Chapter 1 Ho-ing Around
XANDRY
“Tell me again why should Ie with you?” I asked my cousin, Pyke one more time as he pulled his
car to a halt at the private airport and directly onto the tarmac. If he didn’t barge into my apartment and
pick me up by himself I didn’t have a n on going with them because I was still far from ready to face
Cam again. Besides, I sent him a message that I couldn’t make it, but Pyke is Pyke—he didn’t buy
my excuse.
“Have you not apologized?” he asked back, grabbing my dark brown leather duffel bag from the
backseat of his car while I ambled defeated at his back.
“I did, but—”
He stood up, closed the door a little bit with force, sighed, and gave me a sympathetic looked. “Xandry,
she forgave you, and don’t beat yourself up. Cam has the kindest heart on the, and whether
you like it or not you’re stilling with me. End of discussion.” Pyke hastened to the jet waiting for us.
“I know, but they’re not my family, and I’m notfortable around them.” Or maybe I am, but the guilt is
overpowering me.
He stopped, turned to face me, and smirked. “Really? And where are youfortable with?”
I smirked back. “In between women, tits, pussies, and asses. Should I go on?”
“Behave there, asshole. You will not stick your dick around anyone who has a hole. Don’t put us in
trouble again, Xandry. I mean it.” He turned and climbed up the airstair of the jet with HugKingWill
printed in red—it would be too long to write the Hughes, King, and Williams.
“Wee aboard, Mr. Williams!” The flight attendant not older than I gestured her hand to the aisle. I’d
traveled by this jet more than I could count since Williams merged its forty-five percent share to the
Hughes and King industries two years ago. Dad had a restaurant business with Uncle Hawk as well.
Speaking of the attendant, she was cute with cat-like eyes, but I promised Pyke to behave and not
create troubles, so I just gave a polite smile and muttered thank you.
I sauntered to the massive lounge area where everyone was already sitting in the long elegant cream
leather seats on both sides. A muted t-screen, shing foreign exchange rates mounted on the
glossy cherry wood veneer wall. A single red tulip on white porcin slim vase and aptop on top of
the dark red glossy square table.
Cam was already sitting on Pyke’sp and kissing his head like they had not seen for over a year.
Knd Wright, Pyke’s bar manager, and his close friend was lying on the longfort sofa.
Cam shifted her gaze in my direction, eyes glowing with warm fuzzies. “Oh, hey, Xandry! Thought
you ran away,” she said with augh, stood up, and walked toward me.
My brow slowly cocked when Cam grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the lounge. I forced
myself to follow her to the two-row seats where we were going to settle throughout the flight.
“Guys, let’s go to the seat and buckle up. We’re taking off in a few minutes,” Pyke announced.
The captain’s voice echoed overhead simultaneously, announcing the jet would take off in thirty
minutes.
“Thank you foring, Xandry!” Cam smiled genuinely, taking a seat beside Pyke across mine.
“My pleasure.” I extended my legs on the wide space between our seats.
“Really, if Pyke didn’t drag your ass out of your apartment, will you stille with us?”
I shrugged and replied, “I sent him a message that I have to run some errands.”
“Yeah, you were busy snoring in your bed when I came, and you mean an errand is stroking your little
dick under your nket,” Pyke snorted.
“Pyke!” Cam scolded.
“You’re forgiven, man!” Knd yelled.
“Kill, he already apologized.” She exhaled.
“Yeah, but he still bet on you.” He frowned.
I scoffed at Knd’s remark.
The jet lifted off. The moment we were airborne it shook and shimmied.
“You should be thankful, I found Pyke because of him.” Cam red at her cousin. Knd wanted to
say something but shut his mouth up, instead, he groaned in annoyance.
I understood him for being protective of her. If someone did that to Saphoera, I’d gone ballistic and
choked him to death with his own junk.
I noticed Knd was watching with amusement to the two lovebirds in front of me. I felt something
inside me that I couldn’t quite put my finger on by how Knd apologized to her and how Pyke and
Cam’s rtionship ended well.
Jealousy?
I diverted my attention to the empty cream wall and swallowed the thickness forming in my throat.
Throughout my teenage and adulthood, I never experienced a boyfriend-girlfriend rtionship. It was
my choice. One time, I saw Saphoera crying because of a guy she had a crush on asked her friend for
a date instead of her— she cried all night. It turned out he was a total jerk.
I loved Saph more than anything, though she was nosy of my personal business and bitchy most of the
time, I knew what she was doing was for my own good.
I was in searing agony when she ignored me for a month after she found out what I did to Cam and
my best friend--the pain was excruciating, and it felt like I was bleeding inside.
I adjusted the seat when the seat belt sign was off and closed my eyes. The flight would not take more
than two and a half hours to the hometown of Knd’s fiancee, Bianca. ording to Pyke, Knd’s
mom and Bianca arrived yesterday. I drew the shield down to block the sun. My n was to sleep
throughout the flight since I didn’t have a woman with me to cuddle like Cam.
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I knew I’d be bored to death for two days—no hot woman, no club noises, and only the neighing of
horses or maybe a rooster crowing to wake me up in the morning—no warm thighs, perky tits, and soft
skin were draping over me. That was how the countryside looked like, wasn’t it?
***
A nudge on my shoulder woke up straight into the unfamiliar surrounding. The humming of the
pressurized cabin pulled me back out of my silent reverie.
“We’rending in a few minutes. You might wanna freshen up.” Cam settled back to her seat and
looked like she had re-touched her makeup.
I shook my head and rubbed my sleepy eyes. “I’m good.”
“So, are you still—”
“Ho-ing around?” My eyebrow perked.
She rolled her eyes. “I was about to say, sowing your wild oats. You haven’t met your the one, Xandry.
Just saw you know, I was d that you made a bet with Pyke, not that I’m saying what you did was
right, but I didn’t have the courage to admit that I like him with or without knowing about the bet.”
Here you go again, the confrontation that I always hated. I breathed deeply. “I’m d. And feel guilty,
thanks to you.”
“And you lost your car.” Sheughed.
I scratched my scalp unknowingly. “Yeah, you know I love that car. It was Saph’s birthday gift, and Pyke
knew it.”
Camughed again. “Sorry, Saph must be angry at you.”
“You don’t have any idea. She didn’t talk to me for a month. Not because of the car though, but for what
I did to you.” I pursed my lips, holding my smile.
“I can’t give it back to you, Xandry. I gave it already to my brother.”
“I’ve no n on taking it back, Cam. That was meant to be yours. I’ll just buy a new one for me.”
“You seem so close to your twin.”
“I am. It’s like we’re connected, not only by blood, or we’re twins but I can feel if she’s happy or hurt. I
know it sounds crazy, it’s just… I love Saph so much and I don’t think I’d survive if something would
happen to her. And I will do everything for her.” And I can’t let her feel when I’m hurt because of my
failing rtionship that’s why I avoided it at all costs.
“You’re actually sweet and loving. Howe you’ve never had a girlfriend? You’re actually a perfect
boyfriend material.” Cam gestured her hand at me in disbelief.
Iughed. She’s beautiful, I could see why Pyke fell in love with her so fast that even I had seen it
coming. Her brown eyes shed with love and enthusiasm.
“You just said I haven’t met my the one, yet. Wherever she is, I hope it won’t happen sooner because
I’m not retiring from ho-ing around anytime soon.”
“You’re such a dick.” Pyke pped my back and sat back on his seat.
“Been told.”
“You’ll get STD, Xandry. I’m worried about your health.” Pyke eyed me with concern.
“Don’t be. I just got my resultst week and I’m clean as a whistle.”
“And you will continue until your dick falls off?” Cam asked in amusement and didn’t care at the word
dick even if Pyke was around. I grimaced at the thought of it falling off.
“We should arrange a date for him. What do you think, Love?” She grabbed Pyke’s hand and kissed it.
Jesus, can’t these two get enough of one another even in front of me?
Pyke shook his head. “He never runs out of date, Babe. That’s the problem. He needs to stop dating.”
“That’s impossible,” I retorted.
“Well, he needs a serious date.”
“He doesn’t do.”
“What should we do?”
“We can’t do anything. He’ll stop whenever he wants or when the time it won’t stand anymore,” Pyke
answered.
I rolled my eyes. “Seriously, stop talking about me like I’m not here in front of you. Actually, I didn’t have
a date for three weeks now.”
“Why?” the two asked in unison, surprised.
“Is that why you slept all night?” Pyke asked again with augh. That’s one of the reasons.
“I made a deal with Saph to stop fooling around for a month,” I said truthfully, feeling ashamed which
never happened for me even admitting the truth. What made me ashamed of now? I didn’t know.
“I should give her a new Dior bag. Why you didn’t tell me?” Pyke grinned.
“You never ask, asshole. And you seemed busy with your new family.” I loved mine, but I’m kind of
jealous of how Pyke managed to be with his and Cam’s every weekend. I didn’t see he had this
thoughtful nature in himself, or maybe Cam was the reason for all of his changes?
Does a manwhore like me ever change?