"Friends" with Benefits
Author's Note:
This is my second submission to Lit, with at least a few more stories planned. At least for the next few stories, they are all based on real people, and (loosely) based on real events. For example, the Mindy in this story exists, and we had regular Thursday night TV viewings at her apartment, but we never hooked up, much to my dismay.
Depending on what type of feedback I get, and how much time (and ideas) I have, I may add sequels to some stories, or they may all end up as one-offs. That remains to be seen. As always, constructive criticism is always welcome, as well as comments about what you did (or did not) like, so I can keep motivated to continue writing, and develop my craft. Enjoy!
When I was in grad school, I took a few undergrad courses for independent study credit, as I had some open space in my course schedule. Since I was only in the second year of a Masters program, I wasn't that much older than my classmates. In one of the first such classes, we had to do a group project, and somehow I ended up paired with Mindy, who was a senior. Mindy and I had chatted casually before or after class, and we got along pretty well. Since I lived further off campus, she invited me to her apartment to work on the project. While working on the project, we both realized that we watched a lot of the same TV shows, including what was called the "Must See TV" lineup on Thursday night on NBC. Since I lived alone, and my only TV was in my bedroom, we began a regularly scheduled TV night on Thursdays at her apartment. Mindy only had one roommate, who was almost never around on Thursdays, so it was usually just the two of us, and 3 hours of sitcoms, every week. We had been having our usual TV night for a few weeks, when things started to change.
We were sitting on the couch, in the apartment's living room, chatting casually during commercial breaks, when I noticed that Mindy started fidgeting a bit. "Is everything ok over there?" I asked.
"Yes," she replied. Then, hesitantly she continued, "It's just the underwire from my bra is poking me. Would you mind if I took it off?"
"Hey, it's your place. Do whatever makes you most comfortable! Let 'the girls' free if you want, I'm not gonna complain!"
With that, she reached under her sweatshirt, and unclasped her bra, and with some wiggling and squirming (which I tried not to openly stare at, but let's face it, I'm a red-blooded male, so I definitely looked out of the side of my eye a few times), she pulled her bra out from underneath her top, and tossed it on the coffee table. Now, Mindy was definitely very well endowed, at least a double-D cup from what it looked like, and the bras she usually wore were pretty supportive, so her 'girls' were now moving around under her sweatshirt a bit more freely than I had been accustomed to. Especially whenever she laughed at something on the TV, or when she plopped down on the couch after going to the restroom or grabbing us something to drink in the kitchen. It definitely caught my attention, and that increased attention was apparently not unnoticed by her, although I wouldn't find this out for another few weeks.
A few weeks went by, and Mindy became a bit more casual -- most of the time I visited, she had already removed her bra, and if she forgot, or had only just gotten home shortly before I visited, she went through the under-the-shirt shimmy removal routine not long after we sat down. I got used to seeing her braless breasts moving freely under her top - mostly sweatshirts due to the cold weather -- not that I ever grew tired of watching them bounce and sway as she moved about. I also grew used to her casual attitude about it, and about her bras laying around when she removed them while I was there. Usually, she wore a loose sweatshirt and sweatpants, a comfortable lounging-around-the-house outfit.
A few months went by, and spring rolled around, and with spring, warmer weather. One week, when I came over for our regular TV night, she was wearing a t-shirt and shorts. However, the t-shirt was both thinner and tighter than her usual sweatshirts. This not only outlined her breasts more clearly, it also showed their movement a lot more clearly. Something I noticed almost as soon as I walked in the door. Also, the shorts were much tighter than any of the sweatpants she usually wore, and were pretty short, coming to just below her ass cheeks, a fact I noticed when she went into the kitchen to get us something to drink. This was the first time I had seen her bare legs, and I took a moment or two to appreciate the view. I hadn't realized just how attractive she was! Her legs were smooth and well toned, and looked long on her fairly short frame. And, while I knew that she wasn't fat, she also wasn't model thin, but she had very nice curves. Apparently, I looked just a bit too long, because she caught me when she turned to return to the living room, but all she did was give me a mischievous smile.
Mindy came into the living room and handed me my drink before sitting next to me, as usual. She took a sip of her drink, and then leaned forward to rest her glass on the coffee table. In doing so, she went up onto all fours, her knees on the couch, and her hand on the coffee table. This had the effect of causing her t-shirt to drape down in front of her, causing her breasts to sway quite fetchingly, as well as to ride up a bit, revealing a bit of her pale tummy. It also caused her shorts to pull tight across her ass, and I realized that she was wearing a thong, as it was clearly outlined beneath the shorts. In addition, the bottoms of both cheeks were peeking out from under the shorts quite cheekily. She stayed that way for a few seconds before setting the glass down and pushing herself upright, and then plopping back down on the couch, where her breasts bounced and swayed enticingly. I also noticed that her nipples had hardened a bit during that interval; she was at least somewhat aroused. I began to wonder if she was deliberately putting on a bit of a show for me. While we had flirted lightly almost from the start, it had never gone anywhere, and I was now wondering if she was hoping to take things in a new direction.
We settled down to watch TV, and I noticed that she was a little bit more touchy-feely than usual -- she would touch my arm while making a point, or rest her hand on my knee when laughing at something I said. When she got up to get us more drinks, she put her hand on my thigh and used it for leverage to stand up. I wasn't sure, but I think she might even have given me a slight squeeze as she did so. I certainly wasn't opposed to the new attention.
Partway through the first hour, I noticed that Mindy was shifting a bit restlessly, and occasionally grimacing, so I asked her, "Are you ok over there? You're kinda restless tonight."
She replied, "I was on my feet all day today, and I think I might have overdone it a bit on my leg day workout today." She looked over at me for a second, and then asked, "Could you help me out, maybe massage my feet a bit?"
I thought about it for a second -- I don't have a foot fetish, but I'm not grossed out by feet either -- and replied, "Sure. Lemme start with your feet."
Mindy smiled, and turned sideways on the couch, with her back to the arm, and swung her feet up onto my lap. I grabbed the closer foot and started using my thumbs along the underside of the arch, and she let out a soft sigh. I massaged her entire foot, even pulling on her toes a bit to make the joints pop, which elicited a gasp, followed by a groan of pleasure after each one. I rotated her ankle a few times in each direction, and then put her foot down, and picked up the other one, giving it the same careful attention. While I was massaging the second foot, I thought I felt her apply slight pressure to my groin with her other foot a few times, but it was subtle, and I wasn't sure if it was purposeful, or just a reaction to the massage.