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Jeffrey and Todd only had one card a piece. Corinne had three, all of which came from Eric. He had five and was close to winning now.
Jeffrey read the next prompt. “Don’t eat the gumbo. I saw blank in there.”
Corinne tried to cover her reactions when he read the offered answers, but it was impossible. The way Jeffrey read the prompt and answer was too comical. He seemed insulted by the first answer. “Don’t eat the gumbo. I saw blank in there... tomatoes. What kind of sick bastard ruins a gumbo by adding tomatoes?”
He read the prompt and included the answer from the second card. “Don’t eat the gumbo, I saw a pubic hair in there. I knew this was going to be a stupid round when I saw the word gumbo. Is nothing sacred in this world?”
He seemed to struggle to even read the last card. “Don’t eat the gumbo, I saw a purple-haired yoga instructor in there. What does that even mean?”
Corinne burst out in giggles and offered a possible explanation. “Maybe instead of a huge cake, the purple-haired yoga instructor was popping out of a huge, steaming pot of seafood gumbo.”
Todd and Eric laughed, but Jeffrey was not amused. He kept looking at the five red cards in front of Eric.
“You better be careful which you pick,” Todd warned. “He’s one point away from winning and we will never hear the end of it.”
“The yoga instructor better be yours or Corinne’s card,” Jeffrey grunted as he made his choice.
“Yay, me!” Corinne stood up and did a happy dance, forgetting she was only clad in her panties. Her full breasts drew a lot of attention.
Eric had trouble reading the next red card. “Blank times blank equals trouble.”
“How the hell do we pick one answer to that question?” Jeffrey demanded, not at all being a good sport about losing.
“Let me see the card,” Todd snapped, yanking it from Eric’s hand. It way easy to do so because the dealer was too focused on Corinne’s breasts. “We have to play two cards for this one,” Todd surmised. “At least Eric can’t win this round.”
Each of them paired two cards, stacking them neatly and placed them in front of Eric. Todd moved them around to shuffle them, careful to not separate the pairs.
“A threesome times overindulgence with alcohol equals trouble. An angry alligator times a tube of lube equals trouble. A horny hooker and a church choir equals trouble.” Eric kept silent as he tried to figure out who played which pair of cards. “What the hell,” he concluded, “it’s not like either of you are likely to catch me so I will just pick the one I find funniest... the alligator and lube.”
This time Corinne did her happy dance while seated. Her breasts still jiggled about, but not as much of her body was exposed. She laughed at the absurdity of her shyness. All three men had seen her naked and engaged in various sexual acts. Still, she wanted to hold on to her modesty for a bit longer.
Drawing the next red card, she read, “I’m the queen of the blank.” She laughed merrily. “Come on, guys. Let your inner queen come out.”
She was more respectful as she read over their cards. “I’m the queen of… three men and one poisonous snake… That sounds dangerous. I’m the queen of… a pelican with a bill full of catfish… I like how that one makes sense with the structure of the prompt. And finally, I am the queen of… making direct eye contact with Hebert while trespassing on his land… That sounds ill-advised. I hate to do this because it means the game will be over, but I am going to have to pick the pelican with a bill full of catfish because I have always been a sucker for happy endings.”
Eric smiled at her for figuring out which card was his and still awarding him the winning point. While he didn’t exactly do a happy dance, he did puff out his chest and tease the other men.
CHAPTER 15
A WINNING TEAM
The rest of the day was spent playing various games, some with all four of them, some with just Corinne and Eric. He even returned her shirt to her before the lunch-time break. “Can’t having my partner taking my attention off of the game.”
Partner? Corinne enjoyed being part of a team. She was so used to being an outsider, especially where her three bosses were concerned. But today she had learned the art of silent signals. Eric had taught her a lot about exploiting every opportunity to get ahead. She helped him see ‘tells’ from Todd and Jeffrey he had failed to observe before. While she only won once while against him, with Eric at her side, she always came out on top. It was thrilling. Her self-esteem grew as did their connection.
Later in the evening, she found herself lifting on her tippy-toes to give Eric a kiss. She had not meant it to be a passionate one. True to his nature, he took advantage of the opportunity she offered and coaxed her into a deep, more intimate gesture. There wasn’t a part of her mouth he didn’t explore with his tongue before moving his attention to her neck. He sucked the skin, making her knees go weak. His five-o’clock shadow scratched a bit, but it only intensified the pleasure.
Corinne signed happily. Today she had gotten to know Eric on a more personal level. He’d taught her how to read his every move, word and intention. Suddenly allowing him to seduce her wasn’t such a strange concept. She was looking forward to it. This experience might well be the most intense of the getaway. At least she wouldn’t be going into it blind.
The bastard blindfolded her. He had her strip naked, tied her facedown, spread eagle to the posts of his bed, before using a silk scarf to block out any visual stimulus. When she vehemently posted, he threatened to gag her, too.
“This is wrong on so many levels,” she muttered.
“Do you trust me?” Eric demanded.
“Why the hell would I trust you?”
“Valid question,” Eric conceded.
