A/N: Long time lurker here, first time writer! (full disclosure, entered into a comp, so we'll have to see what goes with that!) Anyways, I hope y'all like it!
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Sally looked especially short when she was with her friends. At a height capped that senior year at a humble 5 foot 5, she had known she wasn't destined for height. She was the average height for a woman. Completely and utterly average. But knowing that didn't make it feel any better. Her neck almost hurt from craning up to look at her friends. Walking, however, was far worse. Catching up with their huge strides was a near impossible task.
"Wait—"
"I told you, Luke marks hard! It's almost like he's purposely stricter on me! Did you see Ben's assignment?" Beth said. "There's no way that that buffoon got those marks naturally. I swear, he's got it in for me - and when I've done nothing but try my best in class. Who else is answering all his stupid questions? From now, not me!"
Beth was absolutely striking. Tall, with slender pale legs - almost always on show in her go-to shorts. She had a filled in bosom, apparent even under the knit sweater she wore - that sinched immediately into the smallest waist one could imagine.
"Maybe he's just waiting for you to call him out on it," Lucy winked. "Waiting for you to go up to him after class and beg him to see what you can do for extra credit? I mean he holds you back almost every tutorial. And the way he looks at you. If there's one thing I know, it's men. You can't deny that he's a bit of a hunk for a thirty-year-old. He's probably dreaming of that, ya know? Of you offering him a touch or a suck for a remark—"
"Lucy!" Beth shouted. "Imagine what Greg would have said if he was here! You know how protective he is of me!"
Lucy put her hands on her hips. With a small waist too, it did more to accentuate the blonde's amazing ass. Enormous, shaking cheeks - supple too. "Almost too protective. He's a lil' stuck up you know? You already said that he doesn't satisfy you! I don't like it. Nor do I like him. There, I said it! "
"Wait—" Sally huffed, pausing to catch her breath.
"Not this again!" Beth groaned. "I told you..."
And then, they were out of ear shot. She glanced around, shying back at the stares of the other kids on campus. She bit on her lip. Then, with the quivering, she got ready to call for the pair—
"Lucy!"
She stilled immediately, blood rushing to her cheeks. A heavy, bulky arm wrapped around her shoulder. A thick, veiny hand hovering just above her own breasts. Not quite filled out like Beth's, but there was undeniably enough there in her handful C-cups.
"Ben," She greeted, turning up to him.
He was far taller than Beth and Lucy, resting at a height of 6'4. With glistening brown hair, and a jaw chiselled to the gods - Sally sometimes thought it was a shame that her best friend for almost 20 years, had turned to stepbrother. If she hadn't grown so close to him, then her single mother and his single father wouldn't have connected.
He grinned as they made eye contact. She broke it off immediately, looking to the ground. What are you thinking! Not your stepbrother!
"Where are you going, I'll come?" He asked.
"I'm just dropping Beth and Lucy to their class—"
"Well, it turns out I'm in that exact class, too."
"I know."
"And if it's Lucy..." He said, tone lifting upwards. "If it's Lucy, then count me in! Hey, isn't that her over there?"
Sally frowned.
"Hey now, Sals," he said, tickling her neck. She'd hated that habit when they were kids, but now she almost relished his touch. "I won't leave you behind. You know I'd never do that! We've been connected at the hip since kids, our entire rooms are in the same layout - I'll always keep you company."
She smiled thankfully, and then - taking his arm - the pair caught up to Beth and Lucy.
"What's the best way to meet new people?" Lucy said, looking down at her phone.
"I guess I met Greg at a club, if that helps," Beth muttered.
"What about you Sally? I know you have a lot of guys numbers?"
"Really?" Ben asked.
She smiled sheepishly: "I just meet people as I'm walking around the campus. Not much from me, as you'd expect though..."
"Hmm," Lucy hummed thoughtfully, "If you wanna meet even more, maybe just dress up more. You've got a banging figure, and an amazing face - so if you changed out of those frumpy clothes—"
"Hey they're not frumpy!"
"They're a lil frumpy, Sals."
"But—"
"I think they look good on you. Your comfort is number one," Ben said. She flushed, looking away.
"What a sweetie," Lucy said. "Nothing like your idiot boyfriend, Beth."
"Hey now!" she protested weakly.
Ahead, the tall brown brick building was coming into view. The three turned to her, bringing her into an embrace individually. She lingered in Ben's for more than the others.
"Hey Sals, we'll head up now! We'll text you!"
And then, they headed into the building - leaving her standing alone, outside.
"And you're all dismissed."
Beth gathered her papers into her hand, dumping the piles into the opened bag at her side. She was ready for this moment - she'd rush out before he could call on her and then—
"Beth," Luke said. "Stay behind for a minute."
An order. Not a question.
She huffed, watching as the class trickled out around her.