Harem House - Selene Pt. 32

"Oh, she's still flirting." Kat said, her voice teasing. "I swear to Christ, if Selene were here, she'd have Darla on her knees."

"Weirdly, the harem came from Selene, but the extra partners have come from others. You brought Katelyn in, and Beth joined through Mindy. Rani and Selene have recruited no one."

"Well, give them Nicki's number, and you'll see how quick they work." Kat said. "Selene's been plotting."

"We'll see." Arthur said. "How's your dessert?"

"Delicious." Kat said. "How's yours?"

"So far, good." Arthur said. He sipped his tea.

"Mind if I tap in?" Kat asked. "I'm uh... I'm getting pretty worked up."

Beth looked behind her to see Kat rubbing away, her thong pulled to the side now, and Kat's knees spread. Her open legs gave Beth a view of slick pink pussy lips. Kat's fingers slid in slow, curling strokes from the base into her hole, out again, and to her budding clit. She circled it and descended to begin the journey again.

Beth licked her lips and stroked Arthur's rigid cock beneath the table.

"Go ahead." Arthur said. "Let Beth have her chocolate."

Beth released Arthur's cock and slid into her seat beside Kat. Kat slid limbo-style to her knees, disappearing beneath the table. Beth watched Arthur's face. She couldn't tell by any change in his expression when Kat stretched her mouth open and took him to the hilt. Her only signal was the noise of Kat's gulp to swallow him.

Beth shakily picked up her fork and tried the chocolate torte she'd ordered. It was richer than she expected and dry, crumbling in her mouth. Her saliva whisked the flavor away as she swallowed. She licked her lips. "It's good."

"Good." Arthur said, his voice shaking.

"Is she..." Beth hesitated, blushing. "She's better than me, I know, but I tried."

"She has more practice." Arthur said, not denying that Kat was doing a better job. "This isn't her first time, though I'm surprised she volunteered for it. Usually, I have to bully her into things like I do you."

"At least we have more than you in common." Beth said. "I really do like her dress."

A two-hum vocalization that might have been 'thank you' spoken with Arthur's cock lodged in her throat sounded beneath the table.

"Maybe she can teach you." Arthur suggested. "She works at the tutoring center. I'm sure she'd be a good cocksucking tutor." He made a face. "I think she hates that idea, but she'll do it. She hates sharing, but she's a good girl."

Beth took another forkful and glanced at Kat's cake. The half-eaten chocolate and cherry cake looked too glazed with cherries for Beth. She swallowed and looked at her plate as Arthur sipped his tea. His other hand clenched the napkin.

Beth's entire body sat ablaze with lust in her eyes as she watched Arthur receive his hidden blowjob from beneath the table. She couldn't see what Kat was doing, but she imagined it based on how Arthur tensed and shifted, which was hotter. Beth lowered her gaze to her plate to cool off.

"Look at me." Arthur told Beth.

She lifted her gaze to his and saw the fire in his eyes that scorched her soul.

"Put your hand in your lap."

Beth let her left hand slide over her bare thigh through the slit in her dress, letting her skirt fall to the right, baring herself beneath the tablecloth.

"If Selene or Mindy were here, would you let them do this to you?" Arthur asked.

Beth's nostrils flared. The suggestion was depraved and disgusting. She wasn't into women that way. She liked the idea of Arthur going down on her, but Mindy? That cute, annoying big-titty whore? The only appealing aspect of that scenario was the utter silence of Mindy tongue-deep in Beth's dripping cunt.

"You would." Arthur said as realization dawned. "If I told you I wanted to watch."

Beth's blush crept from her face into her pale tits, warming her chest as she sipped the last sip from her cocktail. The combination of the drink with the rich chocolate delighted her tongue, and she bit the inside of her cheek. Her left fingers worked her pussy without instruction, doing what she'd seen Kat do. She stroked her fingers through her pussy lips, playing with her hole and clit in alternating strokes.

"Switch places." Arthur said, his tone brokering no disagreement.

Beth swallowed and slid to her knees as Kat crawled out from under the table. Beth took her place between Arthur's legs, one hand pumping his cock at a maddening speed as she sucked on the tip. Her other hand pistoned between her legs, fucking herself with her fingers without shame or mercy.

Kat did the same, even as she ate her cake.

"I'm not your perverted little tutor." Kat said. "I'm not going to teach her. If you want her to learn, you should make her watch that video."

"Oh, that's a good idea. Maybe we can do a viewing." Arthur said, ignoring Beth's adamant assurance that this was their last hurrah. "I like the idea of lining everyone up and making you follow along with either my dick or dildos."

"Pervert." Kat said.

"Bratty little girl." Arthur returned.

Whatever those insults or names meant to each other, they didn't sound harsh. They sounded like terms of endearment spoken between two lovers, and Kat stopped fingering herself.

"Everything okay?" Arthur asked. Beth heard the concern in his voice.

"I..." Kat hesitated. "I have to stop, or I'll make a scene."

Arthur laughed. "Switch places."

Beth grimaced. She hadn't had a proper turn, she felt, but with Kat sliding under the table, she had no choice but to release Arthur's cock and retake her place. There wasn't enough room for both of them.

"I'm close." Arthur said.

Beth swallowed the last of her tort and noticed that Kat finished her cake, too. Arthur's tea cup sat empty, and he stretched his neck, his grip on his napkin clenching as Darla approached.

"Hey, you're back." Darla said cheerily. "How was the tort?"

"Excellent." Beth said, her voice more breathless than she expected.

"Right?" Darla asked. "Will there be anything else? More tea? Coffee?"

"No, thank you. Just the check." Arthur said, grimacing as if in pain.

"Are you okay, sir?" Darla asked. "Do you need anything?"

"No. Thank you, Darla. Just the check." Arthur said through his clenched jaw.

"Coming right up." Darla said. She took their dessert dishes and walked away.

Arthur slumped against the booth wall behind him and relaxed with a loud sigh, closing his eyes.

Kat slid onto the bench, wiping the corner of her mouth with her thumb. "I tasted the tort on him." She said to Beth, just as breathless. "I should have ordered that."

"Next time." Arthur said, chuckling.

"I'm not a huge fan of cherries." Beth said. "But yours looked good."

"Maybe next time we can share." Kat said.

"There shouldn't be a next time." Beth said, glancing at Arthur as his hands dipped beneath the table to fix himself. She heard the zipper close.

"I'm sharing a boyfriend with my sister and a bunch of other women." Kat said, laughing. "I just took turns blowing that boyfriend with a woman I just met. I don't think 'should' has anything to do with it." She drank Arthur's water.

Beth had no answer and remained silent, blushing in frustration as Darla returned. The source of frustration was either her situation or that she hadn't found her release yet, and she didn't investigate. She was frustrated; that was all there was to it.

Darla returned, placing the black booklet of the check in the center of the table. Arthur had his card ready and handed the booklet back to her before she left. She took his card and returned a moment later. Arthur signed the check, returned his card to his wallet, and looked between Beth and Kat.

"Okay. Time to either head home or hit the club." Arthur said. "Do you want to ride together or take separate cars?"

"Uh..." Beth glanced between the two of them. "Were you... serious about that?"

"Absolutely." Arthur said. "If you want to. I can introduce you to the scene, more or less. Though it's Monday. Not a popular club night."

"Which club?" Kat asked.

"Cathedral. It's a BDSM club in the city." Arthur said. "It's members only, but I think my membership is still active until December. We paid an annual subscription."

"Let's drive separately." Beth said. "But um... I don't think I'm ready for the club. Can we go somewhere?" She bit her lip. "No one can see us, though. Is there somewhere we can go?"

"There's a motel, I think, but..." Arthur shook his head.

"What about the house?" Kat asked. "If your parents aren't there, could we use it for the night?"

Arthur considered her suggestion and pulled out his phone.

Arty: Hey, I know Rani asked you about using the house tomorrow night. Is it empty tonight? Or are you and Dad using it?

Mom: We're at the apartment, so the house is free. Moving things in? Or looking for some peace and quiet from those girlfriends of yours?

Arty: Both?

Mom: lol. There's a key in the lockbox on the side of the house. The code is your birthday. Same as the alarm code.

Arty: Thanks. I should get the keys from you at some point.

Mom: I've got the copies made. They're in the office, in the top drawer of the desk.

Arty: Thanks.

Mom: Enjoy :-)

Arthur looked up at the others. "The house it is." He said.

"We'll drive separately. I've got the address." Kat said.

"That works for me. Though, if Lynn's there, we'll have to go to my apartment." Arthur said, sliding out of his booth. Beth didn't know who that was, but she didn't protest.

He offered Kat his hand, and she took his help as she stood. Then she moved aside, still holding his hand with their fingers interlaced. Arthur offered Beth his other hand, and she took hold of him to stand. He kept her hand in his as they made for the door.

Beth didn't lift her eyes from the floor. Her blush consumed her, and she was sure anyone who looked their way would see Arthur walking tall and proud. Kat flushed pink. Beth's tomato-red skin flushed with shame, making the heat between her legs blossom from a furnace into a sun. They were both clearly with him, even if onlookers might think she was his mother, given their age difference. She knew it wasn't that significant, but still.

~~~

Rani enjoyed the Korean Drama more than she anticipated. The inflections were strange, but the subtitles helped her understand, and coupled with the actors' skill, she forgot she was watching a foreign-language show. The apartment above the restaurant was cozy, with homey touches, pictures, coasters, books, movies, and memorabilia cluttering the coffee table, entertainment center, and most other surfaces.

"I need to learn Korean." Rani said after the episode ended. "But that was fun! I enjoyed the world-building and the characters."

Mrs. Tae smiled. "If you're going to learn a foreign language, I wouldn't start with Korean. It's one of the more difficult languages to learn. Just ask Judy."

Judy nodded. "I'm still trying." She glanced at Mrs. Tae. "I'm not very good."

Mindy smiled and shook her head.

"It wouldn't be my first, second language." Rani said. "It'd be my... fifth?" She frowned.

"You speak four languages?" Mrs. Tae asked, surprised.

Even Mindy looked surprised, and Judy looked flabbergasted.

"I'm not an expert in them at all." Rani said, raising her hands defensively. "English and Hindi are my strongest. My Gujarati is okay. My Tamil is passable, but outside of my mom's side of the family, I don't get to speak it that often."

Mrs. Tae looked impressed.

"My older sister is a professional linguist. She puts my language skills to shame." Rani said, shaking her head. "I bet Mindy's dad speaks more languages than I do, too. He was a linguistics major, right?"

If anything Rani said surprised Mindy's mother that evening, that question surpassed it. Her mouth hung open. "How did you know that? I wasn't even sure Mindy knew that!" Mrs. Tae looked at Mindy.

Mindy smiled, somewhat awkwardly. The girls had caught Rani up in the girls-only chat, or tried to. She was the one who told Rani about her dad and Deb knowing each other. Selene had sent pictures from the photo album to the chat.

"Oh, uh... Deb Clarke, our new landlady, mentioned it." Rani said, chewing on her lip as she looked at Mindy for help. She wasn't sure what she'd discussed with her parents or hidden, and she didn't want to overstep. Lying to anyone wasn't Rani's strong suit.

Mindy's mom looked as confused as if Rani had given her an answer in Tamil.

"Deb Clarke?" Mindy's mother repeated the name as if tasting it. "No, I don't know a Deb Clarke."

"She went to college with uh... Mister Tae." Rani said. "She had pictures of him in her old photo album."

If Mrs. Tae's eyebrows continued to rise further, they might permanently leave her face.

"They were good pictures." Rani said, trying to explain. "Like, he looked good in them. Uh... way back when."

Mrs. Tae narrowed her eyes. "Hm. I'll have to ask my husband. Would she have a different name in college?"

"Oh, probably." Rani said. "I think she took her husband's name. I don't know her maiden name, but I could ask Arthur."

"Your boyfriend?" Judy asked.

"Yeah, she's his mom." Rani explained and then realized by Mindy's wide-eyed expression she shouldn't have. Rani swallowed.

"Your future mother-in-law is your new landlady?" Mrs. Tae asked, leaning forward.

"My what?" Rani asked, louder than she meant to. She'd nearly fallen off the sofa with the jolt of surprise.

"Well, you know what comes after dating, don't you, dear?" Mrs. Tae asked, smiling as she leaned back in her chair and finished her popcorn. "You get married!"

"Oh." Rani said, doing her best to not look at Mindy, who was doing her best to keep her face pointed in the opposite direction of her mother. "I..."

"If you don't want to marry him, let him down before things go too far." Mrs. Tae said. "It's not fair to either of you."

Even Judy was quiet, busying herself by cleaning up the dishes. She rinsed the empty plates and bowls in the kitchen sink.

"Is this one of those religious things?" Rani asked. She looked at Mindy for her answer, who looked like she had moved from fear to annoyance. "No?"

Mrs. Tae nodded. "What do your parents think of this? Do they know your boyfriend's parents? Do they approve?"

Rani started to say something, then stopped herself. She looked away from Mindy and swallowed. After a deep breath, she looked at Mrs. Tae. "My parents want me to be happy."

"That's what every parent wants." Mrs. Tae agreed. "For their child to be safe and happy."

"Is it?" Rani asked, her tone sharper than she intended. She settled, ignoring Mindy's glare. "When I came out to my parents, my papa said he'll approve of anyone, man, woman, or whatever, who makes me happy. Is that how you feel about Mindy?"

Mrs. Tae raised an eyebrow, her processing of Rani's words hitting a roadblock: "Man, woman, or whatever?"

"Non-binary." Rani explained. "My papa tries, but he's not up to date with his terms. There might be language difficulties there. He still refers to my sister's wife as her husband sometimes. It confuses people when this gorgeous woman enters on her arm."

Mrs. Tae coughed, glancing at the back of Mindy's head. Rani didn't look at Mindy but looked past her to Mrs. Tae, holding her gaze with interest and curiosity.

"I mean... of course." Mrs. Tae said. "We love Ji-Min. We want her to be safe and happy."

Rani smiled.

"But-"

Rani's smile vanished faster than lightning, startling Mrs. Tae, who held up her hands to defend her argument.

"But I'd worry if Mindy was a lesbian. It's not safe. There are people who would hate her for being herself, and hatred is violent. I don't want Mindy mixed up in that. She's a good girl and deserves a good life with a husband and family. Life is already difficult for her in a white man's world." Mrs. Tae said.

Rani relaxed, settling back onto the sofa. "Well, that's true." She said. However, she took issue with 'a good life' requiring a nuclear family.

Mindy cleared her throat. "Don't worry, Umma. I don't like girls. I like boys. Even the thought of kissing a girl is just... gross."

Rani stared at Mindy. Her pained expression met Mindy's ferocious one. They locked eyes.

"I know, Ji-Min." Mrs. Tae said. "I was just saying I'm glad for that. We pray every day you are safe and happy."

Rani frowned, but Mindy's expression and anger didn't fade from her glare. Her silent warning to drop the issue slapped Rani, and water stung her eyes. Rani looked away, unable to look at Mindy anymore.

Mrs. Tae laughed. "Besides, you're much too boy-crazy to be in love with girls. You and your girlfriends at church are always crushing on a new boy every Sunday."

Judy returned to her seat, folding her hands in her lap. "Should we watch the next episode?"

Mindy looked at Rani, who refused to meet her gaze.

"Actually, I should head back to school." Rani said.

"Did I say something wrong?" Mrs. Tae asked, rising to her feet with Rani.

"No, no." Rani assured her as she stood. "Not at all, Mrs. Tae. You're great. Thank you for being such a wonderful hostess tonight. Seriously. The food was delicious, and your home is lovely. Thank you for sharing it with me. I enjoyed the episode, and it was wonderful to get to meet you."

"Rani just has a ton of homework as an engineering major. Probably a metric ton!" Mindy supplied her excuse for her, and Rani nodded in agreement.

"It was nice meeting you again." Rani told Judy.

"I'll drive you." Mindy said, rocketing from the sofa.

"No." Rani said so sharply that Mindy stopped mid-step. She shook her head with her hand raised in a 'stop' gesture too reminiscent of her mother for Rani's liking. She dropped her hand. "I'll Uber. You stay."

"Rani..." Mindy started.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Min." Rani said. "We'll talk."

Mindy frowned, but the tone of Rani's voice, her stiff shoulders, and her turn away left no room for argument or debate.

"Do you want to join us next week? We can watch the next episode. Make this a regular girl's night?" Mrs. Tae asked. She sounded hopeful as she walked with Rani.

"I..." Rani hesitated, glancing over her shoulder at Mindy, who had fallen to her seat on the sofa. She looked as if she might cry. "I'll consider it. You can keep watching, though. I'll catch up."

Mindy's mom nodded and walked Rani to the door. Rani pulled out her phone and summoned her ride to campus.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Mindy's mom asked when they reached the bottom of the stairs. "I don't know you well, but you seem upset. Are you... are you confused about whether you like boys?"

Rani spun so quickly that she nearly lost her footing and stared at Mrs. Tae, who looked concerned. The maternal worry in her expression struck Rani like a spear to the heart. She sighed. Mindy's sexuality was her secret to keep if she wanted to, but Rani's? Rani could be honest about herself. She wasn't sure she could be otherwise. "I'll be honest with you, Mrs. Tae. I'm queer as fuck."

Mrs. Tae looked surprised if not at the confession than the language.

"I still like my boyfriend." Rani said, assuring her. "I don't know if we'll get married one day, but whatever happens, I imagine we'll be together for as long as he can put up with me."

Mrs. Tae's surprise faded to a gentle smile. She was quiet, letting Rani speak and get her words off her chest.

"But I like girls, too. And that's okay, whatever your religion might have to say about it." Rani said.

Mrs. Tae nodded. "Oh, we love gay people."

Rani looked surprised.

"Not everyone in our church does." Mrs. Tae said. "But... I'm of the opinion that God is love, and loves His children. Straight, gay, Korean, Indian, and even white folk."

Rani laughed. "Have you talked to Mindy about your views on sexuality? She seems to think you hate gay people."