Her Touch

37

WE USED THE dining table to play the game and Lauren shuffled the cards, "Kylie, you know how to play Blackjack, right?" I nodded and she gave each of us two cards from the deck, "anyway, since it's my birthday, I'm setting my own rules, in which the person who wins the round, will pick a pair of players who has to strip, one of the two players has to do it. I hope you gals wore nice underwear," she grinned and Ava rolled her eyes. The two of us were sitting next to each other, and she placed her hand on my thigh under the table, probably her way of claiming me as her partner, not that anyone could tell.
"I'm with Kylie," Ava informed.
"Okay then. I see you all have chosen your partners, so Ray, it's me and you," Ray shrugged and took a sip of her whiskey.
I sighed, as the game began and I looked at my cards to see that I had an ace and a two. Pressing my lips together, "hit me," Lauren slid me another card and it was a four.
"Hit me," Olivia muttered and groaned, as she looked at her card, "I'm busted," she grumbled and threw her cards onto the table.
"Anyone else?" Lauren asked, her hand over the deck, "okay then," everyone placed their cards down.
"Take that bitches," Brianna bragged, having 21.
"Fuck you, Brianna," Lauren scoffed with her 18, "now, choose who has to strip."
Brianna smiled deviously, "who is the biggest prude in the group?" She looked at Ava and smirked.
"You have to pick a pair, not a person," Lauren informed and Brianna rolled her eyes.
"Kylie and Ava," she muttered and Ava gulped.
I slipped off one of my shoes and showed them, before throwing it onto the floor next to me, "there," Ava looked at me with a smile on her face.
"You can't fight her battles, Kylie. If I have to strip you down first to get to her, I will."
"You're such an ass," Ava huffed.
The game continued, every time someone other than Ava and I won, they wanted us to strip. I found it strange that they had it out for Ava like that.
Ava ended up discarding her shoes and her skirt, while I was left in only my undies and bra. As for Lauren, she was in her bra, but still had her bottoms. Ray had on all of her clothes, except her jacket and one shoe. Olivia had no bottoms on and Brianna didn't lose a single garment, everyone spared her for some reason.
"I'll take the next hit, you'll be half naked if you strip one garment more," Ava whispered, showing me her cards. She was hopeless. She had four cards in her hand and they only added up to eighteen. As for me, I had a solid blackjack, so I knew that I was in the safe zone, unless someone else had blackjack too and we both had to choose a pair who had to strip.
"I'm good," I turned my cards for her to see.
"Hit me again," Olivia yelled, slamming her hand against the surface of the table, "fuck this shit," she looked at the card that she was given.
"Give me a fucking card," Ava commanded, her eyes throwing a glare at Lauren.
"It's not my fault you suck at poker, Ava," the birthday girl slurred.
"Fuck you, if I wasn't waist deep in tequila shots, I would beat your dumb ass," I placed my hand on Ava's shoulder, trying to calm her down.
"Easy there, maybe we should call it a day?" I checked the time on my watch and saw that it was already 4:00.
Ava poured another shot of tequila and raised her glass, "this is what I say to your responsibility," she downed the shot and placed a slice of lime into her mouth, before pouring another.
"Seriously, you're over drunk. How many shots have you taken so far?" She rolled her eyes and grimaced.
"You're too young to be so responsible and... hot. Damn, you're..."
"Is everyone ready to show their cards?" I asked loudly, interrupting Ava's sentence on purpose.
We placed down our cards and I frowned, seeing that Lauren and Brianna had blackjack as well, "fuck, you guys, this is so fucking unfair," I cursed, knowing that both were going to choose us for the stripping.
"Start stripping, missy, you know the drill by now," Lauren giggled and Brianna nodded.
"Seriously, if you guys want to see her naked, you just have to ask, I mean she's going to say no, but you can at least try," Ava slipped her blouse over her head, revealing her white bra. She tried to unhook her bra, but fumbled unsuccessfully.
"You keep your bra on," I patted her shoulder and pulled mine over my head and threw it to the floor.
"You're such a heroine, showing your tits so Ava wouldn't have to show hers," Olivia bit down on her bottom lip, looking at me, "I've actually been wondering about girls lately, you know, since guys never really work out. Can I have your number?" I pressed my lips together, not knowing how to answer without making things even more awkward.
"You're fucking straight, Liv," Ray scoffed and shook her head.
"Yeah, whatever, just because I fucked around with some guys..." She thought for a moment, "okay some might be an understatement, but you get my point," her eyes ran from my face and over my torso, as she tilted her head to the side, "I miss the days when my boobs were firm, now they are like just slowly dropping each year," she placed her arm on the table and propped her face upon the palm of her hand, "can I touch them?"
"Fuck no," Ava spat, as she stood and leaned over the table.
"I really should get her home," we needed to ditch as quickly as possible, before Ava blurted something that she shouldn't.
I got dressed, "Ava, put on your skirt," I handed it to her and she stumbled to raise her legs, "it was fun meeting you guys, even though I almost went completely naked, but still it was fun."
"Aw, Kylie, don't go yet, we didn't even get to see Ava naked," Lauren pouted, as she gathered the cards.
"I promised grandpa that I would take care of her and she's obviously in no state to be around people."
"Yeah, I guess you're right, but thanks for stopping by."
"No problem," Ava continued to fumble to get dressed. She laughed hysterically for some unknown reason.
Her face straightened up when Lauren said, "Alexander has this cousin that wants to meet you."
"Huh?" Ava narrowed her eyes.
"I showed him a picture and he wants to meet you," Ava scoffed and shook her head.
"I can't, I'm sorry, but... but..." She dragged her tongue across her bottom lip, "I'm not interested," she shrugged nonchalantly and looked away from Lauren.
"You always say that, give the guy a chance," Lauren shuffled the deck, "I hear he has a big..."
"No, Lauren, I'm not fucking interested," Ava groaned, before turning to me "I really don't want to talk about this."
"Yeah, but you haven't been on a date in how long? Freshman year of college?"
"Whatever. This is why I don't hang out with you guys anymore, always pushing me to date someone," Ava leaned against the table to steady her balance, "I'm over it, I don't like men," she shrugged and ran her fingers through her black hair.
"So, you're going to become a lesbo?" Lauren immediately looked at me, "no offense," she looked back at Ava.
"Seriously? So, I must be a lesbian just because I don't feel like dating?"
"I think I'm bi," Olivia then spoke, making everyone's eyes turn to her.
"You're just drunk, go back to lala land," Lauren scolded, making Olivia cross her arms over her chest.
"Fuck you, Lauren, I'm actually searching for a fulfilling lesbian relationship," Olivia retorted, "and my sister is gay, so that's got to say something about me."
"It doesn't," I sighed and rubbed my temples, "look, you guys are friends, and if Ava doesn't want to date anymore, leave her be. She's probably just taking a break from it for a while," I defended and Lauren looked quizzically at me.
"You defend her a lot, is this some kind of teacher crush you got going for her, cause that would be..."
My eyes widened, "she's family, and I protect my family," I looked at Ava, her eyes filled with a gloominess that I couldn't describe.
"Yeah, right, I forgot that you two are sorta cousins or something like that," Lauren scattered the cards onto the table, and let out a low huff.