Cheating at Poker
It had been another lazy afternoon, and Ryan was headed for an even lazier evening. The sex was always great, but between the sex, he was getting bored. There was only so much PlayStation a man can take, even when playing local multiplayer with hot, semi-naked women. He needed some way to make things more interesting.
In the past, he would have watched porn, but that seemed redundant now. He could do it for research, maybe? To find new moves?
Ryan put on some internet porn on the TV.
Annie was sprawled over his lap, like a pet. She was topless. She glanced at the porn and then at him, frowning. She was right. It did nothing for him. He scratched her belly. His girls, in addition to actually being here, were more beautiful and more eager than any porn star. He turned the TV off.
He'd done other things to alleviate his boredom in the old days, too. There were all of those little porn games you could play in the browser. Could any of them be turned into a real life version? Some of the ideas he came up with made him laugh. They were all preposterous. He didn't just want to have sex, he could do that any time. He needed some good, extended build-up, some quality non-sex foreplay. Then he got it. Always bet on a classic.
"Girls, put some clothes on. We're gonna play strip poker!"
"Really? Why?" Lizzy said.
"What do you mean why? For fun. I'm bored."
"Whatever."
Melinda and Claudia were not around, but Remy, Annie, and Lizzy were there at the apartment. Ryan sent them to the girls' room, formerly known as the guest room, to put on some clothes. The three of them all lived with Ryan now. Ryan also went to his closet. He put on a few layers of pants and shirts and even found his winter hat and mittens.
The girls all groaned when they saw him.
"What? Don't hate the player, play the game, right?" he said.
The girls were all wearing just a few pieces of their normal pajamas and casual wear. Ryan found his old poker set from under a cabinet.
"So, how are we going to do this?" Remy said.
"We play with chips, we deal Texas Hold 'em, and when you run out of chips you need to buy back with clothes. What?"
None of the girls seemed that enthusiastic about his idea. Even Annie was less than convinced.
"Everybody has already seen everyone else naked. We all just changed in the same room. What's in it for us?" Remy said.
"Yeah. We literally had to put more clothes on, on purpose, just so we would have something to strip," Lizzy added.
"Well, what do you suggest then?" Ryan said.
"Even normal strip poker with strangers is boring until the clothes are all gone. The fun part is what you bet next. We need to play for favors or do challenges," Remy said.
Ryan had to admit she probably knew a lot more about strip poker than than he did. And she was right. In this house, playing for clothes was kind of useless.
"Well, I want to see you have some clothes on, just for a while, first. Then we can go into the favors and things, when they come up. And also, if we're going to do this, we might as well do it right. You could put on some more normal clothes, like we were actually in a bar or something."
"Well, that's not fair. You're already cheating, so if we need to dress properly, so do you," Remy said.
Lizzy's eyes lit up. "No, no, I have a better idea. Lets do some role playing."
Her idea was met with lukewarm disinterest.
"No, really, you guys. Lets all dress up as characters and pretend we don't know each other. That way we could actually have some fun. We'll turn the living room into a casino and we'll just play poker, like with strangers, but then we'll see where things lead. Wink wink, nudge nudge?"
"Actually, that could be fun. Nice idea, Pokemon," Remy said.
"Why Pokemon?" Ryan said.
"Cause she's cute, and cuddly, and tiny, and if I throw her in your face, she'll fuck you up," Remy said.
"And, 'cause I'm a nerd," Lizzy added.
"And, because she's a huge nerd," Remy confirmed.
Remy and Lizzy laughed together.
The more Ryan thought about it, the more he liked the idea. He could be James Bond or something. It could be fun. "Well, I like the idea, too. I said I was bored, I said I wanted to do something different. This sounds fun to me," he said.
"You would say that, wouldn't you. One way or another, you're going to end up fucking us all anyway," Remy said.
"Yeah, but my character doesn't know that. If he loses the game, he's not going to get anything, even if the real me will."
"Very good, grasshopper. I see you are a player of games," said Lizzy.
"Annie, are you in? You haven't said anything," Remy noted.
"I want to do whatever Ryan wants to do," Annie said.
"Well, we all know that, but what do you really think?"
"Yeah, sure. Poker is kind of boring, isn't it? Maybe this way it'll be more fun. I'm not sure what kind of costumes we can come up with, though."
"Nonsense. It'll be great. Just use your imagination. Ryan, you go figure out a costume for yourself, we'll change and decorate the living room. When we're ready, we'll call you and you can come in, but no peeking," Remy said.
"Really, you'd do that for me? That is so nice. Ladies, get ready to meet James Bond."
"Ugh, he's a creep, suits you," Lizzy said.
"Come on, the ladies love 007. He's a man of mystery. Or, maybe I'll go Austin Powers. He's a man of mystery, too," Ryan mused.
"Just go already," the girls said. Ryan left the room.
"Are we really going to do this?" Annie said. She loved Ryan, but this was just silly.
"Come on. It'll be great. Once we have you in character, you'll love it," Lizzy said.
