Chapter 44: Chapter 44
"Wait, do I have no say in this?" Russel asked. "Maybe I want to switch teams or something..."
"No," Jasmin replied. "Just sit still and let me do the rest. I’m sure you won’t help much anyway."
"Well... I’ve never been a strong swimmer," Russel admitted. "And I’ve never played volleyball in my life."
"God, you’re hopeless," Jasmin said, rolling her eyes. "It’s fine, Zane and I will win this, right, Zane?"
"Right, I can’t let myself lose when Madeline told me to win for her," Zane said. He walked towards Jasmin and told the host. "I will team up with Jasmin and Russel."
"Oh? That’s good. Are you guys okay with that?" Tia asked the other team.
"Yes, we’re going to face them," Frankie said, knowing it would be a great advantage for them because it became 2 versus 4, with Madeline out of the game and Russel being useless.
"Great! Now let’s get ready!" Tia instructed.
Zane walked towards Madeline, who was sitting on the sun lounger chair with an umbrella to cover her from the tropical sun. She sipped her second Pina colada while looking at Zane.
"What?"
"Will I get another reward if I win this?" Zane asked.
...
Madeline knew that she had been unjust towards Zane. He could’ve protested and switched teams, but he stayed for her and had to do this all by himself.
"What do you want?" Madeline asked. "I’m sure you don’t need money."
Zane smiled as he slowly traced Madeline’s cheek with his hand, then rubbed her lips with his thumb.
His gaze deepened, and his breath quickened ever so slightly. "I want this."
His action shocked Madeline, especially when all eyes were on them. She didn’t know what was in his mind, but if she could guess...
’Does he have a real interest in me?’ She mused, but then denied it immediately. ’No, no way. That’s just impossible, since we barely know each other. He probably forgets about our small musical drama back then.’
Madeline had a lot of questions on her mind, but she was a great actress. So she quickly took action by giving his thumb a kiss while she stared into his eyes. "Win this game for me, and I will give you a kiss on your lips."
Zane felt as if his body had been burned with fire. He got up and took a step back before he got hard. He was only wearing swimming shorts. If he got hard, it would be way too obvious.
"I will get that kiss. Watch me, Maddy," Zane said before he took off his shirt and jumped into the pool to join Jasmin and Russel.
Madeline couldn’t help but hide her blush. Zane’s ambition and determination to get a kiss from her made her feel a desire that she shouldn’t have, as she promised Lance not to get entangled with another man.
She watched Zane and Jasmin, who were getting ready for the pool volleyball game.
"Can you do this, Jasmin?" Zane asked.
Jasmin asked for a hairband from the staff. "I forgot to tell all of you..." she said while staring at the opposite team. She tied her dreadlocks for easier movement and stated, "I was an athlete in high school."
The opposite team gulped nervously when they saw Zane’s imposing figure and the confidence that Jasmin exuded.
Even though Russel was completely useless, Zane and Jasmin were confident they could win in this 2 versus 4.
Tia grabbed the volleyball and threw it at Zane.
She prepared her whistle: "Get set, ready—!"
Tia blew the whistle, and Zane was the first one to serve. He glanced at Madeline, whose eyes were on him, and his determination was boosted.
He threw the volleyball into the air and smashed it.
"I got it! I got it!" Frankie tried to stop the ball, but it was so fast that he couldn’t even reach it before it hit the water.
"One point to the left team!" Tia announced.
"Damn it!" Frankie, the most athletic out of the entire team, cursed. He knew Zane must be great at sport, but didn’t expect him to be THAT great.
Frankie grabbed the ball and did a serve.
The ball launched at high speed, but Jasmin quickly bumped it and passed it to Zane, who smashed it again with his full power.
"Ahh! I’m scared!" The ball launched at Bertha, and instead of stopping the ball, she swam away.
"One point for the left team!" Tia announced again.
"Fuck! Keep it together, guys! We can’t lose this!" Frankie told his team, but Bertha and Elly were already intimidated by how powerful Zane and Jasmin were.
It might only be a 2 vs. 4 since Russel didn’t do anything, but those two probably had the same manpower as six people!
"Ethan, you serve!" Frankie said.
Ethan grabbed the ball and did a serve. But he wasn’t as powerful as his husband, so the ball flew near the net, which was an easy target for Jasmin.
Jasmin did a quick jump and smashed the ball.
"AH!" The ball hit Elly in the face without a chance of getting intercepted.
"Aw! You bitch! You almost broke my nose!" Elly complained. She looked at Tia and protested, "How is that allowed? She almost ruined my face!"
"That’s because you can’t intercept the ball, so..." Tia announced again. "One point to the left team!"
"So unfair!" Ethan complained as well. "They have two Hulks as players!"
"Who are you calling Hulk?! Say that to my face, you skinny Twink!" Jasmin raised her voice, and Ethan quickly zipped his lips as he got scared.
Jasmin was enjoying the game so far, but the moment she got insulted, she swung her hand and said, "Oh, it’s on." Jasmin looked over her shoulder toward Zane and said, "Don’t give them any points. We have to smash these pests together!"
Zane chuckled. He looked at Madeline, who nodded back at him, giving him the order to smash the opposing team.
"Alright, let’s crush them."
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