Page 94 of Off Limits
‘Ren, you want a cocktail?’ Jewel asks me.
‘Sure, why not?’ I say nervously.
I stay seated while Jewel returns from the kitchen with some bright pink fluid in a glass, the ice cubes clinking.
‘What is it?’
‘Think it’s supposed to be like an island punch or some kind of Sex on the Beach,’ she replies. ‘Try some.’
I do, and I can already taste a hint of vodka. A few minutes later and Angel is organizing everybody to sit in a circle.
‘We go round that way, but youngest cheerleader goes first,’ Shawny announces. ‘Tori, that’s you! Truth or dare, honey?’
‘Hold up, are there dirty truth or dares in here?’ Harmony asks.
‘What would be the fun in clean truth or dares?’ Angel asks.
Harmony pulls a face. I look across at Tori, a nineteen-year-old fellow rookie whose blonde hair is a similar shade to mine. Her cheeks have flared a shade of crimson. ‘Uh… truth, I guess?’ she squeaks.
Angel’s hand dives into her hat containing folded slips of paper. ‘I should warn y’all, there’s only three questions in here.’
‘Go easy on her, please,’ Ashlyn says in a warning tone.
Angel pulls a slip of paper, reads the question, then thinks the better of it. She chooses another. ‘What is your bedroom kink?’ she reads out.
Tori blushes for a second time, placing both hands on her cheeks. ‘My what? My bedroom kink? What even is that?’
‘It means how do you like it nasty in the bedroom?’ Solana says.
‘Uhm. I don’t know! My, uh, boyfriend licked Ben & Jerry’s out of my belly button once, does that count?’ Tori giggles, and the room descends into laughter.
‘Oh, honey, it counts!’ Angel cries as she moves to the next girl, who also picks truth.
After that, Harmony is next in the circle. ‘Truth,’ she says. ‘But I literally reserve the right to lie.’
‘NO lies!’ Shawny counters.
Angel pulls out a question, a wry smile creeping onto her features. ‘Given the choice, which Mutineer team player would you invite into your bed and why?’
There is a chorus of ‘Ooooh’ as Harmony rolls her eyes. ‘I think we all know the answer to that one, Angel, thank you.’
‘It has to be a team member who hasn’t been there before!’ Solana hollers.
‘He’s never,’ Harmony says with a degree of sincerity and some of the girls look surprised. ‘I don’t know why y’all think that.’
‘So…’ Angel begins.
Harmony goes on the defensive, crossing her arms over her chest. ‘Hudson Briar has never been here. And I’ve never been to his place either. Even if it is about six times the size of my apartment.’
‘So, are we allowed to know how far youhavegone?’ Shawny asks.
Harmony looks coy. Resistance is not something I’ve ever really showed Jake, whereas Harmony’s obeyed the rules from day one.
‘I answered the question,’ Harmony says sweetly. ‘I don’t have to say nothin’ else.’
The room erupts as everyone wants to know the details, me included.
‘Alright, alright, we may have had a moment. At Brody Conway’s wedding. In the men’s bathroom. I may have gotten a little carried away.’
