“Hey I have an idea.” Sam had a mischievous grin on her face. “What if we make a wager on the next game? Your choice.” She had just beaten me at Mortal Kombat and was feeling pretty cocky. I hadn’t expected her to be very good, but she was a skilled button masher.
“Sure.” I said looking around the arcade for a suitable game. “So what’s the bet going to be?” I said as my eyes locked on to Double Dribble.
“Winner picks the next store we go into.” Sam said in a confident tone.
“Okay I’ll take that bet.” I said as I started towards Double Dribble. “We are going to see how much jock is left in you,” I said grinning over my shoulder as Sam followed me to the machine. “Shake on it?” I asked Sam. Sam gave me a very firm handshake.
From the start of the game, it was clear that neither of us were very good. Sam’s button mashing technique was resulting in a lot of missed shots and I couldn’t really find my groove as I constantly missed dunks. Half way through it was neck and neck at 12 points each. It wasn’t until the last minute that I was able to pull ahead of Sam. A missed three pointer sealed Sam’s fate, and cemented my win.
“So. I get to choose where to go next huh?” I said with a big grin on my face. “Hmm.... Now where to go next?” I was really playing up the drama with the pauses. I could see Sam was getting a little nervous. “Maybe we head into that plus size boutique and fatten you up again?” Sam’s eyes opened wide. “Or maybe we go into that lingerie store? Sex you right up.” Sam looked relieved, but still a little nervous. “Or maybe.... Just maybe....” I could see the suspense was killing Sam. “That Halloween costume store?” Sam instantly looked worried again. “That looks like a yes from you.” I said smiling. “Don’t worry. I’ll be nice.”