“All right, so the final piece of this.” Cole tore another page from the pad. “We call this the Punishment Chip.”
“I knew you were going to go there.” Ryker sighed and shook his head.
“What’s that?” I raised my eyebrows.
“It’s an optional rule, but it keeps people from just going all in from the start.” Cole tore the paper and handed one to each of us. “Basically, this chip has consequences and you don’t want to lose it. If you dare to go all in, then you better have a winning hand.”
“Yeah.” Ryker nodded quickly. “It keeps the game from getting out of control. Trust me, it’s for the best, even if I don’t like it.”
“That’s cause Ryker likes bluffing with all in.” Cole chuckled and sipped his beer. “I know his tricks.”
“Okay, so do I figure out my own Punishment Chip?” I stared at the paper and tried to think of something.
“No, we all come up with the punishment per se, but you have to write it. That’s your way of essentially agreeing to it.” Ryker picked up the pen. “Okay, what’s my punishment going to be?”
“Aurora fucks you with a strap-on.” Cole grinned. “And she doesn’t stop until you cum.”
“You’re an asshole.” Ryker growled and shook his head. “Fine, I won’t be going all in tonight.”
“That seems… a little extreme.” I raised my eyebrows in surprise. “I mean, unless you’re into that sort of thing.”
“I’m not, which is why he suggested it.” Ryker growled again as he scribbled his punishment on the paper.
“So, now it’s Cole’s turn?” I looked over at Ryker.
“Yeah, and he already knows what he’s getting—the exact same thing.” Ryker narrowed his eyes at Cole.
“That’s fair. I have no intentions of going all in.” Cole nodded and wrote down his punishment.
“Well, that wouldn’t exactly be punishment for me.” I blinked, feeling my stomach getting uneasy. “What punishment am I writing down?”
“A spanking.” Cole tilted his head to the side. “If you lose your Punishment Chip, you get a spanking—from me.”
“Son of a bitch.” Ryker chuckled and shook his head. “Don’t go all in. He’s not talking about the slaps he gave you on your ass in the bedroom.”
“Nope, you’ll be over my knee with your panties down until your ass is on
fire.” Cole nodded and winked at Ryker.
“Well, I’m pretty sure I won’t be going all in either.” I exhaled sharply and wrote down my punishment.
“Unless you want a good hard spanking.” Cole picked up the cards and started shuffling them.
I liked it when he gave me a few—but I’m not sure I want to go that far.
Chapter Sixteen
Cole
The game was underway. In order to satisfy my side bet with Ryker, I just had to get my hands on Aurora’s Punishment Chip. That meant convincing her to go all in on a losing hand, which wasn’t going to be easy. I was surprised that she picked up on Texas Hold’em so fast. It took Ryker and me years to figure out the game, but she had become pretty damn good in a matter of hours. Her poker face wasn’t the best and she had a few nervous ticks, but once Ryker pointed them out, she did a good job of hiding those, too. The first few hands weren’t high bets. We each anted our initial chip, played out the entire game, and showed our cards to see who won with only one or two chips on the line in between.
“I like this hand.” Ryker chuckled and looked over at Aurora.
“Enough to risk your Punishment Chip?” Aurora raised her eyebrows inquisitively.
“No, but I’ll start with five.” Ryker counted out five pieces of paper and dropped them in the center of the table.
“I’m out.” I took a quick peek at the nonsense in my hand and confirmed my decision.