played truth or dare?”
“No.”
“Oh my god, this is going to be so much fun. Okay, so you when it’s your turn you pick either truth or dare, then you either have to answer a question honestly or do the dare you were given.”
Luke was still frowning. “What happens if you don’t do it?”
“Well... nothing. The game ends and you’ll be labeled as a chicken for the rest of the night and you’ll likely wake up with a penis drawn somewhere on your body with a sharpie.”
Luke blinked a few times in surprise before abruptly bursting into laughter. The sound was contagious and I found myself joining in as Daniel chuckled while glaring at us.
“Alright, alright. Calm down. You up for the challenge?”
Luke was still smiling as he pushed himself up further on the bed and sat cross-legged. “Bring it on.”
I could see the evil glint in Daniel’s eyes and felt a fresh round of nerves coil in my stomach.
“You can start if you want. Since you’re new to the game and all.”
“How do I start?”
“Pick one of us and ask us truth or dare.”
Luke looked between the two of us a few times, unsure of what to do. Eventually, his gaze settled on me and he asked, “Truth or dare?”
“Truth.”
He nodded, then looked at Daniel for further instruction.
“Now you can ask her anything—something embarrassing if you want—and she has to answer honestly.”
“Anything?”
“Anything.”
Luke finally looked back to me and stared me dead in the eye as he asked, “Are you a virgin?”
Daniel cackled and clapped his hands together as a crimson blush stained my cheeks. I slapped his arm hard and smirked when he made a pitiful sound of pain.
But slapping Daniel wasn’t going to get me out of answering the question. I swallowed the lump in my throat and nodded. “Yes.”
“Pretty much in every sense of the word,” Daniel added with a short laugh.
“Shut up, Daniel,” I growled, sending him a warning look with my eyes. Making me feel like an idiot wasn’t supposed to be part of this game.
“Sorry. Your turn.”
I was still purposely avoiding Luke’s eyes, not wanting to see his reaction to the admittance of my virginity. So I stayed focused on Daniel and asked, “Truth or dare?”
“Dare.”
I hopped out of bed and ran to my purse, pulling out the stick of red lipstick I kept there. I walked back to the bed with a smile and said, “I dare you to wear this for the rest of the game.”
Daniel looked pissed as I tossed him the lipstick, but he wasn’t one to back down from a dare. I helped him apply the lipstick, giggling through the entire process, then watched him walk over to the mirror to look at himself.
“Oh mercy me,” he said, his voice taking on a thick southern accent. “I feel like that Cinderella.”
Luke and I both cackled from the bed as he twirled around in the circle and dubbed himself as a ‘pretty princess’. My stomach started to hurt from laughing so hard and I leaned forward to clutch my sides. After what felt like an hour of uncontrollable laughter, it finally died when Daniel plopped down on the bed and turned to Luke.
“Truth or dare?”
“Uh... Dare, I guess.”
Daniel gave him a sly grin. “I don’t think you’re ready for one of my dares.”
Luke narrowed his eyes and tilted his head. “Oh yeah?”
“Yeah. I won’t go easy on you.”
The testosterone flying around the room was enough to make me roll my eyes.
Luke straightened his spine and smirked as he said, “Do your worst.”
Daniel grinned. “Nah, I won’t do my worst. Yet . I dare you to strip down to your underwear for the rest of the game.”
Luke’s smirk dropped off immediately and for a short moment, I thought he was going to end the game and be the one labeled ‘chicken’ for the night. But he glanced at me and I had the sneaking suspicion that he didn’t want this to be over yet.
He had more things to ask me.
Without a word, he rose from the bed and pulled his shirt over
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