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What should we do now?” She’d meant her question as a joke. After all, hadn’t they come here specifically to have sex? So she was surprised at his next words.
“How about a game?” He climbed onto the bed and sprawled back into the mess of pillows against the carved wood headboard.
“Like what?” A glance around the room revealed nothing. “I didn’t see any games. Do you think the lobby has some to borrow?”
“That’s not the kind of game I was talking about.”
“Oh?” Now she was curious. Did he mean something sexual?
“Let’s play I never.”
It took her a second, and then she remembered the game from high school. “The game where we say something we’ve never done and if you have done that something, you take a drink? Do we need beer?”
“Yep. There’s a mini–bar in that cabinet.”
She settled in across from him, crossing her legs. “Why do you want to play I never? Feeling nostalgic for high school?”
“I want to know you better.”
“You could just ask.”
“Yeah, but this is more fun.” He grinned.
“Planning on getting me drunk and having your wicked way with me?”
“You read my mind.”
He took a sip of beer and she watched his Adam’s apple bob as he swallowed. “Let’s start off slow,” he said. “I’ve never watched television.”
They both took a drink. The wine she’d selected was dry and she felt it in her nose as she swallowed. “Okay, my turn. I’ve never spent the night in a hotel with anyone other than my parents.”
He drank.
“You have? When?”
“Twice in high school, once a few months back.”
They hadn’t been together a few months ago, but hearing he’d spent the night in a hotel with a woman felt like a kick in her gut.
“Loren, Xander, and I went to London to rescue Adam.”
“Oh.” She felt instantly happy again. “What about the other times?”
“Prom. A whole bunch of us chipped in to get a room. They kicked us out by 3:00 a.m. Money well spent.”
She laughed. “And the other?”
“I was the equipment manager for our high school basketball team. We made it to a big championship that year. Man, the moms baked every day for weeks so we could have bake sales and earn enough to get three rooms for the twelve of us. Good times,” he said nostalgically. “Okay, my turn again. I’ve never taken the SAT.”
She took a long gulp of wine.
“How’d you do?”
“Good enough to get into college.”
“Nice. But you didn’t go.”
“Nope. Got married.” She took a therapeutic drink of wine. His mention of his trip to London reminded her of another thing she’d never done. “I’ve never been on a plane,” she said. Unsurprisingly, he drank. Had she thought they’d taken a boat or car to London?
“But it was only that one time to London,” he explained. “I’d never been on a plane before.”
“Did you like it?” She’d always wondered what it would be like to sit in a tube that high off the ground. And it was petty of her, but she liked that Rowan had a similar amount of experience to her when it came to world travel. She’d have felt inadequate if he’d been all over the world.
“I was so worried about Adam, it was hard to concentrate on the flight. I’d like to go try it again. With you if you’re willing.”
“I’d love to. My parents were big into road trips, and Jack never took me anywhere. I want to see as much of the world as possible.”
“Then let’s do it. We’ll save up and head out every chance we get.” They grinned at each other.
“Okay, another one. Prepare to get your drink on,” he said with a devastating grin. “I’ve never had long hair.”
She drank, and understood his game at once. “I’ve never been in the boy’s locker room.
Rowan drank. “I’ve never worn a bra.”
She laughed and nearly snorted wine up her nose. “I’ve never shaved my beard.”
He drank. “I’ve never shaved my legs.”
She drank.” I’ve never…” She took another sip for courage. The wine was clearly getting to her or she never would’ve said her next thing. “I’ve never had an erection.
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