By this time, it was completely usual for me to spend some time with Cass and Eva -- lots with Cass but sometimes with Eva too and all entirely platonic despite that particular morning with Cass, which hadn't been repeated since. Occasionally referred to as the "goodbye" between us in humorous terms.
A couple of months later, the usual kind of Saturday night was ensuing round at Cass's -- in other words, Cinzano, cigarettes with the patio doors open to let the smoke out and the usual conversation, weaving in and around risquΓ© to downright dirty. It was Eva, Cass, Ruthie and me but Ruthie had to go home. An early supermarket shift on Sunday. Although the job didn't excite her, Ruthie was committed and didn't want to be late.
By 11ish, we were happily chatting away, all of us nicely softened up by a few drinks. Cass got up to go to the loo so I offered to fix one more round of drinks in the kitchen. Within a minute or so, Eva followed me in and stood, with her back leaning against the counter next to me. The alcohol had clearly emboldened me a bit because I decided to address something with Eva.
"So, I guess you know about what happened when I stayed over a little while ago?"
"Yes, I do...all of it."
"I thought I should say something because I know how close you two are and we've had some quite honest and frank chats around here before so..."
Eva interrupted. "I'm going to be honest, forward and probably a bit rude as well?" She turned towards me so I turned my head to face her. She was very close to me -- close enough to kiss.
"Go on, Eva."
Eva took a breath and then laid a hand on my hip.
"I know how close you came. I confess to being a bit jealous. I'm now the only one of us three girls who hasn't seen you naked. The thought turns me on."
To say this was unexpected was an understatement. I had regarded her statement about how she would use my penis if Cass didn't sometime ago as sexy talk for the sake of it. In my innocence, and focus on Cass as it had been, I'd not read any signals Eva might have been projecting. Maybe she hadn't but there was little doubt about her feelings now.
"You...you want me naked?"
"I do. I want to...can I do something?"
"Yes..."
Eva took my face in her hands and kissed me. A long, lingering kiss to which I responded, slowly building until we were locked together, arms around each other.
"So, I go to the loo and this happens."
We broke away from each other, slightly as if we were coming up for breath, and Cass stood there, hands on hips, smiling her head off.
Eva, for the first time in my presence, looked a little unsettled. She touched the frame of her glasses. "Cass, I told him about..."
"...how you felt about what I told you." Cass knew -- of course, she knew.
"Yes."
Cass was frank. "We're all adults here. We can take this upstairs because I'm so hacked off with my supposed other half that I could use a little fun. Andy?"
I was just taking in where this was going as suddenly things were going at a hundred miles an hour around me.
"Er, Cass, you want to...."
Cass set things straight. "We're not about to fuck each other's brains out. A little sexy kissing and skin might be nice though. I need some attention too."
I wasn't about to say no to a little play with my two horny friends. Besides, I found myself intrigued by how Eva's lustful thoughts might translate into action.
Drinks in hand, we climbed the stairs and went past the double bed and into Cass's bedroom. Cass came last and dragged the duvet from the double bed in and laid it on the floor.
"I'll be back in a minute, guys."
Eva and I looked at each other and fell into another deep, absorbing kiss. We broke away to stand face to face.
"Eva, what would you like?"
"Andy, I...can barely say..."
This was interesting. The thought that we might actually do something clearly slightly unsettled her.
"Eva. You have just been very forthright with me. Don't be shy. I think we're all up here because we want something to happen. What...would...you...like?"
She took a deep breath, flicked her hair back and found her composure. "OK. Can I show you?"
"Yes."
"Sit down for me, Andy."
I sat on the floor cross-legged and Eva knelt beside me, running her hands over me, occasionally kissing me. She slid her hand under the T-shirt I was wearing and slowly lifted it up. So as not to make her feel awkward, I placed my hands on hers and, between us, we lifted my shirt away from me. Eva touched my chest, traced her finger over my navel and slid her hand down, resting it on my very stimulated erection.
"Andy, I want to see...to touch this." She squeezed my hardness very gently.
I held her hand and we moved so I was sat leaning against Cass's bed. Eva again knelt beside me.
"Eva. May I do something?"
"Yes, Andy. Anything." Her breath had a shortness to it as she spoke. I sensed her anticipation now beginning to rise.
I moved to kneel in front of her. Eva had a shirt on so I unbuttoned it -- slowly but steadily. She leaned back, gradually showing that she was bare underneath, her chest unadorned by any underwear. I leaned forward and placed a kiss at the top of her stomach.
"Is this too much, Eva?"
"No...no, it's lovely."
Cass came back but just stood at the door, smiling.
Slowly I moved up to her chest and kissed her to each side, pushing her shirt back in the process. It fell from one shoulder, exposing her bare breast. Small, with a gentle curve and a full nipple, I teased it, brushing my lips against it, making her breathing stop for a second as I sucked it.
"Too much?" I felt I had to check. We were friends and this was something we'd never even hinted at doing with each other before.
"No, Andy, more...please."
I steadied myself and pushed her shirt back so it fell down her arms and rested on her hands. She murmured as my lips paid attention to her other breast, squeezing her nipple a little between my lips. She let out a little "ooh" as I did so. Eva seemed relaxed now to be in a topless state, her long frizzy hair flowing behind her as her head tilted slightly back.
I spoke gently close to her ear "Did you like that?"
"Very much."
Cass moved to kneel beside us.
"Eva, Is Andy making you feel good?"