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“I have an idea. Tell me if you think it’s stupid,” I say.
She nods.
“We play a game. Say something about yourself, either a truth or a lie, and then I’ll guess what it is. We’ll take turns.”
She thinks on it for a second. “Okay, let’s do it. Gentleman goes first.” She gestures to me.
I wish I had at least thought of one before I asked her to play the game. “One time, my teammates dumped a bucket of ice water on me while I was in the shower.”
She squints at me at my easy statement. But this could totally be a lie. It’s not, but it could be.
“Truth,” she guesses.
“You’re right.” I smile. “Your turn.”
“Hmm.” She taps her fingers on the table. “I’ve never had a pet.”
Never? That seems to be a bit of a stretch. Everyone has had at least a goldfish or a hamster.
“Lie. No way that you’ve never had a pet.”
She is beaming as she says, “Ha! It’s true. My parents never had a pet because my mom was always so allergic to everything. And they thought fish were pointless to have, so I never did.”
“But why not get one now?” I ask her.
My family had two German shepherds when I was growing up, and I couldn’t imagine my childhood without them. Especially when Rocco took a chunk out of my dad’s arm while he was hurting me. It would have seemed so lonely without them. But they both passed away when I was eleven.
She shrugs her shoulders. “I don’t know. I’ve always really wanted a German shepherd.” Her eyes seem to glaze over as she imagines it. “With their cute little faces and big ears. And they’re so smart, and they can be trained so well. If I ever get a dog, it will probably be one of those.”
“I actually had two shepherds as a kid. They’re my favorite too.” I smile at the small similarity we share. “All righty, my turn. I read the Fifty Shades book series.”
She bites her lower lip as she studies my face. “Truth.”
“Why truth?” I scoff. I can’t believe she got it right.
“I don’t know. I feel like you might have taken notes from them. You totally did, didn’t you?” She smiles, anxiously awaiting my answer.
I can’t hold back my smirk as I answer her, “I did, and, yes, I took notes—mental ones, but still.”
Her cheeks redden as she thinks of her next statement. “One night, when I was at the library, reading, I fell asleep and didn’t wake up until morning.”
I can totally picture Nikki’s idea of a crazy adventure being staying overnight at the library. “Truth.”
“Correct.” She claps at my victory.
“I lost my virginity when I was seventeen,” I say.
“Lie. No way in hell Cam Costello waited until he was seventeen to have sex,” she says with so much conviction.
Leaning into the table, I whisper, “Truth.” Then, I tease her because she said my last name. “And someone has been stalking me.”
“Shut up. Of course I social-stalked you,” she says with so much sarcasm. “Every girl should do that to any and every guy they date.”
“Fair enough. Your turn.” My stomach grumbles. I hope food gets here soon.
She leans into the table, and this time, I let myself look at her chest, which is pressed up against the table and spilling out of the top of her dress.
“Come here,” she whispers, and her tone shoots straight to my dick.
