The next day, at Aiden's

Eventually, Eleanor managed to get to sleep. Because of how late she stayed awake, by the time she rolled over and checked her phone, it was 11 am. No matter, it was summer - probably her last extended period of freedom for a long time.

Eleanor woke up rock hard, and her mind immediately began racing again with thoughts of what might happen tonight. Unusually for her, Eleanor decided not to masturbate. She **** herself out of bed, went to shower, touched herself only as much as she needed to in order to get clean, and got dressed (tank top, jean shorts, flats) and left the house. She wanted to stay horny until tonight.

Rather mindlessly, Eleanor went about some errands - groceries for her family, new nail polish for herself, an oil change. It was all stuff that needed to happen, and nothing that needed much focus. And importantly, it took time, and **** her to do something other than sitting in her room masturbating. The hours ticked by.

Eventually, after dinner that she barely paid attention to, it was finally time to go to Aiden's. He'd texted her his address, as she'd never been there before, and as she pulled up she saw a large, two-story house, with a detached garage with an apartment above it. A mother-in-law apartment, Aiden had said, and that was where he lived. Mara's car was already parked on the street nearby, and Eleanor pulled up behind it.

She walked up and knocked on the door near the garage door, hoping it was the right one. Moments later, she heard footsteps coming downstairs, and the door swung open to reveal Mara. She was more dressed-down than usual, wearing just a simple, comfy-looking grey cotton dress and a black leather collar with a heart-shaped ring over her throat. "Hey!" she said with a smile. "Aiden is just tidying up upstairs. Come on in!"

She led the way upstairs, and Eleanor found herself in a rather spacious open-plan apartment - nearest the stairs was a nice kitchen with granite countertops, and beyond it was a carpeted living room with a wrap-around couch and a large television. On the far side, beyond a half-height brick wall and with windows facing the woods behind Aiden's family's property, was a bedroom area with a king bed.

"Wow," Eleanor said as she stood gawking at the top of the stairs. "How the hell did you swing this?"

Aiden laughed as he washed dishes. "My dad and I worked on this place for years. Eventually, my dad's mom will live here, but she's still a few years off from being talked into moving in. Until then, my parents said I could stay here - though they're going to start making me pay rent now that high school's over."

Eleanor shook her head. "Still. Fucking lucky."

"Trust me, I know it. Glad you could come." Aiden dried his hands, then gestured at the couch. "Come in, make yourself comfortable."

Ellie kicked off her flats and flopped down on the couch. Some post-rock band was playing on Spotify over the TV. Mara sat down next to her, and Aiden stretched out on the chaise portion of the couch. "So, what do you want to do tonight?"