Page 81 of Study Buddies

Tori grinned. “You already had your last game over the weekend.”

Kyle reached out, casually slinging his arm over the back of her chair. “And you watched from the stands. So how about today, I pick a game we all can play?”

“Sounds good,” Tori said encouragingly. She has on a pink, long-sleeve t-shirt that was tight across her chest. Her thick hair curved over one shoulder. She looked good. But she also looked like a mouse that didn’t realize the cat sitting next to it was about to pounce. “What do you want to play?”

“Truth or Dare.”

Silent surprise followed that. Finally, Lucas spoke. “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.”

“Dude, we’re not in middle school,” I added. “What’s next, spin the bottle?”

Kyle looked around the table. “Not unless we add a few more girls to the group.”

“We’re not playing Truth or Dare,” Lucas said.

His stepbrother was the picture of innocence. “I thought the person who called for the study break got to choose?”

Tori had been quiet until this point. “They do.”

“Then Truth or Dare it is.”

“Uh, I don’t think you and Lucas daring each other is going to end well,” I pointed out. In fact, it might end in murder charges.

“We’ll each ask Tori a question or a dare. Then she’ll ask each of us. One round for each of us.” Kyle had clearly planned ahead.

Lucas glared at Kyle. “Then she’s playing three times as much as the rest of us.”

“She can handle it.”

We all looked at her.

The tip of her nose turned pink, but she managed a nonchalant voice. “Yes, I can.”

“But do you want to?” I asked.

She gave me an impish smile. “I could use a study break.”

All right, if she was game, then I was. “Who starts?”

“We don’t.” Lucas wasn’t on board.

Tori gave him a soft smile. “It’s just a quick break. Then we’ll get back to work.” As if that had been his concern. “Who goes first?”

Kyle waved a hand in my direction. “Why don’t you, Jay.”

“All right. Tori, truth or dare?” God, that took me back. To being kids trying to get away with as much as possible while hanging out in someone’s basement.

“Truth,” she said with a grin. Big surprise there.

Hmm, what did I want to know? A lot of things. But some of them were better suited for when she was snuggled against me in the hammock. Okay, I had it.

“Have you ever had a dream about someone in this room?”

“Yes.” Her peach skin turned pink.

“Who?” From the look on Lucas’s face, I wasn’t the only one who wanted to know.

She grinned. “One question each. Truth or dare?” she asked me.

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