Just Cruising

Chapter 8: Day III

I pulled Jacobs hands, dragging him to his room. We stopped in front of his door for him to get his room key, but I was getting impatient. It was really annoying, and his hands fumbled nervously. Hmm...

We got in, and he awkwardly gave me a tour as if his room as if it wasn't identical to mine. The differences: more hair and hygene products and stuff in the bathroom and shower, luggages and duffel bags full of clothes everywhere, and lastly, there were 2 napping boys. One on the bed and the other on the pullout couch. everything else was exactly the same.

Jacob went up to the boys and tried shaking their shoulders to get them awake and gone, but only one groaned and rolled over while the other stayed still as a rock.

By this point I felt like Jacob was just stalling. Like, he was barely touching them. I pushed aside and grabbed do the guys' shoulder and shook. He fell off the bed and groaned, cussing with some colourful language, but got up and went to the bathroom. Before he left though, I heard him mutter under his breath, "If you wanted to bang her so badly, you should've gone to her room, and then brought me back a souvenir."

I pretended not to hear him, and went to the couch potato. He was still unmoving. He had drool all over his mouth and pillow.

Then I stepped onto the couch and started jumping. Might as well get my kicks from this, right? I jumped all around him, and went dangerously close to his head. He only scuffled some incomprehensible phrases and went back to his nap.

I had one more idea though. I walked to his right side and literally fell on top of him. His body was vertical and mine fell horizontally with my abdomen to his lower back. He woke up with a gasp so loud, I thought his lungs would pop like balloons.

His eyes were wide open in shock and terror. He turned over so that my stomach was to his finely toned stomach. I had a goofy smile on my face but it quickly went away and was replaced by laughter. I had literally just belly flopped onto Fin! I laughed, so hard, my stomach was getting full of cramps.

Then I looked up and found Jacob smirking at the predicament we were in. When Fin looked back at me, he had a mysterious devilish grin on his face. I raised my eyebrows in mock fascination, waiting for him to spill his dirty, dirty thoughts.

Jacob interrupted before Fin could even say anything.

"Um, bro, we need to room. I already kicked Dylan out...so you gotta leave. Sorry man. Maybe you could get your beauty sleep in the other guys' room." Jacob said, hesitantly, a hand behind his neck awkwardly. What was up with him?

He got up and started scavenging for a clean shirt and 'trousers'. Before he could get into the bathroom, Dylan stepped out and left, but not before flashing Jacob the finger. Awe, such gentlemen.

Before he closed the door, he asked inquiringly, "What exactly are you going to do?" His eyebrows wiggled around, and I actually blushed. Then responded, saying, "We're playing that truth or dare game or whatever... Like, the one where if you answer a question wrong, and take off a piece of clothing?..."

Fin just chuckled. "Love, thats not truth or dare, thats 20 questions. And I say, you picked a good partner. Jacobs got a decent amount of experience. You could even call him an professional stripper. All we need in here is a stripper pole and we'd be in business!" I turned to Jacob, who's face had inflamed in a crimson colour. I burst out laughing.

Then Fin inquired, "You know... I could stay as like a Ref. Call out the shots or whatever you Americans call it."

I really didn't mind. Fin was my friend and I didn't care all that much. Jacob seemed to be getting more awkward by the second though. So I told Fin he could join.

Yes, it's true that my plan was to seduce Jacob in some way, but obviously that wasn't going the way I planned. I really wanted to find out what history Jacob and this game had. And I think playing with Fin would just make it that much more fun!

While Fin refreshed himself for this game, us two sat on the bed, a very far distance away form each other. Jacob had a foot on the ground like he was ready to run at a moments notice. I was really annoyed about this though.

"What the hell is going on!" I ordered, putting on my most terrifying face.

Jacob looked ready to go jump in a hole and die... Not kidding.

He stared at me with doe eyes, like someone literally almost ran their car over him, but stopped like 2 inches away. This kid was a disaster. I was very close to just throttling his neck right about now.

"Fine! I'm not ok with this! Its messed up! Do you like me? I don't! You dont share your damn feelings like a normal girl! I can't read freaking minds! It's scientifically impossible! And you are making it so hard for me, its unbelievable!"

Well, Jacob's outburst finally told me that he had feelings. Like, actual feelings. Thank goodness! But what he said was kind of surprising.

"Can you tell me why you dont want to play. Why are you so cautious and jump now that I brought up this idea. Did something happen?" I tried asking in the nicest way possible.

"Huh... Its not you. Never you. Its the game really, thats it. I played once in sophmore year. I know, its really young of an age, but I met up with some old friends and their older brother was having a party. It was all college kids, and they thought I was in college because apparently I looked the part. They spiked a few of my drinks and I ended up playing like 20 rounds of spin the bottle, and then the 20 questions game. I don't know... I didn't really understand what I was doing because I was drunk right? So me, this guy, and this girl were all left. I was the... most dressed, in the best way possible... Anyways, so at one point the guy got disqualified. Then everyone started whooping and cheering around me.

"Apparently when there's only 2 players left, they go in a room and have to get all intimate. Well this was apparently a rules all college kids knew about, BUT I WASN'T IN FREAKING COLLEGE! So this girl was trying to drag me to a room. I was screaming my head off, calling for my friends but they just laughed. We were all drunk so it didn't help my situation at all. I ended up getting the hell out before anything happened and ever since then I've been freaked out. If I get caught in a game, I try to be in the first few to lose. That's why Fin called me a 'stripper'.... So know you know my whole freaking life story."

I tried not to laugh, I promise you, I really tried, but I couldn't hold it in. I burst out laughing. And the turned to tears of laughter. And soon I was literally sobbing. Jacob join in at one point, but I just couldn't take. Holt crap. I felt bad and all, but in all seriousness. Really? He was afraid of a little 20 questions. Really?

I looked up get my episode of laughter. He looked hurt, even though he did laugh too. I just asked, "How is that a guy as hot as you, who's a total gentleman, super mushy and lovable, the 'leader' of his friend group, afraid of a little 20 questions? And have I mentioned how hot you are?"

He looked at me, dumbfounded. I looked back on mock seriousness. His mouth transformed into a goofy grin. I took hold of his hand, kissed every single one of his knuckles and smiled back.

Fin literally made the door for open, but as he stepped out, you could tell he had been waiting for our sappy moment to be over for a loooong while.

"Well, now that you idiots are done with your tear-shedding experiences, may we please start the bloody game already?"

I just gave him my best oh-no-you-didn't-just-say-that look.