Three's Company

He watches Roger walk down the hallway to his locker, stares at him as he opens it. There are pictures of a girl on the inside of the door. Looks like his girlfriend, he thinks. It has to be, with that stupid blonde streak in her red hair. A smaller image sits under the collage, one of a guy that Tony can’t make out, mostly because Roger’s broad shoulders keep getting in his way. He closes his locker as Tony remains hidden around the corner. As Roger walks to class, Tony creeps to his locker on the other side of the hallway and extracts a book identical to the one his friend held in his hands.

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She listens to Kathleen complain as she tosses her salad around in the bowl. She doesn’t hear every word that her friend says, only the key points. Single. Love. Desperate. Hunk. Piece of ass. “Sounds like you want to get banged,” Lena says as she finally lifts a slice of tomato to her mouth. Kathleen looks at her with a blank stare and then continues. Romance. Dreamy eyes. Six pack. Chivalry. “Oh, like opening the door to your bedroom and letting you in first so he can bang you.” Picking up her tray, Kathleen leaves Lena alone at the table where she can eat her salad in peace as she daydreams about being pleasured herself. The way it’s supposed to happen.

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Roger decided to hang with his friends at the convenience store after school. They gather around the magazine rack and criticize the girly magazines. “‘How to Please Your Man in 5 Steps,’ huh?  I got one: just blow me!” Kyle says as everyone laughs. After composing himself, Roger walks down the snack aisle to the Slurpee machine. As he fills a medium sized cup with red ice, Kyle pokes his butt with a magazine. He jumps, tipping his cup over and spilling the contents. “Easy there, big guy. Just figured you’d like a gander at this.” He pushes the magazine into Roger’s chest and walks away as it falls into his hands. The girl’s breasts stare up from the magazine at him, her red hair draped over them stopping just over her nipples. When he was sure no one was looking, he used it to wipe up his mess.

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The hallway is busy with students as they scurry to class, Tony being an active participant in the scene. He’s too concerned with making it to class on time to see Roger pass him. Roger turns around and watches as Tony turns into a classroom, concerned about the patch over his black eye.

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He slides his lanky body coyly onto the bed as Lena pulls the sheets back. He gently places his hand on her cold stomach and glides it down to her hip. A hand lands on top of his; it’s warm. He touches her shoulder with his other hand and hurdles over her landing across Roger next to her. Wiggling, he manages to find himself between the couple. The person on each side of him shifts their weight until they can look directly into one of his eyes. He lifts his arms and places it around them, pulling them in to kiss each other. Once their lip lock is through, he cuts in to kiss the guy as he pushes the girl away with a free hand and foot until she falls out of the bed.

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In chemistry class, the teacher stands with her back to the class explaining the bond between protons, electrons, and neutrons. Roger and Tony sit in the back of the class together. As Tony doodles in his notebook, Roger stretches his neck to catch a peek. Circles in different arrangements, like the Olympics symbol and Cheerios in a bowl and clusters of bubbles. When Tony picks his head up, Roger pretends to take notes. They both chuckle. “Quiet down back there.”

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With one man already massaging her back, she welcomes the other fellow into bed to tantalize her. He places his hand on her stomach but she grabs it and raises it to her left breast. With her other hand, she guides his head towards hers and kisses him. The first guy pulls himself closer and begins to work on her neck; she relinquishes the other pair of lips and lets out a moan of ecstasy. Suddenly, the guy’s hand reaches for the other’s shoulder, but she smacks it. He places his hand on her hip instead. A smile comes over her face. This is the way it should be.

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“Hey, Lena. Can I talk to you for a second?” She closed her locker and gives him her attention. “You and Roger have that date night tonight, right? Well, I was wondering if I could swing by afterwards.” Her eyebrow goes up. “Look, I happen to think you’re a good looking girl, and I think it’d be fun. It’s kinda on my list to get with a hot looking couple.” She’s a sexual girl, but she’s still a little thrown by her boyfriend’s friend’s offer. “Did I ever tell you how much I like your blonde streak?” “Yeah, sure I guess…. Did you talk to Roger yet?”

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Towards the end of his free period, Roger goes to his locker. He looks both ways before opening the combination. He stores his sketch book behind the notebooks and takes out a textbook for his next class. He looks down at the inside of his locker door and smiles before he closes it. As he walks to class, he peaks over his shoulder. Either the walls are eerily creepy or he needs to stop drinking coffee midday.

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Tony creeps in the bed behind Lena as she tries to leave a hickey on her boyfriend’s neck. Suddenly her lips aren’t trying to suck his skin of his body. He sits up on the bed and watches Tony’s arms circle around her. Tony goes for her neck and works his way down the side of her body until he disappears under the sheets. Snatching back the sheets, the observer cocks his arm back. “What are you doing?” Lena cries. But Tony isn’t down there. Suddenly, Roger feels something prick his butt and jumps. “Easy there, big guy. Just figured you’d like a gander at this.”

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Kathleen walks up to Lena as her conversation with Tony is coming to a close. Before Kathleen can greet them, Tony swiftly skips down the hallway. “What is he so happy about?” She explains that he wants to hang out with her and Roger after their date night. “Doesn’t he have a girlfriend of his own?” Lena shrugs. “If he wasn’t so skinny, I’d snatch him up for myself. But I like meat on my men.” What a man-eater.

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Roger stands on the right side of the bed, Tony on the left. “Well don’t just stand there looking dopey. Aren’t you guys gonna join me?” The boys look at each other, give a little nod, and climb into bed at the same time. Lying in silence, Lena reaches for Tony’s hand and places it on her breast. He jerks his hand back with a sorry look on his face. He catches Lena’s surprised eyes and Roger’s eyes watching intensely. Trying to act naturally, Tony decides to straddle Lena’s left side. He leans in and kisses her neck. Roger watches until she reaches for a handful of his hair and pulls him down to bite on the other side of her neck. As they devour her, she closes her eyes and points her head up as they work their way down her sides until they meet on her stomach. Then she doesn’t feel any sensation. She opens her eyes and catches the two of them making out. She jerks her knee up and catches Tony in the face. He jumps off the bed and runs into the bathroom holding his left eye. Rogers follows after him. Lena remains on the bed, rubbing her sore knee.

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As Roger closed his locker, Lena sees a picture under the collection of her portraits. It’s Tony.

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Sitting alone at a table with her salad, Lena hears a voice behind her. “There you are,” Kathleen starts. “For a minute there I was starting to feel left out of your life. Speaking of left out.” Single.