WIP: Harem House Chapter 21 Part 3

They said their goodbyes on the campus walk, and Kelly headed off to her class after dropping Arthur off at his. 

Business Leadership III was the slowest way to spend his time. The professor was one of those old men who talked as slow as he walked and must have thought inflection was a dirty word. Arthur almost wished he had some of the lectures recorded for those nights he had trouble falling asleep. Not that he'd had any of those recently. 

After class, he set up camp in the library. The university library was a multi-floored building with tables stacked in rows and columns throughout its central aisle, with bookshelves on the side. Hidden slightly behind the shelves on the outermost aisle were workstation desks where you could do your homework with a modicum of privacy. Arthur set up camp on one of those and texted the House Chat about his ride tonight. 

Master: Hey, so I’m on campus, but my car is back at the apartment. I have a night class tonight, but would any of you be around to give me a lift, or should I get an Uber? 

Slut: I got you. 

Master: Thanks. 

Slut: Of course, Master. See you tonight. 

Queenie: Looks like Slut gets some more one-on-one time for being the fastest texter. 

Whore: Lol. I’m working a delivery shift for my parents tonight, so have fun! 

Slut: Oh, we will! 

And the chat went quiet for a while. Arthur focused on his homework, breaking only when he had to attend his next class. He managed to get a sizable chunk done with his distractions removed until the lunch hour approached, and Kat came up beside his desk. 

“Found you.” Kat said softly. She wore a pink cardigan with a deep V-neck that would have been indecent if she hadn’t worn a white button-up blouse under it. He had fun imagining her without the blouse, though. The gray slacks she wore looked comfortable, though they were a bit long, which she made up for with heels that raised her height by roughly two inches. 

“Was I supposed to be hiding?” Arthur asked with a smirk. “You look nice.” He curled a finger, beckoning her closer. 

Kat leaned in and was surprised when Arthur kissed her, but she accepted the kiss and smiled when she pulled away. “I saw you come in earlier from my job at the tutoring center.” She explained. “I was wondering if… maybe you wanted to get lunch?” 

“Sure thing.” Arthur said with a nod. “Give me a second to pack up.” 

Kat nodded and stepped aside as Arthur loaded his bookbag and cleared off the workspace he’d been using. When he was finished, he threw his bag over his shoulder and offered Kat his other hand. She reached up and took it, walking with him hand in hand as they made their way to the cafeteria. 

“You know, I haven’t gotten my next lesson plan from you yet.” Kat reminded him. 

“I know.” Arthur nodded. “I’ve been a bit busy, and the last one didn’t quite click how I wanted it to, but I’ll have one for you soon.” 

Kat nodded. “Was that my fault? That it didn’t click? And do we schedule our time together with you now or with Mindy?” 

Arthur thought about it and then shrugged. “Either, I suppose. Though I guess the scheduling is on me too.” He sighed. “This whole five-girlfriends thing is a lot of work.” 

“Poor baby.” Kat said dryly. “But at least this way, we all get what we wanted.” 

“Oh?” Arthur asked. “That makes it sound like you wanted me.” 

Kat rolled her eyes. “You really are a clueless idiot sometimes, you know?” 

Arthur furrowed his brows. “What did I do now?” 

“I had the biggest crush on you in my way, and so did Selene, but we missed our shots because you were with Lori. Not that I would have made the first move anyway. Then you were single again, and I missed my shot because you were closer to Selene, actually friends with her, probably more than friends, I suspected, and I was right.” Kat explained. “So yeah, I wanted you. Why do you think I agreed to all of this in the first place?” 

Arthur was silent for a moment. “But we didn’t even know each other.” He looked down at her beside him as they walked. “I only knew you as Selene’s sister.” 

Kat sighed. “So? I thought you were cute.” She was in trouble, and she knew it. Not with Arthur, but with how she felt versus the expectations she laid out for herself before this all started. Arthur was supposed to be a fun experiment, a casual fuck who was obviously more in love with her sister than any feelings he might develop for Kat. Yet, looking up at him, she realized she hadn't stuck to her resolutions. She felt something for him now, something that made her stomach flutter when his gaze met hers. 

Arthur was quiet for a moment. “You’re pretty cute yourself.” He squeezed her hand in his, and she squeezed back, which brought them to the cafeteria. 

At the lunch table, they were almost immediately joined by Selene, who sat on the other side of Arthur from Kat. Rani and Kelly showed up a few minutes later. Mindy was already sitting with her suitemates, but she came over toward the end of the meal. 

Shortly after Mindy arrived, so did someone else, a stranger Arthur had never met. 

A young woman with dark hair and eyes smiled slightly as she approached the table. She had no tray, no bookbag, and had clearly been sitting somewhere else until a few seconds ago. However, no one seemed to be looking at her from the other tables. She, however, was looking straight at Arthur with a nervous smile but a predatory gleam in her eye that made almost everyone at the table uncomfortable. 

Kat felt a flare of jealousy in her veins. Was this just another girl who would want to try and sleep with her Sir? 

“Hey.” She said in a chipper voice with a friendly little wave. “My name’s Jen, and I work for the school newspaper. You’re Arthur, right?” 

Arthur looked at the others for help but nodded. “Yeah. Can I… help you?” 

“I was wondering if you, and, well, all of you, would be willing to give me an interview for the school newspaper. I want to do an article on ethical polyamory, and your little group is the hottest gossip on campus right now.” Jen explained. 

“Oh. Uh…” Arthur looked at the others. Kelly kept her eyes on her plate, Selene looked skeptical, Mindy looked scared, Rani appeared nonplussed, and Kat was frowning. All in all, he figured that should be a no, right? “I don’t think so. We’re not really interested in discussing our private lives with the entire school.” 

Jen shrugged. “The entire school is discussing your private lives anyway.” She said. “This would give you a chance to tell the true story and share your own side of it.” She explained. “Just think about it, okay?” She handed Arthur a napkin with something scribbled on it. “My number, in case you change your mind.” 

Arthur took the paper from her without a thank you, and she was gone. They all sat in silence until Arthur broke it. 

“Thoughts?” He asked the group. 

“Absolutely not.” Kat shook her head. “Our business is our business.” 

Rani shrugged. “I wouldn’t mind setting a few things straight so people stop asking me about it or staring at me like I have a freakin’ horn growing out of my forehead.” 

“I think I’m with Kat on this one.” Mindy piped up. “An article on the school website is way too public, and if my parents ever find out about all of this, I’m dead.” 

“I… don’t want the publicity.” Kelly admitted. “I’m with Kat too.” 

Selene shrugged. “Three to two then, unless Master has something to say?” 

Arthur looked surprised. “You’re for giving an interview?” 

Selene nodded. “I wouldn’t mind being able to set the record straight and get people to stop coming up to me after class.” She said. "They've been nice about it, but I'm getting tired of educating everyone one at a time." 

“Hm…” Arthur seemed to think about it, but his gut instinct was to side with the majority. Their business didn’t need to be thrown up on the school website or elsewhere for the whole school to see. There was plenty of actual news happening. He was surprised they didn’t want to talk to Rani about her altercation with Sanjay on Monday but had instead approached the entire group. “I think we’ll pass on this for now.” He said finally. “Like Kat said, our business is our business.” 

Kat beamed at him, and the others nodded. 

After lunch, it was back to class and homework for Arthur. He parted ways with Rani and Mindy on the walkway. Kelly headed to her own class shortly after, as did Selene. Kat surprised him by walking him to his classroom door before saying goodbye, though she shied away from kissing him farewell when she noticed the eyes around them watching them. Arthur understood and squeezed her hand affectionately before they parted. Then he set about surviving the lecture for his Management class with its surprise quiz on the reading he still needed to do. 

After class and that quiz, Arthur was adequately motivated to return to his academics. He set up camp in the library again, in the same spot, and was prepared to study until dinner. He even went so far as to mute his phone. He was not surprised to sense a presence beside him before he looked up shortly after the dinner hour struck, but he was surprised to see it was Rani and not Kat. 

"Are you skipping dinner tonight?" Rani asked softly, given their current surroundings. "I thought you were all about nutrition and whatnot." 

Arthur smirked. "I was just going to grab something quick from the Cafe, a wrap, maybe." 

"Ah." Rani acknowledged his answer with an even tone. "Well fuck that, how about having dinner with me in the cafe instead? Just the two of us?" 

"Oh." Arthur straightened. Rani's tone didn't suggest that anything was wrong, necessarily, but Rani wanting to eat alone with him was a new experience. "Sure." He said quickly. "I'll just pack up."

Rani shifted her weight and waited for him as he packed up his things. 

"Is everything okay?" Arthur asked, slightly nervous.

Rani raised an eyebrow at him and smirked, almost enjoying the vulnerable uncertainty he never displayed while they were playing. With a leash in his hand and a collar on her throat, he always seemed either confident or thoughtful. Right now, he almost seemed human. 

"Everything's fine." She said after making him wait an intolerable number of seconds. "I just want to have a quick dinner with my boyfriend and set him straight on a few things." 

"Okay…" Arthur said hesitantly. "That still makes it sound like I'm in trouble." 

Rani raised an eyebrow and said her following sentence in an even quieter voice than before. "You're not in trouble, my King. I'm trying to help you." She smiled slightly. "One of the things I like about you is that you're not afraid to have very frank, straightforward conversations about sex and relationships. Or is that just when Mindy is around?" 

"No, it applies generally, not just to Mindy." Arthur assured her as he finished packing. 

"Good." Rani nodded. "Then let's sit somewhere in the cafe where we can have a frank discussion."

"About sex and relationships?" Arthur asked as he slung his bag over his shoulder. 

"Exactly." Rani smiled at him. 

Arthur offered her his arm as they walked, a habit he was falling into thanks to Mindy, and Rani cupped her hand in the crook of his elbow, holding onto it as they walked. 

"Are you dissatisfied about something?" Arthur asked as they left the library behind. 

"No. Not exactly." Rani shook her head. "More like I have a favor to ask."

"Oh?" Arthur raised his eyebrows this time. "What favor?" 

"I want to fuck you." Rani said matter-of-factly.

Arthur looked around them. There were a few people out and about given the time of day, but if any were close enough to hear what Rani said, they didn't process or react to it in favor of their own conversations, music, or worlds they carried with them as they went about their lives. No one paid any mind to the statement. 

"Here and now?" Arthur asked. "We might get expelled, but okay, bend over." 

He was joking, of course, but Rani had the sense of humor where she was more than willing to call his bluff and started to obey. He slapped her on the back of her thighs and pushed her forward, so she had to take a step rather than stop and bend over. That got them a few looks, but not near so many as they might have had.

Rani's laugh was a derisive chortle. "Your wish is my command, my King." She said sarcastically. "Don't start something you're not prepared to finish." 

"The same could be said to you." Arthur chuckled and shook his head as he pulled her along, her hand still in the crook of his elbow. "What did you mean then?" 

"I meant at some point, probably Sunday, after our date, but also, I meant alone. Just you and me. No Mindy, none of the other girls. Just you, me, my dorm room, and a pillow I can bite." Rani answered. 

"Your roommate won't mind?" Arthur asked. 

"She practically lives with her new boyfriend." Rani said decisively. “She won’t be there.” She'd clearly thought of answers to any preliminary objections.

“Okay then.” Arthur agreed. “Just you and me on Sunday.” 

“Good.” Rani nodded. “And we don’t need to do the whole date thing unless you want to. We can just fuck.” 

“And if I want to?” Arthur asked. 

Rani shrugged. “I’ll allow it, but time spent eating is time not spent fucking, so it might as well be time wasted.” 

Arthur chuckled. 

“Besides, the later we fuck, the later you get home.” Rani pointed out. 

"Oh?" Arthur asked. "You wouldn't want me to spend the night?" 

Rani shook her head. "Not really." She shrugged. "It's a dorm room. You'd just have to get up even earlier than usual to go home, or you'd have to go home first, pack an overnight bag, yadda yadda." She shrugged. "Just come up, we can fuck, and you can go home." 

"Okay." Arthur agreed.

“So…” Arthur said hesitantly as he braced himself. “What did you want to talk about?” 

“Mostly, how you treat your women." Rani said firmly. 

"Excuse me?" Arthur asked. 

"You’re soft-hearted for a Dom." Rani explained. "You need to be more stern and forceful, not in the bedroom. You're fine when you're play acting, but in stuff like this. Like at the meeting last night. You need to be more declarative. More decisive. You're the coach, remember? What you say goes. Especially with Selene and Kat especially." 

Arthur was quiet for a moment. They had reached the line for the cafe now, and it wasn't the time to have this conversation, so he waited until they were at a corner table and out of earshot. 

His first instinct was to argue, to defend himself. He thought everything was going well, but he was curious about what Rani had to say. The girls had their Harem chat without him, after all. She might have had insights into the other women that Arthur didn't. Kat might have explicitly told her some complaint or another, though he wasn't sure that Kat and Rani were the closest in the Harem, given Kat's initial dislike of her. 

“You were saying?” Arthur prompted. 

“You need to be more aggressive.” Rani said. “If you want something, take it or demand it; don’t wait until we’re in the bedroom.” 

Arthur raised an eyebrow but swallowed down his initial argumentativeness and thought about it. “I can agree to be that way with you if that’s what you want. And you’re likely right about Selene and maybe Mindy. I don’t think Kelly or Kat would appreciate that from me, though.” 

“Kat absolutely would.” Rani argued. 

“That’s not-.” Arthur hesitated, rephrasing his point to sound less argumentative. “That’s not what Kat and I have worked out.” He explained. “She’s my submissive, but only when her collar is on or when she otherwise tells me that it’s time. She doesn’t want it to be a twenty-four-seven thing.” 

Rani seemed to think about it for a moment. “Well, I think you could still give it a try.” Rani said. “I think there’s a difference between what Kat says and what she really wants, but her telling you what she wants undermines your ability to give her what she wants because she wants you to give her what she wants without her having to tell you what she wants.” 

“What?” Arthur asked, confused. 

Rani sighed. “She wants you to be more forceful with her, but she can’t tell you that because she wants you to be forceful with her without her telling you to be. Right? She wants you to want her, but if you’re only doing it because she told you to, it’s not the same as doing it because you want to.” 

“Okay…” Arthur said hesitantly. “I think I understand.” 

Rani looked at him quizzically. “I hope so.” She sighed and went back to eating her meal. “You are the luckiest, hottest, son of a bitch on this campus.” She almost laughed to herself. 

Arthur smiled at her and blushed a little. “I know.” He laughed. "But is that what you want? For me to be more... dominant in our relationship outside of the bedroom?" 

Rani seemed to think about it for a moment. "I want you to be more... possessive. More aggressive. More... yeah, dominant." She nodded. 

"I can do that." Arthur nodded. "And if you ever want to re-adjust our dynamic, let me know, or use your safewords." 

Rani nodded and gave him a small smile. 

The two of them ate in companionable silence for a few minutes. Eventually, though, Arthur noticed that the food was waning, and the time for night classes was approaching. 

“I did have a specific favor to ask.” Rani said, breaking the silence. It had been a surprisingly comfortable silence, washed out with the ambiance from the cafe. Arthur returned his attention to her with his subtle smile and nodded. 

“I have a project coming up for my midterm grade in my photography elective.” Rani explained. “And I was wondering if… would you be willing to pose for me? Nude?” 

Arthur thought about it for a moment. “These pictures would be… public?” 

“Yes.” Rani answered. “You’d have to sign a release. But they’d be tasteful.” She assured him. “I was also thinking of asking Mindy or maybe Selene. I had an idea about doing a project about the feminine and the masculine, maybe contrasting traditionalism and modernism?” 

Arthur thought about it for a moment. “You should ask Kelly.” 

“Kelly?” Rani asked. “You think she’d be interested?” 

“I think so. It couldn’t hurt to ask.” Arthur shrugged. “But sure. I’ll do it. Might as well add nude modeling to my stripping and marketing resume.” 

Rani smirked. “Thank you, Master.” She cooed. 

Arthur sighed and checked his watch. “Well, we don’t have time to take care of that now.” 

“Sunday.” Rani assured him. “I’ll make it up to you on Sunday.” 

Arthur smirked. “I’ve half a mind to pull you into the nearest stairwell and make us both late for class.” 

“Hot.” Rani stated. “And I know I just told you to be more dominant, and I don't want to immediately contradict myself, but I really need to be on time for class, and my education is more important than your blue balls.” She blew him a kiss as she stood up. “See you around?” 

Arthur chuckled. “You are a walking contradiction, with everything based on your moods." He pointed out. "I'll make you make it up to me on Sunday. See you around.” 

Business Leadership Ethics never felt boring. The professor was younger, and he placed significant emphasis on class participation, which he always set up as a discussion. The Socratic method was his preferred method, and Arthur always enjoyed watching his eyes light up when the students took up the debate with one another about philosophical ethics applied to corporate culture, finance, and the workforce. Class always seemed to go quickly, and it was over before Arthur even knew it. 

Still, by the time class was finished, he was tired. He knew Selene was waiting to drive him home, but he hoped she would be okay if they didn’t play tonight. He was exhausted, and he just wanted to go home, sleep, and not think about having to wake up before dawn tomorrow morning to get his workout done. 

Selene was waiting for him in the parking lot after class let out, but to his surprise, she wasn’t alone. Kat was there too, leaning against her car in what appeared to be a baggy t-shirt and short stretchy shorts. Her intramural volleyball outfit. She looked good, though Arthur wished he could get a decent look at her butt in those shorts. 

Selene stepped up to Arthur and gave him a kiss. “Ready to go?” She asked. 

Arthur nodded. “Ready when you are.” He said to Kat as well. Selene opened the back seat door for him, and he had an inkling of what she had in mind as she closed the door behind him. Kat started the car, glancing back in the rearview at him as Selene opened the passenger-side back seat door and climbed in, sitting next to Arthur. 

“Did you win your game?” Arthur asked Kat. “Sorry I missed it.” 

“You had class.” Kat shrugged. “It went okay, but we lost in the last quarter.” She explained. 

“It was a good game though.” Selene piped up. “You played very well. The whole team did.” 

“Thanks.” Kat smirked. 

“Maybe next game we can make it a group event, get everyone to go and cheer you on.” Arthur suggested. 

Kat shrugged. “There’s only a few left, but sure.” 

Selene smiled at Arthur. “Master…” She said as Kat pulled out of the parking lot. “May I suck your cock?” 

Arthur laughed and made a show of thinking it over for a minute. “No.” He finally answered. 

Selene looked shocked. 

“I’m going to make you watch while Kat sucks it once she parks the car.” Arthur explained darkly. “She’s going to do it right here, in the car. Then you two are going back to your apartment, and I’m going up to mine. If you’re good the entire time, I may let you masturbate to an orgasm tonight. But if you’re naughty, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow morning at the earliest.” 

Selene was breathing heavily. 

“Who said I wanted to suck your cock?” Kat asked from the front seat with a skeptical look. 

“I want you to.” Arthur said. “Your Sir wants you to.” He added. “And I think you want to, too.” 

Kat didn’t answer immediately but did her best to keep her eyes on the road. “Maybe I do, and maybe I don’t.” She shrugged. “You can’t make me. I don’t have my collar on.” 

“Oh, I can make you, and I will if I have to.” Arthur informed her. 

Kat glanced up at the rearview mirror. Arthur could tell by the blush in her cheeks she was eager, and she knew the safeword if she wanted to use it, but he also knew she wouldn’t. She wanted the struggle; she wanted to be a brat, and Selene was simply watching the two of them with a heated intensity that suggested she was thrilled at the idea of being made to watch, unable to participate. 

“We’ll see.” Kat said defiantly. “What’s in it for me? Do I get an orgasm tonight?” 

“If you make me cum before your jaw gets tired, you get to cum tonight. If you fail that, you’ll have to wait until Saturday.” Arthur shrugged. 

“And if I get myself off tonight anyway?” Kat asked cooly. “I don’t have to follow your rules when we’re not playing, right?” 

“If you do, Selene will tell me, and I’ll give you such a spanking you won’t be able to sit for a week. A proper caning, or maybe I’ll use that leather tawse I bought for Selene.” Arthur informed her. 

Selene gave an involuntary groan of anticipation. The very idea of watching Arthur beat Kat’s backside red with the forked leather strap made Selene rub her legs together. She closed her eyes and breathed deeply, trying to calm herself, but it only made her imagination more vivid, and the heat in her body increased. 

“She wouldn’t narc on me.” Kat said defiantly. 

“I think she would.” Arthur corrected her, leaned over toward Selene, and took hold of her chin in his hand. “Wouldn’t you, Slut? Would you tell me everything your sister did to defy me and help me discipline her for her disobedience?”

“Absolutely, Master.” Selene admitted readily. “I would even hold her down for you.” 

“Mmm.” Arthur sat back and thought about it. “I rather like the idea of that.” He said after a second. “I’m almost hopeful you’ll disobey.” 

Kat stuck her tongue out at him in the mirror but made no further comment. Arthur was hard and stiff, and he made no protest as Selene reached over and started gently rubbing him through his trousers. By the time they pulled into the parking lot and parked, Arthur was nearly about to blow just from the over-the-pants handjob, but he held it back. 

Kat turned off the car and flipped off the interior light that came on when she did so but made no move to get out of the vehicle. Nor did she turn toward Arthur or move other than to sit there. 

“Come here.” Arthur said sternly. 

“No.” Kat shook her head. 

“Force your body between the driver and passenger seat and bend toward me.” Arthur instructed. 

“Make me.” Kat said defiantly. 

Arthur followed her instructions. He leaned forward, wrapped his arm around her, grabbed her door-side arm, and pulled her. In one motion, he twisted her around and forced her body between the seats. Then he pulled her toward him until her hips were stuck between the two front seats. Her body wedged in place, he pulled her shirt up and off, leaving her in a sports bra and her shorts. Then, he used the t-shirt to bind her hands behind her. He grabbed the back of her head with his left fist and unzipped himself with his right hand, letting his length smack her in the face. 

Kat twisted this way and that, struggling against her capture by the seats and pulling on the tight rope of her baggy t-shirt, but she couldn’t free herself. She could only gasp and close her eyes as his cock, taller than her face in this position, smacked against her smooth skin. 

Selene watched from her seat, enraptured. 

“Slut, keep your hands where I can see them.” Arthur instructed. “Squeeze your tits with them.” 

Selene obeyed, groping herself over her clothes as Arthur watched her small pert breasts move beneath the fabric. It was enough to tease and pleasure but nowhere near enough to make her cum, and Arthur knew that. Arthur watched and pressed the tip of his cock against Kat’s firmly closed lips. She shook her head slightly, but Arthur pinched her nose until she opened her mouth, and she took him into her mouth and started sucking. 

“That’s it.” Arthur said reassuringly to Kat. “That’s my good girl.” 

Kat kept going, bobbing down deeper onto his cock every time, as far as the restraints on her body would allow. Arthur’s hand on her head still let her control the pace, but she didn’t know how long that would last. She suspected he might start fucking her face, and in truth, she was hoping for it. She wanted him to lead, and she was more than willing to follow, but he had to lead first. 

Selene, likewise, was enjoying herself. The ban on her involvement and direct pleasure was disappointing, but the amount of authority Arthur exercised in ordering it was hot as hell. Whatever had gotten into him, she approved. So did Kat, if her moaning as she bobbed up and down on the first half of his cock was anything to go by.

Arthur leaned back against the seats and gestured for Selene to come forward. "Your sister can only reach so far." Arthur told her. "Why don't you pump the base of my cock for her since her hands are tied."

Selene reached forward immediately, eager to get involved. Still, she was careful to move in rhythm with Kat so she didn't accidentally smack her sister in the face as Kat was coming down and Selene's hand was coming up.

They both looked up at Arthur, who looked down at them with calm authority.

"That's it." He took a deep breath. "I'm getting close."

"Do it." Selene whispered. "Make her swallow it all." 

Arthur debated on whether it was crueler to cum in Kat's mouth and deny Selene or to deny Kat and give Selene what he knew she wanted. Then again, he knew Selene would be happy either way, so long as he and Kat were happy. 

"Please, Master?" Selene egged him on. "Cum in your brat's mouth." 

Arthur tensed, and Kat did her best to prepare. It wasn't enough. Try as she might to swallow it all down, she wasn't fast enough, and some of it escaped to dribble down, mixed with some drool, to coat Selene's hand.

Selene licked her hand like it was an ice cream cone and went back for more. She cuddled into Arthur's side and hugged him. "That was super hot." Selene smiled. "May we come up tonight?" She asked.

Arthur took a deep breath and hugged Selene back. He then reached over, untied Kat and gestured for her to join them in the back seat. It wasn't the most comfortable cuddle session, but it helped them come down from the high they were riding. The three of them lay there, with the girls each taking a pec for the pillow and Arthur quietly rubbing Kat’s wrists as the silence fell over them like a blanket. 

"Not tonight." Arthur answered finally. 

Selene pouted, which was expected. What he didn't expect was Kat's pout. They were both looking up at him and pouting at him in disappointment. It was almost enough to make him cave. 

“Poor Master. Too tired to drive us into that mattress of yours?” Kat asked coyly. 

“Yes.” Arthur chuckled. “I need to recharge, save my strength.” 

“What about in the morning?” Selene asked. “Or, what if I’ve been bad and need you to punish me?” 

Arthur smirked slightly, knowing what they were doing and appreciating it but honestly wanting to stick to his guns. “You’ve both been outstanding tonight.” He kissed Selene on the forehead and then kissed Kat the same way. “You’ve each earned one orgasm. Go to bed, watch some porn, and get yourselves off. Link me to what got you off, and we’ll see if we can’t do it better ourselves next time.” He stroked their backs as he talked, his arms hugging them close despite the uncomfortable position in the backseat that wasn’t nearly large enough to accommodate them. Even now, Kat was still half in the front seat. 

“Can we use toys?” Kat asked quietly. 

“Yes.” Arthur nodded. 

Selene was still frowning. Sure, she was happy with being told to masturbate for her master, but she preferred him to be there when she did it, watching her, or better yet, doing it for her while she was tied down to something unable to touch herself. 

“Be a good girl tonight.” Arthur assured Selene. “I’ll make it up to you on Saturday.” 

Kat scoffed but didn’t argue. “I can’t complain too much, given last night.” She shrugged and started pushing herself up. Arthur watched her put her shirt back on. 

Selene moved in the other direction and squeezed Arthur tight. “Are you mad at me for something?” Selene asked. 

“I’m not mad at you.” Arthur assured her. “I’m just tired. I want to sleep without bumping into anyone. Just for one night. I need one night to myself, and tonight’s the last time I’ll be able to get one for a while, I think.” 

Kat nodded. “Friday, you’ve got Kelly. Saturday, you’ve got all five of us - hopefully with a better bed situation planned.” 

Selene’s eyes lit up suddenly as she looked at Kat and then at Arthur. “We should get a hotel.” She announced. 

Arthur looked surprised. “What?” 

“For Saturday night! We should get like a honeymoon suite or something for the six of us and really go nuts!” Selene said excitedly as she pushed off Arthur and knelt beside him. 

“That’s not a bad idea if we can find one with a bed big enough.” Kat shrugged. “And if we all chip in, it shouldn’t be too expensive if it’s just the one room.” 

Arthur seemed to think about it. “Have you guys talked to the others about this? Would they be okay with it?” 

Selene shook her head. “I just thought about it. I can’t believe I didn’t think about it last night! I’m so stupid!” 

“You’re fine.” Arthur said reassuringly. “It sounds good to me if we can find a good room in a good hotel with all the alumni and families coming in for homecoming.” 

“Worth a shot.” Selene shrugged. “Won’t know until we try, right?” She was clearly excited about the idea and eager to look up nearby hotels. 

Arthur nodded. “I’ll look into it, and I’ll let you know what I find.” He looked toward his apartment and sighed as he started sitting up. He said goodbye to the girls at their car and kissed each of them goodnight at their apartment building door. 

“I love you, Master.” Selene said after their kiss. 

“I love you too, Slut.” He kissed Selene again and swatted her butt when she turned toward the door. She followed Kat inside, and then Arthur headed over to his apartment, lugging his bags and things up the three flights of stairs after getting his mail and dumping them all in the living room. Then he got ready for bed, plugged in his phone, got in bed, and decided to do some quick scrolling. 

The House Chat between him and the girls had some new messages. 

Slut: Just floating the idea, but what do you think of getting a hotel for Saturday night? A honeymoon suite might be more comfortable than Arthur’s floor. 

Queenie: I'm in favor of anything that is not another night on Arthur’s floor. 

Wifey: That sounds like it could be fun. A proper party. 

Whore: How much are we talking, exactly? Like, how expensive would it be? 

Arthur did a quick search and found a hit. Six people were the maximum occupancy, but lucky them, they only had six who wanted to come. Three-hundred and eighty-four dollars a night was a bit steep, rounded up to four hundred, split six ways, it wasn’t too bad. Knowing it might still be too much for Mindy, Arthur had a decision to make. 

Dropping four hundred dollars for a spur-of-the-moment hotel room was not usually his idea of money well spent. Some of the girls might pay him back, but it wasn’t fair of him to ask some of them and not others. That meant he was either covering it or only paying his share. Somehow, he felt he should just cover it. He could make up for it with a night of stripping if he really needed to, but his accounts were okay. He didn’t splurge or go in for expensive things (besides rent), which was vanishing next month. 

Master: I found a room, a suite that can fit six people in a pretty nice hotel nearby. If you’re all game, I’ll book it. 

Brat: How much is it?

Master: Don’t worry about it, I’ll cover the hotel. 

Whore: You don’t have to do that. 

Queenie: Shut up! When our Lord and Master says don’t worry about the cost, you say ‘Yes, Sir’ and wear something frilly to make it up to him. 

Master: lol. I wouldn’t say no to someone else buying the wine, and I would definitely not say no to any and all lingerie the rest of you wanted to bring. 

Wifey: Thank you, Sir. 

Slut: Yes, thank you, Master. 

Whore: Thanks, Boss. 

Brat: Thanks, I guess. 

Master: You’re all on board with a hotel room? 

Queenie: Yes! 

Slut: Yes, Sir! 

Whore: Yes, Boss. 

Wifey: Yes, Sir. 

Brat: Yes already! Book it! 

Arthur took a few minutes to book it, putting through his card information and the rest. When it was booked, he sent a screenshot to the House Chat. 

Master: All booked for Saturday. Check-in is at three. Check-out is at eleven on Sunday. 

Whore: I’ll have to leave early. 

Master: That’s okay. I figure we’ll clear out Sunday morning whenever we need to. 

Whore: :-D 

And with that, Arthur set his phone back on his nightstand, closed his eyes, and waited for sleep to come for him. He felt suddenly alone. More precisely, he felt lonely. As though there should be someone else in his bed. He opened his eyes and looked sleepily at the empty pillow next to him. 

In his mind's eye, he could see Selene’s graceful cheek gracing the divet, her hair splayed out behind her in golden waves. He could see Kat's curls across her face as she closed her eyes. He could see Kelly's lustrous red hair falling around her shoulders as she looked back at him. He could see Rani's smirk as she fell asleep before she rolled over and pressed against him. He could see Mindy's dark eyes looking into his until she could no longer keep them open, her straight black hair swept back and cascading over the pillows.

Arthur took a deep breath. He loved all of them in different ways and at different levels, but still. He could see now that having this many girlfriends would be expensive, but he had several solutions to that in reach. He would keep his office job for as long as he could. He might even take Beth's aunt up on the offer of more stripping if he could free up the time for it. It was certainly out of the question for the next few weekends.

Sleep took Arthur in the darkness as he lay there thinking and gave him dreams that flitted between his girls, each teaching a different class he was learning in or trying to learn despite their lack of clothes at the head of the class. His dreams were active, but his sleep was deep and restful.