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There was already a fire started when we got to the top, long tendrils of smoke disappearing into the night sky. People had split off into two groups, one still jumping and the six others gathered around the fire cross-legged on their towels. An equal mix of girls to guys, clearly looking to pair off for the night.
I grabbed my clothes from the rock where I’d left them and pulled them over my wet suit. It felt wrong, but there was no way I was stripping out of my bikini anywhere near here. Not after what happened in the parking lot.
My eyes wandered to where Lucas sat around the fire. There was a girl chatting to the side of his face, but his focus was on me as I sat across from him. His eyes dropped to my chest where my swimsuit soaked through, making the thin white fabric see-through, and heat pooled between my thighs.
“Hey, aren’t you Marcus’s little sister?” The guy beside me leaned in and made no secret of the way he was checking me out. He was cute, in a typical hockey player way. Long, scruffy hair and a playful smile. He was so close I could feel the heat coming off him, and it was extremely unfortunate that there were no warm fuzzies fluttering in my stomach. Instead, I found myself wanting to inch away. I would have if it wasn’t for Lucas’s gaze searing into me, demanding I look at him. I shifted closer to the guy and smiled up at him, earning me a grin of his own.
“That’s not my name.”
“Oh, yeah? Tell me.”
“You’d have to earn it,” I teased, hopeful that a little flirting would spark some feelings.
His gaze darkened, and his face dropped forward. “I’m sure that would be my pleasure. I’m Davis.”
“Is that your first or last name?” I asked.
He chuckled and smirked. “Last. My first name’s Steve.”
“Steve, go get us some drinks,” Lucas demanded from across from us. I expected Steve to balk, but he just jumped to his feet, giving me an apologetic smile. “Sorry, still a rookie, and there’s no way I’m pissing him off. I’ll be right back.”
I glared at Lucas, eyes narrowed and teeth clenched, and he returned the look just as hard. The girl beside him, Samantha, followed his gaze and lifted a brow. She glanced over my wet hair, shirt clinging to my skin, and simple shorts and rolled her eyes before leaning into her friend, whispering into her ear. As a volleyball player, I knew that women-on-women drama was mostly bullshit that people like to use against us. But right now, I was definitely surrounded by catty bitches, and by the way their lips curled into smiles, they were up to something.
Samantha clapped her hands and shouted, “Let’s play a game.”
The four hockey players around the fire groaned simultaneously.
“Come on. It’ll be fun.” She looked right at me. “We can play never have I ever.”
I stiffened at the way they looked at me. Something told me this was a trap. Steve came from behind me before handing me a bottle. “Can’t play without a drink, right?”
I twisted it in my palms, enjoying the cool moisture gathered there. I could use some liquid courage for whatever came next. We wouldn’t be leaving for hours, so one drink wouldn’t hurt.
Anthony, the team’s starting right winger, leaned forward. “Never have I ever had sex with a virgin.”
Lucas didn’t raise his glass, but I swallowed a sip. Well, at least Jayden told me he was, which was probably a complete lie. His skills were definitely lacking, if that was anything to go by.
Lucas’s gaze pierced mine, and a muscle ticked in his jaw. Yeah, I bet he wasn’t expecting that from the overprotected little sister. The look on his face almost made meeting Jayden’s other girlfriend worth it.
“Never have I ever cheated on someone.”
“Never have I ever gone on a blind date.”
“Never have I ever had sex somewhere that wasn’t a bedroom.”
Questions continued around the circle, and it was becoming painfully obvious that I wasn’t as experienced as I’d like them to believe.
When it reached Samantha, she turned her cold eyes on me. I wasn’t sure what her problem was. I definitely hadn’t done anything to her, but there was a glint of malice in her expression.
“Never have I ever faked an orgasm.” She didn’t take a sip, but I raised my glass, swallowing down the cool liquid. “Never have I ever had an orgasm,” she said before the next person could go.
Embarrassment flushed my cheeks red, and my hands tightened on my bottle. I half considered not taking a sip anyway, but screw them. Who cared if I hadn’t? Certainly didn’t make a difference to her. It wasn’t until I felt Lucas’s gaze on me that I figured out what that question had been about, and by the way his dark eyes narrowed on me, the question had gotten a reaction.
He skipped his turn, and we made it through two more questions before I decided it had been long enough that I could escape and not look like I was fleeing. I stood holding up my near full beer. “I’m out.”
“Oh, come on. Don’t be like that,” Steve called from beside me.
“I’ll talk to you later, ’kay?” That seemed to appease him because a slow smile formed on his lips, and he faced the fire.
