Agony by Yolanda Olson Page A

no doubt inspecting my bottoms.
    “Just checking,” she said.
    “For what?” Arsen asked curiously.
    “Signs of sex. I mean if you guys are gonna do it, I would hope it would be in a way better place than a lighthouse,” she replied.
    “What’s wrong with the lighthouse?” Arsen asked.
    “Nothing! I just hope that her first time is in an actual bed,” Addie replied.
    “Maybe I like the view up there better,” Arsen said.
    “But you guys didn’t have sex because I don’t see any blood.”
    “Maybe we washed her up.”
    “But she’s walking just fine.”
    “Maybe I carried her.”
    “But ... But ... Oh my God, Neve!” Addie said looking completely alarmed.
    I raised my arms to stop them from going back and forth, “The barrier is still in place. You can calm down and you ,” I said to Arsen, giving him a playful shove, “are not helping!”
    “I couldn’t help it!” he replied laughing. “Lighten up, Addie. If we ever go to that point, it won’t be outside in a lighthouse. I mean I’d like to be in a relationship with her first, you know?”
    “Um, I’m standing right here,” I said to him.
    “I know,” he replied with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes.
    “So what are you saying then?” I asked putting my hands on my hips.
    “Wanna be my girl?” he asked with a nervous laugh.
    “Yes! She does!” Addie shouted.
    I looked at her and laughed; so did Arsen.
    “Answer him!” she insisted.
    “Well, it’s been only two days really,” I said thoughtfully.
    “And I was just kidding,” he said with a laugh.
    Addie looked completely deflated.
    Arsen laughed and pulled me over to him giving me a tight hug. I hugged him back and stuck my tongue out at Adesynne.
    “Hey Addie, would it be alright with you if I took her out to dinner tonight? Just the two of us?” he asked over my head.
    “Yeah that’s fine. I was going to go out with the boys anyway,” she replied breezily.
    “No way! You’re not going out alone with seven guys,” I said, pulling away from Arsen and giving her an incredulous look.
    “I’ll be fine!” she said with a laugh.
    “I kind of have to agree with Neve on this one,” Arsen said seriously. “Hey I have an idea! Why don’t we have a cookout tonight at my place! We can go to the liquor store and get some stuff to drink. I have plenty of food and I’ve been dying for a reason to use my grill. You can invite them over and I’ll call some friends. It’ll be fun!”
    What kind of friends?
    “Okay, I’ll let them know!” she said excitedly running off to tell her harem.
    “What do you think, Neve? Sound like a good idea?” Arsen asked me.
    “Um. Yeah,” I mumbled. 
    “What’s wrong?” he asked.
    “Nothing. I agree, it’ll be a good time,” I replied forcing a smile.
    “Awesome, let’s get Addie and go home. I can start calling some people when we get there and start pulling food out of the freezer,” he said happily.
    Arsen took me by the hand again and we went over to pick up our towels. Adesynne ran over to tell us that her harem were game. I decided I would send Matt a message and tell him to bring Drew, the other sub shop kid, to come to Arsen’s tonight.
    We walked back to his place laughing and talking. Or rather they were, I was silent most of the way.
    When we climbed the stairs to his doorway, I hesitated and Addie blew out her breath impatiently.
    “Be careful in there, Cuz. You don’t want to trip on the dildos inside.”
    I rolled my eyes and let Arsen lead me inside. I kept my eyes straight ahead at first because I didn’t know what to expect.
    I glanced around the living room and smiled at a picture he had next to his huge flat screen television. I let go of his hand and walked over to it. I picked it up and my smile widened a little when I saw that he had his arm around an older woman who was smiling his exact smile.
    “That’s my mom,” he said appearing next to me.
    “You have her smile,” I remarked setting the picture