Choosing Stacey Pt 02

Choosing Stacey (Part 2)

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For Thanksgiving, almost everyone went home to spend the holiday with family. Kevin, Mike, Jim and Brittany all lived near each other in North County San Diego. Stacey drove home to her parent's place up in Orange County. Christy made the long drive to Phoenix while Anne went home to the city of Ontario, just east of Los Angeles. Kevin called Stacey everyday while they were apart. They both went back to school early on Sunday and spent the day in bed together, getting reacquainted. Then came the final push to the end of the semester and their finals.

The ECON 490 study group agreed to meet almost every evening to study and prepare for their finals. There were hiring fairs in the spring, making the Fall semester grades an important factor in many company's hiring decisions. For anyone looking to go to grad school, they would have to start applying soon, making the Fall grades important here as well. The thought of these upcoming decisions added some stress to a difficult season.

As Kevin put his study materials in his backpack, Stacey grumped at him, "Again? I thought you all met last night?"

Kevin sighed, "We did and we focused on our 490 class. Tonight we're focused on our 421 class."

"And tomorrow?"

"Different study group, I'll be working with some friends from my finance class."

"Well, at least it won't be with that slut Christy."

Kevin rolled his eyes, "You know I don't like it when you call my friend a slut. In fact..."

"She's interested in you and she knows you have a girlfriend. That makes her a slut!"

"Dammit, Stacey! I've told you she isn't interested in me! We're just studying! In a group!"

Hearing the annoyance in his voice, Stacey sidled close to Kevin and wrapped him up in a big hug, "I'm sorry baby, I didn't mean to make you angry." She turned his face to hers and gave him a deep passionate kiss. "I'm sorry. I just get scared sometimes."

"Scared?"

She nodded, "I don't want anyone to steal you away. I love you so much!" She stopped, wide-eyed as she realized what she had just said. "Uh..."

Kevin stared back at her. "I..." He was shocked at what she had just admitted, but the look on her face let him know that she wasn't lying. The joy that ran through his soul was almost shocking in its intensity.

"I didn't mean to say..."

He put a finger on her lips to stop her, "I love you too!"

With a cry she grabbed the back of his head and pulled him down again, kissing him madly, "I love you so much! I...I didn't want to say anything and scare you!"

"You could never scare me away!" They kissed deeply for a few minutes, lost to the world, until Kevin gently pushed her away. "I'm sorry, I really need to go or I'll be late! I'll come back tonight and make it up to you. Maybe a quick drink at our favorite bar?"

After a final kiss, he walked out the door. As he left, Stacey watched him with a small smile on her face.

Kevin was only a few minutes late when he walked into the library room the study group was using. John and Caesar were discussing a section from the textbook, but Christy and Anne were both staring at Kevin as he walked in.

"What? Do I have food on my face?"

Anne turned away, a bit flustered but Christy shot back, "No, but you have a big, goofy grin on your face and you look very happy. Unusually happy. Did you get laid before you came over?"

"What? No! So what if I'm a bit happier than normal?"

"Uh huh. What happened, you can tell me."

Kevin looked at her with an annoyed expression. "It's private."

Anne looked up at him, "Please?"

He sighed in defeat and in a quiet voice he told them, "Stacey and I exchanged our first 'I love you' right before I came over."

Anne looked shocked, but Christy covered for her by drawing everyone's eyes to her, "Awwww, that's so cute!" She walked around the table and gave Kevin a hug, "I'm so happy for you!" As she disengaged from Kevin, she mouthed "I'm sorry" to Anne.

Anne sighed and pulled out her text book.

John took that as a sign to begin, "Ok, in Chapter 6..."

After the study group, Christy and Anne hung back as the three guys packed up and headed to their respective homes.

Seeing Anne staring at her feet, Christy walked up and wrapped her up into a huge hug. "It'll get better sweetie. But you just need to move on."

Anne looked up at Christy, "I know." A tear rolled down her cheek, "But I think I love him and it hurts so much!"

Christy pulled Anne's head to her shoulder. As she did so she could feel Anne was wracked by silent sobs. Christy just held her until the sobs subsided and the tears died.

"You ok, hon?"

"Yeah, I'll be ok." Anne sniffled. "Thank you for the shoulder." She slowly pulled away and wiped at her eyes, "I bet I look a mess."

Christy eyed her and nodded, "Yep, you do, but that's ok. Here." She took a handy tissue and wiped the last tears from Anne's face. "That's better... You ready?"

"Yeah, I am. Let's go."

As they walked out, Christy asked, "Don't you and Kevin have coffee every Wednesday after class?"

"Yes."

"Still going to do it?"

"I am. If I can't have his heart, I'll settle for his friendship... For now."

Christy smiled to herself.

Coffee the next day was a bit awkward. Kevin could tell something was off and the conversation to that point had been stilted and uncomfortable. Anne had barely made eye contact with him and was currently staring at her latte'.

"Anne, look at me."

She slowly raised her head and attempted a smile.

"What's wrong? You've been abnormally quiet since we got here."

"Nothing, I'm fine."

"Bullshit!"

The curse word surprised Anne and she jumped in her chair. Kevin had never directed a cuss word in her direction before.

"Anne, talk to me! You're like, one of my best friends and you're obviously hurting over something. Let me help you."

At the words

best friend

, Anne simultaneously felt a delicious thrill and spike of despair run through her.

"Is it boy problems?"

Her eyes fell to her latte' again and she nodded.

"So do I need to go beat the crap out of him for hurting you or do I need to talk to him and shove him in the right direction? I can do either. If he's making you this sad, I'm inclined to pound on him."

Anne smiled as the image of Kevin punching himself in the face flashed through her mind.

"Ahhh, you need me to pound on someone. Who is it? Point him out. Or her. Whatever. Just let me know!"

Anne laughed and Kevin looked delighted. "See! That's better. Now who is it?" Kevin had conveniently forgotten the night that Caesar had mentioned Anne's crush on him as he was still in denial about that night.

"It's no one. Just a crush on my part. I'll be fine."

"Ok, but if you change your mind, let me know. If you need a wingman," he raised his eyebrows in inquiry, "I can do that too."

She laughed again, "No, I'm fine! But thank you, if I need your services I'll give you a call."

"Baby, anytime you need me to service you, just give me a call." Kevin mugged leering at her and she laughed at his antics.

"You're terrible!"

"I know, but it's getting late and I need to get home and grab some dinner. See you tonight at the study group?"

"It's a date!"

Kevin hurried back to his apartment. Stacey was getting grumpy with all the time he had been spending with his various study groups as they crammed for their upcoming exams. He was planning on dashing over to Stacey's apartment to surprise her with a dinner out at their favorite local pizzeria before he had to get to his study group. He quickly cleaned up and then quickly drove to her apartment.

"Oh fuck Lilly, right there! Oh god, lick my clit!" Stacey clutched at Lilly's raven hair, pulling her into her pussy. Lilly took the dildo lying on top of the bed and rubbed its pink tip against Stacey's folds, getting another moan from the red-haired beauty beneath her. She slowly pushed the dildo home, watching it disappear inside of Stacey. She reversed her thrust and was fascinated by the way Stacey's lips clung to the dildo as it was pulled out. She increased the pace of her thrusts and returned to tonguing Stacey's clit. Stacey thrust her hips off of the bed as she came, almost throwing Lilly off of her.

Lilly climbed up to cuddle next to Stacey, "Hmmm lover, that sounded good."

"It was, thank you!"

They were lying next to each other, recovering when they heard a knock at the door.

"Who can that be?" asked Lilly.

"I dunno."

Lilly threw on a robe, closed the door to Stacey's bedroom as she left, then went to the door and peeked through the peep hole.

"It's Kevin!" she squeaked and was answered by a surprised "Oh shit!"

Lilly slowly opened the door, "Hey Kevin, you surprised me! Sorry, I'm not dressed and I must look a mess."

"That's ok. Hey, is Stacey here? I thought I saw her car out front."

"Yes, she's in her room and should be out in a moment."

"Ok, thanks!" said Kevin as he started to walk back to Stacey's room.

Oh shit

, thought Lilly,

he can't go in there. She's probably a fright and the room will smell of sex!

"Kevin, can I get you a coke or a beer? Or something to eat?"

Kevin paused and turned to face Lilly, "No, I'm ok. I'm going to take Stacey out for a quick dinner, she's been a bit upset with me lately."

"Where are you going?"

"Just the local pizza shop." He turned to head back to Stacey's room. "I'll just get her."

Lilly skipped over to Kevin and gently grabbed his arm, "Are you sure I can't get you anything?" She looked at him with pleading eyes, "She's probably not ready to go out. She was a bit of a mess earlier, bad hair day, I think. If you go in there and she's not put together, she'll never forgive you!"

"Oh. Um, could you let her know that I'm here to take her out to dinner?"

"Sure! Thanks for understanding!!"

Kevin didn't understand, but knew better than to push.

Lilly cracked open Stacey's door and peered inside, "Hey Stacey, Kevin's here to take you to dinner!"

"Oh my god, tell him I'm not ready, but will be out in 5 minutes!"

She came out ten minutes later, "Thank you for the dinner break! It's so sweet!"

"No problem, I'd do anything for my baby!" He hesitated, "I didn't want to say anything in front of Lilly and please don't get mad, but your place smelled a little musty. Maybe you better crack a window or something."

He wasn't sure why Stacey began to laugh hysterically.

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Finals were finally over and everyone was more or less satisfied with their efforts, but it was also time for everyone to head home for winter break. However, the final night before everyone left would be devoted to blowing off some steam.

Stacey and Kevin walked into Mike and Sylvia's apartment and everyone exchanged hugs.

"So how are you two doing? How'd finals treat you?" asked Mike.

"We're doing great! We both think we did well on our exams." Stacey looked over at Kevin, the tone of her voice growing acerbic. "With the amount of time Kevin put in with his study groups, he should have aced everything!"

Kevin just nodded sheepishly while smiling at Stacey. Mike and Sylvia exchanged a quick glance.

"Oh? Did you have to burn a lot of that midnight oil, Kevin?"

"Yeah, Sylvia. I spent most of my evenings with one study group or another, mostly at the library."

Mike looked at Stacey, "Any problems with the study group?"

"Noooo. Well, maybe. Kevin doesn't believe me, but one of the girls in his study group has a crush on him. She's always flirting and coming on to him." Stacey looked a little flustered. "I don't know why she gets under my nerves so much." She turned to Kevin, "I'm sorry if I was, if I am, being a bitch about this."

She reached out and pulled Kevin into a deep hug. He could feel her breasts squashed against his chest, her nipples hardening from the contact. He started to become aroused at the thought. He gently disengaged himself from Stacey, her blush revealing that she felt the growing bulge in his pants.

"You don't need it, but you're forgiven! I don't think Christy and I have any classes together next semester, so we shouldn't be in the same study group anymore. Problem solved!"

Stacey squealed in delight and brought Kevin in for another full-body hug. Her diamond hard nipples poking his chest fully engorged his dick with blood.

At Sylvia's, "Get a room you two!" they broke their embrace.

Mike noticed Kevin's clothing problem and spun around, one hand covering his eyes while the other waved generally in Kevin's direction, "Dude! What the fuck! Put that away or do something with it before you hurt someone!"

Sylvia backed away from him, her eyes wide, "Damn girl! You got that python tamed yet?"

Kevin was completely mortified and attempted to cover his crotch with his hands. Stacey smirked at his discomfort and their friend's reactions. She stepped in front of him to block Mike and Sylvia's view, but she teased Kevin by pushing her ass into his crotch and wiggling it against him.

"Baby, that's not helping!"

Stacey's musical laugh caused everyone to crack up.

Eventually, things returned to normal size. Dinner was discussed and ordered. The group made their way to Pacific Beach and walked into the Open Bar, a stereotypical dive bar located a block from the beach. The floors were sticky with spilled beer, but the crowd was lively and the beer was cheap.

They were almost through their second pitcher when Mike exclaimed, "Hey Sylvia, isn't that Mary and Jill?"

Kevin looked over to see Mary and Jill, the two girls that were with Christy and Anne in Julian. "Oh shit!" he murmured as he watched Christy and Anne walk in behind the two other girls. "This might not go over too well."

Kevin turned to Stacey who had missed the entrance of the girls, "Hey Stace, are you ready to head to the club?"

"Hmmm? We haven't finished the pitcher yet, maybe in a bit."

Kevin watched apprehensively as Mike flagged down Mary and Jill, then brought all four back to their group.

"Hey everyone, this is Mary and Jill. They're Sylvia's old roommates from Freshman year." He turned to the newcomers, "And this is Kevin and Stacey." Back to Mary and Jill, "And your two friends are?"

"Christy and Anne. Good to see you again." The smile on Stacey's face belied the frosty tone in her voice.

Mike turned in surprise as Stacey filled in their names. He caught Sylvia mouthing, "Oh shit."

Christy returned Stacey's flinty glare, "Likewise! This makes for a wonderful end to the semester."

Stacey laid a hand on Kevin's shoulder, "Honey, you said something about heading to the club?"

Kevin felt like the proverbial deer caught in an approaching semi's headlights. "Uh...yeah. I'm ready if you are." He knew that Stacey was marking 'her' territory, but he knew he had to support his girlfriend. He wrapped an arm around her waist and turned to Mike and Sylvia, "We're going to head out to the club. Please join us when you're ready."

The group watched in silence as Kevin and Stacey made their way out of the bar. Both Christy and Sylvia saw the anguish on Anne's face. As Christy folded Anne in for a hug, Sylvia realized there was something going on beyond a spat between Stacey and Christy.

"Ok you two, what's going on between you and Stacey?"

Jill and Mary shook their heads as they were just as surprised. Christy sighed and said over Anne's shoulder, "Stacey thinks I have a thing for Kevin, but I don't." She nodded towards Anne, who was oblivious to the sign.

"Kevin, Anne and I are in a couple of study groups together, we're all in the same Major. So, we get thrown together a lot and I think Stacey doesn't like it. We're just good friends who've been in some of the same classes for two plus years. I think she's just jealous."

"Oh, that explains our conversation this evening over dinner. Stacey mentioned that she thought someone in the study group had a crush on Kevin." Mike nodded along with Sylvia.

"I take it that YOU do not have a crush on him?"

"Nope, he's a nice guy, but we're just friends and occasional study partners."

Sylvia hesitated, "And Anne?"

Everyone could see Anne's shoulders tighten at the mention of her name. She disengaged from Christy, wiped away a tear and faced Mike and Sylvia. "Yeah, I've been crushing on him really hard all semester."

They could see how hard it was for her to admit this, but Anne managed to keep looking them in the eye.

"He's a really nice guy and we had a really fun afternoon together one Saturday. I thought there was something there, a spark that could have become something more. I would have called it a date, but the next day it turns out he's dating Stacey. So...I don't know." She paused to gather her thoughts, "We're just friends now and I'll just have to be happy with that. At least I have a couple of classes with him next semester, so I'll still see him every day."

Everyone made what they thought were supportive noises. Anne flashed in anger, "Don't pity me! I'll be fine... Now where can I get a fucking beer?"

After another pitcher of beer, Mike and Sylvia said their goodbyes so they could catch up to Kevin and Stacey at the club.

"What are your plans for the rest of the evening?" Sylvia asked the other girls.

"Well, we were going to join you guys at the club, but maybe we'll just hang here for the rest of the night," said Mary.

"Nonsense!" Everyone looked at Christy in surprise. "Mary and Jill wanted to go dancing, which is why we came up here. We'll let you two go ahead and we'll follow in 10 minutes. Anne and I will just stay away from Stacey. The club has a big dance floor, plenty of room for all of us!"

Mike wasn't so sure, but he just shrugged in agreement and followed Sylvia out of the bar. They quickly found Kevin and Stacey at the club and settled in around a couple of drinks. They were all soon on the dance floor. Stacey's grace and a sensuous sway to her hips soon drew the eyes of many of the guys and some of the ladies. Kevin was oblivious, blinded by the beauty dancing before him. Stacey was well aware of the stares and she reveled in the feeling. She was excited by the attention, but not so much that she ignored Kevin. She spent most of her time in front of him, teasing him by staying just out of reach. Then she'd dance close and grind up against him until he was hard and erect. Under the cover of the crowd and low lighting, she'd dance close and stroke him, keeping him on edge, then slip away from his grasping arms. Stacey finally pushed her ass into his crotch and reached up to caress his head.

She whispered, "I'm getting really wet and I'm going to fuck you so hard tonight!" Kevin was bright red when the song ended. By mutual agreement the four decided they had enough for now and they headed to the bar to grab a drink.

Kevin was surprised when Stacey grabbed his arm, "Shit, what are they doing here?"

He turned to see Mary, Jill, Christy and Anne threading their way to the dance floor.

"They did mention that they came down here to dance. This is the only dance club in PB, so it's not too surprising that they showed up here."

"When we left them at the Open Bar, they did mention that they were coming here. Sorry, I forgot to mention it to you. I could tell you weren't too happy to see them." Sylvia shrugged her apology.

Stacey made a face and sighed, "It's ok. I promised Kevin last night that I wouldn't be a complete bitch about Christy. I'll try to be nice if we bump into them."

Mike and Sylvia exchanged a glance, both privately amused that Stacey was focusing on the wrong girl.

Kevin took up one of Stacey's hands, "Let's get that drink, then forget about everything while we're back out on the dancefloor. Mike and I will get the next round, what would you ladies like?"