The Dare

By Jordyn McKenzie

"Don't think. Just feel." How a moment's decision in a silly game with two of her closest friends changes Alexis' life, and her heart, forever.

It's the final night of a weekend camping trip with a group of childhood friends. They are recent college grads, about to move forward to the next stages of their lives. It's a time for reflection, a time for anticipating what the future will bring. What better way to end that chapter of youth and revelry, before scattering into the winds of adulthood, than with one last weekend spent with your closest friends?

But for Alexis, the events of that final evening cause her world to veer in an unexpected direction. What should have been a harmless game of Truth or Dare with her seemingly platonic pals, Damien and Parker, leads to an experience unlike any she has ever had before. The lines of friendship blurred and dormant desires awakened, Alexis faces a dare that will change her life forever. Torn between feeling shame and utter gratification, she must now decide whether to be led by her conscience or her heart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
• Release date: Jun 11, 2012
• ISBN: 9781781840177

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The Dare

ISBN #978-1-78184-017-7

©Copyright Jordyn McKenzie 2012

Cover Art by Posh Gosh ©Copyright June 2012

Edited by Laura Hulley

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THE DARE

Jordyn McKenzie

Don't think. Just feel. How a moment's decision in a silly game with two of her closest friends changes Alexis’ life, and her heart, forever.

It’s the final night of a weekend camping trip with a group of childhood friends. They are recent college grads, about to move forward to the next stages of their lives. It’s a time for reflection, a time for anticipating what the future will bring. What better way to end that chapter of youth and revelry, before scattering into the winds of adulthood, than with one last weekend spent with your closest friends?

But for Alexis, the events of that final evening cause her world to veer in an unexpected direction. What should have been a harmless game of Truth or Dare with her seemingly platonic pals, Damien and Parker, leads to an experience unlike any she has ever had before. The lines of friendship blurred and dormant desires awakened, Alexis faces a dare that will change her life forever. Torn between feeling shame and utter gratification, she must now decide whether to be led by her conscience or her heart.

Dedication

For my girls—Desiree, Boo, Sister Wife, Lufy, Trish, Mynxi, Lyndsey, Misty, Sam, and those two Gingers I work with—who love me despite, or because of, my dirty little hobby. Thanks for not making me feel like a freak for being…a freak.

Also for my mother, E.W., who’s extremely proud of my accomplishment in finally publishing something, even if it is a little on the spicy side.

Trademarks Acknowledgement

The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction:

Sour Apple Pucker: John De Kuyper & Son, Inc.

Jack Daniel’s: Brown-Forman Corporation

Buttershots: John De Kuyper & Son, Inc.

Land Cruiser: Toyota Group

Super Duty: Ford Motor Company

Band-Aid: Johnson & Johnson

Chapter One

I sat staring into the fading orange-to-blue flames as they glowed from the remnants of a massive campfire. It was the final evening of what had been one of the most fun weekends I’d ever had with my closest circle of friends. Having just graduated from college, we were all heading into that dreadfully long phase of life called adulthood. I myself was the proud owner of a bachelor’s degree in science and was preparing to start my first job in a medical laboratory in three weeks.

Planned as a celebration, a last hurrah before we all officially became grown-ups, the weekend had been spent hiking the trails and swimming the lake, with the guys unsuccessfully daring us girls to skinny-dip. We’d played and argued over various board and card games on the ageing picnic tables provided by the campground, and concluded each day in drunken revelry round the campfire. Feeling tired but oddly content, I allowed myself to become lost in my thoughts, surrounded by some of the people