━━━  🌊🐚🌺* ◟ DOPAMINE!, Chapter Six, Season Six. Secrets, Lies & Body Counts. *i* ( June 2024 ) !

❝ Cause why you over here being a weirdo? Huh, Coye? Like all that sneaky comments and then acting surprised when you get caught is bull. ❞

    New day with couples venturing into the villa with the newest bombshells. Everyone was in their respective spaces until Leah announced that she'd gotten a text which then had the islanders going to the yard for a game. Large cards that resembled dealing cards had each of the islander's faces on them, above their heads being golden crowns that shielded something underneath.

     Kendall, who was quick to be the host for the game, held up a reading card. "All right, boys, let's get into it!" He began. "What's the most amount of money your girl has spent on their man on one occasion?"

     Standing next to Serena's card he rips the golden crown off revealing the amount of money she spent. "Serena has spent $300." The boys looked vague about it nodding before moving on to the next person. The next card was Leah's, and the boys all guessed that hers would be higher than Serena's which ended up being true when it was revealed to be $1,000.

     "It was a custom Louis Vuitton holder for his blunts," Leah explained before they jumped to conclusions.

     Nodding, Sadé clapped, "She's a keeper."

     Leah laughed, "Always."

     "Do you think the amount that JaNa has spent is higher or lower than Leah?" Kendall moves onto JaNa's card getting the boy's opinion before ripping it open revealing that it was $2,500.

"What did you spend? Buy him a house or something?" Asks Aaron who couldn't believe the amount of money she'd spend on a guy.

"Like a plane ticket. We went to, like, Cancun." Cancun was a nice vacation spot so Sadé couldn't be disappointed in that. You too would want to go somewhere nice with your partner if you had the funds for it.

Then it was Kaylor's turn, most saying that it was lower but was revealed that it was higher being $5,000. "Christmas!" That was all she said.

     "Now, you guys, do we think Sadé's number is higher or lower?" Kendall questions looking at the boys with expectancy.

     The boys, who were still in shock from Kaylor's revelation shouted, "Lower!" They all seemed convinced that $5,000 was the peak of ludicrous spending amongst the girls. It had to be. Right?

    Turns out it was, the amount slightly off of Kaylor's with it being 3,000. The boys burst into immediate cheers when upon knowing that they were right, the girls nodded while looking at each other. Sadé who had no choice but the relish in the memory of spending that much on her ex sighed. "To be fair, it was tickets to the Bahamas during my freshman year of college. After we broke up I made him pay me back."

     They murmured to themselves while patting his back, shaking her head JaNa directed her attention to Sadé, "As you should."

     "You already know."

     Liv spent $300 on dinner while Hannah made everyone laugh by revealing she spent $20 on gas station snacks.

     Kendall returns to his spot, picking up another card as they move on to the next round. "Get ready, because we're about to find out what your girl's body count is."

     "Sorry, mom and dad," Liv muttered.

This round was going to be the round that would either make or break their building relationship. Everyone knew it. And yet it started with Kendall once revealing Serena's amount, her body count being 6. The boys nodded, approval written on her face. Marcus seemed to approve of it.

"You got to meet a lot of requirements to ride this ride."

Kendall moved on to Leah, and the boys immediately guessed higher. Giving them a side eye, Sadé mutters, "It is never that serious." Leah was revealed to be 16, and Kendall moved on to JaNa. The boys guessed lower, Coye's voice being the loudest out of all of them since she was coupled up with him. Kendall revealed hers it being 22. It wasn't bad at all with the boy's reactions being mixed, but it was Coye's snarky comments that caught everyone's attention.

"Swear to God, she lied to me."

The comment was meant to be closed off to himself, but JaNa heard it immediately. Her face tightens at hearing the snide remark but she tries to keep cool.

"She's a fucking liar."

Sadé, who was tired of the comments and obvious disrespect, turned her direction towards Coye, "See what we not gon' do is start with the slick comments. I bet you yours is ten times worse, so if you ain't got shit good to say keep it to yourself, Coye."

SADÉ CON: One thing I can't stand is the double standards when it comes to this whole body count thing. So what if a woman has been with more than one person? It's her life. But what you are not about to do is be weird. Cause why you over here being a weirdo? Huh, Coye? Like all that sneaky comments and then acting surprised when you get caught is bullshit.

    Coye attempted to remain unfazed, but the damage was done by his comments. The slick comments only added a level of tension from what the game once was.

JaNa turned to Sadé, grateful for her just having her back during this whole thing. Sadé was more than happy to and would do it again if it gave her the satisfaction of calling him out.

"Alright..." Kendall who wanted to keep everything at bay moved onto Kaylor. The boys guessed that her number would be lower, only for their confidence to be shot down as it's revealed to be higher by two numbers. "I had a lot of fun in high school and in college."

    Kendall turned his attention to the next card as it was now Sadé's. "Do you think Sadé's number is higher or lower?"

Coye, still visibly pressed about Sadé calling him out moments ago, was the first to shout, "Higher!" Sadé could only roll her eyes in his direction making a mental note of him being on her hit list. She couldn't stand him any longer.

Kendall took his time, revealing the number to only be 1.

SADÉ CON: I have standards and most men nowadays are unemotional whores. I prefer to protect my peace than go out sad in handcuffs.

    With a grin, Kendall turned to Sadé. "You're either really picky or hiding a secret Sadé."

Crossing her arms, Sadé shrugged. "No," Glancing at Coye for a moment she continues. "But I have standards, and most guys just haven't reached there yet. And no offense most men are whores nowadays."

     Kendall soon revealed that Liv's body count was a measly 6 and Hannah's was 11. She had no choice but to defend herself, saying it wasn't a bad answer, and the boys agreed, nodding with it being respectable.

     Sadé rolled her eyes. The double standards were insane.

     "Let's find out what the girls think is too many sexual partners for their man."

     Serena was first, with hers being 30. Leah's was next with it being infinity. JaNa's answer was revealed to be the 100s. Kaylor's was 70. Sadé's card was next, and those who were still dwelling on the previous revelation guessed lower. Kendall ripped the card to only see the number 60.

     "What you did in the past isn't of my business as long as it doesn't interfere with what we have going on in the present."

     Liv was a solid 95, which was followed up by Hannah's 30. That was it for the round, and the next round would only continue with the dramatics.

     It was the girl's time to find out the truth about their partners and everyone agreed that Sadé should be the one to ask the questions. Sadé was quick to exchange positions with Kendall since she was happy to see them be the ones catching the lashings and was over the comments many of them had to say.

     "Alright, ladies, since the boys had their fun it's our turn now. Let's find out how many times your boy has ghosted someone."

     Sadé ripped the sticker off of Kendall's crown, revealing the number 50. "That's not bad." She looked at the girls for their opinion and they all nodded in agreement. Next was Connor's. The girls, guessing that his number would be lower, were correct when it was revealed to be only 5. When Hakeem's card came up, many guessed that it would be higher but much to their assumptions it was a shocking 0.

Looking at him in disbelief they simply couldn't see that it was true. "Maybe he truly is a lover boy at heart ladies." Was all Sadé said moving on to Marcus's. The girls all guessed lower, and turns out they were right when it was only 3.

"Ghosting is just not my thing," Marcus says and Serena nods in approval.

Moving on to Kordell's card Sadé was waiting for this one especially. "Kinda scared with this one." She admits that the girls guessed lower. When Sadé ripped off the sticker, she couldn't even believe what she'd just read with it being a mind-boggling 1001.

"Kordell, how do you end up ghosting 1001 people?" Questions Sadé a brow raising as she placed a hand on her hip. The girls nodded, turning to Kordell for an explanation.

Kordell, who looked down for a moment explained, "I'm related to a famous football player, uh, Odell Beckham Jr. It's always him brought up in the conversations, and when I noticed that, I'd be like, 'Girl, stop talking to me'."

SADÉ CON: The whole NFL thing is cool — but back to the brother part. He has a brother? Now that I think of it his dad must've thought he was doing something with Odell and Kordell.

   The revelation of Kordell being related to OBJ had the girls in shock especially Liv and Hannah who were looking forward to family week a lot more than the others.

"Mmmkay Mr. Beckham." Holding up new cards, Sadé cleared her throat, turning to the girls with a look of curiosity. "Ladies, we're about to find out what your boy's body count is." She announced, "So feel free to let it be known how you feel since they were doing plenty of that earlier."

Reaching over she pulled the sticker off Kendall's card, revealing the number 27. "That's not bad."

Next up was Connor, the girls became divided with them saying that it was lower while some said higher. However, when Sadé revealed Connor's number, was 53 the wholesome comment made by Serena turned into dust. Hakeem was only 24. Aaron was up next and it was 75. Marcus was next and Serena was the only one to answer saying that it was lower when it was a decent 33.

It was Kordell's turn and the girls didn't even bother to try and answer, all of them turning to Sadé for what she thought. "Kordell. Higher or lower? It's lower from what I was told."

      "Better be!"

Sadé rips away at Kordell's card, revealing the number 30, "Boo! You whore." Mostly everyone laughed at the 'Mean Girls' reference given the context that it was in.

Kordell, who appeared the least ashamed chuckled along with the islanders before explaining himself. "I mean, I could've been, you know, really slanging that willie, but I'm not like that," He shrugged.

     "Moving on! Coye," She moved on the subject, glancing at the taller man for a brief moment before bringing her attention to the ladies.
"Do you think Coye's body count is higher or lower than Kordell's? For me, I say higher."

     The girls responded in unison, their guesses leaning towards higher. It made sense. JaNa confirmed their guess, "He already told me. I already know, 100. It's higher!"

     The number revealed was 150. Shared looks of disbelief etched their way through the yard, and JaNa's jaw was quite literally on the floor, dragging even. Obviously whatever he told her was far from the truth if it had her reacting like that.

     "You've got some explaining to do, sir!"

SADÉ CON: The nerve of him to talk all that shit for him to have a body count that's high enough to create a community college? The audacity of men I swear.

   Coye just sat with the boys, laughing at the reveal as if it was the funniest thing on the planet. JaNa was unimpressed, muttering, "I don't know if that's, like, impressive. It's not a flex."

     Finally, it was the last round with Sadé reading, "Last question. Let's find out what the boys think is too many sexual partners for their girl. We all saw their numbers. So this will be very interesting."

     She started with Kendall's card, ripping the crown off to reveal the 100s. It wasn't bad coming from him and to keep things short, Sadé moved on to Connor's card. The girls guessed lower, and they were right when it was revealed to be 15.

     Sadé looked at the number and then at Connor with a shake of her head. Men. "Do you think Rob's number is higher or lower than Connor?"

     The girls guessed higher, and they were actually spot on when it was shown to be 500. Sadé nodded in approval, moving on to Hakeem's card. The girls guessed lower for his answer, and she uncovered a modest 30. Aaron was next, and once again Kaylor took the lead in guessing higher, only to be stunned when it turned out to be 10. A major contrast to the revelation of his being in the 70s. Marcus's turn came next. Serena guessed higher and was right. Sadé revealed his answer to be the infinity symbol and Serena hummed in approval.

     It was now Kordell's turn. The girls leaned in, guessing his number would be higher. Sadé pulled off the crown, revealing an infinity symbol.

     "What you do in your past, that's you," Kordell answers which did something to Sadé in a way. She didn't know why but she appreciated that answer. "It's cool, you know, I'm not gon' down you or degrade you because you did what you did,"

     Sadé moved onto Coye's card. "Now Coye all imma say is your answer better be something worth of substance because if it's not — you got some nerve." The girls after learning about Coye and the rather large number of bodies he's dealt with decided to save some face and answer lower.

    Sadé ripped off the crown to reveal a hypocritical 10.

It grew silent, except for a single clap from Kaylor which was then stopped by Liv.

SADÉ CON: On today's episode of 'Why do men?' we have Coye trying to justify his classless, tasteless idea of his partner only having ten bodies while he's going through 150. Bullshit.

   "As long as you got a clean health history, it doesn't matter." Coye tries to justify his reasoning as to having that low of a number but it only made him come off as a hypocrite.

"Are you sure a 150 is clean?" Questioned Liv.

"You getting a check on 150 of them?"

    "The audacity is all I'll say." Chucking the card down at the floor, Sadé steps on it making sure to put a hole on it with her heel.

The boys were revealed as the winners, and Sadé was more than happy it was over. It just proved what she'll continue to think and that is most guys aren't shit.

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   The rest of the day became a sour subject with both the guys and girls having their minds occupied on the game. Sadé tried to not overthink so much about it since the answers she'd been given weren't over the top to the point where she would be extremely bothered by it. While applying some tinted moisturizer, she looks up just in time to hear Liv ask JaNa a question.

"JaNa, where's your head at?"

JaNa rested her hands on the table, her eyes glistening with tears. "I literally do not know. It's just really irritating. When I tried to ask him about it..." She tries to keep herself at a steady pace mentally but is beyond tired of it at this point. "...I think he tried to, like, brush it under the rug. I'm sorry,"

Not wasting any time, the other girls swarmed around her as they tried to comfort her with their words. Sadé walked over, her taller stature catching the wind as she wrapped her arms around JaNa's shoulders in a comforting manner. Wiping away her tears, she tried to reassure her. "You don't have to apologize for anything. It is not your fault."

"It's like pulling teeth at this point, trying to, like, have a conversation with him! If I'm telling you I'm, like, liking my conversations with Connor more, he's just like 'I-I respect that. Oh, I feel that. Like, I can see that'." She let out a frustrated sigh, JaNa couldn't understand why she was the only one trying to commit. "I'm just like, fuck, fight for someone! I'm trying hard and I shouldn't have to try hard."

"It is not your fault whatsoever," Sadé spoke softly before her eyes narrowed into a glare. "It's clear as day that Coye doesn't know what the fuck he wants and all that matters to me — us is your happiness and if he can't give you that, he's worth it in my eyes."

JaNa managed to get herself together, finding the option to get ready better than what she was doing now, the rest of the girls followed to do the same, breaking apart into their sections. At this point, Sadé was beyond over it but then remembered that she too was coupled up with someone, so maybe that drifted her thoughts elsewhere in the slightest.

    All she hoped for was for no one to piss her off for the rest of the night.

Author's Note
Coye is forever on my hit list.