“What kinda game?” Sosa asked, him and Fuller joining us at the coffee table.
“Never have I ever?”
“I’m down. How many fingers are we doing?” Fuller asked, before leaning over to tap Taylor on the arm and nodding for him to join us.
“We’ll just go until we’re tired.”
“What’s going on?”
“Have you seriously never played this game?” Kodi asked.
“Does that really surprise you?” Sosa asked. “‘Cause I sure as hell can’t picture Kean playanydrinking games.”
“We go around and say something we’ve not done, whoeverhasdone it drinks. It’s a good way to get to know people. And a hell of a lot more fun than two truths and a lie,” Kodi said and I didn’t have the heart to tell her I hadn’t played that one, either.
“Who’s going first?” Taylor asked as he settled in next to me.
“I’ll go,” Kodi said, shuffling to sit on the edge of the couch, fingers fiddling with her glass. “Never have I ever — oh, sex stuff is off the table. We’re still coworkers.”
“Who do you think we are?” Taylor scoffed, but the younger two nodded with tight grimaces, like they were guilty of considering those things.
“Good. Now … never have I ever dated a woman.”
“Oh, that’s cheap,” Fuller cried before all the guys took a sip of their drinks. Their eyes all fell on me and I looked to Kodi.
“Have you ever dated a woman?” she asked, clearly fighting a smile.
“Yes.” I could feel heat creeping up the back of my neck.
“Then you drink.”
I reached out for my drink and took a long chug, trying to drown out the embarrassment.
“Don’t drink too much at once, dude,” Taylor said, elbowing me gently. “Only college kids trying to get drunk do that.”
“Oh, thanks,” I said, resting my drink on my knee.
“You go now,” Kodi said, nudging me.
“Oh.” I spun my drink around, nerves fried. “Never have I ever played this game.”
“Kodi, you taught him how to be a bitch,” Fuller complained as he and everyone else took a sip of their drinks.
“Did I do it wrong?” I asked.
“No, it’s just considered a cheap shot to say something you know everyone else has done,” Kodi explained.
“I’ll show you a better example,” Taylor said. “Never have I ever lived on a base."
“So targeting the whole group is wrong, but targeting one person is fine?” I grumbled before taking a sip.
“It’s amusing for everybody else,” Taylor said, shrugging.
“All right, my turn.” Fuller dramatically threw his head back. “Never have I ever … parallel parked.”
Kodi, Taylor, and I drank.
“Fucking babies,” Taylor muttered.
