“Are you still pissed off about the raincoat mix-up?” Cannon rolled his eyes, and all the guys fell back in laughter.
“Dude. I asked if you had a fucking raincoat that I could borrow for a hike for a team-bonding thing for the firehouse. You brought me a box of condoms.” Phoenix shook his head in disbelief.
Cannon’s lips turned up in the corners. “Lots of people refer to condoms as ‘raincoats.’”
“Why would I need condoms to go on a hike with my fucking coworkers?”
“I never hike without condoms.” Cannon shrugged and then winked at Jovi, who was sitting next to him laughing, and Bass glared at him. “You never know who you’ll run into. And I brought you the magnums. A little ego booster. So, you’re welcome.”
“I’m done talking about this. The guys had a field day with it, and I’m sure that’s why I ended up in bed with the flu last winter, because I’d been forced to hike in the rain without a fucking raincoat.” Everyone was laughing now, aside from Phoenix, who took a pull from his beer and then glanced at me and Cutler. “Let’s have the pros do a round, and then everyone can see how it’s done.”
“Great.” I pulled out the buzzer and glanced at my best friend. “I’ll read and you guess?”
“Sure. Tatum can do the buzzing,” he said, and we explained that she needed to make sure I didn’t say any of the words that were listed on the card, and if I did, she’d hit the buzzer.
She nodded. “I’ve got this.”
“Okay, I’m starting the timer.” I cleared my throat and pulled the first card. “Your uncle Ro won the title in this sport.”
“Professional boxer.”
I smiled. One down. I pulled the next card.
“I had one of these growing up, and her name was Maxine.”
No hesitation at all as Cutler smirked at his friends. “Pet. Pig.”
Cocky, but justified.
Next card. Hmmmm… This one was a bit more tricky, only because the clues listed on the card limited what I was allowed to say. I took just a beat to think, and it came to me quickly. “First part of your nickname growing up.”
“Beef.” His gaze locked with mine.
“Name you called Dirk when he flirted with me.”
“Jerk.” He smirked. “Beef jerky.”
“Yes.” I pumped my arm in the air. I pulled the next card. “Okay…happiest place in the world?”
“Disney World.”
“And what is my favorite thing to eat there?”
“Cotton candy, Jeege.” He smiled. I wasn’t allowed to say ‘theme park’ or ‘Disney,’ so this was a way around that.
Next card. “This was a famous man, and his last name is my mom’s first name.”
“Elvis Presley.”
I nodded as we got a few whistles and laughs.
“Damn. Could these two be any more in sync?” Cannon laughed.
We still had time on the clock, and I reached for another card.
“First concert I ever went to.” I raised a brow at my best friend.
“Backstreet Boys.”
