"You're lying about the napping after sex thing," James said.
"Precisely," Mason said. "After sex, I just have more sex."
James groaned. "Ugh, I miss Penny."
"Don't mind him, ladies, he's just incredibly horny."
James' eyes got huge. "Why the fuck would you tell them that? Especiallyher," he unsubtly nodded his head toward Kristen.
I tried to hide my laugh.
"Me?" Mason asked. "You just groaned about missing Penny after I talked about sex and a few minutes ago you went on and on about how she won't have sex with you before the wedding."
"I did not. I would never talk about my private life in public."
"Um...you kind of did, man. Sorry."
James folded his arms across his chest. "Shit, is it my turn?"
"You chose the game," Mason said with a laugh. "You must have had something in mind to say."
"Not really."
"I don't mind hearing about your private life at all, James," Kristen said. "Tell us some truths about that."
"Do you mind going, Daphne?" James said. "And you can come back to me at the end?" His face was starting to get red and he looked even sweatier.
"Yeah, no problem." I looked over at Rob, but immediately looked away. His eyes on me made me nervous. His fingers on my shoulder were distracting enough. "I was my high school valedictorian."
Kristen groaned.
Apparently I hadn't thought of anything exciting during my extra time to think. I bit my lip. I wanted something sexy to say. "I have never dyed my hair." Why did I think that was sexy to say? "And I'm looking for a serious relationship because I feel like I'm missing something in my life." Well, that definitely wasn't sexy to say.I'm so bad at this game.
Rob stopped making circles on my shoulder with his thumb.
Crap, I freaked him out.
"Well," he said. "You seem very intelligent, so I don't doubt that you were valedictorian. And I wouldn't blame you at all for feeling like something is missing in your life. Especially with all your friends in relationships. I'm kind of feeling the same way myself. So, what color did you dye your hair?" He smiled at me.
I didn't need to wonder anymore if Rob was as sweet as James. He was so nice. And such a gentleman. At least when he wasn't trying to finger me under the table. "I dyed it red so that I could be Poison Ivy for Halloween a few years ago. It was just temporary dye."
James groaned again.
"What, did Penny dress up as Poison Ivy for Halloween one year?" Rob asked. "She'd kill that outfit too."
James looked down at his hands. "Yeah. Not for me, though. I mean, I think she bought the outfit for me. But we had broken up. She wore it for Tyler. She looked so beautiful."
I almost wanted to cry at the expression of agony on his face. I hadn't meant to upset him. Every part of me wanted to reach out and hug him. But he was a stranger to me. I couldn't just do that. Really, I should be getting him a glass of water from the bar to get out whatever was in his system. It was making him a mess. He was happy and loud one second and then depressed and quiet the next. What the hell was he on?
"Her friend Tyler?" Mason asked. "Tyler Stevens? The one Bee and her hang out with all the time?"
"Yeah, that one."
"Wait, have they ever been together?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"James, have they slept together?"
