Friends and Lovers

life.' Then directing her comment to Jade, she said 'I wasn't sure it was actually going to happen, even.'

After a slightly guilty look at me, Jade replied 'I wasn't either, for a little bit.'

A moment later, Jade told Nadia and Sis 'I want to make sure and thank both of you for everything you did -' it really helped – a lot.'

Sis just said 'I'm just glad we were able to make it easier for you', but Nadia replied 'I wouldn't have missed seeing that for anything!', causing Jade to blush slightly, and earning her a Look from Sis.

After that, the three of them talked about what had happened. Sis and Jade (mostly) compared experiences, while Nadia seemed more interested in hearing what it was like for Jade. A few questions and comments were directed to me, but I spent most of my time listening to the three of them.

A while later, I noticed that Jade was beginning to squirm around a little bit. I figured I knew what the problem was, and rather than embarrass Jade by saying anything to her, I said that I felt the need to clean up a little more -' and asked Jade if she'd trust me in the shower with her. Her happy grin was all the answer I needed, and I helped her get up after I was standing. We put our arms around each other, and made our way to the bathroom, where we had a pleasant time getting each other cleaned up. As I'd figured, some of my semen had escaped, but I pretended not to notice when I helpfully washed Jade's hindquarters; and I certainly wasn't paying any attention when she felt the need to get the rest of it out, too. As we were drying each other off, Jade surprised me by hugging me fiercely before saying 'Thank you, Danny, for making love with me. I wanted to share myself with you, and you helped me find a way that I can. I thought I'd like it if you did that, and I did – even more than I expected. You never hurt me, and you were so patient and careful with me. I know I'm going to want us to be together like that again -' but just the two of us.'

'If you're happy with how everything turned out, then I'm happy FOR you', I answered. 'I couldn't love you any more, and I wouldn't love you any less, whether we do that again, or not.'

'I know. That's part of why I love you so much, and makes me want to share myself with you.'

When we got back to the others, it didn't take long for all of us to decide that it was time for bed; it was approaching midnight, and all of us had had an active evening. I had an idea, and asked Nadia if she'd like to sleep with ME, instead of the three of them being crowded onto Janet's bed. She happily agreed, and the four of us went back to get some much-needed sleep. The look I got from Sis told me that she knew I was making sure Nadia didn't feel left out, as well as giving her and Jade the opportunity to really talk out their shared experience.

Nadia was nicely spooned against my front with my hand on her breast when she told me 'I'm really sorry if I embarrassed you with some of the stuff I said, or any of the questions I had.'

I gave her a soft hug before answering 'No, you didn't bother ME any -' but you might want to tell Jade what you just said to me, though.'

Sighing, Nadia replied 'I know', her tone making it clear that she really did regret any embarrassment she'd caused. 'I don't mean to do stuff like that, but sometimes it just – jumps out before I realize it.'

'I understand', I assured her. 'Sometimes it happens to me or Sis, too.'

'I just don't like it that I have to keep*apologizing* because I keep saying stuff that I shouldn't have.'

Kissing her ear, I asked 'If I can offer a suggestion?'

'Please!'

'If there's something about yourself that you want to change, then don't let yourself forget it, make it point to do whatever you have to to get into a different habit.'

'What do you mean?'

'If you think you keep saying stuff you shouldn't, try doing something different. Maybe keep telling yourself 'Think, then talk', or counting to three or five or ten before you say anything to anybody, every time. If you chew gum, keep it between your front teeth, so you have to move it out of the way before you talk; that'll slow you down a couple of seconds, too. When I was younger, I got into the habit of biting my fingernails, even though I didn't really want to. After I'd bitten them down to the quick a couple of times, I decided it was time to stop. What I did then was to stop and look at my fingernails every so often, and how ragged and ugly they were. I'd also go into the bathroom and watch myself in the mirror as I pretended I was biting them like I usually did, and saw how silly it looked. Once I started doing those things, it was only about a week before I had gotten out of the habit.'

Nadia turned her head to look at me, and I saw how pleased she was when she told me 'Thanks, Danny – those are some good ideas.'

I answered 'You're welcome' before taking advantage of the opportunity to give her a kiss before she turned her head back. A little while later, both of us were fast asleep.

The next morning, Nadia and I were in the kitchen getting breakfast started when Sis and Jade came in. From the way she was walking, it was pretty obvious that Jade was feeling some aftereffects from our lovemaking. I saw Nadia start to say something, then stop herself for a few seconds, then simply say good morning. She saw that I'd watched her, and blushed slightly before giving me a little half-grin. I just smiled to her and nodded in recognition of what she'd done. A minute or so later, she seemed to make a point of apologizing to Jade for anything she'd done or said the previous evening that had caused any embarrassment or offense. Sis was only slightly less surprised than Jade, but looked pleased when Jade replied that nothing Nadia had said had been bad enough to need an apology -' but that she'd accept it, anyway.

After the breakfast dishes were taken care of, we all sat on the floor in the family room to watch the morning infotainment programs. Nadia and Sis didn't mind at all that Jade wanted to sit on my lap and snuggle; it gave them the opportunity to kiss and molest each other every so often. At one point, I quietly asked Jade 'Are you okay this morning?'

Knowing that I'd seen how she'd been walking, she blushed faintly, but assured me that she was. A little sore, she admitted, but it reminded her of what we'd done, so it was okay.

When we were done watching TV, it was decided that a little swimming in our small backyard pool was called for -' minus suits, of course. Between that and the sunbathing, Jade was feeling a lot closer to normal by the time we came back inside. When Sis decided that Nadia needed an orgasm to settle her down again, Jade was perfectly willing to assist – and then go on to enjoy a leisurely session of '69' with Sis when the two of them got worked up in the process of getting Nadia off.

Before we went to bed that night, Sis and Nadia had both felt the need for my 'invaluable assistance' -' that is, I was the only one capable of providing the erect penis that they wanted to use.

The next day was a lot more relaxed, what with Nadia and Jade planning on going home in the afternoon. I had Nadia on my lap while Sis and Jade groped and kissed during the morning TV programs; after a nice swim, we were all comfortable with just laying around and listening to music; Sis and Nadia snuggled, as did Jade and I.

When they were ready to leave, Nadia and Jade both made sure I knew they were sorry to leave. Jade's kiss told me just how much our lovemaking meant to her.

Mom and Dad got home to a clean and organized house, reassuring them that nothing too drastic had happened in their absence. Both looked happy and relaxed, making Sis and me glad that they'd been able to have a good time. Both of us knew how hard they worked, and how much time and effort they put into taking care of us.

With the start of school again, the four of us easily got into the familiar routine. Some of the faces that we'd known were gone, replaced by people that were new to our school or town. All of us made a new friend or two, and continued our various activities whenever the opportunity presented itself; I was able to make love with Nadia and Jade often enough to keep them reasonably happy, and with Sis often enough to make me happy. The school year ended with Sis and me in the top one percent of the school, academically -' something that made Mom and Dad even more proud of us.