Page 56 of Through My Window
“What?” I say in defense. “I’m a good girl.”
Apolo gives me a look. “Even I, who is younger than you, have snuck out.”
Gregory pats my head. “Aw! You are a well-behaved little angel.”
Ares doesn’t pay attention to me; he’s too busy lighting a cigarette. The smoke is coming out of his mouth while he waits for Marco to take his turn.
“Never have I ever broken someone’s heart.”
“Ohhh!” Luis exclaims, amused. “I think we’ll all drink.”
My eyes fall on Ares, and I watch sadly as he brings his glass to his lips and drinks. I know he has broken many hearts, but somehow, I feel that he’s thinking of me as he drinks. Again, everyone drinks but me.
Luis grunts. “Really, Raquel? You’ve never broken a heart?”
Samy groans in annoyance. “At this rate we’ll all end up drunk while Raquel is still sober.”
“I’m being honest. I swear.”
Ares fixes his eyes on me and his perfect lips form into an arrogant smile. “Don’t worry, it’s my turn. I’ll make her drink.”
Gregory gives him a high-five. “Come on, let’s see, surprise us.”
Ares picks up his glass and raises it to me. “Never have I ever stalked anyone.”
Low blow.
Everyone looks at me, waiting for my reaction. I clench my hands at my sides and bite my bottom lip. Feeling like the odd one out in the group, I raise my glass and take a drink. Everyone watches me in silence. Angrily, my eyes meet Ares’s and I see him smile. But then he does something that brings me up short. He drinks, surprising us all.
Apolo shakes his head. “We have two stalkers here. I can’t believe it.”
Luis pats Ares on the back. “I never thought you would be one to stalk someone. I always thought you would be the one being stalked.”
Ares doesn’t take his eyes off mine. “It started that way, but life takes many turns.”
Samy clears her throat. “Okay, okay, next.”
Luis lifts the glass. “Let’s make this interesting, never have I ever given someone an orgasm with oral sex.”
Heat invades my cheeks, and I know everyone is going to drink, except for me and maybe Apolo. Luis, Gregory, Marco, and a very embarrassed Samy take a drink. Agonizingly, I watch Ares.
But he doesn’t drink.Has he . . .?
Gregory seems to be saying out loud what we’re all thinking. “I can’t believe it! Ares Hidalgo! Haven’t you ever made a girl come with oral sex?”
Luis shakes his head. “You’re lying.”
Ares finishes his cigarette, putting it out on the ground beside him. “I’ve never done it.” He says it so naturally, so calmly. We all look at each other.
Apolo can’t control his curiosity. “Why not?”
Ares shrugs his shoulders. “I think it’s something intimate and very personal.”
Gregory intervenes. “And we all know that Ares is not interested in an intimate, personal relationship.”
Samy lowers her head, playing with her fingers on her lap.Did she . . . and he . . .? As far as I know, they’re just friends. But Samy’s reaction reminds me of my own. Did something happen between them? I glance at Marco, and his expression hardens, giving me such an intense look that I have to look away.Awkward.
It’s Apolo’s turn. “Let’s all drink, never have I ever been drunk.”
