When his gaze moved up from her chest to meet her eyes, she flushed with heat, but she thought she might burst into flame when the whole crowd began hooting and catcalling at her newly undressed state.
She quickly sat, crossing her arms to cover herself.
Steve leveled his gaze at her, his eyes moving down to her cleavage, even more pronounced now that she was pressing her breasts together. “Truth or Dare?”
“Who?” Maureen asked, smirking. It was a stupid question. Every question he’d asked that night had been leveled at Carrie.
“Carrie?” Steve’s eyes were bright with excitement.
She sighed. “Truth, I guess.”
“What were you doing in the men’s bathroom last night?”
She gasped, her eyes widening, and then yelped, “Dare! I mean Dare!’
“All right.” He chuckled, leaning back in his chair, looking contemplative. “Kiss Maureen.”
Carrie visibly relaxed, turning to her friend. Maureen smiled, leaning in to whisper, “Make it a show. I think he really likes it.”
That thought, for some reason, made Carrie squirm in her chair.
Maureen’s fingers played in her hair and she moved in slow, her lips barely brushing at first, then her tongue moved in, lightly licking, seeking entrance. Carrie moaned softly, forgetting herself, her arms slipping around Maureen’s neck, leaving her breasts fully exposed. The women pressed against each other, their tongues and limbs entangled, and Carrie gasped when Maureen’s hands moved to cup her breasts.
“Jesus.” Mark whispered the word but Carrie barely registered it as Maureen’s thumbs moved achingly slowly against her nipples, sending bright flashes of pleasure down to her pussy.
“There,” Maureen murmured, breaking the kiss and turning back to the table suddenly. Carrie gulped, her eyes still half-closed, her breath coming too fast.
“Deal, man,” Steve said breathlessly as Carrie remembered where she was, crossing her arms over her chest again. “Just deal.”
Somehow they’d drawn even more of a crowd. There was a ring of spectators surrounding them now, mostly guys, and Carrie noticed at least one of them absently rubbing at his crotch, as if he had an itch there.
Please, let me get a good hand, she thought, holding her cards in close, still trying to cover herself at the same time. It didn’t do any good, though-she had everyone’s gaze glued to her mostly-naked flesh.
She had a pair-it was a good start, the best she’d had all night. She gave back three cards, and turned over the new three with high hopes.
“Oh man, that’s it, that’s all she wrote!” Mark hooted as Steve laid down a royal flush, pulling off his other sock and slapping it on the table, too. “Take them off, sweetheart! Let’s see that bush!”
“Hey, man.” Steve shook his head, nudging Mark. “You don’t have to.” He met Carrie’s desperate gaze. “Really.”
“Come on!” a voice called from the back. “The Ice Queen thaws! I gotta see this!”
“You really want to see, boys?” Carrie stood, hooking her thumbs in the elastic edge of her panties to a growing crowd of hoots and howls. But that wasn’t good enough-if she was going to do it, she might as well go all the way. Shoving her chair forward, she used it to step up onto the table.
She heard the sounds of the crowd and was aware they were mostly guys, but her gaze fell onto Steve-Doc-as he stared up at her, almost hypnotized. She was topless, nearly nude except for the last wisp of white cotton material between her legs.
She turned around, her backside to Steve, slowly letting her panties roll down her ass.
They stuck slightly between her thighs and she tugged gently, bent almost in half, knowing he could see her pussy now from behind as she stepped out of them.
She stood up quickly, flipping her hair over her shoulder and swinging her panties around a finger. The crowd had moved in, making a close circle, the yowls and whoops growing even more excited now that she was completely exposed.
“Is that what you wanted?” Carrie turned and dropped her panties in Steve’s lap, seeing the unmistakable look of lust in his eyes-it was the same look they were all giving her, surrounding her.
“Come on down,” Maureen pleaded, standing to help her, and Carrie stepped onto her chair, then to the floor.
“Who’s the ice queen now?” Carrie turned to her friend and kissed her without provocation, bodies pressed together, tongues entwined. The crowd literally cheered.
“Okay, enough.”
Carrie barely heard the words, but she felt big, strong hands on her shoulders, and then Steve was separating the two women, pulling his t-shirt over her head.
“What are you doing?” Carrie tried to twist away from him but he caught her up against him tightly.
“This is going to get out of control,” he growled into her ear. “You’re drunk and have no idea what you’re doing.”
“What in the hell is going on here?” The voice that truly broke things up was James’-Maureen’s boyfriend. “You said you were going to be at the library!”
Uh-oh. Carrie saw Maureen’s look of sheer panic.
“James, I-” Maureen moved to cover herself, as if she were the one who was nude, while in reality she was almost fully dressed, except for her divested socks.
“Come with me. Now.” James grabbed Maureen’s arm and pulled her through the crowd-they were hissing and booing at the interruption in the show. Carrie called after her friend, but Steve pulled her in the opposite direction, leaving Mark, their last Strip Truth or Dare player, sitting alone at the card table surrounded by a drunk and pissed off crowd.
“Where are we going?” Carrie tried again to yank out of his grip, but he was too strong, dragging her down a hallway and up a flight of stairs. She thought she heard voices following them, but the noise of the party was too loud for her to be sure.
“In here.” He unlocked a dorm room with a key he dug from his jean pockets-he was still just wearing his boxers, but he’d grabbed his jeans, and it looked like he’d managed to snag most of their other clothes as well.
“Hey, baby, where did you go?” Carrie heard voices in the stairwell now for sure.
“Come back and dance for us!”
Steve pushed her into the room and shut the door behind them, locking it and flipping a light switch.
“Where’d she go, man?” They were in the hallway now, pounding on doors.
“Fuck if I know, but I want some of that!” More pounding.
“What-?” Carrie started, but Steve’s hand over her mouth stopped her as the crowd passed, thumping loudly on the door and then moving to the next. It was only when the voices had moved to the end of the hallway that he let her go.
She gasped and glared at him. “What in the hell do you think you’re doing?”
“Probably saving you from a gangbang.” He tossed their clothes onto one of the twin beds and sat on the other one. “That got totally out of hand.”
Carrie felt her face flush, and wasn’t sure if it was embarrassment or the effect of the alcohol she’d consumed all night. He was right-she was more than a little drunk, and remembering the show she’d just put on made her wince.
“I can handle myself.” She crossed her arms over her chest and sat on the other twin bed. The voices had faded, but she could hear them, downstairs now, calling. She was still wearing just his t-shirt and she pulled that down over her bare knees. He looked at her, amused.