"We only have time for one more game before I need to go to bed," Claire informed him. "If you lose this one, we have to wait until tomorrow."
Alex nodded. "That's fine. The Oreo cheesecake revitalized me and I am ready to win."
His statement made her laugh but he wasn't wrong. He got lucky enough to buy both Park Place and the Boardwalk and quickly began building houses and hotels. She landed on the Boardwalk square and ended up losing all of her money in a single go a little over an hour into the game.
Claire held up her hand for a high five. "Good game."
He slapped her hand more forcefully than the first time they tried this but not so hard it hurt that much. He was getting better at this.
"I knew I would get it eventually. You're a good teacher, Claire."
No one had ever told her that before. Then again, she didn't have any teaching experience before this.
