Page 182 of Well Played

It was nice to see her friend, even if it was at the end of a video call. Callie had been looking forward to spending time with all of them, but Daisy said that her sickness bug was worsethan she thought, and she wouldn’t be able to race. She was practically bedbound, according to her. Callie was more worried about her than she was about her own racing now. Daisy was one of those people who was always healthy and nothing seemed to affect her, so for this to happen was surprising.

If only she was able to come with them. Daisy would be a good buffer between her and the boys.

“How’s the house?” Daisy asked. “And how was last night? Ben said that he cooked for everyone. Thai curry or something, was it?”

“Yes. It was delicious. I really enjoyed it.” Callie leaned against the wall, trying to find a place where it was cooler. Why was it so hot on poolside? “I was apprehensive about eating his food, but I was very surprised.”

“I told you that you would be fine. Wait until you eat the stuffed chicken tonight. I know you’re going to love that.”

“With feta cheese and pine nuts?”

Daisy winked.

“You never know. You might find that you like it.”

Callie wasn’t sure about that. She had an aversion to some foods, which made it difficult trying new things. But Ben was an excellent cook, and he had made the thai curry just perfect. Callie loved a good curry, but she had never eaten a thai curry, so she easily wolfed it down. Stuffed chicken, on the other hand, was going to be a little more challenging.

“Should you be talking about food, Daisy? I don’t want you to be sick thinking about it.”

“Oh, don’t worry about it. Talking about food isn’t going to hurt me.” Daisy grimaced. “Keeping it down without it going straight through me is another matter, I think. That’s less fun.”

“I can imagine. What do you think you picked up?”

“Fuck knows. I’ve got the doctor’s on Monday, so I’ll find out if there’s anything it could be. Although knowing my luck,I’ll end up becoming something you put in the medical books because you have no idea.”

Callie giggled. She could definitely see that happening. She felt better talking to her friend. She knew so many people competing, everyone having travelled to Cardiff to take part, but nothing beat her closest friends. Daisy, Ben and Matt were people she could class as best friends, and Callie was glad that it was them she was spending time with.

She just wished that she would stop thinking about seeing what the rest of Ben and Matt’s bodies looked like under their trunks. Staring at their crotches while they were preparing to race was not a good idea. Callie felt like people were staring at her, catching her openly gawking at them.

“Anyway, how was last night?” Daisy suddenly looked sly, waggling her eyebrows. “Got up to anything?”

“What? We just sat and chilled, for the most part.”

“Is that all?”

“Well, we did put on ‘Catchphrase’ onto the TV and competed to see who could get the most catchphrases. I won.”

Daisy sniggered.

“Of course you did. But that’s not what I was talking about.”

“What?”

“Come on, Callie. You didn’t do anything with either of those?”

It took a moment for Callie to figure out what her friend was saying. She almost dropped her phone, fumbling as she caught it again.

“You…you think I would try and seduce one of them?”

“Or both of them.”

“Daisy!”

“Hey, don’t look at me like that. I’ve listened to you gushing about how gorgeous the two of them are.” Daisy held up a hand. “I can’t say anything, they don’t rub me that way…”

“Wrong choice of words, Daisy,” Callie groaned.

“Sorry, but you know what I mean. You’ve got a perfect opportunity to be with one of them…or maybe both…” Daisy winked again. “So why not make the most of it? You’ve got two more nights before you’ve got to come home, so why not?”

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