girls didn't seem to notice what had happened; they seemed to be more interested in what had taken Sheri and me so long – and relieved that we'd finally returned.
Jan saw the others start to ask Sheri why they hadn't seen us for so long, and quickly told them 'One of the rules that we have in this house is that we do not ask people about what happened between them and someone else. If they want to talk about it, they will – without having someone else pestering them with questions. If you don't think that sounds fair, just remember that it applies to what each of you have just been through, too.'
With the reminder that they might want to keep what they had just been doing private for a little while, the other four girls quickly settled down again. Except that I could see that Sheri was still going to have some explaining to do to her sister, when they were alone.
'Without going into any details' Kelly told me, 'All of the girls have had the chance to find out for themselves what they like and don't like about sex. I think all of them are affectionate and loving, and as lovely as they can be' – making the youngsters all look pleased at the compliments.
I sat down in my chair while Sheri went over to sit next to her sister as four pairs of eyes watched her. Kelly and Jan were looking at me, and I just smiled and nodded in affirmation that they were correct in what I knew they were thinking.
When I was settled in, Kelly asked if anyone was hungry or thirsty – and was politely informed by all five girls that they were both. Jan told me 'Dan, why don't you keep the girls company while Kelly and I get something for everybody?' I knew that Jan knew what had happened while I was with Sheri; her suggestion that I keep the girls company was just a polite way of telling me to rest up from my efforts.
Kelly and Jan got the serving trays loaded with the aftermath of the last session, and headed into the kitchen – giving me grins that the girls couldn't see as they went.
I managed to get the girls talking again after a bit, and we were in full conversation when Kelly and Jan reappeared. The girls each got a soda and sandwich; I was issued a beer and TWO sandwiches – apparently, they figured I needed the energy, too. Kelly and Jan kept the girls occupied while I went through my beer and food – it turned out that I was hungry; apparently, deflowering virgins can really take it out of a guy.
With our thirsts slaked and something in our bellies, the next thing on the agenda was for the girls to do something more normal for a sleep over: Experimenting with Makeup. It took me all of a zillionth of a second to decide that I didn't want to be around for that.
'I can see by the clock on the wall' – they all laughed; it was on top of the TV – 'that its getting a bit late for an old fart like me, so I'm going to bed', I told them.
'What are the, uh, sleeping arrangements?' Sheri asked – and getting a Significant Look from her sister.
'I'm sleeping in my bed. Whatever the rest of you decide is up to you', I answered, with a look at Kelly. She understood that I didn't want any extra company, and told them 'Dan and I will be in our bed, of course. I don't think any of the five of you will mind sharing a bed, will you?' – followed by a round of giggles from all of them but Sheri. Apparently, they'd all gotten pretty 'familiar' with each other while Sheri and I were missing.
Jan spoke up then, saying 'There are only three other beds, so rather than three of you being crowded in one of them, one of you can sleep with me, if you want.'
Claire quickly volunteered for that position; Bonita and Evelyn took it as a foregone conclusion that the twins would be one pair. It might have just been my imagination, but the look Bonita and Evelyn gave each other made me think that they weren't all that upset at spending a night together in the same bed.
When I got up to leave, Crissy asked Kelly if she was going to bed, too – and all of them looked pleased when Kelly said she hadn't planned on it, just yet. That out of the way, Kelly, then Jan came over to kiss me good night; a moment after Jan stepped away from me, Sheri got up to do the same. The others took that as their signal that it was okay for them to kiss me good night, as well – though their kisses were appreciably different than the one I'd gotten from Sheri.
When I got back to the bedroom, I closed the door most of the way but didn't let it latch, so Kelly could come and go if she needed without having to worry about waking me up. Once in bed, it didn't take me long to fall asleep – it really was late, and it had been an active evening for me.
The next morning, I woke up with Kelly spooning against my back. The beer that I'd ended the previous night with was making its presence felt, and I carefully went about getting out of bed – I didn't know what time Kelly had gotten to sleep, and didn't want to wake her.
With the hydraulic pressure relieved and my teeth brushed, the next goal was to get some coffee, followed by reading the paper. In the kitchen, I found that someone had prepped the coffeemaker the night before, so my home automation system had been able to start it brewing when I said it was okay on my way to the bathroom. I got myself a cup poured, emptied the rest of the pot into a carafe, and started another pot brewing. I figured that anyone that was ABLE to get up would need it as much as I had.
I was in the den, having finished the paper and all the coffee when a naked Crissy came in. Rubbing her eyes, she looked at me and said 'That coffee smells good. Is there any more?'
I told her there was some in the kitchen, and started to get up; she just shooed me back down and said 'Stay there; I'll get it' before picking up the carafe and heading for the kitchen. She was back in a couple of minutes, cup in one hand and carafe in the other. She sat down at the end of the couch next to where my chair was, and told me that she'd gone ahead and started more coffee. I nodded, and asked her what all they'd done after I went to bed. She gave a soft laugh and said that after the makeup, they had a pillow fight, followed by watching some sappy movie on TV before going to bed around 3:00. It was just then getting close to 8:00, making me glad that I hadn't woken Kelly – even though she was younger than I was, she still wasn't as young as the girls, and likely needed the rest she was getting.
As Crissy was taking a sip of her coffee, I saw that she was giving me an appraising look over the rim of the cup. When she realized that I was watching her, she blushed slightly and set the cup down before asking 'Dan, can we talk?'
'Sure', I answered.
'When you came in here last night, after you and Sheri had been together, I thought she was… different, somehow. I mean, she didn't really act different that I could point to and say 'that changed'; but there was something that just told me she wasn't the same sister I had before she went with you.'
I nodded my understanding, and she went on 'After we all went to bed last night, I finally got to talk to her about it, and she told me that you made love with her. But the way she said it, it was like the way Kelly and Jan say they make love with you – like she was using the word 'love' in a different way. I started talking to her about it, and asking her questions and everything, but she wouldn't tell me what you and her actually did; the only thing she'd do was tell me about the things that you said to each other.'
'If Sheri wanted you to know what happened between us, its up to her to tell you; I'm not going to say anything about it', I told her.
She just shook her head and said 'No, I wouldn't want you to – if you won't talk to ME, her sister, then I know you won't talk to anyone else, either; and that's fine. What I want to talk to you about is what you talked to her about – and the things that she said to me last night. I mean, some of the things she said, it got me kind of thinking, you know? And now it's like there's something at the back of my mind that I can't get ahold of – like when you know there's something you're forgetting, but you can't remember what. So I'm hoping that if you'll talk to me like you did her, whatever that is, it'll come out. Am I making any sense?'
I smiled at her and answered 'Yes, you're making plenty of sense. You're going through something that I did, so I understand you perfectly. The problem is that it isn't anything that I can say or do that will positively clear it up for you. Remember when Kelly told all of you that if you stuck around, there would come a point where everything we've been talking to you about would just kind of come together? And that you had to learn the complicated way of doing things before the simple way would really make sense?'
She told me she did, and I replied 'Well, I'm sorry to tell you this, but you're at the point just before it comes together, and the easy way makes sense. Because what's happening in your mind is different than what happened in my mind is different than what happened in Kelly's is different than what happened in Jan's, and so on, there isn't anything that any of us can knowingly do to change what's happening with you. What I learned – the hard way, I'm sorry to say – is that the how and when of it has to happen inside you, in a way that's only right for you and nobody else. The only thing I can suggest is that you pay real close attention to everything that happens around you: what you hear people say, what they do, what happens even when there isn't anybody around – because it could be anything that finally makes that connection for you, so that you understand all of what we've been telling and
