You don’t know what comes over you. Maybe it’s that you don’t think they’ll go through with the bet. Maybe it’s just adrenaline and peer pressure. But surprisingly, you let these words slip out of your mouth.

“Deal.” You say as you shake Ashby’s hand on it. The girls all gasp. “But you’d better get ready to put out tomorrow night, darling.”

“I wouldn’t be bragging so early…” Ashby says, still kind of shocked that you accepted a bet for your life.

“And I’m going to bring special lingerie for you to wear… in my team’s colors.”

“Buy it a size larger.” Ashby says, “Because I’m going to have some extra meet on my bones tomorrow.”

And that’s how you leave things for the night. You leave and go back to your dorm where you start to wonder what you’ve gotten yourself in to. Did you really just bet your life on a game?

But tomorrow you show up at the party, wearing your team’s jersey. You enter to a scene that you hadn’t expected… more than a dozen of Ashby’s girl friends are there, all of them wearing t-shirts and jerseys for the other team.

“Just who we’ve all been waiting for!” Ashby exclaims as you enter, rushing over and giving you a hug. “Girls, this is Troy… no snacking, he’s all mine after the game.” Some girls wave, most snicker or make a snide comment about your fate. Ashby clears a spot on the couch for the two of you to sit next to each other and watch as the game begins.