Jeff and I lived in a 2-bedroom apartment just a few blocks from a few local bars and clubs. He, Simon, and I, along with Wendy, Jamie and Trish, had just gotten back to our place after a night out. Wendy, Jamie, and Trish lived together on the other side of town. Our place was usually the final destination since we were walking distance from most places we would go.
Jeff and Wendy had been together for a few months, but Simon and I just casually hung out with Jamie and Trish when it was convenient for both sides, and we didn't have someone else at the time. It wasn't that we were against dating. I got along great with Trish, and she was sexy as hell. But we were all so comfortable with the casual setup that we just went with it.
The door was barely closed when Jeff started for the fridge. It was after 11 but there was no way he was going to let us all crash anytime soon, so he proceeded to grab some beers and pass them around, one for each of the guys, one for Wendy and one for Trish. He remembered to grab a soda for Jamie instead, since she was driving.
I didn't really want anything to drink but I took it anyway. I figured Jeff wouldn't notice if I never actually drank any of it or even opened it. As he always did after a night out, he had other things on his mind. "So, who's up for some poker?"
Lots of shrugs from the group. Nobody was super enthusiastic but also not opposed either. I was the only one to respond out loud, "Sounds good, but let's not go nuts on the amount of chips."
He rolled his eyes at me, "If you insist."
"I'm just not up for a marathon game until 3 in the morning."
"Yea, I know you need your beauty rest."
Trish chimed in with what she clearly thought was a brilliant solution, "Strip poker then. That'll shorten the game for sure."
I don't think anyone was going to object, but Jeff didn't give us a chance to. The words were barely out of her mouth when he pounced on the idea, "It's settled then. Grab a seat. I'll grab the cards."
Wendy smirked as Jeff walked away. It was clear that she had the same thing on her mind as he did. Seeing other attractive, fit people in various stages of undress, hopefully more undressed, would only serve to ramp up the post-game excitement.
Poker was kind of his thing, so it only took a few minutes for Jeff to get everything setup, "Okay, usual rules, except no chips, worst hand of the round loses a piece of clothing. We can think about it but we need to decide what to do when someone is out of clothes. I think they should have to stay naked until the game is over. Everyone good? Did I miss anything?"
Simon nodded, "I think that covers it."
"Girls?"
Trish gave a thumbs up and Wendy added her assent, "Let's do it."
I'm not sure if she was just doing it to distract him but Wendy decided to throw in a little side bet with Jeff, "Babe, if you win overall then I'll let you do that thing."
He looked mildly shocked but was all for it, "Oh, hell yea."
I don't think we really thought through how long a game of strip poker could take with six people playing and everyone overthinking every round to try to make sure they at least didn't have the worst hand. Some of the hands were agonizingly slow but we were making steady progress, and we were all baring a good amount of skin. The tension was high, and we were all enjoying seeing each other getting naked, but everyone seemed to enjoy showing their little exhibitionist side too.
Right after Jeff folded early in one of the hands, Trish got a text. There were a couple of quick back and forth messages while we sat waiting. You could tell that she was upset when she looked back up, "Damn! I really gotta go."
Without waiting for a response, she got up and started putting back on the pieces of clothing that she had shed. "I'm really sorry to bail like this."
Understandably, the other two didn't hesitate to get up and do the same, "You guys stay. I can get an Uber."
Jamie wasn't having any of that, "Absolutely not. We're not going to ditch you like that."
"You guys are the best. I'm going to pee really quick."
Wendy gave Jeff a quick kiss and then walked over to whisper in my ear, "Please help him win. Don't tell him, but I want it just as bad as him. I just don't want him to know it. Don't worry, it'll be worth your while."
By the look on his face, I could tell that Jeff was thinking that Wendy told me to make sure he didn't win. Boy was he wrong. I just had no idea how I was going to help him come out on top. Even if I tanked, I couldn't control what Simon did.
Trish came out and met the others at the door. I felt really bad for her, "I hope everything is okay Trish."
"Thanks. Me too."
Once the door shut, Simon chimed in, "So what do you guys want to do now?"
"What do you mean? We need to finish the game. You don't just stop in the middle of a game of poker. Someone has to win." He looked at both of us, pausing on me as he emphasized what came next, "Right?"
Normally I would say Jeff would hate to quit on a game, but it was even more important to him that night, "Yea, yea. I know why you really NEED to finish this game."
Simon couldn't help himself, "Oh right. Is Wendy going to finally let you get all dressed up in her lingerie? You're going to look so sexy."
We laughed, even though we both had a pretty good idea what he was really hoping to get. Jeff had been dying to get a chance at Wendy's backdoor, and he knew that winning the game would be hist best shot.
Simon wasn't done yet, "You have to admit. It seems a little gay to sit here trying to get a couple of other guys naked."
I looked at him, "It's not a big deal man. The naked body is never a bad thing." Gesturing toward the three of us, "some better than others of course. I'm surprised it bothers you. I'm down to finish the game."
"Dude, it doesn't bother me at all. It's just way different from how we started the night isn't it? I don't know about you, but the slow striptease that we were getting from the girls got me all horny. I think losing clothes along with them just made it worse. Let's do this."
Jeff had already dealt the next hand by the time we finished, "Here we go fellas. Which one of you is going to have to sit there with his willy out first?"
I rolled my eyes, making sure he could see it, "Right, of course it's going to be one of us. It could never be Mr. Poker over there." At that point Jeff had on pants, underwear, socks, and his shirt still, while Simon and I were both chillin' in pants and underwear only. Given the current state of the game, it wasn't a huge leap to think that Jeff would come out on top.
"Well, let's make it more interesting then. Since the girls are gone, should we sweeten the pot too? Say, 25 bucks each?"
Simon and I both agreed.
Things continued pretty much like they had been. After the next 4 hands Jeff had lost his socks and shirt, getting him to where we were before, but Simon and I had both lost our shorts. Even without the girls there anymore, the nerves were firing. Nobody wanted to be first to have to make the final step, and they really didn't want to start with the punishments to stay in.
Jeff managed to lose another hand which had us all even, sitting there in boxers or boxer briefs. Things were really starting to get tense with getting fully naked on the line, not to mention Jeff's side bet with Wendy. He and I were able to breath a temporary sigh of relief when Simon tanked another hand, making him the first to bare his birthday suit.