The Dating Dare by A.R. Perry

Author:A.R. Perry [Perry, A.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-01T05:00:00+00:00

“You’re a dirty little cheat!” Lily tipped her cards back as I reached for them, confirming my suspicion.

“You can’t cheat at Bullshit because the whole point of the game is to cheat.”

I shot her a dirty look and picked up the stack of cards that somehow became mine even though I knew for a fact she wasn’t holding two sevens.

Lily winked and rearranged her six cards in an over-the-top fashion as I tried to get my twenty in order. After the Jet Skiing the day before, we avoided each other like the plague. Which was fine by me. Both of us stayed in our rooms and I was fairly certain we both kept an ear out for when the other emerged to grab food because we managed to not cross paths. If I hadn’t mistaken the sound of the shower door, we might not have seen each other for the rest of the trip.

Kind of went against the whole winning her over plan, but the spark I felt—the spark I know for a fact she felt—became overwhelming. Especially considering our surroundings.

I had half a mind to hide out until my dad was there as a buffer. With him talking nonstop there wouldn’t be any weird, uncomfortable lulls much like there was when I caught her off guard in the hall. Which is how we ended up sitting around my family’s old kitchen table well past sundown playing Bullshit. I had found the deck of cards earlier when out of pure boredom I organized the guest room closet. It was the first thing I thought of after bumping into each other. Thankfully, she agreed.

“Have you tried out the Jacuzzi yet?” Lily asked.

“Not yet. Been too hot during the day and I’ve been keeping my grandpa’s sleeping schedule. I don’t even go to bed this early during the school year.”

Lily laughed and shuffled her cards again. “The sun gets to you after a while. I remember as kids we would pass out five seconds after our heads hit the pillow after spending all day out in the sun.”

“Two eights.” I tossed down the cards. “Might also have to do with vigorous games of tag and the many hours kneeboarding.”

“That too.” Lily chuckled. “Three nines.”

Flat-out lying again, but I let her have it. The best way to beat someone at Bullshit was to let the stack get big enough where recovery was near impossible.

“Do you remember how your mom would sneak us ice cream even if we’d already had dessert? Your dad would get so mad and go off on one of his healthy food kicks. And how we were—” Lily stopped laughing and her face fell when she realized what she said. “Oh, Parker, I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking it just came out.”

With a shrug, I turned to my cards. It stung talking about her especially in the house. Like I could feel her. Or what was left of her after Dad gutted the place. But even worse was I remembered that argument like it was yesterday.

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