That Night | 𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘮

Chapter 25

3 weeks after Thanksgiving (about 3 1/2 months into the contract)

JUDE POV

Vini and Rodrygo decided to drag me out to a party in Brazil even after I told him not to. We all were given a 4-day vacation and this is how we decided to spend it?

The strobe lights and deafening music forced me to be more aware of my surroundings. Vini ordered us some drinks to start off the night. "So how are things with your girlfriend?" Rodrygo asks.

"They're good." I said blankly. I don't think they want to hear the massive argument we had before I left to Brazil for my game..

5 days ago

"Jude, why have you been acting so distant to me?" Eleanor stood in my doorway, hands on hips. "What do you mean? I haven't." I shrugged and looked back on my phone

She walked toward my bed and asked again. I shrugged. "Why do you keep dismissing me like I'm not here?" She threw her hands in the air. "I'm not..?" I kept scrolling on my phone.

Before I knew it she snatched my phone from me. "This.. what's so fascinating on your stupid phone that you can't spare me one second?" She stared at me, expecting an answer but I stayed quiet.

She then looked at the phone. "Wow." Is all she said. "Looking at bikini models? Is it safe to assume that you're not trying to buy a bikini for yourself?" She threw my phone at me.

"Don't throw shit- you need to calm down." I stood up from the bed. "Calm down? I thought you were finally taking this relationship seriously." Her voice started cracking.

"This is a contract. We're not in a real relationship." I don't know why I said what I did... but that's what came out of my mouth at the time. "You fucking man whore." She shoved me. "I hope your next girlfriend realizes how selfish you are." She storms out of my room.

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"Yeah. Things are good with Eleanor." I nodded. Rodrygo gave me a smile, patting my shoulder. Vini passed us our drinks and before I knew it I was already getting tipsy.

I stood up, needing to go to the bathroom from how much alcohol I consumed. "I'll be right back." I walked toward the bathroom, noticing a woman near the door to the men's bathroom. She was eyeing me up and down. When we made eye contact she gave me a smile.

Damn... she was breathtaking. I went to the bathroom and came out to find the same lady still standing there. "Are you waiting for someone?" It seems I slightly spooked her by the way she jumped a little.

"Oh... no. I was just watching everyone dance." She shyly smiles, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear. "Just watching?" I raised a brow. "Yeah, my friends dragged me here, and I'm not much of a party gal." She laughed.

"Well... then I guess you would decline me if I asked you to dance?" I smirked. "Not necessarily." She looked up at me, smiling again. She had the cutest dimples.. I held my hand out for her to take. She placed her hand on top of mine.

I led her out onto the dance floor and started dancing with her. After a while things got more intimate and we ended up kissing for half the songs. I couldn't help but compare her kisses to Eleanor's.. it didn't feel the same.

I pulled away from the kiss and looked at this stranger of a woman in front of me. "What's wrong?" She looked up at me with those precious doe eyes. "I need to go, sorry." I left her in the crowd and went back to the bar where Vini and Rodrygo were sitting.

They looked more wasted than me. "Guys, it's 2 am.. we should get back." I yelled over the loud music. "He's right." Rodrygo slurred. Vini sighed with dissatisfaction, but he still followed us.

Even in my drunken state all I could think about was Eleanor. It was a problem. Why is she always flooding my brain? All three of us decided it was best to sleep for a couple of hours so that the alcohol would subside.

Eleanor POV

I decided to fly out to Liverpool to see Trent. He was the only person I could tolerate at a time like this. I got off the plane and I was met with Trent waiting for me at the end of the docking station.

I quickly walked over to him and he wrapped his arms around me. I'd squeeze him tightly. "It's so good to see you." I patted his back. "It's good to see you too, lass." He separated from the hug and took the majority of my luggage.

"You must've packed your whole life in these." He joked. "Yeah, I wish." I sighed. "Something wrong?" He'd raise a brow. "Yeah. Jude and I got into a disagreement." I shrugged, still angry from it.

"What happened?" He looked confused. "He's.. not the most faithful boyfriend." I mumbled. "What?" His eyes widened. We walked out into the parking lot, Trent was trying to drill into me for more context.

"It's... nevermind, I'll tell you when we get in the car." I shook my head. He pulled out his keys and kept locking and unlocking his car. "What are you doing?" I looked at him as he endlessly pressed the buttons. "I'm trying to find my car." He kept pressing the buttons. "Didn't you park this morning? Why don't you remember?" I chuckled.

"No, as soon as you texted me I drove to the airport. So I've been here for 19 hours." He started walking in a random direction. I stood still in shock. "But.. why?" I caught up to him. "I didn't have anything better to do." He smirked down at me.

In the distance there was a car with it's tail lights blinking. "Here we go." Trent let out a sigh of relief as he walked over to his car. He opened the trunk and put my luggage in there. He even took the stuff I was carrying and put it in there too.

"Wait.. so did you sleep in that time you were waiting?" I suspiciously looked at him. "Nope." He shut the trunk and made his way to the driver's side. "Oh hell no!" I ran to the driver's side, but I was too late. Trent was smirking at me with his hands on the wheel. "You prick." I glared at him.

I shamefully walked to the passenger's side and got in. "So, are you going to tell me what happened now?" He pulled out of his parking space. "Yeah, I suppose..." I took a deep breath, trying to prepare myself.

"Jude and I are in a contractual relationship." I bluttered out. Trent slammed on the breaks, whipping his head over to look at me. "What the fuck?" His eyes widened.

END OF CHAPTER

sorry guys I had to republish this chapter cause it didn't even save the other half of Eleanor's POV. 😭 Wattpad is a bitch