I lunge to grab it, but she keeps dancing away, her thumbs flying over the screen.
“Come on, hand it over before you message Jaci. ‘Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or fall in love with me.’”
She gasps. “Oh my God, why didn’t I think of that? That’s incredible. See, you can think outside the box, Matt!”
“You’re ridiculous.”
She grins over her shoulder. “You say that now. Wait ‘til she responds. I sent somethingtrulyiconic.”
I narrow my eyes. “Define iconic.”
She winks. “Let’s just say… it involves hot sauce, a safe word, and an oddly specific fear of squirrels.”
I blink. “I hate everything you are.”
“You love everything I am,” she fires back. “Now say thank you. I just made you unforgettable.”
“I swear, if she replies, I’m blaming emotional damage.”
“Pha-lease! She’s gonna marry you or block you. There’s no in-between. But at least this way you’ll know if she’s at least a little bit fun. And you, Matthew Levine, need fun in your life!”
Shaking my head, I glance at it to see the message sent to Jaci fromme.
Me:Top or bottom… what’s your vibe?
I suck in a breath as I read it, my eyes wide as saucers.
Alex grins like the absolute menace she is.
“Oh my God, you’re unhinged,” I say, shaking my head, but I can’t stop the laugh from escaping me. “You’d better send that to Logan too.”
“Obviously,” she smirks, already typing it out like she has zero fear of consequences. She flashes the screen at me, then taps send without blinking. “See?” she says. “Chaos loves me.”
I take a deep breath and clench my eyes shut, wondering if Jaci is now going to think I’m a filthy pervert while I watch those three little balls bouncing up and down.
Jacqueline:What do you mean?
I swallow hard as Alex bursts out laughing, rocking back and forth, clutching at her stomach. “Oh God, she’s so prim and proper.” I type something in to try to backtrack.
Me:As in, do you prefer top or bottom on a bunk bed?
Alex scoffs and rolls her eyes. “Pussy!” She pushes my shoulder as Jaci replies.
Jacqueline:Um… bottom, I suppose. What a strange question!
Alex chuckles as a message from Logan comes in. I look over her shoulder and open my eyes at the tone of the message.
Logan:Depends on the mood. If I’m feeling lazy, then on bottom, nothing better than a girl on top. But if I’m feeling more dominant, then I’m on top, riding it hard and fast in positions you didn’t even know existed, girl!
Alex’s eyes are open wide as she tries to hide her semi-shocked expression. She looks at me like a deer caught in the headlights. I take a deep breath, wondering how she can find someone being overly sexual, whom you haven’t even met yet, attractive. To me, it’s just perverted.
“Wow! Okay! Was not expecting that,” she murmurs once she’s recovered enough to talk.
“Well, the question kinda didn’t leave room for anything else.”
She scoffs and screws up her face. “Jaci found another way to answer.”
“True. Is that what you were doing? Testing him?”
