Ann sighed as she finished putting the dishes away. Although still hobbled by a severely sprained ankle, Ann was looking forward to having some friends over for a quiet evening. Stephanie and Megan would be arriving in an hour. The person Ann was looking forward to the most though was Jackie. The magically aged by teen should be arriving any minute. As the bell rang Ann could only smile. “Right on time.”
Making her way towards the front door on her crutches, Ann now threw open the front door with a smile. “Hello darling your right on time.”
Jackie smirked, giving her girlfriend a gentle peck as she entered the home. “Hey Angel,” she said as she took her coat off. “How’s your ankle?”
Ann gazed back at Jackie, the girl had aged herself up to 43 like Ann. Jackie’s brunette hair rested shoulder length while her adult curves were only now beginning to show the slightest signs of softness. “Not too bad,” Ann shrugged. “And it did give me a reason to get my nails done.” Jackie glanced down at Ann’s wrapped foot, noticing her toes poking out. “French tips,” Jackie grinned. “Very cute.”
Ann smiled, thanking Jackie as she now poured her girlfriend a glass of wine. “You know Ann,” Jackie said. “I could always just use my ring to heal you. Maybe shave a few years off you at the same time.” Ann laughed softly, shaking her head as she repositioned herself on her crutches. “I’m sure you’d like that,” she said. “But let’s hold off for a sec. Besides I have an idea for tonight. One that will out that ring of yours to good use.”
Over the next hour Ann and Jackie talked about Ann’s idea for the evening. Jackie rubbed her chin thoughtfully as she mulled over the idea. “This could be a lot of fun,” Jackie smiled. Ann could only nod as her door bell rang, signaling the arrival of Stephanie and Megan. As Ann now opened the door she smiled, hugging her friends as she welcomed them in. As the two women now settled onto the couch, glass of wine in hand, they began to idolly chat.
“So how have you been Jackie,” Stephanie asked.
“I’ve been well,” Jackie responded. “Sorry I haven’t been around lately, been busy back home.”
“It’s understandable,” Megan replied. “Although I know Ann has been missing you. Your girlfriend has been so excited all week waiting for you. It was kind of cute actually.” The others giggled as Ann now blushed. “So ladies,” Ann said. “If your done embarrassing me in front of my girlfriend was wondering what you wanted to do this evening?”
“Well your kind of hampered in what you can do Ann,” Stephanie stated, pointing at Ann’s foot. “Besides, Thought we would just drink wine and chat.”
“We could,” Ann smirked. “But I was curious if you wanted to have a bit more fun.” Megan and Stephanie gave Ann a curious look as she now reached into her bag, producing a deck of cards. “You want to play a card game,” Megan asked. Ann nodded as she now eagerly looked at her friends. “Well I know we’ve played cards before,” she said. “Here’s the thing though, I figured with Jackie in town we up the stakes a bit. Instead of money, we bet our age.”
“Age poker,” Stephanie grinned. “This could be kind of fun.”
“Um I hate to rain on the parade here,” Megan stated. “But if we’re betting ages then Ann and Jackie are going to have a bit of an advantage.” Stephanie nodded as she now looked the couple over. “She does have a point,” Stephanie stated. “I mean little Megan here is only 29, while I just turned 37. You two are 43. Doesn’t seem fair if you ask me.”
Ann and Jackie now looked eachother over before turning towards their friends. “Okay good point,” Ann conceded. “But you two are okay with this?”
“As long as there’s a penalty at the end,” Stephanie grinned. “Say, the loser has to be dressed in the most adorable baby clothes and have their picture taken.” The group laughed, agreeing to this little penalty, even if it meant multiple people would end up returned to infancy. “Okay it’s agreed,” Jackie said happily, “Loser or losers has to be dressed in the most obnoxiously cute baby dress and have their picture taken. The only question now though is, what age do we all start out with?”