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[cagedinflesh]

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[gehennawind]

He missed the boss part or just doesn't care about the difference. Liable to be the latter.

He successfully gets her to look into his eyes, as beautiful and open as those of his twin. Her lips twitch. "It was nice," she concedes, downplaying how fantastic the sex was. "It wasn't bad."

[cagedinflesh]

Absolutely the latter.

"Just not bad...?" She seemed to be more into it than that, but maybe he's wrong... "I loved it. We should've showered together after though, that would've been better."

[gehennawind]

Paloma had thought he'd see clean through her bluff, but he seems a little wounded. Guilt pricks her conscience.

"Did I say nice? I umm, I thought it was fantastic. Filthy." She inhales bracingly. "And a shower sounds... nice."

[cagedinflesh]

Of course, a shower with him would mean more sex, probably... "Do you want tea, or something stronger?" Because he can go get her some booze if she'd rather. Maybe booze in her tea.

[gehennawind]

Fooling around in the shower is much cleaner. More privacy, more comfort... more.

Paloma scrutinizes him nonetheless. "Won't lie, a bit of liquor in the tea would help with everything. So many ups and downs tonight, you know?" She flicks his ear, letting him know he's responsible.

[cagedinflesh]

Oh he knows, and grins for it, very proud of himself. "Little stressed?" He laughs. "At least it's smooth sailing from here!"

He swings himself off the couch, and leans down to kiss her, before going off to the kitchen. Not a moment later, both are coming back with much different offerings. Some baileys in black tea should go nicely though.

[gehennawind]

Paloma must thank them for fetching like good boys. Careful to avoid Hyde's mouth, she expresses her gratitude with a tip-toe kiss to each man's jaw. (They would have to lean down for a normal peck on the cheek.)

"Henry! Do you ever spike your tea...? For nerves." She has decency enough to look embarrassed, thumb-twiddling before them.

[cagedinflesh]

Jekyll especially appreciates the kiss. He's still having a bit of a hard time, that doesn't just go away immediately... But something nice and chaste and sweet is good!

"Me?" He laughs, him, the shy one who has to pretend he's terribly outgoing all the time? "Don't tell anyone..."

[gehennawind]

She accepts the booze and the tea, pouring out two cups... and a third, hearing Jekyll's confession, giving him a cunning look over one thin shoulder.

"Me?" A play on his own phrasing, coyly offered. "I'm not like Loose Lips over here."

Who could she possibly refer to!

[cagedinflesh]

Oh, she has Hyde pegged perfectly. "Loose Lips! It's true, don't tell him any secrets, I'm sure it won't be safe..."

Hyde just shrugs, "It'll always get out eventually. But that's not all that's loose." He's a loose slut. And so is Jekyll.

[gehennawind]

Her teacup pauses, an inch from her lips.

"Excuse me?" Did he just cast aspersions on the youthful tightness of her vag?

[cagedinflesh]

"What- no, I mean like, easy, not discerning! And I meant me and Jekyll!" Don't put words in his mouth!

[gehennawind]

She bristles less, accepting the explanation. Paloma hasn't segued into full-blown offense and returns to normal much more quickly.

Blowing on the tea, "Oh. Give him a break, Edward." He's tormented the boy plenty tonight and Jekyll doing nothing to deserve it. "Have a drink."

[cagedinflesh]

He will certainly have some tea, but first he'll add even more booze in it. "Why should I do that? Bugging him's like my second favourite thing ever." The first being sex.

Meanwhile Jekyll is plenty happy with the amount of alcohol in his tea, just enough to calm the nerves a little, help him pretend like they didn't tell her an awful secret. He gives Paloma a smile, "Thank you. I apologise for my rude brother." Hyde scowls, but doesn't actually do anything about it.

[gehennawind]

Things have cooled. Everyone's sipping or slurping their tea out of elegant cups and keeping the peace. The bits of liquor in her throat is a welcome anxiety aid.

"I think," Paloma says with extreme caution, "we should talk about ground rules."

[cagedinflesh]

Jekyll nods immediately, being of course, the more level-headed one. "Yes, I think that's a very good idea. That's the only way something rather unorthodox will work."

Hyde just shrugs. He might not necessarily follow them, but whatever, they can think they're doing good work. "Like what?"

[gehennawind]

Clearly they'll have to work on the troublemaker, but she nods decisively in return at Jekyll. They'll have their combined willpower and be unstoppable! No more forced blowjobs or...!!

"Well! A safe word. Mine is, umm..." She stares into the black abyss of her tea. "Charcoal. If I use it, we-we stop."

[cagedinflesh]

She doesn't know the half of it, for how useful a safe word will be with him. She hasn't seen him cry during or after sex but still want to keep going! He nods. "Perfect. Anything else...?" Rules for Hyde, in particular? Or in regard to their, um, extracurricular activities?

[gehennawind]

Okay but if he cries she's going to freak out.

Here Paloma buys more time with more booze-infused tea, darting her eyes between the twins. One is attentive while other just looks laconic. "Right, umm. Your safe words... but I, I can't tell anyone what we're up to as the three of us. I wish I could be open and not have to lie to anyone, but it'll destroy my career before it's ever taken off."

She's begging Hyde.

[cagedinflesh]

"I think it's easiest to use the same one, personally." And he looks at Hyde expectantly. Jekyll asked her out first, so he should get to be the public one, right? So Hyde better not mess it up.

"Yeah, whatever, that's fine. You're not gonna hurt my feelings or whatever." And he really, really doesn't need a safe word.

[gehennawind]

Paloma believes his feelings might be more complicated than he claims, but she leaves the subject alone while in the company of his brother. Getting him on his own and interrogating him gently might do the trick.

She scrubs her face, overwhelmed by this problem's newness. "Thank you. God, I have no idea what else to say about... us. Privacy? Privacy and safety? I'm not on the pill, so even if he's gotten snipped..."

[cagedinflesh]

"It's not like I've got diseases. I'm more careful than you think!" WHATEVER MAN HE DON'T NEED NO CONDOMS.

Jekyll just sits there blushing profusely. He didn't intend to have to talk about things like condom usage because he didn't plan for sex!!

[gehennawind]

While Hyde's contribution is appreciated and puts to rest her fear after they had VERY unsafe sex, Jekyll's silence is louder than he perhaps intends.

Paloma flaps a dismissive hand at bailey's boy, downing her 'tea' and pouring another one promptly. They need this. "So, yeah. Condoms. You can... secure those. And I'll look into birth control..." Count two of them for blushing angry colors. "Umm. How do we sleep-- or I can call Veronica to pick me up, I don't want to assume!"

[cagedinflesh]

"Ah- yes I have those - and I've been tested for diseases, of course." He's a doctor. "We can sleep however you like...?"

[gehennawind]

She falls silent herself, caught between practicality and a romantic picture of the three piled together in bed like a litter of puppies. If two of the puppies were incestuous twin brothers and the other was no blood relation.

Her tea lifts to her lips but lowers listlessly without a single sip taken to its tray. "It'd be nice not to sleep alone," she mumbles in her tiniest voice yet.