Simon Says: And so this concludes. Well for now. I may get inspired. Heck, send me notes with inspiration dammit! This was fun to write even if it took me forever. :) Really, my writing on Literotica began with this storyline. I felt compelled to tell it.
Anyhoo, you may enjoy this without reading chapters 1, 2, and 3 but it makes more sense with those chapters having been read. And, per usual, this story is about the slow burn. Thanks to all of you that have gotten this far. :)
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I watched Lauren's face broadcast the internal struggle. I could tell that she felt fascination about this relationship her best friend and I had collectively developed, but she also felt the need to despise it. I was not surprised, this sort of thing went against what society told us.
But then doesn't it make sense in some ways? The relationship was not a unidirectional state. Rachel and I both gave and both took in it. She chose as much as I did, even more so really. She contributed to the nature of the relationship as much as I did. She was not a consumer. We both were. And producers. We saw each other as essential and necessary and cherished.
And it was much more emotional than just the actions we took. We were even more emotionally invested. We were nearly one.
And once one understood the nuances of that negotiated state of relational being, well things made a little more sense. Rachel understood. I understood. Lauren was getting there. Maybe.
She still didn't answer my question, seemingly incapable of doing so. She could not tell me how she felt. I found myself continuing to squeeze Rachel's hand as we sat and waited on Lauren.
"Lauren, are you ok?" Rachel appeared to forget me for a moment as she leaned forward. I felt it best for her comforting and loving friend to take over instead of the older controlling guy, so I remained quiet and still, content to be an observer. If she was going to develop an appreciation of this she would need to do so slowly.
I watched Rachel stand up and move towards Lauren. And yes I glanced at Rachel's lovely panty-covered rear as she approached her friend. The shape, the movement, the swells of a perfect rear. You can not blame me.
"I . . uh. . " Lauren stammered as she tried to figure out where to start. She seemed to be trying to gather her thoughts. She didn't look scared, just perplexed.
I had barely scratched the surface with her and yet it seemed the cut had been deep in Lauren's case. At least it caused some discontent.
Rachel brought Lauren into a hug, a comforting one. Lauren looked at me with a confused expression as she wrapped her arms tightly around her friend, as if Rachel had become an anchor to sanity. And yes, again, I enjoyed the sight of my slightly undressed girl hugging her best friend. Again, you can not blame me.
Lauren's eyes remained intently on me as she held onto her friend. Yes, she was a little freaked out by this but she was more analyzing it, processing it, than anything else. Her mind seemed to be working like a computer, running through the permutations.
I tried to smile a non-creepy warm and friendly smile. I am not sure I pulled it off, but she seemed unaffected. She hadn't moved out of her thoughts yet. The inner struggle occupied all of her attention.
And then suddenly her eyes focused on me, clear and questioning. She stepped back from Rachel, seemingly having gotten a hold of herself to some level. "Why . . . do I feel this? I mean how . . ."
I think I knew what she needed to do.
"Lauren, let me help you with that," I tried to speak gently. Lauren was shifting into a new world and making that sort of transition needed time. And care. But it also needed to be balanced with gentle pushes into the uncomfortable. There was a tightrope in front of me, and honestly the challenge excited me.
I stood up and walked up next to Rachel. She glanced at me curious, but was reassured with my touch and a smile. She remained by Lauren's side. Well actually she was really standing by my side.
"Lauren, I am pretty sure I know what you are struggling with. And that's ok. All of what is in front of you is wrapped up into your decision. Just like it was Rachel's."
Her eyes remained on mine as I spoke. She was absorbing data and processing. She nodded as she stored what I had said.
"When I took Rachel the first time, she had communicated that choice to me." I saw Lauren's face flush. She knew some of the details of that encounter. I continued softly, "And the second time as well. And each time that followed."
I reached out and held her chin to emphasize my point. "It was always a choice." I balanced her chin on my knuckle as I kept her eyes on mine. I sensed Rachel shifting next to me. This was all part of the tightrope.
"Do you understand?" Lauren nodded in assent, trying to appear confident. She wasn't one to seemingly show weakness and uncertainty so I was sure that this convergence of emotions likely felt overwhelming.
I reached out and grabbed Rachel's hand to hold it. She needed my reassurance. Maybe I did too.
"So let me ask you, did you enjoy your choice in following my directions?" She thought but a moment and then nodded, her lips slightly parted. I could almost hear her breathing as we stood there closely looking at each other.
"Good girl." I looked over at Rachel who seemed to be watching my face closely. I rubbed her cheek with my fingers and smiled at her. I didn't even bother looking at Lauren as I spoke my next words, "Well then I want you to be dressed the same as Rachel . . . " I let the words linger as I watched Rachel's eyes. She seemed nervous about what I was doing, and I cared for her deeply. I felt a deep need to help her feel safe even in this odd border-pushing exchange.
As the last words passed from my lips I heard a small gasp from Lauren's. I didn't need to look. I had made it clear that she always had a choice. I continued to watch Rachel as her eyes passed back and forth between mine and seemingly Lauren's.
I knew this could be a huge push for her, or frankly an early wall. I sensed that she needed the push, but we would just have to see.
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I panicked on the inside. And probably somewhat on the outside. I glanced at Dr. Lane, who hadn't even looked at me yet, and Rachel, who just stared at me, not quite as shocked as me but maybe getting there.
Choice.