“Phew, that’s a tough act to follow. Let’s see what Mason can do for you ladies,” Alex says as a tall blond guy comes walking towards us. He runs for a moment before jumping into a front flip as well, clearly ripping off Connor, before tearing off his shirt. Buttons fly everywhere, and he poses like he’s just finished a dance battle.
Alex laughs. “Oh my God! Look at that. 6’5, blue eyes and ready tojumpinto love.”
Everyone’s pity laughs are growing weaker and weaker with every joke. I feel bad for the remaining guys, honestly.
“You know what they say, ladies, everything is bigger in Texas, and I think Dallas will agree!”
A man with shoulders as wide as a car comes out, cowboy hat and all, accompanied by assless chaps. For the audience’s sake, he is wearing jeans under the chaps and a black button-down, but that doesn’t stop the gyrating of his hips as he attempts to ride an invisible bull. The girls are hooting and hollering, the guys arecheering him on and even Luna shouts, “Save a horse and ride ME!”
That catches his attention, he shoots her a wink and drops down on Luna’s other side, wrapping an arm around her shoulders as the next guy comes in.
“Did someone order Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome? You ladies are going to have to save me a piece of this one… Introducing Calvin!”
Calvin walks in with a lot more poise than the others. He still has a great energy about him, but it’s clear he has more confidence than half the guys here combined. He doesn’t need a gimmicky thing to gain the limelight. It’s like he commands it, and we’re all flies in his trap.
I’m not the only one feeling this way either. Luna quickly locks eyes with him, and I see it all over her face. Cowboy who? She’s fully locked on to this man, and the feeling looks mutual.
Calvin wastes no time, forcing Dallas to scoot to the side and taking a seat beside Luna, which is actually kind of hilarious because he looks like someone just stole his new shiny toy.
“Here comes Landon! Thirty-one years old from Detroit. He’s a tattoo artist who specializes in colored tattoos,” Alex announces, grabbing all of our attention.
That’s not too hard to guess. The guy is covered in them from the neck down and oozes swagger.
“Man, I really have a desire to taste the rainbow, what about you ladies?” Alex teases.
Landon smirks just barely at his comment before running his hand through his messy black hair as his piercing green eyes take in each person. Fuck. He’s probably one of the hottest guys here, and he knows it too.
Shane is the first to stand up, pulling him in for a bro hug before Savannah, Kiera and Bella all but shove him out of the way.
He makes his way down the line, but when he comes to me, he doesn’t linger for long before he’s moving on to the next girl. I don’t know why that rubs me the wrong way, but it does.
“To finish out the guys, we have Noah! He’s twenty-nine years old from Nashville. He’s looking to find love and settle down, as long as thewifeis right,” Alex says and laughs.
Only Alex, though. No one even tries to pity laugh at that one.
I try not to let my excitement show, but I’ve been waiting for him to be introduced from the moment we started.
God. I think he’s better-looking than even I remember. Seriously, he looks like that blond guy that was in practically every TV show and movie in the early 2000s. Oh God. What’s his name? Whatever, who cares? He’s like a hotter version of that guy, and when his eyes land on me, my stomach instantly flips.
Noah is kind and respectful, greeting everyone individually, but when it’s time to sit down, he wastes no time taking a seat beside me. I can’t even attempt to bite back my smile as his thigh brushes against mine.
His head turns, whispering into my ear softly. “Fancy seeing you here, stranger.”
I laugh under my breath as my eyes come to his. “Small island.”
Noah grins as he settles back into the couch, pressing his thigh against mine just a little more. I look over to see Alex introducing himself when I catch a heated glare from Savannah. She’s practically shooting daggers at me, and I furrow my brows as I glance around at all of the cameras that are still on us. Guess she couldn’t keep up the act for long.
“To start off the night, we figured we’d do a little icebreaker game.”
The cameras cut for a second as Alex explains the audience will see a breakdown of the rules for the game. Essentially, we’replaying truth or dare on steroids. You pick either a truth card or a dare card, read it out loud, and either answer or perform the dare.
When asked for a volunteer to go first, Luna and Connor race for the deck, but she grabs a dare card first. The cameras and lights fire up once more before we all face Luna.
“Kiss the person you think is the most attractive,” she reads. Her eyes linger on several guys before she turns to Calvin.
It’s not a simple kiss, though. It’s a hot, passion-filled, tongue-fucking kiss, and honestly, good for her.
We all hoot and holler as Noah wolf whistles.
