Page 79 of What Comes After


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“What fun would it be if I didn’t? And seeing as you’ve never been here before, I think that means you owe me a dare.”

“The game hasn’t started yet,” he objects.

“Oh yes it has. You made the rules; I’m just playing along.”

“You know, I had you pegged all wrong.”

“And why do you say that?” I cock a brow.

“Here I thought you were this sweet, innocent person. I’m starting to realize you have a bit of a dark side,” he teases.

“Oh, you haven’t seen anything yet.” I bite down on my bottom lip to contain my smile. “Are you ready for your first dare?”

“Now?” He looks around. “Our food isn’t even here yet.”

“It doesn’t need to be.”

“I’m going to regret this, aren’t I?” He laughs.

“I don’t know.” I shrug playfully. “Maybe.”

“Shit,” he grumbles with laughter in his voice. “Alright, hit me.”

“See that piano over there.” I point to the corner. “I dare you to go over there and play a song.”

“You want me to walk over and start randomly playing a song?” He gives me a funny look. “Am I even allowed to do that?”

“I don’t know.” I giggle.

“I don’t play piano.”

“Liar.”

“How do you know I’m lying?”

“Because you’re a musician.”

“Just because I’m a musician doesn’t mean I can play any instrument.”

“Can you play piano?” I ask him flat out.

“Yes.”

I can’t stop the laughter that bubbles out of me.

“Then why are we even having this conversation?”

“How did you know I can play piano?” He narrows his gaze at me.

I shrug. “Some secrets I will never tell.”

“Shut up.” He chuckles, shaking his head.

“I’m just kidding. The night Aaron, Henna, and I came to see you play, Aaron mentioned that when you were younger you used to love going to music stores. That you would walk in and play every instrument they would let you touch, and that the piano was one of them. I just assumed from there.”

“That asshole talks too much,” he mutters under his breath with a smile on his face.

“So, time to pay up,” I announce, my gaze going from him to the piano and then back to him.

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