Alex accepts (losing path)

"Yeah, sure" Alex croaked out, trying to play it cool. "Let's do it"

They stumbled out of Mark's house, the summer night was still hot, even if it was late. Rachel took his hand as they walked in a peaceful silence, leading him through the quiet streets of their old neighborhood. Rachel's house looked the same as it did a decade ago, even her bedroom was the same: the posters, the plushies and the bed.

"I came back this morning and cleaned everything with my parents, we never sold the house, but I really missed this place"

"yeah... me too... I mean, I missed you, not this place... uh..."

_Yeah, good job... idiot. _Alex thought.

Rachel sat him down on her bed, a knowing smile playing on her lips.

"I get it, don't worry. You remember what we used to do for fun when we were younger?"

Alex felt his heart race.

"Yeah...we played games, watched movies, had sleepovers... very good times"

What the fuck am I saying? Thought Alex slapping himself mentally.

"But remember the time we played that game?" Rachel's smile grew wider that it made Alex blush. He knew what game she was talking about.

"It's been so long since we did anything like that"

Alex's throat went dry. For almost a year before Rachel moved, they had played a card game. At school for some reason there were rumors about older students playing strip poker, and of course Rachel had decided to play it with Alex. Since none of them, still kids, knew the rules, the higher card in their hand of five won and the loser had to take of an item of clothing. Unfortunately for little Alex, little Rachel had always been winning more than him. However now they were older and the stakes felt higher, a lot higher. He swallowed hard, trying to ignore the heat that spread through his body at the memory of Rachel's blue eyes on his naked seven year old body. Back then, it had been innocent, but now... the idea of Rachel looking at him that way again made his cheeks burn.

They sat on the bed, Rachel shuffling a deck of cards with ease and dealing them. He picked up his cards, trying to focus on the game. After a few minutes they were both down to their underwear. Rachel giggled as Alex removed his pants.

"You are still scrawny as back then" She teased him. Alex couldn't help but take a glance at Rachel black matching bra and panties, her toned legs, her beautiful face, he could only think about how much she had changed.

His eyes darted to the cards in his hand: his highest one was the queen of spades.

With a dramatic flourish, she laid her cards on the bed, her eyes never leaving his. "King of hearts, looks like I win" Rachel said, her voice high. "Ready to give me my prize? Stand up" She demanded seductively.

Alex's throat tightened as he obeyed. He was there, in front of a beautiful girl, ready to expose himself. Except that Rachel didn't wait for him to be ready. Rachel's toe hooked the waistband of his boxers and the room seemed to spin around Alex as she began to tug them down.

The fabric of his boxers slid over his hips and dropped to his ankles.