WIP: Harem House Chapter 21 Part 2

Arthur followed Kelly to her car and opened the driver’s side door for her, which she seemed to enjoy far too much. She gave him a bright smile and a happy little wiggle as she took her seat and placed her hands on the steering wheel in a demure gesture. 

Arthur closed the door, went to the passenger side, and hopped in. He closed the door behind him, and Kelly already had the car started, twisting around to check behind her as she pulled out of the spot. 

“So, last night was fun.” Arthur commented. 

Kelly snorted. “Yeah. It was. Unexpected, but fun.” 

“You didn’t play that out ahead of time? It seemed orchestrated to me.” Arthur chuckled. 

“Selene might have, but she didn’t let the rest of us know until we were at the meeting. And we’d been talking about things between that and the harem chat and… well, I think a few of us wanted to do a big group thing and see how it went.” 

“And how do you think it went?” Arthur asked. “How do you feel about it?” 

“Confused.” Kelly admitted. “I don’t know. I don’t have all the answers.” 

“I don’t have all the answers either.” Arthur chuckled.

Kelly nodded. “I think we’d all be confused if you did.” She laughed. “More than we already are, I mean.” 

“What are you confused about?” Arthur asked. 

“Not anything specific.” Kelly shrugged. “It’s just… it’s a lot to adjust to. What we did last night, and the whole Harem as a group, a community, it’s new, fun, confusing, sexy, a whole slew of things.” 

Arthur nodded. “Makes sense.” He agreed. “I’m still trying to figure it all out myself.” He admitted. 

“We can figure it out together.” Kelly patted his thigh, then returned her hand to the steering wheel. Arthur patted her thigh in return and gave it a gentle, affectionate squeeze. 

“We’ll figure it out together.” Arthur agreed. “How are you feeling about it all?” 

“I don’t know yet.” Kelly answered honestly. “I’m still processing. Last night was… a lot. This whole relationship is a lot. It's more than I expected, but that’s not necessarily bad. It’s just… different. I think I figured some things out for myself last night, and I’m still working it all out in my head. I… don’t think I’m ready to talk about it all just yet.” 

“I hear you.” Arthur said hesitantly. “When you are ready to talk about it, though, I’m here.” 

“I know.” Kelly assured him. “And don’t worry. I’m still on board. I’m just… processing.” 

“Good.” Arthur smiled and relaxed a little, relieved. For a moment, he’d been worried that last night would scare one or more of his girlfriends away. It was one thing to fantasize about having sex with five women simultaneously. It was another to actually do it - and he was still a little worn out. 

The rest of the drive went by in a blur. They got to Kelly’s apartment, and Kelly changed into her workout gear. Her bedroom and living room didn’t quite have enough space for them to work out, and Katelyn, Kelly’s roommate, was still asleep when they got there. Arthur sat on Kelly’s bed and watched her get changed, which almost derailed the entire idea of vertical exercise, but Kelly kept him on task. 

She loved the look he gave her as he watched her, and she promised she’d make it up to him. A promise Arthur knew she’d make good on. 

She slipped out of her dress, bra, and panties and slipped on a black sports bra and a pair of red shorts that only came halfway down her ass. If not for last night and Selene’s attention this morning, Arthur would have pinned her to the bed and pulled those shorts off again. As it was, he could focus on the task at hand, which may have been why Kelly pushed him to use Selene before they left. He knew better than to ask. 

Arthur followed her out of her room to her dining room, where she paused at the head of the table. 

“Help me move the table?” Kelly asked, and Arthur helped turn and move the table so it was entirely against the wall. This opened the space between her living room and kitchen. Her apartment was one long rectangle with the kitchen at the back, the living room in the front, and the ‘dining room’ in between. The hallway to the right of the dining room area led to the two bedrooms and the bathroom. 

There was a noise from that hallway, and Katelyn, Kelly's roommate, sleepily wandered into view. Katelyn was a lithe, thin young woman with long, coltish legs that seemed to go up to her neck. She had the Taylor Swift build that could pull off a lot of different fashions. She wore a pink spaghetti strap hello kitty crop top that showed off most of her ribbed torso and pink pajama booty shorts that showed off every inch of her legs, and just a strip of her butt pushing out the bottoms. The bony lines of her stomach and hips were easy to see on her skinny frame, and she looked at Arthur as though she’d just won a bet. 

"Arthur's here." Kelly reminded her. "Remember, I told you yesterday he'd be coming over to work out?" Kelly added quickly. 

Katelyn nodded, then shifted her gaze slowly from Arthur to Kelly. "Yeah, I remember." She said. "I just thought that was a euphemism." 

Arthur laughed, earning a smirk from Katelyn but a frown from Kelly. 

"I'll be out of your hair in a minute." Katelyn protested. "I just want some coffee, then I'll be out of your hair." 

Kelly nodded, and Katelyn scampered into the kitchen, still in view, as Arthur looked at Kelly to pick up his cues. 

"Okay, so, if we're not running, and we're not-" He glanced at Katelyn filling the coffee maker. "Doing other things. What are we doing?"

"Cardio." Kelly reminded him. "Let's start with jogging in place."

Arthur barked a laugh. "Ha. See? Running is cardio."

"It's just the warm-up, Mister." Kelly smirked, and they started working out. 

The workout was not sexual, but Arthur couldn't help but admire the parts of Kelly that jiggled with every jumping jack, squat, ax chop, lunge, or burpee. Kelly kept their heart rates up, and they were dripping with sweat halfway through. Every minute or so, she changed it to a new exercise, moving through a series of bodyweight exercises designed to push his endurance, some of which took some effort to manage his flexibility and balance outside his usual workout routine. By the end, he had to admit it was a good cardio workout, even if he missed the chance to run and think in the early morning silence. By their cool down, he was glad for a few stretches, and he patted Kelly on the bum after making sure Katelyn was back in her room.

“Tuesday, we’ll go for a run together.” Arthur decided. “Wear those shorts.” 

Kelly giggled. “Yes, Sir.” She wiggled her butt at him but stepped away when he went to swat at it again. “Shower time.” She nodded toward the bathroom. 

The part Arthur had been looking forward to. Her shower wasn’t as big as his, but the bathroom was much nicer and slightly larger. There was barely enough room for the two of them, and getting to rub Kelly down with her loofa was an experience he knew he’d remember his entire life. The cute little noises she made when he touched a sensitive area were enough to make him hard, even if the sight of her hadn’t already done it. 

When it came time for her to return the favor, she scrubbed him down. She glanced up at him shyly as she rubbed the soap over his torso, then bit her lip as if trying to make up her mind. Finally, with practiced grace, she knelt with her back to the showerhead and stroked his cock with soapy hands. She looked up to see him looking down at her, and she kept focused, intense eye contact with him as she stroked until he let a few blasts loose, giving her a pearl necklace of a different kind. 

“Good thing we’re already in the shower.” Kelly smirked as she stood and started washing it off. Arthur smirked in answer. Kelly had to wash her hair, especially since a strand of his cum had splattered her scalp, and another had dropped into her hair as it fell over her shoulder. Arthur smelled like Kelly when she shooed him from the shower, and he dried off while she washed her hair and shaved her legs. Arthur watched. 

“Go get dressed, Mister.” Kelly told him. “We’re in a hurry, and you don’t need to watch me do this.” 

“I’m rather enjoying it.” Arthur said with a smile. 

Kelly rolled her eyes at him, then thought she might tease him. “Should I shave my bush?” Kelly asked. “Selene didn’t have one… do you prefer your women fully shaved?” 

“I like you as you are.” Arthur said. 

“Would you like me shaved?” Kelly asked. 

“Yes.” Arthur nodded. “But not any more or less than I like you now.” 

“What if I let it grow?” Kelly asked. “Just full-on 70’s bush.” 

Arthur seemed to think about it for a moment. “A trimmed, clean, but not shaved bush would suit you, actually.” 

Kelly put her hand on her hip. “Oh really?” 

Arthur chuckled. “It’d be vintage.” 

Kelly paused momentarily, not expecting Arthur to have had a good point beyond teasing her. She seemed to consider it a moment. “Maybe I’ll grow it out then.” She said in a testing manner. 

“If you like.” Arthur shrugged. 

“What do you like?” Kelly asked. 

“Grow it.” Arthur answered. “Keep it trimmed, well-kept, and clean, but let it be a little vintage. If I don’t like it, I’ll shave it for you.” 

Kelly swallowed. “Okay.” She said, a little breathless at the idea of Arthur kneeling before her, holding her as he pressed a razor to her skin. She flushed, having nothing to do with the scalding heat of the water bombarding her naked flesh. “Go get dressed.” She said again, snapping out of it. “We don’t have all the time in the world, and I have to do my makeup and everything.” 

Arthur leaned back into the shower for a moment, kissing her. She kissed him back, playfully swatting his arm after he pulled away, and left the bathroom for her room with a towel wrapped around his waist. Her bedroom door was immediately to the left of her bathroom as he stepped out of it. He closed the door behind him and started toward her door with one hand on his towel when he stopped to see Katelyn standing at the opening of the hallway, looking at him. She was still in her PJs, a pink spaghetti strap Hello Kitty crop top and pink pajama booty shorts. 

“Hello again.” Katelyn said cheerfully. “Are you a nudist?” 

Arthur seemed surprised by the question and the cheerful attitude. 

“It’s just every time I see you in this apartment, you’re naked.” Katelyn pointed out. “Is this going to be a thing when we’re living at your parents’ house? Are you just always going to be walking around with your dick out?” 

Arthur laughed. “No, I’m not a nudist.” He assured her. “We were just-” 

“Showering. Yeah.” Katelyn nodded. The shower water was still running. “You want some breakfast?” 

“Oh uh… Sure.” Arthur said hesitantly. “Can I just-” He started heading toward Kelly’s bedroom door. 

“Wait.” Katelyn cut him off. 

Arthur paused. 

“That’s my towel.” Katelyn informed him. 

“Oh. Uh… Sorry.” He said, looking down at the plain gray towel tucked tightly around his waist. “Kelly didn’t say-” 

“She probably had other things on her mind.” Katelyn interrupted him. “But it’s my towel.” 

“I uh-” Arthur wasn’t sure what he was supposed to do or say here. Apologize? He’d said sorry, but she still seemed annoyed about something. Finally, it made sense when she held out her hand expectantly. 

“I want it back.” She said. 

“My clothes are-” Arthur gestured toward Kelly’s bedroom door. 

“I know.” Katelyn said. “It’s no big deal.” She shrugged. “I’ve seen you naked before, right? So it's not a big deal. And you can’t possibly be shy.” Katelyn added. “A man with five girlfriends? Everyone on campus knows you have a massive dick and know how to use it.” 

Arthur blushed a little. He was blessed in that and other ways, but his dick was only one of his many tools for pleasing his girlfriends. He wasn't usually shy, but something about this felt off. It felt wrong, and he suddenly realized he didn't want to be under Katelyn's gaze. “I…” Arthur hesitated. “This doesn’t-” 

Katelyn snapped to cut him off. “Give me my towel.” She demanded. “Then you can go and get dressed. No harm, no foul.” 

“Katelyn-” Arthur started, but Katelyn cut him off again. 

“Come on.” Katelyn demanded. “It’s not like you’re exclusive, even with your girlfriends, right? Kelly can’t get upset even if she walked out of that bathroom to find you bending me over the sofa and fucking me raw.” 

Arthur coughed and stuttered, making Katelyn smirk. Her smirk grew when she spotted Arthur’s physical reaction to the unbidden mental image. He was only human, and he knew his tank was close to empty, but his dick was still eager with a mind of its own. He willed it down, or did his best, and shook his head. 

“Oh, you like that idea, don’t you?” Katelyn asked, stepping forward. “I haven’t seen you hard.” She placed her hand on the waistline of the towel. 

Arthur smacked her hand away. 

“I want to see you hard.” Katelyn said. “Let me see what a real dick looks like. Not Sean’s little prick.” 

“Katelyn-” Arthur protested again, but Katelyn was having none of it. She tugged on the towel. Arthur grabbed her wrist with one hand and the towel with the other, holding it onto him and keeping her from pulling against it. She tried, but he was much stronger than she was. She could no more pry his hand away with hers than she could uproot a century-old maple tree. 

“Come on.” Katelyn whined like a child. “Let me see. I just want to see. There’s nothing wrong with that. I could even use a good fucking, if you think you can do it before Kelly gets out of the shower.” 

Arthur didn’t like what she was suggesting or the implications of having to do it before Kelly finished in the shower as if he would hide it from her. He already felt guilty enough for not telling the others about Beth, but Selene and Mindy knew, so he assumed the others already knew, too. Even then, there was a reason for discretion. His and Mindy's jobs and reputations were on the line. Fucking Katelyn and trying to hide it? That would cost him more than he was willing to sacrifice.

“Let me get dressed. Then you’ll get your towel.” Arthur assured her. 

Katelyn pouted at him. She literally pouted, her bottom lip curling out and everything. If it weren’t for the situation, it would have been damned cute. After all, she had a cute face framed by her brunette hair. As it was, it struck Arthur as annoying rather than appealing, and he pushed her away from him forcefully enough to make her take a few steps back. He slipped into Kelly’s room before she could recover, and he threw the towel at her from the other side of the door before he closed it. 

After a few seconds, he heard her pick up the towel and walk away. Then nothing. He got dressed with the clothes from his duffel, and by the time he was dressed, Kelly had come in from the bathroom. He looked at her when she came in, and a look of worry crossed her face. 

“What’s wrong?” She asked. 

“I…” Arthur hesitated, unsure how to tell her what had gone on outside the door. It felt wrong to him. Something about it bothered him that he couldn’t quite put his finger on, but he knew it was probably just Katelyn still upset over her breakup with her cheating ex. That she’d wanted to see him naked was weird enough. That she suggested a scenario that made her the ‘other woman’ to Kelly was downright bizarre. 

“What’s wrong?” Kelly repeated. 

“Katelyn wanted to see me naked.” Arthur admitted. “She met me outside the bathroom when I came out and practically demanded the towel I was wearing.” 

Kelly looked surprised. “Did you give it to her?” 

“I slipped in here and tossed her the towel from behind the door. Kind of threw it at her to get her to leave me alone.” Arthur admitted. 

“So you didn’t let her see you naked?” Kelly asked. 

“No.” Arthur shook his head. 

“Why not?” Kelly asked, her own towel tucked around her like a tube dress. 

“I…” He hesitated. “It didn’t feel right.” 

“We have an open relationship, right?” Kelly asked. “If you wanted to, and Katelyn wanted to, you could… you know.” 

“Do you want me to?” Arthur asked, surprised. “I don’t think sleeping with Katelyn is a good idea, with her moving in and all.” 

“I don't know.” Kelly admitted. "I know the harem agreed not to add her yet, but if you wanted to, and she wanted to, if it was a one-time thing, and it helped her get over Sean-" 

“Do you want me to sleep with Katelyn?” Arthur asked again. 

“No.” Kelly said quickly. “I mean. I don’t know.” She shook her head and sighed. “Katelyn needs to get over Sean. But I’m not sure she’s ready for… you. Us. This.” She gestured around at everything. “She probably doesn’t know what she wants or needs right now. It’s not like her at all to just… sexually assault someone in the hallway.” 

“She didn’t assault me.” Arthur said. “Well, she tried to take the towel, but-” 

“She tried to take the towel?” Kelly asked. "After you told her no?" There was an edge to the question that made Arthur look at her appraisingly. 

Kelly was angry. She’d shifted from concerned about her roommate and confused by the situation to livid anger, and for a moment, Arthur was worried she was angry at him. 

“I stopped her.” Arthur assured her. 

“But she tried to take it? She tried to… to force herself on you?” Kelly asked. She didn’t sound as though she believed it, but she sounded angry enough that Arthur wouldn’t have been surprised if she’d tried to punch someone. She knew how to punch, too. It wouldn’t be painless. 

“It’s not a big deal.” Arthur tried to de-escalate the situation. “I get it, she’s upset about Sean and-” 

“It’s a pretty fuckin’ big deal.” Kelly spat. 

Arthur was pretty sure he’d never heard her curse before, and his reaction made her realize she had. 

“Sorry.” She said quickly. “But it is. I’m going to go talk to her. You wait here.” 

Arthur looked surprised but nodded. Not that his reaction seemed to matter. Kelly was already out of her bedroom door and in Katelyn’s bedroom by the time her door had closed. Arthur did his best not to listen, turning his attention toward his phone, but the heated conversation quickly became shouting. He couldn’t make out everything they were saying, but occasionally, a word or two would be recognizable through the wall. He checked the time. Unless they left in the next five minutes, with Kelly definitely not being ready to drive anywhere within that timeframe, he would be late for work. 

He messaged Beth as he started getting dressed. 

Arthur: I’m going to have to call out for my shifts today. I need the time for some things and am off-campus without a way to get there in time anyway. The student worker tasks are on the shared drive, as is the schedule if you need it. I’ll be available by text or email when I’m not in class, but it might take me a while to respond. 

Beth: OK. 

Arthur: Are you okay?

Beth: Yeah. I was thinking of taking the day off myself, honestly. 

Arthur: Maybe you should. You have PO, at least. 

Beth: True. 

Arthur: Can you email the task list out to the student workers? 

Beth: Sure. 

Arthur: They can handle things for a day. 

Beth: Okay.

Then he messaged Mindy. 

Boss: I'm not going to be around at work today. Things with Kelly are running late, and I won't make it to campus in time. 

Whore: Some girls have all the luck. 

Boss: Are you going to make it in time?

Whore: Yeah. Kat already drove us back. I'm getting ready for work now. 

Boss: Are you dressed?

Whore: … aren't you with Kelly right now?

Boss: She's having it out with Katelyn right now. So I'm in limbo.

Whore: Poor Master.

Boss: :rolling-eyes: Just send me some visual confirmation that you're following the new dress code.

Whore: Like a picture?

Boss: Yes.

Whore: Just for you, right?

Boss: Just for me.

Whore: Ok.

What came next was a picture of Mindy, though her head wasn't in the frame. The photo was taken from behind. She wore a pair of black thigh-high stockings with matching heels. Above it, her skirt was lifted to show off her thong-clad ass with a narrow strip of green between her ass cheeks. Let down, it might have come to just above her knee. Her blouse seemed modest at first glance, but Arthur realized the bit between the collar and the middle of her shoulder blades was transparent.

Boss: Outfit approved. Very sexy.

Mindy sent back the kissy face emoji.

There were no further messages for a while, and Arthur was dressed with nothing to do but wait and scroll through his phone. He looked up when the shouting suddenly stopped coming through the walls. Kelly returned to her room a moment later, her face slightly red. Katelyn was directly behind her, face red, eyes puffy with tears, her head down, and her gaze not lifting off the floor. 

“Go on.” Kelly prompted. 

Katelyn sniffled and looked up briefly at Arthur. She didn’t manage to hold his gaze for long, though, and looked back down at the floor as she spoke. “I’m sorry.” Katelyn said. 

“For?” Kelly prompted. 

Katelyn sighed. “For trying to take the towel and pressuring you like I did.” She admitted. “I was just playing around, and I got carried away. I didn’t mean to make you mad. I’m sorry.” 

Arthur hesitated. The entire apology was unexpected, but it was also strange and surreal. If these weren’t two grown women his age, he might have thought this was a mother making her daughter apologize for something. The way Katelyn acted and shuffled, even her tone of voice was somewhat reminiscent of a reluctant apology from a child. Arthur could remember making similar apologies to adults in his time, usually for climbing something breakable that he wasn’t supposed to climb, running where he wasn’t supposed to run, or breaking something his parents had to pay to fix. 

Kelly sighed. 

“It’s okay.” Arthur said. 

“And don’t do it again.” Kelly added sharply to Katelyn. 

“I won’t.” Katelyn nodded quickly. 

“Okay.” Arthur said. 

“Okay?” Katelyn asked, looking at Kelly. 

Kelly nodded, and Katelyn immediately left the room, slamming both Kelly’s bedroom door and her own. 

"I'm sorry about her." Kelly said. "She's not normally like this. She's just-"

"Going through something?" Arthur asked. 

"Yeah." Kelly nodded, eyeing his clothes. "You need breakfast, right? Want me to make you some eggs?"

"I can make breakfast." Arthur offered. "It'll give me something to do while you get ready." 

"It'll take me a few minutes to do my makeup and hair." Kelly admitted. "But not that long, if you have time. What time do you need to be at work?" 

"I have my business leadership class at nine." Arthur admitted. "I called off work today." 

"Your boss was okay with that?" Kelly asked.

"Yeah." Arthur nodded. "I need the time for homework anyway." He admitted. "I've been falling behind."

"Poor hubby." Kelly teased as she slowly undid her towel, releasing her naked body to Arthur’s devouring gaze. She smirked as she watched him twitch in his slacks. "All his women are keeping him too busy and exhausted to get any work done."

"I'll just have to spank them for it." Arthur grinned.

Kelly smirked. "Is that how you deal with all your problems? A good spanking and all is forgiven?" Kelly purred as Arthur stood and walked toward her. She made a show of bending over for something in her closet, her backside to Arthur.

"It's not a bad method." Arthur admitted. "It's a win-win."

"Should I bring Katelyn back in here then?" Kelly asked. You could spank her with a wooden spoon from the kitchen until all is forgiven. She teased him as she straightened, but the twitch in his slacks was now a bulge, even with his energy mostly spent. "You like that idea." Kelly patted his trousers. "I can tell."

"Katelyn’s not mine to spank." Arthur said in a dark tone. "But you are. Maybe I should spank you with a wooden spoon." 

"If you wish, Sir." Kelly's eyelashes fluttered slightly. "I'll stand in for Katelyn and take her punishment." 

Arthur closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "You want to do it here or in the kitchen?" He asked. 

"Here." Kelly answered. "Since we're not alone. But go get the wooden spoon from the kitchen." 

Arthur didn't have to be told twice. He left Kelly as she bent over her bed with her hands on the mattress to support her and her breasts swinging slightly above it. He closed the door behind him, went to the kitchen, spotted the wooden spoon sticking out of a utensil holder on the counter, grabbed it, and headed back toward the bedroom. 

Kelly was waiting for him, already in position. She didn't look back at him when he came in but looked straight ahead to the curtain-covered window a pace away from the other side of her bed. 

Arthur took the chair at her vanity, spun it, and sat down. "Come here." He said and pointed to the space on his right.

Kelly looked over her shoulder, momentarily confused, but she obeyed. She stood up and stepped over to him gracefully. Then she stood with her legs together, head bowed, and her hands clasped in front of her, forming a V with her arms that framed her d-cup breasts. 

"You let that silly girl of yours disrespect me." Arthur said. "For that, I'm going to take you over my knee and discipline you until I feel you have absolved yourself."

"Yes, Sir." Kelly said with a genuine tone of understanding and acceptance. She enjoyed getting spanked and wanted it again after Arthur spanked her last week. She hadn't examined it too closely, but it was hot, and how he was doing it now made her cheeks burn before he touched them. She took a deep breath and swallowed.

"I want you to bend over my lap." Arthur instructed. "Keep your hands on the floor for balance on my left. Your toes on the floor on my right."

Kelly moved to obey, laying herself across Arthur’s lap with his legs slightly spread to support her torso. Her breasts squished into his thigh, and she felt the space between her legs heat as she parted them slightly. "Like this?" Kelly asked as she felt his length press against her naked, toned stomach from the other side of his thin slacks.

"Just like that." Arthur encouraged her as he reached over her, placed a hand on her far hip, and pulled her closer to him with his right hand. His left hand brought the wooden spoon in front of her face. "Hold this between your teeth." He instructed. "I'm going to start with my hand."

Kelly nodded, then opened her mouth. Arthur placed the long, thin handle of the wooden spoon across her mouth, and she bit down as though holding the stem of a rose gently between her teeth. She gave a slight noise of eager anticipation when Arthur’s warm hand gently pressed into her butt cheek, massaging and rubbing it and then the other before he started.

There was no warning except for the absence of his hand and then the strike that clapped through the room as she closed her eyes and bit down on her makeshift bit. One, two, three, four; Arthur spanked her by alternating cheeks with each strike, not overly hard but firm with a quick withdrawal that added a dull sting as an aftertaste to each impact. He was warming her up until both cheeks showed a healthy glow, like a warm face on a cold day. 

Kelly was enjoying every blow, biting down on the spoon. Eventually, she made little noises with each spank, especially when she felt Arthur’s positive reaction to the first.

Outside, Katelyn emerged from her room, tears still in the corners of her eyes. She thought they’d be out having breakfast by now, and she wanted to verify they were done in the bathroom before she took it over. She stopped in the hallway when she heard the noises. A tiny muffled mew of pleasure from Kelly and a sound like a clap from the other side of the door. 

"I'll take that now." Arthur’s voice broke the rhythm as he reached over and took hold of the wooden spoon. Kelly opened her mouth to release it, and Arthur moved it to his right hand, using his left to hold Kelly's opposite hip and hold her in place. "Ready?" Arthur asked. 

"Yes, Sir." Kelly said with an edge of pleading in her voice. "Do you want me to count?"

"Yes." Arthur said sternly. "And I want you to apologize with each strike."

Katelyn's eyes flicked to the closed door. She found herself pressing her ear against it to listen. She could see nothing, and at first, she thought they were just fucking, but now the different sounds made a specific sort of sense. She could imagine Arthur holding a paddle over Kelly's backside. She never knew Kelly was kinky like that, but then again, she wouldn't have pegged her for being bi or poly, either. Her roommate was full of surprises over the years.

"One." Kelly's muffled voice came through the door just after a cracking sound of the smooth backside of the wooden spoon slapping against Kelly's ass. "I'm sorry, Sir."

"Two." The noise repeated slightly differently than before as if a different place had been struck. "I'll never let it happen again."

Let what happen again? Katelyn wondered. What was going on in there? Kelly sounded like she was enjoying it before, but now she was apologizing? Was Arthur hitting her? And what with? Katelyn's imagination ran away with her as she listened to the next couple of spanks, counts, and apologies. 

"Fifteen." Kelly counted. "I promise I won't leave her alone with you again."

Katelyn looked up. Were they talking about her?

"Sixteen." Kelly continued. "I'm sorry, Sir."

The count went up to twenty before Katelyn heard Arthur’s voice. 

"I think that’s enough." He said finally. "Have you learned your lesson?"

"Please, just a few more, Sir?" Kelly asked. "I want to make sure it's enough to remind me every time I sit down." 

Katelyn listened as Arthur obliged and delivered ten more spankings, though they sounded slightly different. She couldn't have known that Arthur had spun the spoon around and caned Kelly's backside with the wooden dowel-like handle for the last ten. They were lighter than the other spans but still left noticeable strips of red across an already reddened bottom. Kelly was crying softly by the end, and Katelyn listened as the noises stopped.

There were a few minutes of silence interrupted by shuffling and a soft groan as Arthur rubbed some soothing lotion from Kelly's collection onto her backside to ease the sting. Then, after wiping his hands, Arthur hugged Kelly, letting her cry until she came down from her headspace high. She curled up in his lap and hugged him with her arms around his neck. 

"Good girl." Arthur said soothingly. "You were a very good girl."

Kelly smiled and kissed him. "I'll make sure she behaves better when we're all under the same roof." 

Arthur smirked, knowing that was the excuse Kelly had worked up to get her spanking. "I'm not mad." He kissed her, and she kissed him back. It was a slow, gentle kiss shared between two lovers. 

"I need to get ready." Kelly said with regret. "But I want to make you breakfast."

"I'll fry some eggs while you get ready." Arthur said as he watched Kelly step gingerly toward her closet.

"Ok." Kelly said, disappointed. "But first, which do you prefer?" She asked as she held up two dresses. She held a purple wrap dress with a low v-neckline and a flared skirt on one hook and a long gray maxi dress with an empire waist, sweetheart neckline, and a straight skirt on the other. 

"The purple." Arthur answered. "You should wear something bright and colorful." 

Kelly smiled, kissed him, returned the gray dress, and laid the purple one on her bed. "Okay. Go make breakfast, Mister."

Arthur nodded and headed out of the bedroom. He took one last look over his shoulder as Kelly slid on a pair of lavender satin panties that almost matched her dress. She smiled at him and blew him a kiss. He stepped out and headed toward the kitchen but stopped at the end of the hallway when he spotted Katelyn in the kitchen, looking hurried and bothered.

She looked like she’d been crying and was still wearing her pajamas as she quickly pulled the eggs from the fridge. 

Arthur wasn't sure how to proceed, so he ventured a "Hey" from the opening where their dining area opened to their kitchen. 

"Hey." Katelyn answered. "I'm making breakfast." She looked up at him, looking back at her in his dark purple collared shirt tightly tucked into his black slacks. His dark hair was tousled dry and finger combed, and she blushed when she looked at him and immediately looked away. "How do you like your eggs?" 

"Hard or scrambled is fine." Arthur answered. "I came out here to make eggs while Kelly gets ready."

"Yeah." Katelyn nodded. "But it's the least I could do." She said quickly to cover up the fact that she already knew his plans in the kitchen since she'd been listening at the door and only dashed away a moment before he opened it.

"Well… thanks." Arthur said awkwardly. "Is there anything I can do to help?" He asked.

"No, I-" She paused as she noticed something strange in the utensil jar when she took out the spatula. The wooden spoon was missing. Suddenly, the sounds made a lot more sense, and she blushed furiously as she turned away from Arthur and refused to look at him while she sprayed the pan and turned on the stove. "I've got it. Thanks."

"Okay, then." Arthur nodded and headed back to the bedroom to check in on Kelly, who was sitting at her little makeup vanity, with its lights on, doing her makeup and checking her face in the mirror. She was clad in a matching bra and panties that Arthur admired from the doorway. 

"The kitchen's that way, Mister." Kelly said, looking up at his reflection in the mirror.

"I know." Arthur said. "Katelyn's making us eggs." He said. "So I came back in here."

"That's nice of her." Kelly offered as she gingerly shifted her weight. "She doesn't usually cook. She must feel really guilty about what she did." 

Arthur nodded. "Yeah, probably." He smirked as he came up behind Kelly and sat on her bed.

"You can talk to her, you know. She's not going to try and undress you again." Kelly said. "And it'd be good for things to not be awkward between you two moving forward." 

"You want me to talk to her?" Arthur asked.

"Yes. Just… be gentle. She's really been upset about Sean, and our whole Poly thing threw her for a loop. She's been… acting irrationally." 

"Now, you warn me." Arthur chuckled as he stood up. "You want some water or something while I'm out there?" 

"Yeah. If you could grab my Nalgene?" Kelly asked, having left it in the dining room after their workout. 

"Sure thing." Arthur nodded and headed bravely back into the other room. He didn't approach the kitchen initially but fetched Kelly's water bottle and returned it to her. He spared a glance at Katelyn. She was engrossed in whatever pattern she saw in the eggs on the stove, not looking away. 

When he returned, he moved the dining room table and chairs back since he and Kelly had pushed them aside for cardio. Then he sat down. 

"So uh…" Arthur started to talk, and Katelyn jumped. She hadn't realized he was there. "Sorry."

"It's okay." Katelyn said again. "I should be the one apologizing to you. I'm sorry about earlier." She said again.

"It's ok. We're cool." Arthur assured her.

"You're not mad?" Katelyn asked.

"I'm not mad." Arthur confirmed. "I was just surprised, and the whole situation felt… weird."

"Sorry." Katelyn apologized, not knowing what else to say. 

"It's okay." Arthur said again. "Next time, maybe, just ask. Don't demand or try to force it. If it had been teasing or my choice, I might have given you a show." It wasn't like he hadn't stripped before. 

"Really?" Katelyn asked. "What about Kelly?" 

"She probably would have thought it was funny. She thought it was funny until I mentioned you trying to take the towel." He explained. "We have an open relationship, so-" 

"So you can do who you want?" Katelyn asked, her voice slightly edged with a tone Arthur didn't recognize from her.

"And she can do what she wants." Arthur said. 

"She doesn't date, you know." Katelyn said back. "There was a girl she was talking to last Spring, but it didn't work out, and they never did anything. Then there's you. She's never dated or even hooked up with anyone else." 

Arthur was curious about who the girl was, but he didn't ask. It probably wasn't significant or any of his business. "She mentioned she hasn't been impressed with hookup culture." 

"So why is she hooking up with you?" Katelyn asked. "What makes you so special that five different women want to be your girlfriend at the same time?" 

"I've been told I'm handsome." Arthur shrugged. "And hot." He added. "But really, you'd have to ask them. Talk to Kelly or Selene. They'd have more answers for you."

Katelyn seemed to take that at face value, pondering how to broach the subject with Kelly, Selene, or Katerine. 

"From what most of them have told me, they're curious, they wanted to try Poly, they trust me, they know I will take care of them, and they know I'll do what I can to help them live out whatever fantasies they enjoy." Arthur explained.

"Like what?" Katelyn asked.

"You'd have to ask them." Arthur answered. "Their fantasies are theirs to talk about."

"So that's what you bring to the table? You play the part of whatever guy is in their fantasy?" Katelyn asked. "Like if Kelly wanted you to pretend to be a fireman or something, you'd do it?" 

"Absolutely." Arthur nodded. "I even have a fireman costume." He joked. "But that's a long story."

"Hmm." Was all Katelyn could think to say. "I guess that makes sense." She said after a minute. "Finding a guy to make your bedroom fantasies come true would be a pretty big deal."

"I try my best." Arthur assured her. "I'm not perfect or anything, and I don't know if any of them would say I was, but I try to give them what they want when I can, so long as it's safe, sane, consensual, and not one of my personal limits or dealbreakers." Though, even then, he had to admit that he'd let Selene push those boundaries more than once. She liked consensual non-consent, and non-consent wasn't his thing, but he enjoyed pleasing her almost as much as she enjoyed pleasing him. 

"Eggs are almost done." Katelyn announced flatly. "Might want to go get Kelly and let her know."

"Sure thing." Arthur said, and he was gone before Katelyn looked up to get the plates out of the cabinet.

Breakfast between the three of them was quiet but comfortable. Or at least it was less awkward than Arthur thought it would be. There wasn't much for them to talk about other than their plans for the day, which were the usual Thursday plans: class, homework, and work, in varying degrees. Then Arthur and Kelly said their farewells, and Kelly drove them both to campus while Katelyn got her shower and got ready for the day.

There wasn't time to return for Arthur’s car, so Arthur figured he'd have to work something out to get a lift after his class. Maybe Selene or Kat would be on campus and willing to give him a ride.

They left Kelly's apartment before Katelyn was out of the shower. Kelly looked absolutely stunning in her purple dress, though it was a few shades brighter than Arthur's purple shirt. They didn't match, but people could be forgiven for thinking they'd coordinated.