When you live in a house filled with people, you learn how to quietly enjoy sex.

Grace was still learning.

Josiah's hand covered her mouth while thrusting into her, his movements precise as he aimed for the spot that she loved.

"You gotta be quiet baby." He whispered in her ear, Grace's muffled sounds growing louder, "Be quiet so I can keep fucking you."

Though he was sure the rest of the house was sleep since it was barely 7 in the morning, he still didn't want to take that chance.

She squirmed beneath him, inadvertently causing him to go deeper inside of her, "Mmmm."

His hand fell from her mouth to feel her skin, the softness of her thighs brushing against his fingers.

Grace was looking up at him, lost in his eyes that were full of passion and lust, "I'm so close."

And Josiah could tell from the tightening of her pussy, her labored breathing, "Beautiful." He mumbled, not knowing if she could even hear him, "So fucking beautiful."

"Oh fuck." She moaned, "Fuck, Josiah make me cum."

Leaning down, he sucked a nipple into his mouth, his tongue teasing the peak until Grace came undone around him, loudly letting her appreciation be known.

He didn't give a fuck if anybody heard them anymore, wanting to hear how he made her feel.

She slowly came down from her orgasm, returning her gaze to his, seeing him still watching her. His lips were parted slightly, his eyes low.

He mumbled something again, and she still didn't hear him.

Josiah didn't say another word as Grace pushed him out of her, kneeling on the floor and waiting for him to stand in front of her.

Her tongue slowly swirled around the head of his dick, tasting the remnants of herself on him. After moving her head along his length for a minute or so, Grace pulled him out of her mouth, stroking him against her tongue, "I want your nut baby."

Seeing her on her knees, staring up at him while she asked for his cum was easily the sexiest thing he'd ever seen.

"Put that dick back in your mouth." He told her breathlessly, not far from his climax.

Josiah held Grace in place by her hair, his eyes rolling in the back of his head at the feeling of her lips wrapped around him.

Eventually, he was thrusting into her mouth much like he'd done her pussy only minutes earlier, "Fuck, Grace."

She hummed in acknowledgment, causing his stomach to tighten. Seconds later Josiah was spilling down her throat cursing louder than he meant to.

Blowing out a breath, he released the grip he had on her hair, "My bad."

Grace rose to her feet, wiping the corners of her mouth, "I'll be expecting a wig since you just pulled all of my hair out."

He laughed and followed her to the shower, "You gotta wake me up like that every morning now."

"I only did it because I couldn't sleep."

"You nervous?"

Nodding her head, Grace put soap on her loofah, "Today's my interview."

"I know. You got it."

Josiah told Grace about a website where you could make a profile as well as upload your resume, and they'll send your application to multiple companies.

Apparently, its been around for a while.

Anyway, she did that, and now was interviewing at Chuck E. Cheese to be a cast member.

Being a dancing mouse was not where Grace saw her life going, but she'd do it until she came up with another plan.

The rest of their shower went by quickly since Josiah had to leave so he'd be at work on time.

Grace followed him to the door, locking it behind him before going to the kitchen to look for something to eat.

Faelyn was sitting at the table, eating a banana and doing something on her phone.

Since school was almost done for the year, the seniors no longer had to attend until graduation, which left Faelyn and Hassan home all day.

During the two weeks that Grace been staying here, the tension between her and Faelyn was apparent, neither of them said anything to the other.

Faelyn complained to Hassan nearly every night, though he'd never tell Grace what was being said.

When she saw Grace come into the kitchen, Faelyn stood up and left out, throwing away her banana peel on the way out.

• • •

Haiden, on the other hand, was exceptionally well at being quiet during sex, having had months of practice so that she and Isiah wouldn't be caught during the times they weren't in the guest house.

Sometimes she suspected that Celina knew by the look of disgust that she gave her every time she visited the Simmons home.

She brushed that thought off though, knowing that if Celina knew, she would've told Grace.

"Grace moved out," Isiah stated as he swirled whiskey around in his glass.

Haiden propped herself up on her elbow, happy that he hadn't made any effort to leave yet, "She'll be back."

"That was two weeks ago."

"And?" Haiden asked, "Who cares if it was two weeks or two months, she'll need money eventually. Josiah isn't exactly well off."

That was what Isiah had thought too, but none of the money in her accounts had been moved. He remembered the balances down to the cent, and not a penny was gone.

"She isn't spending anything." He explained, "I've been checking."

Thinking hard, Haiden tried to come up with a way that she could be useful to him so that he would stay.

She'd almost given up when she remembered, "She has a separate account."

Isiah looked towards her as Haiden kept talking, "When you froze her accounts that time about a year ago, she was still using a card. I think Samantha opened an account for her."

Samantha never went to great lengths to hide anything from him, so it was easy for Isiah to find Grace's account under her external accounts.

The transaction history showed that Grace had used the card yesterday.

So she did still need him.

A faint smile appeared on his face as he turned to look at the girl next to him. This was why he kept her around.

"I truly do appreciate you Haiden."

Her returning smile was blinding, "I love you."

As usual, he didn't say it back, instead crouching in front of her to put her thighs on either side of his face.

• • •

Samantha quietly stared into her closet, looking at clothes she could no longer fit. She'd longed since stopped having an appetite, only eating because she knew she needed to, not because she had a taste for anything.

That led to a gradual weight loss, and now nearly every article of clothing had no shape on her, tastelessly hanging from her body.

She considered asking Grace if she'd like to go to the mall again like last time, but not only did she hardly ever see her anymore but most days she didn't feel like leaving the house.

Today was one of the days that she did.

Mason walked by, seeing his mom staring determinedly into the closet and paused to decide if he wanted to tell her about the decisions he'd made that were ruining his life.

He wanted to tell somebody, anybody.

But then he saw her smile and decided he'd rather tell no one than to see that leave her face.

Samantha felt someone behind her, and turned to see Mason, her smile slowly falling as she paid attention to his face, "What's wrong?"

He smiled, though that was the last thing he felt like doing, "I'm fine. Allergies."

"Would you like to go to lunch? Maybe we can invite Grace?"

"Grace has an interview today." Mason told her, "But I'd be honored to have lunch with my favorite person."

Samantha nodded, the smile reappearing, "I'll be ready in about 30 minutes."

• • •

Josiah entered their apartment, taken aback by the smell of food that was floating though the air.

It actually smelled... good.

He walked to the kitchen to see Hassan putting icing on cupcakes while licking his fingers.

"My nigga." Josiah paused, "Are you in here baking?"

Hassan looked over Josiah's shoulder, walking closer to whisper, "Grace ain't get the job."

"Damn they told her already?"

"That's what I was thinking. Then I felt bad 'cause how the fuck you don't get hired to be a dancing rat."

"It's a mouse."

"Mouse, raccoon, whatever. I felt bad."

Josiah looked back towards the cupcakes, "So what that's 'posed to do?"

"Ion know. I was hoping it'll make her smile or some."

"How 'bout you bake your baby mama some cupcakes?" He suggested, "Ian seen her smile in a minute."

"I made her some too." Hassan replied.

Shaking his head, Josiah went into the room where Grace was staring at her laptop screen, "Wassup?"

"Hi."

"What you doing?" Josiah asked, scooting to put his head on her leg.

"Googling how many people don't get hired at Chuck E. Cheese."

He laughed, happy that she wasn't upset as he thought she'd be.

"I honestly don't care.." Grace said while closing her laptop, "Those kids looked dirty anyway."

"Hassan made it seem like you was just in here going crazy or some shit."

"I kind of was, but then I got an email for an interview for a library assistant. $17 an hour."

"To check out some damn books?" Josiah asked in surprise.

As she was about to tell him all the job covered, they heard Hassan loudly ask, "What is wrong with you? It's a fucking cupcake man."

The reason Josiah had suggested Hassan make Faelyn cupcakes instead of Grace.

He couldn't tell if his little brother didn't know how that might've looked to his girlfriend, or if he just didn't care.

"I'll be back." He told Grace before going in the kitchen to see that Faelyn had thrown the cupcakes in the trash.

"Do you see this?" Hassan questioned, "This what I be dealing with all day."

"Just chill out. Faelyn you good?"

"No." She replied with tears on her face, "Apparently he wants to have sex with Grace."

"'Cause I made her some cupcakes? I made Neriah some too. Do I wanna fuck her?"

Hassan had never cheated on Faelyn, or given her any reason to think he was cheating.

Faelyn was just insecure.

Knowing that, Hassan could've made more of an effort to watch how he acted around girls, but he didn't.

"You just don't trust me." Hassan continued.

Josiah looked back towards Faelyn, "You need trust in a relationship."

He was only trying to help.

"Do you trust Grace?" She demanded, "Because maybe you shouldn't."

Neither Hassan nor Josiah knew where Faelyn was going when she made that statement.

They found out when she asked, "Or did she already tell you Neriah and Malik are having sex?"

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