Harem House Chapter 39 Part 4

Arthur breathed out a sigh of frustration. At least he had the presence of mind to send two texts before he started driving. The first was to the harem chat. 

Master: I’m driving to the house now. Long story short, Lynn got locked out, and the police are there waiting for me to let her in. I just wanted to let you know in case there's an issue. 

Wifey: Is this a trap of some kind?

Master: No idea. She probably just got locked out, but I wouldn’t put anything past her.

Wifey: Do you want me to come with you? You shouldn’t go alone.

Master: Are you on campus? 

Wifey: Yes. Where should I meet you?

Whore: I can come too! 

Master: Do you have class? 

Whore: No. Selene, Kat, and Rani do, but they should be out soon. 

Master: Meet me in the admin parking lot. 

Wifey: Omw.

Whore: Me too!

Arthur reached his car and sat, waiting for the others to arrive. Kelly was right; he knew better than to go alone. He sent his second text to Brad and Mark.

Arthur: So, slight change of plans. The professor cancelled my afternoon class, and I’m heading to the house now to take care of something. Do you two want to meet me there, and we can order dinner instead of hitting the cafeteria? 

Brad: Yeah, I’m down. Like, now-ish, or the normal time? I think Mark’s in class. 

Arthur: The usual time. Plan for somewhere between five and six? I’ll just hang out at the house until you guys get there. Makes more sense than driving back and forth. 

Brad: Bet.

Arthur locked his phone as Mindy arrived and fell into the front seat. She’d changed from her office clothing into a white and plaid hooded knit sweater. A diagonal sweep of fake buttons separated the white knitted sweater pattern from the red and black plaid patchwork on her left hip. The patch matched the plaid at her cuffs and on the inside of her hood. The sweater came to the bottom of her hips, so she finished it off with a pair of modest black leggings and matching white sneakers. 

“You look cute.” Arthur said, kissing her as she leaned toward him. 

Mindy pouted in response and crossed her arms in a huff, which only made her look cuter, though Arthur realized why she responded that way. 

“I mean, sexy.” Arthur said. “You look very sexy.” 

“Thanks!” Mindy beamed at his being able to figure it out, more than his sincerity. “Is it okay that I’m up front, or should I move to the back so Kelly can sit here?” 

“You’re okay.” Arthur said. “If she wants shotgun she’ll tell you to move.” 

“I hope she doesn’t.” Mindy said, smiling mischievously. “This dress is even sexier without the leggings, you know…” 

“Keep them on.” Arthur warned her. “I haven’t had a release yet today, and I’m liable to pop if I get too turned on. Now isn’t the time.” His suit slacks wouldn’t hide anything. 

Mindy looked shocked. “Rani didn’t take care of you? I thought you two had lunch.” 

Arthur shook his head. “We were busy with homework. Besides, the lunch dates are supposed to be more casual, less sexual.” 

“If you say so, Boss.” Mindy said, shrugging. “But if you want to make mine sexual, I wouldn’t mind. I’ll go with you to the storage closet any time, you know that.” 

“I know, but we need to be careful messing around at work.” Arthur said. “Monday. We’ll have some office fun on Monday when everything’s closed.” 

Mindy frowned but didn’t push the matter. 

Kelly arrived a moment later. Arthur waved to her through the window, and she spotted them and trotted over. Her backpack fell into Arthur’s backseat, and she slid in behind it. Her long-sleeve sweater dress was loose, with its pleated skirt falling to the top of her boots halfway up her calves. The broad black belt she accentuated her figure with matched her black boots, contrasting with the autumnal reddish-orange of the polyester dress. She buckled herself in immediately and patted Arthur’s shoulder, which was diagonal from her since she sat behind Mindy. 

“Let’s go!” Kelly said. “Do you have a plan?” 

Arthur started the engine and checked his mirrors before backing out of the space. He drove carefully but quickly, leaving the campus behind and heading out onto the open road. 

“I was going to ask you that.” Arthur said. “I know you said you wanted to give me plausible deniability, but the more I ponder, the more I think I’d better stay informed. What is it, exactly, that you plan to do at Lynn’s tonight?” 

Kelly frowned. “Are you ordering me to tell you?” 

“Yes.” Arthur said. 

“Okay.” Kelly took a deep breath. “The plan is for the rest of us to distract Lynn during dinner while Rani copies Lynn’s hard drive.” 

Arthur couldn’t fit the puzzle pieces together. “Why are you copying her hard drive?” 

“To get the footage she has of your night together.” Kelly said, speaking so bluntly that Mindy winced. “And any other evidence we can get on her.” 

Arthur was quiet as he drove. Contemplating the pros and cons of such a direct strike against Lynn. 

“It’ll give us the leverage we need to keep her from attacking us.” Kelly explained. “And if you decide to press charges for anything, we’ll have the evidence we can pass to the cops so that they can get the original footage and use it in court.” 

Arthur’s mind raced. Was that a good idea? It sounded solid the way that Kelly presented it. Or maybe that was a side-effect of the confidence filling her voice. There were a lot of ways it could go wrong, he supposed, but the worst seemed to involve Lynn catching Rani sneaking where she shouldn’t be. The girls planned to distract her, but that wouldn’t be enough. 

“Lynn will probably have cameras or something in her room.” Arthur said, voicing the first complication he could conjure. 

“Rani has a wifi jammer she’s going to use. It’ll stop any wireless cameras.” Kelly said. 

“Smart.” Arthur said, not meaning to sound as surprised as he did. As good as his grades were, Rani was smarter than he was. She didn’t make a big deal of it, but watching her do her homework had clued him into the fact that her mind worked in ways he couldn’t fathom. She might as well have been doing her homework in Hindi for all that he understood from it. 

Mindy patted his thigh. “Rani knows what she’s doing.” 

“I trust Rani.” Arthur said. “I trust all of you. I’m just worried that any of you might get caught. Lynn will press charges if she can. And you plan on telling her you stole the footage to use as leverage, aka blackmail? That seems like it could backfire.” 

“I guess we don’t have to. If we find something on there from Lynn’s old college or whatever, we could just leak it.” Kelly said. “But that’s a nuclear option. And we only intend to use it as leverage if she tries to blackmail us first.” 

Arthur swallowed. Mutually assured destruction had its appeal, he supposed. It would at least let them draw a ceasefire. 

“The only problem we haven’t been able to overcome is what happens if Rani can’t hack into the hard drive.” Kelly said. 

“What do you mean hack into the hard drive?” Arthur asked. 

“Well, she can copy it quickly and easily, in and out. The trouble is, she’d still need Lynn’s passwords to access it.” Kelly said. “She might be able to hack into it, but the newer the machine, the tougher the odds. We might be able to find her passwords if she has them written down somewhere, but it’d be more snooping, and we don’t want Rani in Lynn’s bedroom more than she has to be.” 

“We don’t want anyone in Lynn’s bedroom.” Mindy said, trying to make it a joke, but neither Kelly nor Arthur laughed.

“Okay.” Arthur said. “That part I might be able to help with.” 

“What part?” Kelly asked, confused. “You can get into Lynn’s bedroom?” 

“Fuck no.” Arthur said, shaking his head. “But I can get into her computer, probably. Unless she’s changed them in the last four years, I know all of her basic password setups. I had to use them sometimes for school stuff in high school.” 

Mindy and Kelly were silent this time. If anyone knew Lynn well enough to know her passwords, it was Arthur.

“So if we can get her hard drive, chances are, I can get us into it.” Arthur said. “And I’ll still have plausible deniability.” 

“Perfect!” Mindy said, bouncing in her seat. “It’s all coming together!” 

Kelly smiled slightly. “So you’re on board with the plan?” She asked Arthur. 

“God help me.” Arthur sighed. “We need to do something. The law isn’t on our side, and Lynn isn’t afraid of breaking it, so we’ll do our best. If nothing else, maybe we can bluff her into leaving you alone and not going after your families.” 

“Exactly.” Kelly said. “Then you can have the truce you wanted, at least until we get her out of the house.” 

Arthur smiled. “Thanks. I’m sorry I wasn’t able to get rid of her like I’d hoped.” 

“Master, you’re not in this alone.” Mindy said. “It’s sweet that you took a stand and had the conversation with your mom for our sake. You look out for us and protect us. It’s who you are, and we love you for it. But with Lynn? Let us take care of her for you. You be the lion, and we’ll be your lionesses. We’ll tear that bitch apart with our teeth! Right, Mistress?” She asked with her hands hooked into claws as she chomped her teeth twice to emphasize the effect. 

“I don’t bite people I fight, but you, Selene, and whoever else can chew the carcass when I’m done with her.” Kelly said, grinning at Mindy’s enthusiasm. 

Mindy’s speech felt like something out of anime, but Arthur didn’t begrudge her influences. The mental image of a disembowled Lynn with Selene, Mindy, and the others tearing her apart had its appeal. 

“But for now… what are we walking into at the house?” Kelly asked. 

Arthur explained the phone call. “A police officer called because the security company called him because someone tried to get into the house. Apparently, Lynn is locked out.” 

“Did the cop give you his name? Are we sure it’s a cop and not one of Lynn’s friends luring you to the house for some reason?” Kelly asked. “And are we sure Lynn is locked out, or was she trying to break into the house, and that was just the excuse she gave when the cops showed up?” 

Arthur hesitated. That was the most reasonable possibility for the call. Lynn had been trying to get into the main house, set off an alarm, and was now pretending she’d accidentally locked herself out. Maybe they could call her bluff. As for the police officer’s name, he tried to remember it. “The officer gave his name. I don’t remember what it was, though. June, something, but I must be misremembering because it was a dude’s voice.” 

“Isn’t June a unisex name?” Kelly asked. 

Mindy whirled to face Arthur as she drove. “Did he say his name was June, or Jun-Ho?” The Korean pronunciation was distinct, but similar enough to be close. 

“Uh… Jun-Ho, maybe?” Arthur said, feeling as if the name were familiar and fit in the memory better than June. 

Mindy laughed. “Well, if she tries to spring a trap on us with the cops, it’ll backfire on her like the rest of her plans.” 

“What do you mean?” Kelly asked. 

“Jun-Ho, my brother, is a cop. If he’s the one who called Arthur, it’s not a trap. At least, not one he knows about.” Mindy said. “And if she tries any funny business, he’s my brother. Talk about nuclear options, he’s so protective of me, he’ll probably use his taser on her if she gets violent. Plus, I have my sister-in-law on speed dial. She’s also a cop.” 

Arthur suddenly remembered the last name the cop had given in his voicemail and on the phone. Officer Tae. “Look at you, so well-connected.” Arthur chuckled. “You’re like a Korean Mobster.” 

“Fuck yeah!” Mindy pumped her fist. Her enthusiasm made Kelly and Arthur laugh, but it wasn’t at her so much as with her, as she giggled at herself. 

The rest of the drive was quick, and Arthur pulled into the driveway and followed the path to the circle before the house. He opened the garage and parked the car inside, ensuring there would be enough space for others. A patrol car was in the driveway, but Lynn’s car was nowhere to be seen, which caused Arthur’s nerves to dance. Anything out of place or not meeting his expectations put him on edge at this point. 

He took deep, steadying breaths as he prepared himself to see Lynn. The conversations he’d endured the last few days had put him through the wringer. Seeing her again, intentionally, had his blood pressure rising. 

Arthur turned off the car and waited as Kelly and Mindy exited. He closed the garage door behind them and went around the outside of the house, through the side yard, to the back patio. He walked with purpose, but didn’t rush. He wasn’t in a hurry. Instead, he walked as if he owned the place, because in a way, he did. 

Sure enough, a police officer stood between the patio furniture and the pool, talking to Lynn, who, for some reason, had a police-issued mylar blanket wrapped around her. Their surprise at seeing Lynn in the blanket didn’t measure up to Jun-Ho’s surprise at seeing Mindy. 

“Ji-Min?” 

“Jun-Ho!” Mindy said, running forward and hugging him. 

“Oof!” Officer Jun-Ho staggered at the hug and pushed Mindy away, but not unkindly. “You can’t run up and glomp me like that when I’m on duty.” He said, his tone reprimanding her. 

Mindy giggled, still holding his arms as she stomped her feet in sisterly defiance. “Arthur told me you called him. What are you doing here?” 

“Responding to a call from a security alarm.” Jun-Ho said. “What are you doing here?” He looked up at Arthur, and his befuddlement turned into wary caution. “How do you know this young man?”

“Now’s as good a time as any.” Mindy said, moving away from Jun-Ho and taking Arthur’s hand. She hugged his arm and patted Arthur’s chest. “Jun-Ho, meet my boyfriend! This is Arthur.” She gestured beside him to Kelly. “And this is my girlfriend, Kelly.” 

“Hi.” Arthur said, moving forward and offering the stunned officer a handshake. 

Lynn made an impatient, disgusted noise. 

Jun-Ho looked at Mindy. “I’m sorry. What? Your boyfriend? You’re dating my little sister?” He looked at Arthur, then at the house, at Arthur again, then at Lynn, back to Arthur, at Kelly, Mindy, and ending on Arthur again. 

“He’s–” Lynn started to say, but Kelly moved forward, cutting her off. 

“Lynn!” Kelly said, pouring every ounce of her acting ability into the cheerful greeting as she hugged the blanketed woman. Before she pulled away, she whispered into Lynn’s ear so only she heard. “You wanted to apologize for outing Mindy to her parents, right? Don’t out her to her brother.” 

Lynn frowned but remained silent, glowering at Kelly as the other woman pulled away and stood straight again. 

“Uh, yeah.” Arthur said, answering Officer Tae’s question. “We’re dating. I think I’m supposed to meet your parents this Monday. Officially, anyway.” 

“Isn’t that great?” Mindy asked, seizing Arthur’s arm and squeezing it against her as she returned her hand into his. “Oh, I’ve been wanting you two to meet. You’ll get on really well!” 

Jun-Ho didn’t answer but continued sizing Arthur up with his eyes. Arthur was an inch taller but did his best to look harmless despite his proximity to Mindy.

“Jun-Ho, be nice.” Mindy said, glaring at him. 

“Okay, okay.” Jun-Ho raised his hands in surrender. “Sorry, I wasn’t expecting my little sister to show up to this.” He focused his full attention on Arthur, his expression taking on a more professional tone. “Your security company requested a perimeter check based on some alarms triggered by this young lady–” he gestured at Lynn “–checking the locks on the doors and windows. She didn’t access the house, but she got locked out this morning. I arrived and found her back here, and that’s when I called you. Can you confirm that this young lady lives here?” 

“Of course, officer.” Arthur answered, adopting the same formal but respectful tone. He looked at Lynn, who glared back at him with her hair flat and uncombed, her face without makeup, and everything from her neck down covered by the reflective blanket.

She was angry, but she didn’t hold Arthur’s gaze for long. She looked away, as if embarrassed, which was a new expression for Arthur to witness on her face. It was almost demure, despite the lack of her typical grooming. 

Fuck her for being beautiful even without her typical makeup, hair treatments, or jewelry. She was a reflective blob with a pretty face, refusing to meet his eyes anymore. The ugliest part of her was her eyes. One look into them, and Arthur glimpsed the dark, self-absorbed, hateful bitch beneath her beauty. Anger boiled through his blood, and for a moment, he wondered what Jun-Ho would do if he lied and said he didn’t know this young woman, and to arrest her for trespassing. 

It was tempting, but it wouldn’t lead anywhere. She’d eventually be able to identify herself, and he'd have lied to a police officer. Would it be worth it to see her handcuffed and hauled away in a patrol car? Maybe he’d get lucky, and she’d resist arrest. He could watch Officer Tae taser her. 

Arthur sighed. Letting thoughts of petty vengeance flee his mind. There was no sin in thinking them, and even enjoying those imaginings, but he let the opportunity pass. “Yes, I recognize her. That’s Lynn Barrera. She rents the basement apartment from my parents.” 

“Would you mind letting Miss Barrera into her apartment?” The officer asked. 

Arthur drew his keys from his pocket and flipped through them until he found the key to the basement door. He started walking toward the side of the house where the basement door nestled beside the slight hill that rose to meet the front lawn and driveway. 

Mindy, holding his hand, walked beside him. 

Officer Tae followed the couple. “So, how did you two meet?” 

~~~

Lynn stayed where she was, huddled under the blanket, watching Arthur, Mindy, and Officer Tae walk away. She was still blushing and trying to calm herself from Kelly’s lean-in and whisper. The hot breath against her ear had caused shivers to run over her despite the warmth the blanket offered. 

Arthur’s hateful gaze had been too much. The humiliation and shame she felt beneath his hatred were too vivid and too hot. His bright eyes scalded her and made Deb’s handprint on her face burn again as if someone slapped her every time she blushed. 

Lynn was roasting beneath the mylar blanket, but it was better than revealing to Kelly, Mindy, and Arthur that she’d been skinny dipping. If they thought they could evict her for breaking the lease, they were wrong. They had no proof. 

“What’s with the blanket?” Kelly asked as she stood beside Lynn, looking down at her. “It’s warm out today. Aren’t you roasting under there?”

“None of your business.” Lynn said. 

Kelly glared at her, unamused by her answer. “How’s your apology coming? Have you thought about what you’re going to say to Mindy, or is your plan to just get on your knees and beg? That might be a good look for you if there is such a thing.” 

Lynn fumed. She wanted to tear Kelly a new one, but she was vulnerable, thanks to her nudity beneath the blanket. Meanwhile, Kelly seemed armored and ready for battle.

“I think I might cancel our dinner tonight.” Lynn said. “I’ve been stranded out here for hours. I haven’t had time to do any of the dinner prep, and Auntie Deb isn’t coming. She texted this morning about work being busy.”  

“Oh.” Kelly said, surprised. “Why was Deb coming in the first place? Isn’t this a dinner between you and us girls?” 

“I thought she’d be a good buffer.” Lynn lied. “I know you all hate me because Arthur turned you against me before we even met.” 

“No, Lynn. We hate you because we know the truth about you.” She leaned in to whisper again. “Just like Deb does.” 

How Kelly knew that Deb knew baffled Lynn. Were the two in contact? Oh, of course, they were. Kelly was Arthur’s girlfriend—his real one. Deb was cutting Lynn loose because she’d given up on Arthur and Lynn getting together. She was making room for Kelly since she’d be the future daughter-in-law. She’d be Deb’s new surrogate daughter and maybe even give her grandchildren one day. 

“I hate you.” Lynn ground out. “I fucking hate you.” 

“Oh?” Kelly asked. “And why’s that? Because I know who you really are behind all your fake smiles and stupid attempts at fake friendship and attacks against my man or my girls?” 

“Because you’re a fucking bitch.” Lynn said. 

Kelly laughed. “And you’re still a cunt, but you haven’t managed to keep that hidden from Deb, have you?” 

Lynn wanted to launch herself at Kelly. What the fuck did this bitch know about her? About her life? She didn’t know shit. Kelly only knew the bullshit that Arthur fed her. Lynn couldn’t believe the lengths Arthur would go to for his obstinacy. His absolute refusal to help her had turned into an ugly vendetta. Was he trying to get back at her for high school? Was that what this was? 

“No.” Kelly answered her own question. “If I had to guess, I’d say Deb isn’t coming because she knows what a cunt you are. We all do, but we girls are still willing to listen to your apology if you’re willing to give it.” 

“Yeah?” Lynn asked. “Why? What do you have to gain from something we both know I don’t mean? This little facade is stupid. We hate each other. We will always hate each other, and all because Arthur told you a bunch of lies about me.” 

“Arthur didn’t lie.” Kelly said, her teeth practically grinding together. 

“Oh, a sensitive spot.” Lynn chuckled. “If he told you that he was miserable in high school? He lied. He was happy to do whatever I asked him to do. He worships me. If he told you that I’m the reason the football team beat him half to death? He lied. He was the one who didn’t listen to what I told him to do. If he told you that hideous dress looks good on you, he lied. That dress looks like someone vomited their mimosa when they saw your ugly, freckled face.” 

Kelly’s fist tightened with every word out of Lynn’s mouth. Lynn couldn’t help but smile. Kelly didn’t realize that her fury was what Lynn wanted to unleash. She was intentionally trying to provoke Kelly into throwing a punch. She wanted Kelly to start beating her with a cop in screaming distance so Kelly would get arrested and give Lynn an excuse to press charges: Bye-bye, Kelly, and her chances of being Deb’s new favorite. 

“So what, there’s no party tonight?” Kelly asked, unclenching her fist. “You’re not going to offer Mindy an apology or offer the rest of us dinner? The others are coming. It’s already too late.” 

“Weren’t you listening to anything I was saying?” Lynn asked. 

“Yeah.” Kelly said, smiling. “But you know what? As satisfying as it might be to choke you out before you could scream, drown you in this pool, or beat you to death with that chair. Or that one. Or drive your face into the table until it breaks…” Kelly pointed to each piece of furniture. “It’ll be even more satisfying when we kick you out of this house without anything hurting my man.” 

Lynn scoffed. “Your man looks pretty cozy with that freshman. He’s not your anything. He’s just playing you.” 

Kelly rolled her eyes. “Try again, cunt. I have plenty of insecurities, but fear of Arthur leaving me for another of our girlfriends isn’t one of them. No. We’re having that dinner. And you’re going to apologize to Mindy like you mean it.” 

“I don’t have any food.” Lynn protested. “And my apartment’s a mess.” 

“Then we’ll have it out here on the patio.” Kelly said. “One night only. We’ll order food. You and the girls can enjoy the hot tub and the pool.” 

“You little sex cult really enjoys their naked parties, don’t you?” Lynn asked, flustered by the idea but not letting it show. 

“Who said anything about a naked party?” Kelly asked, raising her eyebrows at the step beyond anything she’d suggested. “No one wants to see you naked, you disgusting pig. I’m texting the girls now to bring their swimsuits.” Kelly said, holding up her phone. 

“Oh.” Lynn said, shaking her head. “Right. Swimsuits.” 

“Okay!” Officer Tae interrupted what Kelly was about to say as he, Mindy, and Arthur returned to the patio. “Door’s unlocked, and you can head inside now, Miss Barrera.” He glanced at Kelly, then at Mindy and Arthur, who were still holding hands. “If you three will accompany me to the patrol car… I just need this one’s signature on some paperwork.” 

“You go ahead, Arthur.” Kelly encouraged him. “Mindy and I will hang back.” 

The officer looked as though he wanted to protest, but couldn’t find a reason. 

“Here.” Lynn said, standing up and pulling the blanket away from her to reveal her naked body. She kept eye contact with Arthur as she did it, and to her amazement, Arthur turned his back on her immediately. He didn’t even let his eyes dip the way Officer Tae did. 

Mindy’s eyes lingered over the finer points of Lynn’s body, her face darkening in an intense blush that forced her to hide her face in Arthur’s arm. 

“No, keep it.” Officer Tae said, raising his hand. “Once it’s out of the bag, it’s yours.” 

“Yeah, keep it.” Kelly said. “And for God’s sake, cover up. No one wants to see your filthy, STD-ridden cunt.” 

Officer Tae looked shocked, though Lynn couldn’t tell if that was from Kelly’s use of the C-word or her suggestion that Lynn had STDs. A blatant lie, but one that turned Jun-Ho’s worshipful gaze into one of pure disgust and horror. 

Kelly’s words flipped the attraction in Jun-Ho from a starving man looking at tantalizing forbidden fruit to a satisfied man looking at a rotted, worm-filled apple. 

Lynn had never felt a man look at her with disgust before. At least, not besides Arthur. She’d seen anger, fear, and fury plenty of times when men didn’t get their way. She’d seen horror, like when Sean thought she wanted his kidney. Even then, though, there was an undercurrent of attraction like they couldn’t help but marvel at the beauty of the creature about to end them. But Arthur? His eyes had flashed the disgust that Jun-Ho was giving her now, and he’d turned this back on her. 

Arthur Clarke, the man who was supposed to worship the ground she walked on and kiss her fucking bootprint in the dirt, turned his back on her in disgust when given the chance to gaze upon her naked flesh. Shame and humiliation flooded through her, drowning her thoughts. She couldn’t think straight; there was just a burning sensation in every vessel. Her tan skin took on a dark pink hue as a blush crept over her chest and face. 

Lynn opened her mouth to scream. She wanted to grab Arthur by the shoulders and force him to look at her, to see how aroused she could make him. To prove she wasn’t a filthy, disgusting cunt. Yet, at the same time, her body’s reaction to his disgust was more intense than her reaction to his worship. Arousal flooded through her as she looked at Arthur’s back, Officer Tae’s disgust, Mindy’s open-mouthed shock, and Kelly’s domineering sneer. 

Kelly ripped the blanket from her hands and covered her with it, shoving her forward by the shoulders. She forced-marched Lynn past the officer, Mindy, and Arthur to the side of the house. 

“I know we said seven, but now? You have two hours.” Kelly said, whispering in Lynn’s ear. “And if you try a stunt like that again, it’ll be the last one you ever pull. Not that I need to worry. You saw the look in Arthur’s eyes, right? You disgust him. You think you’re all curves and sex appeal, but he can see you as the ugly, evil creature you are. When he looks at you, he sees your soul. We all see the imperfections. Plus, girl, you look hideous without makeup. I’d call you a butterface, but they usually have bodies that redeem them. You’re just ugly all over.” 

They’d reached Lynn’s front door by the time Kelly finished her tirade, and she shoved Lynn through it, blanket and all, closing the door behind her. Lynn locked it. She heaved deep breaths of rage as her fingers curled impotently against the door. Her nails couldn’t scratch the wood. 

Kelly’s hatred burned her under her skin, fueling Lynn’s fury, wrath, and arousal. She hated that woman and herself for her reactions. Why did her body have to work this way? Against her? Kelly was cruel and mean, and everything she accused Lynn of being. So why did Kelly’s hot breath against Lynn’s ear make her leak like a volcano? Why did her hatred turn Lynn on so much? 

Lynn leaned with her back against her front door, the blanket covering her like a cape. She spread her legs to find the inside of her thighs slick with arousal. It poured from her as the heat flowed outward, warming her fingers as she touched herself. 

She didn’t consciously realize she was pleasuring herself until she was several strokes in. The pleasure offered her sweet relief from the intense burning arousal that threatened to consume her. 

She closed her eyes and rubbed gentle circles as she pictured Kelly’s glare and Arthur’s disgust. Arthur’s eyes, those damn bright eyes of his, looked down on her in every way. He was standing, and she was sitting, sure, and he was far taller than she was, but still. Arthur was the lowest lifeform she knew. If she’d been queen of high school, he’d been the stable boy, or the privy attendant, or whatever the lowest, grossest job was. Now he acted like he was king, and she was the lowest scum on his shoe. 

She should imagine the victory she’d have over them one day. Her triumph, but that wasn’t where her mind went. Instead, her imagination took her to a different place, where Kelly spat on her face and called her a cunt. The redhead whispered awful, degrading things into her ear and refused to touch Lynn. Instead, she made Lynn touch herself, and Lynn obeyed all too eagerly. She needed relief. She craved release. 

The speed and pressure of her fingertips against her clit increased to the point of pain. She seized her breast with her free hand, distracting herself with a squeeze that sent coarse pleasure through her. 

She couldn’t move from her spot against the door, even as she heard Arthur and Officer Tae walking past the other side of it. They were probably talking about her, laughing at how desperate she’d been, and how pitiful.

Mindy giggled at something Arthur said, and Lynn could see the young, busty woman playing up the schoolgirl angle in her mind’s eye. The innocent act was just that - an act - but everyone seemed to fall for it. Lynn imagined Mindy laughing at her if she could see how desperately she was fingering herself now. 

Mindy would point and laugh, nudging Arthur until he and Kelly joined her in mocking Lynn’s desperate race to the finish. They laughed at her standing there, spreading her legs wider to give her hand better access. They laughed as she slipped a finger into herself, curling her fingertip inside as she rubbed the top of her pussy with her palm. 

She sped up, finger-fucking herself without mercy as she drove herself closer and closer to that edge. 

“Call me a cunt again.” Lynn gasped. “Please… please, please, please… I’m a filthy, disgusting cunt.” 

She tweaked a nipple, pinching and twisting it until the pain caused her to gasp, but it didn’t hold off her arousal. On the contrary, it drove her closer to it. She grasped her throat next, clenching her hand around her neck as if it were Kelly standing there, choking her. Her eyes fluttered as her breath faltered. 

What would it be like to choke on Arthur’s cock? 

That was a fancy too far away to consider. No, Kelly would never let her near Arthur like that. She’d make Lynn swallow a strap-on dildo instead, not to pleasure herself, because Kelly wouldn’t get any pleasure from it, but to inflict pain and humiliation on Lynn. 

The great Lynn Barrera on her knees sucking and throating a giant, fake cock while Mindy and the girls laughed at her humiliating herself for them. No, not for them. For her. Lynn would do it for her own pleasure and release. Eventually, Kelly would spit on her face, tell her she needed more practice, then kick her away so she fell onto her back as she fingered herself. 

Her fingers suddenly had a flush of liquid arousal coating them. She squeezed her eyes shut and tweaked her other nipple, groping and hoping to keep the pleasure going, but the more she tensed and braced against the inevitable, the stronger the swell of arousal grew.

Lynn’s body seized as her insides clamped and spasmed around her fingers. Her entire world shook with the intensity, and she couldn’t breathe as her mouth opened into the O of a silent scream. Her neck and head tilted forward, shaking and straining as release tore through her with no regard for her endurance. 

She cried out in a senseless noise of release that they might have heard through the door. 

She didn’t care. If anything, it only made it better for them to know what a filthy, horny cunt she was. 

Her legs gave out, and she slid against the door until she landed with her ass on the welcome mat. Her legs twitched, and her body convulsed with her prolonged release. Rapture kept rolling over her, and she kept cumming. She rubbed herself, rolling her intense orgasm into a smaller one, back into a larger crescendo that spat her arousal from her in a geyser of pleasure so intense it made her see stars. 

Her fingers stopped as her body convulsed again, trapping her hands between her thighs and making her fall to her side. She landed on her arm and whimpered, curling her legs behind her. She cried, her tears staining the carpet beside the other fluids she released. 

Her breath came ragged and heavy, her chest heaving with exhaustion. “Fuuuuck.” She groaned. 

She had to silence herself. She looked frantically for something, anything, to act as a silencer. A pillow or blanket would do, but she wasn’t thinking clearly, and didn’t think about the mylar blanket between herself and the wall. All she saw in her desperate moment were the panties she’d worn the night before. She’d tossed the pink French-cut panties toward the door as she stripped on her drunken commute to bed. 

Lynn shoved the panties into her mouth to keep from screaming, and to give her something to bite down on as her body convulsed as if electrocuted. 

The taste was awful, but that only made her cum harder, as if it were proof of how disgusting a whore she was. She came until her body forced her to stop. Her hand was still trapped between her thighs, but pulled slightly away from her too-raw pussy. All the strength had fled from her body. She couldn’t move. She could barely open her eyes. Exhaustion swept over her so heavily that it threatened to knock her unconscious. 

Her thighs were wet with arousal, and so was the carpet beneath her. 

“Fuck.” Lynn mumbled, barely coherent. Her words sounded dreamy and far-off, as if someone else was speaking them. “Fuck you, Arthur. Fuck you, Kelly. Fuck you, Mindy. Fuck all of you.” 

Minute after minute passed. A car engine rumbled to life, and four tires left the driveway. Probably Officer Jun-Ho. She didn’t hear Arthur’s car leave, but she didn’t hear any footsteps above her either. Should she be worried that she didn’t know where the others were? No. Fuck them. They were probably upstairs fucking, laughing at Lynn, or just being stupid and hanging out together. Not that she cared. 

Silence filled her apartment again. She was alone. She always woke up alone. 

The smell of her shameful release floated to her nostrils, and she exhaled in sorrowful disgust with herself. She spat the panties out, but they didn’t go far, falling before her face so they rested less than an inch from her nostrils. The wet, sloppy texture of her saliva joined the mess on the carpet. 

That had been the best, strongest orgasm she’d ever had. The intensity of it had been out of this world. Her release left her a tired, sleepy husk. The strength in her limbs had fled her. She couldn’t move, and the total lack of energy in the wake of her fury and shame left her weak. 

She was on her side. The carpet was soft. The smell wasn’t unbearable, but she’d need to clean it and herself up before the girls got here. Not that she was worried. She had hours until they arrived for their dinner. The apartment was comfortable. The blanket against her back was warm. The door and its wall made her feel secure. 

Lynn fell asleep, her hand still caught between her legs. She’d take a quick cat nap, wake up in twenty minutes, shower, and prepare for the girls to arrive. That was her plan. 

~~~

“So, that’s your brother, huh?” Arthur asked as he, Kelly, and Mindy stood in the loop at the top of the driveway, watching the patrol car drive away. 

Mindy waved at the car enthusiastically, laughing as she did so. “Yeah! What did you think?” 

“He was nice.” Arthur said. “And he didn’t give us a hard time over Lynn, so… all’s well that ends well.” 

“Yeah, about that, uh… why was she naked?” Mindy asked. 

“I think that’s pretty obvious.” Kelly said, rolling her eyes. “It was either a plan to trap Arthur into something inappropriate, or she went skinny dipping and locked herself out.” 

Mindy giggled. 

“Either way, she’s a fucking idiot.” Kelly said. 

“Oh yeah. I’ve met some dumb people in my life, but she takes the cake.” Mindy said, looking up at Arthur as if expecting him to join in on the laughter and mocking. 

He didn’t smile. “Come on, let’s head inside.” Arthur said. “Or do you two need a ride back to campus?” 

“We can Uber if you want to hang out and wait for the guys.” Kelly said. “But we have to be back in here in like two hours anyway. We could always just hang out until then? Mindy and I will stay upstairs so we’re out of the way if the guys show up.” 

“Thanks.” Arthur said, nodding. “Yeah, we can hang out until Brad and Mark get here.” 

“What are your plans for dinner?” Kelly asked.

“We’re gonna order food.” Arthur said as he climbed the stairs to the front door. 

“Maybe we should, too.” Kelly said, looking at Mindy. “From what Lynn said, I think she was planning on having Deb help her cook the dinner. Do we trust Lynn to cook anything for us?” 

“Hmm.” Mindy stroked her chin as Arthur opened the door for them and let them in. “That’s a good point! If we order, I know a good Asian Fusion restaurant.”

“That’s perfect.” Kelly said. “I’ll text the girls and get their orders. Maybe one of them can pick it up on their way to us?” 

“Kat and Selene would probably be your best bet.” Arthur said. He took off his shoes and put them by the door. Kelly and Mindy followed his example and trotted to catch up with him as he turned into the hallway. 

“Is Selene eating with us or with–” Mindy started, but Kelly cut her off. 

“Selene’s not coming tonight. She has some kind of school project to finish, and she’s still pretty pissed at Lynn for showing up at her job.” Kelly said, pointing at Arthur with her eyes as she and Mindy walked behind him to the home theater room. 

Mindy looked confused, then nodded as realization dawned. Selene’s plans for tonight were meant to be a surprise for Arthur, and she’d almost spilled the beans. “Right, right.” Mindy said. “Well…” Mindy said as Arthur stopped and looked around the room. “Wanna fuck until they get here?” 

Arthur chuckled. 

“Hey! There’s that smile.” Mindy bounced over to him and pulled his shoulder down so she could kiss his cheek. “Come on, Boss. Why don’t you let your wife and your secretary help you relieve some stress?” 

“You two go ahead.” Kelly said, shaking her head. “As much as I’d love to play, I have some work and texting to do, and I’m not feeling sexy right now.” She gestured to her abdominal area, which didn’t look any different to Arthur or Mindy, but they took her meaning. 

“Oh! Can we do our homework in the office?” Mindy asked, jumping up and down and clapping. “You can sit at that nice big desk…” She bit her lip. “Please?” 

“Tonight’s my night off, remember?” Arthur said. “I don’t know if I should be leading a session when I’m supposed to be recuperating.” 

Mindy glanced down, where Arthur’s approval of the idea was undeniably denying his protests. 

“Please?” Mindy asked. “You don’t have to do anything. You can just sit and do your homework.” 

Arthur contemplated his options and looked at Kelly. 

Kelly shrugged. “It’s up to you. You’re the Master.” 

Mindy pouted, folding her hands under her chin and begging as she batted her eyelashes at him. “Please, please, please? I just want to suck you off from under the desk. Doesn’t have to be a whole big BDSM session or anything. Just a girlfriend, blowing and throating her boyfriend, and maybe he fucks her on top of the desk afterwards if she earns it?” 

Kelly laughed. 

Arthur tried to appear as if he were still unsure of the idea, but he folded almost immediately. 

“Okay.” Arthur said, shaking his head. “You sure you don’t want to join us?” He asked, looking at Kelly. 

“I’m good, honestly. My mind is off at the races and my body…” She shook her head. “I’m just not up to right now. If you really want me to, I can, but–” 

“No.” Arthur said, shaking his head. “You rest. Put your feet up.” He pointed toward the sofa. “I’ll bring you some water, and you can text to your heart’s content.” 

“Thank you, Hubby.” Kelly said, caressing his arm as she walked past him toward the sofa. 

“What do I do?” Mindy asked.

“You go to the office and wait for me. I’ll be there in a minute to start work.” Arthur said, giving her a wink. 

“Yes, Sir!” Mindy saluted and dashed into the hallway to cross the house at breakneck speed. 

Arthur laughed and went through the laundry room into the garage. He fetched their purses and backpacks, hauling everything in one trip. He was even able to grab a water bottle from the garage refrigerator, but that was the last of his free hands. 

Kelly laughed to see him, but he shook his head when she moved to rise from the sofa. He deposited her bookbag beside her and her purse, then kissed the top of her head as he placed the water bottle in her hands. “Rest up. The remote’s right there if you want to watch TV, and the throw pillows are nice and soft. I’d offer you a heating pad, but I don’t think we have one…” 

Kelly pulled a thermal muscle therapy pad from her purse. The small box didn’t seem to take much room in her huge mom bag. “These are great when you’re sore from the gym, or in general.” She said. 

“Do you always carry them with you?” Arthur asked. 

“On weeks that I have cramps? You bet your cute little tush I do.” Kelly said, winking as she lifted her shirt and applied the white pad to her abs. 

Arthur kissed her cheek once more. “If you want to join me and Mindy, you can, but no pressure. If you need anything, just text or holler.” 

“I’m fine.” Kelly said, shooing him away. “Now go fuck your secretary before she starts humping the furniture.” 

Arthur laughed, but didn’t argue. He headed down the hallway with their bags in tow. Tonight was a night off, but one quick session couldn’t hurt. Besides, he’d gone all day without release. His body was practically aching for it. 

He traversed the hallway with a smile on his face, ready and eager to thoroughly enjoy Mindy.