Howdy Neighbours!

You opened the door and were met by Emma and Grace, both having dressed up slightly more than what was needed for a neighbourly meal. Not that you complained, taking slightly too long to check out their outfits before you realised you had to greet them.

“...Hey! Come in, come in” you said, ushering them inside.

You didn’t feel the need to hide that you were staring at them given the smug smiles they had on their faces from your attention, making you feel safe enough to hold the door open for them in order to get a longer look when they passed you.

Grace was wearing a sun dress that looked like it would compliment Mom’s, a blue colour rather than the yellow flowery one that Mom wore. Her hair was up and not in her usual ponytail and you could tell she revelled in the attention you were giving her, giving you a little spin once she was inside. The hem of her dress raised as she twirled but sadly not enough for you to get a good look underneath.

Emma wore something more casual but she was showing off a lot more than usual. Her average outfit had her wearing a long sleeved tshirt to avoid any prying eyes at school but now, she wore a tank top with a jacket over it that drew your eyes to her chest and she knew it. A pair of slim fitting jeans complimented the look and while the style was different from her mother’s, they each caught your eye in unique ways.

“Is your Mom still in the kitchen?” Grace asked, looking off further into the house.

“Yep. She’s still preparing. I did want to mention, I spoke with Izzy earlier and she is still set to come here Saturday from what I could tell” you explained, giving Grace the heads up knowing that she would be hosting her.

“That’s good news. But why ‘from what you could tell’? “ Grace asked, holding up her hands to do the quotes.

You explained the conversation you had had earlier while you had the chance, feeling slightly nervous about the KDK’s involvement.

“Hmm. It’s weird that she called when…” Grace went to ask.

“Is that you Grace?” Mom called out from the kitchen, turning the corner and stopping the conversation.

“The one and only! God you look great” Grace replied, navigating the topic in another direction smoother than you could have.

The two hugged and chatted briefly before Mom turned towards you and Emma.

“Sorry for the interruption. What were you all talking about?” Mom innocently asked, giving Emma a hug as well.

“Max was just telling me about his exams. Emma has been refusing to give me details” Grace replied with a smirk, again finding a way to dodge the topic.

“Mom!” Emma replied, rolling her eyes when she looked in your direction.

“What?” Grace asked innocently enough, getting a sly smile out of Mom as well.

“Mom, why don’t you two catch up on your own?” Emma asked, refusing to entertain her mother and giving you a kick.

“Sure, me and Emma can go to my room… Or maybe just in the living room…” you suggested.

You could tell by the look both Mom and Grace gave you that going to your room right now was a no-go, so you compromised on going to the living room which they seemed to accept.

“Fine, but we’ll still be checking in on you so no funny business. At least not until later” Grace teased, getting a light smack on her shoulder from Mom at her comment before the two of them headed off down the hallway.

You could have still snuck off up to your room but you didn’t want to tempt fate at the moment, ushering Emma off into the living room and leaving the door open.

“Trying to drag me off to your room as soon as I got here… that wasn’t very gentlemanly behaviour” Emma joked, sitting down on the sofa furthest from the door.

“If you expected me to be a gentleman here tonight then I think you have come to the wrong place” you teased back, taking a place at the side of her.

It felt like you and Emma had had very little time together lately so you couldn’t help but lean in for a kiss. Emma gladly returned it and you both had a giddy smile on your faces as your lips parted.

“I feel like there’s so much I need to catch you up on” you had to admit, feeling like you were about to blurt out everything all at once.

“Let’s skip all the sexy stuff for now though I wish we didn’t need to” Emma said with a sad look before she perked right back up.

“But show me the KDK!” she quickly demanded, almost jumping up and down in her seat.

You didn’t need to be told twice and loaded up Mom’s profile to show her the level 4 effects that she had received, focusing your attention more on the active effect again rather than the passive.

You went over your own thoughts and worries first when you got to the warnings you had seen, comparing it to her profile as well as Sarah’s.

“I see what you mean… It does feel like it’s giving you a warning…” Emma agreed, taking a minute to collect her thoughts before she continued.

“I think it would be best to do some tests first before you do anything more dramatic. But with that 16 hour cooldown it’s gonna be hard to make changes one by one. Have you thought of any ‘would you rather’ questions that you would like to ask her?” Emma asked, some excitement on her face as she was considering the possibilities just as you had.

“Not anything specific yet. But mainly just around the general premise. Like I could ask her a question that is a negative on one side of the question and then something on the other side that she would definitely pick but that feels like something the KDK wouldn’t want if that makes sense? Or just having 2 wild things that are both out of her comfort zone where she is **** to pick one does sound hot. But like you said, I think I need to figure out what the best question is first that we could use to test as much as possible” you explained, not giving Emma anything specific like she wanted.

“But I could say something like ‘Would you rather have me go down on you in the kitchen right now or have to wear no panties for the rest of the night?’” you suggested, seeing Emma’s eyes light up.

“Ooo that’s a good one” she replied before she zoned out to think up her own.

You couldn’t help but smirk knowing that Emma would see that exact situation later when she had a dream later and luckily you had gotten the best of both worlds.

She didn’t seem to notice your grin and instead seemed really invested in thinking up a question, leaving you curious as to what she would come up with.