Page 18 of Let Them Fall


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Lily cut Maya off, “Don’t worry about it. You both would be my guests. I just need to check on some things. I usually work up there over break for a change of pace, so in addition to nudes, I’ll be sharing more details in the group chat.”

Hanna smiled at Lily, and Lily melted slightly.

“Sounds good, Lilith,” Maya said, also smiling. “Any chance you have food in this place or should we make our way to your house?”

“I need to get going and get ready to take on the day with my mom,” Hanna said, sitting up again and looking around the room for her clothes for the first time. This was perhaps the most time she had spent naked, especially naked with others, and she’d loved it. It was like they were all just being their true selves with one another.

“Let’s go up to the house, see what our moms have been up to,” Lily said.

They dressed quickly,and then Lily folded up the blankets along with Maya, reassuring them that she would be back to do laundry. Hanna was pretty suresomeonewould be up to do laundry. They made their way down the wooden steps into the cool morning, the sun well and high in the sky now, bathing the entire property in light, the fall leaves aglow. They walked in comfortable silence through the trees and Hanna took the time to breathe in the fresh air, as though she were walking on a new path.Maybe this is how mind-blowing sex makes you feel.She smiled to herself.

Just before they reached the main house’s back door, Hanna suddenly felt a pang of anxiety. What if Maya and Lily were just humoring her, what if this is just what you did when you had a one night stand, maybe you just pretended or leaned into the overly optimistic idea that something would continue. Before Lily reached for the door, Hanna blurted out, “So this can happen again?”

Lily turned to her and smirked. “You bet your sweet ass,” she said, and then opened the door just as Maya slid a reassuring arm around Hanna’s shoulders and squeezed her close as they entered the house.

Hanna felt relieved and already warm with the idea of having her hands on them again. She’d meant what she said; she’d had the best sex of her life. She wasn’t under any impressions of romance and love at first fuck, but still, last night had felt like something more.

Like something inside her had soared, and wouldn’t be coming back.

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MAYA

Hanna Banana

Lilith

That’s not a nude…

Lilith

….the glee I felt seeing this message pop up and the disappointment I now feel. Please make this right.

Papaya Maya

I am on a train, so…

Lilith

I mean I feel like a Harvard student should be able to figure this out.

Hanna Banana

best I can do right now, I am watching TV with my parents.

Lilith

FINE

Papaya Maya

When I get back to my apartment I will MAYBE send nudes.

Lilith

Don’t tempt me with a good time!

Hanna Banana