Tabatha and Andy were highschool sweethearts and married for 6 years. Tabatha loved Andy very much, but it felt like lately they were drifting apart. He was coming home later every night, usually smelling of alcohol and would often get very defensive when she asked where he'd been. To top it off, they hadn't had sex for months. At first she thought he was cheating on her, but as she began to investigate she realized he was at the casino almost every night. He would go there with a group of friends, bet on games and get shit faced before coming home in a sour mood because he lost his money. This all came to a head one night when Andy invited his friend Jacob over to watch a football game. Jacob is a huge Dallas Cowboys fan, while Andy preferred his home team the Jaguars.
"Good to see you, please come in!" Andy said as he greeted Jacob at the door.
"You ready to lose?" Jacob joked with him. He wore his Cowboys jersey and knew it would get a reaction out of his friend.
"Nice jersey!" Andy said.
About six couples showed up. Their mutual friends, Mark and his wife Tina, along with a few others Jacob was meeting for the first time. All of them were Jaguar fans.
"Jacob, you are outnumbered today!" Tina joked.
"It's okay. I'm good with it."
Everyone was drinking. The game was exciting. The couples were all in their twenties or early thirties.
"Sorry bud, but the Cowboys are losing today!" Andy said at the end of the first quarter. The Jags were up seven to three.
"There's a long way to go in this one. I'm not worried, the Cowboys will win!".
"No way." Andy shot back at me. The others were all encouraging him to stand up for their team. After all, they were up early in the game and playing well.
"Watch and see!" Jacob said.
"I'll keep watching, but what I'll see is the Cowboys losing." Andy started playing up for the crowd.
"I don't think so, but keep on talking if it makes you feel better.".
"Jacob, you want to put some money on it?" Mark asked as Andy's face lit up.
"I don't want to take your money Mark.".
"How about five hundred dollars?" Mark asked.
"Whatever, do you even have five hundred?
"Well, not on me, but of course I have it." Mark said. Jacob knew Mark made a good amount of money so he wasn't really worried about it.
"So do we have a bet?" Mark asked.
"Sure, we are on. Five hundred it is. Winner takes the money." Jacob told him.
"I want in on this too." Andy said all too quickly, already showing the signs of a slight buzz.
"You want five hundred too?" Dannu asked looking around for Tabatha as he knew Andy had a bit of a problem and he could get a lot more out of it.
"Unless losing one thousand is too much for you?" Andy joked.
"Ha, that's nothing. I'm game for much more if either of you want to go more."
"Mark is fine at five hundred!" Tina quickly answered.
Careful Tina, we don't want to cut into your shopping money!" Jacob joked, hoping to keep the mood light.
"I'm not scared to go more." Andy said. "I believe in my Jags and I'm not scared to back it up!"
"Okay, name an amount."
"Let's move that five hundred to five thousand!" Andy said.
"Oh shit! That's a big jump!" Jacob said shocked it had escalated so quickly.
"Andy, that's stupid. It's too much." Mark told him suddenly, shying away. Andy didn't care. He had faith in his team, plus they had the lead. If we won this it would more than cover his recent losses and restore some order back in his life.
"The Jags are winning. I feel it." Andy told Mark. "If you all are smart you would get in on this free money."
The other couples laughed it off and all declined on getting in on any bets.
"Okay then, we have a bet!" Jacob told Andy just as Tabatha was walking back into the room from the kitchen.
"What is going on in here?" Tabatha asked as she entered the room.
Jacob watched Tabatha's facial expression turn to shock and then anger as the group told her of Andy's bet. You could clearly see that she was not happy with what had happened and her emotions were quickly getting the best of her.
"Andy, can I speak with you privately please." Tabatha said her face red with anger.
"Not now, the second quarter is about to start." Andy said, somewhat brushing her off. She had enough of this behavior. He has brushed her off one too many times, and she practically dragged him into the other room by his arm.
"Now please." Tabatha said again.
They left the room for a few moments, but in reality they could have just stayed there. They were talking loud enough that everyone could all hear them arguing anyway.
"Andy, we don't have to bet." Jacob told him as they returned to the room, both red with anger as neither wanted to back down from the other.
"No, a bet is a bet. We are on." Andy said much to Tabatha's dismay.
"Okay, but just remember, when the game is over, I gave you a chance to back out." Jacob told him.
The Cowboys had a great second quarter and led the game at halftime by the score of twenty to seven. Andy and Tabatha had another talk at halftime. She was clearly upset with him and looking for a way out of this.
The Jags made a run in the second half. Andy started the trash talking back up as the game got closer. It was a twenty three to sixteen lead for the Cowboys and the Jags had the ball.
"Lawrence is going to win this for us! I bet you are the one regretting that bet now!" Andy said as confident as ever.
"Well, I was actually feeling bad and was going to let you out of the bet, but since you are so confident, I'm holding you to it." Jacob replied as he watched Tabatha out of the corner of his eye.
"When the Jags win, I'm holding you to it!"
Tabatha sat on the coach too worried to even enjoy the game. The only reason Jacob even considered letting him out of the bet was because he felt bad for her. She was a very attractive woman, and someone he had a crush on for a long time. She was wearing a Jags shirt a black leggings. He wished the shirt didn't cover up so much of her gorgeous chest, but at least the leggings showed off her ass.
"Sorry Tabatha. I was trying to let you two out of the bet." he told her as she shifted uncomfortably.
"I know. I can tell. Andy will have to deal with a very upset wife if he loses this stupid bet." Tabatha said.
"Fuck!" Andy yelled as Lawrence threw an interception.
The room went silent for a few moments. Jacob looked over at Tabatha, who was white as a ghost. He knew they didn't have the money to pay, and unfortunately so did she. The game was over and the Cowboys won.
"Jacob, I'll pay you tomorrow." Mark said as the party started to wind down and everyone left.
Jacob wasn't sure how he was going to handle asking for the money. It was awkward when they were all leaving. Andy and Tabatha had a nice home, but it was obvious they didn't just have five thousand laying around to just throw away. He left and decided not to mention the money just yet.
He woke up the next morning to a text from Tabatha "Can we talk?" He didn't need to ask why, he knew exactly what it was about.
They agreed to meet at her house that evening. When he arrived, Tabatha was dressed differently. She had on a little skirt and heels. He had never seen her dressed up and it took him a minute to register Andy was even in the room. Her chest was on full display in her short low cut crop top and the skirt made her legs look even better than he remembered. He swallowed hard trying to think of anything else at that moment as he felt his cock swell in his jeans.
"I'll get right to the point, we don't have five thousand dollars." Tabatha said. All Jacob could do was nod in reply. He knew that was the case, but at the moment all he could do was stare at her chest and legs.
"Andy is very sorry about the bet. He was drinking and the emotions got the best of him." Tabatha said. I could tell that she was very much in charge at this point, as Andy was sitting in the corner looking at his feet.
"I understand, but I have just one question. If Andy would have won, would you have expected me to pay you?
"Of course I would have." Andy answered before Tabatha had time to reply. She shot a look at him that would have killed most men on the spot, and in that moment Jacob was happy he wasn't on her bad side.
"Andy, stop talking." Tabatha said clearly frustrated.
"Okay, so had I lost you would have expected me to pay up. You lost and you don't have the money. You are now asking how to settle this. Does that sound accurate?" Jacob asked.
"Yes. We are asking if there is anything else or another way we can work this out. We just don't have that kind of money at this time." Tabatha said, touching his arm softly doing her best to put on the charm.
"What are you thinking?" Jacob said the blood once again flowing to his dick.
"I don't know. Is there anything you need? Andy is an excellent handyman. He can do repair work on your home or something like that."
"Hey, I don't want to do that man's bitch wo..."
