*Many thanks to Jill for being my inspiration for this story*
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Chapter I - The Bully
Combing her hair in the morning, she looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. In her opinion, her shoulder-length strawberry blonde hair was ordinary, her blue eyes were ordinary, even the freckles on her nose were ordinary. "I don't know what Peter sees in me," she thought. They had been neighbors and best friends forever, and as per usual; the close friendship had blossomed into their first relationship in their awkward teen years. Peter had been her first kiss at 13 and now, they were finally off to college together. Somehow, they had managed to make it through junior and high school, despite Peter's identity crisis and Nicole's insecurities. She still loved Peter and it was obvious to everyone that Peter was in love with her, too. However, he had been too patient in the bedroom. If she hadn't initiated and insisted on it, both of them would have been virgins coming to college. Sometimes she wondered if there was something missing in her relationship.
The door to the bathroom slowly creaked open and she blushed. It was the hot guy living on her floor that came in. Of all the things about college, coed bathrooms were the things she was dreading the most, but maybe it wasn't so bad after all. The guy flashed her a dazzling smile and then went into the showers. Each shower stall was completely private, but once the water came on, Nicole found her mind drifting off to what he must look like naked. It was a guilty pleasure of hers; imagining strangers, and then she would run off to Peter and try to get him to have sex with her. Although their rooms were in different buildings, it was still fairly close by and she was at his dorm room in 10 minutes. Knowing he was alone in the room, Nicole threw herself at him, only to be gently let down by the supposed fact that the walls were thin enough for neighbors to hear them.
They were no longer virgins, however they didn't have sex too often. And when they did, reality was somehow never like how she imagined sex would be; she wanted him to grab her in the throes of passion, whisper her name, pull her hair, or just anything that would show her how much he wanted her. However, it was always very caring and gentle, which was sometimes plain frustrating. As for her needs, they weren't exactly met. It wasn't for lack of trying, it just never happened.
It took Peter a week to finally be in the mood. He called his girlfriend on the phone, saying he had a surprise for her; it was his way of saying he wanted to sleep with her. When Nicole came over to his room, he opened the door, hugged her tightly and proceeded with his routine, starting with the light kissing and handholding. 15 minutes and one condom later, he tried to cuddle with Nicole on the bed, but she said she needed to go back to her room and finish an assignment. Once she was alone in her room (her roommate was still out) she went through her drawers for the vibrator. Imagining it was the hot guy from the showers rubbing against her, she stroked her clit with the ribbed toy. In her mind, he was teasing her, making her beg for release as he circled his tongue on her wet pussy. Within a few minutes, a warm sensation spread through her body starting at her toes.
After the pleasing throbbing subsided, she headed to the bathroom and took a nice hot shower. The loofah felt really good on her skin in the aftermath of her orgasm. Remembering at the last second that it's a shared bathroom, she loosely wrapped the towel around her body before leaving the stall. When she turned around, she bumped into someone - a guy. Actually, the same guy she had just been fantasizing about to make herself come...
"Oh it's you", she mumbled confusingly, her voice trailing off. She had not meant those words to come out loud. "Yea, the guy who showers all the time; that's me. But, you should call me "Brad" for short. And you're the girl who's always combing her hair." "It's Nicole", she mumbled, trying not to stare into his eyes too much.
She headed for the door as quickly as she could, but she wasn't fast enough to miss him dropping his shorts before going into the shower. As the door slammed behind her, she could swear she heard his laughter. "If I had an ass like that, I'd be happy, too", she thought.
Brad kept occupying her thoughts all throughout the night and was still on her mind the next day. Intro to Philosophy was easy enough to pass in the morning, but there was no way she could concentrate on Calculus with him on Nicole's mind. So she made an adult decision and skipped that class to go to the student center and hang out. Luckily, Peter was in a different class, so he would never know.
On her way to the center, she was passing by the outdoor pool, when she saw Brad coming out of the water. As if he could feel her stare, he turned around and met her gaze. Recognition kicked in, he waved at her before grabbing his bag and running over to her. She was trying to control herself and not blush when he reached where she was standing.
Judging by his dreamy swimmer body and the worn swim cap in his hand, he hung out at the pool a lot. Which is why it was confusing when he asked Nicole if he could borrow a towel. Somehow she already knew it was too good to be true, but played along all the same. In a daze, she nodded and they walked back to their building. She had seen the playful spark in his eyes when they first met, but it was unbelievable that a guy like Brad would be into her; she wasn't attractive or sexy. It was easy to miss the signs if you didn't believe in yourself...
Despite what she'd been telling herself, Nicole's heart started racing when he closed her door behind himself. She was occupied with finding a towel in the closet, but when she turned around, he was right in front of her. Without so much as a questioning look, he leaned in for a kiss and she found herself surprisingly yielding. His kiss was so exotic, his tongue so foreign; she needed to explore further. Brad's muscular arms wrapped around her ass, they were involuntarily moving toward her bed, when she realized her roommate might be back any second. She pulled back with hesitation, long enough to say "roommate". Brad grinned his charming grin as he took her hand and led her to another bathroom on the floor.