it’s wild and unruly, because that’s you and that will always be you. But this


    version of you cane to visit every once in a while.”


    “So, you can cheat on me, with me?” she said,ughing.Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.