Taylor's POV
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"We made cocktails" I announce walking back into the large living room with Jay and Ross. I notice the game has progressed whilst we were in the bar and Matthew now has his shirt off, I glance at him briefly devouring him with my eyes. He returns my stare before his eyes dart to Jay as he stands next to me. The fire roaring behind us as Jay sets the tray down on the oak coffee table and hovers, not wanting to leave me.
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"There's espresso martinis and strawberry daiquiris" I smile over at Rachel and she claps her hands much to Jen's annoyance. Phillipa cheers, still admiring her new charm.
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"Thanks Tay and Jay" Ryan smiles, giving me a huge grin.
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"Help yourself, sorry about the mess of your kitchen in advance" I laugh. Ryan tells me not to worry taking an espresso martini and trying it out.
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"Here babe" I say to Matthew handing him a coffee cocktail. He kisses my lips slowly before I slip back into place next to him and Ross. Crossing one leg over the other, Matthew begins stroking my bare thigh as Ross takes a seat next to us.
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"Oh you missed your go" Rach informs me, clambering back into Jays lap. He sips his martini, his hand on her thigh.
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"I think I'll be taking a dare this time" I laugh sarcastically.
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"Okay I dare you to lap dance for Matthew again" She smirks and winks at me.
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"Oh easy" I smile at her and she scoffs telling me I'm a natural and that it's not fair.
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"Would you like me to lap dance for you Rachel" I laugh and she snickers.
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"Anytime you wish" she smirks. I catch Jay looking at me, as he lights up a cigarette and stares down at my thighs.
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"Ryan" I say sweetly.
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"Can I have something like a bit more you know sexy" I smile nodding at him, indicating that he changes the music. No lap dance was ever successful to stereophonics.
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"Say no more" he smiles back, hooking up his phone to a speaker he flicks through it. Jen huffs as if I'm wasting her time.
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"Oh I like your suspender belt thingy" Rach says smiling over at me as I stand up in front of the fire taking Matthew by his hand and sitting him on a leather chair. I ruffle his hair and smile down at him feeling the heat from the fire warm up my bare skin.
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"We should go shopping" I say to Rachel, she beams at me happily and I tell her to make a date.
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"Yeah me too Tay, I like your belt thingy" Jay laughs and she swats him.
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"Dickhead" she jokes and he sighs sipping his martini again.
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Matthew plays with my stockings, as the music comes on.
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"Hi" I whisper to him as Chris brown plays over the speaker. He smirks biting his lip as I lean over him and dance for him. Rhea whoops and I chuckle slightly as Matthew pulls me into his lap so I'm straddling him.
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"No naughty" I say to him teasing.
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I move in front of him again, occasionally stroking him and playing with my hair. His eyes regard me with lust as I play the part of sexy dancer girlfriend exceedingly well.
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"Wow Taylor that was" Matthew says in my ear. I take his hand and sit him back down next to Ross.
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"I've got the hottest girl in the room" Matthew says smirking and I laugh sitting back down in his lap.
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"Jesus" Ryan says eyeing me embarrassed as Rachel spins the bottle again.
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"Just saying I offer lap dances too" Jay laughs winking at me as the bottle stops resolutely on him. I snicker slightly. Holding Rachel with one arm, he spins the bottle with his other and watches it rotate back onto himself.
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"I declare that you must make out with me" she laughs and he smiles at her. I watch as he kisses her with passion, placing his hands on her sides and making a meal out of it. Like he does with everything. He winks at me afterwards and I look down into my lap.
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"Matthew are you playing" Jen asks looking over at him.
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"I'll take a dare yeah why not, by the way it can involve Taylor" he says suggestively hands still on my waist.
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"Just putting it out there" he laughs as I ruffle his hair. She watches me for a few seconds, her anger turning into a smile. The fire crackles and I wait for her next retort. Rachel looks from Jen to myself concern and anxiety coming over her innocent features. Something in the way her eyes dart from Jen to Matthew makes me squirm.
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"Oh I've got a dare for you, Matthew" Jen says swishing her ebony hair over her chest and sitting up proudly. She sips one of the daiquiris I made and I want to knock it out of her hand.
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"It involves Taylor" she cackles, conspiring against me again. Jay sits Rachel up as she whispers in his ear, and I begin to wonder what is going on. What does everybody know that I do not. Ryan places his head in his hands waiting. The music stops briefly as Jen stands looking down at us, her black cape flowing to the floor as she glares at me with her dark makeup and lips.
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"I dare you Matthew to tell Taylor, finally, that your relationship to her has all been a lie, part of one your games." She says watching me, sure of herself and absolutely full of it.
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Returning her stare, I almost laugh in her face. Almost, until Rachel interrupts telling her to be quiet. The heat of the fire that was once warm and inviting changes and I suddenly feel suffocated, too hot. Matthew's hands holding onto me, griping me. He is tense, worried. His usual self assured expression changed to one of fear and regret.
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Glancing down at him, I implore him to interject. To stop my embarrassment, and to stand up to Jen and clear this whole mess up. Instead he looks at me, his green eyes full of sorrow and pain. Ross protests telling Jen to be quiet sensing the impending doom.
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"No Ross, he told everybody that he's told her, does she look aware I don't think so" she smirks getting carried away, playing with my misery. Nobody protests Jen's claims, not even Matthew. I glance at Rhea, she watches me shock evident on her face. Malachi stands, his fists clenched, watching Matthew with rage on his face.
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"Fucking asshole" Ross says to him, angry. His normally happy carefree eyes looking glum.
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"Jennifer that's enough" Jay says seriously but she swats him away as Rachel tells him to do something, anything. Tears well up behind my eyes and I move off of Matthew, just staring at him waiting for him to discount her lies.
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"Oh you look confused Taylor, shit I thought he told you? No he didn't because he's a liar. Yeah I put $20 on it." She smirks as I glance at her again.
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"Matthew here was pretty confident that he could get with you. Take you from Ross. He always takes the girls from Ross, and you were just another one. Ross didn't want to play at all, but that doesn't matter because we all thought Matty would get the girl after all. He's a good liar and he was pretty confident hun, looks like he was right to be too. He even told Ross that the odds were in his favour. Looks like he was right seen as you're no longer a virgin" Jen finishes satisfied with her speech, she sits down and sips a strawberry daiquiri.
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"Matthew" I squeak but he only looks at me in despair, as if he is drowning in his lies.
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"You couldn't just? After everything? Tom and the..." I say crying, almost mentioning the near miss baby experience only stings me more. I clasp my waist, I could even be pregnant with his child. I've trusted him with my whole life, I've shared everything. Including my entire body. I've shared my future with him in my dreams.
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"After I asked you" I say slapping him with my hands. He doesn't defend himself, just taking on my hits, he looks down at the parquet floor silently.
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"After I gave you every opportunity to tell me" I sob pulling his face up to my own.
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"When were you going to tell me I'm worth a twenty dollar bet, clearly not after I moved in with you. Not after you met my mum. Not after I met your entire family" I say getting irate and angry.
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"So when?" I say crying, shaking my head and standing up. He's unresponsive, head in his hands looking down into his cocktail.
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"We all knew Taylor" Jen says rubbing it in. Rhea shakes her head vehemently at me as Malachi grabs hold of Matthew and smacks him straight across the jaw.
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"You're not even going to defend yourself, right" I say pacing towards the pool table to find my stupid bag that I left somewhere.
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"Tay, let's take a walk" I hear Ross whisper in my ear, standing by my side I glance up at him as he wipes my eyes.
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"Your bag is in the kitchen, come on let's go" he whispers taking my hand as I look at him in a trance.
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"I would go with the honourable one, not the liar" Jen says behind me as I wipe my tears again.
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"Enough Jen" Jay warns her standing up and buffering the situation between Matthew and Malachi.
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"Fucking mess this is" he mutters under his breath annoyed.
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"You're not even going to say anything" I call over my shoulder to Matthew as he stares up at me, lost.
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"Why would he, he's won his game" Jen mocks as Rachel tells her to shut up.
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I twist on my heel, turning on her.
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"Good for you" I shout at her sarcastically as Ross guides me to the door.
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"I bet you're really happy that you got what you wanted" I snark.
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I muster up all of my dignity and courage before I turn to the double doors and stride out of them Ross in tow.
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