Unspoken Pleasure by Erotica

Like A Blue Shell:>Ep10

Tim sat back against the couch and took everything in. After starting strong, he'd taken a blue shell and it had sent him into a bit of a tailspin. He was glad he wasn't racing this round or things would almost certainly have gotten worse. Tim looked over to his right and watched Sydney. The buxom blonde looked so good. She was wearing another sweater, a pink one. She had these cute little gold earrings in her ears this time and a gold necklace as well. Shiny Sydney! And Shiny Sydney had definitely brought her golden globes with her, once again. Tim marveled at her chest. She had a B-cup body with these, like, D-cup tits and the context made them look all the more massive. Sydney caught him staring and she smiled. Not the shy, uncomfortable thing from the past week but something genuinely comfortable and friendly. They'd both had their share of shots and Tim could tell Sydney was feeling at least as fuzzy as he was right then.

With no little effort, Tim tossed his head to the other side to look at Courtney. He'd always thought of her has one of the guys, honestly. Not that she wasn't feminine, because of course she was. And pretty, too, with a heart-shaped face, an impertinent freckled nose, and almost-grey eyes.

He had to admit that Courtney seemed a bit nervous, though he couldn't imagine why. She'd been a worrier as long as Tim had known her, though, so it wasn't totally weird. Courtney was smart, yes, but she could make herself crazy with how much she cared sometimes.

Taylor handed Tim another shot and he almost pushed it away. He knew before the alcohol even hit his lips --he'd already had too much. The whole world seemed to tip along with his glass as he turned it over. I'm such a lightweight, Tim thought to himself, there's no way anyone else is already this wasted.

*

Colin didn't want to admit it after he'd made fun of them before, but he was wasted. Fucking coconut rum. They'd been playing Kart for less than an hour and Colin knew he was already over his limit.

Looking around, Colin could tell that everyone was in a similar place. Tim was now lying back against the couch like a dead man. Courtney was also past the point of no return -- Colin knew that face. The new blonde, Taylor's work friend Sydney, she'd been turning shades of pink since the first round. Only Taylor seemed even within sight of sober and Colin never really could tell with that girl. She handled her liquor so well, he couldn't think of a time he'd seen her lose control. But Colin wasn't going to admit he was done. No way. His pride wouldn't let him. Was college really so long ago that he couldn't do a few shots with friends? No. He'd make it work somehow. Force it down.

They finished the last set of races and Colin was in last. Someone filled his shot glass and he was about to empty it when some part of his brain took over and made him yell, "Stop!"

The room turned to look at him. Now Colin had to cover for the other part of his mind that had, without his permission, suddenly spoken.

"I just... I think I've had enough. Too much, honestly."

Taylor gave him an odd look. Sort of disappointed. Maybe a little angry? He couldn't tell through the alcohol and worse, he had no idea why.

"Colin's right," Courtney said, getting his back for once, "I'm done."

getting started. I had all these,

the alcohol get away from us

She seemed very shy -- not at all Taylor's type. Colin had trouble imagining

practically flinched. He knew Taylor -- she would not play for nothing and got angry when anyone ever suggested they do otherwise. It was one of the unwritten bylaws of the group: never tell Taylor to

should play for

Courtney?! Maybe he wasn't drunk. Maybe he was in another dimension. Actually, Colin thought ruefully, that might explain a lot of things lately. Maybe they'd crossed over on the way

could play for something

Tim asked,

we played

up. Like, he practically heard the air

be fun," Tim

agreement. Taylor sort

blood in Colin's ears started to rush so loud he could barely hear. His heart pounded in his chest. Everything drowned out by the dull roar. He remembered

*

outside in front of Tim and Taylor's apartment building. Right

talking

Taylor last week," Courtney said, "She and Tim are having troubles, too. Together, us four friends, we're going

"With Mario Kart."

know things have been bad but I promise it will get better. Just, if today starts to be weird or whatever, please. Just go along with it. For me. For us. I promise you're going to have fun, too. OK?" And Colin had agreed, not knowing exactly what Courtney was

the apartment. And

*

clothes. Sounds