Teenager Runway {Cole}

sam and felicia

We play Chess and Checkers, I won all the time, then Sam got bored and got a pack of cards and a poker set.

-"Let's play poker!"
-"you mean 'heads up'?"
-"whatever, I guess you know how to play?"
-"yep... but I haven't got any money."
-"nah... we just play for fun. Would like a beer?"
-"yes, please."

He gives me the set to organise while he goes to the kitchen to get us drinks. He comes back with 3 bottles of beer and a bottle of wine.

We started the game, I won the first two hands...

-"your lucky bastard... is that a game you are not good at?"
-"oi... watch your language, you fucker."
-"ahaha... rules applies both ways mate... "

I had two beers and he was in second glass of wine. We both tipsy but sober.

After I won a third hand, Sam put all his chips on.

-"all or nothing, Cole."
-"is that your poker face?" I laughed at him, he didn't look very convincing.
-"I think I just got lucky." He moves all into the middle of the table.
-"well, your call..."
-"fancy making this more interesting?"
-"if that involves one of us getting naked, no thanks."
-"what if I add my Guitar" he has an amazing guitar, and he knows I love it.
-"wow... are you sure about that?"
-"yep, but you have to put all of yours too, and something on my interest."
-"I told you I haven't got any money, and I am wearing the clothes you got me, the only thing I can bet on is my boosts... I would be surprised if you want them..."
-"you can bet something else" the intonation of his voice let clear what he is talking about.
-"no Sam, I am not going to fuck you."
-"I should be so lucky..." - he laughed, and I laughed too at his Minogue impersonation.
-"forget, not sexual favours either."
-"awa.. you are such a prude, spoiler... what about a kiss?"
-"no."
-"come on Cole, just a kiss."
-"I said NO."
-"why are you so afraid?"
-"I just know what I want, and what I don't want."
-"you are afraid you would like it, and you wouldn't know exactly what to do."
-"No Sam, I am not afraid, I just don't want to hurt your feelings, I don't fancy boys."
-"oh that's the sweetest thing you ever told me..."
-"what?" - I was avoiding looking into his eyes until he said that.
-"you just said you don't want to hurt my feelings, that is sweet, but trust me you won't. Think of it as an experiment, if you don't like it, I swear I will never bother you again. I remember you thought I was girl when we first met, just pretended I am not a boy."
-"but you are one."
-"you wouldn't be able to tell only by a kiss. And nobody would ever know... don't be so afraid of trying something new..."
-"only a kiss? Nothing else?"
-"absolutely... I promise you I wouldn't even touch you, just a kiss" - he lifts his hands in the air.
-"I suppose your chances of winning are so narrow, are you sure you want to give me your guitar?"
-"see, you probably won't have to worry about falling for me."
-"as if..."
-"well you are so afraid to try, that tells me you not so sure about your sexuality."
-"bullshit Sam.. I told you I am not afraid."
-"so why don't you just go for it? Only a kiss, nothing else."
-"OK, all or nothing, deal accepted." I move my chips to the middle of the table.

For an entire minute we just stared at each other, Sam had an expressionless face, all the hands we played before I haven't seen that face, my heart beat increase I had a good hand, but somehow I started to realise he might really been lucky, or he has just played me all the time. And suddenly I was afraid...

-"well? You show me..." I said.

-"Cole, you are about to have your first gay kiss." He gives me a smirk and lick his bottom lip.

He placed his cards down, he won, the son of a bitch had a Royal flush... I couldn't believe my eyes.

-"So... how are you paying me?"
-"oh fuck..."
-"a fuck would be even better, but the kiss is a good starting."