Friday
At 1 AM, Andy awoke with a start. His head felt like it was full of cotton, and if he could find the cat that had shit in his mouth, he'd strangle the damn thing. He had to piss, and -- for the life of him -- he was not sure where he was.
"Hello?" he called softly.
He heard two gasps, the sound one makes when they are suddenly awakened from a sleep, then a quiet response, "Andy, baby, are you OK?"
"I think so -- but I gotta piss like a racehorse and I'm not sure which hospital I'm in at the moment."
Eden spoke, "You're not in a hospital. You're in your room at Colton College -- a room you share with Sara and Eden - and you're in your own bed. You were given something to help you sleep. You had . . . you had an episode."
"OK," he said. Then, after a long pause, "Could you help me go to the latrine? My head feels like it's full of cotton and I really gotta piss but I don't trust my legs and I'm not sure where the latrine is."
"Sure baby," said Sara. "We can get you a drink of water, or whatever else you need."
In the dark, Andy could just make out a pair of female forms. They both took an arm, and made their way down the wide mezzanine steps headed to the bathroom.
"Just point me to the head, you don't need to turn the light on," Andy said.
"Do you need some water, or Gatorade, or something?" asked Eden.
"I need to brush my teeth, or get some mouthwash, or both. And yeah, some Gatorade would be great. Thank you."
Sara kissed him on the cheek, "You're so welcome baby."
As Sara helped him to the urinal, Eden went to get a Gatorade out of the fridge. When he was done, Sara helped him to the sink. Once Andy was done brushing his teeth, and rinsing his mouth with some Listerine, he sat down on one of the teak benches outside the shower stalls. The light of the moon was coming through the frosted windows of the bathroom. Gradually, his eyes adjusted to the relative darkness, and he noticed Sara watching him anxiously.
"Sara?"
"Yes baby," she said softly.
"Thanks for helping me. That's not the most glamorous thing in the world to have to do -- help a fucked-up dude to take a piss when he can't remember where he is. It's like a bad frat party joke."
"That's what friends and roommates do. We like you Andy -- we like you a lot. We're glad to help."
"Now that I can see you, I just have to say you're one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Are you sure we're friends?"
She walked over to the bench, sat next to him, took his head in her hands and kissed him: long, slow, and deep. It was the single most passionate thing she had ever done, and the intensity of her emotion shocked her.
"Damn," he muttered when the kiss was over.
Just then, Eden came back with a bottle of lemon-lime Gatorade in hand. She was relieved to see Sara and Andy sitting down, and the look of confusion gone from Andy's face.
"Thank you, Eden," he said. He took the offered bottle and drained it in short order.
"I'm glad to see you remember where you are," she replied. "How do you feel now?"
"I feel much better thanks -- other than being embarrassed."
"You have nothing to feel embarrassed about," said Eden.
"Well, the Navy shrink said something like this would happen. She said my grief would hit me when I least expected it, and because I'd repressed it, it could be pretty severe. What the hell does a 5-year-old know about suppressing grief? Anyway, that sucks. I'm sorry the two of you had to see that."
"Baby, like I said. We're friends, and friends look out for one another," chimed Sara.
Andy scooted over on the bench and motioned for Eden to join them.
"Well," he said, "I also remember we were going to spend the night together in the boat house, and yet here we are. Again, I'm sorry. I was really looking forward to that. Please remind me that I need to get there in the morning, I had made some arrangements to pretty the place up for the two of you, and seeing that would give my grandmother a heart attack."
"Oh, don't worry," said Eden, "you will make it up to us. We can promise you that."
"Mmmm," said Sara, "damn straight."
"Thank you for being so understanding. This is not the night any of us were hoping for."
It was Eden's turn to kiss him, and she did so with every bit of the passion Sara had. "It's OK. You're a damn fine man, Andy DeGroat. We're glad to help you. And like I said, at some point, you will make love to both of us."
Andy leaned back and chuckled. "Wow, to think I was fighting the judge on coming here."
"Why did you do that?" asked Sara. "I know why we struggle with life here, but why were you not wanting to come here?"
"Some of the same reasons as the two of you -- I don't do well with all the PC stuff. In the Corps, it doesn't matter what race, religion, or sexual orientation you are. All that matters is, 'Can you do your job for the Marine next to you?' The team, and the soldier next to you is everything. All this identity stuff runs counter to my training. You have one identity: you're a Marine. Plus, I want to shoot my guns, drink my bourbon, and enjoy a cigar. If that makes me a toxic male, well then call me toxic. I've heard stories of people getting up into other's faces. I don't think I'll do well with that."
At this point, Sara began laughing. "Andy, I'm not laughing at you -- but you should have seen Eden. Girl was up in some people's faces on the lawn. 'Move the fuck along, dumbass.' Your girl was salty watching out for your ass. Not very PC at all."
"Really?"
Andy turned to look at a blushing Eden.
This time, he kissed her. This was another long, slow, passionate kiss. Andy felt his dick stirring in his boxer briefs. This stirring was confirmed by the presence of Eden's hand, gently stroking his hard on. He moved his hand to her breast, and gave a soft squeeze. She whimpered in his mouth, and grasped his dick harder.
"Damn," muttered Sara, as she watched the kiss, "we have got to get to that boat house soon."
When the kiss was over, Andy spoke softly to Eden, "Thank you." Then, he spoke so both girls could hear, "I really need a cold shower to clear my head. I know it's not what we had planned, but I think I'd be up to pleasuring my two guardian Amazonian princesses. Would the two of you do me the honor of joining me in my bed in about, say, 5 minutes?"
"Are you sure?" asked Sara.
"I think so, I developed a pretty high tolerance to pain killers, so whatever Dr. Adams gave me is wearing off. The shower should help. Who knows though, I could get right on the edge of making love to one of you and fall asleep."
"As long as that beautiful dick of yours is awake, we'll be OK," retorted Eden. "I'll go get ready. You coming Sara?"
"Let me talk to Andy for a minute, E," she said.
Andy got up, removed his boxer briefs, and walked to the shower. He turned the water on, and then slowly lowered the temperature. Sara stood in the stall next to him, looking absolutely lovely in her tank top and boy shorts.