Chapter 15: Truth or Dare
The week passed uneventfully. I saw Chris a few times—once at the coffee shop where we first met and once at the gym where we decided to get together. This time, however, I behaved myself properly. He also spent a night in my dorm room. We weren't intimate; we just cuddled and fell asleep because we were both pretty tired. Ty slept over with Alexis a couple of nights, but they also just slept. After all our adventures recently, I guess we needed a normal week to recharge. We also all seemed to have a lot of school work to focus on. Papers were due and we all had tests to pass. I sat between Lefty and Righty in Art History again. They had saved me a seat between them, but even though we all were thinking about a repeat performance, the three of us also seemed to know that we had to pay attention to the lecture this time in order to be able to compose decent essays that were due soon. I did flash my boobs at them at the end of the class, just to keep them happy, but nothing else happened. I saw Tanya, Kelly, and Ali a few times in the hallway and in the dining hall. We smiled knowingly at each other, but without Lance around to instigate more craziness, we didn't get up to any risqué games. In short, it was a normal, calm week.
On Friday night, near the end of my shift at work, Lance and Yasmín came into From Famine to Feast for dessert. Yasmín was dressed in a very provocative outfit. She wore three-inch heels, a very short leather micro mini skirt, a sheer white blouse, and a lacy black bra, visible under her see-through top. She made every head in the restaurant turn and it was difficult for many of us to look away. Again, they ordered one crème brulé with two spoons, making a show of licking them clean.
"Yazmín, you look stunning," I complimented her as they ate.
"She will stun even more later tonight," answered Lance.
"What will you have me do later tonight?" she asked, tilting her head coquettishly and raising an eyebrow at him.
"I can't tell you now, because I want it to be a surprise for both of you later," he said, addressing, but not answering, her question.
"Both of us?" I asked.
"Yes, I want you to join us at Rendezvous when you get off work. Text Alexis, Ty, and Chris and tell them to meet us there later. Tell them to dress to impress."
"Alexis has some very alluring outfits to choose from. I'm not sure what Ty and Chris have in their wardrobe. They're college boys, after all."
"They must have at least one nice suit for interviews, graduations, and funerals. Tell them to wear that. If not, have them wear whatever they think girls will find attractive."
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About an hour later, the six of us were squeezed in a booth at the bar. The boys had managed to find nice outfits, which was a pleasant surprise. Ty wore a navy suit and Chris wore a black one. They each had a white button-down shirt, but no tie. Chris wore black leather dress shoes. Ty had high tops, which looked out of place, but hip nevertheless. Alexis looked hot in a dark green mini-dress with spaghetti straps and black heels. Her bright red lipstick contrasted with the dress strikingly. The bar was noisier than usual because there was a band playing in the back, and many people were there to dance. Desiré brought us drinks, and we toasted our friendships.
"I have a game for us to play," announced Lance. While none of us were surprised at this point, we also had no idea what was coming next. "We are going to play Truth or Dare. Here are the rules. I will go first. Whoever I ask, must choose either to answer my question truthfully, or they must complete the dare I set for them. After they answer the question or complete the dare, it will be their turn to ask another person. If they don't answer or complete the dare successfully, then they are out of the game, and must go sit at the bar by themselves until the rest of us are finished playing without them. Everyone must get a turn before anyone is allowed to have a second turn. I will decide when the game is over. I expect everyone to participate."
"Intriguing." answered Yazmín quickly.
"I'm game," I added.
"Me too," chimed Alexis.
"I'll play," said Ty.
I looked at Chris. "We don't have to play if it makes you uncomfortable," I assured him. "We can just go back to my room, if you prefer."
"No, that's alright. I had fun the last time I played Lance's game. I'll give it another go." I smiled at Chris, and then looked expectantly at Lance.
"Excellent." Lance signaled Desiré for another round of drinks. She nodded and spoke with the bartender. "Let's begin. Yazmín, I know you're eager to play. Truth or dare?"
"Ooh. You know I want a dare," she said excitedly.
"Yes, I assumed that, which is why I have a dare all set for you. You see that handsome guy sitting alone at the bar with the black shirt?"
"Yes..."
"I dare you to get him to buy you a drink in under 2 minutes. You may use whatever powers of persuasion necessary."
"I'm up for the challenge." She stood up, took a few steps toward the bar, and then turned back to face us. "Who is going to time me?" Ty pulled out his phone. "Tell me when I'm on the clock and watch how fast I can work." Ty snapped his fingers and pointed at the man, and off she went. Our eyes followed her. She placed her hand on the man's shoulder, and he turned to look at her. She said something to him that we couldn't hear. Then, she slowly spun around for him as he looked her up and down. He nodded and said something to her. She leaned in close to him, rubbed one hand on his back and used her other hand to turn his head so she could whisper in his ear. Then she playfully kissed his ear lobe. He raised his hand and shouted to the bartender to get his attention. Soon, the bartender brought her a drink. She took a sip, but didn't swallow. She then placed both hands on his cheeks and tilted his head for a kiss. She squirted the sip in his mouth and he swallowed. One of her hands traced a line down his chest and found his crotch, where she briefly fondled him. She grabbed her drink, slapped his ass, and then sauntered back to our table. His eyes watched her walk away with hunger and desire.
"One minute fifty seconds!" exclaimed Ty.
"That was impressive! What did you say to him?" asked Alexis.
"I simply promised him that if he bought me a drink, I would make it worth his while—guaranteed. He believed me, and as you saw, I kept my promise."
"You sure did," Ty said. "He's still staring at you. I think he'll buy you as many drinks as you want!" She turned and waved at him. He gave a wishful wave back, and then seemed to resign himself to the fact that she was going to stay with her friends instead of with him.
"Your turn, Yasmín," said Lance. Then he leaned over and whispered something in her ear. She nodded.
"Ty, truth or dare?"
"Um, dare. No, truth. No, dare. Yes, dare." We all laughed at his nervous indecision.
