Game of Love

Hey guys! Sorry it's taken so long to get this up here. I've been going through some personal things and i honestly wish it was longer but i just didn't have the energy to force it. I've done a lot of thinking and decided that I don't want to continue to post GOL here on Lit. Now before you decide to riot and throw something at my head, I'm not giving up on the story, I'm just switching platforms. Thanks you guys for the support!

-C

Melodi-

"Are you finally going to tell me why you look like someone just stole your best friend?" I ask, turning to face Trinity. She had been here for the better part of 2 hours and she still had yet to tell me what was bothering her.

"I don't look like someone stole my best friend." She said, stabbing her chopsticks into her container.

I gave her a look that said 'Really, who do you think you're kidding?' and she broke out in tears.

"Hey, hey, hey. Trini what's going on? I've never seen you like this." I say scooting closer to her, removing the container from her hand and setting it on my coffee table.

"I'm sorry Mel. I didn't want to start crying but I don't know what else to do. I caught Micah cheating on me. Actually it's worse than that. I caught him cheating on me in our house, in our bed with his fiancé." She said trying to get control of herself, only for a new wave of tears to come.

"Are you serious? His fiancé? I can't believe Micah would do something like that. I mean you guys have been together for 4 years."

"I saw them Mel. I caught them in the living room after I got home from work yesterday. They had sex in the bed we had shared. And all he could say was he didn't want me to find out that way. And of course he had to hit me with the line about how he still cares about me and he's concerned about me and where I'm going to go, blah, blah, blah. Like if he didn't want to be with me anymore why couldn't he have said something." She sniffed wiping more tears away.

Before I could answer her, a pounding knock sounded at my door. "Who could that be?" I got up from the couch, sending a sympathetic glance toward Trinity who was still trying to pull herself together, and walked to the front door.

"Who is it?"

"It's Kaiden. Can I talk to you?" he asked, his voice filtering through the thick wood. My eyes widened and I shot Trinity a look, who sent one back that was just as perplexed as my own.

Clearing my throat I answered back, "What are you doing here? We have nothing to talk about. You need to leave." He didn't say anything for a few moments leading me to believe he listened and left. For the 2nd time tonight disappointment ran through me, mostly because he gave up that easily.

I started moving away from the door when his deep voice rang out. "Look Melodi, I'm not leaving until I talk to you and it's kind of hard to do that through a door. Can I just get a minute? Please?" He asked. I glanced at Trinity who motioned for me to open the door.

"Talk to him." She mouthed to me.

Rolling my eyes, I sighed and opened the door to reveal a disheveled Kaiden. His hair looked like he had been raking his fingers through it for the last couple hours and he was still dressed in the suit he probably wore into his office earlier that day, but his suit jacket was missing and his shirt sleeves were rolled up revealing the tan skin underneath and the hint of a tattoo that was covered by the rest of his sleeve. 'Damn is there any look that he can't pull off. What I wouldn't give to run my fingers through his hair.' "Well you wanted to talk so talk." I said folding my arms across my chest.

His eyes traveled up and down my body, mentally undressing me as he went and that's when I realized what he was taking in. I didn't have a bra on and my arms were pushing my breasts up front and center in his line of view. It was a cold night so my nipples were peaked at attention but my only saving grace from baring all was the fact that my tank top was black and my porch light wasn't pointed directly at us. My shorts were riding up my drawing more attention to my legs and thighs than I wanted but I wasn't about to make it worse by pulling them down. His eyes snapped back to mine and even though I couldn't see them in the dark, I know his chocolate colored eyes were boring into mine.

"Well?" I said nervously.

"I'm sorry I missed our date tonight. I got caught up with business and then I had this family thing. I'll make it up to you." He said flippantly, flashing me a smile like that was supposed to make up for him standing me up.

"You think you coming over here, giving me that lame excuse for an apology and a smile will make up for you standing me up?" I ask him

"Melodi..."

"No call, no text, nothing and you expect me to be all smiles and giggles and fall at your feet and say 'oh it's okay Kaiden' like the rest of the woman you date probably do. That's not me and it never will be." I say poking him in his solid chest.

He looked like he was at a lost for words, grasping for something to say to placate me but kept coming up short. "Well if that's all you need to say I'm going back inside. I hope you have a nice life..." I said turning to open the door when he grabbed my hand.

"Wait." He said pulling me back to face him. He kept hold of my hand, his thumb rubbing small circles on the palm, his touch sending chills down my spine. "I'm sorry. I know you aren't like all the other women and that's why I'm attracted to you. There is something about you that make me want to find out more about you. I really did have a business meeting that ran over time and I really did have a family dinner thing tonight. I can even have my assistant Regina and my sister Isabella vouch for me. I know it's no excuse, especially since our date was important. And if you give me another chance, I promise this time I won't fuck up." He said still rubbing small circles on the palm of my hand.

Even though I know he is used to getting everything he wants with a snap of his fingers, I was inclined to believe him. Everything about him in that moment seemed to be sincere and he almost seemed vulnerable and that alone swayed my decision to take a chance on him.

"You get one more chance. Don't fuck up because I don't give 3rd chances." I said seriously before flashing him a small smile.

"Thank you, bellissima. You won't regret it." he said moving closer to me. We stood staring at each other momentarily in silence searching for something to say before I decided to break the quite night air.

"I had better get inside. My best friend is waiting for me to come back in."

"Okay but not before I do this." He bent down and pressed his lips to mine and immediately my world tilted on its axis.

Flashes of color exploded and sparks began to fly around me (yes I know cheesy romance novel sentiments inserted here but that was the only way I could think of to describe the feelings I was floating in). His lips were soft and firm at the same time and his kiss was driving me wild. 'God this man knows how to kiss.' I thought as he wrapped his arms around me.

Kaiden must have gotten tired of bending down to reach me so he picked me up so that I was on his level. I slid my fingers through his hair, loving the feel of the silky strands as I tugged on them. I had to contain a squeal of delight when he bit my lip before licking away the sting, with a quick swipe of his tongue. His hands moved, framing my waist but still keeping me at eye level, chest to chest.

I was fighting to not make a complete hussy out of myself by wrapping my legs around him, but all I wanted to do was press myself closer to him. All too soon our kiss came to an end. My hands slid from his hair and Kaiden slowly put me back down on my feet, his eyes never leaving mine and his hands still gripping my waist before sliding down to frame my hips. I brought my hands up to his chest, enjoying the feel of his muscles underneath his shirt before I pushed him back.

"We shouldn't have done that. That was a mistake. A big stupid mistake." I said bringing one hand up to feel my slightly kiss swollen lips. He had that smug look back on his face, like the cat that got the cream as his rand his hand over his hair, smoothing down the sections I had messed up while my hands were in it. "The only mistake, bellissima, is that I didn't do that sooner." He said, his deep voice managing to send another wave of desire straight to my core, to the point where my own wetness was threatening to start trickling down my thighs.

"Stop Kaiden. I already told you, I'm not that kind of girl. I'm not about to be another notch on your belt." I said putting more of a distance between us, leaning against my door, flustered. He gave me another panty melting smirk

"Bellissima you are so easy to fluster. It almost makes me to risk the ass kicking you'd give me just to kiss you again." He said stroking my cheek, causing me to turn red again. We stayed silent for a moment, just staring into each other's eyes before he finally pulled back.

"I should go and let you get back to your friend. I'll give you a call tomorrow see if I can set up another date to fix the blunder I caused tonight." I nodded my approval as I wrapped my arms around myself, trying to calm my reaction to him down.

"Okay. I'll talk to you then." I stood there and watched him walk down the stairs and disappear into the night before I turned and went back into my house.

"You were out there for a while. What the hell happened?" Trinity asked, looking up from the movie that was playing on the TV. I leaned up against the door, blowing out a huge puff of air, before coming back to my spot next to her.

"That, my friend, was me acting like a fucking cat in heat and literally jumping the mans bones." I said smacking my forehead with the palm of my hand.

"Wait what? Who are you and what have you done with my best friend?"

"I know, I know. At first I wasn't trying to even entertain anything he was saying, I just wanted him gone. But after I went off on him, he started apologizing and he sounded so sincere that my resolve to fight with him just kind of melted away. I mean don't get me wrong I was and still am mad but he made it harder to stay angry with him. So I told him this was his last hot and if he fucked up, there wouldn't be any going back from that. Then it got really awkward." I explained, hoping that saying it all out loud would rationalize my behavior.

"Okay so how exactly did it go from being awkward to you attacking the mans face with yours?" Trinity asked.

"I told him had to get back inside because you were here and he kissed me. No, kissing was too tame for what happened. He completely devoured me. I have never in my life been kissed the way he kissed me, almost as if he was trying to possess me, mind, body and spirit. And I did nothing but try and get closer to him and let it happen. I'm pretty sure if I knew I could have gotten away with it I would have had him naked and we would have been doing the do outside on the landing." I giggled just thinking about it.

Trinity just kind of sat there staring at me, unsure of what to make of everything that just came out of my mouth. Hell I wasn't even sure what to make of it. I had never acted this way before about anyone not even my first boyfriend who I gave my virginity to. It was shocking to say the least that a guy I just met got me to feel this way.

"Wow. I've never heard you talk so cavalier about sex before, Mel. This guy seems to be bringing you more out of your shell, which don't get me wrong that's a good thing, but I don't want you to get hurt." She said

"I can't get hurt if I don't let myself get hurt, Trin. I'm being realistic. This guy is a millionaire who can have any woman he wants at the snap of his fingers. There is no way he's interested in me, a lowly baker, past a few rolls in the hay. He's just laying on the charm to get his way because he knows I'm not like all the other women he's ever fucked. This isn't like anything I've ever felt for any other guy before, I won't deny that, but I'm not under an delusions that he's serious about this." I said sighing. I knew everything I said was true but that didn't make it hurt any less. Sure Kaiden was sexy as hell and I wouldn't mind taking him for a ride a time or three but I want to be more than someone's good time girl.

Trinity must have sensed my mood change and decided to change the subject. "So I guess now is as good a time as any to ask if I can stay here for a little while until I can figure out what I'm going to do?"

"Are you crazy? Why would you even need to ask, of course you can stay here Trin." I said looking at my best friend like she had lost her mind for asking the question.

"What I just wanted to make sure it was okay instead of assuming."

"Well now you know that yes it's okay that you stay here. I wouldn't have it any other way. Now let's get back to the movie. I'm ready to see some hot male stripers dance for me." I said bumping her shoulder.

"As you command, little general." She laughed, rewinding the movie. We spent the rest of the night just like that, watching movies, stuffing our faces and drinking too much wine.

In that moment, all the problems and situations we were facing just seemed like they were distant memories. I just hoped that when it was time to face our demons again, they wouldn't be too hard to handle.