by Amanda Wals
"No. I'm fine being the only guy that gets to see your sexy belly button."
"Good. Thanks. Now back to my story. At lunch, I brought up something that was bothering me. I told Jacob that when we got back to the ship, we should tell you two that we were going to pay you for the cost of our cruise."
"How did he respond to that?" Caitlin asked.
"Not well. At first, he tried to put it off by saying we should wait until the end of the cruise to decide. I said that you would enjoy the rest of your cruise more knowing that we were going to pay you for ours. He said that Caitlin had told us that we weren't to talk to you. I said that I was sure Caitlin would be fine with us talking to you for one minute about how we were going to pay you for our cruise. Then he said that we shouldn't pay you because neither of you had stipulated that we had to stay together the whole cruise. I said that you shouldn't have had to make that stipulation as you didn't suspect that Jacob and I would dump you. He was getting pretty worked up by this point and he told me that if you were angry about us getting back together, then you should be angry at God, not us, as it was God's plan that we get back together."
"Wow," said Caitlin. "I'm touched. Why didn't you decide to pay back Thomas and not worry about me?"
Rebecca shook her head. "I'll be honest - I didn't like you when we met. You curse, you drink too much, you flaunt your body. Maybe some of it was because I saw you as the competition for Jacob." I remembered that I had never asked Rebecca what she thought of Caitlin. We hadn't had much time alone and I had been thinking of other things when we had. "When you arranged it so that I wouldn't see you again on the cruise, I was happy. Then I kept thinking of how you were on the van ride back. You were furious and rightfully so. And yet, you were so cool. No drama at all. The family in front of us had no idea that a double break up was happening behind them. You thought of all these details while my brain was mush. You offered Jacob and me an incredibly fair deal. Whenever I thought of the van trip, I felt convinced that if you could be fair to us in that situation, we needed to be fair to you."
"So those three things popped the bubble," continued Rebecca. "I wasn't living the dream anymore. I realized that both Jacob and I hadn't been acting like ourselves, that we'd been acting like the other wanted us to act. I'd been agreeing to whatever he suggested and looking at him adoringly all the time. He had been super considerate and constantly flattering me. We both had been avoiding confrontations. It took a lot of energy to keep acting that way, but it was a synergistic thing - I could keep it up because Jacob was keeping it up and he could keep it up because I was keeping it up. But those three things broke that cycle and we reverted back to who we really were and we weren't that happy of a couple. The rest of Thursday was good, but not great. Thursday night, I told him I had to have a night off from making love. He got angry." Rebecca choked up at this point. "He told me how sex with you was so much better than sex with me."
"Oh...my...God," said Caitlin.
"He wasn't trying to be mean. He was giving me feedback on how to improve our relationship."
"But it hurt like hell?"
"It hurt like hell. The next morning, he told me I should take sex lessons from you. He acted like it was a joke, but I could tell he was half serious."
"What an asshole!" said Caitlin. She moved to Rebecca's side of the bed and gave Rebecca a quick hug. "The jokes on him - you had a sex lesson from me and I thought you were a great student."
It took a bit for Rebecca to compose herself, then she continued on. "By this time, I knew I had made a huge mistake. But what could I do? I couldn't say 'Let's switch back.'"
Caitlin laughed. "I sure didn't want Jacob back. I was having a much better time with Thomas. What do you think of us being lovers?"
"I don't know. A week ago, I would have found it disgusting. When did you start?"
"Wednesday. We had danced for hours, I was horny and there he was."
"What were your plans before I showed up?"
"We had agreed to make love one more time tomorrow then go back to being a normal brother and sister. It was time for us to let it go."
"I can accept that you two were briefly lovers. It's not like Jacob and I were just holding hands all week. Thomas is all mine now, right?"
"Right."
"One thing - you said earlier something about I was expecting to keep my panties on. What did you mean by that?"
Caitlin sighed. "I got Thomas drunk and begged him to tell me all about how you went from being friends to being lovers and he did. He told me that your signal to him that you were in the mood was when you took your panties off right before getting into bed."
"Oh."
"I wasn't drunk, just buzzed." I appreciated that Caitlin was trying to take the blame for my spilling so many secrets, but it wasn't her fault. "And I was willing to tell you so much because I wanted someone else's opinion on whether or not I'd missed a sign that Rebecca and I were so close to breaking up. I hadn't seen it coming."
"Thomas, you didn't miss anything. I loved you. I did my best to hide the guilt I was feeling from you, so you couldn't have known."
"Rebecca, the next time you feel guilty, tell me about it. I won't say a thing. I'll listen, then I'll support you however you want me to. No more surprises. Okay?"
"Okay." Rebecca kissed me softly on the lips. "I know you'll never forget how I betrayed you, but can you forgive me some day?"
"I forgive you, Rebecca."
Rebecca gave me a big hug and a kiss, then sat back up. "Tonight has gone a lot better than I had thought possible." Rebecca faced Caitlin. "I'm glad you were here. I'm glad Thomas told you everything. I'm glad you were lovers. I'm glad you probably don't like me. After I saw Thomas in the ice cream place, I decided my only hope was to get Thomas alone, then beg for forgiveness and ask that he take me back. I knew he would, but I knew that even though Thomas would forgive me, he would never forget. This cruise would always be an open wound. Caitlin, you threw the punches that needed to be thrown but that Thomas never would. Once again, you were that incredible woman I saw in the van, who could be furious, cool and fair all at the same time. You made me prove that I loved Thomas. You made me make the tough decisions I had been avoiding. If the wound of this cruise ever heals, it's because of you Caitlin. I feel like I saw your true colors tonight and I really like them."
Caitlin was crying. They hugged. "I've always liked you, Rebecca. I'm glad I could help. I hope to be lucky enough some day to call you my sister-in-law." They moved back to where they were sitting before. "But that doesn't answer the question of how you wound up here tonight."
"Gambling. Jacob went gambling again tonight. He gambled every night of the cruise. It had been fun and exciting the first two nights, but it got boring after that and I would tune out unless he had a winning streak. He was so happy when he was on a winning streak."
"But losing streaks are more common," I said.
"I'm sure you're right. I wasn't paying attention. Then tonight, he told me that his gambling losses had maxed out Caitlin's credit card for our cabin."
"What!" yelled Caitlin. She started crawling across the bed towards the door. "I'll kill him! I'll kill the bastard!"
Rebecca tackled Caitlin and said, "Calm down, Caitlin."
Caitlin shrugged her off.
"Stay here, Caitlin," said Rebecca as she grabbed her again. "There's no money to be gotten from him. What's done is done."
Caitlin stopped. The girls untangled.
"He was my boyfriend when he lost your money. I stood there and did nothing while he acted irresponsibly. Let me pay you back for his gambling losses. Let me pay you for his cruise."
"Rebecca, you don't have to..." said Caitlin.
"Let me. I have guilt problems, remember? Let me right those wrongs. I'll feel a lot better. Let's go back to where we were and I'll finish the story."
Rebecca and Caitlin moved back to where they had been sitting.
"You're lucky, Rebecca. I had at most two hun
dred dollars left on my credit card."
"And I'll gladly pay that back."
"He lost all of the shipboard credit and my two hundred dollars?"
"He must have. After dinner tonight, Jacob told me that he had been praying all day and he felt that God was going to give him success tonight, that he was going to win back all the money he had lost on the cruise. I told him prayer doesn't work that way and he got quite angry. He told me that he had to win back the money because he had maxed out your credit card with his losses. He also told me that he had gone to the purser after he left the ice cream shop to attach his credit card to our cabin and he had enough on that to take him through temporary losses." Rebecca paused to catch her breath. "We went to the casino and he played Blackjack. He won steadily during the first hour and he had recovered almost enough to pay off the losses that had hit your credit card. I was paying attention this time and I told him to stop, that I would pay off the rest. He told me to shut up, that God was giving him success tonight just as he had predicted. He gambled for a long time, not winning any more money, but not losing any either. I tried again and again to get him to stop, but he paid me no mind."
From the way Rebecca described Jacob's gambling, I could tell it horrified her. Jacob had been out of control and she hadn't been able to stop him.
"Then he started losing," she continued. "He kept making bigger and bigger bets so that he lost even faster. As he lost, he became abusive. He blamed me for his bad luck. I didn't have enough faith in him and that's why God was punishing him. He cursed me out. I told him we were through and fled the casino. I didn't know where to go. I didn't want to see Jacob again. I didn't want to be in the cabin when he came back. I didn't have anywhere else to go. I walked around for a long time then I came here. If Thomas hadn't let me in, I was going to spend the night wandering the ship."
"I'm glad that I let you in. I'm glad you're back. Now, let's go to sleep."
Rebecca snuggled into her usual spot on my chest. With my right hand, I cupped her ass like I always did when she slept on me. With my left hand, I held Caitlin's hand. I contentedly fell asleep with the two women I loved.
Sunday, near Miami
I groaned when the alarm went off at seven. I realized that I hadn't set it back to a more reasonable hour when the docking got delayed.
"Come on, everyone," said Caitlin. "Bathroom break, then we need to talk."
We took turns going to the bathroom. Rebecca and I got back into bed and Caitlin stayed out.
"Okay," said Caitlin. "Certain things about this cruise are never to be mentioned again. Those things include that Thomas and I were lovers and that Rebecca had a fling with Jacob. Agreed?" While Caitlin was saying this, she had taken off her night shirt and was nude in front of us. She apparently didn't feel the need for modesty after last night.
"Agreed," Rebecca and I said as Caitlin reached for her bra.
"We need to decide what we're going to tell people about the cruise and we all have to say the same thing."
"I'm not comfortable lying to people," said Rebecca. "Being less than honest is what got me into trouble."
"We aren't going to lie to people. We're deciding how much of the truth they can handle. For the most part, we're going to tell people that the cruise was emotionally wrenching with lots of painful moments so we don't want to talk about it. Fair description?" Caitlin continued dressing as she talked.
"Fair," said Rebecca.
"Okay. I think we have to tell people that you two broke up on Monday. You two broke up because of lots of little things that had accumulated. What was the straw that broke the camel's back?"
There was a pause as Caitlin waited for Rebecca or me to provide her with a reason.
"Because I asked Rebecca to move in with me again."
"Did it bother you, Rebecca, when he asked you to move in with him?"
"Yes. I don't like being pressured."
"Okay. Did he ask you on the cruise?" Rebecca and I shook her heads no. "But it was something that primed to you to jump to Jacob when he showed up?"
"Yes."
"Then close enough." Caitlin had finished dressing. "So Monday, you two break up but stay friends. The rest of the week, we'll keep vague. One thing we're going to have to fudge is excursions. We're going to have to imply that we did the excursions together. Thomas, you'll have to give Rebecca the details of the excursions we went on and she didn't so that she can describe them to people like we do."
"Let's change Jamaica to horseback riding on the beach," said Rebecca. "I loved that and want to tell people about it."
"Fine. You can come up with what we did in Jamaica and teach it to me later. Moving on. I think we're going to have to fudge how Jacob and I broke up. I think we need to imply that it happened later in the week. Let's say that he constantly antagonized Thomas and that was the final straw for me. Okay so far?"
"Yes," Rebecca and I said.
"Wrapping up. Saturday night, I sat you two down and knocked some sense into you. Rebecca, you agreed to move in with Thomas. Thomas, you agreed to...Thomas, you have to agree to something. You're getting back together won't make sense unless you give Rebecca something."
"I agreed to go to church with her every Sunday if we can find a church that we both like."
Rebecca's eyes went wide. "Thomas, you would do that for me?"
"Yes. I've been kicking myself since Monday for not proposing that months ago."
"Oh, Thomas! I love you!" Rebecca showered my face with little kisses.
"You two can continue that in a little bit," said Caitlin with a smile. "Let's finish up now. Thomas agreed to go to church with Rebecca if you can find a church you both like. Rebecca agreed to move in with Thomas. You kissed and made up. That I was in the room when you made love is one of those things to never be mentioned again. Any questions?"
Rebecca and I said nothing.
"We'll run through it again when I get back. I'll go look for Jacob. I'll tell him that you two are back together. I'll get your stuff out of his cabin so you don't have to deal with that sleazeball again. I'll tell him that if a whisper gets back to any of Rebecca's friends that something happened between him and Rebecca on this cruise, I'll kick his ass up and down the street in front of his damn truck stop." Caitlin gave us a smile that left no doubt that she would enjoy doing that. "Okay, I'm off. I'll be gone long enough for you two to make love again. There's nothing like a slow morning fuck."
Rebecca opened and shut her mouth several times. "I'm not ready..."
Caitlin gave her a "haven't you learned anything" look.
Rebecca moved her hand in front of herself like she was wiping out her last statement. "Look, you told me last night that I need to do whatever it takes to keep Thomas happy. You told me that I need to up my game in bed. I agree, but I don't know anything about sex. The tips you gave me last night were helpful, but aren't nearly enough."
Rebecca stopped there. I expected her to continue. I looked at Caitlin and she had a confused look on her face.
"And so?" asked Caitlin.
"And so, I want an in-depth sex lesson. Something more than the tips you can give while watching Thomas and me."
Again, Caitlin looked as confused as I felt. "And that would be?" asked Caitlin.
"That would be that you and Thomas make love while I watch and you explain to me what you're doing and why."
I was floored.
"You want me to make love to Thomas in front of you?"
"Yes. I know it sounds crazy. Before I came back, you were going to make love this morning then go back to being a normal brother and sister. I'm asking you to stick to that plan. I'm not ready to make love and you are. It will make Thomas happy and I'll learn how to keep him happy. So many things have happened on this cruise that I'll never discuss with anyone, what's one more?"
Caitlin looked at me, then back at Rebecca, then back at me. She was as stunned by Rebecca's idea as I was. "Thomas, what do you think?"
"I've had
a great time with you, but I know it has to end. I think it would be a nice way to end it."
"It would be a nice way to end it. I'm game."
Caitlin emptied her pockets, quickly stripped, climbed on the bed and pulled the covers down. "Anything in particular you want to see?" she asked Rebecca.
"Different positions. Ideas for more variety. Whatever will make it better for Thomas."
"And better for you. The more you enjoy sex, the more Thomas will enjoy having sex with you." As Caitlin flopped on her back, I got on one side of the bed as Rebecca got on the other. "Do you mind if Thomas and I kiss?"
"No. Act like I didn't come back last night. Make it the best you can for Thomas."
"You continue to amaze me, Rebecca." Caitlin turned to me. "Are you ready to give her a good show?" Caitlin pulled me down for a kiss. "You're going to have to rev me up. I was steeling myself to confront Jacob and I'm not in the mood for sex yet."
I kissed Caitlin repeatedly as I rubbed my hands all over her body. "You have such a beautiful body, Caitlin. I'm going to miss it."
"I'm going to miss you, Thomas. You're a great lover."
I kissed her hard, then slid my tongue into her mouth. Our tongues battled for a little while. I stopped roaming with my hand and instead concentrated on her tits. Her nipples were hard between my fingers as I played with them. She was definitely getting revved up. I slid my hand down from her tits then back and forth across her rib cage and stomach. When my hand reached her small line of crotch hair, Caitlin raised her crotch to meet it while fucking my mouth with her tongue.
Caitlin let me make a few circles around her clit, then pushed me back and turned towards Rebecca. "You like sexy games. Here's one. Thomas, get between my legs." I moved into the missionary position. "Now slide a little further down until the bottom of your stomach is where my clit is. Good. Now rub your body against mine in a fucking motion."
I pressed my lower stomach against Caitlin's crotch, then slid upwards using the same motion as fucking in the missionary position. Caitlin lifted and pressed her crotch against me as I slid up. When I moved back to my starting position, Caitlin dropped her crotch back down.
