Breaking the Rules
Jeremy was in the kitchen making coffee when Carl and Chuck joined him wearing pajamas. Carl said, “Good morning, Jeremy.” Jeremy grabbed two cups from the cabinet as he said, “Morning, guys.” Carl noticed Jeremy was just wearing a pair of plaid Jockey boxers but didn’t comment. Ordinarily, he’d have no problem wearing just a pair of boxers or even briefs around his sister, but he didn’t want Chuck to be the only one wearing pajamas. As they sipped on their coffee, Kayla emerged from Jeremy’s room wearing a pair of Jeremy’s plaid Hanes boxers and one of Jeremy’s Penn State Football T-shirts. Chuck looked at Carl with a raised eyebrow. Carl shrugged as if to say that he had no idea what was going on. Chuck said, “Good morning, Kayla”, followed by Carl, “Good morning, sis. Sleep well?” Kayla smiled and said, “I did, thanks for asking, big brother.” Carl and Chuck then turned to look at Jeremy, who was trying to find things to do without turning to face them. As Kayla entered the kitchen, Jeremy poured her a cup of coffee, then turned and looked at Carl and Chuck. Neither Carl nor Chuck were about to say anything with Kayla present. Chuck was curious, but Carl had so many questions running through his head.
After Kayla finished her cup of coffee, she went downstairs. When she came back up, she said she was going to take a shower, then went into Jeremy’s bedroom. As soon as Jeremy’s bedroom door closed, Carl asked Jeremy, “What the fuck, Jeremy?” Jeremy said, “She came into my room and woke me up last night. She said she couldn’t sleep and asked if she could crawl into bed with me. I was half asleep and wasn’t in the mood to have a long conversation, so I moved over and let her climb in next to me.” Jeremy saw both of them staring at him, “No, we didn’t have sex, if that’s what you were wondering.” Carl said, “Hey, I’m not going to judge you.” Chuck said, “Me neither. Carl’s sister’s pretty hot. If I wasn’t gay, I’d be on that.” Carl said, “Hey! C’mon, it’s my sister you’re talking about. Besides, you are gay, and you’re mine.” Chuck said, “I was talking in hypotheticals. I am gay, and I am yours, and you are mine”, then he stepped to Carl and they kissed. Jeremy grinned as Kayla entered the kitchen and saw them kissing. She smiled back at Jeremy, then cleared her throat to get the other two’s attention. They broke their kiss and turned to Kayla, smiling sheepishly. Kayla said, “That was sweet. By the way, I’m coming along to watch you play today.” Carl smiled and said, “I’d like that.” Chuck snickered and said, “I don’t think she was looking for an invitation.” Kayla grinned and said, “Very astute of you, Chuck.”
When they arrived at the park, all eyes were on Kayla. Carl introduced her to the guys. As they headed onto the court, Aaron nudged Jeremy and asked him, “Isn’t she your ex?” Jeremy replied, “Yes.” Aaron grinned and asked, “So, where did she sleep last night.” Jeremy’s face flushed and said, “No comment”, then he saw the knowing look on Aaron’s face, “Wait! Who told you?” Aaron made a zipping motion across his mouth and then turned away as he stepped onto the basketball court. Jeremy looked at Carl and then Chuck. Neither of them were paying any attention to what went on between him and Aaron.
As they began to play, Taylor asked Kayla, “So, you are Carl’s sister and was Jeremy’s girlfriend?” Kayls said, “Yes, that’s correct. Jeremy and I are still close. Are you a friend of my brother?” Taylor smiled, “Yes, in fact I met him here. I come to watch my boyfriend play when I can.” Kayla was surprised by his answer. She had thought her brother and Chuck were the only two on the court who were gay, “Oh, so which one is your boyfriend?” Taylor smiled and pointed to Jerome and said, “That’s him, Jer or Jerome. Have you seen his painting hanging on the wall in Carl and Jeremy’s basement?” Kayla said, “Yes. That wall and the painting are amazing! So, your boyfriend is both an athlete and an artist. That’s amazing. You must be proud of him.” Taylor lit up with a huge smile, “I am. My father finally got him to display some of his works in his art gallery after trying for years. It took Travis, Jeremy’s friend, to urge him out of his shell. So, Jeremy; Jeremy is impressive on the court. He has an incredible shot, and I think he has incredible coaching skills. I hear him telling his teammates at halftime what he sees as the opposition’s weak spots and what they can do to take advantage of them. He’s a really great football player too. He’s fire on the field. We play that when it gets colder.” Kayla said, “Yes, he played in high school. They say he was a really good receiver and cornerback. So you play football with them?” Taylor smiled, “I do. They asked me to play when they started doing it. I was reluctant at first but after I agreed and played, I loved it.” Kayla smiled and said, “I wished I’d been able to see Jeremy play back then.” Taylor was suddenly grinning at her. Kayla asked, “What?” Taylor said, “Just the look on your face and especially in your eyes when you talk about Jeremy. I’d think you’re still in love with him.” Kayla smiled and turned away from him, “Stop. I don’t think we’ll ever get back together.” Taylor said, “But not because you don’t want to, but I’m sorry, it’s not my business.” They then changed the subject to the game being played.
After they played two games, they all went to The Flying None where everyone wanted to talk to Carl’s sister, Kayla. At some point, Aaron and Jeremy were at the bar together. Aaron said, “Hey, I don’t want to get anyone in trouble, so I’ll come clean. I baited you. It was just a wild ass guess about your ex sleeping with you, but after seeing how she was looking at you when you arrived, I had a hunch. Is a reunion in the cards? I mean you already basically admitted you slept together.” Jeremy said, “Yes, we slept together but there was no sex involved.” Aaron smiled, “Damn Jeremy, you had that hot babe in your bed and you didn’t take advantage of it. She give you the ‘time of the month’ story or wasn’t she interested? Jeremy said, “I was already sleeping when she came into my bedroom. She was supposed to be sleeping in the guest room. She woke me up and said she couldn’t sleep. She asked if she could climb in with me. I moved over and let her in then fell back asleep.” Aaron said, “So it wasn’t her. I knew it. She’s still into you.” Jeremy said, “I’ve tried to move on since our breakup. Right now, I don’t need the complications.” Aaron smiled, “You got more steel in your backbone than I do. I’d jump at the chance to reunite with her. She’s fucking hot and seems very intelligent. Fucking Oxford for Christ’s sake.” Jeremy said, “Yeah, fucking Oxford.” Aaron caught the disdain in Jeremy’s voice and mistook it for envy.
Once they returned home, Jeremy told Kayla she could use the shower in his ensuite while Carl and Chuck showered in the common bathroom. While they showered, Jeremy set up a group chat with Elijah and Chris. They answered simultaneously and headed up to Elijah’s bedroom so they could talk in private. They kicked off their shoes and climbed onto Elijah’s bed. Elijah asked, “So, how are things going with Kayla? Jeremy smiled back at the two grinning faces looking back at him, “I guess it’s going ok. She came with us and watched our game today, then joined us at The Flying None. The guys all love her.” Elijah grinned even more, “She didn’t out her brother, did she?” Chris elbowed him, “You know she wouldn’t do that, Elijah.” Chis asked, “Where is she now? I mean, are you risking anything calling us?” Jeremy said, “She’s taking a shower, so are Carl and Chuck. I thought this was a good time to call you for a short facetime.” Elijah said, “So, now you know what I used to go through when I had to go back to my own campus and you and Chris got to stay together.” Jeremy smiled and said, “Yeah, I hope you guys didn’t had some fun together last night.” They both grinned and Chris turned red as he said, “Yeah, but we were a little noisy.” Elijah said, “Yeah, Chris looked like he wanted to crawl under a rock when my dad asked us how things worked with the three of us after hearing Chris yell out last night.” Jeremy’s eyes opened wide, “Your parents heard you having sex?” Elijah laughed, “They not only heard us, they heard Chris cry out ‘breed me’.” Chris said, “Oh, my God. I was so embarrassed.” Elijah continued, “Yeah, my mom yelled at my dad to stop embarrassing us, but she was grinning when she said it. Dad apologized to us and said he was just busting our ass. I guess I shocked them both when I told them neither of us is strictly a bottom or top. That shut my dad up. He put his hands up and said that was too much information. Mom said he deserved it.” Chris put his arm over Elijah’s shoulder and gave him a kiss before saying, “I felt a little better after that, and later Brian, Elijah’s dad told me that he was just busting our butts, and wanted me to know that he liked me and you, and didn’t care what we did in the bedroom and that we were always welcome in their home. So, anyway, Elijah and I were talking and want you to know that just because we’re not there, if you have the chance to have some fun, go for it.” Jeremy said, “Thanks. I have to let you guys know, Kayla woke me up last night. She said she couldn’t sleep and asked to crawl into bed with me. I let her climb in, but nothing happened. I just went back to sleep. Carl and Chuck saw her come out of my bedroom the next morning and thought we had sex. I told them nothing happened but I’m not sure if they believed me. Well, I better end this call, Kayla will be finished any minute.” Elijah said, “We’ll see you tomorrow night, Jer. Love you.” Chis said, “Love you, Jer. See you tomorrow.”
As they ended the call, Kayla came in and asked, “Who was that you were talking to?” Jeremy said, “A couple friends of mine. One of them was on the football team with me in high school. He’s visiting his parents back home.” Kayla sat down on Jeremy’s lap and asked, “Do you regret our time together?" Jeremy seemed surprised by the question, “Of course not. I don’t regret one minute of it. What would make you think that?” Kayla began, “Well, when I was over in England and met Roger, he kept asking me out. I told him that I had a boyfriend back in the States. He began asking me questions about you. At first, I thought he was just interested in my life, and I thought it was flattering. I later agreed to have dinner with him. He seemed charming, with that British accent. It was after a couple months that we were going places together all the time. Then one evening, he asked me how you could have let me come to Oxford. He said that maybe you were trying to get rid of me. I didn’t believe him, but after what you told me yesterday, I began thinking about it.” Jeremy couldn’t believe what he was hearing, “Kayla, when you came to me and told me about the offer you received to go to Oxford, I thought I was going to be sick from the thought of losing you. I wanted to beg you not to go. After I had time to think about it though, I thought it would be selfish of me to try and stop you from doing something that could be an enormous boost to your future. In the end, I knew I had to support your decision and even encourage you to go, with the hope that we could keep our relationship going. If you’re implying that my discovery of liking sex with other guys had something to do with that, you’re wrong. That discovery came months later and kind of took me by surprise.” Kayla smiled and kissed Jeremy, then said, “That’s what my heart told me, especially when I saw the tears in your eyes the day I left for England. I just wanted to hear you say it. Once we began truly dating, I began to notice Roger flirting with other girls and then when we were around his male friends, he would hold me close like I was some prized possession. I began feeling more like a trophy he’d won, rather than a girlfriend. He was putting doubts in my head to drive a wedge between us, and it worked. I’m really sorry about that.” Jeremy said, “Well, that’s water under the bridge now. Listen, Kayla, since we’re baring our souls, I have something I need to tell you. After your letter, ending things between us, I was heartbroken. I moped around for weeks. Carl worked hard to get me out of my funk. I really appreciated his help. It was weeks after that when I had my first sexual encounter with a guy. It wasn’t something that was planned; it just happened. I started trying more and more things. Then I met someone. He played basketball with us and goes to the university. He asked me to a concert. We kind of hit it off and began seeing each other.” Kayla asked, “So, you’re in a relationship with this guy?” Jeremy cringed before saying, “It’s more complicated than that. It turned out that another guy I knew had secretly had a crush on me for a long time. There’s a long story behind that, but maybe I’ll tell you that later. Anyway, they were both wanting to fight over me and I didn’t want to choose, so I’m now in a relationship with two guys.” Kayla grinned and then began shaking her head in disbelief. Jeremy grinned and asked, “What? It’s the truth.” Kayla’s laughter died down but she continued grinning, “When we were together, I always spotted other girls eyeing you up. I never even thought of being jealous of guys as well.” Jeremy gave an eye roll, “You do realize I gave more than one guy a dirty look when I saw them eye you up, Kayla. You’re beautiful, but you’re also extremely intelligent, which people find out after getting to know you. That’s why I’m sure you’d never settle for being someone’s trophy.” Kayla kissed Jeremy again, then said, “You’re right about that. So, how does a three-way relationship work? It sounds too complicated.” Jeremy smiled, “It is complicated, but we make it work.”
Just then, Carl and Chuck came out of Carl’s room. They immediately noticed Kayla sitting on Jeremy’s lap. Carl asked, “What’s up?” Jeremy smiled and said, “I was just telling Kayla about my current relationship.” Carl and Chuck both took a moment to pick up their lower jaws. It was especially baffling to them that both Jeremy and Kayla were grinning at them. Carl looked to Jeremy, “You told her about…” Jeremy said, “The throuple? Yes, I did, but I didn’t name Elijah and Chris until this moment.” Kayla asked, “So, was that one of them who you were talking to?” Jeremy said, “Both of them. Chris went with Elijah to visit his parents.” As Carl and Chuck moved to sit together on the sofa, Kayla asked, “So, was that visit preplanned due to my visit?” Jeremy grinned, “Can’t get anything by you, Kayla. It was. I wasn’t sure how you’d react to me telling you I was bi. That fact and then introducing you to my throuple relationship may have been too much. I admit, I didn’t expect your cool reaction to this.” Kayla laughed, “I am surprised by, what did you call it, the throuple, thing, and that you’re currently in a gay relationship, but what were you expecting? Did you think I’d pack up my things and storm out? I’m not necessarily happy with it, but how could I be angry or hurt by this. I’m the one who ended our relationship, and that’s a fact. Would I take it back if I could? Probably, but I can’t change the past. I only have control of what I do going forward. Right now, that’s finishing my education and starting a career.” Kayla leaned down and kissed Jeremy, then said, “And some people made some sacrifices for me to get as far as I did. I really appreciate that.” Carl interrupted them, I think we should discuss dinner.” Chuck said, “If you have what I need, I’ll make some spaghetti if someone wants to throw a salad together.” Kayla jumped from Jeremy’s lap and said, “I’ll take care of the salad. Let’s go see what they have in stock.” Jeremy looked at Carl who was looking back at him with a WTF look on his face. Kayla came back in and said, “Chuck and I are going to run to the store to pick up a few things we need. We’ll be right back.
As the front door closed behind Chuck and Kayla, Carl asked Jeremy, “What the fuck is up with Kayla?” Jeremy shrugged his shoulders, “I have no idea. She’s your sister.” Carl said, “I’m not so sure about that. Remember that Marvel movie where the aliens killed the humans and took their identities?” Jeremy laughed, “Yeah, but we’re not in a movie. I don’t know, she was being honest with me about what happened while she was at Oxford, so I decided to tell her about the relationship I was in with Elijah and Chris. She asked questions and I tried to answer them. That’s when you and Chuck came out of your room.” Carl said, “I heard. I was completely floored by her reaction. Maybe finding out her brother is gay has something to do with it, but finding out you’re in a gay relationship and she didn’t lose it, amazed me.” Jeremy said, “Maybe she’s just come to the conclusion that it’s over between us.” Carl guffawed at that and said, “Yeah, that’s why she came to your room last night and climbed into bed with you, because she knows it’s over between you. You can keep telling yourself that, but I know you know better.”
A few minutes later, Chuck and Kayla returned. Carl and Jeremy helped with dinner, and they had soon stuffed themselves with salad, warm rolls, spaghetti and garlic toast. After cleaning up, they grabbed some drinks and went out back. Kayla convinced the guys to play charades with Chuck and Carl on one side, and Kayla and Jeremy on the other. Kayla and Jeremy won two of the three games. As the fire died down, they relaxed and talked about a range of subjects, including Kayla browbeating Carl and Chuck about when they were going to make it official. Once the fire had died to the point of being safe, they went inside and played a game of Jenga. Throughout the game, the three guys were giving each other knowing grins. At some point, Jeremy began to worry that one of them would let it slip about the little twist that their Jenga games normally had. Fortunately, that didn’t happen. After Jenga wrapped up, Carl said that he and Chuck were going to bed. Kayla asked, “To sleep this time?” Chuck turned away, but before he did, Jeremy noticed the sheepish grin on his face. Carl was about to protest, but instead asked accusingly, “You eavesdropped on us?” Kayla laughed, “I didn’t need to. I just walked up into the living room and could hear the two of you going at it.” Carl rolled his eyes and followed Chuck into his bedroom. As they sipped on what remained of their drinks, Kayla said to Jeremy, “I guess you’re ready for bed too.” Jeremy nodded. Kayla asked, “Mind if I sleep with you again?” Jeremy said, “I guess it would be ok.”
Jeremy stripped down to his boxers before climbing into bed and Kayla crawled in next to him in a pair of lace panties and no bra. Jeremy laid on his back and began drifting off, when Kayle turned and laid her head on Jeremy’s chest, “Is this ok?” Jeremy felt Kayla’s left breast against him and her left leg began rubbing against his. Jeremy was hoping Kayla would soon grow bored since he wasn’t reciprocating. Well, one part of his body was responding, and he hoped Kayla wouldn’t notice. That hope was dashed when he felt a soft hand slip into his fly and wrap around his growing cock. ‘Traitor’, Jeremy thought as he heard Kayla giggle. She massaged his stiff cock for a while, then crawled under the covers and soon Jeremy inhaled sharply as he felt Kayla’s warm mouth on his cock. It was vastly different than either Elijah or Chris’ mouths, less physical, softer, but it still felt good. He knew he could probably last for a while like that. He let out a chuckle as he thought that he may even be able to fall asleep. Kayla took his chuckle differently and thought it was encouragement. Suddenly, the covers were pulled back and Kayla was climbing onto him and sinking down onto his cock. Jeremy panicked, “Kayla! Stop! We can’t do this! I’m in a relationship.” Kayla continued, I thought you were enjoying it.” Kayla continued to ride Jeremy and his resistance began to falter, “Kayla, we shouldn’t. Fuck. Kayla.” Kayla saw Jeremy’s resistance fading and continued to ride his cock. She missed him, and his cock. She was now in a zone where she began bouncing up and down on Jeremy’s cock. After a while, Jeremy said, “Kayla, you need to stop! I’m about to cum! Kayla!” It was too late. Jeremy began pumping his seed into his ex as Kayla cried out in her own orgasm. Their juices mixed as their chests heaved. Kayla slowly collapsed onto Jeremy, “I’m sorry, Jeremy. I thought your laugh was encouragement. I wanted this so much for us. Please don’t be angry with me.” Jeremy wasn’t sure what to say. It had happened so fast. Yes, alcohol was involved, but that was no excuse. Fuck! What had he done. Chris had told him that he and Elijah had agreed it was ok if he had an opportunity to have some fun, but that didn’t mean with Kayla, did it? Fuck, what was he going to tell them? He had to tell them. Jeremy put his arms around Kayla and said, “I’m not angry with you, Kayla. I could have, maybe should have, been firmer, and told you to stop. I didn’t, so I’m just as guilty. I’m going to have to tell them. You know that, right?” Kayla said, “I ok with that. If you ever find yourself single again, keep me in mind, please.” Jeremy smiled, nodded, then kissed Kayla. After breaking the kiss, Jeremy said good night to each other. The last thing Jeremy recalled before sleep overtook him was Kayla’s steady breathing with her head on his left shoulder, a position that reminded him of days long past.
The following morning, Jeremy was brewing coffee and preparing breakfast. Carl came out of his room and said, “Good morning, Jeremy. What are you preparing?” Jeremy said, “Morning, Carl. Scrambled eggs, strawberry crepes, bacon and toast.” Carl observed Jeremy and took note of the lack of eye contact with him. Chuck emerged and grabbed a cup of coffee, kissed Carl and then asked Jeremy, “Anything I can help you with?” Jeremy said, “No, thanks, unless you want to get the plates out.” Chuck gave Carl an odd look, and Carl realized Chuck had noticed the same lack of eye contact from Jeremy. Kayla the emerged from Jeremy’s room, and with a beaming smile, said, “Good morning, everyone”, before heading downstairs. Carl motioned with his head to Chuck. Chuck nodded and said, “I’m going to brush my teeth.”
Once the bathroom door closed, Carl said, “Jeremy, you and my sister had sex last night, didn’t you?” Jeremy turned slowly, glanced momentarily into Carl’s eyes, then looked down while nodding, “I’m going to tell Chris and Elijah. It kind of just happened.” Carl said, “I knew Kayla was up to something just by how she was acting. She used to act strangely like that when she was in high school before sneaking out late at night to hang with her friends.” Jeremy said, “Don’t blame this all on Kayla. I let it happen. I’m just as guilty. I’m going to tell Elijah and Chris as soon as they get back and deal with their reaction. They told me if I had the opportunity to have some fun, to go for it. I don’t think that’s what they had in mind though.” Carl patted Jeremy’s shoulder and said, “Good luck. I hope they don’t get too pissed.” Jeremy looked up at Carl. A tear ran down his cheek as he said, “Thanks. I appreciate your support.” Carl said, “Always, buddy.” Then Carl hugged Jeremy, tightly. They heard Kayla say, “Get a room, guys”, before heading toward Jeremy’s room to get a shower. Chuck came out moments later, as Carl and Jeremy were breaking their embrace. He asked, “Everything ok?” Jeremy nodded and Carl said, “We’ll see. I think so, though.” Chuck then knew what must have transpired overnight.
End of Chapter 103
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