Page 90 of The Chemistry of Us

Staying by my side.

Not in front of me.

Not behind me.

Next to me.

A partner.

A friend.

A lover.

Equal.

My dream.

“Y-yeah,” I finally croaked out. “Should we order some drinks?”

With a nod, he looked down at the menu and grinned. “Will you build a shank out of that fork if I joke and say Sex on the Beach?”

There went the butterflies again. “Take your chances. They also have steak knives here, and the tables have shells. I could maybe come up with a new prototype. Imagine the possibilities.”

“Whiskey and Coke it is.” He tossed the menu onto the table. “But know, if you want to order a Slippery Nipple, nobody is stopping you.”

I turned to him. “I’m more of a Duck Fart sort of girl.”

“It’s the coffee liqueur in that for me, slaps every time, but you always have to follow it with something the opposite, like… Ass Juice.”

I was just taking a sip of water and nearly spilled it all over my lap. Setting my glass down, I put my hand on his thigh. “I think blue balls follow Ass Juice. Right?”

“Yeah, but only if you add in the blow job between the ass and balls.”

“Ah yes, to prepare for Liquid Cocaine.”

He made a face.

"I forgot about that one. I think the first time I had that mixture, I puked in my hands and tried to hand it to Brady.”

“Aw, you tried to give him a gift!”

“Right? And he didn’t even say thank you.”

“What a dick.” I laughed.

Our server cleared her throat.

“Oh, sorry,” I said. How long had she been standing there?

“So,” She stared down at the iPad screen. “Is it going to be the Ass Juice, Liquid Cocaine, or did you want to go with strict Duck Farts and move on from there?”

Vaughan, dead serious, looked up at her and said, “Ma’am, we’d like the Duck Farts on the rocks. Though, I gotta take it slow tonight, don’t want to end with the blue balls if you get my meaning.”

She nodded seriously. “Wise man.”

“Thank you.” He put a hand on his chest.

Her amused smile was all I needed to relax as she walked off. I took another sip of water and stared into it. “Wait a second, what else is in a Duck Fart again?”