Arriving at the cabin.

Chapter 5 – Lake House Vacation (continued)

Traffic got bad around mid-morning, but they drove on. Then they made it out onto the open highway about an hour later, and when they stopped again for gas, Jason let Leonidas take a turn at the wheel of his Accord for about 40 minutes. Then they switched off again after lunch, and after moving some bags into his back seat, it was just him and Chloe once more.

“Hey, since we’re on the highway, can you give me your hand?” Chloe asked after a few minutes.

“Sure, just don’t hold it too tightly in case I need it back in a hurry.” Jason agreed.

He kept his eye on the road as Chloe took his free hand in hers, and guided it to her lap. He wondered what she was up to until he felt her press his finger to the screen of his smart phone, only to make a disappointed sound.

“Huh, magic app doesn’t want to let me use your finger to navigate the app.”

“I guess it can detect intent.” Jason speculated with a chuckle. “Don’t worry about it, we’ll have chances to check it. I’m curious if the app will work with no cell signal at the lake.”

“So, if you had the choice, would you rather lose your virginity to Alex, Kate, or Heather?” Chloe asked.

“We back to that truth without dares game?” He asked with a playful grin.

“Yep.”

“Honestly, if it’s not you, then I think I’d prefer Kate. I’m pretty sure she’s also a virgin, and I think it’d be pretty special for us to do something like that together.”

“Not Alex, huh?”

“She’s not a virgin, but I’ve already shared a few firsts with her. Besides, I think she’d want me to get with Kate.”

“Alright, your turn then.” Chloe said, smiling at him.

“Okay umm, would you ever let your hair loose while we were being intimate?”

She blinked several times as he glanced at her, stroking her braid as it hung over her shoulder, “I don’t know. My hair is super long, you know. When it’s not plaited it can get kinda messy.”

“We can be careful, but I’d really like to see you with your hair loose again, like when we were kids.”

“Maybe… you could help me wash it sometime. It takes a bit of work, and it’d be nice to have a second pair of hands.”

“You mean like, in the shower?” He raised an eyebrow at her.

She nodded, then added in case he hadn’t seen, “Yeah. Not necessarily naked. We could wear bathing suits. Might have to to avoid too much suspicion.”

“We don’t have to tell people we’re doing it.”

“If we do it at the cabin we might not be able to avoid people seeing us going in and out together. Plus, I might be more okay if we’re not naked.”

“Ah, yeah, I guess that makes sense.” He acknowledged.

“Okay, if your app has a temporary sex change branching effect, would you ever consider using it?”

Jason considered a moment before asking, “I don’t know, are we talking using it on myself or someone else?”

“Well, let’s start with yourself. Turn yourself into a girl to have lesbian sex?”

“I think that could be interesting to try.”

“Turn me into a guy to double team another of your girls?”

Jason chuckled, “Might be worth a try as well.”

“Turn one of your guy friends into a girl for a threesome?”

“Wow, that… I dunno. I’m not sure I’d want to do it forcefully to someone.”

“If they were into it?”

“Then I think it could be fun, but maybe weird.”

“What about turning yourself into a girl and me into a guy?”

“Maaayyybee…” He replied hesitantly.

“Turn yourself into a girl and let one of your guy friends do you?”

He shook his head, “Probably not, and probably not turn a girl into a guy to let her have fun with me while I’m still a guy either.”

“Alright, I think I get the picture. Your turn.”

Jason glanced at her, his expression serious, “If I used the magic app to make you want or think something you wouldn’t normally want, then changed you back, would you be okay with it?”

She chewed her lower lip for a moment, “I think so. I can’t guarantee I wouldn’t freak out, but I’d be okay with it in principle, and even if I got upset, I’d do my best to forgive you because I know you aren’t being malicious about it.”

She offered an encouraging smile as she asked, “So speaking of which, if you found a girl with a masochistic kink, would you be willing to experiment with indulging her kink? What if you could temporarily give someone that sort of kink? I think I saw a branching effect that can do something like that.”

“I’m not really into hurting people, but I think I could get into something like spanking, maybe some nipple play. Nothing injurious, but some light pain play could be okay.”

“That’s about what I thought you might say.” She acknowledged, then covered a yawn with her hand.

“Do you need to take a nap?”

She shrugged, “I’m okay, but a nap might be nice. Would that bother you?”

He gestured to the dense trees they were driving through along the winding mountain road, “I shouldn’t have an issue staying alert in this, so you can if you want.”

“Alright, thanks, I know we’re getting close, so it shouldn’t be for that long either way.” She tilted her seat back and turned slightly on her side. “Drive safe.” She added before closing her eyes.”

Jason was left to his thoughts as he followed Helena’s SUV through the woods for the next forty minutes, glancing in his rearview mirror on occasion to see Kate’s red hair in the driver’s seat of Heather’s sedan behind them. Thinking of Heather distracted him just enough that he almost missed the last turnoff, forcing him to swerve sharply, jostling Chloe awake, “What the fudge!” Chloe gasped as she was rattled in her seat.

“Sorry about that.” Jason said sheepishly, “I got a little lost in thought, and almost missed Helena turning on the side road.” Another glance in the mirror showed that the three girls were still behind him, so they at least hadn’t had any issues.

“Let me guess, you were thinking about Heather?” Chloe arched one eyebrow.

“How did you even…?”

Chloe laughed, “A good guess, plus I saw you glancing in the mirror at her car. Don’t worry, I’ve been thinking about her too. We need to use this trip to get you two closer, somehow.”

“We’ll see. I don’t want to mess things up with her, but if I have any good opportunities, I promise I’ll try to take them.” He assured her.

It was only about another 8 minutes before Helena turned onto the driveway for their uncle’s cabin, and all three cars pulled up to the rustic wood and stone structure.

Jason looked up at the sky as he and Chloe got out of his car. It was late afternoon, but they still had a few hours of daylight left to get all their bags moved into the cabin. “We’ll have to sort out sleeping arrangements. There’s not enough rooms for everyone to have their own.” Jason muttered, then smiled as Alex came up to him, yawning and stretching with Kate and Heather close behind, all three of them carrying a bag or two over their shoulders.

“I hope we didn’t forget anything.” Alex mumbled.

“I’m sure we did.” Jason replied with a chuckle. “But we’ll make do, just like always.”

“At least we have electricity. I remember coming up here as a little kid before Uncle Arthur wired up the house.” She said.

“I remember that too.” Kate and Chloe said together, then both laughed.

“I don’t think I ever came up here with you guys before they had power.” Heather cut in.

“You sure? You and Alex were friends before then.” Jason countered.

Heather just shrugged, “Maybe, but it didn’t stick in my mind. Stop wasting daylight, bitches, let’s go pick our rooms.” She said before heading swiftly past them.

“She’s got plenty of energy, she didn’t do any of the driving.” Alex pointed out once Heather was out of easy earshot.

“She’s also always been more of a morning person than the rest of us.” Kate added. “Ticks me off sometimes she can be so chipper on so little sleep.”

“Well, these bags aren’t going to unpack themselves.” Chloe said as she handed Jason a duffle bag and shouldered another herself.

The four of them started towards the cabin together, coming up behind Leonidas and his friend Tristan next to the Explorer. “…name’s Heather Chase. She’s my sister’s best friend.” Leo was saying.

“Fuck, I want to hit that.” Tristan said, “Think if I make a move before the end of the trip I’d get anywhere?”

“Get anywhere with who?” Alex asked before Jason could come to Heather’s defense.

“No one!” Tristan insisted, as he and Leo whipped around with panic on their faces.

That was when Chloe put a hand on Alex’s shoulder, “Heather’s a big girl, I think she can handle herself.” The black-haired girl told Jason’s sister. “Just don’t be gross, you two.” She added to the two sixteen-year-olds before walking past them towards the cabin.

Alex still looked mad, but eventually sighed and followed Chloe and her two friends, leaving Jason standing there next to the two chagrined teens. “I’m not going to tell you to leave Heather alone.” Jason began. “But don’t be pushy. If she says no, then just leave it be, understood?”

“Fine. But don’t get in my way, I want a fair chance.” Tristan replied.

Jason laughed, “You don’t honestly think you’re the first guy to notice she’s a bombshell, do you?” He asked before shaking his head. “I’ll be keeping an eye on you, but I can’t promise I won’t get in your way. Maybe I want a shot too, afterall.” He wasn’t sure what made him goad the boy, but he was feeling oddly confident as he moved past them and into the cabin.

Once they’d unloaded all their bags and gear into the living room, Lena got their attention. “So, guys, listen up.” The brunette paused briefly to make sure she had everyone’s attention. “There are only four bedrooms and there are ten of us. We’ll have to double or triple up.”

There were a few murmurs, but most of them had been there often enough to understand the situation. “There’s the master bedroom downstairs with a king-sized bed, the lake room upstairs with a queen-size, and two smaller rooms with a pair of twin-sized beds each. There are three bathrooms as well, one master bathroom, one in the upstairs hallway and another one right there off the living room.” She pointed to a closed door near the front of the house. “Only the first two have showers, and there’s no tub in any of them. Any questions?”

Author's Note:

The last portion of this chapter was written as a bit of a tribute to the original branch of At the Cabin by Duskford.