Chapter 1
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(Daniel)
"Dude, the shower is acting up again. I can never get it started", Jason texted me.
This shower was always giving us problems. My girlfriend, Kylie, and I had lived in this apartment for several years. It was a two bedroom place right in the middle of the city exactly where you want to be. It was an old building. They were in the process of renovating it, trying to add more amenities to keep up with some of the new buildings that had popped up recently. The apartments themselves still needed work though.
My girlfriend lost her job as a nurse a few months back and we were having trouble keeping up with the rent now. We made the tough choice to find a roommate to take the spare bedroom in order to keep us afloat. It hadn't been easy on either of us, but Kylie was taking it the hardest.
Jason moved in about a month ago. He was an easy going guy and nice enough. He was a massage therapist and worked out of a few locations in the city, so being central was important to him. He also had a few super rich clients that he made house calls to as well.
He told me that massage therapy was fun, but that he was also studying to become a physical therapist. He was a big sports guy and I think he mentioned he was a former athlete. He spent a lot of time in the new gym in the building. That wasn't really my scene. I wasn't fat or anything, just out of shape. Kylie didn't seem to care.
Jason and I were getting along fine though. It was nice having a guy around to kick back and have a beer with at the end of the day. Kylie didn't see it that way though. She said I always overdid it with the drinking, but I had calmed down a lot in recent years.
She also complained that she felt like we had no privacy anymore. She barely hung out with us in the common area. She used the excuse that she was doing interview prep, but I knew it was more than that.
I had left for work a few hours ago but she was probably just getting up now.
"Kylie is home, she knows how to get it working. Let me text her.", I responded to Jason.
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(Kylie)
My phone buzzed, "Honey, can you help Jason with the shower?"
Ugh. I was still lying naked in bed. Can he never get the shower working on his own? How many times had Daniel shown him? It's like Jason was there just to annoy me sometimes. A constant reminder of my recent career failures.
"Daniel, I'm barely even awake. He really can't figure this out on his own? I thought he was smart!", I texted back.
When I was working I was usually up and out by 6am, but I was starting to get used to waking up later now. Looking for a job was almost more exhausting than having one though. Between studying at the library, meeting with recruiters, and doing actual interviews, I was out of the house most of the day. Not having a set schedule and the emotional toll of getting nowhere made it so much harder to get up though.
"I know honey, but just help him out for a second. You know how tricky that shower can be", Daniel responded.
Out of spite I took an extra minute getting up. I looked through my closet to find appropriate clothes, which I wasn't happy about. I found a pair of short shorts and a baggy t-shirt. I grumpily threw them on and walked down the hall to the bathroom. I knocked on the door and heard Jason say to enter.
"Sorry about this Kylie, I don't know why I can't get it to work", Jason said as I opened the door.
Jason was standing there in just his towel, facing the shower looking frustrated. As annoying as he was, I couldn't help but notice his muscular body. I knew he worked out a bunch at the gym downstairs, it was actually one of the reasons I had stopped going. I didn't need yet another place where Jason was around. I avoided him whenever I could by staying in my room, but I hated that my apartment suddenly felt like it wasn't my own. All I could think about was the things I could no longer do. Like getting up to go to the bathroom at night without putting on clothes or just walking around in just my underwear like I used to. It felt like Jason was everywhere.
But seeing him like this for the first time would make any girl blush and I was no exception. He wasn't overly bulky like a bodybuilder, but was lean and had definition. He had slightly bigger arms than Daniel. His stomach was flat and I could see he had one of those Vs disappearing down into his towel. As I looked him up and down I felt what had now become a familiar feeling. An aching that had been building for way too long.
You see, while having someone in my space was definitely annoying and changed how I lived in my own apartment, my biggest issue with Jason was actually much more frustrating. Since he had moved in I hadn't been able to have an orgasm. And I couldn't remember the last time I had gone this long without one. Daniel and I usually had an active sex life, but even when we didn't I always found time to take care of myself. But now I just couldn't get comfortable. I like to lose myself in an orgasm, moaning and screaming, but knowing that Jason was in the house just made that impossible.
Jason looked over at me, standing in the doorway and I quickly snapped out of my thoughts so he wouldn't notice me staring.
"It's fine, it took me a few weeks to figure it out too. Wish someone would just come by and fix it already. It's getting annoying", I said. There was definitely an edge to my voice, probably more than I had actually meant.
I walked over to the shower and turned the knobs to the right position. I felt Jason lean over me trying to see exactly what I was doing. I could feel my face get a little hot knowing some jacked half naked guy was almost pressed up against me in our bathroom. That aching grew stronger.
"Uhh, yea so you just put the knobs like this and the water will start coming out into the bath. Then pull the pin to switch to the shower. But you need to pull it off to the side a bit in order for it to stay on", I said, trying to be nicer. I pulled the pin and the water started pouring from the shower head. I quickly stood up to avoid getting wet, which caused me to brush up against Jason slightly. He took a small step back to give us some room.
Our eyes met and he smiled. "You have the magic touch, Kylie", he said.
I hid a smile of my own and rolled my eyes. "Just don't use up all the hot water like you always do."
I returned to my room, closed the door and plopped on the bed. This aching was becoming unbearable. My clit was begging to be touched so I gave in and let my hand make its way into my shorts. I felt the heat coming off of me and applied a little pressure with my fingers. I could feel the weeks of sexual frustration just waiting to be released.
I started thinking about all the places Daniel and I had fucked in this apartment. Hearing the shower running from the other room, I remembered how much we loved to get dirty in there. As I thought more about the shower, I couldn't help but think about the man who was in there right now.
I knew I shouldn't be thinking about our roommate that way, but they were only thoughts, right? And it wasn't my fault he was in just his towel. Daniel was the one who sent me in there, I didn't even want to go. Was I not supposed to look at Jason when I entered? Who knew he had such a muscular body... now under the hot water, lathered up with soap. I imagined the soap traveling down his body, down his flat stomach, all the way to... I shook my head hard, bringing me back to my bedroom.
I could feel myself becoming wet and gave a heavy sigh. No point in riling myself up if there wasn't going to be any release. I got up and got dressed for the day.
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(Daniel)
When I got home that evening, Kylie was sitting at the table sulking. I could tell things had not gone well with the recruiter. I went to the kitchen and grabbed a beer.
"You ok sweetie?", I called from the kitchen.
She looked up at me as I entered the common area, where our table was. She noted the beer. "Just one" she said sternly.
"I know, it's a school night", I said with a wink.
Kylie rolled her eyes.
"I just feel so helpless, Daniel", she said. "The recruiter has some jobs, but they are all entry level positions which would be a big step backwards. I've worked hard and am a good nurse, it's not my fault the hospital closed down!". There was distress in her voice.
"Honey, don't worry about it. Something great will turn up. And now that Jason is living here you don't need to rush it"
"Ugh, don't remind me. I hate having him here.", Kylie said.
"Is he really that bad? I actually think he's a pretty good roommate. Always pays on time, not too loud"
Kylie sighed. "No, you're right. He's not that bad. I'm just frustrated...in more ways than one".
I knew what she meant. We hadn't had sex since he moved in. Kylie had a habit of getting really loud when she was excited. We had even had neighbors call us once or twice to ask us to keep it down. I found it funny, but she was embarrassed by it.
Jason only made this worse for her. One time I had gone down on her and it sounded like she was finally getting comfortable, but as soon as the first moan escaped her lips she got self conscious that Jason could hear and told me to stop. Since then neither of us had pushed it.
Speaking of Jason. I looked around the apartment and saw his room was dark. "Is Jason not here?" I said with a slight smirk.
It took a second for Kylie to understand. He was usually home before me so this was one of the first times since he moved in that we had the place to ourselves. Kylie's eyes lit up with realization and she was on my lips in a second. Our tongues intertwined and I could feel the urgency behind her kiss.