Dirty Indiscretions: A Dark Mafia Romance

by Roxy Sinclaire

“Hey, so how did it go?” she asked excitedly.

  “It was great. Just meet some of the other teammates,” I told her.

  “Really? Did you get to meet Eli?” she continued.

  “No, just the new teammates but I should be meeting the rest of the team later tonight,” I said.

  “Wow, sounds so exciting.”

  “Yeah, I wish you were here. You could have been my date. I could have shown you off to the rest of the team.”

  “Yeah, it’s probably best that you didn’t. Some guy would have probably started talking to me and found some way to steal me from you,” she teased

  “Hey! That’s not funny,” I retorted.

  I knew she was teasing, but I didn’t like that joke. I didn’t even want to think about losing her.

  She laughed in the background. God! How I missed that laugh!

  “I was joking. Don’t be a big baby. They don’t like big babies where you are,” she said, trying to mollify me.

  “Yeah, yeah. I know.”

  April then went silent on me.

  “Are you there?”

  “Yeah, I am. Just looking through my textbook. You know, trying to distract myself from the surprise I have for you when you get back.”

  I still wanted to know the surprise. It was driving me crazy.

  “Are you going to at least give me a little hint?” I wasn't backing down.

  She then went silent again.

  “No.”

  Why wouldn’t she just tell me?

  “If I told you, it wouldn’t be that much of a surprise now would it?” she stated.

  “But you could at least give me a hint?” I pleaded.

  She then got cheeky with me.

  “Don’t you have a party to go to?” she asked.

  “Ha-ha! Nice try. I’m going to punish you later for this,” I promised threateningly.

  “I’d like to see you try,” she replied saucily.

  I loved a woman with wit! I just wanted to kiss her right now. I missed those lips of hers.

  “Oh, I will and you will wish you didn’t tease me so much.”

  “Hmmm….”

  I wanted her to fall into the trap and ask me how I would punish her. Then I wouldn’t say anything. I hoped curiosity would get the better of her. Instead, she just told me that she had to study and that I should have to have fun at the party. Dang it!

  “Okay, have fun studying,” I answered in frustration.

  “I’ll try,” she said dryly.

  The call then ended. I checked the time and realized that the party was going to take place within an hour. I went to get ready. A couple of the guys on the team told me that the parties can get pretty wild. There were many stories of several drunken players; some of which were extremely controversial.

  I almost couldn’t believe them! I put on a dress shirt and some jeans and sprayed some cologne. I wanted to make a good first impression. Although they were primarily interested in sports, this was also the beginning of my career. I didn’t want to look like a slob.

  As soon as I was finished brushing my hair, I looked at myself in the mirror. Although I thought I was still a little too big for the clothes that I was wearing, I still looked good! I really wished I had April with me. Then again, I don’t know how she would be treated in a room like that. Guys would probably hit on her and they might really try to take her away. I didn’t want that. I didn’t want to have to start my football career with a fight and lawsuit. Although, she could represent me in court wearing her little, tight skirt and blouse….

  I took a deep breath. She wasn’t here. I would have to control myself. I couldn’t go to that party being riled up. I would be mercilessly heckled. I tried to calm myself down and distract myself. I reminded myself how important this meeting was. I needed to stay focused.

  I then left the hotel and made my way to the party. From outside, I could hear the loud music and chattering. I stepped in and it was the most extravagant party I had ever been to. The turn-out was amazing. There was an ice sculpture of a large football and several, no, dozens of food trays. There were three well-stocked bars with professional looking bartenders and there were servers walking around with plates of food. Everyone seemed to be interacting with someone. I went in and stuck my hands in my pockets. I walked around the room and as I looked around I was quite taken aback.

  There were numerous professional players here! I even think I saw James Jones in the distance. I had to keep calm. I didn’t want to seem like a nervous fan. I put my shoulders back and looked confident. I didn’t want to show myself to be as nervous as I felt. I walked around the room and saw some of my new teammates interacting with each other. They then spotted me from a distance.

  “Hey! Nick! Get over here,” one of them called out to me.

  I immediately headed over there and began to talk to them. We mainly spoke about sports and stats and what we had to go through to get to where we were. Suddenly, one of the cheerleaders passed by us and they immediately switched the topic.

  “Wow, check out the body on her.” One of them said.

  “I’d sure like to see her pom-poms after a game,” said another.

  I watched them look at her like she was a piece of meat. I felt sorry for her. Being a jock meant sometimes seeing women getting degraded behind their backs. Although, I was a guy who was into sports, it didn’t mean that I approved of the behavior.

  I remained quiet as the other guys kept talking about the cheerleader who passed. One of the guys looked at me and was disturbed by my silence.

  “Why haven’t you said anything?” he asked.

  “Yeah, you not into girls Nick?” another piped up.

  “No, it’s not that.”

  “No, ‘cus we don’t judge. If you prefer a dude over a chick, we understand,” said the first guy.

  “Nah, it’s not that. It’s that I have a girl back home,” I explained.

  “OH…. okay.”

  Normally, I wouldn’t care about their opinions. But the way they dismissed the fact that I had someone in my life bothered me.

  “Oh, I do,” I said more firmly.

  I showed them a picture of April. One of the guys did a low whistle and said, “She’s pretty cute man.”

  “Yeah, I know,” I agreed with a smile.

  I was glad when they didn’t talk about my girlfriend like the others.

  “She’s supposed to be finishing up law school pretty soon then she’s going to do her internship,” I told them.

  “Where is she going to do it?”

  “Here, in New York.”

  The group of guys mocked me by saying “Aww.”

  They then laughed.

  “So, we are happy for the both of you. But I don’t know if it’s a good idea to go pro and have someone like that around.” a third guy offered.

  “Wait…why?”

  “Like I said, these parties can get very crazy.”

  “Yeah, we have heard of some of the players cheating on their wives with some of these women who come to the party.”

  “Yeah, I know. But she’s different.”

  “Yeah, we know bro.”

  They acted like they have heard it all before. We decided to walk around the room, just to see what was going on. As we walked, we saw James Jones. I knew we were all excited to meet him, but we just tried to hide it under a strong masculine appearance. He greeted us and welcomed us to the team. We thanked him and began to talk about sports and stats. He even gave us some pointers for getting along with the managers and staff.

  “Oh, if you ever get on Mr. Richards’ bad side, you should just buy him chocolate cake. For some strange reason, the man loves cake. Make sure it’s German chocolate. The coach tends to like it if you know your stats and facts. So know the game inside and out and you should be okay.”

  We thanked him and he told us that it was no problem. He then went with the other players. I really wanted to take a picture with him, but I didn’t want to seem like a group
ie. Maybe another time. I really wished I could tell her that I met him, but I could always tell her later. I really just wanted to have fun tonight.

  We stopped at a beer keg and the guys in the group began to act like frat boys.

  “Yo… I could chug this whole thing in under 15 minutes,” one of them said.

  “I’d like to see you try,” said another.

  “Game on.”

  He asked them to hold him upside down while he promised to chug the entire thing. Two guys from the group turned him upside down and put the tubing from the keg into his mouth. The rest of us were cheering.

  “Chug! Chug! Chug!”

  He wasn’t doing badly. In fact, I was beginning to think he had done this before. He finished the entire keg and then he burped.

  “Yeah!”

  Everyone began to chant “Brando!”, “Brando!”

  It took Brando a bit of time to walk in a straight line again. Then he put his hands up and we applauded. He had a strong liver. I’ll give him that.

  “So what about you, Nick?”

  “Oh, I guess one drink won’t hurt.”

  “It won’t. Let’s get another keg!”

  “Yeah!”

  We all proceeded over to the bar and asked for another keg. We then began to drink from it. Brando was still trying to recover from the beer stunt and passed up on drinking, which I believed was a smart choice. It started with one, like it always did. I then was handed another and another, until I lost count. I should have had more control over myself, but I really wanted to fit in with the group. Suddenly, I went a bit wobbly. Maybe I should have stopped myself after the fourth one. It had been a while since I drank. I was more concerned with my fitness and so as much as I had the occasional drink, I tried to stay away from alcohol. Now I wished I had kept that promise and remained sober.

  The room began to spin. I was getting worried. My new teammates were concerned about me.

  “He looks funny,” one of the said.

  “Bro, are you okay?” asked another.

  I tried to answer but my words came out as slurs. They then carried me to a chair. I tried to make sense of what was going on, but I couldn’t. Someone brought me water, but it wasn’t enough since I still felt like the room was spinning. Although it didn’t fully connect with me, I hated myself for acting like such a frat boy at this event. I knew something was wrong. I finally finished the glass of water.

  I begin to black out and passed out on the chair. I had no idea what was going on after. I could partially hear the music in the background and hear some people talking. I then felt a weight on my lap and heard some giggling. I saw a flashing light and that was it. That was all I can remember of the party.

  Apparently, one of the cheerleaders thought I was pretty cute and wanted a picture with me. She sat on my lap and planted a kiss on me. One of her friends decided to take a picture since she thought we looked so cute together. She then uploaded it to social media, without my consent. I was unaware of all of this as I was unconscious. I only became aware of it much later on and there wasn’t anything I could do to stop it once I found out.

  April

  Although I missed Nick, I had to stay focused. My studies were important and so was my future career. I wanted to be an excellent lawyer and I wanted to move away. I also wanted that internship at a law firm in New York, so that I can hone my legal prowess, but also be closer to Nick. I turned the pages and wondered if Nick was okay. I hoped he wasn’t having too much fun. I knew it was just for a few days but I missed him a lot. It was hard not to think about it, but I know he was living his dreams and so I had to focus on mine. As I turned the pages in my textbook, I was finding it easier and easier to process what had been written. I never thought I would see the day when I understood what was going on. I then decided to consult my notes on the topic which I had written up several weeks before. I couldn’t seem to find them anywhere. I began to panic. I searched my entire room and my bag for the notes. Nothing! Great! After spending three weeks of tirelessly reading about Contracts, I had nothing to show for it.

  Mark then messaged me and asked me if everything was okay. I wanted to lie but ended up caving in and told him everything. He then offered to lend me his notes for Contracts.

  “Oh thank you so much, Mark!”

  Mark was really a life saver. He told me he would be over in a few minutes with the notes. I was relieved. Finally, I can master this subject area! I then got a message saying that he was outside. I went downstairs and let him in. He handed me some of the study notes and I was just so thankful that I jumped and hugged him.

  “You’re such a life saver!” I told him.

  “Yeah, I do my best,” he responded.

  “Well, I guess I should head back upstairs and go study.”

  “Wait! April there is something that I need to show you.”

  “What is it?”

  I was nervous at first to find out what it was that he had to show me. It couldn’t be good news. I know Mark very well and that tone was the one he would use when he was about to say something bad.

  “I found something online and you are not going to like it,” he said.

  “What did you find online?”

  “Uh, I found Nick kissing another girl.”

  I began to laugh. I thought Mark was just jealous and that studies and a lack of sleep had gotten to him. When he wasn’t laughing, I realized it wasn’t a joke.

  “Where did you find this?”

  He then pulled out his phone and clicked on the social site. He scrolled through his newsfeed until I saw the picture for myself. I was surprised! I couldn’t believe he could do this to me! There he was getting kissed by another girl.

  “I can’t believe this….”

  I was so hurt and disappointed. I couldn’t believe that the moment he left for New York, he immediately forgot that he had me back home.

  I just sat on the couch in a state of shock. I was so shocked that I didn’t even see that his eyes were closed and he was completely out of it. I just sat there and wished that Mark had never shown me the picture.

  “I trusted him…. After everything,” I stuttered.

  Mark, who was still there, sat next to me. He looked disappointed that he had to be the one to break the news to me.

  “I know,” he commiserated.

  “I can’t believe he would do something like this to me,” I despaired

  Mark was still there staring at me,

  “I know.”

  I then began to cry. I couldn’t stop. I just felt so betrayed. Mark looked at me with a sorrowful look. I just sat there and cried. I didn’t know what else to do.

  Mark just didn’t know what to do.

  “Should I leave you...?”

  “Yes…”

  He was about to leave when I changed my mind.

  “Actually, no. Please stay.”

  He sat back down and sighed.

  “Can you…can you hold me please?”

  He then wrapped an arm over me. I started to cry. In a moment of weakness, I began to think about being with Mark. Mark was my best friend and would never do this to me. He would be there for me, just like he has always been. He would have never hurt, nor would he have lied to me. I wouldn’t have to ever worry about him.

  I sniffled while I was still in his arms. He then brushed some hair off from my face. I just sighed and looked at him. I leaned in and kissed him. When I pulled away, I was in a state of shock! What had I done? Or what was I doing?

  He was about to kiss me again, when I stopped him.

  “I don’t think this is a good idea. Look, Mark I am really sorry. I don’t know what came over me. I think I just had a moment of weakness because of all of this. I…I think you should leave.”

  Mark was also stunned. He was also trying to process the kiss. I was glad I stopped myself before anything else could happen. As much as it was wrong for Nick to kiss that girl, it was also wrong for me to stoop to that level. I really needed tim
e to process all of this.

  “Look, Mark I am really sorry. Thanks for the notes. I really needed them. Also thanks for letting me know about the incident. I am just really sorry for the kiss. It shouldn’t have happened and I didn’t want to lead you on. But right now, I think I just need to be alone for a while.”

  “It’s okay. I understand. Take all the time you need.”

  “Okay, thanks for understanding.”

  I then saw him leave and I sat on the couch and sighed. I felt guilty now. I shouldn’t have kissed him. Here I was being a hypocrite. I judged Nick for doing something that I had just done. I couldn’t even study for the rest of the night. I was completely racked with guilt. I eventually went upstairs and just lay in bed. I didn’t even want to sleep. I wanted to pretend like I never kissed my best friend.

  Except I did.

  I groaned. I just longed for some sleep. I got up and tried to study. I couldn’t do it. I just stared at the textbook. It was then and there that I had decided that I would tell him as soon as he got back from his trip. If I wanted an honest relationship, then I would have to be honest too. No matter if it may cost me the actual relationship.

  Nick

  It felt so good to be back home. It felt like I had been away for too long. It was one of the best trips I had ever gone on. I got to meet my new teammates and meet a few of my heroes. But now there was only one face that I really wanted to see. I headed back to the apartment, where I was asked a lot of questions about my stay and if I met anyone

  “It was amazing and I met James.”

  Mitch’s eyes got wider.

  “You mean James Jones?”

  “Yup the one and only,” I nodded.

  Mitch seemed a bit jealous, but was happy for me.

  “Wow, that’s cool.”

  “Yeah, he even gave us some pointers as to how to survive as members of the team.”

  Cindy then walked in and looked at the expression on Mitch’s face.

  “Hey, don’t look like that. Also, did you tell Nick the good news?”

  “What news?”

  She then nudged him and he remembered.

  “Oh, yeah. The Broncos want to sign me,” he declared.