After a steamy bath, the washroom door opened slowly.
Selene came out first, wrapped tightly in a large towel. Her long dark hair was still damp, sticking to her shoulders and back. She moved quietly, bare feet making almost no sound on the floor as she headed straight for the stairs. Her cheeks were still flushed, and she kept glancing behind her every few steps.
A minute later, Mira stepped out. She was also wrapped in a towel, but hers was clutched a little tighter against her chest. Her red hair looked messy and wet. She tried her best to walk silently, but every now and then her towel shifted, revealing her nipple through it, forcing her to adjust it quickly. She looked both excited and slightly nervous as she followed Selene up the stairs.
Finally, Lys came out last. He had his clothes bundled under one arm and a towel tied low around his waist. Water still dripped from his body. He moved more slowly than the girls, clearly careful with his injured ribs. He paused for a second at the bottom of the stairs, listening, before starting to climb up behind them.
None of them noticed the figure standing perfectly still in the dark hallway near the kitchen entrance.
Sara had woken up the moment she heard the first soft creak from downstairs. Old habits died hard; she never slept deeply in a new house. She had gotten out of bed to get some water when she caught this movement.
She stayed hidden against the wall, watching everything with her calm, sharp eyes.
First, Selene passed by, trying to look casual but failing miserably. Then Mira, who looked like she was trying too hard to be quiet. And finally Lys, moving carefully with that obvious post-pleasure flush on his face.
Sara didn't move a muscle. She simply watched as all three of them went up the stairs and disappeared into Selene's room. A few seconds later, the soft click of the door shutting echoed down the hallway.
The hallway fell silent again.
A slow, knowing smile spread across Sara's lips.
"So that's how it is now…" she whispered to herself, almost amused.
She wasn't jealous. Not even a little. If anything, she felt a quiet sense of satisfaction. She had already been with Lys and Mira once before, so she knew exactly what kind of heat those two could generate together. And now seeing Selene join them felt like a natural next step rather than a problem.
Sara leaned against the wall, arms crossed under her breasts as she thought about it.
'Selene is still new to all this,' she thought. 'She'll need time to process what just happened in that washroom, I guess. So, me walking in on them tonight would be too much, too soon.'
She respected the timing. After all, Sara was patient when she needed to be.
After standing there for another minute, she turned and quietly walked back to Mira's room, upstairs. She closed the door behind her with a soft click, then climbed back into the bed. The sheets were still warm from where she had been lying earlier.
Sara lay on her back, staring up at the dark ceiling with that same small, pleased smile on her face.
She could still picture the scene clearly, imagining it the way Selene and Mira had both been pressed against Lys, the flushed faces, the way they moved. It was obvious to her that things had gotten very heated between the three of them tonight.
A soft chuckle escaped her.
"Interesting…" she murmured.
She then turned onto her side, pulling the blanket over her body. Her mind was already turning ahead, thinking about future possibilities. She wasn't in any rush. There would be plenty of other nights. Maybe next time she would join them. Or perhaps she would wait until the right moment to tease them about it.
For now, she was content just knowing.
From the hall outside her room, she could faintly hear the low murmur of voices and occasional soft laughter. The sound made her smile widen just a little.
Sara closed her eyes, feeling surprisingly relaxed.
Tomorrow morning was going to be interesting. She wondered how the three of them would act at breakfast, whether they would try to act normal or if the tension would still be obvious on their faces.
She couldn't wait to see it.
With that pleasant thought, Sara slowly drifted back to sleep, the small smirk still lingering on her lips.
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