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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Eddie woke with Tanya curled in front of him. The wild dream he thought he was having became incredibly real as Kate began to stir. He rolled over and saw her short blond hair partially covering her face. She pulled the thick quilt over her bare shoulder, her eyes fluttered open and she smiled.“ Coffee or tea?” he whispered.“ Tea please,” Kate answered softly. Tanya’ s eyes opened at the sound of a voice she recognized but somehow did not fit. Kate’ s voice answering Eddie’ s odd question. He knew she needed coffee in the morning. Especially after having a little too much wine. Rolling over Tanya saw Kate’ s smiling face just beyond Eddie.“ I was going to get up and leave but I fell asleep. Your bed is like sleeping on a cloud. I didn’ t realize where I was until Eddie asked me if I wanted anything.” The extensive reading list stored in Tanya’ s brain had somehow skipped the section that covered proper etiquette for the morning after a menage-a-tois.
“ That was the first time I had an orgasm with a man.” Kate said, smiling at Tanya and blushing.“ I don’ t know if I could name all the firsts I had last night,” Tanya said. Eddie had nothing to say.“ Eddie you haven’ t said a word since...” Tanya had to think about proper wording. She didn’ t want to say, since we brought another woman into our bed or since I decided to share you with Kate.“... since we finished the grand tour,” she completed the sentence that, still, did not sound exactly right. Those words shattered the nervousness surrounding the trio, because they shared a vision simultaneously. Someone walking in and complimenting Tanya on her lovely home and asking for the“ Grand tour”. Tanya could see it in their eyes and was the first to crack. She brought her hand to her mouth, trying to hold back the laughter. She snorted and chortled into her palm. Kate and Eddie broke into gales of laughter. It took a while before they calmed.“ I’ ll put on coffee and water for tea,” he said. The proper way to exit posed a momentary problem for, the still naked, Eddie. He shrugged, pushed the covers down, stood and walked toward the foot of the bed. The cedar chest housing Tanya’ s wedding gown and a few quilts was strong enough to serve as a step. He put on some sweat pants and headed downstairs.“ Is Eddie going to bring it up or should we go down?” Kate asked seriously. The answer,“ Eddie always serves after I bring home a woman for our pleasure,” did not seem proper and she kept it to herself. Tanya started to laugh again. This was not a conversation she ever imagined having.
A tear rolled down Kate’ s cheek and Tanya stopped laughing.“ I’ m sorry for my crazy reaction. This is so strange to me,” Tanya said, at the brink of hysteria.“ You gave Eddie something few men ever get,” Kate said.“ Obviously it’ s not that uncommon. Otherwise they would not have a name for it,” Tanya argued.“ Sure, men have sex with two women and women have sex with two men. But how many men get to make love to two women at the same time? Eddie is so lucky to have you,” Kate said. Tanya wanted to believe her words.“ I didn’ t lose my virginity until three years ago.”“ How old are you?”“ Twenty-six. All my lovers in college were women. I like men but all I ever felt was their anger and cruelty. The first man I slept with was rough and uncaring. I didn’ t know what to do and he was mean. When he was done, he left and I never saw him again. I saw how Eddie treated you when he came home and found unexpected company. I knew he would be gentle. I wanted to know that feeling.”