The last time Duke and North Carolina played, Allie and I placed our usual bet - winner gets to tell the loser what to do for an entire day. Duke won on a buzzer-beater so I decided to get a little payback for Allie’s bullshit the previous season. You see, she had me whisper “I just hate wearing panties” in my sluttiest voice to an older guy at the bar. I’m no prude but it was kind of humiliating. So when Duke won, I fina...

Traveling for work was never my favorite part of the job but I didn’t really mind it. Hell, it got me out of the house for days at a time which was something I needed every once and a while. With my husband and two kids, the term “me time” was pretty much nonexistent. The added bonus of it all being on the company dime was just an added bonus. This trip was a little different though. Normally, I traveled alone and my sale...

“The usual bet on tonight’s game?” Shannon asked as the Duke v. North Carolina basketball game tipped off. Shannon and I have been placing the same bet on this game since we moved in together three years ago. Nothing special – loser has to clean up the apartment, cook all the meals, and wait on the other hand and foot for an entire day. In essence, the loser is not allowed to say no to the winner for 24 hours. Last year,...

We hadn’t known Dave and Carolyn for very long. When we moved to Raleigh in June, I had started a new job and Carolyn worked in the cubical next to mine. She invited me to a couple of happy hours and we became decent enough friends that when she invited Chris and me to spend a night at their beach house it seemed like a great idea. Chris had a few friends already, but I thought this would be a good way to get closer with...