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"Maybe you outta slon?" he asked, taking inning to giggle Suddenly everything was funny
"Okay, party on" He se intobikinis are difficult to tie when you’re more than a little buzzed
"Okay, Caroline’s next Truth or dare," Mi that Drunky Mimi only had one volu Sophia in the face accidentally as I reached behind ht out the last bottle of Cava and were steadily working our way through it And it was steadily working its way through us, our gaerous The sky crackled a bit with far-away lightning, and low ruling and splashing
Once we caot settled in the hot tub, it was only ame of Truth or Dare, and only seconds after that before Sophia agreed to it I laughed it off at first, saying there was no way I’d play such a childish game But when Sily head and shouted so to the effect of, "I will play Truth or Dare, you sucker, until you can’t tell your truth from your dare!"
This stateical to Mi irls I’, so I let it go And poured another glass of sparkly
"Where’s the one place you want to travel, and haven’t been yet," she asked, huh the French doors
Sophia had found all of her grandfather’s old records, and Simon almost had a fit when he saw the collection He’d selected a Toht perfectly
"Boring, ue out at hiets truth Caroline, where is the one place on earth you want to go?" she asked again
I leaned e of the tub I looked up at the stars and an i, warm sun on y rocks I shed quietly, the sined myself on a beach in Spain
"Spain?" Si back at o But it’s so expensive, it’s going to have to wait a while," I se
"Hey, wait, Si to Spain next month?" Ryan asked, and my eyes widened
"Um, yeah Yeah, I ao with hi to Ryan
"Ryan, you’re next"
"No, no, wait a o with Simon to Spain And second of all, it’s my turn," I protested, as Sio with Si to ot very quiet
"U I can’t afford a trip like that, and besides, I don’t know that I can take time off next month" I felt my heart swell as I processed what he’d just said
"Actually, I heard Jillian telling you the other day that next ood time to take your vacation before the holiday season," Milared at her
"Be that as it may, I also can’t afford it, so discussion ended Now then, I believe it’s my turn Let’s see, who should I pick?" I looked around at everyone
"It wouldn’t be that expensive I’ a house, so that would be paid for Airfare and spending money--that’s all you’d have to cover," Siood deal there, Caroline," Mi little ripples across the tub
"Okay, Mi ahead with the gae the subject," she objected
"Well, I’ it Truth or dare, you little shit," I said again, letting her know I meant business
"Fine Dare," she pouted
"Great I dare you to kiss Neil," I shot back, nota beat
"What?" she shouted, as the entire hot tub erupted in gasps
"Hey, we’re just playing a ga that I would dare you to kiss the guy you’ve been seeing for weeks now, is it?"
"Well, no, I just, I don’t like public displays," she sputtered, alirl as almost arrested for public nudity when she was found under the bleachers at a football ga deal?" Si, it’s just--" she said again, and Neil interrupted
"Oh, come here, Tiny," he exclaimed and pulled her over They stared at each other for a second, and then Neil swept her hair out of her face He smiled, and she leaned in I heard Sophia inhale at the same time Ryan did, and we all watched as Mimi kissed Neil
And it eird
They broke away, and Mimi swam back over to her side Next to Ryan All was quiet for a moment Simon and I looked at each other, not sure what to do next We’d been outsan to burn The fact that I was drunk had nothing at all to do with uess it’s my turn Hmmm…Ryan, truth or dare?" Neil started, and I stood up, splashing everyone around me as I did
"No, no, no! That’s not as supposed to happen!" I yelled, sta under in the process Siht me back to the surface, and I continued , now much closer, blazed across the sky
"You were not supposed to let her kiss hi at Ryan and then at Miether boyfriend?" Sophia h!" I screamed and turned back to Mimi