Betrayal

James placed his hand on her left knee. It was surprisingly cool to the touch. James had imagined that it would feel warmer, or there would be a static shock or something.

"Oh, you're awake! I thought maybe you were herbivorous or something." The girl on the right, who had introduced herself as Lulu, said.

"Herbivorous?" James repeated.

"You know, it's when you don't eat meat." Lulu said, pointing to herself.

[ System was starting to wonder the same thing. ]

The girl on the left, Lili, pouted at James after hearing this exchange.

"How come once you finally move, you pay attention to her instead of me? Is she prettier or sexier than I am? Put your hand on my knee too or I'll get really jealous." Lili said, grabbing James' left hand and placing it on her thigh.

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Upon observing this scene, Phil smirked slyly to himself.

"Hey James, try this." Phil said, as he plunged his hands down the low neckline of one of his girls, grabbing an armful of bosom.

"Uh... I think I'm fine for now. Thanks Phil." James demurred.

"It's okay. Mama said you needed cheering up. Here!" Lili interjected, grabbing the hand on her thigh and moving it up to her chest.

Not to be outdone, Lulu reached up and pulled down her top, exposing two pale, voluminous peaks.

The two beauties started engaging in a war of escalation.

Phil laughed loudly at their actions. He had asked the mamasan to pick two of the most aggressive women in her stable for Phil, and it looked like Mama had delivered. There would be no escape for James tonight.

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James caught his breath. The past minute had been a hectic frenzy of soft skin, pliable flesh, wet kisses, and a lot of fondling. He felt like the girls had managed to feel up every inch of him. In fact, Lulu - or was it Lili? He had lost track of which girl was who, and to be honest, those names were probably assumed names anyway - had unbuttoned his jeans and was gently stroking him below. The other one had straddled him with her top pulled down, diligently rubbing her assets against him.

"Do you like us now?" The girls cooed into his ear.

"Mmm... yes." James voiced lightly. The tragic incidents of the past day were now firmly buried in the back of his mind.

James looked over at Phil, wondering if this was part of a nefarious plan. Maybe Phil was recording this as blackmail against him in the future. With Phil, anything was possible.

Somewhat to his surprise, he found Phil thoroughly engaged in his own activities. He had two of his three girls kneeling down in front of him enthusiastically servicing him. The last was licking his chest and moaning seductively.

Sensing James' vision, Phil turned his head over and made eye contact... and gave James a thumbs up.

"Go nuts man. Everything is paid for today. Speaking of which, if your girls both get a shot out of you today, I'll triple their tip." Phil shouted.

"Ow! Okay okay, I'll triple yours too." Phil exclaimed, having apparently been on the receiving end of a warning nibble down below.

Upon hearing Phil's encouragement, the girls renewed their assault on James. Tops came flying off, followed quickly by bottoms, revealing the barest of G-strings that struggled to maintain a modicum of decency.

"Shit!" James said as Lili, or was it Lulu, knelt down in front of him and began ministrations of a more intimate nature.

"Have you ever been with two girls at the same time James?" The other girl asked coyly.

"I haven't been with two girls total, much less at the same time." James responded self-deprecatingly.

It was true. In fact, before Gina, the only experience James had had with women came from a screen of a very old computer and an internet browser, and then only on the rare occasions his parents weren't home. James didn't even own a phone.

"Oh you poor thing. Let's go for both records today shall we?"

"Here?" James asked, dumbfounded.

"If you want an audience, sure! If not, we can always go upstairs."

"Let's go upstairs then." James said. He would not give Phil the satisfaction of seeing him succumb in person.

To raucous applause from Phil and his feminine company, the two ladies picked up their loose clothing, and led James by his appendage up the stairs.

The staircase led to a small landing with three doors. James was led through the center door, which opened up into a huge room lit with dim red lights.

The room was dominated by a large bed, upon which several clean towels had been laid out neatly. In one corner of the room, a small bathroom and shower could be seen. In the other corner, strategically positioned to face the bed, there was a television screen attached to a movable arm mount playing the finest copulation scenes from adult entertainment.

James, urgent with desire, threw Lili and Lulu onto the bed. He stepped out of his clothing and pounced upon the two vixen who had inflamed his passions so.

Unlike his time with Gina, this coupling was rough and urgent, with no consideration for tenderness or love. James was taking his pound of flesh with malice.

Lulu, the unfortunate one who was on the receiving end of the treatment, squealed with each stroke.

Lili, who had been temporary spared, was not idle either. She had moved behind James to grab onto his hips, encouraging and even egging him on to greater heights.

The two appeared to be a practiced pair.

Soon, the deed was done.

Lulu sprung to her feet and rushed to the bathroom.

Lili coyly took her place on the bed, but went onto all fours facing away from James.

"Would you like to use me too?" Lili encouraged.

James found himself rising to the occasion, and duly obliged.

After Lili had gone for her turn cleaning up, James was found lying exhausted on the bed, with Lulu cuddling up next to him.

"Now that we've drained your rage out of you, don't you feel so much better?" Lulu asked.

"Yes, I actually do." James said, surprised at himself.

[ System told you so. Giving and receiving action is always good, in both poker and... this. You should do this routinely. It will help your focus on gambling if your needs are met. ]

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As James started the walk of shame back down the stairs, the waiting audience below broke out into catcalling and rapturous applause.

"Check another one off the bucket list, eh, James?" Phil called out. Phil had clearly finished whatever was going on before, and was mostly put together again. His three companions were seated, leaning against him, and drinking merrily.

Other than Phil, there were three other guys spaced out among the couches, each now engrossed in their publicly private activities with their newly selected lady friends.

"Hey guys. Stop your canoodling for a second. I want to introduce the newest member of our team." Phil shouted.

On command, the three guys turned reluctantly away to face the stairs.

"Guys, this is James Jones. He's mainly focused on poker now. We have high hopes for his performance. He'll be taking part in next month's game." Phil announced.

"Hi James. Yo. Welcome to the team." Three separate greetings came.

"James, meet Trevor, Rishabh, and Luke." Phil introduced, pointing to each as he named them.

"Rishabh and Luke are both part of my gambling team, also primarily focused on poker for now. Luke focuses on low- and mid-stakes games, and he's one of the best by the book players I've ever seen." Phil said, pointing once more to a thin, muscular looking Chinese male.

Moving his finger towards the second guy, a swarthy Indian male with delicate features and active hands, Phil continued, "Rishabh focuses on our high-stakes games and outreach. He's really skilled at making people feel comfortable, and helps source rich gamblers to come to some of our games."

Rishabh chuckled at the introduction. "Actually, I do it because I get to bring guests here and expense everything. Let me know if you ever need a hook-up, I've got contacts all over the client entertainment business. Special rates for you."

Phil rolled his eyes. Rishabh's philandering exploits and tall tales were a common theme of these casual gatherings.

The model next to Rishabh laughed charmingly and added, "It's true. I always see you, but this is the first time you've picked me. You've kept me waiting so long!"

Rishabh turned his attention back to his companion, feeling that his part in the conversation was done.

"Last but not least, Trevor over here is our operations guy, he manages all of our infrastructure and supports us as necessary otherwise. Even though he's not on my team, he's a very good gambler himself, and loves action. That's how we got close to each other." Phil started again, pointing to a lithe Chinese male who had the body of a long-distance runner.

Trevor raised his glass to James, who nodded back politely.

The evening pleasantries continued, with all four of the others taking their turns to go upstairs.

During a momentary lull in the action, James found himself sitting next to Trevor. The other three were otherwise occupied upstairs, and the ladies left were entertaining themselves with more drinking games and singing.