The Winner Is...

I glanced at the girl cuddling up against me on the couch. Lila smiled at me, and leaned her head against my shoulder. Her bare skin felt smooth and arousing under my fingertips, especially with her generous breasts squashed against my chest.

“I guess we know who you’re voting for.” Aphrodite Williams laughed, walking up.

“Hey, Ro.” I greeted her. My eyes travelled up and down her body, and then met Aphrodite’s eyes.

“I’d say no, the results are not final.” Lila joked. I chuckled.

“She’s right. It’s anyone’s game at this point.” I agreed. Aphrodite gave a pleased smile.

“Good. And I want you to know that if I win, I’m taking you out for dinner.” she smiled, and went over to join Iris and Skye.

Lila cupped my cheek.

“You know, you don’t have to sit here with me. You can go mingle with your other girls. I have zero illusions this will be a normal relationship, but I do hope it can be a committed one, even if I’m not your only commitment. Ok?” Lila lifted her eyebrows. I kissed her lightly.

“I must have been a saint in my last life.” I joked, and Lila laughed as I stood and walked over to the fairly secluded table where cookies had been set out. I grabbed a cookie, and looked up to see the heated expression in Erica Williams’ eyes. I had just a second to admire her swimsuit before she kissed me fiercely on the lips.

“I’ve been waiting for you to be out of sight forever.” Erica said breathlessly after several minutes of heated kissing.

“Whoa. Um... I think we need to talk. You’ve been... incredibly passionate whenever we meet. What’s up with that?” I asked her curiously. She cast her gaze downward and looked shameful.

“My husband’s always traveling for his job, as you know. But I’m pretty sure he’s cheating on me. I found a pair of lacy pink panties in his suitcase when he got back from his last trip. They were way too small to be mine. They wouldn’t even fit Ro.” Erica explained.

“That’s horrible.” I empathized, unsure where this was going.

“And Iris has her baby on the way, so I absolutely do not want to get a divorce right now. It’s the worst time to do so.” Erica pressed her forehead to my shoulder wearily. I wrapped my arms firmly around her wide hips. Erica looked up at me with shimmering eyes.

“Iris told me she wants to put your name on her child’s birth certificate instead of Cal’s.” Erica blurted. I was stunned, frankly.

“Isn’t that illegal?” I squinted.

“Her reasoning is the two of you had sex the same day as she and Cal had sex, so you BOTH fathered the baby. And she prefers you as the dad. I told her I’d talk to you about it, using logic instead of my tits, a concept she struggles with.” Erica explained.

“You have weird timing. But sure, we can talk about this.” I laughed, “I guess her reasoning makes sense, a little bit. But what about Cal?”

“That stoner? Hell, he doesn’t even want a kid. He’d be thrilled to learn it’s not his anymore.” Erica scoffed.

“If Iris really wants me to be her baby’s father, I’ll do it, I guess.” I shrugged. Erica kissed me lightly.

“Thanks for fathering my grandchild, then.” she winked. I laughed.

Erica left me to my thoughts and my cookies, which was good, because I had lots to think about. How had a swimsuit contest gotten so emotionally heavy?

I grabbed a cookie to-go and headed back into the main part of the lobby, where I was instantly accosted by my stepmother and half-sister, Ruby and Mia.

“Hey, stud.” Ruby teased.

“Hey, yourself, gorgeous.” I retorted, making her grin. Mia slid one arm around my neck and squashed her body against mine to give me a slow, loving kiss.

“Nice to see you too, sis.” I chuckled. Mia kissed my lips again lightly before stepping back with a smile. My eyes roved her body.

“Pretty small bikini.” I noted.

“Hey, when you’re going up against busty girls, gotta so small as possible.” Mia shrugged.

“Hey, your tits are beautiful, too.” I assured my sister. She beamed at me.

“Thanks, Cole.” she said cheerily.

“Glad you kids are getting along.” Ruby said dryly.

“Ruby!” Natalie called from the judges’ table, and the older blond hurried off. I watched her bubble butt bounce as she walked, until Mia cleared her throat.

“Yes?” I asked as casually as possible. She grinned wryly.

“I’m not here to tell you to vote for me, by the way. In fact, I’m saying don’t vote for me. One of your sisters is feeling a bit left-out of your harem.” Mia said.

“I don’t have a harem!” I protested.

“Name every girl in this building you slept with.” Mia said, lifting a skeptical eyebrow.

“Emily, Hannah, Lila-“ I started, but Mia cut me off.

“See? Harem.” she said.

“It’s not a- You know what? Whatever. Call it what you want. Who’s feeling left out?” I frowned.

“Heaven.” Mia pointed. I did see my beautiful half-sister sitting by the window looking lonely, but gorgeous in her bikini. I cupped Mia’s cheek and kissed her before heading over to Heaven. I sat beside her, and she smiled uncertainly at me.

“Hey, Heaven.” I smiled warmly.

“Hi, Cole.” she said shyly.

“I get the feeling you’re the introverted Willis sister.” I teased. Heaven blushed.

“Yeah, you’re right. I hate big groups or anything. I don’t even know why I’m here. Emily said she wanted to dress up for you, but couldn’t make it because of Hannah’s godmother ceremony or whatever. So she talked me into wearing this stupid bikini.” Heaven admitted.

“I think it looks amazing on you.” I said truthfully. She blushed harder.

“Sasha told me Emily and Hannah were helping Natalie with this event. Was that a lie?” I asked Heaven. She shook her head, blond hair bouncing.

“No, they did help, but then Hannah suggested that because you’d be busy with this, they go do it now, so that they don’t waste Cole time. Especially because you’re so ‘in-demand’ as Hannah put it.” Heaven said softly.

“Not by you though, it seems.” I noted. Heaven’s cheeks, which had just changed back to their normal color, flared scarlet again.

“No, not me. You’re cute and all, but I’m not a girl to judge based on looks. I don’t really know you, except you’ve got every single person in my family wrapped around your finger.” Heaven admitted.

“No shame in that. I would like to get to know you better, if you’d be up for that.” I asked hopefully. Heaven nodded.

“I’d like that.” she smiled.

“Great. Odds are, I’ll be having dinner with whoever wins the competition, but I’d like to take you out for dinner after that.” I said. Heaven agreed. I stood up, then glanced back at my sister.

“You really do look amazing in that bikini.” I said, before walking off. Natalie accosted me.

“Enough mingling, honey. Judges’ table is that way.” she pointed. I gave an exaggerated sigh. Natalie’s lips curved into a small smirk. I gave those soft lips a kiss, then headed over to the judges’ table.

The table was raised, giving the three judges a view over the crowd of bikini-clad women gathering. The three judges were me, Gavin, and a man I didn’t know named Alex. From the look of him, he reminded me of Jenna, the girl I’d met before I left with Mom. Maybe an older brother. Gavin was staring reverently at Daniella Rose, who blew him a kiss back. I scanned the crowd, and locked eyes with Leia Baker, Gavin’s girlfriend.

She held my gaze, and I tried to convey just how sorry I was for what had happened between us, but she purposefully looked away.

On my very first excursion after moving here, I went to the mall with Leia Baker. Her friend, Lucy West, tagged along. Despite my original focus being Leia, Lucy’s flirting and fuller tits distracted me from her, and I’d almost made Leia cry. It, along with my betrayal of Emily, was one of the moments I felt the worst about since arriving here at the Glade Apartment Complex.

“Which one’s yours?” Alex asked me.

“Oh, my girlfriend’s Emily Willis, but she’s not here. She’s hanging out with her sister today. Which one’s yours?” I answered.

“I don’t live here. Just visiting my little sisters. One of them got married a week or so ago.” Alex grinned.

“You’re Jenna’s older brother, right?” I checked. He nodded.

“Yup. Alex Sloan. I flew in yesterday to check in on my sisters. As a young, decently attractive male (which this building apparently lacks) I was picked to be a judge.” Alex told me. I nodded.

“Alright, judges, here’s Contestant No. 1. They were randomly assigned numbers, so it’s not in any particular order.” Natalie said into a microphone. I smiled at Scarlett Conners, who smiled back at me.

“You know her?” Alex asked me while I wrote down my score for her.

“I know pretty much all of these girls.” I shrugged.

“He’s a total player. And they all know it, too. They eat that shit up.” Gavin chimed in helpfully.

“No way, man. You’ve been with several of these girls? They’re all knockouts. What about her?” Alex pointed at Lila. I grinned.

“Yeah, that’s Lila. We’ve had sex, been on a few group dates, and I had a threesome with her and her little sister. We have a date in a few days, as well.” I said. Alex was slack-jawed.

“What about Jenna? You been with Jenna?” Alex demanded.

“No, no I haven’t. She asked me to pretend to be her boyfriend when your parents visit, though. When is that, by the way?” I asked.

“In two days. What about her?” Alex pointed at Aphrodite.

“That’s Aphrodite Williams. I’ve made out with her a few times, and we shared a bed, but no sex, just cuddling. But I have had sex with her sister, Iris.” I said, pointing out Iris. Alex was dumbfounded.

“Emily’s a total hottie, as well.” Gavin cut in again.

“Contestant No. 2!” Natalie announced.

An unfamiliar girl sashayed out, confident as fuck, and sexy as hell.

“What about her?” Alex asked me.

“I don’t actually know who she is.” I admitted.

“That’s Winter Kyle. She’s super hot, but spends all of her time with her boyfriend, who lives at the college not far from here.” Gavin told us helpfully.

“Guess you lost that one, huh?” Alex chuckled.

“Not necessarily. Cole’s specialty is showing taken girls what they’re missing. How many married women is it now?” Gavin asked me.

“Uh... a few.” I shrugged.

“Point to one.” Alex scoffed. I pointed to Erica, who waved to me. I waved back. Alex glanced at Gavin.

“It’s true. They were making out at the snack bar earlier. Didn’t you see them?” Gavin asked. Alex’s eyes flicked guiltily to a girl in the crowd, and I followed his gaze to see his eyes were on Katy.

“She’s pretty hot, huh? That’s my stepmom.” I said casually, taking a long sip of the water I’d been provided while Alex spluttered. The other contestants moved forwards quickly, and I definitely had the hardest time voting. Gavin had followed his other head and voted Daniella Rose. Alex was torn between Aphrodite and Erica, which to me screamed he had a type, busty and curvy, but I was stumped. Whoever I picked would be seen as my favorite, and I was rapidly realizing the hell Natalie had thrust me into.

After much deliberation, I put down one name.

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A/N Quick note before I jump into the actual author’s note, the original Leia Baker picture has been hard to identify. I’m fairly sure that the girl in this chapter is her, but I’ve not confirmed that. If it is, great, if not, consider this an official recast.

Now onto the note:

As there’s now a VERY sizable cast, I think that a longer chapter format works, and it bounces around from place to place, instead of keeping to a singular event.

I’d like to hear your input on that, as well as your favorite girls. I purposefully left Emily and Hannah, two long-running fan-favorites, out of the competition so that the voting for that would be a bit more fair. If you do want to leave a comment about your favorites, try to leave it like this, please.

VOTE FOR BIKINI CONTEST WINNER

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NAME OF OR LIST OF FAVORITE GIRL(S)

If you don’t leave the proper space, I’ll just take the top name of your favorites list as your vote for the swimsuit contest.

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Please do comment, as I’m at a bit of a crossroads here on which girls to devote more time to than others.