Game Night

After a long week at work a night in with your work friends and girlfriend was definitely needed. It was a monthly tradition where you and your friends would meet at one of your houses and play a board game with food and drinks. It was a cheap and fun way to spend time with your mates and it was a great downtime activity where you didn't have to think about work.

This month you and Miranda were hosting game night. It was great as things were a lot quicker to set up due to you living together and being in a relationship. Miranda was currently cleaning up the apartment while you were cooking some party food that you could just throw on the table and people could help themselves too. It was much easier this way as they could still play the game and eat.

The food you would have on offer tonight were cheese and bacon potato skins, chicken drumsticks glazed with BBQ sauce, mini pizzas and mini sausage rolls. You were also going to put out a couple bowls of crisps with some dips. That was definitely going to be enough food to feed you all. While the food was cooking you grabbed a cool box and started to fill it up with water and ice.

"Hey babe, I've finished cleaning the house up. Do you know where Cards Against Humanity is? I'm going to set it up now so we don't have to worry about faffing with that when everyone arrives." Miranda said to you as she wrapped her hands around your waist just wanting to feel your body against hers. "It should be in the games cupboard".

You and Miranda loved playing Cards Against Humanity and you knew that once everyone had a bit too much to drink then it would become a lot more interesting. It was a very dark humoured game and so therefore you knew that your colleagues would also enjoy it. "Found it!" you heard Miranda shout from the other room. You smiled to yourself. You loved how Miranda acted when she got excited over the smallest little things.

You watched as Miranda placed the black cards in the middle of the table and made six piles of the white cards that each had seven cards in it. She then placed those cards around the edge of the table so people had their cards ready for when the game starts. When Miranda had finished sorting that out you finally got back to what you were doing. You turned the water off and started adding a selection of drinks. You added a few bottles of San Miguel, a few cans of strongbow, as well as some VK drinks and some soft drinks for those that didn't drink or were driving.

With that sorted you picked it up from out of the sink and placed it in the corner of the room where you knew that people could get to it. You then placed the bottle opener next to the cool box for the people who had bottles. With the drinks sorted all you had to do now was keep an eye on the food and prevent it from burning. Easier said than done with Miranda being a constant distraction.

As the food finished cooking, you plated it up into little bowls making sure there was a nice even spread of food. With all the food ready you placed it on another little table near where you would be playing the game. You then grabbed some paper plates and napkins and placed them nearby. At least that way it saved on washing up and you could just throw the plates away at the end of the night.

You then went to go find a couple of ashtrays as you knew a few of your colleagues smoked so you wanted them to feel like they could if they wanted to. You didn't care though as both you and Miranda smoked as well. Being in the police department definitely had its stressful moments and smoking definitely relieved that stress for you. With everything set up all you had to do now was wait for your friends to arrive.

As you walked into the living room Miranda was coming out of your shared bedroom wearing the cutest outfit. A pair of black jeans and a top that hugged her curves perfectly. You couldn't help but stare at your beautiful girlfriend. "You alright there babe?" she asked you as she stepped closer to you. You leaned in and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. "Yep, just admiring your beauty" you smiled at her.