Kat looked down at the table and frowned a little. “I don’t hate you.” She said defensively. “I’m sorry. I promise I’m not trying to come across as crazy.”
“I know.” Arthur assured her. “Like… the jealousy thing.” He landed on the example. “Once we figured out what was happening, it all made sense. Once you explain things, they make sense. It’s when you act before I can figure out what’s going on that leads to the whiplash effect.”
Kat nodded. “Yeah.” She said. “Sorry. I promise I’ll try to be less crazy about things. I just… overreact sometimes.”
“All any of us can do is try.” Arthur nodded. “And I’ll try to keep up my end of things.” Arthur assured her.
“See that you do.” Kat said.
“Speaking of, did you do the reading for tonight’s lesson?” Arthur asked.
Kat nodded. “Yeah, I flipped through the links you sent me yesterday.”
“Anything stand out to you?” Arthur asked as the waiter deposited their food on the table and refilled their water.
Kat waited until the waiter was gone before answering. “Not really.” She shook her head as she lifted her fork. “It was all very informative, though. I feel I have a better idea of what to expect and how to get myself in the right frame of mind for later.”
“Good.” Arthur lifted his fork as well.
“One might even say that’s worth a ‘Good Girl,’ no?” Kat asked with a smirk.
Arthur smirked back. “Good girl.” He told her.
Kat’s face blushed a little as she dropped her eyes to her food, and Arthur started eating with an expression that told everyone around them he was still trying to puzzle out the woman across from him. Kat was cute, and she felt it sometimes, but she wasn’t a total slut like her sister was. Even though she had to admit that she was into Arthur for his body, strength, endurance, and skill more than his conversation. Still, he’d surprised her more than once now with actually having a brain that Kat didn’t expect to find in that head of his. Maybe she had more prejudices than she realized, judging the book of Arthur by its cover.
“So.” Kat said after silently eating for a few minutes. “What are you planning to do about Lynn anyway?”
“What do you mean?” Arthur asked.
“I mean, are you planning on driving her from the house? Adding her to the harem? Or… whatever a third option might be?” Kat asked as she reached for her water.
Arthur coughed. “I hadn’t really thought about it.”
“Really?” Kat asked. “Because Selene is ready to drive her out the minute she moves in. She wants that house completely occupied by you, the harem, and no one else.”
Arthur scoffed. “Well, as fun as that would be, I don’t know how realistic it is.” He frowned. “We’ve got Katelyn moving in to share the bedroom with Kelly, after all. And that still leaves one room unoccupied, so we’ll need to get two more people to move in, hopefully by next semester.”
It was Kat’s turn to scoff. “If you think Selene’s not going to try and recruit Katelyn into the harem, you’re dreaming.”
Arthur chuckled. “Heh. I don’t think it’s going to happen. As it stands, the harem is more than I ever expected to have going for me. Trying to add anyone else to it is pressing my luck and will make it all fall apart.”
Kat nodded. One dominant man with five submissive girlfriends was more than anyone could hope for. Between Selene, the manic pixie dream slut; Mindy, the Korean secretary schoolgirl; Rani, the Indian beauty; Kelly, the wannabe housewife, and herself (the average looking bookish one), all Arthur’s sexual needs should be more than met. Still, it might be good for Katelyn. Her ex-boyfriend Sean had cheated on her, and that could really fuck with anyone’s head. It might be good for her to have a nice, reliable dick to ride to vent some of that frustration and feel safe again. Assuming Arthur could deliver on being reliable and making her feel safe.
“Well, she will suggest it to you at some point.” Kat assured him. “If you decide to add Katelyn to the group, let me talk to her first. We’re friends, and I think I know how to talk to her about it without making it awkward.”
“The whole harem would have to talk about it first.” Arthur reminded her.
“After the harem discusses it, then.” Kat agreed.
Arthur raised an eyebrow. “And how would you talk to her about it?”
Kat rolled her eyes. “She doesn’t need to fall into another relationship right now with some douche, right? She’s going to need to be with someone she can trust. I don’t know if the whole harem thing will be her bag. She might want someone who’s hers and only hers. So she might not agree to join at all and might hate the idea. On the other hand, being in an established, open, poly relationship like what we have going is something you can trust. Everything is out in the open, cards on the table, nobody sneaking around or hiding anything. And if you can help her feel safe to trust again, and deliver a good O every once in a while, then it might be something she’s willing to try. Might be. I can’t make any guarantees, obviously.”
Arthur seemed to think about it for a minute while they ate. She had some good points he hadn’t thought of or considered, but ultimately, he wasn’t looking at increasing the harem anytime soon. He was more worried about keeping what he had than adding more. “I think you’ve thought this out way more than I have.” Arthur chuckled.
“Personally, I blame my sister.” Kat said between swallows. “Her constant verbal fantasizing is starting to affect me, I think.”
Arthur chuckled. “Me too, though in my case, it’s really worked out well for me.”
Kat laughed. “Trust me, no one in the harem expects you to complain any time soon.”
Arthur smirked. He didn’t have the same access to the Harem chat that she did, the conversation between all the girls, but he must have had enough information from the House chat and his private chats with everyone to feel some measure of confidence.
“So… Can we get dessert to go?” Kat asked. “Sir?”
Arthur smiled and nodded as he sped up his eating a little bit. Kat had finished and was ready to box up the rest, but Arthur was clearly more hungry than she was and wanted to finish his plate. Still, when the waiter came by, they ordered the tiramisu to go, and Arthur paid the check despite Kat’s protests that she could pay her half. He’d called her Brat in such a firm warning tone that she blushed a little and looked around to make sure no one else heard it, but they seemed clear.
With the check paid and the food boxed, Arthur carried the bag in one hand and offered his other arm to Kat as they walked out of the restaurant to his car. Once inside and on the way to Arthur’s apartment, Kat spoke up again with another thought.
“You’re going to need a minivan or something.” Kat said as she looked around. “Six of us, seven counting Kate, eight counting Lynn, plus one to two more women in the last bedroom?” Kat looked at the backseat. “We’ll never all fit in here.”
Arthur laughed. “Lynn is never joining the harem. I don’t think anyone else is, either. But… you’re not wrong about getting some kind of van if we’re all carpooling to campus all the time.” He admitted.
“I don’t think you’ll be the one driving if you offer shuttle services.” Kat smirked. “Selene will drag you into the back seat every chance she gets.”
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