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"Six! Five! Four! Three!" Mis Zach burped, but continued licking Sophia steamed

"Two!"

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," Neil stated, his gaze on Sophia

"One! Ha, you didn’t-- Wait, what?" Mi at Neil, then Sophia Siht" Sophia scowled, wincing when Simon and Ryan erupted into cheers

"No way, no way! No fair, I had al across the roo hiain Missy took her hair out of her ponytail, and everyone with a penis stopped to watch

"That’s it," Sophia snapped, and stor time-out!" I yelled as I left the room to follow her

"Time-out from what?" Zach asked, and I just shook e, then putting theot that!"

"I can’t believe we didn’t How ee door open for her as a rotisserie chicken ! I uys?" she asked, rifling through the condi up with a bottle of Sriracha

"We’re losing because we’re not concentrating We need to get our heads in the garabbed a jug ofbecause you’re drooling overa plastic container of leftover peas

"I’ to keep the incredulous out of , but what a drip

"What a a container of sour creaotaround the corner "But thanks for cleaning out the fridge"

As Sophia stuck her head back in, Neil came into the kitchen

"Funny how I knew exactly what you were trying to draw, huh, Soph?" he started, and she froze I knew she froze because the sour cream dropped to the floor I sidestepped away as she shut the door, pointing her cucuiveto draw You must have seen the card"

"How could I have seen the card? You were holding it the entire time"

"Well, maybe you turned away from Titty McBoobs over there to look"

"Oh please, you think that--"

I walked away just as Simon came around the corner, and I quickly turned hiht now Sophia’s got a cucumber and she kno to use it"

He snorted

"Wait, that ca hi

We both winced as their voices rose

"Well, they’re talking loudly--but they’re talking" I sighed

• • •

In the end, GarueBob HandBird Ryan spent the rest of the nightthe Pictionary rulebook for next time, while Simon and I cleaned sour cream off the kitchen floor and picked cucumber seeds out froht out, with her hand! It wasn’t even peeled!" he kept saying, amazed and more than a little scared

And Frick and Frack? Made out with Tall and Tits Actually made out with their dates in front of each other I’ve never seen anything like it I wanted to look away, I felt like I should look away, but I couldn’t Si the ainst the wall, so then Tits got pushed up against a wall Neil got an impromptu lap dance; so did Tall

"It’s like we’re at soers’ party," Simon whispered when a shoe flew by, kicked off by a Playboy bunny

"Or WrestleMania," I whispered back when another shoe flew the other way Don’t think Sophia didn’t notice Shoeless Tits

When the groaning finally drowned out Mi, it was ti And then never speak of that fork again

Glaring at each other, Neil and Sophia walked out together, hot dates in tow Ryan carried Mi us he’d coet her ho his head "No more drink stations"

As they rode up the hill, I could hear snippets floating back fro all the way to the cars

We headed back inside, looking at the drawing board Which was now decorated with phallic ian, "I love our friends, but--"

"How the hell are they our friends?" I finished, and he nodded

Laughing ruefully, he flipped back to the picture that ended the gaet this?"

"Because she drew an airplane with sponges--that’s why" I sighed "Wanna go to bed?"

"Hell yes," he answered As we headed to the bedroom, he helped me unzip my dress "She still loves him, doesn’t she?"

"Of course she does," I answered I let my dress fall to the floor, and I clih tired eyes as Simon undressed

"Did you set the alarm?" I asked

"It’s Sunday Why do we need to set the alar back his covers

"I have to work for a few hours in theme at the coffee shop down the street"

"Babe" He shook his head before turning out the light After he set the alar too hard"

"Lots to do If I work to It’ll be fine You sleep in, and by the tio for a drive"