“I don’t know,” Tess said, adjusting herself on the chair next to the couch. Rachael had purposefully spread herself out on the couch so that Tess and Lyda couldn’t get on with her. They were sitting on big arm chairs on either side of her. Everyone was feeling comfortable and relaxed now and both Tess and Lyda seemed to be excited by the fact that Rachael was sticking around, they didn’t seem at all put out by the fact that she hadn’t actually been invited to their little party.
“Well you couldn’t have been planning to go to bed at 11:00 p. m.” Rachael said with a little annoyance in her voice, pointing to the clock. Tess looked a little nervous. Rachael felt bad on the inside. She didn’t mean to make this girl feel bad, heck she was a party crasher trying to dictate terms. But she also knew how people worked and this was the way to get to Tess.
“I don’t know,” Lyda said, looking embarrassed. Apparently it was the way to get to her as well.
“We were thinking about walking down to the waffle house and getting something to eat. We just had to wait for my dad to fall asleep, so I can steal his car” Tess said, obviously proud of her mildly devious plan. But that was the last thing that Rachael wanted. She wanted them right here in the basement.
“Well we can if you want…” Rachael said with obvious disinterest. This was enough to turn the other girls off from the idea.
“Well what do you want to do?” Lyda asked earnestly, leaning forward and resting her chin on her palm. Rachael didn’t know how she was going to shake this chick. Although, she wasn’t sure that she wanted to anymore.
“I don’t know…” Rachael said in a way that indicated that she had an idea. She didn’t looked at them in the eyes but shook her head in as sexy a way as she could. They were all over it now.
“Oh come on Rach!” Tess giggled, “We can tell you have a really fun idea. What is it?”
“I don’t know. I kind of have an idea I guess,” she said noncommittally.
“Come on, whatever it is we’ll do it!” Tess said and it was music to Rachael’s ears.
“Whatever I say we will do?” Rachael asked in all seriousness. Tess giggled nervously but nodded her head. Rachael pointed to Tess but didn’t look at her, “Her too?”
“Yes,” Lyda said without waiting for Tess to speak for her. She was excited about being involved. Rachael always knew she had a magnetism that drew people in. She never knew what sort of power that gave her until now. Here were a couple of cute but nerdy girls from her grade, and they were treating her like she was a celebrity or royalty or something. It was fun. And sexy.
“Okay, so you guys know the game truth or dare right?” Rachael asked, leaning forward and taking a sip out of Lyda’s Coke.
“Yeah,” Tess said, she sounded a bit disappointed, like she was expecting something more inventive.
“Well I have invented a more advanced version of the game. I mean I have thought of it, but I have never played it before. Do you guys want to try it out. Remember, you promised,” Rachael said, setting down the soda and looking at the two girls. They looked at each other smiling and they both nodded emphatically.
“How do you play?” Lyda asked.
“I am glad you asked,” Rachael said, “So first we do something called ‘Never Have I Ever” Do you guys know that? Well anyway I will go first and what you do is you say, “never have I ever” and then you say something that you have never done. If anyone else HAS done that thing then they have to raise their hand. So the way my truth or dare works is that well you do ‘never have I ever’ lots of times there is an odd girl out. Like two girls have done something and one hasn’t or two haven’t and one has. When that happens then the two who are the same get to ask the odd person out for a truth or a dare. That person picks one and then the other two pick what question or dare to ask.”
“What happens if all three haven’t done it?” Tess asked, it was obvious that they were paying attention and understood the game.
“When that happens that the person who came up with the ‘never have I ever’ comes up with a truth or a dare that everyone has to do,” Rachael explained. She had spent a lot of time crafting this game and figured that it would be fun and also that she would be able to mold it to her liking.
“But…” Lyda started.
“You promised to play,” Rachael said sternly and with a hint of disappointment in her voice.
“No, it isn’t like that. I was just trying to ask about something,” Lyda said. She was throwing off the rhythm. Rachael just wanted to get started.
“Let’s just get started and you will figure it out. You can always ask questions along the way. Okay?” she asked.
“Okay,” the other girls said.
“Let me go first then, so you can figure it out,” Rachael said and she sat down in the middle of the couch and sat Indian style. She patted the two cushions to either side of her and the other two girls sat down. She wanted to reward them for doing what she wanted.
“I can’t wait,” Tess said and smiled. They were all a little bit horny by now. They all knew that the topics would eventually lead to sex talk and maybe things like kissing or taking off their shirts. It was just a loosely sexual feeling and they could feel the tension in the air. And all of them liked it.
“Okay, never have I ever… given a hand job” Rachael said and the girls looked a little bit shocked that she’d jumped right into it. She wanted them a little bit uncomfortable. She wanted it to feel like a strange night where abnormal things could happen. She also wanted to start with a high ante, so they could keep going from here, “well?” she asked. Reluctantly Tess’ hand was raised but Lyda’s hand remained at her side.
“You gave someone a hand job?” Tess said really surprised at her friend. Lyda blushed. This was good though, it showed that they were willing.
“I don’t know…” Lyda said.
“What happened,” Rachael said, giving the girl a withering stare. She had to tell now. Rachael could tell the control she had over the girls.
“It wasn’t anything special,” Lyda said looking at her feet but Rachael just stared at her like she had to tell, “It was last week. He was a guy I know at my dad’s house, when I went to visit last weekend, and we were just hanging out and stuff and we started talking about sex and it… just sort of happened.” Rachael couldn’t believe how much a black girl could blush. But she didn’t want to push her too far. She thought it was sexy that the girl told the truth and wanted to keep moving.
“Well Truth or Dare?” Rachael asked. The girl thought for a minute and seemed to be more relaxed now, like she was happy she didn’t have to say anymore.
“Dare,” she said, obviously worried that there would be more hand job questions. Rachael and Tess conferred. It was obvious that Tess would do whatever she wanted. She suggested something and Tess readily agreed.