Georgina had very sweet energy about her. I felt safe. Her face was about a foot from mine. I could smell the sweet scent of alcohol on her breath, “You know Riley thinks you're cute. She doesn’t act that way to everyone.”

I blushed and my eyes opened wide. “Uh..um...really?” I farted out.

“Haha, Riley’s right, you are cute!” Georgina pushed put her hands on the cushion and pushed herself upright onto her one knee. “Would you like to hang out with us? We’ve got jello shooots...” she said convincingly.

Georgina held out her hand to help me up. Thankfully it was my right arm missing so I was able to reach out for her help. She pulled but we made an extremely awkward pair as she wobbled on one foot trying to pull straight up so as not to topple, and I without any support to push myself from the cushion.

“Would it be okay if I asked...I mean, sorry, no I shouldn’t.” I said nervously.

“Oh go ahead! I have a feeling I know what it is. What happened?”

“Uh, yes,” I replied sheepishly.

“Well, I got this baby after a motorcycle accident. I was pretty badass back then! The whole situation ruined my life for a couple of years until I met Jim at one of his studio parties. I’ve learned to appreciate what I have. These people were hanging out with are some of my favorite people in the world. They pulled me out of a deep deep hole I never thought I’d get out of.” She smiled and held my hand as she hopped with me to the kitchen.

The rest of the group was listening to Riley. She was telling the story about how we met, “She was so nervous! Jim mentioned to me later how curious she was when the device was doing its job. Reminded me of my first time at the studio—I was even more of a wreck than her!”

Annie noticed that we had entered the kitchen and asked, “So how do you like it?”

I shrugged. My right shoulder twitched and moved more without the extra weight keeping it settled, “I mean...” I thought again about who these people are. They were all missing something. They were NOT Mindie from work. “I’m kind of obsessed with it?”

The group laughed. “You can say that again!” Annie said as she posed, swinging side to side showing off her empty shoulders.

Riley reached up to the counter where there was a half-full tray of jello shots and held it out to me. “Cheers to Megan!” I took it from her and gulped it down as everyone else did with theirs.

The night gets a bit blurry after that point. I honestly don't know how many shots and other liquor I had. What I do know however is that at one point Georgina mentioned she just talked to Jim and he's invited us to the studio to continue partying. Despite my anxiety, I went along with it. It’s only another couple blocks further and if I don’t like it, I can always go home. I took a deep breath and smiled.

Riley did have a wheelchair for such excursions and she pushed alongside me the whole way. We chatted about little things—where we went to school, whom we might know in common. At one moment she mentioned getting married to Jim.

“Oh, you’re married?” I asked. I was a bit confused considering it seemed to be public knowledge of how attracted to me she is.

“Oh, sure! I am Jim’s second partner after he married Suzie. She was one of the first people to try out the AutoScalpel before it was public. You’ll get to meet her, she’s at the studio too!

“So that’s..like..polygamy?”

“Well, when you say it like that it doesn’t sound so great! Yes, we are technically a polygamous couple. And we each have other partners too. Georgina is my girlfriend.”

Head...swimming...the alcohol made it swim even more but it kept me moving forward. We arrived at the studio and Jim came to the door and unlocked it. “Girls!” How are you all? He gave Georgina a big hug and bend down to kiss Riley on the lips. He also gave Annie the same affection. As a guess I just assumed that Annie was probably his girlfriend too, considering Riley didn’t mention that she was married to Annie also. What a complicated relationship, I thought to myself.

We went to a lounge in the back room with comfy couches and a kitchenette in the corner. The girls got out more drinks and continued to drink.

“Everybody make yourselves comfortable. Riley and I will be back with Suzie.” Jim said as the three of us filed into the lounge.

I picked out a beer from the fridge and sat down on the couch. Georgina hopped sat down beside me on my right side. Her arm and hip rested snug against the side of my body. It was more intimate than ever expected because not only was she getting snug with me, but her arm was right where mine used to be and rested down along my side. I had flashbacks of the familiar feeling of what it felt like to have a full arm resting along the side of my torso. Georgina rested her hand on my leg confidently and said, “I’m so glad you joined us tonight! I was getting tired of being the only single amp around here,” she laughed and rubbed her hand gently along my leg as Jim walked in, Riley hand-walking beside him.

He was carrying a small child in his hands...at least that’s what I thought at first. Man, I was drunk at this point!

Jim sat whom I assumed to be Suzie in the chair across the room from me. I was dumbstruck...the child had an..adult face? Wait..was she an adult?

“Hi, Megan! I’m Suzie,” she said with a big grin. Jim sat down beside her and held up a beer for her to take a drink.

“Uh...um...I mean..hi!” I blurted. Shit. Suzie was...she was just a torso. Either that or someone slipped hallucinogens in my drink. I must have gone pale because Suzie began to look concerned.

“Oh my gosh, are you okay sweetie?” Suzie said, concerned. Georgina leaned forward and waved her hand in front of my face to make sure I was still conscious. I shook my head as the alcohol swam inside my head. I finally got my composure and said, “I'm sorry, it’s nice to meet you, Suzie.”

Jim broke the ice after a few seconds of silence and said, “Suzie is my wife of almost five years. I'm not sure if it’s obvious but she was one of the first test subjects for my AutoScalpel.”

“Oh, Jim! She doesn’t want to hear about that!” Suzie jutted her pointy armless shoulder into Jim’s side.

“Oh, no, actually I'm interested. Is that how you...lost...um..”

“Haha, it is! I started with just a finger and had to keep very silent about the device because it wasn’t a hundred percent legal yet at the time. But of course, times change. Over time I kind of just...became addicted you could say.” She giggled and her breasts shook. They looked a bit larger with her narrow armless shoulders behind them.

“Oh...wow...I wonder what I should do next.” The room went silent. What the hell just came out of my mouth? It must have been the alcohol talking I told myself.

“Are you thinking about having something else done?” Riley asked curiously, “Because Jim can help you...”

“Oh, no, of course not. I mean, after he removed my arm I was pretty sure I was done, but you guys probably know, I kind of kept thinking about it. But I mean, I like my one arm. I might stick with it. Maybe someday a long time from now I could...” I clamped my mouth shut. My newest deepest darkest secret was being spurted all over the room.

Riley hand-walked over to the fridge and got out two beers, holding them in one arm while she awkwardly made her way back over to the couch Georgina and I were sitting on. She handed me a beer and sat on the other side of me.

My memory of what happened after that is fuzzy but we all talked about our amputations more. Georgina was thinking about having a hand removed and I think Riley said she was done with her amputations. I don’t know what I said about myself but I think it made Riley and Georgina horny because at some point we were all three caressing each other and our stumps, and making out. I remember looking over and seeing Jim kissing Suzie while Annie caressed Suzie's hip stumps with her feet. God, I wish I remembered more because from just what I remember it was the most action I ever got in my life.

The next thing I remember I was waking up—my eyes were almost glued shut and my head was throbbing. We were in the lounge still but somehow we all ended up almost completely naked, me with Riley on my left side with her arm over my breasts.

Jim, Suzie, Georgina, and Annie were in a pile in the opposite corner on a large beanbag.

I pushed myself up with my left arm and tried to sit up but nothing happened. Man, we must have gotten completely wasted! I couldn’t feel my arm at all—it must be asleep and Riley was probably laying on it all night. What time is it anyway?

I whisper to Riley, “Hey, wake up. You're on my arm—I think it fell asleep.” Riley just groaned and rolled over. At least she wasn’t on my arm anymore.

Knowing one can’t use a sleeping arm to do anything, I used my abs to help me sit up. I stretched my shoulders and back, swinging them around so the momentum would crack the bones in my back...that felt good.

I looked down at Riley. She was so pretty. She looked so peaceful laying on the cushion. Her short stature only added to her allure and beauty. She was on her side and her leg stumps hung down slightly from her hips, her right stump resting lightly on her left.

I tried to stand up. Usually, my arm starts to wake up after a few seconds, but I still hadn’t felt the familiar pins and needle. I swung my shoulders again to get a good look at the stubborn arm. My shoulder felt strangely light, like my right. Adrenaline rushed through my system like I was about to fight a lion. I looked at my left shoulder to see there was no left arm whatsoever hanging from my shoulder. It was exactly like the right. I looked back at my right shoulder, hoping that maybe I had forgotten which arm I originally had removed. As expected, I was also missing a right arm.

“Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!! WHAT THE FUCK!” I screamed at the top of my lungs. “WHERE THE FUCK IS MY ARM?” I screamed.

Everyone else was just as hung over as me but they were all startled awake by my scream. “Ungh, huh?” Jim said, sitting up from under his lady pile.

“You motherfucker! You took my other arm? Where is it?? Put it back right this instant!”

Jim rubbed his eyes and took a second to get his bearings. Riley also sat up looked at me concerned.

“Megan, um, I'm sorry, you said last night that you didn't think you’d die without having something else removed. This was your idea.” He gestured in my general direction, something I would never again be able to do.

“Well, put it back! How am I going to be able to work now??” Jim was right. I did have those thoughts and I wasn't sure if I would live the rest of my life without having something done. But this...this was too soon.

“If you ask me, it looks nice on you...” Georgina said, still rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

“I...” I yelled. I was so angry! “Well, thank you...but you can’t just...it’s the principle of...” I knew this would happen at some point. I just didn’t expect it so suddenly. I looked back at Riley and she was nodding yes, in agreement with Georgina.

I looked down and shrugged my new empty shoulder. Riley reached out and gently caressed it, sending the same overwhelming and pleasurable sensations of my other shoulder. I...I liked it...What have I gotten myself into?