Swapping back into Zachary didn’t feel as bad for Opal as swapping into Tara did for Caleb. Zachary not being human meant she didn’t need to eat or drink. She watched as Tara’s body went to the kitchen to grab a drink of water.



“What the fuck Caleb?” Opal snapped as she looked down at her unconscious body on the floor. She was horrified to see she wasn’t wearing underwear. Caleb just turned and shrugged. “Don’t you look,” she turned to Rodney who hadn’t realised the body’s position.



“So we might be in a little bit of a pickle now,” Caleb changed the subject. “Rodney’s body is in the hospital and it’s their turn,” he put down the glass of water. “Do you think you’ll be discharged today?” He turned to Rodney.



There was a look on Tara’s face that Rodney didn’t trust, Caleb also seemed to have their attention on Opal. He had a plan in mind, one that involved his body. He hated the situation he had found himself in but Caleb raised a good point about not being able to make their turn. “No…” Rodney answered honestly. “They know I ‘blacked out’ before the crash so they want to keep me in for observation and now Molly is in my body that’s probably not going to help either.”

“So someone is going to need to take your turn,” Caleb already knew this and clearly wanted one of them to do it. “Opal, do you mind doing it?” This is what Caleb intended to happen, to get rid of Opal for a bit so he could tease Rodney some more.



Unfortunately for Caleb he didn’t consider Rodney’s view on the matter who went to draw from the deck as soon as it was mentioned someone needed to take the next turn. This put Rodney back in his body before ending up inside a card on the table. Molly was now in Caleb’s body and the card in his hand was Zachary.



Caleb frowned as his plan was foiled in an obvious way. Instead of Opal being in the deck, Zachary empty and Molly back in Rodney’s body. Opal was now Rodney instead with Rodney trapped in the deck and Molly in his body. Zachary’s body was still left empty.



“Great now I’m in the pervert’s body,” Molly crossed her arms as she looked around the room looking at Opal and Zachary’s empty bodies. She also noticed the disappointment in Tara’s face. “You must be Caleb,” Molly gave him a hard stare. “What was your plan with this swap? I know you set up the card after releasing me as Zachary’s.” Caleb’s eye’s widened as she mentioned that. “You clearly wanted Opal to take the turn instead,” she began to walk over to him. “That would’ve left Rodney in your body and the two of you alone,” she started to whisper as she looked at Caleb one more time. “Were you trying to fuck my boyfriend?” she asked so quietly Caleb barely heard her. She then raised her finger to her lips and tilted her head towards the deck before shaking her head.



Molly gestured for Caleb to follow her down the hallway and into one of the bedrooms and the two of them ended up in Tara’s bedroom. “First of all I’m not fucking you,” Molly said outright. “Under normal circumstances I doubt Rodney would’ve either. Though I’ve seen the way he looks at Tara, you might’ve even had a shot.” She glared daggers at him though Caleb suspected that was more at Tara than him. “Now answer me what even made you think ‘you’ could pull that off. I mean that body will only get you so far.”



“He liked how I was treating him…” Caleb said with his head lowered.



“Interesting…” is all Molly could say to that. “I’m going to be upfront with you, I heard everything while I was in that deck, including your manipulation of the deck. That means Tara and Roodney can and have as well,” Molly explained. “I don’t like Tara and Rodney may as well be a cheater so I’m going to work with you to give you the body they want while finding more suitable bodies for them.” This was not what Caleb was expecting to hear from Molly. “So by the end of the game I want Rodney to be in Opal’s body and I don’t care where the others end up, only that I get mine back and you stay out of it.”



“You don’t want Rodney in it at any point either,” Caleb finally answered. “He’ll cut your hair, like he’s done the last three times.”

Molly looked at Tara’s body again and nodded. “Thanks for the warning,” she nodded. “Anyway can I count on you to keep manipulating the deck and give us the results we both want?” She put a hand on Caleb’s thigh and gave it a squeeze. What she failed to mention was she knew Caleb was doomed the moment the game was over. “Perhaps we could even ask the deck for a card so the game is over sooner rather than later.”



Caleb nodded as he walked back out to the table. The deck had obeyed his commands before, allowing him to put cards in a certain order and it even let him request cards for the next person. There was only one more turn left this round unless someone took control of Zachary. The swaps were also going to be more complicated with the week coming up.



“Great and mighty deck, hear my last plea. I would like a special card to draw and play all the remaining cards. I ask for this humble request, that the last swap is mine and the last card is one for Tara.” With this request Caleb didn’t know who would end up in which body, just that he’d get the one he wanted.



“That wasn’t the deal!” Molly snapped. “I was supposed to get my body back.”



“There’s still a one in five chance that you do…” Caleb replied.



As if waiting for the perfect time the door bell rang and Zachary was there waiting at the front door. Molly looked at her body and was surprised how well it looked, it was dressed exactly how she would’ve.



Zachary made no small talk and only gave the two players a slight smile. “I wonder what card I’ll draw….” Zachary grinned as they pulled out the exact card Caleb had asked for.