Senior Year Memories Ch. 18

"Then we're totally crashing," Jade said.

"We should probably shower, first," I said.

"And then get dressed," Hope amended.

"Probably a good idea," I said.

"I dunno, might make the party more exciting..." Jade trailed off before all three of us burst out laughing again.

I was so happy that I couldn't help but lean in and kiss both of them. I wasn't lying when I said I had an idea forming, but it now made all the sense in the world that since they helped me come up with it, I should probably let them in on it. Honestly, it seemed like they might be able to help out with it a bit too. It was crazy, but...

I stood up. "Come on, I think all three of us can fit in the shower. I want to run an idea by you two."

"What kind of idea?" Hope asked, accepting my hand as I helped her up.

"If it's the kind of idea you can give while you stick your cock up my ass, that's a fine idea by me. You don't need to fuck me hard or even cum or anything like that since I know we drained you pretty hardcore, I just wanna feel your cock up my ass at some point tonight, and there's worse times than in a shower," Jade said, standing beside us.

"It's the kind of idea I'll need some help on. The both of you, if you're willing. Some other people too, if we can wrangle them. It's... it's kinda something big, but it's something I need to do, I think," I said.

"So... it's the kind of idea you can give with your cock in my ass?" Jade asked.

I poked her, jokingly. "Yeah."

Hope's face was much more sympathetic. "You need some help, I'm onboard."

"You don't want to hear the plan first?" I asked.

"Nah, you're a good guy, you wouldn't want to do anything to fuck anyone over. Let me know what I can do, and I'll be happy to help," Hope said.

"Ditto," Jade said, hugging me close.

I wrapped my arms around both of them and led them to the bathroom. "Ladies, I think this might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

***

It took a couple days to get everyone I needed together. In that time, I thought over what I was going to do and say to try to convince them. Going into the meeting, I was even pretty certain that I'd be able to do it, but once I had them all sitting around the dining room table, drinking and snacking and looking up at me expectantly, I found myself frozen. I shouldn't have been frozen. I knew these girls, hell, I'd had sex with all six of them, but it was one thing to know them in a one-on-one capacity (or two-on-one, or three-on-one...), but never like this, never with so many eyes looking up at me at once expecting me to get the ball rolling. It was the Halloween Scream all over again, only this time I wasn't reporting to Nadia.

This time it was all my show.

On one side of the table sat Kaitlyn Pruitt, Brooke King and Jade Alvarez, all wearing their blue and white cheerleading outfits as they'd come fresh from practice. They'd been talking animatedly amongst themselves since they got here, even if Brooke wasn't her usually chatty self, shooting the occasional glare at one of the girls who sat across the way from her.

On the other side of the table sat a far more eclectic group. Sitting close to one another were Hope Harris and one of her best friends (and my sorta girlfriend) the goth knockout Josie Wong. They eyed the cheerleaders with some suspicion, but had so far been cordial. The third girl on this side of the table was the lone outsider to any of these tight friendships, with the blonde hipster and former cheerleader Rose Ferris leaning back in her chair casually, her shoeless feet kicked up on the table. As ever, she tried to look effortlessly cool, but even behind the mask provided by her fedora and sunglasses, I could see her take the occasional glance at Brooke, glances that were almost always returned with the slightest hostility.

One battle at a time.

Since there was no perfect time to do this when I wouldn't be nervous, I finally stood at the head of the table.

"It's about time," Kaitlyn muttered, though I could tell she did it jokingly. That Jade poked her in the ribs in response only further warmed my heart.

Briefly, I put my hand over my shirt pocket, feeling the folded up piece of paper still inside. I already knew it was there, there was no way it could've been taken away, but it still comforted me to find it there.

Dropping my hand back to my side, I took in a breath and said, "Hello, everyone. I, uh, well, I know you all know me, and enough of you know each other so I don't think we need to spend a lot of time on introductions, but, I'm also sure you're wondering why I brought you here this afternoon."

"Orgy? 'cause I didn't bring my swag, and it won't be half so fun without it," Brooke suggested, getting a couple chuckles from the group.

"Fun idea, but not quite," I said, smiling. Brooke pouted, but the fact that she didn't have to do anything with Rose seemed to comfort her somewhat.

"It's no secret that it's been a strange year for me. I've had a lot of good times, and I've had a lot of shit times. A lot of you have been there for both of those, and, well, I really want to thank you for being there for me when I needed you. I also want to thank you for being there for me when I didn't think I needed you. It's, uh..." I trailed off, hard up for finding the right words.

"It's okay, Ryan, take your time, say what you need to say," Josie said, reaching out and squeezing my hand. I smiled down at her, squeezing her back.

I took a breath and continued, "I've made my share of bad mistakes, some truly horrible mistakes even, because I didn't think things through enough. I didn't think about much of anything except myself, and I especially didn't think about the people around me, and I want to fix that. I want to be better, and that's something that I need to change from within, but after a recent experience..."

I looked at both Hope and Jade. "...I've come to find that there's something awesome about helping other people. And so, in the spirit of the holiday season ahead of us, I want to do something really nice for every woman I've been with this year. I don't just mean giving them flowers and chocolates or something like that, but something big that will really help each and every one of them out. Something that will make their lives easier, or just make them happier, or maybe even change a life or two. If possible."

I let the words hang in the air while the six of them considered my words. I could see different levels of thought and curiosity cross each of their faces, enough that it made me rather nervous with each passing silent moment.

Quickly, I added, "The only issue is, this is a big fucking task, and one I can't do alone. I called the six of you together because you are six of the smartest, most determined and most capable people I know (who are still talking to me), people who know how to think in different ways than I can, people I can be honest with and, well, people I trust. I... can't promise you'll all know the full list of women I've been with for their own privacy, since I only brought all of you here since I know you're more or less aware of each other, and if any of you want to say no and walk out of here right now, I'll totally understand. I honestly can't promise any of you anything in exchange for your help aside from my own personal thanks and the satisfaction of helping out some really cool people who could use a little help before Christmas rolls around, but I promise that both of those things are pretty awesome. And that help me or not, I also seriously intend to help each and every one of you however I can. So, uh... yeah. That's all I've got. Anyone have anything they want to say?"

The room was quiet as all six girls eyed me cautiously. Again, nervously I reached to the piece of paper folded up in my pocket, touching it like a talisman. I knew the nineteen names on it by heart, but that didn't mean I wasn't running over them in my head on a constant loop in the hopes that I could pull this insane scheme off.

ADDISON

BROOKE

HALEY

HOPE

JADE

JOSIE

KAITLYN

MALLORY

MARIE

MRS. LYNN

MRS. MCNEIL

MRS. SULLIVAN

NADIA

NOA

RACHEL

ROSE

SARAH

SOPHIE

TORI

If push came to shove and every girl here said no, I would have done everything it took to make this work however I could.

I was definitely surprised when the first hand raised came from Rose. She was the one I was least certain on, but one I knew I had to invite because of her creativity and determinedness at getting any task before her done no matter the cost.

"I've only one question for you, Ryan Collins," she said, her voice husky and difficult to read as ever.

"Yeah?" I asked.

A slow grin formed on her lips. "Just when do we begin?"

As smiles and nods broke out around the table and the realization that every one of them was willing to be part of the plan hit me, I let out my breath.

The hard part was over.

The really hard part was only beginning.

***

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