One of the Bros (664 views)

”Oh yeah, I’m totally jealous! Except I’ve already gotten some action!” Chad said, winking in Maxine’s direction as she said she was a hot commodity and it looked like two other guys were vying for her as well. Chad laughed at that, not really listening to Kara and Onyx across the bar and instead focusing on the group in front of him. Chad rose his brows when Rory downed half the bottle of whiskey, not sure whether to be impressed or concerned about the guy’s liver. Though ultimately Chad opted for neither because he turned back to Max.

”My friend? Oh! This is Keegan. I guess I didn’t tell you about him because I was going you all to myself.” He joked, with a wide grin on his face.

-x-

Kara didn’t smile at Onyx’s joke, and instead her scowl deepened. Onyx had a point—who knew what kind of perverted rapist men were in here, eyeing up the girls scattered across the bar, planning to rape them the second their backs were turned and they got the girl drugged enough to agree. Kara made a “tch” noise as Onyx’s laugh.

”Rape’s not funny.” She snapped, her mind flashing to her uncle and the way he treated her aunt, the way he wanted to treat her. He sent a shiver down her spine just thinking about. Kara’s eyes locked on the back of Keegan’s head. Asshole. She heard that scoff of his. He was one of those perverts she was thinking about earlier. Kara folded her arms in front of her chest, shaking with anger as she glanced around the bar at all the slimy and conventionally attractive guys hitting on girls, buying them drinks, her eyes zeroing in on the glasses in their hands in case someone tries to slip something into it. She drummed her fingers on her forearms as she debated the pros and cons of picking a fight in the shady club.

Chad stared at Rory as he chugged down the Whiskey even more, his brows risen in surprise. Well damn, that was impressive! He was waiting for the guy to keel over as he ordered a simple vodka from the newb bartender, who could actually fill it, and took a sip. Chad then grinned at Maxine, though she seemed a little distracted by that Ethan dude at the moment. He could swear the guy seemed familiar… oh well… whatever.

”Aww, that’s fine, as long as you don’t forget about me. Keegan here’s got a bit of a reputation, but I think you’d like that about him.” Chad talked his buddy up, grinning over at Rory and Ethan. ”I bet Keegan’s be a much better lay than you two. Knowing Maxine’s type, and all. No offense, boys.”

He took another drink of his drink, watching at Onyx walked over. He looked the girl up and down, damn, she was pretty cute.

…however, that thought was quickly smashed when Kara Cullen marched over and stood right between Keegan and Onyx, slamming her hand with some money underneath it on the bar extremely loud. She shot a glare at Keegan so cold that Chad could feel a shiver go down his spine, and he was only looking at the scene from an outsider’s point of view.

”No. They’re on me.” She snapped, slowly, hating men like Keegan with every ounce of her being. She didn’t even look at Maxine, too distracted by the fury she felt for Keegan at that moment.

When Rory threatened Chad not to tell Mason or Amy that he was here, Chad didn’t have any idea why. What did he care if Rory was getting wasted at a bar? Chad snickered at the notion of telling Amy. Hell, if he told Amy he went to the shadiest bar in town, she’d chew his ear off, too.

”What? Bro, I’m not your babysitter. Your secret’s safe with me.” He said, holding his glass up to Rory in a mock toast. He then glanced back to Maxine, shrugging his shoulders. ”Oh, I tried. No one can begrudge me for that.”

Instead, Chad opted to watch the scene unfolding between Kara and Keegan.

Kara didn’t say you’re welcome to Onyx or say anything to Maxine. Right now she was too angry to awknowlage the people who she tolerated. Right now, she was fearlessly gazing into Keegan’s eye as he called her an ice queen and she “tch”ed. Oh God, everything about his playboy whore face was so punchable.

”You men are so disgusting.” Kara snapped, not backing down even as Keegan turned with more interest over to Maxine as he requested a body shot. She rolled her eyes and then turned towards Onyx.

”He’s not being nice, he’s just looking to bang someone. He’d probably rape you if he could get away with it. Be careful.” Kara sneered, nudging her head towards the table they’d vacated. ”There’s no point wasting your time with those kind of douchebags.”

Chad watched the altercations going on and, like Maxine, felt a little ripped off that the pending fight had dispersed. Chad knew Kara from rumors and from bumping into her a few times had she was scary as hell. He couldn’t lie, part of him wanted to see just how scary she was. But he knew better than to press his buttons around her because if she was picking a fight with him, he knew he’d lose even if she was a woman—though he looked well-built he had zero skill in fighting whatsoever. He’d lived a privileged life, you know, aside from that brief period when he was 13 or so when he mother kicked him out and he lived on the streets. Not for very long, though. He never had a reason to fight.

He did want to see if Keegan could take her—but he had to agree with his logic that sex was much more important than fighting with some crazy lesbian chick.

”Aww, pretty boy? I like that nickname!” Chad said, leaning forward to flash that charming grin of his at Maxine. He could see the girls who had been hitting on himself and Keegan when they arrived getting frustrated that the boys didn’t look like they were returning. Most of them just went off to bother other guys, or went off with each other. Chad didn’t focus too long. ”Of course I’m in, Maxine!”

Meanwhile, Kara sneered at Keegan when he ignored her, but figured it was for the best as she turned towards Onyx. She looked annoyed with Kara’s actions, but Kara couldn’t seem to figure out why. She said she wasn’t interested in men, and Kara couldn’t be sure if she meant she just wasn’t interested in men at the moment or if she was a lesbian and was not interested in men period. She opted not to ask.

”Can you? Doesn’t seem like it. Accepting shots from some shady asshole who’s clearly only looking to hook up with the first girl who’ll get drunk enough to spread her legs for him.” Kara snapped, rolling her eyes as Onyx hit on the bartender. Well, she didn’t really care so much, but god. Did she wander into the Sahara? Literally everyone around the bar was thirsty, more specifically, thirsty for Maxine. When Maxine said her name, Kara finally glanced over at the bartender, eyes falling to her slender legs as she sat on top of the bar. It was kind of flattering that despite everyone’s interest in her, Maxine had sought to include Kara in the dancing. If she wasn’t so mad right now, Kara would be touched.

”I bet whatever show you put on on the dance floor is hotter from an outsider’s perspective.” Kara said, winkign at Maxine before she stared at the fireball shots. She really didn’t want to drink anything, so she instead watched as Maxine situated a shot in her breasts and shoved them in Keegan’s face.

Now that shot… that was probably the only shot Kara was willing to drink at the moment. But soon, her anger returned. That fucking asshole didn’t deserve to have such a nice pair of tits in his face.

”Well you obviously don’t. You’re being a fucking idiot.” Kara snapped, watching Onyx as she went to the dance floor to go dance with some girls on the floor. Kara watched her move for only a second before she rolled her eyes and turned away. The girl wanted to deal with some sleaze ball who was trying to fuck-and-ditch her, then go be a harlot on the dance floor? All the power to her. Kara was no longer in the mood to deal with anyone’s shit.

Despite that, though, if she saw something seriously bad happening to Onyx she’d still stand up for her. But right now, Onyx could ‘take care of herself’. Apparently. So Kara didn’t feel the need to watch her like a hawk. Besides, primary predator #1 was over here, drooling over Maxine, and Chad, primary predator #2, was also drooling over Maxine. Kara stared at the bottle that Maxine slid over to her, catching it. She quirked a brow at Maxine—she knew how old she was, right—and Kara had half a mind to ask for a soda instead. But she decided what the hell. Free drinks, right? She popped it open and took a small sip. It tasted like ass.

”Who the fuck pays money for this cemented sewer water?” Kara asked with a sneer, though she didn’t push the drink away and instead took another sip. If she was being honest, this was her first drink. Ever. But Kara was beyond the point of giving a fuck anymore. She looked at Maxine when she offered a dance. Kara allowed her eyes to trail over Maxine’s body again.

She was hot.

”Sorry, as much as I’d love to, I’m not very good at sharing.” Kara sneered, nudging her head in the direction of the horny boys to Maxine’s right. ”I’d probably feel the need to punch those guys’ lights out first.”

Chad glared at Kara, before he finally realized it was his turn to take a shot out of Maxine’s breasts. Oh, he’d seen them before, but they were still so enticing. Especially with a shot of tequila between them. Chad leaned down and pressed his mouth to her breasts before he lingered a little longer than necessary, as though looking for it when in reality he knew exactly where the shot was. Chad eventually sucked it up, kissing the skin of her chest before he pulled away and winked at her.

”Have I mentioned how much I love your tits?” he asked, to which Kara rolled her eyes again and took another sip of the beer.