Page 127 of A Love That Saved Us

“Hey! I resent that. I’ve lived,” Alley protests, turning to me. “Babe, tell them. I’m adventurous and dangerous.” A wide grin stretches across her lips.

That pulls a laugh from me. “Wild as they come, babe. Matt won’t even see you coming.” I kiss her mouth and crack open a Liquid Death. Yeah, I know—those never get old.

“I’ll start,” Megan announces, eyes flicking between me and Matt. “Do I play nice or go straight for the jugular?”

“Do your best,” I say.

“Yeah, take your best shot,” Matt adds.

“Okay. No offense?”

“None,” we echo.

She shrugs, then grins. “Alright. Never have I ever done any drug besides weed or mushrooms.”

Matt, Jeff, and I each toss a five into the middle.

“Whoa, wait—Jeff?” Megan turns to him. “What the hell haveyoudone?”

“This isn’t Truth or Dare, Megan. You don’t get answers,” Jeff says, sipping his old fashioned with a perfect poker face.

“Oh, come on! Half the fun is hearing the wild stories.”

Jeff sighs. “Fine. I did ecstasy once in college.”

Megan’s eyes widen. “Oh, shit. I forgot about ecstasy. I did that too.”

“I’m taking this back, then.” Jeff reaches for the five he tossed into the pile.

Amber’s up next. “Never have I ever faked an orgasm.” She grins, and Jeff practically beams.

Megan and Alley each toss in a five.

Kevin scowls at Megan. “That better not have been with me, babe.”

“Please.” She rolls her eyes. “Babe. When you’re drunk, you need a fucking road map. Honestly, sometimes I wish you’d just stop and ask for directions.” She flashes him a teasing grin as the whole table bursts into laughter. “I’m kidding.”

I nudge Alley, eyeing the pot. “Babe?”

She feigns offense. “Never! You know my ex was boring in bed. Couldn’t even find my clit. Sometimes I faked it just to make it stop.”

My brows lift. “Just making sure.”

Kevin goes next. “Never have I ever stolen anything.”

Matt, Megan, and I each toss in a five. Yeah, the three of us are fucked.

Jeff raises his eyebrows, scanning the table. “Never have I ever had a threesome.”

Matt grins and tosses in a five without hesitation.

Megan and I glance at each other.

“Fuck,” we both mutter, dropping in a five.

This isn’t a story I’ve ever told Alley. Not because I was hiding it. It just never came up.

She gasps, gaping at me. “What? Holy shit.” She smacks my arm. “How do I not know about this?”