Make It Right

What started with a bet...

In a club at the center of the city, a party was being held. People are dancing wildly to the music. Some are even rubbing their bodies on each other. The music was loud and the alcohol was pouring everywhere.

Isla danced gracefully in the middle of the dance floor. Guys admire the way her body sways to the music. Looking at her was like watching her have s*x while she dances. A lot of people have their eyes on her, men and even women.

She brushes her hair away from her face sexily as beads of sweat formed on her forehead. Her mouth parts and she caresses her body following the sound of the music. Her guy best friend, Kai Jackson, was in awe and just shook his head looking at her. He walked through the crowd of people on the dance floor towards his best friend.

Isla smiled at him and grabbed his hand to let her turn around and they both laughed. Anyone who sees them together that does not know them would immediately think of them as lovers. But Isla and Kai are the closest and the best of friends since they were in high school.

Isla noticed a bunch of guys looking at her intently, she took this opportunity to pull Kai closer to her and danced together. She does this all the time because she doesn’t want to be in any relationship for now, at least not in this place.

“Predators at bay, 3 o’clock!” Isla yelled close to Kai’s ears like whispering to a lover.

Kai chugged down his beer and pulled Isla closer to pretend they were together. He turned around and wrapped his arm around Isla’s shoulder and glanced at the guys looking at them. They immediately turned around and looked away and Kai laughed.

“All good captain!” Kai said.

“Thank you!” Isla laughed.

“You’re the f*****g center of attention right now! And this night won’t end without you getting asked for your number from these people around!” Kai yelled over the music.

Isla laughed and tilted her head upwards and raised both of her hands in the air with her eyes closed. She continued to sway her body to the music. She was happy and she didn’t care about anything right now. She is finally graduating from her masteral degree in Business Administration in just a few more months. She knew after this she would be able to help her parents with their farm and be the responsible daughter she wanted to be.

When they rested, Isla was still jamming to the music at the bar when Kai pulled her by the arm, “are you in for a bet?”

Isla stared at him. Her best friend who likes to f**k every now and then with girls he comes in contact with, except for her.

Why? Because she turned him down so many times back in high school that they ended up being best friends instead.

“Bet? What bet?” she laughed.

“Just tonight… one kiss!” Kai smirked at her.

She pushed him away and they both laughed playfully, “C’mon Isla, I’m serious! Are you in?”

“Tell me again, how many times did I turn you down in high school?” Isla laughed.

Kai chuckled, “I can’t remember, but seriously, let’s have a bet!”

“f**k you! Stop f*****g around K!”

They both laugh again. But Kai was determined, “C’mon Isla! Don’t be such a chicken s**t!”

“I’m not betting to kiss you! After all these years?!” Isla pushed him away.

“Don’t worry it’s not me, it’ll take a million years before I ask you to kiss me,” Kai teased her.

Isla laughed and punched her best friend on his pecks making Kai backed away holding his chest laughing.

“Kidding aside, are you in for a bet?” Kai asked again, with a persistent smile on his face.

Isla snorted, “how much?”

“I have a proposal,” Kai licked his lips and then grinned playfully.

“I’m not having s*x with one of your buddies. Don’t pimp me around!”

Kai was shocked that he laughed, “pimp you around? Since when have I done that?”

Isla turned around laughing and walked back to their table.

Kai followed her chuckling, “chicken s**t! Look, before you decline me don’t you even want to see who it is that I’m putting my bet on?”

Isla raised one of her eyebrows at her best friend and bit her lower lips. When Kai plays these bets with her, it usually is very challenging but worth the price. And she knows Kai would never place her in danger or in an awkward situation.

She shook her head and muttered, “you and your f*****g ass bets.”

Kai laughed, “are you f*****g in or not? You’re always up for my challenges ever since. Why the f**k back away now?”

“How much?” she asked curiously.

“I have three bets with the same subject. The more the merrier,” Kai leaned closer and put his arm around Isla’s shoulder.

“Fine! Whatever!” Isla finally agreed.

“Alright!” Kai exclaimed.

He excitedly pulled Isla to stand up from the VIP table and walked towards the railings separating them from the dance floor and the bar.

“Look there. You see that guy with his hair tied in a bun? Black leather jacket wearing gloves? That one at the corner of the bar?”

Isla followed Kai’s gaze and laid eyes on a guy quietly drinking and not minding the people around him. From a distance he could see how good looking the guy was. The guy’s attention suddenly darted towards her and it made her heart race. She quickly averted her eyes away from him and waited till she saw him looking in another way.

Isla observed the guy properly. He has his phone down on the bar next to his lighter. He had four shot glasses that seemed to be tequila shots in front of him. He pulled out a cigarette and he lit it up while he started browsing on his phone. He inhaled his cigarette and the way he blew the smoke out through his soft looking pink lips gave her shiver down her spine.

“Hmm… The way you look at him tells me you’re taking my bet,” Kai said.

“What’s the bet?” Isla didn’t take her eyes off of the guy.

Kai chuckled, “alright then… One month’s rent if you give him a french-kiss. Two months’ rent if you give him a blowjob…”

“What?!” Isla turned to Kai shocked.

“Wait! I’m not done yet… I’ll pay three months’ worth of your rent including your extra bills if you get him to do a one-night stand with you… tonight…” his best friend smirked.

“Are you f*****g kidding me?” Isla said in disbelief.

“No. I’m completely f*****g serious. Money f*****g down my dear best friend,” Kai said challenging her more.

Isla glanced at the guy from the bar and back to her best friend.

“What do you say? Take a look at him again, then tell me you won’t.”

Isla turned her gaze back to the guy again. There is something about the guy she couldn’t comprehend. She was staring intently at him and she gasped calmly when their eyes met. He sips on his cigarette and blows the smoke out of his lips without removing his gaze at her.

Isla was mesmerized and she couldn’t take her eyes off of him. The guy licked his lips and pushed the inside of his left cheeks with his tongue and that did it for Isla. She walked away from Kai and made her way through the dance floor. She kept her eyes on him even while his attention was in another direction. She stopped next to him while he was looking the other way.

She bit the corner of her lower lip just before the guy’s face turned towards her. The way his eyes blinked made Isla’s breath hitch. This one is more handsome up close, his eyes didn’t leave her gaze. The moment his lips parted, Isla couldn’t stop herself anymore. She pulled the guy’s face towards her and kissed him.

Fuck, his lips are so soft…

It was all Isla could think about. She couldn't help it any longer but moved her lips and pushed her tongue inside his mouth. She didn’t care where this guy may have used his mouth, but the smell of fresh mint mixed with cigarette smoke and alcohol was intoxicating to her.

Isla kissed him more and what’s great about this moment is that the guy was kissing her back and if not for the loud music he could hear him moan in her mouth. She felt a strong arm wrapped around her waist. Isla suddenly pulled away when she realized she was crazy to go for Kai’s bet and kiss a stranger.

The guy opened his eyes and smirked, “hi…”

Even though his voice sounded sultry, Isla didn’t respond and walked away feeling so much embarrassment all over her. In another direction, Kai was in awe; he was covering his mouth in amazement.

“You mother f*****g ass!”

Kai yelled in amusement when Isla got closer. He kept laughing at her best friend who he knew was blushing terribly even with the dim lights.

“f**k you! I’m only up to one month’s rent!”

Isla pushed his best friend away when he was about to hug her.

Kai kept laughing hard, “I don’t give a f**k! That was hella entertaining! I thought you were going to go all the way!”

Isla shook his head in amusement. Then her eyes darted to the direction of the guy and he was staring at her like he was ready to kill her. Isla averted her gaze and pretended like nothing happened. Then she quickly peeked at him but he was talking on his phone and not minding anyone again. The guy huffed angrily before he hung up his phone. He stood up and threw another deadly stare at her before he stood up and left.

Afterwards, Isla thought everything was okay and pretended that nothing happened at all. She and Kai with their classmates kept drinking and partying the rest of the night. She was a little tipsy when she decided to go to the restroom. Her head continued bobbing to the music that played through the speaker on the ceiling. When she was done, she looked at herself in the mirror with a sweet smile and got out of the restroom. She was just a few steps away when she was pulled away to the side.

When she looked up she had the surprise of her life when the guy she kissed was there standing in front of her, blocking her way. The guy leaned closer and made Isla backed away only to feel the wall behind her.

She was breathing heavily, afraid of what’s going to happen to her. She was looking at the far end of the restroom hoping Kai would come to her aid. But the music was so loud that even if she screamed she wouldn’t be heard.

Her eyes darted to a group of girls walking towards them, she was about to scream for help but the guy blocked her view with his arm. He leaned closer to her and no matter how handsome this guy was, he was still giving her the creep.

“So, the kiss you did earlier was done because of a bet?” he asked with that sultry angry voice.

Isla was shaking, “uhm… Sorry… I’m sorry… My best friend has a fetish for bets… I’m-”

“I don’t f*****g care. I would have kissed you if you would have just asked me.”

She was surprised with what she heard, “what?”

The guy gave her space but kept his eyes on her, “now, you owe me more than just a kiss.”

“What? I’m sorry… What do you mean by that?”

He leaned closer again towards her face. He sighed heavily and his eyes darted to her lips.

“You owe me a drink… Let’s meet again… Here…”

Isla couldn’t understand what she felt but she was mesmerized again with the guy’s smile. He lifted his hands towards her face and traced her lips with his thumb and instead of her pulling away, she didn’t.

“This is the kind of lips I’d want to kiss… The kind that would always turn me on…”

Isla felt that shiver down her spine once again. Her heart was pounding loudly on her chest.

“I’ll see you around…” he smirked before he backed away from her.

“It’s Isla… My name is Isla Parker…” she suddenly blurted it out.

The guy smiled at her, “Isla Parker it is…”

He backed away slowly and winked at her before he turned around leaving her frozen. She took a deep breath and realized one thing.

“f**k! I didn’t get his name!”

Isla rushed to follow the guy but he wasn’t on the dance floor. She looked around but she couldn’t find him.

“What the f**k was that? Why didn’t I take his name?”

Isla saw a glimpse of the guy going out of the front door. She rushed through the crowd of people and when she got out, she saw the guy carrying a black helmet on his hand. He was wearing all black attire.

His leather jacket, black shirt and pants, even his Timberland shoes were black. He hopped on a red Ducati sports bike and it immediately turned her on.

“f**k me. That’s a huge bike…” she muttered quietly.

“There you are! I thought you got flushed in the restroom!”

Kai yelled and his best friend didn’t even look at him. He followed her gaze and saw the same guy they made a bet on.

“Are you looking at who I think you’re looking at?”

Isla eyed the guy with a smile, “yup… our f*****g bet.”

Kai chuckled, “really? You’ll go for the three months bet?”

“Yeah, just a one-night stand would be enough… I think…”

Isla bit her lower lip in anticipation not knowing she would be in for more than just a one-night stand.