Chapter 30
The Man of the House
Abigail left shortly after we finished. She did make sure to give me some recipes I could follow as well as some advice to finish them. I wanted to hang out more, but she strangely seemed like she was eager to leave. Perhaps, she was worried about being caught here when Mackenzie came home. If Mackenzie started bullying her again, Iâd definitely have to butt in. She left the outfits with me, which I stuffed under my bed, not sure Iâd ever wear any of them unless she bugged me to.
I wasnât too worried about her leaving early, though. We planned to meet that very night again with Dawn. So, I only had to wait a bit. Like every night, I scooped out the dishes and then sat at the table. The girls seemed to show up arbitrarily to eat whenever they felt like it. Depending on the activities they had after school, some got home while I was cooking, while others came just as I was serving.
âHey, Noah, this is getting almost as good as you were,â Kelsey spoke up in between mouth fulls. âFor a bit there, I thought you lost your cooking skills with your brain damage, but owâ¦â
Kristy casually elbowed her in the side. âNoahâs food is always good.â
âWhat? I was just saying!â Kelsey complained while rubbing her side, even after facing dirty looks from both Mackenzie and mom.
âSo, youâre coming back to school on Monday?â Kristy ignored her sister and asked me a question. âYouâll be riding the bus with us, right?â
âOf course, he will,â Mom suddenly spoke up, âWhy wouldnât he?â
âHuh? I thought he might be getting a ride with his new girlfriend?â Kristy stated.
Her words were like an explosion across the dinner table. Every fork hit the plate, and every eye ended up looking my way. I was just as stunned as them, as I didnât expect them to know anything. Even calling Abigail, my girlfriend was a bit soon. I mean, she might consider me her boyfriend, but for a pervert like her who looked up peopleâs shorts for a living, I didnât take her all that seriously.
âNoahâs dating someone?â Momâs voice sounded slightly hostile, causing my alarm bells to fire off.
âEh? I heard he was dating that girl he used to hang out with, Samantha.â Kristy said worriedly
âSamantha?â Momâs eyes narrowed.
âYouâve met her. They used to hang out when they were little.â Trying to shoot me an apologetic look while speaking to mom with a calming voice. âSheâs a good girl, I think.â
âWhere did you get that we were dating?â I blurted out, still too surprised to think clearly.
âAh⦠just rumors at school. Youâve been gone all week, but I heard Samantha got in big troubleâ¦â her voice broke, and she shot me a look.
I immediately understood what the nature of said rumors would be. Thankfully, Kristy had the tact not to mention them in front of mom.
âThatâs right!â Kelsey suddenly opened her mouth. âSamantha was caught in bed with some boy- ah!â
Leave it to Kelsey to not be able to keep her mouth shut. Kristy shot her a look, and even Kelsey had the decency to blush.
âWhat!â Momâs face was really angry now.
âAh⦠thatâs just what I heard⦠I never spoke to Samantha or anything!â
âYou shouldnât believe rumors.â Dawn suddenly spoke up. âBesides, brother is dating someone else right now, I thinkâ¦â
She was trying to help by deflecting the rumors away from me being in bed with Samantha, but that was pushing the rumors into me being with Abigail, which would be just as bad. I tried to shoot her a subtle look to shut up. She got the gesture, but so did every other girl at the table.
âThatâs right!â Bethany called out. âHeâs dating that girl who hit him with the car!â
This time, it was like cold water was doused over the table. A third girl had been brought up. Here I was, thinking all of my actions were going unnoticed, and it turned out my sisters had all been watching me. Furthermore, there were already rumors flying around school, and I hadnât even been there a day yet.
The silence covered the table for a few minutes while we slowly ate in silence. Of course, I didnât open my mouth to reveal a single word of the truth. How could I even tell the truth? I had been fornicating with any number of women lately. If I admitted this to anyone, it would assuredly bring me a great deal of trouble. For some reason, I felt like Abigail might be the most dangerous subject. Although Mackenzie hadnât contributed to the conversation, she was glowering right now. Since Dawn hadnât said Abigailâs name and was immediately supported by Bethany, itâs possible she hadnât considered that.
Who was I kidding? She knew that Abigail had come over to the house at least twice this week. If she wasnât at least suspecting that Abigail might be the actual girl I was dating, then she definitely wasnât Mackenzie. I could only keep eating in bitter silence, hoping the meal ended quickly, so I could hide in my room. Unfortunately, it was clear mother had been thinking about what she heard, and wouldnât let it drop so easily.
âNoah, dearâ¦â Momâs voice was a bit too sweet, causing my hackles to rise. âIs there any girl you happen to be dating right now?â
Everyone stopped eating again, and I felt like I wanted to cry. In the past, I was ignored. Not a single sister, let alone my mother, would have cared about my life. The policy was that as long as I didnât get a girl pregnant, I could basically do what I wanted. That wasnât true. Iâm sure I wasnât allowed to take a girl into my bedroom, but regrettably, there was never an opportunity in which I could test that out. Still, I went from being basically ignored to being the center of attention. Why was my life suddenly so interesting to my sisters? I could feel them all eagerly listening for my answer, so I needed to tread extremely carefully.
âSamantha is just a friendâ¦â I responded slowly, âAnd so is Anna.â
I was very careful not to even mention Abby. However, Dawn shifted, and I think Mackenzie noticed I was keeping something back.
âAnna?â
âThatâs⦠the um⦠the girl who hit me with the car.â
âSo, London was right. You were hanging around with herâ¦â Mom sighed. âIs this one of those things where guys like to date girls who are dangerous?â
âMomâ¦â I shook my head slightly. âI just asked her for a favor to repay me for the incident. Itâs not anything important.â
âStillâ¦â She frowned. âI think we should probably have the sex talk.â
âMom!â Mackenzie cried out.
âItâs too late for thatâ¦â I muttered.
Kelsey nearly spat out her drink.
âWhat is that?â Momâs face flushed angrily again.
âY-you⦠and I already had it!â I responded defensively. âRemember? All women are scum?â
âIs that seriously what you told him?â Mackenzie growled.
âAh⦠rightâ¦â Mom blushed, remembering the conversation we had about half of a week ago, where she spoke about her affair. âI meant, we needed to talk⦠I mean⦠more⦠the mechanics.â
âOh, Jesusâ¦â Kelsey started giggling.
âMom!â Mackenzie shot mom a look.
âWell! He needs to learn! And his mother should be the one to teach him how his body works.â
âNo⦠Just noâ¦â Kristy was shaking her head.
âYouâre the last person who should be telling a boy how his body works!â Mackenzie continued to chastise.
âHey, bitch! Are you saying itâs because I havenât gotten any in years?â
âOh, my, god⦠mom, youâre so embarrassing.â Kristy covered her face.
Kelsey thought it was hilarious, though, covering her mouth as she kept herself from bursting out in laughter.
âActually, I thought it was because youâre really old,â Bethany whispered, causing Dawn to bark out a laugh that she quickly covered with her hand.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âMom! I donât need to know about your sex life!â
âWell, at least Iâve had one!â Mom shot back. âNone of you girls can give him a proper talk.â
âI-Iâll give him the talk,â Mackenzie said.
âWhat does that mean?â Mom narrowed her eyes. âAre you saying youâve been with some guys recently.â
âI-I havenât!â Mackenzie blushed. âBut⦠Iâm the oldest soâ¦â
No one was giving me a chance to speak up. I was sixteen! Youâd think I was twelve by the way they were talking. I didnât know whether to laugh or cry as everyone was giving out their thoughts on the subject.
âWell, if weâre going by age and experience,â Mom sighed. âLondon would naturally be the most experienced. Iâll ask her to swing by this weekend. Sheâs a med student, so she can definitely do it in the least embarrassing way.â
âGuys, Iâm sixteen!â I finally managed to break into the conversation. âI donât need a sex talk!â
âHoney, donât get so worked up, itâs just a talk. Itâs healthy for teenagers to talk about sex.â
âCan I talk about sex?â Kelsey asked, a wide grin on her face.
âNo one wants to talk about your sick fantasies where you eat a guyâs ass.â Kristy snapped at her.
âKristy!â Mom admonished.
âThe hell! I told you that in confidence!â Kelsey yelled.
Kristy turned away shamefully, realizing her comment had been a bit bad. She had been looking to get back at Kelsey for some of her comments, but it was clear by her expression that she had felt she went a bit too far with that one.
âSorryâ¦â
âBesides⦠Iâm into spanking now.â Kelsey suddenly added.
âKelsey!â Mom turned her glare on the other twin.
âItâs still buttsâ¦â Bethany said.
âHey!â Kelsey puffed her chest out proudly. âWhat can I say? Iâm a woman who likes guy butts!â
Mackenzie slammed her hands on the table, causing their laughing to silence. âCan you girls stop acting like this at the dinner table? Youâre making brother uncomfortable.â
âEh?â I blinked. âBut, I like girl butts.â
The dinner table went silent again, Mackenzieâs attempt to curtail the conversation exploding in her face.
âB-brother,â Kelsey looked at me with bright eyes. âIâve never loved you as much as I loved you right now.â
This time, I did blush. Kelsey had never told me she loved me in her entire life. To suddenly say it in the middle of a meal, that was far more embarrassing than talking about ass. The other girls broke into snickers, except Mackenzie, who had a sour expression on her face.
âH-hey, Noah, who has the nicest butt here?â Bethany asked.
âIsnât it mine?â I responded.
This time, even Mackenzie smirked as the girls burst out laughing.
âHeâs right, you know.â Mom chuckled mischievously.
âMom! Stop looking at your sonâs butt!â Mackenzie admonished.
âHey! You donât count!â Kelsey shook her head. âYou got to pick one of us!â
âFineâ¦â I looked around as the girls all watched me. âMackenzie.â
âM-me?â Mackenzie gasped, glancing away from me, her previously angry expressions vaporized in a second.
âWhat? I was sure itâd be me!â Kelsey cried out. âI do all those squats, so my ass is nice and toned!â
âYeah, but that makes it hard, I like something round and soft.â
âM-my butt is round. The guys at school say I have a bubble butt!â Kristy said, adjusting in her seat.
âWell, your butt has no tone at all, it comes off a bit flabby.â
âF-flabby butt!â
âWhat about my butt?â Bethany asked.
âSmall.â
âFuu⦠itâll get bigger!â
âMaybe you should take a look at my butt.â Kelsey was getting out of her chair and bending over. âI think youâre missing the brillianceâ¦â
âOkay, all of you! I agree with Mackenzie. Stop with this talk at the table!â Mom finally broke in, putting an end to the quickly declining conversation.
Kelsey sat back down with a grumble, and all of the girls finally quieted down and finished their meals. However, Mom had a slight smirk on her lips that betrayed her attempt to act mature. In reality, all the girls were smirking and hiding giggles. I was as well. In a moment, my entire family seemed to unite over a single concept. Butts was funny. This truly showed I was from another world. After all, I ended up in a table with six women immaturely giggling while discussing asses.