We All Agree to Play and Find Out

Sarah and I have been friends for a long time. Well, at our age four years is a long time. We?ve never dated since when we met we were both with someone and well, even though we have both come and gone through other relationships since, we have just never ended up single at the same time. I?ve certainly had the ?what if? thought a number of times, and we joke about it sometimes so I suppose she has too, but it has just never happened.

Paulo is her latest hook up. I think they have been seeing each other a few months but when they are together they are mostly off on their own so I don?t know him that well. We?ve been to a few parties together and he seems kind of quiet and hard to get to know. It?s not about being shy or insecure; he carries himself well, but just a bit reserved or distant or perhaps standoffish. At one of those parties I started giving him a bit of a hard time about not being more sociable. We were both pretty plastered and I was probably being a bit of a jerk. He let on about how he didn?t really know any of these people like I obviously did and one thing let to another and he ended up agreeing to ?be me? for the evening and I would be him. It ended up being a goofy game that everyone was laughing about and he did talk to more people and he certainly knew more about me and my friends as they relived their experiences with ?me?. We ended up on a couch with Amy later. I went to put my arm around her and Paulo pushed me away saying, ?Hey, keep your hands off my girl.? And then he proceeded to put his own arm around her protectively. It took me back for a minute because he said it pretty seriously but then he gave me this little disarming wink.

Amy, of course, was well aware of the game we had been playing and so she went along leaning back in to his shoulder, snuggling against him saying, ?my big protective man?. We all just kind of sat and talked that way for a while. It seemed like what had the potential to be awkward was working out ok. Paulo wasn?t really doing anything else with her but keeping his arm around her and sometimes touching her leg as we talked and laughed.

At one point he asked her, well sort of directed her, to go get a drink for him which she did and when Amy came back with drinks for Paulo and for her he rose like a gentleman as she approached and actually gave her a hug and leaned around to kiss her neck before thanking her and taking the drinks so she could sit.

I think it took Amy by surprise but he was being a gentleman and she was a bit trapped with two drinks in her hands and after we sat down things just kept up like they were before.

It seemed like the person who might be having the most trouble with this little game might have been Sarah and I moved over to sit down beside her to sort of keep her company. While I was supposed to be ?Paulo? I did not feel the same urge to be coming on to Sarah as Paulo seemed to be with Amy so we just sat together.

In retrospect it seems like it would have been a fun chance to actually do something with Sarah. So maybe I was feeling more uncomfortable with the notion of another guy?s hands on my girl than I was realizing. In fact after a bit I stood up and said, ?Come on ?Victor? we should mingle.?

He looked up at me in a way that showed he was pretty relaxed and said, ?Amy and I are catching up on our week, why don?t you and Sarah go and we?ll be a long in a bit.?

I looked at Amy and she seemed a bit flushed but she pursed her lips to give me a little phantom kiss and gave me a wink and I knew she loved me. I leaned down on the other side of her and whispered in her ear, ?Are you ok??

?Yes,? She whispered back to me. ?But don?t get your hopes up ?Paulo?. I might let you put your arm around me and give me a little kiss but its Victor I love and only the true Victor that I will be leaving with later. Anything else is just a little game, right??

She pulled back and looked in my eyes and I knew everything was all right.

From the other side Paulo interrupted. ?Hey, my turn to whisper in her ear.? and he pulled her head back toward him and turned his head to whisper in her ear. Whatever he said first made her giggle and at that point I felt Sarah tugging on my sleeve. Like I said, I don?t think she was liking this game as well as the rest of us and I think she just wanted to be away and not watching that so we went off and did other things.

I found out later that Amy found Paulo to be very charming and in the spirit of the game they had snuggled up as they both got drunk and tired and at one point had done a little kissing and playing which Amy enjoyed, I learned, but did not let go too far, out of respect for me.

Ever since that point I think that Paulo has had his eye on Amy a bit. Deep down I suppose I have a couple of twin thoughts; that he took some advantage of the game with Amy and that I blew an opportunity to play ?Paulo? to Sarah and I suppose therein lies the idea to win a game of strip poker and have a shot at Sarah and get the chance to tease Paulo with the possibility of time with Amy as well.

I met Sarah for lunch a few days later. We caught up on our respective lives as we always do. I found myself surprisingly jumpy at the notion of asking about a poker game, but finally I did.

?So, have you talked to Paulo about our poker game??

Her answer surprised me. ?I did, actually. He was interested. But..? Her face kind of screwed up a bit. ?He thinks we might all be a bit old for just a strip and go home game. Been there, done that, he said.?

?Really?? My heart was beating a bit harder now. We had not even played a hand and Paulo was re-raising. ?Ah, what did he say??

?Um,? Sarah?s face was flushing a bit and I could not tell if she was upset or excited. Maybe something else. ?Well, I think he wants another chance with Amy. I think she teased him a little bit at the party.?

?Another chance? You mean like spin the bottle so he can kiss her and such.? I was pretty sure that would not be what he was thinking. But I wasn?t going to dive in until I had an idea of how deep the water was.

?I think more than that.?

?And how do you feel about that??

?I don?t know. How would you feel if your boy friend had the hots for some other girl??

?Well, aside from my disinterest in boyfriends I guess I can see your point. Maybe even be living the point. That night has got Amy a bit curious too, I think. But not so that she would be looking to leave me over it. But anyway, you know guys, they are always going to be checking out the grass on the other side.?

?Yes.? She looked a little sad. ?But we didn?t.?

?Didn?t??

?Take advantage of the game that night.?

?Yeah, maybe we should have.? I gave her that smile I always do when the prospect of sex between us is raised as a joke. But this time there was a different look on her face.

?Maybe.? She paused. ?Victor, you should know that Paulo is really good at what he does. He can get me into places I never thought I would be at and do things I would not have thought I would do.? She paused again.

?I feel like there is a big but getting ready to pop out.?

?Well, you just might want to think twice about him and Amy. He told me he wanted to play. But he wants to play Last Man Standing.?

?Last Man Standing?? I had never heard of it. But just the name probably explained it. Still I needed to be sure.

?Yes, he said? Last Man standing is the King?. Whoever is the last with clothes wins and is the King for the night.?

?Meaning??

?Meaning, he gets what he wants. Whatever he wants.? It seemed like that was basically what I had described to Amy before. But somehow it seemed more ominous. My dick was twitching in my pants and I was not exactly sure why. Perhaps it was the notion that this game might represent a bigger gamble than I had ever taken before.

?Or she wants.? I needed a read on Sarah?s thoughts on this.

?Or she wants.? It brought a smile to her face. ?Susie once told me you have a wicked tongue.? Sarah never ventured far into the sexual realm with me. Admitting that she had even heard this from a former girlfriend was out of character. My dick was doing more than twitching now. ?If I win I might just let you find out.?

?Or if I win I might just let you- make you- show me.?

?Well it sounds like you want to play. Even with Paulo?s rules.?

?Well I play with Paulo already so that is not a problem for me. I think. The bigger thing would be how you would feel about Paulo and Amy. I mean Paulo can be pretty demanding.?

?Demanding??

?Like I said, I?ve done things with him I?ve never done before. He?s been good, don?t get me wrong, but if he had a chance for a one off with Amy?.. I know he would take it in spades.?

I don?t know why that did not put me off. But it didn?t. Amy can get in to a pretty submissive role play and it gets me really hot. The thought of watching her in that situation with another person was damn exciting. But that is not really where my mind was at right now.

?And what about you Sarah? I mean if Paulo were to win you might be watching him and Amy. And if I win, well, I would not want what happened to get between us. But I think I would enjoy being King in your world.?

I saw her face cloud at the prospect of Paulo being with Amy. And then change again when I talked about winning.

?Paulo would play and I am in. I think it just comes down to you and Amy.?

?We?ve talked and we want to play.?

?But with, with ? those rules? I really thought you would say ?no??? I think it suddenly seemed to be moving fast.

?Yes, we talked about it. I guess we all need to get together and work out a few details. Then do it.?

After lunch I walked Sarah to her car. The goodbye hug has a little extra intensity to it.

That night I told Amy about Last Man Standing. The sex afterward was great.

The next day Sarah called. Paulo was looking forward to the game. But there were a few details to work out. I offered to meet Paulo to talk them out.

?No, he said we already got to talk. He said he wants to negotiate the game details with Amy.?

It had an ominous sound and my first reaction was to refuse.

?No,? Sarah said. ?Paulo says he doesn?t doubt you would take the opportunity to fuck me. He wants to make sure that Amy is signed up to the same deal.?