Page 68 of Please Don't Leave Me

Everyone agrees with Liam, and Iris starts since she is the one who made the suggestion. The agreed-upon number of fingers was five so we can at least all have one turn.

We all put up five fingers, and the game begins.

"Never have I ever...done cocaine." Iris looks around at us all.

Tony puts a finger down and drinks.

Liam immediately calls him out for the rule break. "Take another drink! Tony, you know you have to clap any time you put a finger down. No cowards on my boat."

Evie looks at Liam, annoyed. "This is not your boat."

Everyone laughs, and Liam whispers to Evie, "You know what I meant."

Tony claps once, then drinks again. "My bad, I forgot about that stupid rule you guys added."

Evie and Liam have a house rule that whenever youhavedone the thing, not only do you need to drink and put a finger down, but you also have to clap to own up to the thing you've done. Otherwise, people will sneakily put down a finger when no one is watching. Iris, B, and I havealso adopted this rule and taught it to several other people. It's a crowd favorite.

B chimes in through the laughter, "Alright, it's my turn. Never have I ever...dated someone I wanted to marry. Like it never crossed my mind once during the relationship."

Evie and Liam obviously put a finger down since theyaremarried. Iris and I put a finger down as well. Tony does not. That’s a bit of a red flag if you ask me, and yes, that includes B.

Liam's turn. "Never have I ever...totaled a car.”

Iris glares at him as she claps and puts a finger down. “You can’t target people.”

“It’s not targeting when anyone else could have also done that.”

Iris sticks her tongue out at Liam. And now, it's Evie’s turn.

“Never have I ever…had to go to detox.”

Iris, B, and Liam all clap and put a finger down.

Tony is up next; he doesn’t even hesitate. “Never have I ever…spent the night with a one-night stand.”

This one is hard for me to answer because I spent the night with Sam, but I’m not sure that counts as a one-night stand. Sure, we only had sex once, but we were talking for a long time. Since it’s borderline and I’m a rule follower, I clap and put down a finger, as does B.

It’s my turn, and I start with one of my go-to answers. “Never have I ever…fucked a teacher/professor.”

Tony claps and puts a finger down.

We’re now back to Iris. “Never have I ever…had sex on the water.” Everyone looks at her, waiting for clarification. “I mean, like on a boat, jet ski, I guess that could meaninthe water too.”

Evie and Liam clap—no surprises there since she has alake cabin. I’m sure they’ve had sex on this boat in this exact spot several times. I know I would have.

B must have had the same idea because she looks at the seat she’s sitting on with disgust and pretends she’s catching cooties. Once she gets everyone laughing, she sits back down. “Okay, okay. Settle down. Never have I ever…been in a long-term relationship. Let’s say more than a year.”

Iris, Liam, Evie, and I all clap.

Liam looks around the circle, contemplating what he should say next. “Never have I ever…injured myself during sex.”

B and Evie both clap. Now,thatis a funny story. One time, when hooking up with a guy, B got a concussion. He was on top of her on the bed, and with every thrust, he scooted her a little further off the bed until, eventually, she fell off and smacked her head on the floor. She even claims to have blacked out temporarily.

Evie follows up her lost finger with, “Despite all my efforts, never have I ever…had sex on a plane.”

She looks over at Liam like he should feel guilty. And he does. Everyone laughs because this is pretty typical. Evie is definitely the more adventurous one who pushes Liam out of his comfort zone. “Tried to, but my husband here left me to wait in the bathroom for 20 minutes.

“I got nervous, okay.” He throws up his hands in defense.

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