Mary blamed the alcohol for starting everything. She knew they were all responsible for their actions, but without the booze they never would have gone a fraction as far as they did. Mary also knew too well that liquor loosens lips, turns off your filter for saying stupid stuff, and lowers your inhibitions. Drinking with good friends sure helps that filter go away too. She just wasn't sure yet if it was a good thing or a bad thing.
Every Saturday night, Mary and her husband Mark got together with their neighbors Karen and Roger. It usually involved having dinner and conversation with the couples while their kids played basketball or video games if the weather was bad. Around 9 or 10PM, the kids were sent to their rooms to watch a movie and the adults watched 'their shows' that got turned into drinking games.
During bathroom breaks, plus the multiple breaks for shots and refills, the chatting got sillier and raunchier, and two hours of TV shows usually took around three hours to watch. Tonight was different though, they had three shows to watch, and they got a late start on the first show. Because of that, it was already past 1AM and they were really feeling their drinks and they still had one show to go.
Roger waved his hand at Mary who had the remote. "Hey, hold up a sec. Look at the rating on this one. It's TV-MA, but it only lists violence and nudity. We take a drink for boobs and dicks, but there's no 'strong sexual content' listed so that means no shots. I think we should start the show off with one, then a few through the rest of the show. What do you all think?"
Mary and Karen said 'Yup' at the same time, and Mark got up saying "I'll get the bottle then."
A minute later he came out with two bottles.
"Sorry guys, we killed the bottle of Fireball, so all we have is one of vodka and one of tequila. Who wants what?"
Roger grabbed the vodka. "Like there was even a question for me. You know me well enough to not ask."
Karen looked at Mary with a sad face. "Ewww, can I choose neither?"
"Nope," Mary replied, "thems the rules. Hey Mark, give us both tequila, ok?"
He nodded to his wife as he poured two shots of each drink, then handed them out. They clinked their glasses, and while Karen said "cheers" with the others, her heart wasn't in it. Roger gave his wife an amused look.
"Come on babe, we all wanna see your face. You drink first."
With a sigh, she mumbled "Fine. You're an ass, by the way."
"If I'm lucky, after a few of these shots maybe I'll get to have your ass finally."
"Shut up, you KNOW that ain't happening, that is exit only. You've always wanted it, but you will never get that from me. Now quit talking so I can drink."
After a short hesitation, she took a deep breath, plugged her nose, and downed the strong drink. Her whole body shuddered and her look of disgust made everyone laugh.
"Ugh, that is some nasty stuff straight up!"
Roger turned to Mark and whispered loudly "That's exactly how she looks when I make her swallow."
She smacked him on the arm. "Use your filter Roger! No one wants to hear that!"
Mary looked at her best friend and patted her hand sympathetically. "If his filter is that turned off already, it's gonna be a long night. Sorry girly."
Mark was laughing at all this, but interrupted them. "Come on guys, our turn for the shot."
The other three tossed back their drinks, and trying to out-do Karen, Mary made a show of a looking satisfied. Her eyes were closed as she leaned her head back, and through a huge smile said "Mmm, ya, that's some good stuff right there."
Mark knew she preferred to swallow, so he was going to copy Roger's comment, but Roger was faster on the draw.
"Why Mary, that's almost exactly how I pictured your 'O' face."
Karen smacked his arm again and gave him a dirty look, but it didn't faze Mary, she was expecting something from him. She did have a hint of a smile though.
"I don't know if I should be bothered or not that you already had a mental image of me like that."
"Uhhh," Roger stumbled, "well everyone has one, so..."
"So you HAVE pictured it in your mind then?" Mary interrupted with a smirk.
"Roger, just stop already before you get any deeper in trouble," Karen warned, "we don't need to know what else is in that dirty mind of yours."
"Hold on now," he said defensively, "Mark's got the dirty mind, not me, my filter is just more broken than his."
"Wait a minute," Mark exclaimed, "don't be dragging me into this."
Mary laughed at her husband. "He is right you know. Even though you keep a tight reign on your filter, I know better than anyone here some of the crazy things you come up with. Speaking of which, you should really relax your filter sometimes. Like now."
"Ok, fine" he said in mock exasperation, "but you can't get too mad at me if you get shocked at what comes out. It's all gonna be your fault Mary."
"Too much talking is going on," Karen interrupted, "I thought we were watching a show."
They all agreed, and gave up the chat as Mary pressed play and the show resumed. Over the next half hour, there were only a couple of times that the content of the show made them drink. Roger grabbed the remote to pause it and got up heading for the kitchen.
"Enough of this," he said over his shoulder, "we need a shot, this show is killin me here."
Everyone got the same drink as last time, but now they all took their shots together.
Roger was watching the women again, and he laughed quietly. "Babe, you have got to get better at swallowing. And Mary, you didn't get your 'O' face this time, did we do something wrong?"