“You’re on, fool,” Kat replies.
Sarah’s trying to suppress a smile. “Then I’d saypossibly.”
“Ha!” I whisper. “Pay up.”
Kat puts up her finger.
“But notprobably,” Sarah says.
“Fuck,” I say.
Kat puts out her palm again and I lay forty bucks in it, rolling my eyes.
“What if I said pretty please?” Jonas asks, smiling broadly.
“Double or nothing again?” Kat whispers.
I shake my head and Kat giggles.
Sarah shrugs again.
“Jesus. Glad I didn’t make another bet,” I whisper. “She’s as stubborn as you.”
“What if I said pretty pleaseandthat we can do whatever you want, anything at all, you name it?” Jonas asks.
“Okay, whoa. I think he’s overdoing it,” I whisper to Kat.
She giggles. “No, he’s doing the bare minimum.”
“Anything at all?” Sarah asks.
“Don’t do it,” I whisper to Kat.
“He will,” Kat says.
“Anything at all,” Jonas confirms.
Kat giggles. “Sucker.”
“Pussy,” I say.
“But sweet,” she responds.
Sarah touches the platinum bracelet on her wrist. “You’ll be at my mercy completely?”
Jonas squints and bites his lip, considering.
“Don’t do it,” I whisper.
“He will.”
Jonas still hasn’t replied.
“Hang tough, man,” I whisper. “Fight the good fight.”
“He’s toast,” Kat replies.
“Stand strong,” I whisper.
