Page 27 of Dream Lover
Rebecca and my brother got on the board along with Carley and Joe.
“Moving along to question number three. Ladies, keep your man in mind when you answer. Gentlemen, again give your own answer. Ladies, how would your man rate himself in the bedroom on a scale of one to ten. Ten being the highest. Remember, this isn’t how you would rate him but how he would rate his skills as a lover. You have one minute to complete your answers.”
This question was slightly harder. Conner was confident, but he wasn’t a cocky asshole either.
“Couple number two please hold up your cards.”
Laura wrote down the number four point five and oddly Bruce put a five, but they didn’t get the point.
Rebecca put a ten for my brother, and he answered with a seven. She got mad and smacked him with her card over the head. It wasn’t playful, and it pissed me off.
Paula and Daniel earned a point. Carley and Joe didn’t make the board.
Conner and I earned another point by both answering the number eight.
“Let’s take a quick intermission. Drinks are available at the bar, and over to the left you will find the bathrooms.”
My brother went straight to the bar, and I followed him.
“Not a word,” he muttered and took a hard pull off his bottle of beer.
“Fine. I won’t say anything.” Not that I knew what he thought I was going to say. Everything about Rebecca I’d already said over their time together.
“Good.”
Conner’s hand landed on my shoulder. “Thought you weren’t drinking.”
“I’m getting a water and wanted to check on Drew.”
“I’m fine,” my brother snapped and finished his beer, then immediately went for another. He wasn’t fine, but he didn’t want my help, so I left him to it.
Minutes later the game was back on, and we took to our seats for the second and, I hoped, final round.
“Question number four. Gentlemen, keep your lady in mind when you give your answer. Ladies, you know what to do. The question is simple. Is your lady a dog or cat person? You have one minute to give your answer.”
This could be a trick question. Growing up we always had a cat, but I had always wanted a dog. Though, I loved both animals equally.
Bruce and Laura were such an odd pair. Her card said neither, and his said cat. Who doesn’t like cats or dogs? Drew missed saying snake, and Rebecca answered dog. Carley and Joe missed, and Paula and Daniel got a point.
I answered both and so did Conner, earning us another point.
“Final question. Ladies, keep your man in mind when you give your answer. Gentlemen, give us your answer. Does your man prefer chocolate or vanilla? You have one minute to write down your response.”
We so had this in the bag. Which was crazy because we were the only ones here who weren’t an actual couple. Conner loved white chocolate. I remembered every Christmas he always got white chocolate while the rest of us received milk chocolate in our stockings.
“Congratulations, Quinn and Conner, you know your partner the best, making you the most compatible couple. Enjoy your winnings.” The Tony guy handed us a bucket shaped trophy holding a bottle of expensive champagne and a gift certificate to a romantic dinner for two. Rebecca’s face twisted into a snarl, and my brother was already back at the bar getting shitfaced.
11
Quinn
Childhood is like being drunk. Everyone remembers what you did, except you.
The night was young,and my second cocktail went down smoothly. What the drink had in it, I wasn’t sure. Something with orange juice, rum, schnapps and a few other things mixed in. The bartender suggested it, and thankfully the liquor tasted good. It was almost like drinking water.
Conner sat next to me and downed the remainder of his beer. He’d only had a couple and luckily for me, he had a hard time keeping his hands to himself.
Sliding his palm up my leg, his fingertips grazing softly, he wore a mischievous grin that was sexy as all hell.
