It didn't take her long to decide"Well... I suppose that we should play blackjack then. Poker might take too long." She slid her glass away, a moment passing before she spoke further. "Wagers yet again?"
I shuffled the cards as I settled across the bar from her. "But of course." I paused in thought, longing to do more to her outfit but thinking she probably wouldn't want to play much longer unless she won a round or two. Which I couldn't control. "We'll alternate who deals, and I can shuffle for you if you want. If we tie, the wager will carry on to the next round and 'double'." Which would be relative, since we weren't using dollar amounts. " I'll wager your choice of either $100 or to do something embarrassing to me as my stakes. For yours..."
I took a moment to smile at her teasingly. "...you jump into the swimming pool with whatever you have on. You can change your stakes when you deal." Without seeing if she would accept, I moved quickly, acting as if her opinion didn't matter. I dealt the first two cards out to both of us. I was showing 17, and she was showing...
...blackjack. Ace Jack of spades. Oops. I probably deserved that.
I shuffled the cards as I settled across the bar from her. "But of course." I paused in thought, longing to do more to her outfit but thinking she probably wouldn't want to play much longer unless she won a round or two. Which I couldn't control. "We'll alternate who deals, and I can shuffle for you if you want. If we tie, the wager will carry on to the next round and 'double'." Which would be relative, since we weren't using dollar amounts. " I'll wager your choice of either $100 or to do something embarrassing to me as my stakes. For yours..."
I took a moment to smile at her teasingly. "...you jump into the swimming pool with whatever you have on. You can change your stakes when you deal." Without seeing if she would accept, I moved quickly, acting as if her opinion didn't matter. I dealt the first two cards out to both of us. I was showing 17, and she was showing...
...blackjack. Ace Jack of spades. Oops. I probably deserved that.