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Year Fourteen

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Helena walked into the club Jigen had said they were in when she had called from the airport and strolled over to him.  "Hey, baby love," she purred in his ear.  "Wanna make me fly?"

He jumped and looked at her.  Then he grinned and kissed her.  "Don't panic me that way, woman.  The local girls have been hitting on me and not Lupin."  They looked out at where he was trying to charm someone.  "He's striking out badly."

"Of course he is.  His heart's not into it.  Poor guy.  His precious prize left him for a poor, untalented, greasy musician."

"I thought he was talented."

"I listened to his music.  I've heard better house music from a kid's basement and their first effort.  If he had talent, he'd have a job."  She looked at Jigen.  "I have an idea and you'll hate it."

"I know what you're thinking and you're wrong."  He finished his drink and kissed her again.  "He needs us."

"He does," she agreed sadly. "It's heart ripping to see the poor guy ripped apart this badly.  I want to help him fix it."

"Then we will," he promised, getting in a good grope.  "Take him out and go do some of that wild dancing that you young things do," he said.  She looked down at her outfit, then at him.  "Then go change first," he prompted.  "I'm sure you brought something."  She nodded and went to do that, coming out and handing off the extra-large purse/carryon bag.

She walked out onto the floor, strolling up behind Lupin so he wouldn't realize it was her.  The music was throbbing around them and she started to move behind him, teasing his arm. "Can I take your pleasure from that loose bitch?" she hissed in his ear, nipping it.  He turned and looked stunned so she kissed him gently.  He stepped back, staring at her.  "We want to make you feel better."  She pulled him closer and started dancing, forcing him to keep up.

He finally got close again as the crowd surged around them.  "What are you playing at?"

"Those who love you have decided that you're too miserable to exist this way," she said into his ear.  "So we're fixing it."

"You're going to kill me by dancing for me."

She grinned.  "Not even close."  She moved closer.  "Trust me?"

He stared into her eyes.  "I'm not sure I trust any woman after her."

"Then it's a good thing Jigen agreed with me," she told him.  He started and she kissed him again, leading him off the floor.  She looked at Jigen.  "He didn't want to dance and I can't make him."

"Jigen, man, I can't get between you two...."  He stopped when she kissed him, going numb in the head.  "Never mind."

"Now go make him dance with you," Jigen ordered.  She nodded and led him back onto the dance floor and he smirked when Lupin had to shake himself from watching her tits bounce.  "My girl is a wonderful flirt," he agreed, saluting them.  They were one of the last groups out of the club and Lupin was at least smiling by then.  Helena had already gotten them a room so Jigen followed her directions back to it, letting her lead Lupin up the stairs.  Once locked inside, he looked at her. "This was your plan," he noted.  He took off his jacket and tossed it onto a chair.

"Jigen, I know you two have practiced stress relief, the same as I have with a few women," she noted.  Lupin moaned.  "We'll get to that in a minute," she promised, smiling at him.  "How about today?"

"Today is a good day," he agreed, letting her take off his tie.  "Get him."  She nodded and got Lupin down onto the bed and tied down.  "Sweetheart, clothes," Jigen reminded fondly.

"So what?" she asked, pulling out a knife and flicking it open.  Lupin's eyes were really wide and she could see his hands working on the locks.  "Ah!" she said sharply, making him stop all movement.  "No touching the handcuffs.  If you try again, I'll have to put a rod between them."  His eyes went wider.  "You've got a bag in the car and these are old and ratty anyway."

"They're lucky," Lupin whined.

"Then they're retiring in service when you're getting the best time of your life," she told him, working on cutting the pants off.  She carefully got one arm free then the other, leaving him in his boxers.  "Those are kinda cute," she said with a grin.

"Helena!" Lupin said, shocked to the core.  She winked at him then went to help Jigen finish undressing.  He moaned, watching as she went down on him.  Definitely more desire than style, but Jigen seemed to be liking it a lot.  Apparently he was used to her unique style.  Finally Jigen was ready and Lupin was hard.  "What are we doing?" he asked.

"We're curing that permanent pout," Helena said, leaning down to kiss him gently.  "You haven't been able to think for so long even Zenny was worried about you."

"Have I ever told you how much it disturbs me that you have a pet name for Pops?" Jigen asked.

"And what would you call 'Pops'?" she retorted.  She spit at him and got out of the tube dress with a bit of wiggling, leaving her in a strapless bra and tight panties.  Plus her ankle socks and heels.  "Now, dear one.  We're going to fuck that pout right out of your head.  That way you can be the brilliant Lupin the Third, not the moping Lupin the Third.  You can complain if you want, but it's a one-time-only offer and once we leave this room it'll be like it never happened.  Of course, we're not letting you out until I have to leave late Monday night," she purred, leaning in for another kiss to distract him while Jigen got the lube ready.  Lupin squealed and arched up as he felt himself invaded by slick fingers.   "Tell me what it feels like?" she said with a small pout.  "He tried but he couldn't get into mine."

"Damn, stretchy, wet, warm, thick," he panted, letting it go.  Jigen knew what he liked and the two of them double teaming him was too hot.  "There!" he yelled, arching up so the fingers could play there more.  "Please, Jigen!"

Jigen slicked himself up and slid into the waiting orifice, making Lupin moan.  "Babe, make him stay quiet," he ordered.  She went back to kissing him while Jigen watched.  They were very pretty together. Jigen groaned and pushed back into Lupin's body, making him groan into her mouth.  "More," he ordered.  "He's not near hot enough for me."

Lupin pulled back to pant.  "Move, Jigen, I need more," he ordered.

"Who said you get to give orders in here, Lupin?" he taunted, giving him a few shallow thrusts.  Lupin whimpered and arched up but being tied hand and foot to the bed was keeping him from doing too much.  "See, all ours.  All ours to order and to please.  Give up."

Lupin nodded, relaxing underneath him. "Whatever you want," he pleaded.  "May I please have some more?"

"Good boy," Helena praised, stroking his stomach.  She leaned up to kiss Jigen.  "Reward him, dear."  Jigen sped up, going harder.  "Oooh, I like that speed.  You never do me that hard."

"I like being gentle with you.  I'm never gentle with Lupin."

"Maybe later," she suggested.  Jigen grinned and her and gave her another kiss, then pulled her on top of Lupin, snapping the sides of the panties and throwing them over his shoulder.  The bra was easily taken from her too, leaving her like that.  "Why, dear, what did you want me to do like this?"

"Get on him," he grunted, working Lupin harder.

She smiled.  "May I?"  Lupin nodded frantically so she slid down him with a moan.  "Ooh, too long since Jigen's given it to me good."

"It can be longer," Jigen warned.

She leaned back against his chest, letting him play with her breasts while she rode Lupin's hardness and teased herself for their pleasure.  "It had better not be," she said sweetly.  He groaned and sped up, bending her down so she was kissing Lupin and he could tease her.  "Hey!"

"Shush, woman.  I want to try again."

"Sure.  Just give a girl some warning, Jigen."  He slicked up a finger and slid it into her back hole, making her shiver and clamp down on him.  "Damn, good," she moaned, going faster, rubbing herself on Lupin.  He was moaning with each breath, sounding like a long, broken moan.

Jigen was grunting harder, and then Lupin came inside her, making her squeal.  Jigen freed his other hand and teased her as he pulled out and struggled to get a condom down himself.  Then he slicked it up and breached her, making her wail and come.  "Relax, babe.  I've got you.  You're between us," he whispered in her ear, sliding in inch by torturous inch.  He finally sank in the full depth and she whimpered, tightening around him.  "All there."

"I thought you were big before," she panted, looking back at him, then down at Lupin.  "And you guys do this all the time like this?"  He nodded, rattling his chains.  "Behave. You're not getting free."  Jigen pulled back and pushed back in, making her back arch up and him chuckle.  "Jigen, if you're going to do that, do it for real.  I'm not fragile."  He sped up, making her howl and writhe underneath him.  Lupin was getting hard again and working her from that side.  "Oh, damn, guys, it's close," she pleaded. "Please, Jigen, just a bit of magic?"

He nipped her on the back of the neck.  "You can have whatever you can inspire in me," he reminded her, teasing her clit with his clean hand.  She started to move frantically, making both men groan and go over. She was mewling and finally whined as she came.  "Good girl," he soothed, helping her onto the bed and off them.  "You lay there, let me get a washcloth for the both of you."  She nodded, curling up on Lupin's chest.  He came back, smirking at their content looks.  "You two look good together."

"Jigen, man, thank you for breaking me," Lupin said quietly.  "It means a lot that you still care for me."

"Eh, you needed it and it was a joint decision."  He worked on cleaning her gently.  "Feel honored, she hardly ever has one of those."

"Really?  Why?"

"The first time I was attacked, I had some ripping," Helena said tiredly.  "It screwed with the nerves.  It's rare, but Jigen's a master at wringing me out like that.  Sometimes I even get two in one night," she said happily.  She kissed him.  "This night extends until we all walk out of here," she told him.  "If you're done, then you're done, but I want more of Jigen."

"Hey, I'm more than happy to be your sex toy," Lupin promised, latching onto a nipple when they came closer to his mouth.  He was pushed off by Jigen, who wanted them for himself.  "It's odd, but I never went for really curvy women.  Helena looks like she's this great motherly sort of person, like her body welcomes her lover every single night and makes him a comfortable place to nap on afterwards.  I never dated a woman who wasn't perfectly symmetrical and so skinny she was nearly see-through."  He grinned at the couple.  "I guess I'll have to try girls like Helena more often."

"As long as you remember this will only happen this one time," Jigen said firmly.

"Hey, after we get done, it'll be a cherished memory but nothing further," Lupin promised.  "She's your woman, Jigen, and you're damn lucky to have found such a great one."

"Thanks, Lupin," Jigen said, grinning down at his girl.  "See, I told you he'd agree to spend more time."  He kissed her gently, then went back to playing with her body.  "How do you feel?" he asked just before latching onto a nipple.

"Sore.  It's a good sore, but still sore."  She looked down his body.  "Well, you didn't grow," she said finally.  "It sure felt like you were twice the man you usually are."

Lupin laughed.  "You should have felt it from our side.  That silken flesh is only a few layers thick between and Jigen and I rubbed off against each other inside you," he purred, nipping her ear.  "You two are so hot together.  I'll have to set up cameras to catch you two again."

Jigen gave his head a shove.  "No watching.  Pervert.  You can't watch if you're not invited into the room."  Lupin pouted, giving him the most hurt look.  "Tough.  No spying on us.   Being invited in to watch is a special thing; keep it that way."

"Yes, Jigen, I'll keep it special and rare," Lupin agreed, understanding completely.  If Helena were his, he'd have built her a palace harem just for her pleasure and made sure no one got near her without his authority and being there.  Jigen was an incredibly understanding mate. "If she were mine, a slimy, slick guy like me would never get near her."

"Ha.  You'd try to share me with women all the time," she teased, reaching over to caress his cheek.  "Lay there and recover.  I'm in one of my bouncy moods."  Jigen coughed and went back to his playing.  So she gave him a pat.  "Good boy.  Do more, Jigen, and I'll reward you by doing anything you want."

"Anything?" he asked, giving her a smug look.

"Yes, dear, even if I have to go pick up a woman and bring her in here to do her in front of you."

"I don't think I could stand that," Lupin protested.  "Can I clean myself up?"

"No," Jigen and Helena said together.

"You're going to stay there until we're ready to let you go," Jigen told him.

"Which will be when we think you're ready to move on and let her go," Helena finished.  "Once you're ready to say that she's been put into a back room of your mind, then we'll let you shower and all that good stuff."

"Yes, dear," Lupin said quietly.  "What if it's not possible?"

"Then I guess I'm taking a longer four-day weekend than I thought, huh?" she said with a bright grin.  "Either that or I'll have to arrest you and bring you back with me," she teased, tracing his lips with her fingernail.  He sucked her finger in and laved it for her, making her moan.  "Hmm.  I bet you're very pretty when you please my man.  Aren't you?"  Lupin nodded, eyes bright.  "Would you like to do that, our little war prize?"

"Please," Lupin agreed.  Jigen shifted, letting him lick him.  "Thank you."

"Don't worry, we all like playing with Jigen's tool," Helena promised, watching his technique.  "I'll never be any good at that art," she sighed, shaking her head.  "Sucking pussy, but not cock."  Lupin moaned and Jigen groaned, arching into Lupin's mouth.  "Sorry, too graphic?" she teased.

"Lupin, be a good boy and swallow so I can get back to what I was doing.  My woman needs a lesson in saying things like that to me."  He licked his lips and Lupin swallowed him, making him moan and nearly come.  He pulled out and knocked his girlfriend back onto her back, proving to her that no matter how good she was at pleasing women he was better.  Lupin whimpered and latched onto a nipple whenever one came within range, until finally Jigen shifted her over so he could have them both while he teased her lower half.   She was moaning again and arching up into their mouths.  Jigen smirked up at her.  "Good, dear?"

"Bastard, give me more or I'm pleasing Lupin instead," she warned.

"I'm sure you will," he vowed, going back to tease her again.  His dick fit inside her easily and she clamped around him, making him howl.  He forgot all vows to be gentle with her and started off as hard as he usually did with Lupin, making her scream and scratch up his back to get more.  She was chanting 'more' over and over so he knew she liked it.  He put his hands under her shoulders and pulled back down, that way she wasn't scooting away from him.  She wailed as she came, making him come just as hard as he had the first time.  Lupin moaned and started to leak.  Jigen came back down, staring down at her.  "I'm ...."

"Damnit, more," she pleaded.  "Please, Jigen?"

"Do Lupin," he said immediately, knowing she was close to having another one.  He helped her back onto him and helped her tease and play with herself while she pleased him and Lupin.  She came and went limp, breathing hard in his arms.  "Helena?" he whispered.

"Present," she said hoarsely.  She fell to the side.  "Please him, Jigen.  He was a very good boy."  Jigen nodded and licked him clean, swallowing him as he came.  "Ooh, pretty," she said, holding up a hand.  "Come cuddle?  We'll rest for a bit."  Jigen curled up behind her back, while Lupin was used as their body pillow.  "Night."

"Night," Lupin said gently.  He looked at Jigen, who looked exhausted.  "Wow," he said quietly.

Jigen nodded.  "Definitely.  It's pretty rare that she's in that state.  I've only seen it twice.  Once was the time she came to us in Helsinki."  Lupin grinned, Jigen had disappeared for a whole day and had come back and passed out in the middle of the floor.  "You okay?  I don't know where she put the keys."

Lupin worked the cuffs and got free, then freed his ankles, holding them both.  "Jigen, this is so special to me, thank you," he whispered across Helena's side.

"Hey, you needed it, boss.  We do like you."  He patted him on the head.  "Now sleep before she wears you out again."

Lupin smirked.  "I can't wait.  Maybe she'll dance for us."  He fluffed a pillow and laid down, more than ready for a nap.  "Fujiko never wore me out like this," he said quietly.

"Another sign that she wasn't the one for you, or at least not ready yet," Jigen noted quietly.  "If your woman won't let you wear her out until she's wrung clean then she's not for you."

"No, she let me do that, but I didn't get it in return."

"Then she's really a selfish bitch," Helena said, looking at him.  "Any good woman will try her best to make sure her man is just as satisfied as she is.  Even if she doesn't blow him, she'll still try and make him that way with the rest of her body."

"I've never been wrung this dry," Lupin said, giving her a deep kiss.  "God, I don't even have the words for the way my mind's spinning and my body's shaking in exhaustion."

"It's called low blood sugar and it's cured by either a nap or a snack," Helena said.  "Since you're already free, you can order something.  I put my card down for such things."

"Thanks, babe."  He grabbed the phone, ordering something quick and soothing in his shaking state.  He looked back but the couple was asleep.  He got up to answer the door and stayed up to make notes for the plans running through his mind.  Their vacation was over! He finally couldn't stay awake any more and went back to bed, laying down on Helena's free side to hold her.  Such special women should always wake up surrounded by the love they shared.  In the morning, he woke up back in the handcuffs and with a pipe between them so his hands couldn't touch each other.  "No fair," he pouted.

"I told you to stay in them," she chastised, holding onto him as Jigen pounded her from behind.  "Ooh, there," she called out.  Jigen worked on that spot, making her shimmy and mewl, still clutching Lupin's arms.  Lupin took advantage of her position to suck on her some more but Jigen swatted at him.  "Jigen!" she panted, "more attention to my body, less to what he's doing to it."  He ground into her, making her lose it and fall onto the bed.  "Thanks, dear."

"Welcome.  Now let him clean up the mess you created."  He helped her shift around so Lupin could lick her.  "There, that's all the breakfast you're getting," he said smugly.

"More than enough," Lupin agreed.  "She's one damn filling meal.  Now I know why you never need to eat around her."  He went back to his licking and sucking, making her stretch and shift, then latch onto him.  He had been right, all desire and no style.  "No teeth, Helena," he requested.  "Just try with your tongue."  He teased her with his, encouraging her to do the same thing.  "Just like you were Frenching it, babe."  She went back and tried harder and it was damn good.  "Oh, like that, now swallow," he moaned.  She tried, he could feel it, and then she finally got it and he came with a soft sigh of contentment.  "Oh, that's beautiful."  He went back to his duty to lick and clean her up for their later pleasure.   She was starting to get into it again when Jigen pulled her away.  "Hey!"

"That's enough.  She'll never eat real food if you keep it up.  Eat, princess.  Tease the git."

She sipped her soda through the straw, her tongue coming out to lick across it and her lips when she was done.  Lupin came just from watching her tease.  "Want a drink?"

"If it's from you, anything," he vowed. She let him sip the soda and he drank greedily.  "Thank you, Helena."  He went limp, looking at Jigen.  "You're awfully uptight.  What's wrong?"

"I called to check on Goemon.  He's not at the house.  He had to go talk to someone."

Lupin nodded. "Yeah, there's some guy who's an expert in swords who said his isn't authentic and he had to go prove him to be an idiot.  That's why we came into town last night."

"Good.  I had hopes Pops hadn't gotten lucky and found the hideout."  He snatched a chip from his wife's plate, nibbling on it.  Then he looked at Lupin and grabbed the lube.  "You said we can put his legs up.  How?"

She pointed at a hook in the ceiling. "The hotel conveniently placed many hooks for our pleasure.  You'll need a longer chain."

Jigen nodded and clipped a leash onto the leg chains, hanging them up by the handle.  "Good," he decided, slicking himself up and sliding into the still open hole.  "Damn, loosen up back here," he ordered.  "Before someone has to come in and fist you to get you open."

"Give me some warning next time."

"You're awake, we're all here, that's all the warning you're getting," Jigen taunted, taking out his morning hardon on his friend's body.  Lupin was keening now, begging to be let go so he could go jot down plans.  Jigen bit him on the throat.  "Shut up."  Lupin went silent, staring at him.  "I mean it.  No getting free until Helena says so.  We're here at her pleasure."

"I hope I don't forget," Lupin begged her.

"I'll let you go once I'm limp again."

"Come here then, let me help with that," he said with a leer.  She rinsed out her mouth with a last sip of soda and moved over, letting him have whatever he wanted of her body.  He dove in, going back to what he had been doing.  He was accustomed to eating... her.  His her, not this her, but they tasted nothing alike.  He slurped for all he was worth, making her shake as she went over the edge again.  He went limp as she came and Jigen came inside him.  "Oh, much better," Lupin sighed. "Pretty spots."

"Next time, don't suffocate inside her muff.  She appreciates other things."

"My hands are kind of busy, Jigen. It's not like I can please her that way."

"So order her on top next time."  Jigen lit a cigarette as soon as he pulled back.  He noticed his girl was asleep with a smile on her face so he let Lupin go.  "You've got a half hour.  No showering yet."  Lupin nodded, hurrying to write up the new plans.  "Cover that hole, Lupin.  They don't want you to drip on things."  A towel was retrieved and put underneath him so he could work faster.  Not that he wanted to sit, but it was easier to write that way. At the first sound Helena made he obediently went back to the bed and let Jigen hitch him back down.  "We got plans?" Jigen asked.
"For six or seven heists," Lupin said happily.  "The vacation's over."

"Fine.  She'll be goin' back ta work in two more days."  Lupin gave him a look like he was God.  "The bad is that Fujiko was seen headed this way."

"Pfft," Lupin snorted.  "After this, I won't have the shakes for her.  Next to Helena, she's a skinny, two-timing bitch who doesn't really like me.  She's scared to be alone with me, Jigen, and I don't understand it."

Helena came back to consciousness.  "Huh?"

"Asking him if he knew why Fujiko was scared to be in the same room with me."

She rested on his chest, spread across his body.  "Think about it, Lupin.  She went away in Mexico, ran to a doctor's, and then ran away for a long time.  This time she was yours, then got scared and ran away again.  Again after a visit to the doctor's."

"She was what?" Jigen asked.

Helena shrugged.  "I can't prove it, but it was kind of obvious that she was having one of those 'torn' moments."

Lupin considered it.  It was entirely possible.  "She's not sucking up to me using her body even when she is around and she's a lot more fierce about me not touching her," he agreed finally.  "I think she's right."

"Then you can face her down about it without being distracted by her puny tits.  After all, after seeing mine, why would you need to see another set for months?" she taunted, pinching his nipple.

He chuckled.  "I was thinking the same thing earlier," he admitted, stealing a kiss.  "Can I please go to the bathroom?"

"No," Jigen told him.  "Should have went earlier."

"Earlier?" Helena asked.

"You were passed out and he had a few ideas," Jigen admitted.  "I let him go until before you woke up."

"For that, I should tie you down too," she said, reaching back to pinch him on the dick. He moaned and arched into her fingers.  "Ooh, are you sensitive?" she taunted.  "Should I tie you up too?  Maybe tie you so you're on the bottom?"

"I don't want to bottom for him," Jigen told her.

She got up and went to her bag, pulling out something she then put on.  She walked back to the bed, her fake balls swinging in about the right spot.  "Give me the lube.  It's about time I found out what this was like."  Lupin's eyes went wide again and he took a deep breath because it matched her exactly, like it would be what she would have as a male, in both color and size.  Jigen helped her prepare the both of them and then she slid inside him, pushing gently.  "Hmm.  And I thought this was fun with a girl," she teased, stroking Lupin's chest.  "Should I make you my bitch, dear?"

"Damn, I don't care, just an inch deeper," he pleaded.  She pushed in harder, getting that spot.  "Thank you!" he shouted, wiggling against her.  "Do it again, now.  Again, please."  She did it again, faster and faster until the bed was shaking with how hard she was pounding into him and he was pleading for more.  She pulled back, going shallowly as she licked the head of his dripping cock.

Jigen tapped her on the back.  "Teasing isn't nice," he reminded her. "He'll do it to you when we untie him."  She let the cockhead go and went back to pounding him, making him howl and thrash as much as he could. "Wow.  Those are some strong thigh muscles she has, huh, boss?" he asked with a bright grin.  He got the new tube of lube and prepared himself, then went to help her get ready for him.  Once she was fully ready he slid inside, letting her do both of them.  It was a wild ride, she was frantic by then.  Jigen moved closer and she howled, coming around him.  Something inside the balls clicked and squirted inside Lupin, making him come with  a muted swear.  They all leaned together, their sweats mingling on Lupin's body.  "Okay, we need a shower," Jigen decided.

"I like you sweaty," she said, smiling back at him. "You still feel extra large back there, Jigen."  He beamed at him.  "Did you want more?"

"No, I'm just cuddling as much as I can."  He wrapped her in his arms and pulled her out of Lupin's body with a wet popping noise.  "Any blood?  You were pretty fierce."

She looked down.  "No blood.  Bath?"

"Shower then a bath," Jigen decided.  "Free him, let's get our bitch cleaned up first."  She nodded and took off the strapon, leaving it on the bed while she helped Lupin into the shower.  Jigen tossed it into the sink for later cleaning and joined them.  It was a nice bathroom.  Lupin was sitting, collapsed against the wall as the warm water hit him.  "You okay?"

"Yeah, good," he said weakly. "I have no brain left."  He looked at them, then he grinned.  "Damn, you're great.  Can you keep me?"

"Nope, sorry, but we are going to find you a better woman," Helena promised.  "I know a good one, she's a cop too.  You'd like Catherine."

"I met the darling woman and I'll gladly give her a try if she's anything like you," he agreed.  "I never understood how some women worked their men to death.  Now I do."  He fell off the bench seat, licking her clean.  He didn't care if she pissed on him, he'd lick it up at that moment.

"After this, we can leave the chains on the bed but not lock him down," Jigen suggested.  She grinned and let him brace her while Lupin kept his tongue in play.   "If you make her pass out, you carry her back to the bed," Jigen warned.

Lupin quit. "I'm not that strong right now," he said dreamily.  "Later."  He stuck his head under the water, letting it rinse the sweat out.  "I was promised bathing," he said with a pout.

Helena and Jigen moved to bath their poor thing.

***

Fujiko had been told she had to wait an hour to come up.  Lupin had bathed for real and the couple had straightened up the room.  Helena had decided to leave the cuffs on the headboard.  Jigen had approved.  Lupin hadn't noticed.  He opened the door when Fujiko knocked, impeccably dressed and calm.  You couldn't tell at all that he had nearly died from coming two hours earlier.  He was still seeing spots actually so he sat on the bed.  "What's wrong, Fujiko?"  He noticed that Helena and Jigen were kissing again.  "Guys, company."

"Yay," Jigen said between kisses.  "You said yourself, the vacation's over soon.  I'm getting in a few last hours."  He kissed her again.  "Be a day late," he encouraged.

"We'll see," she promised.  "I still have most of a day left."  She glanced up at Fujiko and waved.  "Hey."  She used that hand to slide inside Jigen's waistband.

"Can't you two go do that in your own room?" Fujiko asked.

"This is our room," Jigen told her.

"Oh.  I thought it was Lupin's room."

"No, technically it's my room but I'm inviting him in for a few hours," Helena said, tipping her head back so Jigen could hit a soft spot on her neck.  "Why?"

"You're still mad?" she asked.

"I'm still mad," Lupin told her.  "You never told me you left, Fujiko, you simply did."

"I...I'm sorry.  You said I couldn't play it my way and I thought I'd only get in the way so I left."

"You still should have told me."

"I think he's still mad about rescue attempts and fake yous," Helena murmured, getting into what Jigen was doing.  She wasn't normally an exhibitionist but she'd make an exception this time.

"I don't think she needs to see that," Lupin said smugly, grinning down at her.  Then he grinned at Fujiko, forcing it to stay in place.  "So, how's your musician?"

She sighed. "I'm sorry."

"No, you're not," Lupin told her, standing up to her.  He tipped her chin up.  "You should have told me what was going on, Fujiko, not gotten scared and run away.  I would have stood by your decision and made sure it couldn't happen again."

"How did you know?"

"I have sources all over the world, Fujiko.  How did you think I knew?" he asked bitterly.  "Both times?"  She nodded, looking miserable.  "Then you really should have told me."  He sat down again, pinching Jigen on the side so he'd quit groaning.  He was getting hard from it.  "I'm sorry it happened, Fujiko.  It won't again."

She gave him a hurt look.  "I came back to try and put things back together again," she said.

"I know, but I can't be with someone who doesn't trust me enough to tell them that I knocked them up," Lupin said warmly.  "I'm sorry, but I can't.  I have a bit more self respect than that."  He pinched Helena this time since she was the one who was groaning.  "Guys," he pleaded.

"Enjoying the show?" Fujiko asked bitterly.

"No, that was earlier," Lupin said calmly.  "It gave me some great ideas.  I've caught them going at it before when I was testing a camera setup on the cats."  Jigen raised his head.  "Sorry, I sent her the tape."

"And you didn't share?" Jigen asked his girl.

"I thought you didn't like porn.  You always duck out when Lupin and I talk about our collections or swapping tapes."

"That one won't be swapped, right?"

"It's in the safety deposit box," she promised, holding up a hand with three fingers raised.  "Scout's honor."

"That's fine then," Jigen agreed, kissing her gently.

"I wouldn't mind a new copy of it," Lupin said, smirking at them.  "I got the Saudi job from watching it."

"I bet you did," Jigen agreed dryly.  "Why don't you dress up and go scare Pops or something."

"Because I'm not ready to leave yet," he said firmly.   He would play by Helena's rules, prove himself worthy of later chances to watch them.  He knew he'd never get to touch her again but he could watch sometime in the future.  He looked at his ex. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't ask you to go?" he asked.  Her face fell and she started to cry. "You screw us over.  You don't tell me and make me worry about you being held captive by some sick pervert.  You don't tell me when bad things happen and expect me to guess or I find out by some third party."  Fujiko ran from the room crying.

"Those were real tears," Helena noted.  "Follow her."  Lupin looked down at her.  "If you ever want her back, I'd follow her."  He nodded.  "You've proven yourself.  Now go before you lose her."  He hurried out after her.  "That's how you felt, huh?"  Jigen nodded. "I'm sorry, Jigen."

He kissed her.  "You learned better.  Remember that lesson."  He went back to pleasuring her.  She deserved it.  Lupin was happy and back to his old self again.  She was happy and purring, no longer bouncing.

Lupin made it to the lobby before anyone stopped him.  "Excellent," the manager said happily.  "You are him.  We have a new lock and would love it if you'd test it.  Please?"

Lupin looked at him.  "After I find my girlfriend.  We just had a fight.  Which way did she go?"

"That way," he said, pointing toward the parking garage.  "If you can get it open, we'll give you the room for the night, Mr. Lupin."

"Deal.  What's the number?"

"1236."

"Fine.  Thanks."  He jogged that way, finding Fujiko sitting in her car dabbing at her eyes.  He pulled her out and hugged her.  "We're going to talk like adults," he said in her ear.  "They wanted me to try their new lock.  We'll do that and use that room to talk."  He lead her inside and to the elevator, taking her to the correct floor.  He looked at the lock.  "Easy," he said happily, pulling out a special card and inserting it.  It grabbed the card and he grimaced.  "Got a bobby pin?"  She handed one over and he fiddled inside for a moment, then got his card back and the door opened.  "In you go," he said, letting her go first.  He shut and locked the door.  "Now, I only want to talk."  He sat down in a chair.  "If we're going to be able to work together we need to talk."  She looked hurt and started to tear up again.  "If you want something further, then we're really going to have a long talk," he said, breaking the new spate of tears.  "It won't ever happen again, Fujiko.  I won't accept it.  If you're mine, I expect you to be mine.  All mine.  Not getting scared and not telling me.  Not running away with our hard-won treasures.  If you're mine then you're mine.  If you're our partner then that's it.  If you want both then you're going to have to learn to realize that I'm not that bad of a guy.  I'll take care of you.  I used to worship the ground you walked on, but Helena suggested that I start to think about moving on since you've been gone so long this time.  She was right," he said when she opened her mouth.  "If you're my girl then you don't run off to play with scrawny, talentless, greasy wannabe musicians with no job, no money, no good looks, and no dick to mention."

"He was safe," she said angrily.  "You come on so strongly that I can't get past you sometimes."

"Hey, the offer stands to only be our partner.  I'm not letting you fuck us over anymore.  Helena's got a cop friend who's a lot like her that she thinks I'd get on good with.  After having met her professionally, I'm sure I would."  She looked stunned.  "She's tougher, stronger, and needs someone to coddle and cuddle her.  She's also got one of those cuddly bodies that Helena has.  I realize now why Jigen likes her so much when she's like this.  I spent the last day curled up next to her while I worked through most of this on my own.  I was miserable, Fujiko, so miserable I couldn't even pick up other women.  All because you couldn't even find a card and hand it over."

She sat on the end of the bed. "I know what you'd have done.  You would have gotten really happy, demanded that we become official, and then override anything I might have said or done.  Then my life would be over."

"Not really.  I would have taken the kid with me if you were that strongly against staying with me.  After all, why force you to be with someone you hate," he said bitterly.  She shook her head.  "No?"

"No, I don't hate you.  It's just that I can't think sometimes.  You're so damn strong.  It's like coating me with vaseline and then telling me to go swim."   He snorted.  "You know you can be."

"I thought that's what you wanted and it was the only way to get your attention," he said quietly.  "Trust me, that won't happen again."  She nodded, looking down.  He reached over and tipped her chin back up.  "I might love you, but I'm not going to go through this last year again.  Jigen took the walther from me at one point.  I couldn't decide which one of us to use it on.  I haven't been able to even pick up the groupies.  You nearly destroyed me, Fujiko."  She nodded.  "Did you plan it that way?"

"No!  No," she repeated a bit more calmly.  "I didn't plan on that, Lupin.  I wanted you to move on peacefully, not to go to hell because of me.  I've been watching."

"And you couldn't show up six months ago?"

"I couldn't," she admitted. "I tried, I couldn't get on the train.  Jorge was quite upset with me for spending the money."  She grimaced.  "I broke it off with him after that."

Lupin snorted. "You slept with him two days ago, Fujiko."

"I did not.  We had dinner."

"My source took pictures to show me what the greasy little boy looked like."

"Oh."  She blushed.  "Just one last time, then I came to come see you."  She gave him an honest look.  "I want you back, Lupin.  I've been just as miserable.  I nearly walked away a few times but I kept thinking that coming back to you would make it happen all over again and I couldn't stand that."

"Well, here you are," he said dryly.  "I don't need an answer now, Fujiko."

"You have it.  I want to be yours, Lupin.  In all senses.  But you're still overpowering and slimy."

"I'm not really."  He stood up.  "You sure?"  She nodded.  "You do know that being mine means that if you fuck us over that I hand you to Helena?"

"Her?  She's still a cop, Lupin."

"Yeah, and she's like my little sister, Fujiko.  She came over to spend time with me because I was miserable.  We did that for the last two days."

"Oh.  I thought she came over to have sex with Jigen."  She looked up at him.  "I understand.  I want..."  She sighed.  "I want to be the girl you want, Lupin, but I'm still me."

"Good.  Why would I want one of the fake Fujikos?  I had my choice of two of them after that thing in Mexico.  I nearly took them up on it but I decided not to since they weren't you."  He moved closer, cupping her cheek gently with his hand.  "If you get that scared, then come to me.  I can listen and make multiple plans for anything.  I'd never force you to marry me, Fujiko, and you knew it then.  They would have been the most spoiled and loved little kids in the world.  Goemon would finally have something to pet that he could carry around with him."  She smiled sadly.  "If you had come to me, it would have so much better.  Now, we should have dinner and finish our talk."

"We're not done yet?"

"No, not yet," he told her.  "We'll have to make appointments for tests."

She nodded.  "I understand.  Thank you, Lupin."

He kissed her gently.  "You're welcome.  Remember, this is your last chance.  Her friend is still single and every bit a woman that I could stand and love."  He let her go.  "Call down for dinner."

"Yes, dear."  She picked up the phone.  "This is 1236.  What?"  She looked at him. "I thought you got the room."

"For breaking into it.  Did they want a card?"  She nodded so he pulled one out and handed it over.  "Here, put it on that one."  He sat down, watching her order them dinner.  He still liked watching her.

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