A Bet With The Devils

Chapter 20: If Revenge Darkens My Heart, Then Call Me Rumpelstiltskin

"Vincent," he scoffs. "Don't blame him for your problems. It's probably you that calls him, throws stuff at his head, and gets him kicked out of class."

"Right," I shove him playfully. "I'm the evil behind Vincent's problems."

"You are," he laughs.

***

"So the football preseason banquet is next week," I say as Alex and I make our way towards Beeps. "Who are you taking ?"

"Do you think Josh will mind if I take you?" He asks and I chuckle.

"No," I shake my head "but I think you're asking me because you dont want to ask the person you really want to go with."

"And who is that?" He laughs.

"Taylor," I smirk.

"I already told you," he shakes his head. "Me and Taylor are just friends."

"So you're willing to take me as your friend," I comment "than take Taylor as your friend."

He simply glares at me because he knows I'm right.

"I could do a really cheesy poster for her," he says after a few seconds and I look at him completely surprised.

"You're gonna ask her?" I chirp and he nods.

"Only if you'll help me," he says and I nod excitedly.

"Do you think Josh is going to ask me?" I ask out of the blue and Alex smiles.

"I'm not allowed to say," he shrugs. "We have a very strict code when it comes to this."

"So you were going to take his date?" I scoff and he chuckles.

"Maybe," Alex nods and we both laugh.

"You're all dillweeds," I say as we walks inside beeps.

"You two," Julio immediately calls us. "I need you to cover the shift later today for the bar. Can you?"

An extra shift. At the bar.

Well, why not?

"Sure," we both say simultaneously and he smiles.

"Good," he nods. "I'll make sure to remember this."

"Is this a good thing?" I ask Alex and he shrugs.

"I hope so," he says.

***

"That was terrible," I groan as Alex and I go take a seat on the couch.

"Couldn't agree more," he says.

"I have a headache," I rub my temples "but we did make a lot more money on tips than usual."

"That's true," he nods.

"How was work?" Josh asks as he comes and takes a seat a next me.

"Good," I nod. "The bar was extremely busy, but I made a good amount of money of tips."

"That's good," he kisses the top of my head. "I have something for you."

"You do?" I ask and he nods.

"Close your eyes and let me guide you into the kitchen," he says and I nod before closing my eyes.

"I'm not big on surprises," I tell him as he guides me towards the kitchen door. "But I trust you not show me something terrible."

"I would never do that," he chuckles.

"Yes you would," I laugh.

"You can open them," he whispers in my ear sending shivers down my spine. I open my eyes and I gasp at the scene in front of me.

The entire back wall is covered with a huge poster saying: Banquet With Me?

The counters are covered with all kinds of flowers from sunflowers to roses. On one of the chairs surrounding the dinner table is a gigantic stuffed elephant.

"So what do you say?" He asks and I stand there completely shocked.

No one had ever done something like this for me.

I've never even been given a flower.

"Princess?" He looks at me and I grin.

"Yes," I throw my arms around him causing him to move a few steps back. "Yes, I'll go with you."

"I'm glad you liked it," he chuckles and I smile.

"I loved the surprise," I plant a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you."

"You deserve it," he smiles, a big ear to ear smile that makes me fill with joy.

Oh, Josh.

***

"Are you sure about this?" Taylor asks and I nod.

"They won't get mad," I tell her. "I mean, they let me run outside in a towel. I'm only getting revenge."

"Revenge darkens the heart," Taylor comments and I chuckle.

"Then my heart is dark," I say "because nothing is keeping me from this revenge."

"So he bought you flowers?" Taylor asks and I smile.

"Yeah," I grin. "You should've seen the kitchen. It was filled with all sorts of flowers. "

"Josh is adorable," she smiles.

"So how are things with you and your boys?" I laughs and she shakes her head.

"I don't have boys," she glares at me.

"Alex and Pipper," I glare back at her. "They both like you."

"Vincent and Josh," she comments. "They both like you."

"First off, Vincent doesn't like me. Second off, I made a choice," I answer. "You haven't?"

"I just don't want to make the wrong choice," she exhales. "How did you know what choice to make?"

"I didn't," I reply. "I just went with the flow. Josh asked and I already thought he was cute, funny, and nice. So I went with it."

"How do you know it's not the wrong choice?" She asks and I shrug.

"I don't," I exhale. "I'm going on blind faith here."

We stay quiet for a few seconds thinking about our own life choices and difficulties.

"Now the hardest choice of all," I turn towards her, a serious expression on. "Should we go with blue, red, or pink?"

A/N: Hey everyone! Happy Late Christmas! Here is an actual update for you.

Sorry about the issue earlier about Wattpad claiming I had update when I hadn't. Thanks to that I decided to actually give you a real chapter LOL

I'll update soon...

QOTC: Blue, Red or Pink? (The color with the most votes wins and will somehow be a part of the next prank.) VOTING CLOSED, but feel free to share your opinion anyway!

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Love, Pam

December 26, 2016