Just chat.

"Okay..." Kyle picked up the bottle. "How about questions instead? I ask you something, you ask me something."
"That sounds kind of boring to me."
"If you refuse to answer you have to drink."
"Ok, that's better."
The first twenty minutes were spent pretty innocently:
"What's your middle name?"
"Andrew. what's yours?"
"Lynn. When'd did you lose your virginity?"
"Tenth grade, Suzie Simmons, under the bleachers after detention. How about you?"
"Nope!" Beth took a drink. "Worst thing you've ever gotten away with?"
"Jesus...Nope." Kyle took a drink. "Favorite color?"
"To wear, or just in general?"
"In general."
"Sky blue. Why did you join the Army?"
"Well I wasn't going to get into college, and I was probably going to end up in jail if I kept screwing around. Dad didn't really give me an option, it was that or kicked out and cut off."
"Fuck, that's harsh."
"Not really." Kyle shook his head. "It was fair. I was a bad kid, nothing like the 'golden child'." Kyle gave her a look. "Sorry. Didn't mean that. Anyway... how did Brian propose?"
Beth told the story, but she felt like there was a seam there. "Why did you call Brian the 'golden child' and why were you definitely sarcastic when you said it?"
Kyle started to bring the bottle to his lips, but she grabbed his arm."No! I want an answer."
Kyle didn't look happy, but he put the bottle down. "I've lived in his shadow my whole life. He was smarter, funnier, harder working, and he stayed out of trouble. Dad always told me I should be more like him. It's a tough thing to live up to. And..." he hesitated. "I really shouldn't..."
"I think you should."
"You can't tell him I told you this." Kyle looked intent, though his eyes were glassy from drinking. "I mean it."
"Swear."
"When I came home from Infantry training, I thought my flight had been bumped, so I told my girlfriend when I would be getting in. Then, I was able to swap tickets with someone, so I decided to surprise her."
"Oh.... oh, no..." Beth couldn't really believe what it seemed Kyle was getting at, but she'd heard a few stories that started with 'I decided to surprise her.' "You don't mean...."
"Yeah. When I got home, they were fucking... Brian and her."
Beth gasped. "That's.... I'm..... I guess this is speechless...."
"Yeah. We had a big fight, and didn't talk for about nine months. Never saw her again. Looking back on things, she was a slut and a party girl, and I'm sure she made the moves on him."
"That's no excuse! He's your big brother." Beth was aghast.
"Yeah, you don't have to tell me that." Kyle shook his head. "Remember that I wanted to drink. I didn't want to tell you." Beth sat for a second with the information as it fundamentally changed how she looked at Brian.
If he could sleep with his brother's girlfriend, what else is he.... her fuzzed brain wanted to explore all kinds of possibilities. Maybe he isn't distracted and tired from work... maybe he's just getting satisfied elsewhere?
Kyle touched her arm. "Hey, I see those wheels turning. He's never done anything like that since, as far as I know. I'm sure you have nothing to worry about." He released her arm. "My turn. Why were you working so hard tonight to try to get me laid?"