Page 99 of Third Chances (Men of Manhattan 2)

I laughed. "I don't see how that gets you to know me."

"We'll just make statements about you," Mason said. "Like...never have I ever had sex with Rob." He laughed at his own cleverness.

I didn't have to be embarrassed about it. Rob had already sung about our sexual escapades to the whole pool. I rolled my eyes and took a sip of the beer. It actually went pretty well with the burger.

"You like it, don't you?" Rob asked.

"It's okay."

He smiled. "It's okay to be wrong, you know." He put his hand on my shin. "Never have I ever ordered food like a dead chef who came back to life with the purpose of ruining every other chef's delicious dishes."

"Is that supposed to be me?"

"It is you."

I laughed and took a sip of my beer. "Fine. Never have I ever shared a bed with Rob."

James laughed. "In the least sexual way possible...I think the rest of us are all guilty of that." He took a sip of his beer.

Mason shrugged his shoulders and took a sip of his beer.

"In the most sexual way possible," Matt said and winked at me.

Rob choked on his bite of sandwich. "What? Gross, man."

Matt laughed and took a sip of his beer. "I was definitely kidding. However, I am not kidding about this. Never have I ever sucked cock."

I could feel myself blushing. "Why are you guys teaming up against me?" I took a sip of my beer. I could see Rob staring at me intensely out of the corner of my eye. Earlier he had said he wanted to see his cum dripping down my chin. Apparently he hadn't been joking around. I swallowed hard and my throat made a weird squeaking noise.

"Anxious for later?" Rob whispered.

I looked up at him. I did want to taste him. But I didn't have to answer his question, because James had one of his own.

"Never have I ever had sex at The Blue Parrot Resort."

"Lame," Rob said. He grabbed another drink from the tray and took a sip.

Matt and I also both took sips. I was glad to know that James and Mason were faithful. Maybe that meant Rob would be too. Not that we were dating. I really needed to talk to him alone. He was only going to be here for a few more hours and we had a lot to figure out. How could I get him away from his friends? By telling him you want his cum dripping down your chin. I took a bite of my burger to try and stop thinking with my hormones.

"Never have I ever been a teacher," Mason said. "Wait, no, that's a lie. I've just taught people things outside of a classroom."

Matt laughed.

I wasn't sure what was so funny, or what on earth he was referring to.

"Let me clarify," Mason said. "Never have I ever been a teacher at a school."

James and I both drank. He looked a little sad after he set down his beer. Again I got the feeling that he still wanted to be a professor. I just didn't understand why he didn't realize it. I glanced at Rob. He was staring at James too.

Rob cleared his throat. "Never have I ever been in love." Apparently he thought that statement would fix it. And I did see a smile cross James' face. Mason and James were the only two to drink.

I had loved so much. And so much had been taken away from me. I had never been in love, though. As much as I wanted it, I wasn't sure I could handle it. The thought of putting my heart in someone else's hands was terrifying. They'd probably just squash it. Rob would squash my heart. It already felt like he was. I was getting attached and he had such a casual air about him. He took showers outside because he hated how stifling a roof was. Love was stifling too. I knew my love would be, because I'd be so scared of losing it. I'd suffocate him. I needed to make this game fun again. I needed to not think about Rob leaving in a few hours.

"Never have I ever had a threesome," I blurted out.

Mason laughed. "I'm probably the most guilty of that one."

"With the girl you're going to propose to?"

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