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We had been celebrating that night with Alejandro and his group after the mission. I had a few too many and I know you for sure did. That Las Almas tequila was something else, Ghost. We got shite-faced so fucking fast. We were having a great time though, so it was okay. At some point during the night someone brought up drinking games and I know for a fact we all would have played spin the bottle if someone had suggested it, that's how utterly pished we were. But we settled on Never Have I Ever, which I had to explain to you like five fucking times how to play.
I remember how hard you laughed, with your mask pulled up to expose your mouth and that endlessly sexy smile, when you tried to take a drink from your beer bottle only to realize the cap was still on it. I don't think you'll ever know how fucking badly I wanted to kiss you then. I think I should have just gone for it. I won't let a moment like that pass me by again, that's for sure. Not when I know what I know now.
We all started playing that silly kid's game, and it began innocently enough. But it quickly devolved into a chaotic mess of dirty confessions and jokes, which I could have laid bets on happening with all of us rowdy soldiers carryin' on. I remember someone saying "never have I ever gotten a bj from a stranger'' or something like that, and when I took a shot I distinctly remember your throat flushing a bright ruddy red when you saw me do it. I can't describe how stupidly giddy it made me feel that you knew that about me.
The party was starting to dwindle down by that point and I decided to wander away to find the cludgie. I think it was just you and Alejandro on the couch playing the game when I left. You were still having a grand ole time. I was washing my hands after I finished and I was still within ear shot. Hearing the deep timber of your laugh is what made me hang back, just to listen a moment longer. I could listen to that sound all goddamn day, Ghost. Truly.
But then you said something to Alejandro and I don't think you were even aware you'd said it out loud. "Never have I ever snogged Soap senseless, even though I've really, really wanted to."
When I tell you my heart skipped a damn beat, Ghost. I'm not even lying. It was almost enough to strike me sober then and there.
I heard Alejandro chuckle. "Que dijiste, hermano?"
I think the realization hit you right then cause you back-tracked quick as a wink and played it off as a joke. Still, it opened my eyes to the connection between us that we'd both been denying ourselves, if only we weren't so fucking stubborn.
I should have marched back in that room and thrown myself in your lap and given you that kiss we both wanted so badly. I don't know what stopped me. Maybe I just wanted to wait until we both weren't sloshed out of our goddamn minds so we'd actually remember it. You know, make it special — make it really mean something.
So now here I am, just waiting for the right moment. It'll happen soon, I know it. And when it does, Simon Riley, you better be ready for me.