When Janet told her there was a woman she knew who might be interested in something that Mariah suggested she’d be into, Mariah hadn’t honestly believed they’d go through with it. She’d been told by other women before that they were into the whole threesome thing, too, but when push came to shove, and they were talking about actually finding someone who would be up for it, those women had always bowed out. Mariah wasn’t hard up for a threesome or anything. She’d already had more sex with Janet since they started dating than she’d had in the past several years of her life, so she wasn’t complaining, but Janet really was perfect for her.

Janet had been the one to suggest they try most of the toys they’d used so far, the one to request the bakery van sex that had ended with Carmen walking in on them, and the public sex they’d had in the parking lot the other day. For the first time in a relationship, Mariah felt understood, and she wanted it all. She wanted an active and adventurous sex life and the woman to come home to at the end of the day. She also wanted love and everything that came with it, even the bad stuff. Now, she was sitting on her sofa next to Janet, and they were pretending that they weren’t waiting for Aubrey to show up.

Aubrey and Janet knew each other somehow. Mariah couldn’t remember how, exactly, but she was nervous, so her mind was going a little crazy at the moment. When the doorbell rang, she shot off the couch more than stood, which made Janet laugh.

“Relax, babe. She’s into it. I’m into you. You’re into it. It’s going to happen, and it’s going to be hot,” Janet told her and walked by Mariah to the door. “Hey,” she greeted the woman after she opened the door. “Come on in.”

“You must be Mariah,” Aubrey spoke. “You look even better than the picture Janet showed me.”

“You showed her a picture?” Mariah asked.

“It was a good picture.”

“Which one was it?”

“You were naked,” Aubrey replied for Janet and dropped her jacket on the stool at the kitchen counter close to the front door of Mariah’s apartment. “You were hot, too.”

“Oh. Uh… thanks?”

“No problem,” Aubrey said before adding, “So, I have some work I need to do early tomorrow morning. Were you thinking of drinks first to loosen everyone up, or getting straight to it? If I’m being honest, I’d love to get straight to it. I’ve been thinking about this all day, and I’m more than ready.”

“Fuck,” Mariah whispered as she took Aubrey in. “Babe?”

“I vote for straight to it,” Janet replied and walked over to Mariah. “Since we’ve both already seen you naked, how about I start by taking this off?”

Mariah raised her arms, and Janet removed her T-shirt.

“No bra?” Aubrey asked with a lifted eyebrow. “My kind of butch.” She moved into Mariah, and before Mariah knew it, Janet had her lips on Mariah’s neck, and Aubrey was kneeling in front of her, kissing Mariah’s stomach as she undid Mariah’s jeans.

“Just relax. Let us take care of you,” Janet whispered into her ear.

And they both did.