Archer Ford- The Billion Dollar Game

Bella “I’m never doing this again,” I muttered to myself as I downed another shot. The burning sting gave me some comfort, but it couldn’t measure up to the ache in my chest. “Come on, it could have been worse.” I deadpanned at Blue’s comment. Blue, the sexy not-so-straight stranger that I met at the club and bore my heart to. “Seriously though. I mean, you could have herpes and chlamydia for the rest of your life, but you don’t.” I rolled my eyes at his comment, but it made me feel better. I shouldn’t be drinking. I know I really shouldn’t be. I have a very low alcohol tolerance level, but I need to drown my pain and thoughts in a bottle before I lose it. For three years, I’ve been a fool. I thought Owen really loved me, and I believed every goddam word out of his mouth. He adored me, worshiped the ground I walked on. We were the perfect couple. Just for me to find out he has been screwing not one, but multiple chicks on the side, some of whom worked in my former office. I can’t believe I made such a fool of myself. Barely a week after we broke up, and he’s already on vacation in Tokyo with her. He never took me on any trips, except on trips to Costco to buy basic s**t. This made me very curious…. When did he start cheating on me? Or has he always been cheating? If the s*x wasn’t good, why didn’t he just tell me so we could figure it out together? I filled up my glass again and drank everything at once. Then again, and again. Someone suddenly sat very close to me, and as their cologne hit my nose, I felt tingles run down my spine. “God damn!” Blue was clearly in awe of whoever it was because he completely ignored my existence and had his eyes fixed over my head. I slightly turned to catch a glimpse of the person. It was a man. My heart hammered in my chest, and feeling weirdly compelled, I looked up and came face to face with the most beautiful man I had ever set my eyes on. Certainly a fallen angel. His eyes were an electric blue colour that seemed to suck me into their abyss, framed by long black lashes and black eyebrows. His lips….gosh, I couldn’t take my eyes off them. I had an urgent need to feel them on mine… to taste him and have him claim my lips like they belong to him. I looked away quickly when I realised I was staring, embarrassed that I had been caught. Blue was already giving me a knowing look. “Shut up.” I gave him a stare that meant I would kill him if he made any comment. He bent down and whispered close to my ear. “He’s hot and definitely my type, but I’ll let you have him for now, since you’re the damsel in distress.” I stuck out my tongue playfully in response while Blue chuckled. The moment of excitement was over, and I was back to drowning my misery in a bottle of vodka. I poured myself another shot and downed it in one go. “But Blue, am I really tough… or, in the words of Owen, ‘un-ladylike’? Oh gosh. “Gurll, get over yourself. You are perfect to the tea, and you are going to be fineee.” Blue tried to assure me. “Come on, say it after me: I am going to be fine.” I nodded and dropped my shot glass. He’s right, I can do this. I can survive this. “I am going to be…..sick. Shit.” I stood up abruptly, grabbed my purse, and rushed to the restroom. I spent an ample amount of time brushing my teeth as I had barfed up everything in my system. So much for drowning my sorrows; now I’m the one drowning in puke. I made myself look acceptably presentable and walked out of the restroom. Rather than a regular bar, I had decided to come to a five-star hotel to get wasted, and I was already regretting my decision because I was lost. “Shit.” As I tried to figure out my way, I saw the sexy god from the bar a distance away and decided to ask him for directions, but things didn’t go as planned. “Excuse me, sexy god, do you mind directing me back to the bar? It seems I have lost my way and…. “My love, you’re here.” The sexy god immediately pulled me close and planted his lips on mine. “Play along.” He whispered in my ear as he pulled away. “What took you so long?” I shook my head, hoping I would wake up from my dream, but I was still here. “Um, I missed my way, I guess?” I asked, rather than stated. “How dare you? My dad will not take kindly to this. How dare you cheat on your fiancée with some cheap w***e?” It was only after I heard an annoying voice that I noticed the presence of a third person. Fiancée? Is this asshole really using me as a cover-up for his dishonesty? Bullshit. “I” He cut me off before I could get a word in. “First of, Nicole, I am not your fiancée. I never agreed to the engagement. Secondly, tell your father whatever you please. Nothing can make me agree to a marriage that is against my will. Thirdly, even if you were the last woman on earth, I would rather marry a man.” The lady, whoever she was, looked embarrassed. “Damnnn. Even I would give up after that.” Both eyes turned to me. “s**t, did I say that out loud? Oops.” I giggled to myself. All the alcohol I downed was certainly showing its face now. “f**k you, Archer. Let me tell you something.” She came closer to my sexy god and put her neatly manicured fingers on his shoulder. “No matter what you do, you will be mine at all costs.” She was extremely close to him for my comfort; that’s my damn man. I have to do something. “Get your witchy hands…..” I pulled her arm away from his shoulder. “….off my man.” I threw her hand down with so much force that it sent her stumbling backwards. “Also, I’m not some cheap w***e like you who throws herself at a man so shamelessly. He doesn’t want you; deal with it. Stay away from him, or I will make you regret the day you crossed paths with him, and I mean it.” I warned her sternly before turning to my sexy god. “Come on, babe, let’s get away from all that chirping and noise. Let us go someplace quiet and do things that are meant for our eyes only.” I looked her directly in the eyes as I pulled my mystery man away from the whiny b***h in whatever direction. I had no idea where I was going or what I was saying. It was all alcohol now. I could barely walk on my own, stumbling every other second. I heard him scoff and mumble some words before he picked me up and put me over his shoulder. “Ooooo….oh my goshhh.” I giggled in excitement. “That was so exciting. I feel so proud of myself. I also get a free ride with my sexy god.” I giggled while ranting happily as he carried me to god knows where. I felt my back hit a soft mattress, and I propped myself up with my elbows. He crawled over me and hovered close to my lips. “I remember someone saying something along the lines of ‘lets do things meant for our eyes only. So tell me, what exactly do you have in mind, hmm? “Oh my goshhh, anything to take my mind off my asshole ex who cheated on me with a co-worker. I’m all yours, do with me whatever you please.