Without a hitch

The walk back to the camp is quick and quiet. Ritter's pants are bulging, and you suspect he will pounce on Mika as soon as he returns.

As you walk, you calculate how to get the group to accept Mika's ****. Clara will be fine: she's the one most frustrated by Mika's frailness and naïveté. Dorothy won't object, though she might be jealous. The wild card is Jake. If you tell him the plan and let him sleep on it, he might guilt himself out of it. But if you can get him horny enough to participate...

You self-consciously brush your clothes and straighten your hair, to hide the signs from your tussle with Ritter. When you reach the door to the basement, Ritter confidently knocks, with a smirk on his face.

Behind the door, Clara calls out, "Alex, you all good?"

You take a deep breath to steady yourself. "Yeah, we got some cans. You can open up."

The door slides open, and Clara emerges. She gives you a quick hug, then sees Ritter's bulge. Her eyes narrow, then she looks at you and pulls you in. "Let's get these supplies inside."