Cheater: A Summer Games Short Read (Going for Gold) Read Online Free PDF

Bryn, you don’t. I don’t care.”
    “You have to care. We’ve been together almost a year.”
    “How dare you insist I care?” How could she sit there and throw it in my face that we’d been together for a year? I knew how long we’d been together. I’d cherished each and every fucking moment. “I don’t care. Now get the hell out of my room.”
    “Alec, it just happened.”
    “Really? What, you drank a beer, found yourself in Wade’s bed, and said, ‘Let’s fuck before Alec gets here’?”
    “No, it…it started the day before I left.” She buried her face in her hands.
    Fury filled my body. I was still standing in the damn doorway, and she was on my bed. I stormed toward her, towering over her. Spit and vehemence came out of my mouth. “You fucked him the night before you left? The night you didn’t have time to come and say goodbye to me?”
    “It just happened.”
    Her words knocked me flat to my ass. I took two steps back and sank to the floor. “You told me you two were meeting to set up some coordinated team events. I’d say you coordinated all right. His dick in your…” I didn’t even want to go there. The less I thought about it, the better.
    “It was just a fling. This morning was going to be the last time. I swear.”
    Today’s lunch rose from my stomach to my throat, threatening to choke me. “That really doesn’t make a difference to me. We’re done.”
    “Please, Alec, give me another chance. I don’t want to lose you.” Mascara ran down her cheeks. “I l… I lo…”
    I held up my hand to stop her. “You love yourself, Bryn. You can’t even say the words to me. I’ve been telling you how much I’ve loved you for months, and all I ever got was, ‘That’s so sweet.’ I deserve more than that. I want more. Need more. Demand more.”
    “Alec, I can give you more.”
    “Yeah, well, I’m not looking for an STD. You need to leave.” I rolled to my feet and pointed to the door.
    Bryn rose on wobbly legs. She looked like she was going to collapse. Instead she approached me, but I shook my head, and she walked on by.
    Alone at last, I climbed into the bed for a soul-cleansing nap.

Chapter 5
    I woke to the sound of groans and moans. I flew out of my bed ready to murder Bryn and Wade. It was bad enough that I’d caught them earlier, but now they were rubbing it in my face.
    With a pound of hate behind me, I threw open Wade’s door. It hit the wall and slammed back to nearly knock me out. The girl he had been talking to outside was lying on her back, spread wide for him.
    “You’re an asshole.” I pointed at Wade and looked back to the girl, who appeared stunned by the interruption. “He’s a total dick.”
    “Again? Really?” Wade rolled to his side, leaving the girl fully exposed to my view. “Alec, they don’t put a bucket of rubbers in the lobby for nothing.” The girl pulled the blanket over her body.
    “Fucking asshole.” I slammed the door and left. How had I not known what a jerk he was? Rose-colored glasses had influenced my perception of the man. He’d made it. I’d idolized him, emulated him, and all he was, was an asshole in a leotard.
    For that matter, so was Bryn. What did I love about her? Was it her looks? Her talent? Or her always willing pussy? Maybe I hadn’t been in love with her after all. Maybe she was there when I needed someone. For her, I was the automatically renewing dick of the month club.
    What I’d witnessed today needed soap and hot water to wash it away from my mind and body. Steam filled the shower as the water cascaded over me. I lowered my head and watched my stress swirl down the drain with the bubbles. This was my new beginning. I didn’t need Bryn. I didn’t need Wade. I had me. I was a Maes, and we conquered.
    Dressed in my leotard and shorts, I ran to the cafeteria, where I filled up a tray with baked fish and steamed broccoli. I snagged a corner table that was perfect for me. People watching was a habit I enjoyed.