Friends and Lovers

After I gave her a brief hug, I replied 'Okay, the happy I can understand. But sad?'

'Yeah. I felt so sad that so many people will never know what it really feels like to love somebody the way you love me, and I love you, and how good that can feel. I mean, to know and love and trust another person that much, and to care for them the way you've cared for me before I really understood it – that there's people walking around that are looking for something to make their lives better – and know that this would help them so much -' yeah, I'm sad for them.'

'I can understand that, Jade. But it doesn't have to be that way -' at least, not like, forever or anything. What Sis and I know, we learned from our Mom and Dad; they've got some friends that they helped understand this, too. Dad says that if every person that understands all this stuff will pass it along to several other people, it won't take long before anybody that wants to can learn how to be as happy as they want for their whole life, and won't have to worry about the ones that don't.'

'That's something else I realized. You and Janet and Nadia – none of you has ever tried to tell me what to do or what to think, like you would if you were part of some kind of religion or cult or something. When I had problems with some of the girls at school, all Janet ever did was get me to really think about whatever the problem was so that I could find a solution that would work for ME. That was part of what made me like her, at first: she didn't do stuff to be popular or fit in, she did what she wanted to, no matter what anyone else said.'

I had to smile as I told her 'That's something else we've learned from Mom and Dad -' to do what we know is right, no matter what.'

'Well, it works pretty good. I was having a hard time when I first started school, but after Janet and I became friends, it was a lot easier. Some of the kids would ask me such*stupid* stuff, like did I know kung fu, just because they could see that I'm part Chinese; Janet would just ask them something to make them realize that they were being assholes – 'scuse me.'

I just grinned as I told her 'It's okay. I think I know some of the ones you're talking about, and that's pretty much what they are.'

'Anyway', she said, 'I just wanted to make sure that you knew that I appreciate you letting me cry on you and everything. After you and Janet – you know, made love, I wasn't afraid that you'd say anything about me being with another girl. Then when you and Janet and Nadia started talking to me, and I started hearing you tell me what you think of me, it was kind of like being in school and hearing the teacher say something that suddenly helps you understand what they're talking about. I didn't really understand ALL of it, but when I asked, you were willing to keep talking to me and answering all my questions. Then when I*did* understand it, I practically attacked you because I needed somebody to hold me right then.'

'I was glad to do it -' you're nice to hold.'

Only then did she seem to realize that she WAS still laying on me – and that both of us were naked. I was surprised at how bashful she looked as she moved to sit up again, then blush when she realized that Janet and Nadia had been witness to everything that had happened. When she turned to look at them, Janet told her 'It's okay, Jade. I think that what just happened to you is what Mom calls 'getting it' -' when somebody suddenly understands everything that Danny and I grew up learning from her and Dad. She's told us how some of her friends, and some kids that she and Dad taught about this stuff, acted when it happened to them; I don't think that what happened for you was much different that what they went through. From what Mom and Dad have said, it's a pretty powerful thing to learn in a short time, and then*know* what it means and how it works. You wanted to hold Danny, and that's fine. If you'd gone for me or Nadia, that would have been fine, too.'

Embarrassed, Jade told her 'I believe you, about it being fine. Part of the reason that I was willing to try stuff with other girls in the first place was because boys kind of scared me -' even my brothers. So when I 'got it' like you said, I realized that I don't have to be. I guess I wanted me and Danny to hold each other to, I don't know, prove to myself that I wasn't afraid any more. I just forgot that all of us were naked and everything – not that I'm worried about being naked with Danny, I just didn't want to, uh, bother him.'

After taking her hand in mine, I told Jade 'Don't worry about it. You're a very pretty girl, but I'm not going to go crazy if you want us to hold hands or each other, naked or not. I liked holding you, and it would make me happy if it happens again – but only if that's what you want, too. If you want to practice not being afraid of guys with me, I'd like that -' but it's your choice, not mine. Okay?'

Jade seemed uncertain, and Nadia told her 'Before Danny and I made love, I wanted to learn about guy stuff -' you know, his penis and all that. It wasn't just looking, either; he didn't mind if I wanted to touch and move things around, too. It took a while before he even began to get excited. After that part was done, I wanted to learn about some boy-girl stuff -kissing and touching, and maybe even using our mouths on each other. Danny was fine with that part, too; he never*ever* did anything to push me or make me feel like there was anything I had to do. From what he said, and the way he acted, I knew that he really wouldn't be upset or angry or anything if I decided I wanted us to stop.'

To that, Janet added 'He was the same way with me when we started learning this stuff. He never 'tested' me to see if I was ready for something or not, and he always made sure that I knew we could stop any time I wanted to, for ANY reason. The last person in the*world* you should be afraid of is Danny; if you want to learn how to be with a guy, he's the one to start with 'cause you'll have to push HIM a little bit, he's so considerate.'

Jade turned to look at me again, and I lifted her hand so I could give her palm a soft kiss before releasing it with a smile.

She seemed to consider something for a bit before telling all of us 'I – I think I would like to start learning about being with a guy with him. Maybe just a little bit this time, and more later.'

Janet calmly asked 'Did you want it to be just you and him? Because Nadia and I can go somewhere else, if you do.'

Jade quickly told her 'Oh, no, I didn't mean it that way! I still want to be with both of you and do stuff today; I just meant that it's okay with me if Danny's here, too, and – and maybe does stuff with us. I thought it was really sexy when he was with you, Janet, and I was thinking that I could, you know, learn about guy stuff while he's with you or Nadia. Then if he wanted to, it would be okay with me if he, you know, touched me. Not just my boobs, but even – even between my legs, and maybe used his mouth on me. I'm just not sure that I could do anything like that for him, though', the last apologetically toward me.

I could see that she felt better when I told her 'Thank you for letting me stay. I was surprised when I saw all of you, but I thought it looked really sexy, too. If you want to learn about guy parts with me, that's fine, I don't mind at all; and I'd like to be able to touch you – your skin is so soft and smooth. As for the other stuff -' we'll just see how that works out. If you decide you aren't ready to do anything with me, then that's the right decision for you, and that's all I need to be okay with it.'

Nadia spoke up then, telling her 'IF things get to that point, then I or Janet would be glad to take of it if you didn't want to -' both of us like the way his juice tastes, too. All of us love each other, Jade – it doesn't matter who does what with who, as long as we're all happy when we're done.'

After Nadia was done, Jade looked at Sis, who just smiled and nodded her agreement. Understanding then that she didn't have to worry about anything while she was with any (or all) of us, Jade gave us all a happy smile before simply telling us 'Thank you.'

It didn't take much discussion for all of us to agree on how to get things started again. I got stretched out on Sis' bed with Nadia straddling my face so that Jade could check out my parts, with Sis providing answers to any questions Jade had. They were done well before Nadia and I decided to give it a rest; when Nadia did a slow- motion crash back onto the bed, I discovered that Jade and Sis were enthusiastically trying to get each other off -' and apparently doing a damn fine job of it, judging from the sounds each was making.

Since they'd started out with the intent of pleasuring each other, I got up and moved to Janet's chair so the three of them would have more room -and so I'd have a better seat while I quietly watched them give and receive so much pleasure with each other.

After Jade and Sis finished and got their breath back, they welcomed the addition of Nadia; it didn't take them long to get themselves arranged much as they'd been when I first saw them with Nadia's head between Sis' thighs while Sis was doing much the same thing to Jade, who was providing the stimulation to Nadia. Much to my amazement (and delight), all three of the climaxed at almost the same time; when they'd recovered, they simply reversed the direction of the ring so that each of them was tending the one that had been pleasuring her. When that cycle ended, all three of them were so obviously bombed in after-sex glow that I left