A/n- Some explaining to do. So this will be the start of a new series idea, but I'm not writing them back to back. The theme of the series is 'Rutger and Lilina invite their closest friends, Roy and Wendy, to share in some intimacy with them from time to time.' And this is like the prologue for that. It's numbered like a comic book series and not with separate parts because while they all have a similar theme, each story may or may not happen in chronological order or even in the same verse as each other. That's about it, enjoy!

The Commission Files- File #a1122 The Best of Friends #0

Characters: Rutger, Lilina

Based on: a commission by lefocris on Twitter

Rutger and Lilina were cuddling naked together in bed. They had just finished a very loving and exciting session of lovemaking and they were content to fall asleep like this, that is until a thought sparked up in Lilina's mind. It wasn't the first time that she had this particular thought, but having it now when they were laying like this was probably the best time to bring it up since they were both intimate and vulnerable in this moment.

"Hey Rutger, can I talk to you about something?" Lilina asked softly.

"Yeah, of course." Rutger said opening his eyes and looking up at Lilina. He could see the slightly serious look on her face so he blinked a few times to wake himself up so he could pay attention better. "You can talk to me about anything."

"Well, I've been thinking about something." Lilina commented, wondering how she should broach this subject.

"Always a good sign." Rutger noted with a smile, which got Lilina to giggle slightly. And that did help even if he didn't realize it. "What have you been thinking about?"

"So, you know how your parents had... well let's call it a reputation when it came to being intimate with their friends?" Lilina asked him back.

"I do." Rutger said taking in what she said. He wasn't dumb so he knew where this was heading, but he didn't want to cut in rudely so he let Lilina continue.

"Well, I was wondering if maybe you might be interested in something like that with us." Lilina added. "And it's not because I don't think us together is enough, it's not that. I just remember back to how your parents had great relationships with a lot of other people and that's something I want for us as well. We both have had issues with losing important people to us, so I think it would be a great way for us to get past that by letting more people in. But, of course, it's up to you if that's something you're interested in or willing to do. If you say you're not then I'm fine with that, I've just been thinking about it for a while and wanted to get your opinion. I just wanted to find a moment to tell you where I wouldn't hurt your feelings when I brought it up.

"Hmm, that's a lot to think about." Rutger admitted, which was true, but he mostly said that to give himself some more time to take in what Lilina said and how to respond. He believed her when she said that what they had was enough for her and that she'd be okay if he said no, but if he was being honest a decent part of him wanted to say yes. But he wasn't sure if he was ready to open himself up to people that much like his parents had in the past. He respected their theories on the matter of intimacy with friends and if the war wouldn't have happened he most likely would have followed in their footsteps, but now? Could he really feel comfortable letting more people than necessary seem him in such a vulnerable state.

"Come on Rutger, don't leave me hanging." Lilina half pleaded. "If you don't like it then just tell me, I can take it."

"It's not that I don't like the idea on the face of it." Rutger assured her. "And I'm not upset that you brought it up either. I just don't know if I feel comfortable letting people in like that at this point in my life. You know what I'm talking about right?"

"I do, and I respect that." Lilina assured him back. "And I'm not saying we have to do it right away, I kind of just wanted to put it on the table for discussion in case some situation came up in the future."

"Yeah, I get that, my father did things like that all the time." Rutger noted before thinking for just a bit longer and coming up with something that resembled a compromise. "How about this? Why don't we start out small and just say we'll invite each other's best friends to be closer with us? We already trust them more than most people, so being intimate as a next step shouldn't be such a big leap right?"

"You'd really be willing to do that for me?" Lilina asked with more hope in her voice than before.

"Lilina, for you I'd try anything once. I tried that pegging stuff remember?" He joked, which got Lilina to smile and laugh again.

"Yes, I do, and I appreciate it still." She replied. "But okay, I can agree with that for now. And if you or I decide that it's just not for us we can go back to it just being the two of us. Though now I'm curious as to who you consider your best friend to be."

"Well, the first choice is you obviously." Rutger answered with a chuckle. "But since you're kind of an illegal answer for this question, I'd say my best friend is Roy. Which I have a feeling you're going to be just fine with."

"Really, how could you tell?" Lilina teased him. "But yes, I am totally on board for Roy being with us as long as you two don't end up getting jealous or anything."

"We've already hashed that out years ago." Rutger assured her. "And I think he'd jump at the chance for us to be like our parents were back in the day. Now the real question is, who is your number 2 pick because I know Roy is your best friend too."

"You've got me there." Lilina admitted. "But I do have a solid next option, what do you think about Wendy?"

"I like her." Rutger replied truthfully. "She's very loyal and a hard worker, and she's very supportive of us in what we do. You talk about all the interesting things you do together in your free time and I do get the feeling she is a very close friend to you, so I'd be okay with her joining us if she's up for it."

"Well, I can already tell you she is." Lilina told him. "I kind of let it slip that I was thinking about asking you this to her and she said that if we asked her she'd be willing to join us. I hope that you aren't upset I told her that."

"Nah, of course not." Rutger assured her. "Wendy is very trustworthy, I doubt she would have told anyone else if we decided not to do anything. And it skips the awkward phase where we'd have to bring it up to her."

"That's a good point." Lilina noted. Then there was a bit of a silence between the two of them until she spoke up again. "So, you're truly okay with this? You're not upset or freaking out that we're not in love anymore?"

"No, not one bit." Rutger replied before giving her a kiss on the cheek. "I'd rather you ask me something and I say no then for you to hold onto something and let it fester. And my parents had it work out for them and honestly I learned a lot from them and from the times I sneakily read my father's notes on all their friends. He had a lot of good tips on how not to cause problems when it comes to situations like this, so I'm confident I can play my part well."

"Well, if you ever do feel uncomfortable then tell me and we can stop right then and there." Lilina assured him.

"I will, and I trust that you'll do what's best for us." Rutger told her back before holding on and cuddling her closer. "What's really important is that I love you, more than before, more than yesterday, and I'll love you more tomorrow."

"And I'll keep loving you more each day as well." Lilina said wrapping her arm around his head and snuggling him even closer. "Thank you for being my true best friend, I couldn't ask for a better one than you."

"And I couldn't put it better myself." Rutger added. "But for now, we should get to sleep, we actually have a busy day tomorrow."

"Oh yeah, we do." Lilina remembered. "Well, let's get to it. Goodnight Rutger, I love you."

"Sleep tight, and don't be afraid to wake me up for anything." Rutger replied softly. "Because I love you too."