Total pages in book: 58
Estimated words: 52957 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 265(@200wpm)___ 212(@250wpm)___ 177(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 52957 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 265(@200wpm)___ 212(@250wpm)___ 177(@300wpm)
Jennifer giggled. “He hates it when people say that.”
I started to apologize but Charlie waved me off with a small smile. “Don’t worry, it doesn’t bother me when anyone other than Jennifer says it. When she’s in need of discipline, she’ll say it in a way that just sets my teeth on edge.”
Moving closer to her husband, Jennifer gave him a kiss on the cheek. “And you always give me what I need. I love you.”
I looked away as they gently kissed, somehow feeling like I was intruding on something more intimate than sex.
After a few seconds, Charlie cleared his throat and said, “Come on, you two. We’re going to distract all that sparkly energy and booze churning inside of you with something a little more fun than starting a fight.”
I downed the rest of my drink somewhat defiantly, setting the empty cup on one of the tables we passed. Behind me I thought I heard Caleb call my name, but I ignored him. I was tired of women pawing him everywhere we went. Yes, I realized that I was silly to even think considering we had no kind of commitment to each other, but the idea of wearing his ring on my collar became more appealing by the second.
“Spin the bottle!” a woman shouted from nearby. “We have a few spots left.”
Jennifer squealed and dragged me over to a big circle of people sitting on the carpeted floor. In the center an almost black glass beer bottle lay on its side, the infamous bottle. I’d never personally played this game, but I’d seen it in enough movies to get the gist.
The game was already in progress, and I had a great time hooting and cheering with everyone as the bottle spun and spun. It was about to be my turn when I finally saw Caleb. He was scooting into a newly vacated spot across from me, his eyes locked on me. I smiled at him and gave a little wave, giggling as he smiled back. His hair had been once again slicked back, revealing his gorgeous deep-blue eyes.
“Your turn!” Jennifer said, all red cheeked from making out with a hot guy dressed as an 80s rock star across the circle.
All too aware of Caleb watching me, I gave the bottle a spin, both hoping it did and did not land on him. The bottle whirled… then slowed down until it pointed at… Caleb. Jennifer practically shoved me into the center of the circle, where Caleb was already crawling forward a bit to meet me in the middle. I expected maybe a gentle kiss, some tongue, nothing more. What I didn’t expect was for him to grab me by the back of the head and mouth fuck me into submission.
We broke apart and I moaned in disappointment, only coming back to reality as I realized everyone was laughing. A few more people later and it was Caleb’s turn to spin. Charlie appeared behind me, whispering something to his wife that I couldn’t hear above the cheering. There was more than one tipsy woman begging the bottle to land on her. Hussies.
The bottle spun and spun, before coming to a rather abrupt stop on me.
“Oh ho ho!” Charlie said behind me in a loud voice, “Lookie lookie, a double pick! You know what that means!”
The group around us all yelled as one, “Seven Minutes in Heaven!”
I gave Jennifer a confused look and she leaned in and whispered, “It’s the grand prize. If two people are picked more than once, they win seven minutes in heaven.” She pointed to a door across the room. “Your own private make-out closet.”
I laughed and met Caleb’s eyes, who stood up and held his hand out to me with a big grin. “Come on, Ivy. We did a double spin, now you have to follow the rules.”
Swallowing hard in both anxiety and anticipation, I took his hand as he helped me up. “I don’t believe it! What are the odds that it would land on us twice?”
Caleb seemed to look behind me at Charlie with a mysterious smile as he said, “What are the odds? If fate and luck brought us together, I’m not about to waste this opportunity. Come on.”
He dragged me across the room as the now sizable crowd cheered us on. When he reached the door, he opened it, then scooped me up into his arms bridal style. I squealed, clutching to Caleb’s shoulders while the crowd cheered even louder as he carried me into the dark room then set me on my feet. I held up my hand, still able to see it faintly in the sliver of light coming in from around the door. Outside the music was back on, and people occasionally roared with laughter as I stared at Caleb.
“Hey there,” I said, suddenly feeling shy as we both stood close enough that my hard nipples brushed his chest.