Chapter 4 -- The three of us and a new friend.
When I got back to the dorm Tracy was awake and reading the tablet. Her face was a mixture of shock and curiosity.
"Be right back, I need a quick shower, ran like 10k this morning."
Tracy nodded distractedly, not looking up from the tablet. I grabbed my stuff and headed for the shower. The run back had cleared my head, I didn't feel guilty about what I had done, I just hated the necessity of it. Hope springs eternal and I was always looking for the best in people.
The shower sluiced through the sweat, and the damp smell of the basement. Feeling refreshed I checked the time, still only 8am. I headed for the room hoping Tracy would want to join me for breakfast, I was starving. I threw on a cute sundress and some sandals, I loved this weather. Tracy was done reading, my tablet now sitting on my desk. Her face was lost. I sat down and took her hand.
I started telling her about my father and six mothers, and our crazy uncle and 20 aunts. I explained how much love and light lived where I grew up and how I wanted the same thing for my family one day. I told her how the multiple sex partners was just one small part of it, just like a normal marriage should be, but had more hands in when things broke down.
When a tear rolled down her cheek I was sure I lost her but when she looked at me I could see a great longing in her tearful eyes.
She whispered, "That sounds so beautiful compared to... The hell... I grew up in."
I took Tracy into my arms and just held her. After a while her sniffles stopped and she kissed me passionately. When she pulled back she was smiling.
Tracy said in a knowing voice, "So, you have that guy Rick on your line yet?"
I gasped. Smiling I said, "I don't know. I told him about it the night of the concert, the picnic is the first I'll be seeing him again. How do you feel about that?"
Tracy said, "Well it's supposed to be an equal thing right, and he is really cute. Think he would like me?"
I giggled and said, "Yes I do, you are too fun not to like, and as far as attraction goes I am pretty sure his eyes were glued to your tits when you walked in on us leaving the other day. He was probably wondering how he'd fit between them."
Tracy gasped as I giggled wickedly, "Well it's true. I totally called him on it and he ignored me, which means he didn't know what to say, which means he thought the truth would get him in trouble."
Tracy blushed.
I said, "How about some breakfast, I'm starving after my run," and all of that energy use.
Tracy replied, "Sure, I showered when you were gone, ready?"
I nodded and we headed to breakfast. I was absolutely off the wall happy. Tracy was amazing and seemed to be all in. She must have been living like a hermit before she met me. I couldn't see how no one else had snapped up this amazing woman? Perhaps I was just lucky enough to draw her out when she was ready to leave the past behind.
Hmm, I should text Rick, let him know our picnic would be three. If he balked after a few days to think about it, without even talking to us about it than that was probably for the best. My inner slut spoke up about missing his big cock but I ignored it, this wasn't just about sex. Plus Id had the best orgasms in my life with Tracy last night.
I texted Rick, to be fair he needed to know and decide. Rick hadn't decided yet and Tracy was in, it was clear where I needed to side. Unless he joined then it would be three.
"Tracy, you busy later? I think you should come on the picnic."
Tracy grinned. "I can come, pretty much done with stuff until class tomorrow."
I texted Rick and we sat down to eat. He didn't respond for about 20 minutes, and then I got the text that it was fine.
We finished breakfast up and headed back to the dorm. We picked out an outfit for a picnic for Tracy. I figured my sundress was perfect so I didn't change. She picked a pair of jean shorts and a light sweater shirt. Then we put on some light makeup. Tracy looked incredible. I supposed I looked good too if the look in her eyes was anything to go by.
I managed not to ravage my roommate as we didn't have time for it, so we went down to the coffee shop to get away from the room, and the temptation. Rick showed up a few minutes before 11 with a backpack full of stuff and we headed off to the park. The lake was on the far side so it was a good 30 minute walk and we were all chatting about the classes we had tomorrow.
I had biology and chemistry tomorrow and Wednesdays with Tracy, then the other 3 classes which were one day classes on Tuesday and Thursday. We all had Friday off, but the rest of the week Rick was in lawyer classes. I finally found out he wanted to study real estate law as his parents had a large real estate company spanning a few states.
Rick was definitely curious about the polyamory and asked me a lot of questions about my family, including when they had gotten together...
"Well, my mom was about 25, but my dad was still 19 when they and three others got together. I think the last one was added a year later or so. Since then they haven't wanted to change the dynamic at all."
Rick made a thoughtful noise. "It sounds really good and I am interested. Mina you are... Amazing, your beauty is constantly startling, and you are just genuinely fun to be with. And Tracy, your beautiful, and I am having a ton of fun with you too this morning, but I am having trouble with the whole outside the box thinking in this. It just sounds too good, there has to be a catch.
I nodded. "There is a catch."
They both looked at me in surprise.
I shook my head, "Didn't you read the whole website I sent you? Jealousy, ownership of your mate, having the best mate and making them yours if possible. Those emotions are strongly tied to our animal instincts, it has to do with the urge to procreate, survival of the fittest etc... The whole 'mine' mentality.
"That's why older men trade in for the younger model, it's them choosing instinct over love and faithfulness. Obviously not all guys do that, but enough do to make it a thing, to prove the instinct still exists. Of course this is a major issue in traditional marriage as well. It just helps illustrate my point.
"This model is opposite that. It is all about sharing, sharing love, sharing the load, responsibility and yes, sharing the bodies of the ones you love between the ones you love. That takes work, and is only possible through love and commitment.
"On the other side you have more than one partner who can help when one is too busy, or distracted. Raising kids becomes much easier with more than 2 parents around to raise them. Cheating doesn't happen as often because you already have multiple mates, which perversely satisfies other animal instincts. Humans are just messed up, but like the website said, polyamory is a more successful model.
"On a practical side you would be supporting a larger family and higher food cost but most big costs would remain the same, and you would have a 3, 4 or 5 person income which makes a huge difference. Of course this should be the absolute last reason to do it, or it will fail.
"If you do it for just for sex with multiple partners it will fail. Without love and commitment, supporting all your mates on every level, the instincts will cause it to fail, for you I mean.
"I know it can work because it was how I was raised, but yes, jealousy and negative base instinct is the greatest threat, you need to go into it eyes open and expect that. You will walk in on us pleasuring the hell out of each other if you decide to do this, and possibly someone else if we add them later.
"Does that make sense? You need to train your mind to enjoy your partner's pleasure even when you are not the cause. That way when you walk in it makes you smile, and if you're in the mood to jump on in to just join."
I sighed, "Nothing is perfect because humans are not perfect. There will be fights like any other couple, but when you have so many people it's harder to get them all on a negative at the same time, which provides balance. If polyamory is flawed it is us that is the flaw."
I heard some mumbling over there between them and said, "What?"
Tracy grinned and said, "We were just agreeing on something."
I tilted my head confused and said, "What?"
Rick grinned, his blue eyes sparkling with mischief and said, "You are so fucking hot when you're passionate about something."
I grinned and blushed, "Really? So what do you plan to do about it?"
I squealed and ran for it when they got up with a lustful glint in their eyes. It was no good, Rick caught me after only 100 feet and I giggled as he pushed me on the ground. I gasped and looked around when they started to strip my clothes off, which was just the sundress, I had no bra or panties on. The dragged me behind some bushes. There were people about 30 yards away.
Rick said, "In case you were wondering, you convinced me, or I should say the flaw convinced me. Nothing is perfect and I just couldn't believe in it until I knew that."
I smiled at what Rick said and then gasped as Tracy twisted a nipple in her fingertips.
Tracy whispered in my ear, "The other part we talked about was ravishing you in the bushes. He's a bad influence on me I think." Then she smiled.