~At the Old Town Bar~
“Let's toast to many more happy days!” Robbie raised his cup of tequila, and they all cheered. Seated around him were Stephanie, Sebastian, Danielle, Thomas Robbie’s friend, and Jennifer. Their cups made clicking sounds as they hit each other. They all proceeded to take a sip and giggled after. “So… we should do something. It’s too boring, cheering and drinking alone. Let’s play games, or what do you think?” Thomas suggested, and they all exchanged looks. “Doesn’t sound like a bad idea. It is 10 pm, we still have two hours till the new year. Let’s have fun!” Robbie added in excitement, and they all nodded.
“So you brought up the suggestion. What should we do then? What games should we play?” Jennifer asked, looking at Thomas. He placed his two fingers, his thumb and index finger, under his chin as he thought of a fun game they could play. “Ermmmm… I was thinking the truth or dare game?” Danielle interfered, and they all looked at her. “Hmm… it sounds good. What do you think guys?” Robbie looked at Sebastian, and he nodded. “We can play the game,” He said, and they all consented to it. “Great. So, where do we start and how do we start?” Stephanie asked with a happy grin.
Thomas stood up all of a sudden and walked away. They all furrowed their brows at him, they wondered why he left all of a sudden. He returned shortly with a bottle in his hand. “We would spin this. If the head falls on you, you are the one to ask, and if the tail falls on you, you answer.” They all smiled widely and nodded. “Sounds great! Let’s start! I’ll spin the bottle!” Jennifer took the bottle from Thomas, while the others cleared the cups and drinks on the table. When everything was cleared, she laid the bottle on the table and spun it. They all watched as its speed reduced. The bottle finally came to a halt, the head fell on Jennifer, and the tails on Robbie. “What?” He mumbled, looking at her.
She let out an evil smirk and asked, “Truth or dare?” Robbie swallowed hard before responding. “Dare.” He said, and Jennifer twitched her brows. “I dare you to kiss me,” She said, and their eyes widened. Sebastian folded his hand and covered his mouth. “Wow, I never saw that coming,” Danielle mumbled, picking up her cup of tequila. “Why would you ask me to kiss you?” Robbie asked unbelievably. “You picked the dare option yourself, no one forced you. Do what I asked,” She said. “C’mon man, you can do it! You should be glad she is letting you kiss her! It’s been months since you kissed!” Thomas teased, and they all chuckled, except for Danielle who kept her stare on Jennifer.
Robbie shot Thomas a deadly stare before he stood up and approached Jennifer. He squatted in front of her, and put his hands on her bare thighs as support. Jennifer gazed into his eyes as he leaned closer, looking at her lips. As he got very close, she could feel the tingle of his breath on her face. Their noses touched, and he let their lips touch. He gave it a light touch, but before he could quickly pull away, Jennifer grabbed him by the hair and pulled him closer, deepening the kiss. “Woah!” They all chorused as they watched her kiss him like her life depended on it. Robbie’s eyes widened, and he blinked severally as she kept kissing him. He was too shocked to kiss her back.
She stopped kissing him and touched his forehead with hers. “Your lips are so soft,” She mumbled, biting her lower lip. Robbie hurriedly stood up and walked back to the chair. He touched his lips, looking at her as if she had gone crazy. “Tell us, did you enjoy it?” Thomas asked, and they all chuckled, except Danielle. She clenched her jaw and took another sip of her drink. “Shall we continue?” Jennifer looked at everyone with great satisfaction. She had always wanted to have a taste of his lips. They nodded for her to continue, and she spinned the bottle again. This time, the tail fell on Sebastian, and head on Thomas.
“Bruh… truth or dare?” Thomas asked, and Sebastian giggled. “Truth,” He responded, and Thomas nodded. “What is the nastiest thing you have done to Stephanie during sex?” “Woah!” They chorused, and their eyes popped wide open. Stephanie lowered her face shyly, she awaited Sebastian’s response. “Actually, we are yet to…” “What? Oh no. Don’t tell me that,” Jennifer butted in, and Robbie nodded in agreement. “That is crazy! She is too hot for you not to have…” “Robbie!” Stephanie called, and he clasped his lips. He raised his shoulders and looked away.
“I think I want to go home now.” Danielle abruptly stood up. and they all turned to look at her. “What? Why? What’s wrong?” Stephanie also stood up and moved closer to her. “Nothing. I just want to head back home. I’m not enjoying the game,” She uttered. “Wow. I’ll take you home then.” Robbie sprang to his feet and approached her. “No, you don’t have to. You can continue with the game.” He shook his head and held her hand. “I insist. I’m taking you home. I won’t let you go home alone by this time. It’s late.” He didn’t let go of her hand when he spoke. “But, what of the game?!” Jennifer asked loudly. “Play it with others. We are leaving,” Danielle stated and pulled Robbie with her as she walked away.
“Do you know what’s wrong with her?” Sebastian whispered in Stephanie’s ear, and she shook her head. “Well, are you two still playing or you want to go with them?” Jennifer asked, and they looked at her. “Ermmm, I think we would take our leave too. Right, Sebastian?” Stephanie asked, and he bounced his head. “Right! We will continue anytime we meet like this again…” He reached for their stuff and passed Stephanie’s bag to her. “Bye, Thomas,” Stephanie uttered and took the lead. Sebastian shook hands with Thomas and followed behind her.
“Well! I guess it’s just the two of us now,” Thomas uttered, and Jennifer scoffed. “I’ll rather go home too.” She picked up her cup and headed out of the bar too.
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Sebastian drove Stephanie home, they both slammed into the sofa, feeling so exhausted. They left the house at noon and partied till nightfall. Everywhere in New York City was glowing from the beautiful lights, and different winter songs filled the air. Stephanie enjoyed herself just like she did on Christmas Eve. “I enjoyed myself again today. Made me remember when I first saw you on Christmas Eve,” Sebastian said as he sat on the sofa. He turned his head to look at Stephanie, and she did the same thing too. Their eyes met. “How are we thinking the same thing?” She asked, and he chuckled. He made a full body turn and rested his head on his hand which he folded under his head, on the sofa back. “That is because we are connected,” He responded, and she smiled.
“Do you know what happened to Danielle, though? Her mood switched all of a sudden,” Sebastian said, reaching for the zip of his jacket and unzipping it. “I don’t think it was a sudden change. I noticed her countenance change when Jennifer kissed Robbie. I think it was too much for her to handle,” She told him, and he raised his eyebrows. “Wow! So that is it. Now it makes sense. Honestly, Jennifer is something else,” He said, and Stephanie consented with a nod. “I’m aware of that,” She said, removing the sweater she was wearing.
They got rid of their fast layer of clothes, and Stephanie further reached for her shirt. She wanted to start unbuttoning when Sebastian stopped her. “Let me,” He said, sitting up and facing her. She also sat up and turned to face him. He grabbed her button between his two fingers firmly and helped her unbutton. As he unbuttoned it, Stephanie could perceive the scent from his hand. “You… you smell so good.” She held his hand and slowly moved it to her nose. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. Sebastian’s lips parted as he stared at her, he allowed her to do what she wanted to do because it pleased him too.
She opened her eyes and looked at him. Sebastian could see nothing but love and desire in her eyes. She kissed his hand, and Sebastian gulped hard. His other hand fell lifeless on the couch, as he didn’t have any more strength to keep it on her button. His eyes moved from her eyes, down to her lips, and up to her eyes again. He couldn’t deny the fact that he wanted her… Badly!