The idea first came to James after Sirius walked in limping the night before the full moon. At first, he had only innocent thoughts about what could have caused it: a Slytherin hexing him behind his back, perhaps a flying accident, the moving staircases were always a hazard to navigate. The only reason he asked was out of concern for his friend that would sometimes come back with bruises after their Christmas breaks. Sirius hadn't been back to Grimmauld Place since the summer after their fifth year, but he was still very protective of his best friend.

So, when James sat Sirius down and noticed the slight flinch as he did so, he expected a much different answer than he got. Instead, he watched Sirius' cheeks tint pink before his lips pulled up into a smirk and he shifted into a more comfortable position. "Remus got a bit carried away last night," he admitted. His eyes flickered towards his bed, the one James knew had its curtains charmed shut the night before.

"O-Oh," James stuttered out, his entire body heating at the thought. "That's nice Pads." He wasn't sure what to say. Should he congratulate Sirius for what was obviously a wonderful shag? Should he admit that he was feeling traces of jealousy? It had been a bit since he'd last participated in anything more than a secret snog in the dark of the common room, and he had been craving something more.

He didn't know how bad it had gotten until the full moon the next night. He had been periodically thinking about what Sirius had admitted throughout the entire day and even into the night after a dream left him panting into the confines of his curtains. He tried his best not to think about it while he stroked his aching cock until it was soft again. But he was having no luck, and after getting a quick glimpse while Remus redressed in the morning, James was ashamed to admit that the thought was becoming borderline obsessive.

Though he tried not to be obvious about it, there were certain times he would look at Remus and dream about what it would be like to get fucked so hard that he would be limping for two days after. He wasn't in love with Remus, he didn't even have feelings for the man, but he was extremely sexually attracted to what he could possibly do in bed, and those thoughts were taking over his life. It got so bad that James was convinced even Sirius knew about the attraction he had to his best friend's boyfriend. And while he still felt the guilt about it, every second night when he peeked over and saw Sirius' curtains drawn shut, James let himself imagine that he was in there too.

Three weeks later, Sirius finally approached him again and brought up the subject. Both of them were lounging on their respective beds, James reading a Quidditch magazine and Sirius performing random spells on some paper birds he'd conjured.

"Full moon in a few days," Sirius said casually. James stiffened at the mention of the moon, knowing now that Remus' actions were going to get more animalistic in bed the closer they got to it. He tried to hide the flush that was starting from his cheeks and quickly spreading down his neck, but Sirius must've noticed since he started snickering. "You know Remus gets absolutely insatiable around the moons. I can't keep up some nights! We've even talked about bringing in someone else to help satisfy my Moony."

James cleared his throat, "That's nice Pads."

"Mhmm, know anyone who would be interested?"

This time, James had to forcefully cough to dislodge the lump growing in his throat. "I'll keep an eye out for you."

"Are you sure you don't know anyone interested?" When James looked over, he saw Sirius leaning forward, staring James down with eyes that were slightly darker than their usual light gray colour. He visibly gulped, causing Sirius to smirk once more. "It has to be someone we trust, preferably someone who's aware of Remus' condition, who has a clue about what they're getting themselves into. Know anyone like that?"

"Pads…"

"It's okay to want him, Jamie," Sirius reasoned, stalking forward and joining James on his bed. He pulled the magazine from James' hand and threw it onto the ground. The next thing he knew, James was being straddled by Sirius who was slowly pushing James to lay down. "He's quite sexy, isn't he? And his cock is magnificent, I know you snuck a peek at the last full moon. Just think if he's that big when he's flaccid, imagine him at his full length." James shuddered at the thought, and under the roaming hands of Sirius. "What if I told you that Remus was getting rid of Peter for the night so that we can have some privacy?"

"Pads, but you and Remus…"

Sirius threw his head back and laughed. "Don't worry about me and Remus, James. We're both comfortable in our relationship; tonight, won't change anything." Sirius paused and raised his eyebrows. "Unless you don't want to?"

"No! I didn't say that!" James panicked pushing up, so he was closer to Sirius' face. "Is it wrong that I want it?"

Before Sirius could answer and ease his worries, Remus swung the door open and sauntered inside. "No, it isn't wrong. Look at that beautiful man Prongs, who wouldn't want him?"

Remus paused at the door, closing it slowly behind him and taking in the scene in front of him. James was now very aware of the position he had found himself in; Sirius was still sitting on top of him, and James was leaning upwards, so their faces were only a few inches apart. It was a very compromising position, yet Remus didn't look mad, in fact, his look held more heat than anger.

"I see you've roped in Prongs," Remus commented, running his eyes shamelessly over his boyfriend. Sirius preened under the attention, shifting on James' lap causing him to groan lightly. The noise made Remus' eyes snap over to him and darkened even more. James was starting to thicken up in his pants under such an intense look, especially when the look held so much promise for how the night was going to go.

"Come join us Moony," Sirius said in a sultry tone, his fingers reaching for the buttons on his shirt. Remus stalked towards them slowly, pulling his robes and tie off as he got closer. James stayed frozen, afraid to move and break the spell they were all under. Was this really happening? Or was this another one of his elaborate recurring dreams? Either way, he didn't want it to end.

Once Sirius had successfully stripped his shirt off, he started working on the buttons of James' shirt. "Last chance to back out James because once Moony gets going he doesn't stop." James half expected Remus to blush at such a lewd comment, but instead, his smirk grew wolfish. Oh, so this is what he was getting himself into. Good.

James didn't verbally respond; he indicated his confirmation by pulling Sirius in by the neck to kiss him. At first, he thought it would be weird kissing Sirius–though it wasn't their first time trying it–but it felt good, really good even. It had been about three years since Sirius and James practiced their kissing before pursuing their respective crushes and while Sirius did end up with Remus a year later, James was still waiting for Lily to come around. Still, in the few years they had been dating, Remus had really helped improve Sirius' kissing.

Sirius responded to the kiss enthusiastically, pushing into James' mouth and body so they were lying horizontally. He felt Sirius' tongue prodding at his lips demanding entrance and James moaned gently and sunk into the feeling of the steamy kiss. Sirius kept making little hip movements along with his lips every time he licked further into James' mouth causing James' prick to strain against his trousers.

"He's a good kisser, isn't he?" Remus asked, carding his fingers through Sirius' waves and pulling, resulting in him moaning loudly into James' mouth. "Merlin, you look beautiful together."

"Moony," Sirius whined, pulling back from James' lips and leaning into the touch his boyfriend was freely giving. Remus smirked at his boyfriend and leaned forward to press their lips together. Sirius kept moving his hips in little circles in response to the kiss making sharp pulses of pleasure travel through James' body. Sirius was hard himself, rubbing his cock against James' over and over again. He made quick work of the fly since Sirius' own hands were buried deep in Remus' curls. This time Sirius pulled back from Remus to match James' movements to rid them both of their trousers.

Remus was slowly pulling away and undressing. "I want you both naked now," he said in a low voice. The demanding deep tone made both Sirius and James shiver against one another while they tried to undress each other faster. James felt his clothes attempting to be torn from his body with Sirius' haste to get to the next step. His squirming got worse and worse the longer it took until he finally just grabbed his wand from the bedside table and spelled all their clothes away.

He wasn't expecting to be naked so quickly and the chilly air made James jerk his hips forward right into Sirius' leaking cock. "Fuck Prongs!" Sirius moaned, repeating the movement over and over until Remus was finally rid of his own clothing and pushed Sirius gently off James, so they were lying side by side on the bed, naked and hard in front of him; for him.

Remus climbed onto the bed and waved his wand so the curtains around the bed slammed shut and locked in place in case Peter decided to come back early. He started running his hands up and down the legs of Sirius and James just teasing with light touches. James didn't know how he was able to do this, to be able to have such an effect on the both of them at the same time.

"Look at you," Remus purred, running his fingers higher up Sirius' legs. "All stretched out for me already. How long have you had this in?" James pushed himself up to look at Sirius. He realized that in the heat of the moment he hadn't taken the time to appreciate the bodies surrounding him. Sirius' skin was even fairer under the clothing and he only had a small amount of body hair running down his navel leading to a patch of well-groomed pubic hair.

Remus on the other hand was all tanned skin crisscrossed with the silver of his scars. He had a slightly darker shade of body hair running down his arms, his legs, and his chest. James was surprised to find Remus had leaner muscles than he expected since Remus didn't play Quidditch like James and Sirius, and refused to even participate in the non-flying workouts they sometimes did.

James turned his attention back to where Sirius was softly moaning while Remus moved his fingers up and down the insides of his upper thighs. Sitting snugly between his cheeks was a small black plug. Had he been wearing that the entire time they were lounging on their beds this afternoon? Sirius had been extra squirmy while he had been perched in James' lap.

"All afternoon," Sirius admitted. His voice grew breathier as Remus started wiggling the thing back and forth in Sirius' hole. "Wanted to be ready for you."

Remus smirked, "Good boy." The praise made Sirius whimper and flush a pretty pink colour. "Do you want me to fuck you while you get James ready for me?"

"Oh, Merlin Moony," Sirius moaned, arching his back off the bed. "Yes, yes please." Remus pulled his hands away and Sirius scrambled to his hands and knees sticking his firm arse into the air on display.

Once Sirius was in position, Remus turned his attention away from him and to James. "Come here." James pushed himself up towards Remus and was awarded a tongue in his mouth and lips pressed against his. He now understood where Sirius learned how to kiss as well as he does; Remus kissed even better if possible. It made tingles run throughout his body and made his skin heat up even more. He suddenly would do anything to pull Remus closer and plaster his body against Remus' unnaturally warm one. Just as he was moving to do so, Remus pulled back and buried his hand in James' hair, holding him still so he couldn't reach forward for another kiss. "I want you sitting back against the headboard so Sirius can stretch you out for when I'm done with him. Got it?"

James nodded enthusiastically and pressed his lips once more against Remus' for a chaste kiss, then he moved into his demanded position. He crawled around Sirius and settled himself so that one leg was on each side of Sirius' head. The way Sirius looked laying between his legs looking up at him with dark grey eyes filled with lust was straight out of one of his wet dreams.

"Merlin Pads," James whispered, trailing his fingers down Sirius' cheeks then over his lips. He pressed on his lips, and Sirius parted them slightly and sucked two of James' fingers into his mouth. The inside was hot and wet, something that greatly contrasted Sirius' usually cold skin. Sirius wrapped his tongue around both digits and sucked, hollowing his cheeks until they pressed against the sides of James' fingers.

"Now imagine that pretty mouth around your cock." Remus' idea made both James and Sirius moan with anticipation. "Oh, you'd both like that?"

Sirius pulled his mouth away from James. "Please, Moony, fuck me already!" A gasp fell from Sirius' lips as Remus pulled out the plug, wiggling it along the way to stretch Sirius' hole even more. Remus bent down and placed a kiss on the middle of Sirius' back while his boyfriend controlled his laboured breathing.

The drawer beside him slid open magically and a large bottle of lube floated out and landed on the bed beside Sirius' head. James shivered at Sirius' breaths hitting the inside of his leg. He shifted his position to give Sirius more room for when he finally got around to stretching him open for his boyfriend to fuck into him.

Remus grabbed the lube from the bed, squeezed a small glob onto his hand, and coated his thick cock with it in preparation. He reached forward and placed the tube directly next to Sirius' head. "Best get to work Pads, I have a feeling neither of us will last very long." Then he pushed into his boyfriend in one stroke letting out a moan that sounded like it came from low in his chest, and turned Sirius' breathing into many breathy moans that tickled James' skin.

James waited patiently while Sirius got adjusted to the pace Remus was going at. He tried to refrain from touching his own cock because the entire situation was so erotic, he wasn't sure he would last long if he did, but the sounds Sirius was making and the look of Remus fucking into his boyfriend spurred him on. But the minute his hand reached for his cock, Remus cessed his thrusting, pulling fully out of Sirius' ass and hovering just before it.

The whine Sirius made at the loss of contact went straight to James' cock along with Remus' movements. He bent down over his boyfriend covering his entire body and lined his lips up to Sirius' ear. "I told you to get James ready," he rasped and grabbed the bottle of lube he had placed beside Sirius and then placed it directly into Sirius' hand. "C'mon baby, get him ready for me."

Sirius pushed up onto his elbows and shifted so that he could reach for James. He opened the cap of the bottle and poured a generous amount into his hand before discarding the bottle off the bed. James watched as Sirius reached forward, warming the lube up between his fingers before circling them around James' exposed hole. He repositioned himself so that Sirius' could have better access and then finally Sirius' nimble finger breached his hole.

At first, the feeling was weird, and James almost pulled away out of instinct, but once Sirius had fully pushed his pointer finger to the knuckle, James spread his legs more and relished the feeling. Sirius' movements were slow, and James wasn't sure if the shaking was coming from Sirius' hand or from his legs that were still placed on either side of Sirius' head.

"More," he whispered aloud hoping that he didn't sound too desperate asking for what he wanted.

Remus smirked at James' whisper and ran a hand down Sirius' ribs down his neck and into his hair. "C'mon Pads, give him more. Give him your mouth." He tightened his grip on Sirius' hair and forcefully moved it towards James' pulsing cock. From where James was sitting, he didn't see any struggle as Sirius let Remus lead him to where they all wanted him to be. Instead, he moaned softly and let his mouth open instinctually at the sight of James' hard cock. His tongue poked out to wet his lips and then once it made contact with James' dick, it licked upwards until he reached the slit and pressed his tongue against it. James' hips jerked at the sensation and his cock slipped off of Sirius' tongue and hit him in the nose. Remus laughed at this, then manually moved Sirius' head again so that his lips closed around the head of James' dick before he slowly pushed downwards forcing Sirius to take more and more of his length.

The feeling of Sirius' hot mouth slowly moving downwards made James' toes curl as he fought against every instinct to just let his hip loose so they could thrust freely into the mouth engulfing him. James couldn't drag his eyes away from the sight below him. He always knew that Sirius was beautiful, this was something everyone in the entire castle was aware of, but Sirius' beauty took a whole new form when he was having sex.

His pale skin was flushed pink, his usually sharp eyes were glassed over and a dark grey colour, his hair was devilish thanks to Remus' hand still controlling his movements, and his plush pink lips stretched wide over James. "Beautiful," James whispered out. He knew he wasn't quiet enough that they wouldn't hear him, but he didn't expect the soft moan that fell from Sirius' mouth and vibrated through James' body.

"Isn't he?" Remus asked, finally letting go of Sirius' head. Sirius continued moving on his own without Remus' hand as a guide while Remus repositioned himself back to where he had been before. James pulled his gaze from Sirius to watch Remus thrust into Sirius, bottoming out immediately. The force pushed Sirius down further and he gaged slightly. James almost pulled back, but Remus stopped him with a simple, "Don't worry, he can take it." There was a pause while Remus picked up speed before he spoke out in a raspy voice, very clearly on the brink of losing it, "Keep going, Pads, he's not ready yet."

James has almost forgotten that Sirius was supposed to be preparing him for Remus, he had been too distracted by the heavenly blow job he was receiving at the same time, but the moment the words had left Remus' mouth, Sirius started moving his finger in James' hole in time with Remus' thrusts. He continued bobbing his head while adding another finger and scissoring them to open him up. James' moans filled the room while his body trembled with pleasure, but they were slightly drowned out by Remus' grunts and Sirius' whimpers every time Remus hit his prostate.

By the time Sirius had added a second finger making three total, James was dangerously close to an orgasm. "Too much, too close," he moaned out as two of Sirius' fingers brushed up against his prostate. James watched Remus grab Sirius by the hips and forcefully pull him back from James at the same time that he pushed forward into Sirius. The move made Sirius jerk backward and dislodged his mouth from James' penis. Since his mouth was now free, there was nothing muffling the loud moans from echoing around them. James admired briefly the silencing charms that Remus usually put up at night around their bed, if Sirius was always this loud then they must be strong charms.

Remus' tug also caused Sirius to pull his fingers out of James so he could clutch tightly to the sheets below him. Now that James was ready for him, Remus chased his first orgasm of the night pulling Sirius back on his dick while thrusting quickly in. He could tell both his friends were close by the increasing volume of their moans along with the desperation of Remus' thrusts and the clenching and unclenching of Sirius' fists.

James counted half a dozen thrusts more before Sirius was screaming out in pleasure and Remus grunted out a loud moan and pushed his cock in as far as it could go while he spilled into his boyfriend's arse. As he pulled out, Sirius collapsed onto the bed in a pile of sweaty limbs and Remus hovered over him. He gently lowered himself down onto the bed beside Sirius, kissing his shoulders, his hair, and whichever parts of his face that weren't covered by his fanned-out hair.

The whole moment was so delicate and sweet that James wondered if he should continue watching or look away. Especially when Remus whispered loudly so Sirius could hear over his deep breathing, "You were so good my star, my lovely, lovely star. I'm going to take care of James now, okay? You just rest now my love."

Then, Remus pulled away after Sirius muttered something inaudible to James' rushing ears. It was his turn; he was about to experience what Remus Lupin could do in bed a few days before the full moon. His erection that had flagged a little watching such a tender moment hardened right up at the look Remus shot him once he had finished.

Remus crawled forward on the bed to seat himself beside James against the headboard. He shot one look at James before reaching over to grab the backs of both of his thighs and hauled him over, so he was straddling him. James' breath hitched at the sensation of his cock brushing against Remus' now half-hard one. James looked up into the blazing amber eyes that were looking at him as if he was something to devour.

The first thing he did was lean forward so he could kiss Remus once again. Remus had to be the best kisser he knew, and James was grateful he got to experience exactly what Remus could do with his lips and tongue. Remus kissed back eagerly, keeping one hand firmly on the back of his thigh while the other moved to the back of his head. After a few minutes just sloppily kissing while James perched on Remus' lap, Remus pulled back with a small line of spit still attached to his bottom lip.

James audibly gulped at the look Remus now gave him which only made Remus' smirk widen. "Ready Prongs?" he asked with a teasing tone to his voice. He gulped again and nodded his head carefully though he wasn't convinced he would ever be ready for what was to come, but he was excited otherwise.

He started moving his hip, grinding his achingly hard cock against Remus' already once again hard one. Remus moved his hands up his thighs and down his back until they rested on the small of his back, just above his arse, and started moving James' hips himself at the pace he wanted. It was fast and hard, and he pressed his entire cock against Remus' length each time.

"I-I'm not going t-to last," he stuttered out. A sharp gasp followed by a long moan expelled from his body when Remus moved his hands down from the small of his back so one finger had inserted itself in his already stretched hole. Once he was satisfied with Sirius' work, he moved both hands up to hold onto James' hips before lifting him, so he was hovering over Remus' long hard length. James reached behind him to guide the tip, so it was aligned with his hole before working with Remus to sink down onto it.

"F-fuck Remus," he moaned as he felt his body stretch around the thick cock. It was the biggest he'd ever taken by far and the fact it was Remus made it ten times hotter. This was his usually reserved best friend who he'd just witnessed fuck the brains out of his other best friend, and now he was going to get the same treatment.

Remus thrust upwards a few times shallowly before forcing himself all the way in and bottoming out; James now seated snuggly on his lap. "Merlin," Remus groaned, his jaw-dropping, "So fucking tight, Prongs."

They stayed in that position for a moment; he appreciated Remus letting him get used to the stretch before going to town on his arse. Behind him, he heard the bed move while Sirius shifted his position, though James couldn't see, he wondered if Sirius was watching his boyfriend slowly start to move in his, for all intents and purposes, brother. Was he getting hard at the sight of James bouncing on his boyfriend's cock? Was he stroking himself in time with Remus' upwards thrusts? The idea of what Sirius was doing behind him paired with Remus hitting his prostate every time he shoved James back into his lap brought James to the brink of his orgasm quickly.

"I'm close Remus, too close!" He cried out after Remus repositioned himself.

This inspired Remus to pick up the pace, even more, chasing his own release before James could. The pace at which he was going was practically unhuman; it was something James had never experienced before and something he probably wouldn't again. The thought made him close his eyes and relish in the feeling of being thoroughly fucked by one Remus Lupin.

A soft moan came from behind him, Sirius was clearly enjoying the sight of a half-limp James being forced down time and time again on Remus' cock. It didn't take long before his body was filled to the brim with pleasure and finally, it spilled over at the same time his cock spilled over Remus' stomach in its release. Remus thrust upwards three more times before seating James in his lap, leaning over and licking into his mouth at the same time James felt him unload onto his arse.

They both stayed there a moment, catching their breath; breathing heavily into each other's mouth. Remus pursed his lips for a kiss and James happily reciprocated, softly kissing Remus after an intense fucking. It reminded him of the tender moment Remus and Sirius shared in their own post-coital embrace. They both pulled back and smiled softly at one another, and Remus reached up to brush the wet hair off of James' sweaty forehead.

When he pulled fully back, his eyes flickered over to Sirius behind them. James watched Remus' soft smile turn into a smirk. "Stop that Pads," he called over James' shoulder. James turned around to watch Sirius' hand freeze on his half-hard cock. After the intense orgasm he had just had, he couldn't imagine gaining another stiffy within the next hour. He supposed Sirius was trained more for this than he was after all the full moons he and Remus had been together for.

Remus pulled at James' hips again to unseat him from his lap, his already half-hard again cock slipped from James' already sore arse. He could definitely see how Sirius could be limping the day after a night like this; James was sure he would be limping himself all day tomorrow.

He was placed carefully back in his initial spot against the headboard and he slumped down. His body felt like a puddle of pleasure against the soft pillows of his bed. He just sat back and watched, as Remus turned his full attention onto Sirius again. James didn't understand how Remus could be ready so quickly after what they just did, but there he was already hard again and speaking low voices with Sirius while palming at Sirius' hard cock.

James rested his head back and enjoyed the sight in front of him, the sight of Remus and Sirius arranging themselves so that they were each faced with each other's cocks. Remus grabbed Sirius' hips, rolling him so he was hovering over him and slowly sinking his mouth down onto Remus' third erection of the night. Remus adjusted his own position guiding Sirius' own cock into his mouth slowly while coordinating small thrusts of his hips. Now that James knew what the mouth felt like, the heat, the suction, the feel of Sirius' cheeks dragging up on the sides of his cock while he drew his mouth upwards, James couldn't blame Remus for his hips' reaction to the sensation.

Slowly, they both started to pick up the pace, Remus grabbing Sirius' ass to pull him deeper into his mouth while thrusting more forcefully into Sirius. James was surprised to see that Sirius never choked once, never gagged, and James knew that Remus' cock was lengthier than most. His own cock stirred in interest at what he was watching, but refused to harden, refusing to allow him to join in on this new position.

Gargles, slurping, and muffled moans filled the room around him. The sounds alone weren't erotic, but their context made it very hot. He watched Sirius close his eyes and let Remus just fuck his mouth at his own pace yet watched as Remus guided Sirius' hips so they were thrusting slowly and deeply into his mouth. Since this wasn't either of their first orgasms that night, both came shortly after they had settled into that position.

Once Sirius had unloaded all his cum, he rolled off Remus taking his mouth from Remus' cock and his own cock with him. The two of them just laid there panting towards the canopy of James' bed, all three of them thoroughly fucked out.

James watched Remus grab Sirius' hand before guiding it to his mouth for a quick kiss. Sirius' overstimulated body shivered at the contact and Remus let go of the hand immediately so Sirius could pull it back to his own body.

He waited with curiosity to see if Remus had it in him for one more go, but even he looked tired after fucking two blokes and then the mouth of his boyfriend. James couldn't imagine Sirius doing all this work alone, he looked half-dead after his two orgasms and it had just taken three to finally put a damper on Remus' energy. Maybe they would need a third more often, and if they did, James was determined to be that third as long as possible.

"That was amazing," he gushed in the direction of the two other boys. They both shifted at the sounds of his voice so that he could be in their view. "Is it always like that?" he asked genuinely curious.

"Pretty much," Sirius whispered hoarsely to him.

Remus smirked over at the sound of Sirius' voice before turning towards James. "Did you enjoy yourself Prongs?"

"Very much so," he answered honestly. Then he decided he may as well give it a shot. "If you ever need a third again…"

Remus' grin turned wolfish at that moment. "You'll be first we ask," he assured him.

Too tired to move to their own beds, James, Remus, and Sirius arranged themselves in a way so they could all share the one bed they were already on. James slept well that night, exhausted from their activities, and woke the next morning groggy and sore all over.

He was correct in assuming he would have a limp, he and Sirius both did, and every time Remus saw them wince while sitting down or shuffling awkwardly between classes, he would grin smugly knowing it was he who did that to them. Peter noticed as well but didn't ask any question, probably because he knew they wouldn't get answers he would be comfortable with, and if anyone else noticed, nobody asked.

It wasn't the last time James joined in on the pre-moon sex, though it wasn't every time they asked. They were still a couple first and sometimes they just needed to be together alone, which James understood completely. But he knew that even if they didn't ask him for a month or two, he would still get his chance and soon pre-moon sex because the most erotic, satisfying thing a man could participate in. And the aftermath left James limping every time.