The Side Project

Chapter 27: Lexi

Different Kinds of Friends

I hopped in bed and Ky climbed in right behind me and cuddled up. Rose did the same to Jackie in front of me and I rested one hand on her hip. I fell asleep quickly with Ky's arms wrapped around me.

I woke up in the middle of the night needing to pee. Getting out of bed was a lot harder than getting in it had been. Rose had rolled over on her back and was now pressed against me, so I was wedged between her and Ky. I tried to move as gingerly as I could, but I still accidentally woke up Ky. He made a groggy noise.

"Have to pee," I whispered to him and trotted to the bathroom to do my business. I checked what time it was on my phone when I was done. It was close to 3 AM. The space I had been in between Ky and Rose was barely a sliver of bedding. Fitting the four of us into bed when we were all ready to cuddle in the afterglow of our romp had been fine. Now the idea of trying to get back to sleep sharing a king with three others didn't seem appealing.

There was also something else nibbling at the back of my mind: the sad image of Allie going to bed alone earlier that evening. I kissed Ky on the cheek and patted his shoulder.

"Allie?" he asked in a whisper. How the fuck did he know me that well? I nodded to him.

"Don't do anything I wouldn't," he said quietly, and rolled back over to go back to sleep.

Interesting turn of phrase. I padded over to my suitcase and pulled out the satin pajama shorts I'd worn the previous evening and matching tank top, then slipped them on. I loved the feel of the soft satin against my skin.

I slipped out of our room, quietly shutting the door behind me. I briefly considered one of the empty rooms, but once again, I couldn't get the image of Allie, alone in bed, out of my head. I poked my head into the room Allie had grabbed. She was snoring softly under the covers. The light pollution seeping through the closed curtain reflected off her blonde hair.

I knew what I was about to do was objectively weird. I had only met Allie yesterday and until that evening we had not talked too much. But I felt like we had bonded. More importantly I felt like I understood her. This was a girl who had caught some bad breaks and didn't quite know how to make her way. She needed a friend. Or maybe more than one, but she at least needed one. And for tonight, I was going to be that friend.

I set my phone and water bottle on the nightstand and gently pulled back the covers. Allie had put on, or stripped down to, a thin grey tank and royal blue panties for bed. She looked great, but sex was not my goal with her. Platonic intimacy was. I slipped under the covers and cuddled up behind, carefully wrapping my arms around her and doing my best not to wake her. She gave a little half sigh of approval and wriggled into me, liking the physical contact. I smiled inwardly and kept my breathing steady as I drifted off.

- - - - -

Allie's alarm woke us at 7:15 the following morning. She had a brief moment of confusion before she figured out who she was in bed with, but once she had silenced her alarm and processed she smiled at me.

"You know it's kind of unfair, really, I hardly would have wanted to get out of bed anyway, having to give up a nice cuddle like that only makes it worse," she said, smiling at me shyly.

"I know, but you'll feel better if you don't waste a day of PTO on a lazy Friday. Go get ready and I'll make you coffee then give you a ride to work. We can stop for breakfast on the way," I offered.

Allie cocked her head to the side and smiled. "I think I like having friends. A lot. Good advice." She kissed my forehead then climbed out of bed and ambled towards the bathroom. Fuck she had a delectable body. Down girl, I admonished myself. Friend, not another sex partner. I had plenty of those down the hall.

I crawled out of bed and went downstairs to start coffee brewing. I'd never had much of a taste for the stuff myself, but was well aware others considered it a necessity in the morning. I popped in the pod, grabbed a mug and waited while the machine did its thing.

Looking around the kitchen I surmised that Brandi and Reed must have stumbled in at some point since there was an empty wine bottle on the counter and a glass straw.

I went upstairs with a mug of coffee for Allie. I could hear the shower running so I called to her I was leaving it on the nightstand and went back to my room to get dressed.

Ky and the girls were all still fast asleep. I picked out a pair of turquoise bikini panties that Ky said made my ass look good, on the assumption he would see them at some point today, leggings and a hoodie. Once I was changed I went back downstairs to wait for Allie.

She emerged a few minutes later looking fantastic. She had on an emerald green blouse with a grey cardigan to ward off the November chill. Her top was complemented by a khaki colored skirt over black tights. The highlight though was the knee high black leather boots with the 3" spike heel. The outfit was professional, but also exceptionally attractive.

"You look fantastic!" I informed Allie.

"Thanks! This is one of my Friday favorites. Professional but if I go out wearing it afterwards I won't catch too many weird looks," Allie replied.

We trotted out to the car. The morning air was chilly and crisp but the bright sun made it pleasant. Definitely sweatshirt weather. I smiled inwardly. Nashville was a pretty cool town.

Allie navigated us to a breakfast place she liked that had good bagels. I ordered an assorted half dozen for everyone back at the house while Allie and I got what we wanted.

"So...last night?" Allie asked once we found a table and sat down to eat.

"Uh, just felt a little sad you were sleeping alone after everything we talked about last night and my bed was a little...crowded," I admitted, a touch embarrassed.

"Crowded? Rose AND Jackie then?" Allie asked, her blue eyes dancing with mischief.

"Well we decided to have one more bottle after you went to bed and to get changed into comfy clothes and one thing led to another. You know how it goes..." I said.

Allie laughed. "I'm not exactly sure that's how it normally goes, but I did basically the same thing on Wednesday night so who am I to criticize? Good, right?"

"Uh, I don't want to TMI you but holy shit." I made the universal gesture with my hands for mind blown.

"Those Sigma Sluts, they're something!" Allie said, and smiled.

"Seriously! They're so fun," I agreed.

"And basically no limits that I can tell," Allie noted. Then her face darkened a bit. I realized she was thinking about what Brandi did with Reed the night before.

"Don't go there, girl. Not worth your mental bandwidth," I reassured her.

"Ok, you're right. I'll do my best, anyway thanks for cuddling me. It was really nice to wake up like that," Allie said.

I just smiled in response, glad I had made her feel a little better. We chit chatted as we ate, switching to lighter topics, surface level stuff about shows we liked. Still, I felt like our friendship was continuing to deepen.

"Ok, one of us will let you know what plans are for tonight. Hope you can join us," I said. We had finished our breakfast and were nearing Allie's office.

"Awesome! I may have to actually go home after work, though. It's weird. At this point I haven't seen Garrison in 48 hours. On one hand I feel sort of guilty about that, especially considering what I've been up to, but on the other it's been a super fun two days," Allie said.

"Yeah, that's understandable. Either way, we'll figure something out. Still have tomorrow as well," I said.

"Sweet, my husband and his buddies have this stupid pep rally tonight, then are going down to watch A&M play at Ole Miss Saturday morning, so later tonight and tomorrow I pretty much have to myself," Allie said.

"Awesome, we'll definitely hang out. I also increasingly have the feeling we'll be back to Nashville," I said.

"Oh you think so?" Allie asked, a bit hopefully.

"I kind of hope so. Ky and I liked that neighborhood you took us to for dinner on Wednesday a lot. You saw last night how much I love hockey. We liked the countryside too. I need to sit down and have a real conversation with him about it at some point, but we like it here," I told Allie.

"That would be so cool! I'm admittedly a little envious of you two being just down to move together," Allie said. There was an unasked question underlying her statement: how could we do that without worrying about our jobs?

"Well we're kind of at an age where we needed to make some calls on what we want from life," I explained. It was a half truth.

"Guess that's fair, think you'll settle down with Ky?" Allie asked.

"Huh, settle down no. But after how he took the news yesterday that I was bi, I want Ky in my life for a long time. Pretty sure he feels the same way," I said.

"That's so cute! Ok this is me on the right," Allie said, indicating a medium sized office building.

"Ok talk later," I said, pulling over to the curb.

"Bye thanks again!" Allie got out of the car and I watched her sashay towards her building for a moment before pulling back into traffic.

- - - - -

When I got back to the house with breakfast Ky walked out of the kitchen wearing casual clothes and politely offered to carry the food.

"Hey, you. Morning," he said once we had deposited everything on the counter.

"Hey. How're you feeling?" I asked. I was worried about latent awkwardness that I had left in the middle of the night.

"Good, slept well. Little weird waking up without you, but it was getting crowded, so I get it," Ky replied. He began looking through the box for a bagel.

"Yeah, I know. Seemed like the right move in the middle of the night," I said, tentatively.

"Did it feel wrong in the morning?" Ky asked. He had settled on an everything bagel and put it in the toaster.

"Um, not really, I guess. I feel like I definitely would have had a hard time getting back to sleep and might have woken people up getting back in bed. Plus I think showing Allie a little TLC helped her," I told him.

"Moderately weird I suppose, but that's been true of most of this trip. Maybe weird is the wrong word. Everything feels different since Rose on Wednesday. But in a good way," Ky said.

"I am feeling more confident just being myself," I admitted. "Even with stuff that's totally platonic, like the hockey yesterday. I just let myself get into it and have fun. It was nice."

"In case you had any doubts, I really like seeing that. Not that I didn't like you a lot before, but this new level is really fun." The toaster went off and Ky retrieved his bagel, then began adding cream cheese.

"You just like seeing me with other girls. Every guy's fantasy, right?" I teased.

"Perhaps, but it seems like you were having quite the time yourself," he retorted.

"Touche," I admitted. Thinking about feeling Rose between my legs was causing me to get a little turned on again.

"So, Allie?" Ky asked, eyebrow raised.

"Nope, just platonic. Feels...odd with her," I admitted.

"How so?" Ky asked between bites of his breakfast.

"I'm not sure I totally understand yet, to be honest. I know we had the conversation about sleeping with a married woman yesterday, so I don't think it's really that. I guess it's just that she so badly needs friends and support. Plus that she's clearly pining for Reed," I explained.

"That what you were talking about with her last night at the bar aside from silly word games?" Ky asked.

"Yup," I confirmed. "For someone that social it seems like she has a surprisingly small number of friends."

"Huh, that's kind of odd to me considering how easily she befriended us," Ky noted.

"A bit. But there's some weird circumstances." I gave Ky the background sketch about Allie's marriage and how she ended up living in suburban Nashville she had relayed the prior evening.

"Well sounds like you were right about what she needed, as usual," Ky responded once I explained things.

"Yeah, plus the Reed crossover thing sort of bugs me a little to be honest," I admitted.

"Is it bothering you that Jackie was with him and then us last night?"

"No. That feels different to me, I guess. She clearly was in one mood on Wednesday, but needed something different last night," I said.

"Actually seems like sort of the same thing, but Allie didn't need the sex part, she needed the friend part," Ky pointed out.

"See you're not so bad at intuiting things yourself," I told him. His wise, thoughtful words made me feel warm inside. He'd finished his breakfast by that point so I climbed on to his lap, facing him with my legs straddling him. He instinctively put his arms around me and cupped my ass with his hands. I felt the warmth through the thin material of my yoga pants. My arms went around his neck.

"There was one other important thing Allie asked me this morning," I said to Ky. "She asked if I was going to settle down with you. I told her settling down wasn't in our nature, but I want you in my life for a long long time after yesterday."

I stared directly into Ky's eyes, seeking validation he felt the same way. He just got the little half smirk he did when he was pleased, then he kissed me.

It was a great kiss. Full of passion and caring all rolled together. I felt the familiar desire for Ky growing in me, but it had a new twist to it. Sure the sexual attraction was there, but there was also a deep sense of appreciation. Ky had seen all sides of me and still wanted me just as bad. It was heady stuff.

"Shall we take this upstairs?" I asked once we ended our kiss.

"To which room?" Ky asked. What a loaded question.

"I think I just want you to myself this morning if that's ok," I said.

"Always ok, Lex. I like this new element. Playing around is fun. But never doubt I still want you the way I always have."

"Fuck you're hot right now. Take me to bed."

- - - - -

We slipped into one of the bedrooms that hadn't been used yet. We undressed quickly and I laid down on the bed with my legs spread. I did not need any more foreplay that morning.

Ky got between my legs and I felt the familiar feeling of pleasure as he entered me.

Our coupling was unhurried. I was touching whatever I could reach - chest, arms, shoulders. Hair when he leaned down to kiss me. His hands were all over me when he wasn't holding himself up.

Eventually when he came down for a kiss I put my arms around his back and just held him on top of me. I loved the feeling of connection with his body pressed to mine.

I worked over his dick with my kegels. It was not something I used to know how to do since I didn't have much use for pleasuring men. However I'd done some research once I started seeing Ky a lot and had begun practicing. How much he liked the sensations made my work more than worth it.

"It's a little unfair you can make me feel this good while we're not even moving," Ky whispered.

"Is it? It's not like you have a fun button I can press whenever I want you to cum." I pressed my pubic mound upwards a little to get some gentle pressure on my clit to show him what I was talking about.

Ky chuckled and got up just enough so he could put one arm between us. His thumb found my clit. Even with the slightly awkward angle I climaxed in less than a minute, a warm wave of pleasure washing over me.

Once I came down from my orgasm I redoubled my kegel efforts. Ky began thrusting and I moved my hips to meet him. He didn't last much more than a minute either before he sighed and I felt the warmth of his cum inside me.

We laid together, still coupled, for several minutes. Neither of us said anything. We just breathed and held. Life felt just about perfect to me.

The Side Project Ch. 27

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