Chapter 31

“So, Rhia told me how it went,” Mel said. We were sitting at my kitchen island, coffee in hand.

“Oh, yeah?” I asked noncommittally. I was still torn as to how much I thought I should talk to Mel about the game with the girls.

“She pulled the same stunt I did,” Mel smirked, taking a sip of her coffee.

I snorted and nodded. “Handy, having a hot tub. You guys had to pretend to be at a public bathhouse, just hanging around on couches naked for the first time.”

Mel barked a laugh and shook her head. “I can still remember the look on your guys’ faces when me, Veronica and Rachel took our tops off.”

“You say that like any of us had ever thought we’d see three gorgeous women doing that at the same time,” I said.

“Good point,” Melissa said. “How were they? Nervous?”

“The same nerves we had, doing that play,” I said. “They decided to skinny dip while still in the house, so they knew it was coming. Unlike you, getting everyone tipsy and then springing it on them at the last minute.”

Mel rolled her eyes. “I didn’t have the courage or the backing of anyone else beforehand,” she said. “Rhiannon has a bit of a leg up in that regard. Jesus, the balls on my daughter to even be doing this. It’s still hard to wrap my head around.”