“You have to slap out a song beat on your butt cheeks till one of us guesses it!”
“Ohhh, thatisa good one,” Kieran said. “Okay, go ahead Q, let us hear those ass cheeks sing!”
Grinning goofily, Quin stood and, thinking for a moment, then turned his back to the group and began tapping onhis rear. When no one guessed it, he repeated it several more times while his friends shouted out titles. Finally stopping, he looked over his shoulder at the group. “Really, guys? You can’t figure it out? It was very popular a few years ago and still one of my favorites.”
Giggling, Theo said, “Do it again!”
“Oh, come on,” Quin implored, “my ass is getting sore. What do you expect me to tell Mase when I can’t sit down tomorrow?” Sighing, he resumed his slapping.
“Oh, my fucking gods! It’sRoar!” Kieran exclaimed, clapping his hands. “I love it, huh, how come I didn’t figure it out sooner, I play it all the time!”
“Finally!” Quin said, turning around and collapsing with relief onto one of the mattresses. “It’s one of mine too…a personal anthem. It’s on my favorite playlist.”
“I never heard of it,” David said. “I don’t even know what a playlist is.”
“A playlist is made up of songs you like…for instance…I have one called my ‘Power’ list,” Quin explained. “They’re songs I listen to for inspiration, when I need to boost my confidence…Roaris on it along with others, likeFight Song.“I can help you make a playlist, if you’d like.”
“Thank you, I would love that,” David said, with a big smile.
“Ki, you’re next,” Theo said, “Truth or Dare?”
“Truth!” shouted Kieran.
“I got one,” Quin said, “who has the nicest butt in the room?”
“I’m glad you limited it to us,” Norm said, chuckling.
“Hmmm…” Kieran mused, “this is tough…nope…can’t answer it without further research. Okay, I need you all to stand up and turn around…c’mon, do it, then bend over so I can compare everyone’s butts.”
David’s eyes widened at Kieran’s order. “Are you really going to look at our…you know…backsides? Won’t Logan get upset?”
“Nope,” Kieran said, giggling.
Allowing his mate to pull him up, Theo grinned at David. “Ki always claims he’s taken but not blind. When we went to the Meat Locker in Edinburgh—because Fionn wanted to find a hook-up—Ki sat next to Logan, pointing out all the hot men in the club that night.”
Whipping his head around, David stared at Kieran. “No way!”
“What? I was just helping Fionn shop,” Kieran grinned. “He hadn’t done it before so I was giving him some lessons. Now, go ahead, bend over.”
After several minutes, Norm spoke. “Ki, enough already…stop perving on our asses. Just answer the fucking question.”
Giggling at the sight of his friends’ taut butts, Kieran finally said, “Truth? They’reallfantastic but if I have to pick just one, then I’m going with Q’s.”
“Oh, thank goodness,” David said, straightening up before flopping down on the mattresses. “Now I won’t have to explain to Zane why Kieran likes my butt the best.”
After the laughter subsided, Kieran announced, “You’re next, Theo. What will it be…Truth or Dare?”
“Easy…Truth.” Theo said, smiling.
“Can I ask Theo a question?” asked David.
Nodding, Kieran said, “Go ahead.”
Looking at Theo, David asked, “What is something you never told anyone?”
Chapter 17
Blinking once, then again, Theo stared at David, sorrow flitting across his face. Pushing it deep down inside him, he forced a smile. Unable to give voice to his darkest secret, he hesitated, attempting to find something else to disclose. But before he could come up with anything, he heard a squeal.
