These events take place immediately after the events in 'First Road Trip for Denae and Bill'
When they returned from Atlanta, Bill took Denae to her apartment. Being a gentleman, he carried her bags up the stairs for her and they went inside to find Suzy sitting on the couch using her laptop, which was resting on the coffee table.
"Hey guys. How was Atlanta?" she asked in a cheerful, sing-songy voice.
"It was great. And my boyfriend here killed his interview," Denae responded as Bill took her bags to her bedroom. "The restaurants you recommended were amazing," she added.
Bill returned and he and Denae moved toward the family room. They could both see Suzy's screen and noticed it was filled with pictures of women in bikinis.
"So, whatcha doin there?" Denae inquired.
"Oh. I'm shopping for bikinis. D, I got us a few pool gigs, so I need new work clothes. Ya'll come tell me what you think. Especially you, B.C. I want a guy's opinion."
"Pool gigs? Awesome. How many and when?" Denae wanted to know.
"Three so far. I'm working on others," Suzy answered. "And I got Lori onboard too."
They both moved toward the couch and Suzy patted the cushions on either side of her, indicating that she wanted Denae to sit on one side of her and Bill on the other. They complied.
"Ya know? Suzy, I heard why you call me B.C. And all this time I thought you were using my initials."
"They are initials."
"Yeah, but not for my name. Should friends really talk that way about each other?"
"I don't know. But friends shouldn't ass-fuck friends," she said matter-of-factly, while moving the mouse around the web page. "And you do remember your birthday, don't you?"
"So...what's a pool gig?" Bill asked, hoping to quickly change the subject.
"We get paid to lay out at apartment pools in the spring during leasing season," Denae explained.
"What? You get paid to lay by the pools at apartments? Is that a thing?" Bill wanted to know.
"Sure is. An easy money thing, too," Suzy beamed.
She clicked some keys on the keyboard, sat back, motioned toward the screen and added, "B.C. Take a look. Do guys like bandeau tops at all?"
He glanced at the screen and then at her and sheepishly indicated it would depend on the bikini and the girl wearing it. Suzy then reminded him it would be her wearing it. While awaiting his response, she casually re-directed his eyes from her breasts to the screen and reminded him she sought his opinion on bikini tops, not her breasts. He admitted Suzy would look good in either top, but because of the size of her bust, she might feel more secure in a bandeau top. Denae was quietly laughing at the exchange.
"So, guys are OK with bandeau tops?" Suzy pressed. "They cover more skin than triangle tops."
"Well, yeah. It's still a bikini and we like those," Bill affirmed. "So, you actually get paid to lay out at pools? Why? What's the point?" he wanted to know.
Denae explained, "It's marketing. You know, sex sells. It's to help them rent out the apartments to students. The management companies hire girls to lay by the pool so prospective tenants think the place is full of hot girls. Haven't you ever noticed apartment offices are always next to the pool?"
Bill turned his head in thought. "Now that you mention it, yeah they are."
"See?"
"What will they think of next?" Bill wondered aloud. "So, you two and Lori are going to get paid to lay in the sun? All three of you just lounging around in bikinis? Wow! Actually, I'd pay to see that."
"Settle down, Tiger," Denae said to Bill. "Maybe I need to invest in some new work clothes for pool gigs too," she added, looking at Suzy.
"If you want any opinions, I'll be glad to help," Bill offered. "Especially, since I haven't seen you in a bikini other than at Thanksgiving."
Suzy jumped in. "It's hard to call what Denae wears bathing suits. There's hardly any fabric at all."
"What can I say? If I'm out to get sun, what's the point in covering up?"
"Well, if you care to model any, I'd sure make myself available for evaluations," Bill commented in such a way that it sounded like a suggestion.
Denae scoffed. "You want to see me in a bikini? You see me in a lot less almost every day."
"But still..." Bill trailed off.
"That reminds me," Suzy began. "Did you two hit Club Seduisante while you were in Atlanta?"
"We sure did," Denae answered. "Bill here got four table dances."
Looking over at Bill, Suzy said, "Well. Well. What'd ya think, Bill? Lots of hot women in there, huh?"
"The most beautiful woman there walked in with me," he said proudly.
Denae got up, walked around Suzy and sat down in Bill's lap. "Aren't you sweet?" Looking at Suzy, she added, "We had a good time. I wound up meeting some of the girls working there and the manager. They were all super nice. And they were all really pretty. How'd you know about that place?"
"Anyone who knows Atlanta knows that place. And I've actually been there once."
"Really?" Bill inquired.
"Yeah. Last summer my friend, Leah, and I double dated once. At some point the guys brought the place up. They joked that Leah and I would never have the guts to go in there. So, we called their bluff. But we wound up having a pretty good time. Glad I wasn't paying for it. They dropped a ton of money that night."
"Well, you paid for us the other night. Thank you, very much." Denae smiled. "I used money I won from you on our bet."
Bill announced he had to get back to his apartment to unpack and check his mail for bills. Denae walked him to the door.
"I'm coming over later, right?" she asked.
"I really hope so," he replied.
"Remember, hang your suit out before you put it back in the closet. I want you to take good care of it. Same with your ties," she said. "Oh. And be sure to call your mom. She'll want to know how your interview went."
He promised he would. She took his face in her hands and looked him in the eyes. "I love you. You know that, right?"
"I love you too," he smiled.
"I really love you. OK?"
He kissed her and left.
Denae turned around and jogged back into the family room with Suzy and plopped back down on the couch in a huff. "I've never gone from such a high to such a low so quickly in all my life," she complained.
Intrigued, Suzy asked what her roommate was talking about.
"Well. Last night I had the best sex ever in Atlanta and I hear I have you to thank for it," Denae gushed.
"Yeah? Well, please tell me what I did."
"Did you tell Bill to tie me up?"
Suzy seemed puzzled for a split second and then, as if a switch were turned on, remembered she had mentioned the idea to Bill the night Denae convinced Bill to have sex with her. Denae then thanked her profusely and told Suzy it was an amazing experience. She gave Suzy lots of detail about the encounter, including how Bill had used silk ties to restrain her and described how she had ejaculated for the first time.
"Ooo. That sounds hot," Suzy remarked. "I'm glad I could help ya'll out."
"That was the high; but then on the ride home, came the low."
"What happened?"
"Well, we had a lot of time in the car with nothing to do but talk. And I figured Bill and I have reached the point where we should exchange numbers. I mean, I really love him and thought we should get that out in the open. And you're not gonna believe this -"
Suzy knew instinctively Denae was talking about the previous numbers of sexual partners each of them had. At this point, she interrupted her roommate.
"Stop. Don't tell me; let me guess," she said, scrunching up her face, deep in thought. "He's a loner. He's shy. He's kinda awkward-"
"Suzy!" Denae complained.
"Sorry. But he kinda is. Anyway, let's see. He's got a low number. I'll say around four. Maybe five. But I'll go with four."
Denae looked as if she was about to cry. "No. One!"
"One?" Suzy repeated, evidentially very surprised.
Now looking more as if she would cry, Denae continued, "Yes. One. Just one. And that was a dying girl in high school."
"So, you mean Bill only slept with one girl before you? How is that possible, even for him, in this day and age?" Suzy wondered. "You know what this means?"
"Yeah. I do," Denae replied, still saddened.
"You're his number two and I'm his number three," she said chuckling.
Denae shook her head. "Stop. This isn't funny. I'm gonna lose him. And I really don't want to."
Suzy realized Denae was greatly troubled and hugged her friend. "I'm sorry. I know you're upset. But I don't know why. This doesn't change anything between you two."
Denae explained that while things between her and Bill were great right now, she feared in time, he would grow bored with her and seek sexual variety.
"Are you nuts?" Suzy exclaimed. "Do you really think B.C. would leave you just for some strange pussy? That's insane. The guy's crazy about you."
The two went back-and-forth; Denae convincing herself that Bill would eventually break up with her, and Suzy assuring her Bill was devoted to her and would never end things. Each woman voiced new and more convincing arguments as the conversation continued. Suzy finally changed tactics.