"Thanks for another great meal, but I should probably get going." Helen says with a sigh after we finish eating. "Pru has me opening the store tomorrow."

"Same here." Lianna nods. "I had to trade shifts to get tonight off."

"I told Amelia that she should just hire you." Lauren interjects. "That way we wouldn't have to worry about making time to get together."

"Nnh. It'd be too weird working for her." Helen declines right away. "That and I like working for Pru."

"I'm happy where I am too." Lianna adds. "But, I'll keep it in mind if I ever need a new job."

"They're just saying that." Delilah laughs. "I bet they're just afraid you're going to have them scrubbing toilets."

"Speaking of employees." I butt in with a laugh for the wicked look on Amelia's face. "I may have gotten us a head of security. One of my patients was an old mercenary with a lot of old scars that needed more healing than I could offer at the time. He seemed reluctant to sign up, but I'd be very surprised if he wasn't waiting at the warehouse for me in the morning."

"Are you sure about hiring a mercenary?" Amelia asks, concerned.

"I have a good feeling about him." I shrug. "But, I asked Erick if he could look into him for me. Just to be safe."

"I'll trust you then." She nods and we walk her friends out. They brought their own carriage this time, and Flicker looks like she's going to miss her new buddy.

"We should get her a friend." Apricot comments before I can.

"She does look a little lonely, now." Helen adds while patting Flicker on the neck.

"I might go have a look for another horse while Sorrel is busy re-plumbing the city tomorrow." Amelia laughs when I groan.

"How much do you want to bet Struhl gets here before the guards do for the morning run?" Apricot giggles when I glare at her.

"I'm more interested in how many of those sprinkler thingies she'll pester him for." Amelia smirks. "There's no way that Claude fellow will be able to supply everything she wants."

"Don't forget all the rubber hoses." Apricot adds. "Now that she's getting her faucets she's going to want to outfit the whole fire brigade."

"Good night girls." I ignore my girls' antics and speak to Amelia's amused friends. "Thanks for putting up with these two all day. And, try to give the employment offer a second thought; I promise no toilet scrubbing will be required."

"We'll think about it." Helen nods. "Good luck with these two, and the fire chief tomorrow."

"Yes, and thanks again for dinner." Delilah adds and the others murmur their agreement. "We'll see you later."

"Bye." Amelia waves them off and watches until they reach the gate.

"So, did you have fun getting naked in front of Apricot with your friends today?" I breathe into Amelia's ear after lifting her into my arms. "The poor little thing positively reeked of frustrated desire when you kicked her out earlier."

"You can thank Delilah for most of that; I never knew she was such a tease." She laughs and plays her hand through Apricot's thick hair. "Helen's apathy, Li-Li's obliviousness, and Lauren caring more about clothes than modesty didn't help much either."

"I'm almost wishing I had spied myself now." I chuckle when she bops me on the forehead. "Don't worry, I intend to make both of you forget all about them very soon."

...

"Mmm. You weren't kidding." Amelia pants out a while later. "I think I forgot my own name for a minute there."

"I guess a little jealousy can be a good thing." A thoroughly satisfied Apricot purrs out once she remembers how to talk.

"You were jealous?" A dopey little smile fills Amelia's face after hearing that.

"Hard not to be." I shrug. "I know they're your friends and all, but they're all so beautiful. And, you got to spend the day in various states of undress with them while I had to deal with bunions and bad knees."

"Oh, you poor baby." She traces a finger across my sweaty chest. "And, they may be pretty, but they're nothing compared to the two of you. I love you and each of you is the most beautiful person I have ever known."

"Aww." Apricot melts at her words, and I'm not far behind. "I love you too."

"I love you." We kiss her, and then more than kiss.

...

"You alright?" Apricot asks in a sleepy tone when I wake up in the middle of the night; I don't think she's ever going to drop the ward that she uses to watch me when I'm sleeping.

"Nnh. Bad dreams." I mumble back, mindful of waking Amelia. "Not wolves eating my face bad, but still annoying."

"Do you want to talk about it?" She strokes her hand through the short petal of my hair.

"Is burying myself inside of you until I forget about it an option?" I say that, but I'm not even close to being hard right now.

"Always." She smiles up at me. "But, I don't think that's what you really want right now."

"It's just stupid shit." I exhale. "My healing not working when it's needed, the stuff I make falling apart, the plants I try to grow all shriveling up and dying..."

"And?" She prompts, one hand in my hair, the other on my chest.

"And, losing the two of you to a bunch of beauties." I admit with a sniff. "I know it's not real, and it's just my brain being stupid, but seeing you ignore me for a bunch of women really fucking sucked."

"Oh, Sorrel. We're not going anywhere." My tiny little pixie pulls me into a hug and cradles my head.

"I know, I know. I told you, it's just my brain being stupid." I cling to her all the same and then feel worse when Amelia wakes up and moves to sandwich me in between them. "I'm sorry; I didn't think it was this big of an issue for me."

"Hey, you don't have to apologize." Amelia gives me an extra big squeeze. "Especially not after how I reacted to Annette. Jealousy isn't rational and dreams less so. Like Apricot said, we're not going anywhere."

"Yeah, no matter how many beautiful women throw themselves at us." Apricot says to lighten the mood. "Just uh, how many were there in the dream?"

"Heh." I snort out a laugh. "All of Amelia's friends to start with, then a few of the cuter women I've seen around town. Including Erick's daughters and Annette, plus a whole bunch of famous actresses from back home. Normally I'd love to have a dream about an orgy like that, but this one just made me sad."

"You goof." Amelia kisses the back of my head.

"Sexy goof." Apricot adds and kisses my forehead. "But, I don't suppose you could draw pictures of these actresses, preferably naked pictures."

"Oh, man. I really need to reinvent television, and maybe find a way to sweet-talk Temmie into giving me my porn stash back." We all giggle when the Goddess blows a raspberry at me. "What? I'm just trying to spread some interdimensional culture here."

"Now, that's my kind of culture." Apricot titters.

"I'm kinda glad that nameless god took all that stuff away." Amelia sighs. "I can just imagine the two of you doing nothing but watching other people have sex all day long. I still can't believe people put that stuff out there for anyone to watch."

"Says the woman that I know gets off on being watched." I counter and shift so that I'm on my back and the two of them are pressed against my sides. "I know it drives you wild that Temmie is always watching us fuck."

*How'd you... Oh, you little shit.*

""Hahahahahah"" The three of us bust up laughing at the fact that I just got one over on the Goddess.

"It's alright, Temmie, there's nothing to be ashamed of." I say with a smug smile. "In fact, why don't we put on another show for you right now? And, who knows. Maybe one of these days you can even join us."

"Nnh!" Amelia whimpers, and not just because of what my hands and vines are doing. "Is it wrong that I find the idea of fucking a goddess extremely hot?"

"I bet she'd love to have you top her too." Apricot adds with a moan. "Just imagine her being held down as you do whatever you want to her."

I could feel the goddess growing more and more frustrated as we talked about and demonstrated all the things we would do to her.

...

"So, are you not allowed to materialize in the real world?" I ask the Goddess when she shows up in my dreams afterward.

*There are rules that even gods have to follow.* Temmie replies and holds me back with a finger when I go to slip her out of her dress. *We'll get to that in a moment. I need to speak with you privately before we bring the girls in.*

"I'm going to cause discord with what I'm introducing, I know." History may not have been my favorite subject, but I know what the industrial revolution brought with it. "I also know that it's going to lead to a higher quality of life for a lot of people. I'll do my best to learn from my Earth's mistakes, and I hope that certain Goddess will warn me if I'm about to screw up royally."

*And, what makes you think I'll be able to? Nnh.* She lets out a whimper as I use dream logic to clone myself and have the clone sneak up behind her and start nuzzling her neck. *Mmm. You know, most people don't -ahn- treat their Goddess like this.*

"Now, that is a shame." I say, now pressed into her from in front and behind. "And, if that's the case, then I suppose I'll just have to pray that things don't go awry. If you'll pardon the pun. Now, get the girls in here so we can do this properly." I growl out and suck on both sides of her neck at once.

"No fair, you started without us." Apricot whines when she pops into existence. "Also, there are two of you now. This, I like!"

"More than just two." I double myself again and pull my girls and the Goddess onto the bed I will into existence.

"How are you doing this?" Amelia asks in wonder. "And, is that Temmie? She's a lot cuter than her statues make her out to be."

*Thank you. Yes, I am. And, this is a dream.* The Goddess answers her questions in reverse order. *S-Sor-ah-rel just happens to -nng- be rather -oh fuck- skilled at mani-A-A-aahhhhnnnnn!* I finally get her to quit talking.

...

"Good morning, Temmie." I speak to the ceiling when I wake up. "Thank you for last night."

"Wait! That was real?" Amelia snaps upright. "But, the... and we..."

"Yes, we did." Apricot grins a wicked grin. "And, she loved every second of it. Also, Sorrel is even more dangerous in dreams than in real life. Seriously, how did you pull off that double thing? Try as I might, I just could not manage the same trick."

"It's not like that was my first time controlling two bodies." I raise a mini-me up to wave at her." And, that wasn't my first time experiencing a lucid dream either, it sure was the best though. I'd only done it a few times before and always had trouble staying in the dream, but a little divine intervention helped out with that. At least until we wore her out." I get the impression of a tired, but satisfied smile from Temmie at that.

"Oh, wow. We had sex with a Goddess. I-I fucked a Goddess!" Amelia breaks into nervous laughter.

"You can brag to your friends later." I tease. "For now, let's have breakfast; I have a feeling that I'll be too busy to sit down and eat later."

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