Sunday Hangover

(Rita's PoV)

Ugggh. My head. When did I get hit by a truck? Why does my head hurt so much? More important. Why is there a warm body next to me?

It doesn't feel like June. Sniff. Doesn't smell like June either. I wonder who-

JOHN!?!

What's he doing in my bed? Wait! This isn't my bed!

HOW MUCH DID I DRINK LAST NIGHT?

Did we do it? Was I drunl for my first time? I’ll never forgive me! Wait! I'm still wearing my skirt and panties, phew. Nothing happened.

How di nothing happen if I slept with John drunk? Did I say something weird? Will he think I’m weird and dumb and not mature enough?

He’s here though, next to me. If I did something super weird he wouldn’t be sleeping with me. He’d be with Mat or Miss Maria. I need to get home.

I should go home. Careful, careful, don't wake John up, careful. Softly, walk softly out of the room. Quietly, close the door. Quietly! It's dark outside. No one should see my walk of shame.

There's a note on my purse. It has lipstick kisses and cute smiley faces on it.

Rita, love <3
Hope you and John had a great night!
Don't go home hungry!
Leftovers are in the fridge. ^_^

• M & M

It's a sweet note. Dinner was delicious, so left overs are appreciated. I stop by the fridge and see a paper bag with Rita written with a heart over the 'i'. Was that Mat's idea or Maria's? It's the same handwriting as the note, but that doesn't help me, I don't know either of their handwriting.

Maybe today wasn't a pure trainwreck... Maybe I could stay... Noooo! I can't handle being seen after whatever happened last night! It's all a blur except for the delicious food. Why did I drink so much? No, I have to go! I have to find out what happened and try to save face somehow.

June's never going to let me live this down.

(John's PoV)

I wake alone in the guest room. Rita must’ve gotten up early and left. I check the time: 4:00am. My glowing phone entices me to catch up on my Quest Master duties.

First I should text Rita, I didn't get a chance to talk to her after dinner before she passed out.

[I enjoyed our date yesterday! Thanks for coming over for dinner! Next time, I hope you stay dor breakfast.] -John

Now to check Quest Master.

Rita completed an advanced quest. [+7 xp]

Rita completed an advanced character editor quest. [+7 xp] [+7 bonus xp]

Rita levelled up!

You have levelled up!

Mat completed an advanced quest. [+7 xp] [+7 bonus xp]

Name: John
Surname: Moore
Age: 25
Class : Multi-classer
Relationship Type : Exclusive Harem
Perks : Quest Designer II, Recommended Reward II, Class Designer, Public Unawareness, Target Perk Tree, Character Editor III, Target Unawareness, Additional Slot II, Perk Sharing II , Hypergamy II
Perk Points: 2

Mat and Cotton both received Character Editor Points for quest. It looks like I need to buy someplace for them to spend it.

You bought the Perk Target Character Editor for 1 point.

Manage Harem

Haremettes : 3/3
Harem quests completed : 0
Exclusivity : 95/100
Members :
Maria Finocci - Goal: Have the most popular fitness class at the gym
Satisfaction: 125

• Emotional 135
• Financial 65

• Sexual 150

  Mattison Weaver - Goal: Get vtuber channel sponsored
  Satisfaction: 125

• Emotional 130
• Financial 100

• Sexual 140

  Cotton Newman - Goal: Make varsity cheer squad.
  Satisfaction: 100

• Emotional 105
• Financial 85
• Sexual 125

Potential Members :
Rita Torres

Harem slots become available as you prove you are able to satisfy your current harem.

Requirements:

• Satisfaction ratings average 125
• At least one Harem goal completed for each member since adding a slot
• Exclusivity between 75% and 95%

That's interesting, Maria and Cotton's goals changed. Cotton should reach her goal this week, tryouts are Wednesday. After than, I just need to make her more satisfied with me.

I spend enough time at the gym with Maria to talk to her about her plans after one of our sessions. Also, somehow Cotton is more satisfied with my financial situation than Maria. Not sure how that happened, maybe money is tight in Maria's situation so she needs more from me. More to talk to her about.

Mat has been pretty consistent with her goals. I'll have to talk to her about how her channel is going.

Yawn. That conversation will have to wait. I need to finish my night's sleep.

I make my way upstairs and enter my room quietly. I'm greeted by soft snoring. On my side of the bed is a body wrapped in the blankets in the dark. It's too dark to see hair color, I guess it's Maria. I quietly slide in between the sheets on the other side of the bed, careful not to disturb the sleeping beauties. For a moment, I debate if I can venture out of my third of the queen-size bed.

I reach out to put my arm around Mat immediately notice why there's so much space. Maria has Mat wrapped tight as the little spoon. Further manual exploration revealed that both Mat and Maria were naked. I'm very curious about the story there.

Another night sleeping with two girls. This is a habit I could get behind.

Mmm, bacon. My nose leads me back to the waking world. I am drawn out of bed and down the stairs like a cartoon on the sweet smell of breakfast. From the top of the stairs I hear the pleasant sounds of the two girls chatting in the kitchen. Mat seems very interested in who Maria is inviting to the Fall Costume Ball.

“Good morning, girls!” I walk into the kitchen giving Mat a kiss first, her minty breath and fruity lip gloss grace my tongue.

“Good morning, love.” Mat smiles.

“Good morning, Johnny-boy.” I move to kiss Maria she sniffs once and flinches away from me. “Ick! Your breath is awful! No breakfast for you until you brush your teeth.” She firmly turns me around and gives me a push back towards the stairs.

“One piece to hold me over, then.” On the way out of the kitchen, I reach for a strip of bacon only to have my hand wrapped by whatever utensil Mat’s holding.

“Maria says go, you go. No bacon until you have fresh breath.” Mat reaches down and takes an intentional bite of bacon while grinning at me. “She who makes the food makes the rules.”

“Wise words.” Maria agrees. I won’t win against the two of them, so I’m off to brush and use mouthwash.

I return with minty fresh breath expecting kisses.

“Much better.” Maria eagerly meets my lips. “Now it’s a good morning.”

“Please take these over to the table.” Mat passes me two plates one piled high with bacon, the other with scrambled eggs. Maria followed me with some bubbly wine and orange juice. I return for a skillet of diced potatoes with onions and peppers while Maria’s pouring the mimosas.

“Are we expecting company?” I notice how much food Mat is bringing to the table, it was more than enough for the three of us.

Mat replied by cuddling up behind me and running her hand over my bare chest and arms. "I need to feed your new muscles. And look at Maria, she's been growing just as much. I've got to keep my family fed." Mat placed the final plate with country-fried steaks.

We took our seats. I fill my plate with a hearty breakfast and see Maria do the same. We all three raise our mimosa glasses.

"Cheers to the freakin weekend!" Mat says. Clink. I'll drink to that. "So, John, about this Fall Costume Ball."

"Mmmhmmm." This steak is good.

"Maria here says you have her wearing herself out with planning the party. She gets to work with so many different people. I've been wanting to meet new people.... so I thought...." She trailed off.

I take a moment to chew my eggs and watch Mat twirl her pink hair around her finger. I notice she's picking at her plate with her fork. I look over at Maria, who simply nods her head and gestures to Mat with the strip of bacon in her hand. "We're in agreement, talk to her" the gesture spoke.

I focused back on Mat. "Meeting new people? That's a new place for you, Mat."

"Yeah, I've been getting out more and people are interesting."

"So you thought..." I said while looking at the potatoes on my fork. "The potatoes are perfect, good job Mat."

"Thank you. I thought ... you could, maybe give me a thingy." She preened with the compliment, then wilted until the last part was mumbled.

"Don't mumble, bambolina." Maria said between bites. "You have to ask our man for what you want."

Mat looked back and forth between Maria and me. She paused for a second and took a breath, I could see her shoulders tighten on the inhale and then relax as she exhaled.

"John, love, I want you to give me a quest to help Maria."

"Of course." I'm not sure why that was such a challenge. I'm more impressed with Mat for wanting to be more social. "I've got just the thing for you."

I put my fork down and take a sip of my mimosa before I grab my phone to enter a quest for Mat.

Mat will receive the following quest : Lifestyle stream three times

• Get Ready with me
• Visit your husband at work
• Helping Maria planning the fall costume ball

Select a reward from the three choices:

• Juicy gossip on a donor
• Unrestricted Access II Perk
• Bonus subscribers

Reward: Bonus subscribers

Unrestricted Access II seems scary. Subscribers are safe.

Mat's phone rings and I get back to my meal.

It's delicious.

Author's Note: It's hard to right these first meeting chapters with multiple characters. I'm trying to take time and get the dynamics right. Poor Rita needs some loving re-assurance. We're entering the part of the story where the girls will be working together on quests. Their personalities might just click, like Mat and Maria or clash. I hope you have fun with the ride!

Thanks for reading!