"Girls, I do have a question about my love life," I said at the table as we tucked into dinner, "Lisa is still..."
"Oh god, poor Lisa!" Kim exclaimed, "Danny, are you still talking to her? Please tell me you didn't just cut contact once you left high school."
"We message each other quite often, and we do talk occasionally. She knows I'm busy with my career, but also involved with you and Wendy. But..."
Kim and Wendy shared a glance before smiling at me, causing me to fall silent as I knew they were already thinking. "What do you think, Kyla?" Kim asked.
"I think my little brother needs to visit an old lover or two. What about that teacher you were fooling around with?" Kyla wondered.
Sighing, I felt a wave of sadness. "Miss Taylor. Rebecca. She..." I sighed again. "She misses me terribly."
Mum took my hand and squeezed. "Do you miss her, Danny?" Meeting her eyes, Mum returned a sad smile. "One would think you already have enough lovers..."
"But we certainly understand why women fall for him," Kim added, "And it's obvious none of us get particularly jealous of his other lovers."
"Only a little bit," Wendy giggled, "Though watching him make love to his mother or sisters is totally hot."
"You're still getting off on that, aren't you?" Aimee joked.
"Still need a threesome with my mother. Frankly, it can be with Danny or one of you girls. I just really want to go down on my mother."
"Invite her over here for dinner," Mum offered, "Maybe she'd like another mature woman in bed with her daughter."
"You mean that, Lauren?"
"I know we haven't been intimate, Wendy, as you're my son's girlfriend, but if you want your mother in such a manner and need a little assistance..."
"What do you think, Danny?" Wendy asked me.
"I'm only one man with many lovers. If you want to fool around with each other when not sleeping with me, I'm not going to complain."
"Anyway, back to Lisa and Miss Taylor. I think you should call them and, more importantly, see them too," Kim suggested, "I was never jealous of them, Danny. Lisa has always adored you while you were not the only young man with a crush on Miss Taylor. You were just the one who was fortunate enough to have the crush returned."
Once our meal was finished, I wandered out the back and pulled out my phone. The first call I made was to Lisa. She was ever so excited to hear from me, and when I suggested that we meet up, she was ever so tongue-tied when trying to organise something. Asking about my relationships, I said that I wasn't exclusive with anyone, particularly now that Kim and Wendy were incredibly busy with their studies, and once they were even busier, it was likely I'd see them less. That wasn't a lie, I'd already been warned that their study load was going to be huge.
My next call was to Miss Taylor.
"Hello, Danny,"
she said softly when answering.
"Hello, Rebecca. Sorry for not calling lately."
"I understand, Danny. You're now a busy young man."
"Been to many games this season?"
"I never miss a home game, Danny. And my eyes are always on you. Your form has been fantastic this season."
"Thanks, Rebecca. How are things with you?"
"I'm enjoying teaching, but I am missing one special young man who made my days so much better."
She sighed before adding,
"I miss you so much, Danny."
"I miss you too, Rebecca. It's why I needed to call you. You're somewhat aware of my private life, correct?"
"Are you still dating around?"
"In a manner of speaking. I have girlfriends, but they're open-minded about certain other relationships I may have had previously. You're aware I had fun with Lisa?"
"Danny, she's been miserable since you left. You really need to..."
She paused and laughed to herself.
"You've already called her?"
"I have, and we're going to meet up. I'd love to meet up with you too, Rebecca."
"What you need to do is come over to my place and make love to me, Danny. That's what I've really missed."
"Maybe you can come over and meet everyone instead? I'm not sure what's going to happen, Rebecca, and I certainly don't want to hurt you..."
"You won't hurt me, Danny. I'm realistic about all of this. Your future is with Kim and Wendy, but if they're open-minded enough to accept my presence in your life in an intimate way, I'm not going to deny myself the opportunity of being with you again."
"I'll organise something and send you the information, Rebecca."
We were halfway through the season and still mired in the lower half of the table. We hadn't suffered a long losing streak again but were still losing more than we were winning. The only saving grace was the fact three teams were having bad seasons, and considering we were winning more games than the last five seasons, it was keeping us close enough to the top eight that a run of form could see us sneak in.
Despite our low status in the competition for the past few seasons, most of our games were still organised for a Friday or Saturday night, simply due to the fact that our fans were loyal, and we still managed to pack out our stadium for most games. That week, we played the later Saturday night game against the Storm.
Considering their reputation as one of the best sides in the competition, having not missed a finals series in over a decade, we ran them close the entire eighty minutes though we did eventually lose by four points. Rather heart-breaking as we had been down by fourteen points and managed to score two late tries to put some fear into them.
