She hadn’t reacted well to Rani, but they’d figured that out eventually. Watching him with the girls she knew, like Selene, was pretty hot when she participated. Thinking of him getting intimate with Mindy and the others while she wasn’t there was less desirable, but it didn’t spike her jealousy the way she initially expected it to. It was just… part of the arrangement. Thinking of him making out with someone she didn’t know bothered her a lot, though. Perhaps it poked some insecurities.
Katelyn frowned. “Really?”
“Really.” Kat shrugged. “Look. When I first got to know Arthur, I was sure he was a creep taking advantage of my sister.” Kat explained. “But he wasn’t. He… cares about her. About all of us in different ways. I mean, sure, he’s not perfect. He fucks up sometimes, and I try to be there to lay into him for it, but overall, he does a good job and looks out for whoever he’s with. Plus, he’s hot as hell and knows how to care for a woman. Y’know?”
Kate looked surprised. So did the people directly in front of them in line.
Kat sighed. “What I have with Arthur is casual. We hook up sometimes. We’re both free to see other people if we want to. We all understand, and it’s no one else’s business.” She said the last part a little louder for the people eavesdropping.
Katelyn still looked concerned, but she seemed to think about what Kat said as they scanned their cards and filed into line to get their food. “Kelly said the same thing, that is casual, that she liked the other girls taking up his attention so she didn’t have to be a full-time girlfriend.”
Kat scoffed. “That’s one benefit, I guess.”
Katelyn frowned but shook her head and moved off to get some food. When Katerine reached the cafeteria tables, Katelyn was still in line getting some pizza. Kat’s salad was covered in toppings that would fill her up. She looked around for where to sit but was quickly flagged down by Mindy, who was already bounding up to her.
“Come sit with us! The harem has a table by the back.” Mindy said, taking her by the hand and pulling her toward the table. Arthur was there, along with Rani, Selene, and Kelly. Kat rolled her eyes but followed along, letting Mindy guide her to the table. She sat next to Selene, who was next to Kelly, who was next to Arthur, who was next to Rani, who was next to Mindy. Moments later, Katelyn spotted Kelly and Kat and approached with her tray but hesitated when she spotted Arthur.
“Join us.” Kelly waved her over. “You should meet everyone anyway if we’re going to be housemates.”
Katelyn still seemed wary, but she came over and set her tray down next to Kat.
“Welcome to the sex cult table.” Rani offered.
Katelyn picked up her tray as if the table was electrified. Rani laughed, but most of them looked apologetic.
“She’s kidding! She’s kidding.” Kelly assured Katelyn.
Katelyn frowned but set her tray back down. “If you all want to be alone, I can eat elsewhere.”
“Don’t be silly. We’re just hanging out, having lunch as friends.” Kelly assured her.
“Our boyfriend just happens to be here.” Rani added. “Is that a problem for you?”
Kelly shot Rani a look, but Katelyn didn’t answer. She sat and started to eat.
“It’s nice to see you again.” Arthur said to Katelyn.
“It’s nice to see you with some clothes on this time.” Katelyn muttered.
Rani raised her eyebrow and looked at Arthur, who raised his hands in surrender. “She walked in when I was picking up my clothes after spending the night at Kelly’s last Friday.” Arthur explained. “I uh… hadn’t had a chance to put anything back on yet.”
“Ah.” Rani chimed in. “So you’ve seen Excalibur.”
Mindy and Selene giggled.
“Excal-?” Katelyn started to ask, but then it clicked, and she laughed too. “Yeah, I guess so. Didn’t think it was impressive enough to hypnotize an entire cult, though.”
“I wasn’t hard.” Arthur said a little too quickly. A quiet chorus of giggles and laughter at the table brought a blush to Arthur’s cheeks.
Kelly put a hand on his arm. “You can’t possibly feel the need to defend your manhood to any of us. We’re all in love with your dick.” Kelly assured him.
Arthur was still blushing but went back to eating. Kat glanced up at him but shook her head and returned to eating.
“Mom knows we’re moving, by the way.” Kat mentioned to Selene, changing the subject.
“You told her already?” Selene asked.
“No. She talked to the landlord, apparently. I put in to end the lease this month yesterday. So… sometime between then and this morning, she must have talked to them.” Kat answered. “Or they called her.”
Selene frowned.
“Is that an issue?” Arthur asked.
“Only that our mom is way too nosy, too controlling, and too chummy with that office manager.” Selene scoffed. “What did you tell her?”
“I assured her that everyone renting the house is female and that it’s better accommodations with cheaper rent.” Kat answered.
“All true.” Selene smiled.
“Technically, yes.” Kat sighed. “I left Arthur out of it, obviously.”
The others were quiet, but none seemed to have an issue.
“If it helps, I don’t plan to tell my parents about this.” Rani piped up.
“Aren’t you worried they’ll find out from the video?” Katelyn asked. “The one of you kneeing that guy in the balls?”
Rani shrugged. “No, not really. Not unless they put it on the school website or something.” She scoffed. “So long as my grades stay up and I tell them I’m still looking for a wealthy Indian husband, they’re too busy with their own lives and my other siblings to pay much attention to me.”
“My parents can’t find out.” Mindy said. “And I’m a little worried. But so far, I don’t think they’ve seen the video. No reason they should, really. But… maybe I should avoid doing anything in public for a little while.” She was obviously thinking about the walk around the mall that almost happened and the walk around the neighborhood that did.
“My mom is pretty open-minded.” Kelly shrugged. “My dad is less so, but he gets less say. They’ll be surprised, but I don’t think they’ll condemn what we’re doing.”
“What about your parents?” Selene asked Arthur. “Do you think your mom and dad will be upset?”
“No.” Arthur answered honestly. “My mom’s already teased me about something like this happening, but she didn’t seem to condemn it. So long as it’s all consensual and above board, which it is, they’re fine. They’re… open-minded. I think.” He shrugged.
“My parents would flip.” Katelyn chimed in. The others looked at her, including Kat, who smiled at her. “If they found out I was part of a poly-whatever relationship like yours?” Kate looked at Kat. “My brothers would hunt Arthur down and beat him to a pulp. After they find Sean.”
“How many brothers do you have?” Arthur asked teasingly.
“Six older brothers.” Katelyn said confidently.
Arthur whistled.
“You can take ’em.” Rani assured him.
Arthur laughed. “I don’t want to!”
The girls laughed, and Arthur started gathering his things. “I’ve got to get to class. I’ll see y’all later. Girls, take care. Kat, I’ll see you at five?”
Kat nodded.
“Katelyn, nice to see you again.” Arthur said as he rose. The others started gathering their dirty dishes and headed out shortly after Arthur, not quite all leaving at the same time, though Kat noticed Mindy had Arthur’s hand as they walked along the path outside toward the admin building.
Kat and Katelyn finished their lunch within the next few minutes and yelled their thank yous into the conveyor belt of the kitchens as they dropped off their dirty dishes. They walked a little together until they were out of the cafeteria, talking about everyday things again and chatting about their plans for homecoming.
None of the girls at the table seemed to notice or care about the looks the table had gotten while they ate. Kat didn’t even notice some of the stares or whispers that followed her after she left. It wasn’t until people were still looking at her funny during class that she wondered what was happening. It was weird. It was like everyone was looking at her as if she had something on her nose, but a quick check in the bathrooms had told her she didn’t, nor did she have any stains or anything on her clothes.
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