Double Down (All Bets Are Off, Part 3)
I put Natalie in my bed, and then went to get Kaleigh. She looked so young and adorable sleeping on the floor. Aw, we tired her out, I thought.
Regardless of what I said to Natalie, I was still a mess with this. I knew it was wrong, and least I thought it was. But it didn't feel wrong. And add in Natalie, for whom my feelings had become deeper and far more complicated, and I was a confused spaghetti pile of thoughts and emotions. Better sleep on it. I scooped up Kaleigh and her blanket and carried her to my room.
She looked up at me. "Hi." Her voice was sleepy.
I smiled down at her. "Hi."
"Did you fuck Natalie?" she asked.
"Yes, I did."
"Good," she said, kissing my chest before nestling her head back against me. "She really wanted that. But I won the bet, so I got you first."
I laughed quietly. That made sense.
I had a queen size bed, and it was just about enough room for the three of us, as long as we sort of piled on each other. Nat was on one side, I was on the other, and Kaleigh snuggled between us. I reached out and Natalie took my hand. It all felt...good. Really good. Confusing, but good.
A few hours later, I am not sure what time, I woke up again. Kaleigh's legs were on top of mine, and her arm was thrown across my chest. I smiled, but slowly extricated myself. Grabbing some clean clothes from the dresser, I went to my half bath, which had just a toilet and sink. I used both, then brushed my teeth, before grabbing another towel and heading upstairs. I needed a real shower, as I ended up a little messy after the last one.
Twenty or so minutes later, I pulled off my clean sweats and slipped naked back into bed. Kaleigh opened her eyes and smiled at me, then leaned over and kissed me. I tasted mint, so I wasn't the only one who had cleaned up. "Hi," she said. She wrapped her leg over mine and I could feel every warm, naked inch of her.
"Hi," I said, just as quietly. "We should probably talk."
She closed her eyes in resignation. "Yeah, we probably should."
Nat was still on the other side of Kaleigh, facing the wall, so I couldn't tell whether she was awake or not. Part of me wanted to have us all get up and do this like adults, but being wrapped in each other naked was too appealing. I decided to jump right in. "Okay, first of all, if you want this to be a 'one time, just this weekend thing,' or, knowing the three of us, 'a once in a while thing,' I understand."
"If that's what you want," she said, her eyes still closed.
"Here's what I know," I said. "I love you."
"I know that. And I love you."
"And I know that. And I love Natalie."
"I know that." came from the other side of the bed. " And I love you, John. And I love you, Kaleigh."
"We know that," my sister said at the same time. "Jinx, you owe me a Coke," Kaleigh added, and I poked her in the side.
"And beyond that, I am in love with both of you. So no, I don't want this to be a one-time thing. That is my vote."
I expected a response from Kaleigh. What I didn't expect was Natalie jumping over to embrace us both. There were tears in her eyes. "Oh, thank god," she said, putting her head against my chest, and held me. She was shaking. "I don't want it to end, either. I was scared you did." She reached over and pulled my sister in, and we lay like that, holding on to each other for dear life for a moment, before Natalie raised her head and kissed me, long and deep, and kissed Kaleigh the same way. She sat cross-legged on the bed, with the sheet pulled over her chest. "I am in love with you both, and I couldn't think past losing that."
I closed my eyes and smiled, and luxuriated in the feeling of the two women against me. My two girlfriends. "So, I said, finally, "we are now...what?"
"A polyamorous relationship," said Kaleigh. "I looked it up."
"Okay," I said, laughing again. God, they both made me laugh. "So how do we do this and not end up in jail? Because I am pretty sure incest is illegal in this state."
"I already thought it out," said my sister. "You will date Natalie, officially. You know, if that is okay with you two. And it seems pretty natural that you would bring your girlfriend's best friend along to places, right?"
I looked at Natalie. "So, are you my girl?"
She smiled in a way that made my stomach do little flip-flops. "Always."
"Settled. Did you have a bet on that one?
They looked at each other. "We should have," said Kaleigh.
We laughed together, and something in the air seemed to clear. I took each of their hands and kissed them. "But we need to be careful. Not stupid. I can't afford to move out, so we don't want Mom and Dad to catch us, right?"
Natalie snorted slightly, and Kaleigh smiled wickedly. "I'm not sure if that would be such a danger," she said.
"What?"
She looked at me blandly. "Why do you think they spend so much time at Aunt Kathy's," she asked.
I looked at her, then at Natalie, confused. "Because they go to clubs in the city, and it is too far to drive afterward. And drinking." Kathy was my mom's sister, and they had been doing this for years. I used to have to babysit, but we all grew past that.
Kaleigh laughed again, and patted me on the cheek. "Such an observant boy," she said. Before I could interrupt, she started. "Remember last spring, when you went camping with Kelson and Rob?" At my nod, she continued. "Auntie stayed over, and I slept over at Nat's. I forgot something important, and had to come back."
"Tell him what you forgot," Natalie said with a poke.
Kaleigh blushed a little. With her complexion, she showed any blush easily. "A vibrator. I forgot my favorite vibrator."