The Cards We're Dealt 1/?
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October 30 2014, 23:30:29 UTC
"Deal the damn cards!" nipped Shepard. No one was receptive to her suggestion that tonight they try strip poker. Nobody aboard the Normandy was that stupid; she ALWAYS won.
"A Dios mío, Lola! It's just a game," snickered James.
"Then why are you guys so afraid to lose?" she mocked.
"Because unlike you, we aren't loco...well, not as loco," he replied.
"You never know...my lucky streak has to end sometime."
"I don't think it's a lucky streak...you're just that good, Commander," added Joker.
"Thanks, Moreau, but buttering me up won't keep me from kicking your ass. You people have gone and woke the beast!!"
"I told you to keep your mouth shut, James," said Cortez. Shepard shot him a friendly wink for his support.
An hour later, she was up by sixty credits. Joker had folded almost every hand and Steve was doing pretty well because she let him win a couple of rounds to be nice. James was getting his ass kicked but refused to yield. He was nearly as stubborn as Shepard.
"Hey, Esteban. Do you think you can float me some cash," whispered James.
"I'd rather just give her my money right now, because that's where it'll end up," he answered loudly so everyone could hear. Shepard and Joker both laughed at him while he sulked down into his chair.
"Tell you what, Lieutenant. You engage me with one interesting winner-takes-all round of my choosing and I'll forgive your debt. Or, I can call them all in right now," she offered.
"How much do I owe you?" he asked reluctantly.
"A little over 300, but I'll go with that to be nice."
"Gee, thanks, Lola," he said dully. "I'm sooo gonna lose."
"If you win....I'll sleep with you," she said. Everyone's eyes widened at the announcement of the prize. Cortez was gay, but even he had thought about fucking Shepard. And probably would if given the chance.
"So...If I win, we get to knock boots in your cabin? And if I agree to play, we're square? What happens if I lose?" he asked skeptically.
"I'll forgive your debts for humoring me...and I'll try not to rub it in your face this time!"
"I call that a win-win," James smirked. "I deal."
"Let it never be said that I'm not fair and just to my crew," she added stoically. She gave him a smile and added smugly, "I'm gonna kick your ass, Vega!"
"Bring IT!"
The tension was palpable after he dealt the cards. She always insisted on actual paper ones instead of the computer generated kind. He was sweating bullets; she had her game face on and was unreadable. He swallowed deeply as he laid down his hand.
Her jaw dropped and her eyes widened when she saw his three aces. She slammed her cards on the table face down before swiping the whole deck and all the chips onto the floor. Clenching her jaw, she rose from her chair and stormed out frantically. James had a devilish grin on his face as he zeroed in on her hips swinging away. Hypnotizing.
"I need thirty minutes AND YOU ONLY GET TEN!!" she bellowed as she stepped through the door into the hall.
"I'll only need two," he joked to the boys.
"Really, James? It's Spectre Shepard! Take your damn time!" said Cortez.
"If you only need two, can I have the other eight?" quipped Joker.
"A Dios mío, Lola! It's just a game," snickered James.
"Then why are you guys so afraid to lose?" she mocked.
"Because unlike you, we aren't loco...well, not as loco," he replied.
"You never know...my lucky streak has to end sometime."
"I don't think it's a lucky streak...you're just that good, Commander," added Joker.
"Thanks, Moreau, but buttering me up won't keep me from kicking your ass. You people have gone and woke the beast!!"
"I told you to keep your mouth shut, James," said Cortez. Shepard shot him a friendly wink for his support.
An hour later, she was up by sixty credits. Joker had folded almost every hand and Steve was doing pretty well because she let him win a couple of rounds to be nice. James was getting his ass kicked but refused to yield. He was nearly as stubborn as Shepard.
"Hey, Esteban. Do you think you can float me some cash," whispered James.
"I'd rather just give her my money right now, because that's where it'll end up," he answered loudly so everyone could hear. Shepard and Joker both laughed at him while he sulked down into his chair.
"Tell you what, Lieutenant. You engage me with one interesting winner-takes-all round of my choosing and I'll forgive your debt. Or, I can call them all in right now," she offered.
"How much do I owe you?" he asked reluctantly.
"A little over 300, but I'll go with that to be nice."
"Gee, thanks, Lola," he said dully. "I'm sooo gonna lose."
"If you win....I'll sleep with you," she said. Everyone's eyes widened at the announcement of the prize. Cortez was gay, but even he had thought about fucking Shepard. And probably would if given the chance.
"So...If I win, we get to knock boots in your cabin? And if I agree to play, we're square? What happens if I lose?" he asked skeptically.
"I'll forgive your debts for humoring me...and I'll try not to rub it in your face this time!"
"I call that a win-win," James smirked. "I deal."
"Let it never be said that I'm not fair and just to my crew," she added stoically. She gave him a smile and added smugly, "I'm gonna kick your ass, Vega!"
"Bring IT!"
The tension was palpable after he dealt the cards. She always insisted on actual paper ones instead of the computer generated kind. He was sweating bullets; she had her game face on and was unreadable. He swallowed deeply as he laid down his hand.
Her jaw dropped and her eyes widened when she saw his three aces. She slammed her cards on the table face down before swiping the whole deck and all the chips onto the floor. Clenching her jaw, she rose from her chair and stormed out frantically. James had a devilish grin on his face as he zeroed in on her hips swinging away. Hypnotizing.
"I need thirty minutes AND YOU ONLY GET TEN!!" she bellowed as she stepped through the door into the hall.
"I'll only need two," he joked to the boys.
"Really, James? It's Spectre Shepard! Take your damn time!" said Cortez.
"If you only need two, can I have the other eight?" quipped Joker.
"Oh no! I'll be sure to make 'em count!"
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