It Could Be You

This entire process was absolutely impossible. How was Andy supposed to end up, at least on some subconscious level, deciding between eight highly desirable women when he couldn't even choose between two? He didn't think he would ever be able to say for sure who he was more attracted to out of Leah and Elaine - generally speaking it was whoever was sitting right in front of him at any given time.

Currently, that was Leah.

The two of them were getting on famously, having bunked off their literal first day of classes together, and had stopped outside a cafe to sit and chat. There was something Andy had always wanted to say to Leah but he'd never been sure how she would take it. He felt they had a strong enough bond by now that, even in the worst case scenario, she would only laugh it off.

"Did you know that all through school I was absolutely besotted with you?"

"What? Really?"

Apparently she didn't know that. Leah looked taken aback, though probably more at the boldness of Andy's declaration than with the secret, but entirely unsurprising, crush he'd developed on her not long after puberty and which had never really gone away. At least his romantic attentions were also divided between seven other girls now. For several years Leah had been the sole focus of just about all of Andy's lustful thoughts. It was a pretty intense one way infatuation in hindsight.

"Yeah, you were actually my first crush."

Andy stopped short of telling his friend she was also the first person he had a masturbation fantasy over. There was such a thing as too much information.

"Seriously? I never would have known. You barely ever spoke to me."

"I was a shy nerd and I didn't have the confidence to approach the prettiest girl in class. Besides, it's not like you would have dated me."

"What makes you so sure?"

"You always dated the cool kids. The footballers. The best looking lads."

"Yeah and most of them turned out to be dickheads" Leah shrugged "I was actually in the market for someone I just really liked and clicked with. It's a shame we never really knew each other properly back then. I actually think I would have dated you if we did and you asked me out."

Fuck. She actually sounded genuine. That was a hell of a revelation for Andy to hear.

"So what about now? Do you still fancy me? Or have I lost my allure?"

Damn, Leah could be direct sometimes. What was Andy supposed to say. No? Would that sound even remotely plausible when he had dropped everything to spend the day with her just because she sent him a text on a whim?

"I'm not going to lie, I'm still very attracted to you" he admitted "Plus it turns out we have a much better rapport than I ever would have expected."

"Oh really?" Leah leaned forward, giving Andy a full and close up view of her cleavage, while laying her hand delicately on his thigh. Her lips were only inches from his "So what are you going to do about that?"

Obviously Leah was almost irresistible when she went into full-on seductress mode, but Andy instantly thought back to the conversation he'd had with Elaine the previous evening. It really felt like that had meant something to both of them, and he knew how important loyalty was to her. Going straight after her best friend the very next day? He just couldn't do it, no matter how strong the temptation.

"There's something I need to tell you, Leah."

"Which is?"

"I kind of hooked up with Elaine last night. It felt like it could have been the start of something."

Leah leaned back into her chair, folded her arms and smiled.

"I know"

"Huh?"

"She told me about it this morning, We were discussing you in the shower."

Holy fuck. Not only were Elaine and Leah showering together - a hot enough visual image as it was - but they were talking about Andy while they were doing it! He needed to stop daydreaming about that scenario, though, and get back into the conversation quickly. Leah was still talking. and it sounded like it was worth paying attention to.

"I'm impressed you were honest with me. Most guys wouldn't have been. Either that or I'm losing my touch."

"You seriously don't have to worry about that, Leah."

She tilted her head to the side, pursed her lips and raised an eyebrow as she considered Andy thoughtfully.

"So you like both of us and you've already got it together with Elaine - she really likes you too, FYI. Didn't you say you'd had some premonition about us having a threesome?"

Andy almost spat his drink out at the casually posed question.

"I never actually used those words!"

"No, but you were totally hinting at it. I'm not daft, Andrew."

At that point,Andy really didn't know what to say. Luckily, it was Leah who spoke again.

"What star sign are you? I keep meaning to ask."

Andy knew how this worked by now. Aquarius, his actual star sign, killed off any romantic interest Leah had in him instantly. If he claimed to be a Virgo he would have her eating out of his hand, but she would also think he was completely wrong for Elaine. Thankfully there was another option that worked with both. Well, according to Leah's bullshit superstitions anyway.

"Pisces"

"Oh my God, that makes so much sense!" Leah gasped "That would make you highly compatible with both of us. Maybe you were onto something with that premonition after all."

"Yeah, well after speaking to Elaine last night about the importance she places on loyalty and devotion I think the chances of me persuading her into a threesome are pretty much non-existent anyway."

"You wouldn't need to persuade Elaine, silly. I could do that" Leah mused between sips of her tea "The person you would have to win over is me."

Bloody hell. This was getting intense. Sometimes it was hard to tell if Leah was flirting or joking or both.

"You're winding me up aren't you?"

"Am I? If Elaine hadn't snapped you up after two drinks who's to say something couldn't have happened between you and me? I'm basically straight, but Elaine is so hot that's barely relevant. And I've always liked to think of myself as being quite sexually adventurous. Plus, it's Freshers week, for fucks sake. Anything goes."

Was this for real, or the cruellest prank ever? Andy genuinely wasn't sure.

"A guy would have to seriously impress me to tempt me into a threesome, though." Leah continued "Like, way more than they would for just one on one sex. In your case, maybe if you were so psychically gifted that you were able to predict the lottery numbers, or something crazy like that."

Andy actually did know the winning lottery numbers. Technically he had won the midweek draw several times already. He hadn't ever collected his four and a half million pound jackpot, as having to then see all that money disappear would be more than he could take. His plan, though, was to cash it in on the Saturday after he finally completed a successful run. He wasn't totally sure that was in the spirit of the magical love finding process he was being put through, but he figured having all that money would be a great way to start a new life with whoever his perfect girl turned out to be.

"16, 24, 39, 40, 43, 48"

"What, are you serious?"

"I've got a good feeling about them."

"Okay, text me those numbers."

Andy did as instructed. It would cost him more than two million pounds in the unlikely event he broke out of the loop that week, but fuck it. It was worth the risk.

"Okay, I'm gonna cut you a deal" she told him "If those numbers come up - all six of them - then I'll make your dream threesome happen."

Once again, Andy struggled not to lose a mouthful of drink.

"What, seriously?"

"You'd be surprised what I'd do for millions of pounds" she quipped "Here, pinky promise!"

As Andy linked fingers with Leah, he wondered if he genuinely had a shot of pulling this off.