He rolls his eyes. “I’m not blind, you’ve been staring at him with that mischievous glint in your eye for the past five minutes.”
Five minutes? I thought they just sat down a few seconds ago. I must have really spaced out.
“I’m hoping that if we can get Elias drunk, he’ll show his true colors.”
“Good,” Sly says, making me twitch a little in surprise, not realizing that he and Jagger were right behind me. “I don’t trust him.”
“I think he’s on our side,” Dex says in defense. “He really cares about Wren.”
“That’s the part I don’t trust,” Sly says. Jagger and I nod in agreement.
“Maybe by the end of the night, she will see there is nothing there but friendship. Veryplatonicfriendship,” I tell them as I try to convince myself that this is a good plan, that there is no chance of it blowing up in my face when he turns out to be a genuinely good guy.
But he could be the best guy in the world, it didn’t mean I wanted his hands anywhere near our girl.
A growl escapes me when he reaches out and tucks a strand of hair behind her ear.
All at once, Dex, Sly, and I yell out, “No touching!”
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
WREN
“So you’re saying that I only drink if I have done it?” I ask for the third time, trying to clarify the rules. It didn’t seem that complicated, but I wanted to make sure, as I really wanted to drink my beernow, but they said I’m not allowed to.
Someone will say a “never have I ever” statement, and if I’ve done it, I take a drink. But considering how much these five have done compared to me, has me thinking I’m not going to get much to drink.
“That’s right,” Pete says with a nod from where he’s sitting on the floor, his beer resting on the coffee table between us all. The living room wasn’t huge, especially with six of us in it, but we made it work.
Elias is sitting in the only single chair in the room, which faces the side of the coffee table, while Dex and Sly sit on the couch. Jagger and Pete are on the floor across the table from them and me? I’m in one of my favorite seats… Dex’s lap.
He has his arms wrapped around me and is holding me firmly against his chest. I’d just have to tilt my head uptoward him, and I could kiss his chin. It’s covered in stubble now, and it makes me reach up, unable to resist running my nails through it. He throws me a knowing look before looking back at Pete, pretending to ignore his reaction to me touching him. But I’m sure I felt something twitch under my ass.
“Okay, I’ll start,” Pete says with his signature mischievous smile. “Never have I ever worked for the FBI.”
“Seriously?” Elias asks with a roll of his eyes before taking a drink.
I thought this game would be more about finding out things we didn’t know about each other, but maybe Pete had other plans?
“Your turn,” Pete says with a nod at me. “We’re going in a circle.”
“Oh! Okay… Hmmm. Does it have to be something I haven’t done?”
“No, it just means you have to drink, too.”
I nod in understanding. Saying something I’ve done might be my only way to get a drink, but I was more interested in getting to know them first. The question was, what did I want to know that I hadn’t already asked?
“Never have I ever… had a girlfriend. Before me!” I add the last part quickly, as I want to know about their past relationships.
Nobody drinks, and I sit a little taller, knowing I’m their first. Elias doesn’t drink either, and that makes me wonder about his relationships over the past seven years. No girlfriend, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been...busy.
“My turn,” Dex says, humming in thought. “Never have I ever…” I squirm a little in his lap, trying to get comfortable as hethinks of his question. “Pictured Wren riding my cock when I’m in the shower.”
“Dex!” I gasp, my free hand covering my cheek in embarrassment. Movement catches my attention, and I see everyone in the room take a drink, even Elias.
“Dios mio,” I whisper, my eyes wide.
Pete starts to glare at him, but thankfully, Sly breaks the tension by asking his question quickly. “Never have I ever stolen something.”
