The circle was huge, this game was going to last forever, and I was hardly drinking because every one of the rounds was something stupid like "never have I ever stolen a grocery store cart." The turn fell on Samantha and she said, "Never have I ever had a sex dream about someone in this room." Well shit, time for me to drink. Everybody took a sip. Everybody glanced around the circle with anticipation. Everybody started laughing. The guy next to Samantha said, "Never have I ever had a sex dream about Samantha." Samantha looked mortified, but her embarrassment subsided when five people drank. I caught Steve's eye and we laughed together. Then the next person said the same thing about the guy who had just gone...and so it continued. After three more people had repeated "Never have I ever had a sex dream about 'insert person next to them's name'" I turned to Robin with a look on my face that said, "are they fucking serious?"
Steve must've caught on to it because just before the next girl could go, he rose to his knees, "Is anyone actually going to say anything other than never have I ever had a sex dream?" We all looked around the circle, Jason answered him, "what's the matter Harrington - scared you'll get exposed for something?" Jason's highschool lackeys jeered at that. Steve shook his head, "no, I just think it's a little juvenile is all." Jason snorted, sparking the same from his sheep, "I'd say we're all mature adults interested in having a good time and getting to know each other better." Linda put her hand on Steve's arm to sit him back down. The game continued but myself, Robin, and Vicky hadn't sipped at all. To all of our surprises, Nancy sipped a couple of times - definitely too wasted to care, but I could see Steve kept a watchful eye on her. Eddie's turn to play was about to come up; I felt a lump in my throat and all the hair on my body stood up. I'd definitely had a sex dream about Eddie Munson, and a sex daydream...my mind was racing, should I sip on him or should I act aloof? would Robin make it really fucking obvious if I didn't sip? "Never have I ever had a sex dream about Jeff" Eddie's voice carried around the circle. A girl a few feet away from me sipped, and Jeff blushed.
Gareth coughed before saying, "Never have I ever had a sex dream about Eddie." Nobody sipped. However, I was certain that I heard a little masked choke from Chrissy Cunningham? I quickly darted my eyes sideways at robin, momentarily catching Steve's face which had a weird expression. Robin was also giving me the side eye. Everyone laughed - as they always did when the person didn't get any drinkers. Eddie wasn't fazed though, clapping his hands together and putting on his best showman's voice, "I know you're all big fat liars! I'm irresistible." His eyes flicked across at me as he stopped clapping. Fuck it. I drank. "Wow, there we have it folks, someone actually has had a sex dream about the freak." Jason howled. I could feel Robin and Steve's eyes on me, but I was too busy being trapped in Eddie's gaze. My heart was pounding, had I actually just done that? Eddie's head tilted forward, eyes lowering down my body, and a thin smile covered his mouth. He put his fist under his chin and tried to compose himself, but I swear I could see him blushing. As the game progressed Eddie and I kept stealing glances at one another.
Suddenly, Nathan jumped up and turned to walk away. "What you worried about - nobody having a sex dream about you? I mean the last girl you dated did turn out to be a lesbian." Jason drunkenly shouted. It was true; back in the first year of highschool Robin would call me and tell me that she and Nathan were 'dating.' The full truth is that Nathan was also gay, so they 'dated' for a year to keep the heat off each other's backs. I was pretty sure he was still in the closet though. Robin stood and led Nathan to the bar, shouting "who needs more booze?" behind her. The game went on as they carried drinks back to the circle, I saw them whispering together before they returned to either side of me. Robin leaned across me to pass a drink to the girl next to Nathan, and she whispered in my ear, "when it's your turn, you say his name and drink. When I say your name, he'll drink." ahh, so he was still in the closet. I gave a tiny nod, understanding my mission. "Never have i ever had a sex dream about Carl." Nathan said, and the hand on his cup twitched. My turn. I sucked in a deep breath, "Never have i ever had a sex dream about Nathan" I immediately drank. "whoa, lucky boy Nathan, see you caught someone's desires" Jason joked. lots of people laughed, Nathan gave a tight lipped smile.
In the corner of my eye I saw Eddie's face fall. He moved so that his knees were infront of his face, hands clasped round them. When he met my eyes again, he didn't hold them. I barely had time to register what I was feeling before Robin said, "Never have I ever had a sex dream about Rain." Nathan sipped straight away, earning a clap on the back from Carl. Eddie looked at me as he sipped from his cup. Eddie Munson had a sex dream about me?! My brain was whirring, stomach doing flips, palms sweating. I saw Gareth give Eddie a dirty look - probably in disapproval. I didn't even realise someone else had sipped on my name until I heard a chorus of "oooooooh" from the circle...