You make things (a bit more) clear

Chapter 14

You rush across the room toward Cassie. This all sucks. You have these powers, people follow you, pretty girls like you, you have incredible sex and the looks you've always wanted. But when you reach Cassie's table, none of that matters as much as you would have expected.

"Cassie," you say, wanting to make it sound like a question, lighthearted and friendly. But it doesn't sound that way, and the look she gives you isn't free or lighthearted either.

"I told you I had to work," she moans, smiling at you forcedly. She doesn't want to hurt you but something is wrong.

"What's wrong with you?" you ask, biting your tongue. You're sure that didn't come out right but Cassie takes it well.

"Everything's okay," she says, and you wish you could just order her to tell the truth. But with this girl, you have to make an effort.

"Listen," you grunt, looking back at the door behind which six models are waiting for you. "My life is really crazy right now, but..."

"I can see that," your roommate interrupts you, clicking her mouse around on her monitor.

"But that doesn't mean I can't see when something's wrong." You nudge Cassie, a gesture that usually cheers her up. "We're buddies, aren't we?" A lie you tell yourself to get through the day, this time it doesn't work.

"Sure." The disapproval in her voice hurts.

"Is it because of the girls?" you ask, not knowing how to respond. You don't know Cassie like this, and of course it must be you. You are the only thing that has changed in her life. "We're just friends" you say, sounding **** now too. "You said you wanted me to socialize."

"Yeah, I do," it comes back to you. "But with six girls right away?" Cassie immediately regrets her words but they don't miss their mark. Nothing Cassie says passes you by without a trace.

"Cassie..." You get angry. Angry at yourself. Now you have the opportunity to change your life and the only person who suffers is the most important one. You can do it with everyone else but not her.

"Finn, I'm happy for you. I am. Okay, picking up six girls at once is a little ****, especially since you still have one on your phone." By that she means Jessica. "But that's not you."

"People change," is all you say. That's all you can say.

"Yeah." Cassie exhales slowly. "And people grab other people's breasts."

"What's that supposed to mean Cassie? What are you... trying to say? What do you want me to do?"

"Let me work Finn," comes the effete reply, tearing at your heart. "Lena has..."

"Yeah I know." You've never interrupted her before. "But I don't care. Cassie I'm still the same, okay? No matter what happens in my life, you'll always be..." And there you go again. What are you going to tell her? Helena was right. Cassie knows exactly how you feel and you see it in her eyes. And she knows you know it. "Cassie you can always show me your bikinis... For your boyfriend." It's the only answer you can give her. The only answer that saves the situation, your friendship. But this time it doesn't work.

"Leave me alone now Finn," Cassie says, looking at her monitor with a stony expression. Of course you obey. You always obey her.

"See you tonight" you mutter and turn to leave. That's your day so far and Cassie mumbles her approval behind your back. Now all you have to do is collect your girls and make a good life for them. Your plans are all well and good but the only person who will be affected is Cassie. You have to realize that even with your powers it's not possible to bring you and her together and give her a good life at the same time.

A few minutes later you come out of the stairwell. You had to pour cold water on your face in the bathroom to become clear again. Now the six models are on the schedule. Dealing with them should be easy. Then you'll take care of Jessica, make her happy too, and erase all traces of your bumbling first steps. Maybe Doris will let you move in with her, she seems like a nice girl. And she will stay that way as long as you don't sleep with her. And then... Then you'll leave Cassie and Jackson alone and make a new life for yourself. Maybe you'll move far away. So far away that you forget about Cassie and...

The elevator door opens just as you're about to walk through the door to the girls. More out of curiosity you look at the wall where the elevators are embedded. It's your own fault. Of course Lena has called Jackson, and of course Jackson is now coming storming through the office. Your eyes wander to Cassie who is about to see her fiancé beating up her weird buddy, but then you see Jackson zoom past you towards Cassie. Your great love sees her fiancé and your heart stops for a second. It always does when you see the joy in her eyes that she might have for you if you hadn't... For the second time in a short time, you stumble in amazement. Cassie sees Jackson and contorts her face. She looks tormented, as if her fiancé is a problem she doesn't need right now. Jackson doesn't notice, and Cassie's expression immediately changes to the happy laugh you love to see on her. Only you immediately recognize the charade as she jumps up and throws herself around Jackson's neck.

While the two lovers are in each other's arms, something else is going on inside you. Jackson may not have seen it, but you do. And it's not about your powers or how you use them. It's about Cassie playing something right now. And you're about to find out what. While the two lovers play their game, you choose not to doubt yourself anymore. You can do good. Confirmation of your thoughts comes when Jackson breaks away from Cassie. He has won. She loves him, he loves her. He kisses her on the mouth, knowing you and Lena are watching. All he has to do is leave, Cassie is safe because of him. But something else is more important to him than his great love. And that's you.

Actually you could feel honored, you were never important to Jackson. Probably only after Cassie took her top off for you. So you have an impact on other people's lives. Your best friend walks up to you, and his expression betrays nothing of what's going on inside him. But you know. Lena told you, and you know Cassie - and therefore Jackson - well enough.

"Hey Jackson," you greet him, much like naive Finn Lynchwood. "What are you doing here." His hand lands heavily on your shoulder.

"I was about to ask you the same thing," he grins, knowing he's won. "Lena got in touch and said Cassie could use my help. And as her fiancé, I came right over."

"Of course," you smile. And you didn't see that something was going on inside your girlfriend. You're here for me, not her. "Me meeting you here is a good thing. I didn't think you'd last this long under Lena."

"Anything for Cassie." His smile flickers a little.

"Can I talk to you for a second?" It's not a question. You point to the next room with your six models eagerly waiting for you.

Jackson Colbert is feeling good. The last few days have been exhausting for him, but now everything is getting better. He didn't like his soon-to-be fiancée showing her tits to his best friend at all, but someone like Finn deserves to see Cassie's udders. Especially because it is the only thing he will get from her. Jackson knows how Finn feels about his Cassie and he feels sorry for the poor boy and he never understood what drove Finn not to try it himself with Cassie. It's his own loss and for hooking her up with Jackson, Finn deserves some attention. Not too much, Cassie is Jackson's girlfriend after all, but showing him her breasts is still okay. In the past he would have ripped his head off, Jackson is sure of that, even if his friend has always been bigger and stronger than him, this is about love after all. And the love for this hot thing allows him to treat Finn with a little more leniency, he almost died recently. Jackson can't believe that he really died, Finn looks too healthy for that.

But then Lena called him and warned him that Finn would try something at her workplace and that he was acting strangely. Jackson hasn't noticed any strange behavior in his best friend lately, but he trusts Lena. The two spark on the same wavelength and Lena has said often enough that Jackson's life is better suited to Cassie, which makes the boy proud. It's not always about who has the most muscle, especially when you play the trumps so badly as if they only existed for a short time. Now it's too late for Finn and Jackson at first didn't even want to leave his work to check on Cassie but Lena had insisted. Now Jackson Colbert is in the awkward position of having to tell his best friend that the breasts of his girlfriend and soon-to-be fiancée are the only thing he will get from her. He had just started to act more masculine. But it's about Jackson's relationship with Cassie and that's what counts.

"Listen Finn," he begins, walking into the room behind his buddy. Breaking his heart here gets easier. Not that he's going to start crying yet. Then Jackson has to deal with Cassie who had always seen Finn as a good friend. "Sorry to be so harsh with you right now, but..." Then Jackson falls silent when he sees the six girls. He knows that his girlfriend works in a fashion company and has occasional contact with the chicks from some agency, but these girls look stunning. Stunned, his eyes roam over the girls' bodies. "What..." Then stranger things happen and Jackson gasps as the six girls hug Finn.

"We missed you sooo much!" the smallest of the girls exclaims, clinging to Finn. It's a spectacle unlike anything Jackson has seen before and he watches, dumbfounded, as Finn interacts with the models. It takes minutes for all six girls to seem satisfied and for Finn to speak a few soothing words to each of them. Then he sits down at a table and is immediately surrounded by young, luscious bodies again. The smallest girl sits on his lap while his arms are clasped by a French girl and a yummy brown-skinned one. A white-skinned redhead and a slender Japanese girl stand behind him while a single girl stands a little apart, happily eyeing the group. Jackson feels his cock twitch at the idea of how these girls look naked. Any man would feel that way and he is not ashamed of that reaction. Surely even Cassie would go for the French girl's tits.

Jackson can't believe it but he sees with his own eyes how Finn puts his arms around the girls and makes himself comfortable in his chair. Suddenly Cassie's boyfriend is not so sure what he wants here at all, even feels a bit intimidated by the picture that presents itself to him, but Finn kindly beckons him to join him at the table. Jackson sits down across from him but even the friendly grin and the girls' complete lack of interest doesn't give Jackson any relief. His cock throbs at the sight of the girls rubbing up against Finn and his mouth is dry at the sight.

"What did you want to tell me?" asks Finn as if nothing in particular has happened.

"About Cassie..." begins Jackson. Finn looks at him questioningly. "Listen..."

"Wait a minute," Finn suddenly waves off as the French girl leans down to him and whispers something in his ear. Jackson feels blood rush through his ears as the girl giggles. The little model who is sitting on the lap of Finn also leans in to listen. Her face brightens and she nods eagerly at Jackson's friend. He looks back over at his buddy who has forgotten why he is here. "I wanted to make you a proposal" Finn says friendly and strokes the shoulder of the French girl who snuggles up to him and closes her eyes.

"Actually, I wanted to..." But Jackson doesn't get far.

"As you can see, I've been really lucky the last few days." In turn, Finn introduces the girls to Jackson. "Serena and her friends want to make a change in their lives, so they've confided in me."

"You definitely lead a different life than they do" Jackson mutters, not realizing how that must sound to his buddy.

"Exactly" Finn smiles, still friendly, as Jackson lets his eyes slide over the young Japanese woman. "I was already thinking about it on the drive over here and decided it would be best for the girls to get a place together." Jackson nods. While he doesn't understand the point, it makes sense the way Finn explains it. "They can keep their jobs, but I'm going to tell them how to proceed with their lives. I will start with their financial situation." Then he looks the girls over. "And so I can visit them more efficiently." All girls giggle in unison. "I will make their lives better."

"Like with Cassie and me," Jackson says approvingly. He likes it doesn't like it but there's nothing he can do about it. And besides, he'll have more time for Cassie.

"And I wanted to ask you to support the girls' move." Jackson wants to ask but Finn is right that he doesn't have a car and that Jackson is better suited anyway.

"Besides, I can take better care of Cassie then. She didn't look too happy today." Again Jackson nods.

"Good idea. Cassie will be pleased."