The Man of the House

Glug. Glug. Glug.

“Ahhh… so thirsty…” I took a breath as I finished drinking down a glass of water.

It was Saturday afternoon, and I had woken up not too long ago. Of course, Jasmine was ready to go again, and after two more bouts I came out to get a drink. I filled a glass from the sink and drank it right in front of London. She was standing there with her arms crossed, an angry glower on her face. Dan was in the main room of the lodge, sitting on the couch. It was clear they hadn’t been talking much. Well, that was difficult over the sound of Jasmine’s moans. He had his head down and seemed to be too embarrassed to say anything.

“I know what you’re trying to do.” London hissed through her clenched teeth.

“Hmm? What’s that?” I asked.

London shot a look at Dan and then leaned close to me. “You’re trying to make me jealous. You’re trying to make me leave Dan. How can I do that? You’re my little brother! If I gave up my everything for you, how would that look? Mom would hate us, and people would look at us strangely. Can’t you be more mature about this? You know how I feel about you.”

“Hmm? Do I?” I drank the rest of the water and then put it on the counter with a click. “The only thing I’m doing is getting a drink of water.”

I turned to leave. She reached out like she wanted to grab my arm, but then she stopped herself. As I headed back to my room, she watched me with a hesitant expression on her face. In the end, she didn’t say anything as I went back into a room thick with the smell of sex. I didn’t know that sex could smell so pungent, but, if you did it several times, the bedroom would get a muggy, rich smell to it. I could smell my horny little Jasmine steaming up the room.

She was lying on the bed naked, her head face-first in a pillow and her bare ass uncovered. She was snoring right now, having passed out asleep. I considered violating her while she was asleep and going for another round, but the truth was I wasn’t that interested in doing it again. After the novelty of a new woman, I found myself right back where I was yesterday. When all of your sexual needs were met, it did change your way of thinking.

In reality, the only reason I slept with her was to annoy London. Maybe she was right, maybe I was being immature. However, I felt she was being immature too, but she was just too blind and stubborn to admit it. A somewhat loud fart noise filled the room followed by a loud sigh from the sleeping Jasmine. I honestly couldn’t tell which side it came out of. No longer in the mood, I put a blanket over her ass and watched television for a bit as I recovered.

I quickly found myself feeling anxious, so I got up and left the bedroom. As I walked through the cabin, I found that Dan and London weren’t there. My expression darkened as I thought of them going off somewhere to do stuff. Without a car, I had expected them to be stranded. Their room was empty, and the boat was still docked at the pier, so they weren’t doing any of that. This was when I noticed a letter on the kitchen counter addressed to me.

I picked it up and opened it. It was written in girly writing from London. The contents said that she had left with Dan on a hiking trip. She said if I wanted to eat tonight, I needed to catch up with them at their picnic location. At first, I considered telling them to screw off, but my stomach rumbled at that exact moment, and a look at the clock said it was dinner time.

Of course, I also had to admit I was thinking about Dan and London being alone together on some kind of romantic picnic. After listening to us do it all day, there was no telling how the pair would react. If they ended up rekindling their relationship by blowing off steam they had gained from being aggravated at me, I just didn’t know if I could stand it.

Looking deeper into the envelope, I found that it included a map and a compass. I snorted at both of them. I took my phone which had GPS and then marked the point after comparing it with the map. Then, I put my phone away and left. I decided to leave Jasmine to fart and snore all she wanted. I quickly found the path that they had taken and started walking into the forest. The path was pretty clear, and although there were a few splits, it wasn’t too difficult to navigate.

It took about thirty minutes, but I came out into the expected picnic area. It was a clearing with a few dozen picnic tables, some coal-based stoves, and even a playground for the kids. There were one or two families there, and I could smell their cooking. I hoped it was hamburgers. When they went shopping, Dan insisted on getting hotdogs, because that was what you did on fishing trips. I typically like burgers better. If they didn’t have them, I’d see if I could make London go back and get them.

As I thought that, I mused a bit. There was a time in my life where thoughts like that would have gotten me punched. I should have gotten my burgers if I wanted them. Maybe I had been acting too spoiled this entire trip, perhaps it was a bit too much. Maybe I should treat London a little nicer on this trip. This was our one chance to bond, and I felt like I had all but ruined it thanks to my behavior.

With a sigh, I looked around the picnic area, but I didn’t see Dan or London. I began to frown a bit, looking all over the clearing, and even off into the woods a bit, for where they might have set up for lunch. Had they seriously sent me here for nothing? Many thoughts went into my head as I walked around the clearing. I considered that maybe they did it to just get rid of me so that London could finally go fishing with Jasmine. Maybe, she wanted me out of the house to confront her.

Maybe, they had already finished and were already heading back from some other trail. Maybe, they hadn’t arrived yet, and I got here quicker because I used the GPS and took a direct route. I went back and forth between irritated and worried, all the way until I had made three laps around the place and was sure they weren’t here.

Biting my lip, I sighed and sat down against a tree near one of the tables. I’d give them ten minutes or so, and if they didn’t show up, then I’d head back to the house. With the sun beating on me, and having been up all the previous night having sex and not even sleeping very much in the morning, I quickly ended up falling asleep.

My dreams were a bit dark, bouncing around dreams of London, Dan, Jasmine, and even Jake. It was difficult to say what the dreams were about. It was more just a bundle of unpleasant feelings. It was the crack of a twig that caused my eyes to snap open. I shivered instantly as a cold wind blew past me. At first, I looked around in confusion, but I quickly came to realize that it was now dark out. The picnic area was completely abandoned, and there wasn’t a person in sight.

Shuffling to my feet, I felt a bit sore after sleeping propped against a tree. Looking around now, I realized that the moon wasn’t out and it was very dark out. I couldn’t see much more than five feet in front of me.

Pulling out my phone, I quickly used it as a flashlight. Thankfully, I still had a charge. I had remembered at least that much. I accessed the GPS and did a return to where I started. Although I couldn’t see the trail, the GPS knew it. I walked into the black night, listening to the chirping of night creatures as I walked to the trail. It was as I located the trail that I heard something. I could hear steps coming down the gravel path toward me.

It looked like someone was heading out to the picnic area, but it was during a time where there wasn’t supposed to be anyone here. Maybe, they were looking to have sex, or maybe, it was London looking for me? As the footsteps approached, I realized that there was something off about it. That something was that while I was depending on a phone light, the person approaching me didn’t have anything. They were just walking alone through the pitch-black night?

I held up my phone as the form approached, trying to see who it was. “Hello? London?”

Of course, I also tried to keep my distance, backing up into the clearing so there was some space. Although I wasn’t frightened, it wasn’t like I didn’t get the horror story vibes coming from this. The person remained back so I couldn’t make them out. I squinted, but at that moment they suddenly broke into a full charge running at me.

I stumbled back instinctively. “Shit! It’s a psycho.”

What the hell was with my luck? I toss my phone to the side and then braced myself. Just as the form reached me, I threw out a full punch. I clocked them right in the face, and they went flying to the side. With a scream, I jumped on top of them, grabbing their shirt, and raising my fist for another go.

“W-wait! Noah! Wait, it’s me!” London cried out defensively.

“London?” I stopped my fist just before it reached her, but I was still gripping her shirt as I stared down at her in shock.

She was bleeding from the lip now. It looked like I got her good.

“What the hell are you doing?” I demanded angrily. “I almost killed you!”

“What were you doing? You worried the hell out of me!” She shot back, just as angrily.

“Uh… not running up on people in the dark?” I snapped.

This got a blush out of her. “You’ve had me scared. I’ve been looking for you all night. Once I saw you were safe, I thought… I was just thinking a little payback would be nice. Let you be scared, and teach you a lesson for running off in the woods!”

“I hardly ran off.” I snorted. “After all, this is where you told me to go.”

“Huh?” London blinked.

“The hike and the picnic? I was just following your instructions in the letter.”

“What letter?” She asked.

“The letter with compass and map?” I responded, throwing my hands out.

“Noah, we didn’t go on a hike today. Besides, the only compass I have is broken, so we’d never use it or give it to you.”

“What?”

She let out a sigh. “Dan wanted a desert, so he made me walk to the nearest gas station to buy him some. I was able to bum a phone and report my car missing too. That’s what I was doing earlier today.”

“That… that… fucker!”

“What?”

“Dan! He set me up! Broken compass? He wanted me to get lost on the trail!”

She rolled her eyes. “Damn it, Noah, not this crap again. Are you going to blame Dan for everything?”

“The note was girly! You’re a doctor, you write like shit.”

“Uh… thanks?”

“How did I not see this sooner?” I punched my palm. “If I didn’t use my GPS and tried to follow his map and compass, you might not even see me now, or ever again! Of course, he’d innocently claim I must have taken it without knowing or some garbage.”

London openly looked at me with disbelief now. “You need to leave Dan alone. I know you have whatever feelings, but if you’re going to hump Jasmine all day, the least you can do is back off my boyfriend.”

“Are you even listening? He left a note! He tried to get me lost.”

“You must be misunderstanding something…” She said, her eyes shifting slightly.

“How can you be so dumb?” I shouted. “Dan’s a bad person.”

“Just get off me. We can go back and we’ll be home tomorrow.”

“Wake up!” My hand flew out and I slapped her cheek.

It wasn’t a rough slap, but enough that her mouth opened. She reached out and then slapped me back. Her eyes widened as if she was shocked that she had slapped me herself. She grabbed me at the same time I grabbed her, and then our mouths found each other. I didn’t know what suddenly came over us, but soon our clothing started coming off. It turned out that we were the trespassers coming to the picnic area in the middle of the night to fuck.