It was on Monday afternoon that Grant issued a proclamation to his mother and sister.
"I want Angela to move in with us."
The decision could not have been entirely a surprise to either woman, but nevertheless they were both a little shocked. Grant had only spent a weekend with his new love, and already he wanted her to cohabitate! Did he really know what he was doing?
"Grant," Jessica said, "don't you think that's a bit rash?"
"No," he said emphatically. "I know what I want. There's a spare bedroom where she can put her stuff. Or she could even put her stuff in my room."
That really dumbfounded them. The very idea that another human beingâespecially a womanâwould be allowed to invade the
sanctum sanctorum
of Grant's living quarters was, if anything could be, a true indication of how enraptured he was with Angela.
Jessica and Carrie just looked at each other, speechless.
Finally, Carrie said: "Um, have you by chance asked Angela what she feels about all this?"
"She agrees with meâbut only if you two are on board."
Well, that was a neat way of putting the pressure on them!
"Okay, Grant," Jessica said resignedly, "if that's what you want. I'm just wonderingâ"
"I know what you're thinking," Grant interrupted. "You think I'm being too hasty. Well, I'm not. I know my mind, and I know my heart. I'm certain this is the right thing to do."
Carrie, with some trepidation, raised a delicate subject. "What about Marcia?"
Grant frowned in confusion. "What about her?"
"How is she going to feel about this?"
"Why should it bother her?" he said dismissively. "She'll still get as much of me as she wants. So will you two."
"I'm not sure you're really giving her what she wants," Carrie said ruefully.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I think you know."
Grant digested that for a bit. "Yeah, I think so too. But she shouldn't worry."
"No?"
"No. I'll talk to herâand I'll do more than talk."
And so it was decided. Angela moved in the following weekend. She did not in fact put her stuffânot much of it, anywayâinto Grant's room, but Jessica made available their fourth and last bedroom for her use.
With the school year picking up steam and Grant having to spend more and more time on the football field, there was not much opportunity for remorse or recriminations. In spite of his heavy schedule, he remained ready and willing to service all his women more or less to their satisfaction. Everyone knew that Angela was at the top of the heap, and in a certain sense Jessica was not far behind. Then came Carrie, and the lugubrious Marcia brought up the rear.
But a new wrinkle occurred in late January.
Carrie was continuing to feed Grant a succession of virgins, and virtually all of them went away thoroughly satisfied. But it suddenly occurred to her that there were boy virgins as well as girl virgins, and she was in fact pestered by any number of young men who had gotten to know some of the ex-virgins that Grant had been withâand, learning of the bevy of women in his household, wondered why a similar service wasn't being provided for them.
So, after consulting with Marcia, Angela, and her mother, she came up with a plan of action. But she knew that it might be tough getting Grant's approval.
She explained the situation frankly to Grant, who nodded sagely, saying, "Yeah, I know plenty of guys who need help. So you're going to volunteer your services, sis?"
That startled Carrie a bit. "Um, well, no. I had another candidate in mind."
"Who?" Grant asked, already seeming to lose interest in the subject.
"Angela," Carrie whispered, then winced as if expecting a blow.
A shudder ran through Grant, and the blood drained from his face.
"No," he said quietly. "No way. That's not going to fly."
"Oh, Grant," Carrie said passionately, "you're not going to keep her all to yourself forever! She's not your personal property. Sheâ"
"But why her?" Grant said in something close to a whine. "Why notâuh, Marcia?"
"She doesn't want to," Carrie said flatly. "Evidently she thinks your cock is the only one that should probe her insides. Very devoted of her, butâ"
"How about Mom?"
"Are you crazy? First of all, she doesn't really want to, although she will if there's no other option. But if this gets out, she'll get into huge trouble at work." Jessica was an elementary school teacher, and the school administration was not likely to look favorably upon her hiring herself out as a hands-on sex ed teacher to college boys. "Anyway," Carrie continued, "these tender boy-virgins are going to be intimidated by her: they'll feel like they're sleeping with their momsâ"
"What's wrong with that?" Grant said under his breath.
"âand maybe they won't even be able to perform."
"Then I repeat: what about you?"
"Oh, Grant, the boys don't want me. I'm no raving beauty, and you know it. They won't have any interest in me."
"Come on, sis. You look just fine. Anyway, all the boys really care about is a girl who has the right body parts. And you certainly have those."
"Thanks for that resounding endorsement of my feminine charms, brother of mine. But really, Angela's the obvious choice. She's beautiful, but she also has that shy exterior that will actually make the even shyer boys feel comfortable, as if they're in charge. Boys like that, don't they?"
Grant ignored that jab. "You're not going to tell me that she
wants
to do this."
"She does, Grant," Carrie said quietly.
"She told you that?" he said in a small voice.
"Yes, she did."
Grant paced around his room like a caged tiger. Returning to Carrie, he grabbed her by the shoulders and seemed on the point of shaking her within an inch of her life.
"I really don't like this, Carrie." Grant only pronounced Carrie's nameâinstead of calling her "sis"âon state occasions.