Princess - Ch. 03
New friends, TV appearance, vacation, and discovery
I drove Marjorie back to Jacques to retrieve her car. She went home to pack an overnight bag and then come back to my condo so we could be together. We were collectively moving very rapidly into this new polyamorous relationship that Carrie conceived.
I figured I had about a half-hour to talk to Carrie alone before she joined us.
I came into the apartment, and Carrie was happily humming as she did some straightening in the kitchen, preparing our dishes for breakfast as she was inclined to do in the evening. I saw she was setting out three of everything.
I sat at the kitchen counter, probably with a look of great concentration on my face. "Carrie, this is serious discussion time."
"I already know what you're going to say or ask. I am fine with this."
"Does this diminish our relationship in any way? I don't want that. I want you to know that I am devoted to you with every fiber in my body, and you should know by now that my feelings have nothing to do with your life before you came home with me from the hotel."
"Oh, I know that, and I know you are my loving boyfriend, and I bask in that light every moment of the day. I love you too with all my heart. It's just that I know I have room for even more, and I know you do too - and I think Marjorie does. Before she knew who I really was we talked about it."
Carrie paused, "One of the gifts I happen to have is a great sense of insight into people and what makes them tick. I do need little cues, but then I sort of have them figured out quite well. You helped me two weeks ago when I was vulnerable, and you could have dropped me off at a police station. That said a lot about you in my book, and you can't escape that."
Carrie blushed and continued, "I read about Marjorie in your journal, and I know you didn't like me doing that, but I did it anyway because I was trying to learn whether I could trust you. Well, not only could I trust you, but also I could uniquely love you. You are an eloquent writer, and I read every word you wrote going back a couple of years."
Carrie came close to me, "You wrote about Marjorie too, not only how you felt about her, but also how you thought she felt about you. I think you were right, and that formed the basis for our phone calls. I got her number off your mobile. I figured her out too, and she does love you. She messed up by leaving you, and she's trying to fix it by coming back. Please give her a break. I know you love her too despite her mistake."
I asked in a serious tone, "Is she coming back only to find that you're in her way? What are her expectations? I only ever thought of being in a monogamous relationship with her, and as far as I know that's the only way she thought."
"No. We sorted that out for certain. We like each other, and I have great faith that we will become lovers and great friends in a short time. She is not compromising, and neither am I. We look forward to this and seeing what it'll be like. You should too. You get both of us. We all get each other."
"But how will you feel if I choose to go off and make love with Marjorie? What if she comes home and you and I are in bed together making love? I could lay out dozens of other potentially awkward situations involving sex and romance."
"As I said, we talked about things like that only yesterday. We agreed that before we flew off the handle and got our noses out of joint that we would either give the other of us space for that romantic encounter, join in, or hold our tongues until later so we could discuss what was upsetting us."
"And you think that just agreeing to those terms is going to be enough?" I know I sounded skeptical.
"Yes, I do. The big hallmark of any relationship is communication. It's also being in touch with our emotions and being able to trace back to just what it is that's bothering us - if anything is bothering us. You can do that. I can do that, and Marjorie tells me she can too. Personally, I expect that we will find living together quite blissful and happy."
"I can only make love to one of you at a time."
"You see that as limiting, but what it does is open up the possibilities for love between the three of us - love in terms of mind, body, and spirit. You're only thinking of physical love - a cock in a pussy kind of love. You can work on both of us. We can work on each other, and on you."
She paused and made sure I was tracking the conversation. "Men and women are different. You seek orgasmic relief, and insemination of someone you favor. Women get off big time on having a man - or woman - be attentive to them, on a look or a compliment, or on how you might hold our hand when we're walking somewhere. We love the physical relationship; of course, but there are many other ways that we feel your love. Just sitting and talking like this may be more important than copulation. The fact that you're concerned about me and how I feel I am finding very romantic and loving."
I asked with some doubt in my tone, "Are you bisexual?"
She smiled, "Maybe. I don't know, but I am resilient and adaptable, and I found those porn scenes we watched very interesting - they turned me on. I have always been willing to try new things - new food, new games, meet new people, go new places, and everything. I want to make love to Marjorie. I may not be good at it to start, but I will work to make our pairing a success. She tells me that she will too."
"And you think I'll be OK living with two bisexual women?" I tried to make it sound like that might not be a good thing for me to see what she'd say.
Carrie laughed. "I definitely do. As you said, that's one of the big fantasies of most men, and I don't think you're different on that score. We agreed that you could always watch and join in as you saw fit. We will endeavor to include you in all we do. We love you, and you love us."