Call her bluff

You get the distinct feeling that Kelly is having you on.

She’s leaning into the “things get wild” story a little too hard, watching your reaction with that smirk like she’s enjoying putting you on the spot. Kristen had mentioned things could get pretty wild when it was just the three of them, but something about the way Kelly is playing it up makes you pause.

You’re also very aware that you’re a stranger in a small town, staying in someone else’s cabin with three girls who are rapidly running out of clothes. The last thing you want is to get hunted out of town (or worse) for starting something that wasn’t actually on the table.

You decide to call her bluff.

You take another sip of your drink and look straight at Kelly.

“Alright,” you say evenly. “If that’s what usually happens when it’s just the three of you, then go ahead. Show me.”

Kelly’s smirk falters for half a second.

Alicia raises an eyebrow, looking between you and Kelly. Kristen’s eyes widen slightly.

Kelly lets out a short laugh, but it sounds a little forced.

“Damn, you don’t mess around,” she says, trying to keep the playful tone. “I was just fucking with you a bit. We don’t usually go full-on orgy the second we’re alone. We drink, we talk, we mess around sometimes… but it’s not like we’re constantly naked and on each other every time we hang out.”

She shrugs, suddenly looking a little less cocky.

“I was seeing how you’d react.”

The energy in the room shifts. The heavy sexual tension drops a notch. Alicia looks amused. Kristen visibly relaxes, her shoulders dropping as she lets out a small breath she’d been holding.

You can tell she was nervous about where things were heading.

Kelly scratches the back of her neck, still smirking but more sheepishly now.

“So yeah… I might’ve exaggerated a little,” she admits. “Sorry. You seemed cool, and I wanted to see if you’d freak out or try to jump on us the second we took some clothes off.”

The cabin is still hot as hell. Everyone is still standing around in their underwear (or close to it), still sweating. But the immediate “this is about to turn into group sex” pressure has eased.

Kristen gives you a small, grateful smile when Kelly isn’t looking.

The ball is back in your court.