5// ~Apprise~

Arriving home, I pulled into the long driveway, parking my dark grey Audi SQ5 in the garage.

I notice the other cars are all home, meaning Athena and Morgan must be too.

My mind couldn't help but drift back to the petite, but stunning girl I had seen at the grocery store.

I knew Morgan would want to make dinner tonight but we were lacking a few ingredients we need so I volunteered to swing my the store on my way home and pick up anything we needed.

Thank god I did.

Her smile, her eyes, her thick lashes that hit her freckles covered cheeks when she blinked. Everything about her was simply...gorgeous. There's no other way to put it.

When she teared up I felt a little part of my heart break, especially considering I was the one that caused it.

All I wanted to do was pull her close and hold her, hold her until she calmed down and realized she hadn't done anything wrong.

I knew I couldn't do that though, it probably would have freaked her out, I mean, I'm a stranger to her.

Hopefully not soon though.

I knew Athena and Morgan would love her the second they saw her too.

You see, we've been kind of looking to add someone into our relationship. Not that we don't love what we already have it's just...difficult sometimes. We're all very dominant and tend to but heads a lot when it comes to certain things.

Thus the reason we need someone a bit more, submissive.

Turning off the engine and stepping out, I close the door and go around back, opening the trunk and getting out the few bags of groceries I had gotten.

I pick them up with one hand, closing the trunk with the other. Opening the door to the house I call out I'm home, looking around to see if I see the girls anywhere.

Not surprisingly I don't see them right away, with the house being as big as it is.

We are, well...well off to put it simply.

I walk into the kitchen, placing the bags down onto the counter before starting to unload and put away the groceries.

"Hey, thanks for picking up the food." Morgan says, walking into the kitchen.

I turn around and face her for a second, pausing before putting the milk away in the fridge.

"It was no problem." I say, an ethereal image of Arabella subtly sneaking into my brain.

Closing the fridge I spin around and go to grab the next item. I slow down my movements when I see Morgan leaning back against the counter, her arms beside her, palms face down touching the surface, a smirk adorning her face.

"What's with the smirk?" I furrow my eyebrows, picking up the granola bars, and walking towards the pantry.

She pushes herself off of the counter and follows behind, "I don't know, you tell me."

I chuckle slightly, "what are you taking about?"

"You're the one that got this big smile across her face when all I did was thank you for picking up the food. Did something happen during this activity to make you happy?" She crosses her arms across her chest, my eyes falling down to her chest that was now being pushed up, before making eye contact again.

"There may or may not have been an...encounter with someone, per se." I smirk and slowly walk out of the pantry, heading back towards the kitchen.

"Oh." She raises her eyebrows and follows behind. "Would you like to elaborate?"

"It was....a girl. A very sweet girl. One who seemed very... innocent, docile." I say as I gather the few bags that had previously contained the groceries and throw them in the trash.

Turning around to view her reaction, I see her eyes have gone slightly wider than normal. A reaction expected when we've been looking for quite some time to find anyone that could come close to what we envisioned.

You see, Morgan, Athena, and I are in a relationship and while, yes, we are very much in love with each other, things can get a little...difficult, especially in the bedroom.

We're all very dominant and when there's no one to submit it can cause for some very, intense situations.

We've also talked about wanting to find a submissive to love and care for, for quite some time, but we could never find the right one.

They were always after our money, or status, or just weren't willing to put in the amount of effort needed to maintain that kind of relationship.

Arabella seemed...different though.

Naturally submissive.

Eager to please.

Obedient.

Judging from our short interaction I wasn't sure if she was a little or not. We would be okay if she wasn't, but it would make it better. That's exactly what we were looking for. Of course we wouldn't do anything sexual with her when she was in little space. We just craved having that connection with someone. Being able to look after their well being and knowing they trust you enough to let go and let you lead them.

"Oh?" She responded, pausing to gather her thoughts before continuing, "and how did you meet this girl?"

"Well, I was walking down the aisle and I noticed that she couldn't reach the flour she was trying to grab. They had placed it on the top shelf and she was a short little thing. So...naturally, I helped her. Then, you know, we got to talking. Or should I say, she got to talking and I got to listening." I chuckled.

"And, this...girl, do you think she could be...something?"

"I do actually." I responded right away. "She seemed, I don't know, perfect." I threw my hands up and let them come down, slapping my thighs. "And yes, I did get her number, before you ask."

"I don't really know what to say right now, I didn't think it would ever really happen. I mean it might still not, she could totally reject us and not want anything to do with this life but, at least we have a shot, you know?"

"Ya." I nod, crossing my arms and leaning against the counter.

"So, are you going to text her or something, what's the next step?"

"I'll wait till she texts first, I don't want to pressure her. Also...I might have only given her my number so she kind of has to reach out first." I explain, wary of her reaction.

She tilts her head and scowls a little, "Seriously? Well you better hope she uses that number then."

"Don't worry, I have a good feeling she will. Anyways, I'm ganna go have a chat with Athena while you get started on dinner, do you know where she is?"

"Last I saw she was in her office, not sure if she's still there," she says absentmindedly, taking out pans and ingredients to start on the meal.

"Alright, thanks."

Walking out for the kitchen, I head upstairs to go to Athena's office. I need to explain everything I just said to Morgan to Athena now.

Knocking on the door with my knuckle before opening it, I peek my head in and swing the door open.

She's sitting down, sorting through files and reading them over.

She glances up quickly before looking back down at the papers "what's up?"

"Nothing much, just needed to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"Okay so don't get your hopes up cause it could totally be nothing and not work out, but...I could have possibly found someone. Someone that could be exactly who we have been wanting."

She places the files down onto the desk and looks up at me. "You're not joking right now?" She questions.

"Nope. Saw her at the grocery store. Petite girl, brown hair, the biggest doe eyes I've ever seen. Anyways, I gave her my number so, guess we just have to wait till she reaches out."

"Did you tell her about, us, about anything?"

"Nah, we didn't get that into detail. I just have this feeling though."

"Alright." She nods her head. "Just let me know if and when she texts, or calls I guess."

"Will do." I say, getting up from the chair I had sat myself down in. Grabbing ahold of the door I swung it fully open before pausing and turning around, "also Morgan's making dinner, should be ready in about half an hour."

"Okay, thanks, I'll be down then, love you."

"Love you too."

I decide to take a shower and change before dinner so I head to my room and turn the water on to warm up.

We all have our own rooms to keep our own spaces, and because 3 girls with only one closet wouldn't work well. We do have a room with a large bed though that we sometimes end up in, to cuddle and fall asleep together. It's an Alaskan king.

Getting out of the shower I do my skincare, holding off on brushing my teeth because I'm going down to eat dinner anyways, and put on my pajamas.

I head downstairs to see Athena and Morgan already setting the table and getting the food ready.

"Mmmh looks delicious," I walk over to Morgan and give her a kiss before sitting down at the table.

The meal she made looks delicious. Pan seared salmon with a creamy dill sauce, along with roasted vegetables as a side.

We're all pretty decent at cooking, but Morgan is by far the best. Which is expected considering she's head chef and owner of a 3-star Michelin restaurant just outside of town, in the city. Not that she needs to work. We have plenty, and when I say plenty I mean P-L-E-N-T-Y of money that none of us would ever have to work again, but we enjoy having something to keep us occupied.

We all have jobs that allow us to work as we like, and take time off whenever we please.

Athena is the owner of a prestigious law firm and works as a criminal defense attorney when she pleases.

I have my pHd in psychology and work as the head of the psychology department at the college nearby.

Not to mention the passive income we get from owning multiple businesses and companies around the country.

Like I said, we are..well off.

We begin eating, making small talk as we eat. Discussing Arabella and waking them through the entire interaction we had at the grocery store.

They agree that based off of the encounter we had, she seems like a perfect fit.

"I just can't wait to meet her," Athena says smirking.

"I couldn't agree more." Morgan smiles.

"I can't help but find myself checking my phone all the time, waiting for her to text," I admit, "god, I can't wait."

Just as I say that I hear a ding from my phone that was laid down on the table next to my plate.

We like to stay off of our phones at dinner, and be present with one another.

Communication and being honest with one another is something we valued a lot and really what has kept our relationship healthy and comfortable for so long.

I pick up phone and look down to see a message from an unknown number. My heart picks up a few beats, hoping it's who I think it is. I read the message.

Hi! 👋🏻 This is Arabella!

This is Daniella, ripht?

I hope it is.🤞🏻😁 Angwags,

I wanted to say thank

you! 🙏🏻 Me and Grawwy

watched a comedy mouie,

Shrek, and it was so funny!

😛 Plus thank you for

getting the flour for me,

not sure why they put it so

high up on the shelf.🤔 Ok

that's all, poodnight!! I

hope you have the

destest sleep ever!! 💤😴

Sorry for dothering you

or sorry if this isu't

Daniella. 😢

I can't help but laugh at her text. The emojis, the misspelled words. It was all so...her.

"Is it her? Why are you smiling?"

I don't say anything, but pass the phone over to Athena for her to read the message. She picks up the phone from my hand, reading through the message before a smile slowly spreads across her face.

"Okay that is, the cutest thing I've ever read." She says, passing the phone over to Morgan to read.

She reads the text before giving it back to me.

"That's sad that she thought you might have given her the wrong number on purpose." She says with a slightly sad look upon her face.

"I know right." I say, typing out a message to send back to her, not wanting to make her wait for long. One, because I didn't want her to think for any longer that she might have texted a wrong number, and two, because she was going to bed soon based off of her message.

I look over at the clock and see that it was just past 8 o'clock. My heart warms at the fact that she's going to bed at a reasonable time. Such a good girl.

I send the message.

Hi sweet girl. Yes, this is Daniella. I'm so

happy you and

your Grammy had a

nice movie night.

It was no problem.

Goodnight honey, I

hope you have a nice night

as well, have sweet dreams. ❤️

Putting my phone down, I resume my meal, not expecting a reply back because the message I sent didn't require one.

We finish up eating and clear the table, collectively cleaning up. Doing the dishes, putting away the leftovers, wiping down the table, etc.

Morgan and Athena make their way to their bedrooms to get ready for bed and I head to the living room, turning on the tv and getting our show set up for when they are done.

I pull my book off of the coffee table and continue where I left off to pass the time.

About 20 minutes later, they make their way to the living room. I put my book down and press play, Grey's Anatomy season 12 starting.

We watch a few episodes before calling it a night.

We make sure all the doors and windows are locked and the security measures we have are all secured.

It's around 11:30 when we all head upstairs, making our way to our shared bedroom.

Peeling back the comforter, we all comfortably lay down after shutting off the lights.

"Goodnight, love you." I hear from Morgan.

"Night, love you." Athena says.

I feel my eyes get heavy, exhausted from a full day of lectures and grading papers. "Love you too."

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This is how I imagine their house and stuff. You can imagine it however you would like though!

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Wow, thats the longest chapter I've written so far! I didn't think I would even be able to get past 2000 words! Do you guys like the longer chapters or would you prefer me to keep them shorter?

Thank you for 500 reads eeehhhh!!

If I don't make another chapter before the holidays, Merry Christmas or Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any holiday you might celebrate around this time! If you don't celebrate a holiday then I hope you still have a wonderful day!

Also I just wanted to say incase anyone was wondering, the way that Arabella's texts is a little unique on purpose. She doesn't really have any friends so she's never learned the "proper" way to text people. She also has undiagnosed dyslexia at this point because when she was with her dad he did not send her to school and when she moved in with her grandmother, she was homeschooled, and while she still struggled, it was never really picked up on. This will be part of the storyline later though. 😊

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- lauren 💕