One Little Dare by Whitney Barbetti

Author:Whitney Barbetti [Barbetti, Whitney]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Whitney Barbetti
Published: 2020-07-26T23:00:00+00:00

When Tori and I joined the group for dinner, we were the last to arrive. Tori had noticed red marks along her neck right before we walked out the door and spent the next few minutes attempting to cover them with foundation before she gave up. “It’ll be dark in there anyway,” she said with a wink. “Right?”

“Sure,” I told her, but I wasn’t sure. I liked seeing evidence of our making out on her skin. I could still taste her, could still smell her. I was wholly wrapped up in her. The next several days would need to pass slowly, so I could savor her longer.

Nicole and Naomi stood to give Tori hugs and Seth clapped me on the back and told me he’d ordered a round of drinks already.

“I didn’t know what you drank, Tori, so I got you a water,” he said as she took the seat next to his fiancée.

Tori gave him a smile as she unfolded her napkin onto her lap. “Normally, I drink the tears of bitter Nerts losers, but tonight I’ll settle for a Long Island.”

“Hey, I wasn’t bitter,” Seth said, playing along. “Besides, it was just your lucky night.”

“Oh, was it?” Nicole elbowed him. “I’m sure, given the opportunity, she’ll kick your ass all the way under the table again.”

“You’re supposed to be on my side,” Seth said, flipping through the menu.

“We’re not married yet,” she replied with a raised eyebrow.

“Yeah, man, I gotta tell you,” Chad said, leaning over the table. “Marriage doesn’t guarantee she’ll be on your side either. Hate to break it to you.”

Naomi laughed. “If anything, it’s the opposite.” She sipped her wine and sighed. “This is wonderful. Do you know how long it’s been since I’ve been out for drinks?”

“Roughly fourteen months,” Chad said and pushed his glasses up onto his nose as he peered at the menu.

“You have twins, right?” Tori asked, thanking the waiter for the Long Island iced tea he placed in front of her. “That must be something.”

Naomi snorted. “‘Something’ is a great descriptor. I guess I’m lucky to have had twins in my first pregnancy. Any single baby pregnancies after this will feel like a walk in the park in comparison.”

“Can we make it through the first year before we start talking about more kids?” Chad asked, mopping his brow.

“I’ll have another,” Vince said loudly, pointing to his already-empty drink when the waiter passed by.

Seth caught my gaze and I knew we’d both need to be on Vince watch this evening.

Dinner passed quickly with the conversations and drinks flowing like we got together like this all the time. Inexplicably, it thrilled me that Tori got along so well with my friends’ significant others. At one point, we’d all shifted seats at the long rectangular table so the women were at one end while we were at the other. They talked a lot about Nicole’s impending wedding and Naomi’s experiences working as a farmer before she realized she wasn’t cut out for it. They both did a good job of getting Tori to talk about her life a bit.

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