Faithful readers,
Apologies for the delay. This has been the most difficult chapter I have written to date and I feel the need to uncharacteristically defend my work up front, largely because I'm convinced it will also be the most controversial. Some of you will undoubtedly feel I've jumped the shark, or that I am making up for past transgressions and plot holes; please know that this is not the case. The foundation of this chapter was laid before I made my first submission to this site. If you find yourself in doubt of that fact, please refer to the title of this series after you've given it a read. It was not until this piece of the puzzle was drafted that I had a fitting name to give our protagonist's twisting adventure.
Rest assured, things will more or less return to normal in the stories that follow and I promise that there are many chapters of non-stop action to come. Until then, please entertain me by having a look. This is, as many other chapters in the past were, simply intended to introduce new possibilities.
Special thanks to Samuraisan for help editing and my penpal for the extra nudge I needed to get 'er done.
Thanks & Enjoy.
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The Sex Sense
For the third time that night, Alex had less than five minutes to himself before he heard a knock at his door.
"What is it?" he asked briskly, frustrated that he constantly lacked the time to gather his thoughts.
Carrie strolled into his room and shut the door. She was wearing sleeping clothes, a pair of loose cotton pants and a tight tank top that showed off her ample breasts.
"Smells like sex in here," she said with a straight face.
Alex wasn't in the mood for his mentor's shenanigans. It had been a long week and he needed answers, not games. To indicate his mood, he stood and walked up to the curvy redhead. He rudely reached out a hand and grabbed the front of her pants, cupping her bulbous mound and planting his lips on her mouth. He kissed her forcefully for several moments. Once he found the flavor he was expecting, he said, "Yeah, well, it tastes like sex in there."
Carrie looked stunned but her voice held steady. "It appears both of your sisters got what they needed tonight." Her expression changed to worry as the source of his frustration became evident. She may be forced to hasten her plans for the boy.
Alex nodded sharply. "We need to talk."
"I'll say. You've obviously changed. And it's only been a few days." Carrie took a seat and folded her hands in her lap. Alex sat opposite and sighed. "Busy weekend?" she asked.
"What did you do to me?" he pleaded, ignoring her rhetorical question. "Ever since our night on the couch everything has been out of control and I don't understand why." Carrie sat motionless, contemplating her next steps while Alex stood and walked to his dresser and then to the foot of his bed. He unlocked his chest and pulled out his trophies.
"Look at this," he said, scattering his collection across the floor between their two chairs. "All from the past week. I've barely gone half a day without having sex in some form or another. Four, five, eight times a day. And I can always do it. With practically any girl I meet."
"And you chose your little sister?" Carrie asked, intentionally pushing his buttons to provoke a response. She needed to know if he was ready for what she had to tell him.
"She chose me!" Alex shouted. "They all do," he added, calming slightly. "I barely ever have to make the first move. I almost always know what they want, sometimes before they do. It doesn't seem right. I may have been stupid around girls before you started with me, but I've never been stupid!" He paused and looked fiercely at Carrie. "This. Is. Not. Normal." he growled, punctuating each word.
"Calm down, Alex. And sit, please," Carrie begged, trying her hardest to maintain a peaceful demeanor despite her inner turmoil.
Alex sat and put his head in his hands, staring at the floor in frustration. He had to have answers. He had to know that this sudden shift could be explained.
Alex's outbursts had given Carrie what she needed. She knew what she had to do now and hoped above all else that it wasn't a mistake. So much had gone into bringing this moment about and for better or worse, it was finally time to see whether he was worthy of taking the red pill.
"Have you enjoyed it?" Carrie began. Alex nodded. "All of it?" He nodded again. "Did you hurt anyone?" He shook his head vigorously. "Did anyone hurt you?"
"No," Alex blurted, looking up and giving Carrie a flash of angry confusion.
"Would you rather be as you were?"
"Absolutely not," he replied without hesitation.
Carrie felt a huge weight lift from her shoulders and continued drilling the young man. "Do all the women you've been with want to be with you again?"
"I don't know," he admitted, exasperated at her constant questioning.
"Think, Alex! You said it, you aren't stupid!" Carrie retorted, raising her voice for the first time, hoping to coax his true feelings to the surface. "Do they seek your attention more or less after you've been together? Do they want you more or less after you've made love? Do they do things for you, or to you, that they wouldn't normally do? Are they sad to see you leave? Do they fall for you, long for you, cry for you, love you?"
"Alright! Yes!" he shouted. "Yes, I could have any of them again. And yes, they all want more of me. That's part of the problem. I'm stretching thin. Every time means more expectations, more secrets, more potential to hurt someone. It will overwhelm me. I feel like I'm out of control." He slumped forward and put his head back in his hands. "The scales are not balanced, they've tipped too far the other way," he mumbled at the carpet.
Satisfied with his response, Carrie continued. "I have the answers you need, but first I have to know what has happened since the last time we were together."
He looked up at her in doubt. "Why? Haven't I proven I can pass your tests?"
"That was a means to an end, Alex. And we've come to that end rather quickly. As I said when we started this, I simply want to help you reach your potential."
"You seem to understand me a lot better than I do," he said pointedly.
"I didn't know how this would go. I had my suspicions, which you've validated far faster than I expected. I had no idea how strongly you would take to this or what effect it would have on you."
"I don't understand, Carrie. Please, I need to know what's happening to me."
"First I have to know what you've been doing," she said, resolute in her intentions. Alex sighed and slumped his shoulders, reluctantly resigning himself to jump through another of her hoops.
"What do you want me to say?" Alex muttered.