After leaving Josy’s apartment, they went to Melanie’s to switch her overnight bag with her study bag.
While Josy waited by the elevator, Melanie went to her room. She felt as if she was on a rollercoaster of emotions. The past few days had been stimulating to say the least, followed by her dream, and then Josy helping her to an orgasm in the middle of the night.
As if that hadn’t been enough, at breakfast, she’d been stripped naked and stared at by Josy and her roommate Sophia in their kitchen and had just narrowly avoided being seen naked by Jess as well.
At least she was wearing normal clothes again. Josy hadn’t even told her to forgo panties today.
She thought back to standing naked in their kitchen, and how she’d again gotten worked up. Josy was waiting for her and she had to hurry, but before grabbing her bag, she quickly lifted her mid-thigh length circle skirt and pushed her panties down her legs, tossing them in her laundry basket. She wanted to experience that rush of going commando again.
When she returned to the elevator, Josy was holding the door open. They stepped in and the elevator started going down.
Would Josy again lift her skirt in the elevator? Probably not, as she didn’t know Melanie had taken off her panties. She wanted to let her know, but how? She turned her head, looking at her friend.
Josy grinned at her. “Now that Sophia has seen you, and it’s no big deal, how about a few more of my roommates next time? Maybe a see-through babydoll without panties?”
“No big deal?” Melanie’s previous idea of hinting her underwear status left her mind, as she instead imagined herself surrounded by Josy’s roommates, all staring and commenting at her nearly naked body. “I don’t want them to think of me like that.”
“Hmm, you’re right. We need to ease them into the idea that you’re a nudist, and not some sort of pervert.”
“Pervert? You’re basically saying I am!”
The elevator arrived at the lobby and they stepped out.
“No, no… Well, maybe a little. Is that so bad? Obviously, that makes me one too.”
“Yes, you are.” Melanie was dead serious.
“We both are,” Josy laughed. “So, is it okay if I hint to my roommates that you’re a nudist?”
“No!” Melanie hoped no one overheard their conversation. She felt herself getting excited, thinking about being naked anywhere in Josy’s apartment. No, there was no way. Could she do the same in her own apartment? No, she was getting way ahead of herself, but she could try out the chemise at dinner.
Josy was still looking at her, raising her eyebrows as if she didn’t think her immediate ‘no’ was final.
“Let them know I’m a nudist? Well, I don’t like it, but…” she paused, averting her eyes in shame. “I guess it’s better than them thinking I’m a pervert. Just baby steps, okay?”
Melanie felt a rush of excitement go through her. She knew she should tell Josy not to tell her roommates, but it was a deliciously enticing idea.
Josy giggled, obviously finding Melanie’s change of mind amusing. “We should thank Reese for those gifts, and also do some shopping of our own.”
“For what?” Melanie asked, nervous about what sort of shopping Josy had in mind.
“Let’s go to the mall on Saturday.”
Melanie responded with a noncommittal shrug. She wanted a shorter chemise, she wanted something a little bit see-through, she wanted her boundaries pushed, but it scared her as well. She was worried about her reputation, about her roommates teasing her, about things spiraling out of control.
“Are you going running again tomorrow?” Josy asked.
“I guess. Probably.” Melanie thought about Brian. So much had changed since the day before. Thinking back to their teasing in class now made her uncomfortable. She needed to speak with him, given how she was now aware of how she was developing feelings for Josy. Looking to her side as they crossed a road, she wondered what Josy thought about their recent ‘experiments’.
“So, you’re sleeping in your own bed again,” Josy said in a neutral tone, which may have been either a question or a statement.
Melanie didn’t know what Josy meant by that. “I guess that’s more convenient.”
Josy smiled. “It’s okay. I think I’ll be okay.”
All that happened the past twelve hours, what did it mean for Josy? Was Josy also trying to figure things out? Perhaps it was indeed better that she went back to sleeping in her own bed, to give them both some time to think. After all, she had been keeping Josy company to help her process her emotional distress. If anything were to grow between them, it should not be connected to Josy’s recovery.
~~~
Melanie was among the first to arrive at the classroom. She checked her phone. There hadn’t been such a need to rush. She was thinking about her stay at Josy’s, while absentmindedly playing with the buttons of her blouse. Josy had licked her finger…
“Good morning,” Brian said.
Melanie looked up, not having read anything on her phone. “Good morning.”
Brian leaned close to her, whispering, “You should probably leave those buttons alone.”
“I wasn’t doing anything.”
“Then why is the top button undone?”
“That’s how I like it,” she lied. She looked down and could see down to her bra. Brian could likely see as well. Turning her back to Brian and everyone else, she quickly fixed the top button.
Brian was grinning. “Sleep well?”
Melanie thought back to her strange night, trying to keep her face neutral. “Yes. You?”
“Not bad.”
During class, Brian again teased her arm, similar to the previous day. However, for Melanie, a lot had changed since then. Confused about her feelings for both Brian and Josy, she thought she should talk with him about it today. Did she want to let this continue, knowing that Brian was interested in her? For now, she ignored his touches. Best not to engage in these games.
Just a few minutes into her second class of the day, Melanie was shocked to feel Brian’s hand touching her skirt. It followed much the same pattern as she had done to him the previous day. He tickled the outside of her leg, followed by placing his whole hand on it. Again, she decided to ignore it, just as he had. However, he continued by doing something that had not been possible for her. His hand went to the hem and started pulling it up.
That’s cheating! She hadn’t been able to do that to him!
What would Josy think? Would she mind Brian doing this to her? As long as it’s just exposure without boundaries being crossed, it would be fine. In fact, she thought with some amusement that Josy would probably encourage it.
Soon, she felt his hand on her bare leg above her thigh-highs, fingers on the inside of her thighs. His hand stroked her bare skin up and down her thighs. She still refused to react to it, even though his hand seemed to go a little further each time. It made it more and more difficult to sit still and she noticed she had already spread her legs a little. After several more strokes, she knew that if he continued, he would find out she wasn’t wearing panties.
She felt conflicted. She knew she should stop him. This wasn’t a game anymore, and her mind was on Josy. However, she refused to give in and didn’t react other than an involuntary increase in her breathing. She was getting hot from this but kept her hands above the table.
He kept going for several minutes, slowly stroking her thigh higher and higher.
He was just inches away from touching her pussy, when she put her hand on his, holding it in place.
He turned his head, a smile on his face, but it vanished. He must have seen her frown, and he removed his hand from her leg.
Still breathing heavily, she felt bad. For him, and for Josy.
~~~
After lunch, Brian asked her if they could talk.
She looked around. The study room was hardly a place for a private conversation. “Let’s go to the library. One of the rooms there.”
“Okay.”
Luckily, it wasn’t busy and there were rooms available. They went inside and Melanie sat down, wondering how to begin.
“What’s going on?” Brian asked. “You’ve been acting differently today.”
She thought for a moment on what to say. “I’m not sure about all of this, Brian.”
“All of what?”
“The tickling. In class. The teasing touches above and below the table. You know what I mean.”
“But yesterday -”
“Yesterday was yesterday.” She averted her gaze, but saw him looking at her, waiting for her to explain. Being unsure about the situation with Josy, she couldn’t talk about that. The confusion was the main problem, and she didn’t want to give him the wrong idea either. “Can we press pause?”
“Press pause? What does that even mean?”
“I’m really confused right now, and I don’t know what to do. The flirting…” She saw him blush as she called him out. “I enjoy it. Enjoyed it. Yesterday. Today I’m confused. I didn’t mean to do this to you.”
Brian looked upset at her words. “Do what – lead me on? Jerk me off in the park? I was just trying to find some normalcy between us. You know I like you.”
Inwardly she cringed at his use of certain words. Jerked him off; it made it feel so cheap. She pushed that feeling out, focusing on his last words. “I like you too.”
“Then what’s the problem?”
“Josy,” she said, and then gasped, surprised it had just slipped out. She looked at him for his reaction.
Brian turned white. “You said there wasn’t anything between you two,” he said in an accusatory tone.
“There isn’t. Wasn’t.”
“Wasn’t?”
“I don’t know!” she said, flustered. “I need some time. You’ve been nice to me, and I didn’t want to hide this from you. That’s why I’m telling you.”
He frowned, but after a moment he said, “I appreciate that. Does it mean we can’t go running anymore?”
“We can. It’s up to you.”
“And ‘running’?” he asked, using air quotes. “We don’t do that anymore?”
She blushed at his meaning. “If you think we shouldn’t.”
“Yeah,” he said, his voice trailing off.
“Okay,” she said, unable to keep her disappointment out of her voice.
“Wait! I mean, it’s your choice.”
Choice. Her mind went to Josy. If Josy was actually interested in her, would Josy mind if she bared a little more skin than appropriate on a morning run? Brian and Josy; they both knew how much she enjoyed that part of her life. She’d have to tentatively ask Josy about it, even though she was fairly sure of the answer.
“Can I answer tomorrow?”
“During our run?” Brian asked.
“Yes. Are you okay with that?”
“Maybe. I’ll let you know.” He was obviously unhappy about it, which was understandable.
She nodded, and then checked the time. “Let’s get back to Sarah and Cohen and do some work.”
Much of the afternoon, Melanie was thinking about how to bring up her running activities with Josy. The thought of this upcoming talk had her fidgeting and visiting the bathroom several times.
~~~
At the end of the day, Melanie met up with Josy at the college gates to walk home.
“So…” Josy began. “Since you enjoyed wearing your chemise at breakfast, what will you wear to dinner?”
“I don’t know. It’s just my roommates there.”
“You don’t have a babydoll, right?”
“No.” A babydoll evoked images of sexy, partially see-through lingerie in Melanie’s mind. She imagined herself wearing that in the common room. The idea excited her, but she wouldn’t go that far.
“Hmm. In that case, I’m choosing for you. Just let me think for a moment.”
They walked in silence for a little while.
Melanie was wondering how to broach the subject of Brian. “About Brian…” she began, looking at the ground.
“Hmm?”
“I… Sometimes, during our runs…” Melanie was trying to figure out how best to say it.
“You sometimes what? Are you trying to tell me you tease him when you go running together?”
Melanie nearly stumbled. Josy knew her so well. “A little.”
Josy giggled. “What do you mean by ‘a little’?”
“I show some skin.”
Josy’s eyes went big, with a smile to match. “Ohh. That is hot. How much exactly? Has he seen your pussy?”
Why had she brought this up? She wanted to get out of there. “No. Well… more like I show him my butt sometimes. Although…”
“Yes?” Josy pressed.
“I ah… did show him… the front, while I pushed down my tights.”
“Your mound? Or more?” Josy was relentless.
Melanie was getting hot from this talk. “Uhm. Just the top of my…uh…lips.”
They had just arrived at a road they had to cross and there was a small group of guys waiting at the traffic light. One of the guys turned his head towards them with an odd look on his face. Had he overheard?
Melanie blushed furiously, while he turned to the others and said something she couldn’t hear. Others also turned back to look at them. Nervously scanning their faces, she didn’t think she recognized anyone from her class.
After crossing the road, they waited for a moment to get some distance between them and the group. Josy was grinning at her the whole time.
“Brian must have liked that. How did he react?” Josy continued their conversation as if nothing had happened.
Melanie thought back to that moment in the park. He’d cum shortly after, but that was also because she had been stroking him. But that had been a private moment between them. “He liked it.”
“Did he touch you?” There was some apprehension in Josy’s voice.
That was something Melanie could easily answer. “No.” She saw Josy relax and smile.
“You need to come to the gym with me some time. We can have some fun there, I know. How about Friday evening?”
“Uh, okay,” Melanie answered. The conversation had side-tracked, but she still needed to know. “But, back to Brian. Is it okay if I still go running with him? With the… uh…”
Josy laughed. “With the fun you have?” Then, Josy switched to a more serious tone. “Do you trust him? I mean to keep his hands to himself?”
Melanie thought it was funny Josy would ask this, given how Josy often did not keep her hands to herself. Does it mean Josy wants to keep that privilege for herself? “He’s better at it than you are,” she jabbed.
Josy smirked. “Touché.”
They arrived at their apartment building, entering an elevator, just the two of them.
The elevator doors closed and Melanie was still waiting for Josy’s answer concerning Brian, but she decided to tease Josy a little while she could. “Hey Josy, guess what?”
“What?”
Melanie lifted her skirt, raising it around her waist, baring her pussy to Josy’s view.
“Oh, you little minx. When did you take off your panties?”
Melanie grinned. “This morning, when I grabbed my bag.”
Josy stepped close, and touched Melanie’s mound with her right hand, rubbing the smooth skin. “Naughty girl. You can have your fun with Brian. Just save this -” Josy moved her hand lower and slipped a finger between her lips, “- for me.”
Melanie moaned. “Yes.” More from Josy’s words than her touch, she experienced an emotional high. Josy wanted her. Butterflies and muscle contractions.
The elevator arrived at Melanie’s floor and the doors began to open, as Josy was stroking Melanie’s pussy.
“The doors!” Melanie exclaimed in shock, imagining a group of people waiting for the elevator. At least Josy was between her and the doors, blocking some of the view.
“Ah, I couldn’t help myself,” Josy said, turning to look out into the hallway, while she slipped a finger into Melanie’s wetness.
“Hnggh.” Melanie bit her lip. She could hear people in the hallways, but the area in front of the elevators was clear. Though she wanted Josy to keep fingering her, she pushed her hand away. Letting her skirt drop, she stepped out of the elevator.
Josy held the doors. “I know what you’re wearing at dinner.”
“Ah… What?”
“To surprise your roommates, I’m tempted to make you have dinner naked, but I know you’d refuse. Instead, wear the other chemise Reese gave you. No panties.”
Melanie knew she should be shocked, but at this point, she had been expecting it. She imagined the setting at the kitchen table with all her roommates. “At dinner?”
Josy seemed to think about it for a moment. “Change when you get to your room. Stay like that the whole evening until you go to sleep.”
Melanie gasped. “O-okay.”
“Let me know how you like it. Maybe take some pictures.” Josy winked. “See you later.”
“Wait. You won’t be there with me?”
“Can’t today. My turn to cook. Bye.” Josy waved through the closing doors.
“Okay… Bye.” But what if she would just have dinner at Josy’s?
The elevator doors closed and Melanie heard it continue going up. Was Josy licking her finger again? She felt a little rush go through her.
Just save this… for me.
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Now that this episode revolves mainly about Melanie’s relationships with Josy and Brian, I think I am on team Josy. There is some nice chemistry between Melanie and Josy; I really like the way they interact and how Josy leads Melanie on to more and more adventurous dares. With Brian I always have the feeling their interactions are somewhat awkward. I am not sure if they fit together.
If Melanie chooses Josy and rejects Brian, this might lead to problems with Brians friends. They know Brian much longer than Melanie and probably will side with him. So as always, I am looking forward to the next chapter to see how it develops.
Team Josy 🙂
Maybe I should keep a tally for this.
That is indeed something that might happen in certain social circles. They might decide to kick Melanie out of the group, for example. It depends on everyone involved, how such things are handled.
Thank you for your comment, arthwys. Always nice to read your insights into the story 🙂
I also line the chemistry mire between Melanie and Josy, Line she made her di more and mire, really a good story like it very much
Hi Karl,
I’m not sure if I’ve seen you commenting on my story before, but I’m happy to see a new name, and glad you like the story.
Cave
I had been waiting, for a long time, for this particular chapter. Waiting to see what would become the fate of Brain and Josy. I have to say, I’m happy. I’m very glad the way things resolved and I now I love the story even more knowing it’s going in a great direction.
As usual, the teasing banter between our two favourites was fun and escalatory. Always progressing towards something even more daring. I love the continual promise and fulfillment of these gradual progressions. And I love the brilliant but sensitive writing style, that misses nothing and captures everything.
I’m so happy! Thank you Cave.
Hi ReaderMan,
Thank you for the kind comments. Glad you liked this chapter.
Yes, we’re lucky these individuals have relatively carefree lives, where they can enjoy their little escalations. I wonder if the group of guys that may have overheard their conversation will make another appearance…
Cave
I wouldn’t characterize them all as little. But interesting that you do. 🙂
Haha… now I wonder too. Actually that could be a problem!
Very nice chapter. Please go on. One of the best stories read in the last years.
Hi Jofeyes,
Thank you. I’m glad to see another new name. Hope you continue to enjoy the story.
Cave
Another delicious chapter in this most intimate coming-of-age saga! I take pleasure in the fact that Melanie is discovering herself on several interconnected fronts simultaneously. And what makes that all the more enjoyable is that she’s not taking the journey alone. She has friends guiding and assisting her as she steers her own course through these waters.
One of the fronts relates to exposure/exhibitionism/nudism (whatever you want to call it). It’s something that Melanie is drawn to, but she’s worried about how that looks. Josy and she seem to see eye to eye on that. This exchange, for example:
They both seem to think that being a nudist is okay — sort of. I think what is going on is that they both imagine that it is borderline perverted, but that if it is carefully introduced, that the roommates in question will not find it offensive. At least that’s how I read that. I’d love to hear other opinions. And Josy’s line above, the one that starts, “No, no… Well, maybe a little…” Such a well-written line. I love it when an author is able to craft dialogue that allows to me to imagine I’m right there witnessing an actual conversation.
So this is the first front (the exhibitionism), but it is proceeding with several groups simultaneously. Most obviously we have two sets of roommates. I look forward to finding out if they receive the news of Melanie’s interest in nudism similarly, or if circumstances and personalities cause things to diverge. And that’s just the roommates. There’s of course Brian. He’s on about the same page as Josy (in terms of know about Mel’s kink). But we also have Sarah and Cohen … can’t forget about them or any of the other characters that grace Melanie’s life.
The second major front, and it was front and center this week, is Melanie’s sexuality. To me, she now seems to be completely bisexual. In other words, she could play for either team depending on the personality of the players. In other words, I think Josy is winning out over Brian , not because she has a vagina rather than a penis, but because Brian is more distant. In other words, Melanie and Josy compliment each other better. Their conversations are deeper. They are better able to help each other. An of course, Josy has gotten quite adept at stoking Melanie’s fire … and there is a fire there … a red hot one.
As regards relationships, it seems as if this chapter included not just one but two watershed moments. First, Melanie admitting to herself that she is falling For Josy:
That is sooooo very significant, because it is clear that Melanie is ready to be exclusive with Josy. Messing around with Brian is suddenly something that she feels she shouldn’t be doing. This development has me anxious. What if Josy is not on the same page? In not, then Melanie could get hurt. She says she wants to ‘push pause’ until she has a chance to confirm with Josy that their feelings are mutual. BUT she doesn’t wait. She goes ahead with trying to figure out what kind of things she can do with Brian that aren’t in violation of her relationship with Josy. I really worrying for Melanie at that point. But then…
And with that, I know that I don’t need to spend any more time worrying. These two have just negotiated the terms of their relationship. Suddenly they are indeed ‘together.”Applause!
Something I forgot to mention — I noticed the addition of your email address at the end of your chapter. I think that is wise. I used to do that back on the Indian Outlaw site. Also, I just added that recently to my ‘Jessa Meets Her Match’ postings.
What I found is that I did receive email. I think it fell into two categories. First, there were those who did not want to post publicly. I personally don’t think there is anything to be concerned about, but it gave those people an alternate way to thank me for the story and/or share their thoughts. Second, there were people who had things that they wanted to talk about that they didn’t want to share with the public at large. So that was completely fine. I ended up having some wonderful conversations and made a number of friends. I expect that a few of your Melanie fans will reach out to you.
So, bottom line, good move!
Hi Blair,
Thank you for the delicious comment. A coming-of-age saga? I suppose it is.
I think that is a natural thing to worry about, though not everyone feels that way. I imagine Melanie is jealous of people who feel free enough that they just don’t care (that much) what others think. People who can just be themselves. Perhaps what plays a role here is that Melanie’s shyness and her interests are a somewhat rare combination, or is it not?
That is what I aim for when writing, natural conversations, so I am glad that I manage it – at the very least some of the time.
Hmmm, maybe it’s no surprise that the writer enjoys having these different environments and people.
Yes, Brian and Josy have very different personalities. It’s also important to remember that Josy and Melanie have known each other for longer than Brian and Melanie.
Stoking Melanie’s fire… that seems to be a natural talent for Josy, and something Brian hasn’t had much chance (yet) to figure out.
I didn’t know that term yet. Now I do, thank you.
A most interesting form of negotiation…
Cave
Enjoying the story line, when does Josy become a receiver of affection? Looking forward to more chapters.
Hi NYTIDE82, thank you for the comment. That is a good question. Do you think Josy is hoping to be on the receiving end soon? Is it something she thought about already?
My last chapter, I also tried putting my an email at the end of the post. I think it’s like fishing. Throw in your line and see if you get any bites. After two weeks I still didn’t catch any fish. It’s not the most exciting sport.
I like your email – cavethewriter@gmail.com
I was thinking to make something similar, like – readermanthewriter but changed my mind, too long and strange to have reader and writer in the same jumble of words.
Yes I noticed you both adding that option for readers to give feedback, and I think it’s a good idea. Whether readers use it or not, you give them a choice. 🙂
Thank you Cave. Nice written, after all. I would also add more communication between Melanie and Brian. It is not necessary to fully describe their conversation about the weather, cars, parents, teachers, etc. Just a couple of lines and enough. I remembered the moment when ReaderMan described in Chapter 19.1 the conversation between Emi and Brandy. Half an hour of communication and Emi took off her T-shirt. Communication dissolves problems, builds mutual understanding and relationships with each other. And then Melanie will open up even more. Perhaps you have your own point of view on the relationship between them. You know best. But you’re still good at it. I look forward to the next discoveries of Melanie.
Thank you, pavel_ser. I’ll try to pay a little more attention to communication between the characters, to see where it can add a little more to the story.