Cassie sees the truth

Chapter 17

Cassie is already feeling a little better as she unlocks the door to her apartment. She stayed a little longer at her work which made Lena happy, but they didn't talk much. Cassie needed the time to come down from... what exactly, anyway? To answer that question, she had taken even more time and had treated herself to another iced tea and a small salad. Maybe she had just been hungry, but she doubted it was because of her behavior. She had rarely been so mean to Finn, but Jackson had also felt her wrath, especially after he had told her that he still had to take care of the models Finn had taken care of. Normally Cassie is a person who likes to help but this time she had simply withdrawn and pursued her own thoughts. Was she angry with Jackson? While eating her salad she had come to the conclusion that it was unfair. Her friend was only doing what Finn had asked him to do, and she should be happy that they were bonding for once. No, she wasn't mad at Jackson. Was she angry at Finn? She can't really say. Could she be? Finn had certainly acted like she was allowed to, though Cassie didn't quite understand why he was doing that. After all, it had been her idea to advise him to finally get out of there, and it had worked like a charm. Is it because of the six beautiful girls that Cassie feels so strange? She knows the models that Lena employs and sees in her male colleagues all too often how brutal the lives of pretty people can be. But when she saw the angels Finn had gathered around him, her worries evaporated. Finn has that effect on people and seeing how he treats the girls doesn't make Cassie worry. So her feeling doesn't come from wanting to keep Finn at a distance.

Her salad had long since been eaten but she still hadn't found an answer. Finn didn't deserve that, not after all he had done and was still doing for Cassie. Was it because she had shown him her breasts? He had definitely liked it and seeing how much her bust size had impressed him pleases Cassie. She feels comfortable when he looks at her, that's why they are such good friends. She doesn't feel uncomfortable in his presence and she herself wanted to show herself to him as well. Is it perhaps because she is forcing something on Finn? Cassie is not stupid and knows that Finn stays with her to protect her. From what she doesn't know but she trusts him. Is she taking advantage of him? On the ride home, she had been thinking the whole time if that was the case. She had just sent him away without caring how her best buddy got home.

As Cassie gets out of her car and digs the house key out of her purse, she giggles. Yeah, she really acted stupid. Finn finally finds a girlfriend and then she... The key falls out of her hand and suddenly she understands the feeling she has. With the realization, however, something even darker comes to her and Cassie sits down on the floor outside her front door in her fancy work clothes, the key unheeded in her hand. So she hasn't felt in years.

"Shit," she breathes into the evening air. She's tired from work, tense from the day, so she hasn't been strong. Add to that the girls...and Finn. "Shit." It had to happen eventually. Cassie is jealous. Jealous of Finn. Jealous that he'd found someone. For so long he's been by her side, been there for her. So long she took it for granted and now of course it's clear that Finn is looking for several girls at once. It doesn't even surprise Cassie, she knows Finn, knows his ways and how valuable he can be to someone who could actually have everything... "What?" It's getting worse. Cassie Andrews has everything...doesn't she? In any case, she has Finn...right? "Shit...fucking shit." Cassie never curses usually. But now... now everything is different. She shakes her head. No, it can't be different. It can't be different. Different is dangerous. She has a boyfriend, Jackson. He loves her and she loves him. And she has a friend, Finn. He likes her and she likes him. But that's not enough, not for Finn. Cassie knows that. And now what was bound to happen eventually has happened. Those damn models are damn pretty, though. And that Jessica... Cassie only knows the girls in passing but still... But Cassie and Finn have known each other forever. "What am I doing here?" the girl wonders, worried and confused. These are dangerous paths she is treading. And at their end, only suffering awaits. Suffering for her, that's for sure. Jackson is already tolerant enough to let her show Finn her breasts, Cassie appreciates that. But more? Jackson has his limits, too, and Cassie has to tolerate them as his girlfriend. Jackson would suffer... and so would Finn.

So Cassie makes a decision. She doesn't have the right to come between Finn and his happiness. Okay, it felt really great to feel his hands on her... But it doesn't matter. He has a girlfriend now and it can only stay with such little things if she doesn't want to lose him. And Jackson of course! No, she has to pull herself together. Even if she's afraid that Finn might not be around anymore someday, she, he and also Jackson decided a long time ago and set the course for their lives. Yes, she would miss Finn should he choose his girlfriend and move out of their shared apartment. But he would be happy then. That should be all that matters to Cassie, she has Jackson to take care of her. Another shake of the head and Cassie rises. She decides it's best not to worry about things she can't control. She'd rather show Finn she's not mad at him and be happy for him. What kind of friend doesn't do that for her buddy? She wants to meet Jessica and after that she wants to ask Finn if she can help him with his models.

Everything already looks better when Cassie unlocks the door to her apartment. Surely Finn is already there. She will tell him that she acted stupid and he is Finn. He will forgive her. Then maybe the two of them will watch a movie and wait for Jackson, whose own car isn't in the parking lot yet. Cassie is looking forward to the evening with Finn. She can make up for her stupid mistake and show him that she supports him.

"Finn!" she calls joyfully. "I'm home again. I wanted to talk to you and..." Cassie is just brushing her jacket off her body and is focused on her task, so she flinches in surprise when a completely naked girl appears in the hallway in front of her.

"Hello," the girl greets as Cassie's mouth drops open. Startled, she takes a step back and eyes the girl in front of her.

"H-Hello," she stammers, "A-Are you...all right?" The girl looks like a mess. Disheveled hair, sore breasts, and sweat and marks all over her skin that indicate a struggle. "What's all this about?" Before the battered girl can answer, Cassie hears rumbling in the living room. Then Finn comes stumbling into the hallway, his pants askew and his shirt just barely over his muscular torso. He hops on one leg and crashes into a wall, then pulls his shirt over his body.

"Cassie!" he greets joyfully but also a little embarrassed. "Glad you're here."

"Yeah... sure," his best friend mumbles, looking back and forth between Finn and the girl who is cheekily grinning her way.

"Uh, this is Jessica... my..."

"We're not so sure about that yet" laughed the girl, Jessica, extending her sweaty hand to Cassie. "Nice to meet you."

The whole thing is so terribly embarrassing to Cassie. With bright red cheeks, she sits in the living room a few minutes later on the sofa which is strangely damp and baggy. It is clear to her what has happened here and Finn is hastily trying to clean up the kitchen while pretending that nothing has happened. The still naked girl watching him amusedly neither helps to clean up nor to defuse the situation. Instead she turns her eyes to Cassie who presses her hands between her thighs and wishes to be somewhere else. But Jessica doesn't let that happen and engages the girl in conversation while Finn seems to be doing somersaults in the kitchen.

"So you're the roommate" Jessica says and puts her arms on the still warm sofa back. She boldly thrusts her breasts in the air and looks at Cassie out of the corner of her eye, who can only nod in response to her question. Nervously, she nibbles her lips and realizes how much she wishes Finn would sit between them. But she's also vowed to be nice to his girlfriend, not angry but helpful.

"Yeah. Finn and I go way back."

"That's what he told me," Jessica says without feeling attacked. Next to her, Cassie feels small, yet her breasts are at least a cup size more pronounced. But Finn doesn't just like Cassie's looks. She has shown herself in front of him often enough, recently naked, and Finn has always been fixated on her as a person. Cassie feels the unfamiliar sensation of being delighted by it but also unsettled at the same time. Jessica doesn't seem to feel the same way and engages the roommate in smaltalk while Finn finally decides to stand by Cassie. He sits down in his old chair, his shirt disheveled, his hair a mess and his pants askew. So is his grin. And he looks at...Jessica. When Cassie notices this she only feels the feelings stronger. She's gotten so used to his eyes just being on her.

"Where's Jackson?" he wants to know kindly as he notices Cassie getting smaller and smaller in her seat.The question only throws his girlfriend even more off despite the good intentions.

"With your model girlfriends," Cassie mutters, feeling small and helpless. She wishes she had Jackson by her side. But does she see Finn as a danger? Or, for that matter, Jessica? This is deeply unfair. Cassie has had Finn to herself long enough, and now that he's found someone to be with, she's sad about it?

"I think it's sweet of you to trust your boyfriend with such an important task" Jessica says, leans over and kisses Finn on the cheek. Her breasts swing free but her pants sit more neatly over her shapely butt than on Cassie's buddy. She shakes her head. Don't look at his butt! Finn just shrugs but Cassie sees a chance to prove herself to him.

"I'm sure it's good for him. In his job, he only deals with random tech nerds." But her words aren't entirely true. She's afraid of the models.

"I was just trying to help the girls" Finn says, looking at Cassie. "I'm sure it's not for long. As soon as they get a place, he'll be coming home early again. Can't be long." His look. He understands her. And he means it. Cassie knows, she's known Finn long enough. He's sorry he's keeping Jackson away from her. And here she sits, upset that he has a girlfriend.

"You two are really cute together," Jessica says, giggling in a way that doesn't quite match the hard fuck you just gave her. You look over at Cassie, at her face. You've known Cassie long enough to know what she's thinking. Her face betrays her. Something embarrasses her. But she's a classy girl and doesn't let herself grieve for long. She looks at you and you see regret, then shame, and then the carefree smile you used to give her. You've still got it.

"True," she says, looking from you to Jessica. "We two have a history together."

"Oh no!" exclaims Jessica in mock panic. "And now I'm taking him away from you." She even wraps her arms around you and you owe it to her to return the gesture. She's actually helping you here, even if you don't realize it right away and only see Cassie's look.

"Nonsense," your best friend waves off. But this time it doesn't prick your heart because you see what's going on inside her. She wants to support you. And that's assuming... It can't be. But it is. "I'm happy for you both. It's about time Finn got hitched." She takes a breath. Imperceptibly to Jessica, but you notice it. "But yes, I have to admit I've gotten used to him." That alone is enough to make your heart almost skip a beat. You've rarely heard Cassie say something like that, especially because she realizes she can't hide her true feelings from you. It's one of those welcome and at the same time dreaded by both of you moments where you both know how the other one feels, that you're living a lie, and you both do the right thing for the other one and keep your mouth shut. Except Jessica, who isn't bound by that bullshit oath.

"He'll still be here, after all," she says cheerfully as if she too knows exactly what Cassie thinks she's doing. She doesn't tell anything about her actual boyfriend but enough to accomplish her goal. "You'll just see me here more often." She giggles and rubs one of her nipples between her fingers. That she can still sit naked in front of you is probably thanks to the rule that nudity is okay with you. Anyway, Cassie doesn't complain. "And hear." Jessica's cheeks turn red with lust, Cassie's red with embarrassment, yours red from both emotions.

"I get it..." mumbles the usually confident girl. But Jessica, knowing how you feel about each other, isn't done yet.

"I mean, you haven't yet, but if... I'm just saying... Finn is really... awesome." Even she's at a loss for words, at least a little.

"Good to know," Cassie murmurs even more quietly now. Her eyes rest on her cramped hands which she tries to squeeze between her thighs.

"I guess I'll get us something to drink" you say, but you can't help grinning. While you hurry back to the kitchen, Jessica intoxicates your beloved roommate with stories about sex with you that make your blood rush to your ears. She hardly leaves out a detail and while you pour orange juice into three glasses on a tray with slightly trembling hands you hear Cassie bravely standing her ground in the living room. It doesn't go against her that you are so pleased to hear a girl praise you. The sex with Jessica is awesome and you are glad that she puts up with your urges, even supports them. If you took it all out on Cassie, if you didn't hold back on her, you'd be in a worse place right now, you're sure of it. And most of all, Cassie. Now hearing her not quite playing up her interest in the orgasms Jessica describes feels good, from more ways than one.

"What do I need to hear Finn" Cassie laughs even as you place the tray of glasses on the table in front of you with the sweaty imprint of a tight ass still slightly visible. "You just told Jessica she should have had the best orgasm of her life?"

"I just wanted to make sure she really liked it," you say with a shrug and take your glass like the girls do. Jessica, what a miracle, is the greediest and empties the glass halfway.

"But you don't just determine something like that" Cassie laughs, apparently genuinely amused. You just grin and wonder if maybe you just used the wrong words.

"Anyway, it was quite charming of him to show me how strong I am," Jessica says. "Otherwise I never would have been able to handle his cock."

At some point, the topic swings from sex to other areas of life. Cassie's and Jessic's jobs, friends, sometimes Jackson. You're glad it's not about sex anymore because you feel the gnawing desire again to pull Jessica's tight hole over your cock, lift her up like a doll and fuck her senseless. As always, it's Cassie who calms you down and Jessica plays her role all too well driving the girl to you. You, like Jessica, are both careful not to put too much pressure on Cassie, something you've made quite clear to your fuckbuddy and that she respects. But when the subject turns to Jackson, it doesn't take you or Jessica to bring Cassie to you. She's too used to having you around, and it's just like the old days when Jackson takes an extra shift. Soon you find yourself on the big sofa again, the TV is on, the sun has already set but you are not tired. How could you be, Jessica is sitting next to you. You have your arm around her shoulders and massage her breast with one hand while you stare at the screen together. Cassie has taken some time to change Jackson's name on the TV-Menue to yours and is now sitting in your seat with her cuddly blanket. She has her legs tucked up and is munching on pretzel sticks, looking as if she is concentrating on the screen. You give her credit, but you also know that she wants to give you and Jessica space. She didn't even ask how long your friend wants to stay, which can have several reasons, your powers being only one of them. By now you are almost convinced that it is not only your words that control the people around you. What seems to be important is the time you spend with them, but the two girls seem to have crossed some kind of threshold and are already responding to your wishes without you having to express them. This doesn't have to be true but you are already testing them, Cassie cautiously, Jessica not so cautiously, all evening.

You couldn't determine the series, but both girls don't seem to be fans of horror flicks, especially with the ones where there are so many boobs. Trash crap but it works. Jessica letting her hand wander into your lap doesn't have to have anything to do with your powers, but Cassie not being bothered by it even though she knows exactly what's going on is pretty clear. You don't intend to **** her to do anything and enjoy not only the feeling of Jessica on your skin but also that you can still be with Cassie. So you watch cheap horror shit together and soon forget the time between jumpscares.