Riley checked her reflection in the mirror one last time. Her shoulder length, jet black hair was held in a tight ponytail. Her lips sported a subtle champagne pink lipstick. Her clothing was subtle as well, just a simple black t-shirt and jeans.
"Perfect," Riley said to herself. On the outside, Riley looked like a normal college student. A typical 24-year old young woman going through the phases of life. However, she had a secret. A secret that she had held from her best friend Taylor for years. But that secret would come to light today as the two took the final step towards advancing their relationship. Or at least the relationship Riley had in mind.
She grabbed her keys and her specially made nigh bag and made the short 10-minute drive to Taylor's house. Checking her appearance one last time in the rear-view mirror, Riley made her way to the front door and rang the bell. A tall, sandy-haired light-skin guy answered the door.
"Riley," Taylor said. "You got here sooner than I thought."
"I had nothing better to do, so I figured I'd just head on over," the young woman replied with a shrug. Taylor stepped aside and allowed Riley to enter the house, then shut the door and followed her to the living room.
"Sorry things are a bit of a mess," said Taylor. "I was hoping to get it cleaned up before you got here." He motioned to various papers laying on the table and the couch. Clearly, he had been hard at work trying to knock out some assignments before Riley arrived.
"It matters not," Riley said with a wave of her hand. 'This is actually perfect,' she thought to herself. 'My job just got a bit easier.' Taylor quickly gathered up his various documents and motioned for Riley to occupy to newly cleared space on the couch.
As Riley sat down, Taylor turned on the Switch on the table and handed her a controller.
"It's been a while since we played Smash Bros. against each other," Taylor said with a smirk. "Think you still got it?"
"I'll admit I might be a bit rusty, but that's not gonna stop you from whooping your ass," Riley replied.
Riley pretended to be rusty in the first few matches, letting Taylor beat her by considerable margins. The reality was that they were pretty evenly matched, but Riley knew she had the advantage. Taking the next few rounds for herself, the devious woman made sure to keep it close so things would remain interesting.
"Seems like you're getting back into the swing of it, Riles."
"Well now that we're both warmed up, how about we raise the stakes?" Taylor looked at his friend with a curious eyebrow, but he was confident he could take on any challenged she laid down.
"Ok, name your game." Riley chuckled to herself at Taylor's naivety. He had no idea what he was getting himself into.
"Strip Smash," she proclaimed. "Loser of each round loses a piece of clothes. First one naked pays the penalty." Taylor's shocked look told Riley all she needed to know. Her and Taylor had been best friends for years, so they had already seen each other in their underclothes plenty of times. But they had never seen each other in the nude. Of course, she was curious, but she always wondered if he was, too. Clearly, he was. But to point that out would put her whole plan in jeopardy. So she took another approach.
"You seem worried," she taunted. "Are your skills not up to par?"
"That's it! You're on!" If there was nothing else Taylor couldn't stand, it was having his finely honed gaming skills verbally questioned and ridiculed. They traded the first two rounds, both losing their shoes in quick order. The next two rounds went to Riley, costing Taylor his socks and jacket. Taylor returned fire to deprive her older friend of her own socks. To this point, neither combatant seemed phased. But after Riley took the next round, Taylor hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Riley asked mockingly. "Wanna give up?"
"As if." Slowly, he grabbed the bottom his shirt and began to lift it up. Riley licked her lips as she watched her best friend's body slowly come into view. Taylor didn't have rock-hard abs or anything, but his body certainly looked delicious to her. As the shirt passed over his head, Riley allowed her hand to briefly grab her breast. Finally, the shirt was completely off.
"Alright," Taylor said fiercely. "That's the last round you win." In the spirit of competition and fun, Riley threw the next match by a narrow margin. Slowly, she lifted her shirt, revealing her tight but curvy form. She heard Taylor stifle a sharp breath as her black bra came into view. But as she threw her shirt off, she saw he was frowning at her breasts.
"What's wrong?" she teased. "Never seen a girl's bra before?"
"Of course, I have," he said. "But you had an extra piece of clothing! That's not fair." Admittedly, it was completely unintentional, but it needs give her a distinct advantage in more ways than one.
"Okay, I'll cut you a deal," Riley said. "Seems like we're getting down to the wire and I'm getting pretty bored anyway. So if you can beat me in the next round without losing a life, I'll take off two pieces of clothes instead of one."