That evening Kate knew she would never get any studying done in the privacy of her bedroom. The temptation to think of Seth's hands all over her body and masturbate all night long was just too much. So she set up shop in the living room with her books and a mug of tea. Julie, perhaps still irritated with Kate's casual nudity earlier that day, was holed up in her room.
And so it was that Kate alone was there to greet Scott when he arrived home from work. "Hey, Kate!" he said cheerfully, locking the door. "How goes the battle?"
"It goes wonderfully," she said with a grin.
"Was today the big day?" Scott asked.
"No, but we had a major breakthrough," Kate said. "He's had some issues with women before, and I guess he's kind of gunshy because of that. But we talked about it, and then I think I got him to relax a little more. Now he says he wants us to be together, he just has to work some things out first."
"That's great!" Scott said. "And all because you flashed him, huh?"
Kate laughed. "I guess so. That's been so wonderfully liberating for me too, learning to be less uptight about my body, you know? And now I'm drawing him out of his shell just like I came out of mine."
Kate thought she heard Scott and Julie's bedroom door open as she was talking, and she could only hope Julie heard her and would see her side of the story now. Unbeknownst to Kate, Julie heard only the tail end of her comment as she emerged from her room. But she did hear Scott's reply: "See, nudity is a wonderful tool!" And she heard the comfortable laugh he and Kate shared in response to it.
On hearing that, Julie stopped in her tracks and retreated to her room. So it was going to be that way, was it? Julie shut herself in her room and clenched her fists, consumed with jealousy over Kate's newfound bond with Scott. Next thing she knew they'd both be lounging naked all over the apartment and she would look like the prude for not joining them! Enough was enough. But Julie couldn't think of what to say to Scott to put a stop to all this. Then she remembered what she had told Kate earlier that day: "Scott is a breast man." Time to remind Scott what she had and Kate didn't. It wasn't anything she needed to say; it was something she needed to do.
Julie bit the bullet and pulled off her top. She gave some thought to also removing her bra, but this would get the point across just fine. Before she could lose her nerve, Julie opened the door and strode purposefully up the hallway, where she could hear Kate regaling Scott with tales of her latest exploits in the changing room.
She forced herself to sound casual as she emerged into the living room. "Hey, guys!" she said cheerfully, as if she went around the apartment in her bra every day. "How are you?"
"Fine," Scott said, sounding bewildered. Julie continued on to the kitchen and was barely but deliciously aware of Scott looking at Kate as if to ask what was going on.
"How was ballet, Kate?" Julie called out as she drew a glass of water from the sink.
"It was great, thanks!" Kate replied. "How was your afternoon?"
"Long!" Julie said, reappearing in the kitchen doorway to lean casually against it. She could feel her nipples stiffening in naughty delight, and could only hope one or both of them would notice. "So much to do, but I'm hanging in there. Going to be a long evening for you two?"
"Um. Yeah!" Kate was obviously struggling not to ask Julie just what was going on. "I was just telling Scott, ballet keeps me so busy in the afternoons anymore, I really need to focus on reading after dinner, you know?"
"I can imagine," Julie said. Having given them the eyeful she intended, she took another sip of water and walked back down the hall. "Good luck!" she called over her bare shoulder.
"What was that?!" Scott whispered to Kate as soon as they heard the door shut.
"Oh, Scott," Kate began. "Julie and I had a bit of a falling out this afternoon about boundaries. I think she thinks I'm getting too casual about not hiding in my clothes."
"So that was a taste of your own medicine, was it?" Scott asked.
"I guess. Also she probably wanted to remind you which one of us has bigger boobs, I'm afraid."
Scott laughed, but then quickly added, "I'm so sorry, Kate. I never meant to make her think..."
"You don't need to tell me that, Scott, you need to tell her."
"Of course. Your heart belongs to Seth anyway."
"It will soon, I hope."
While Kate and Scott were saying goodnight, the subject of their chat gulped her water exultantly in the privacy of her room. Mission accomplished -- or at least off to a great start. Julie knew which of them Scott would be thinking of tonight, no matter how much noise Kate would make this time around while fantasizing about Seth. Of course, Julie could compete on that front as well, and maybe it was time to remind Scott just what he'd be missing out on if he started showing too much interest in her friend. If he was smart, he'd be down the hall any minute now to make amends or more. With that in mind, Julie set her water glass down and reached back to unzip her skirt. As it floated to the floor, she shoved her panties down after it, but kept her bra on. If Scott still had the interest in her that he should, Julie reminded herself, he would know why she didn't remove it too.
Julie arranged the pillows on their bed so that she could lounge comfortably with her legs spread and see the look on Scott's face when he came in. As soon as she had her back at the right angle, she went to town on herself with both hands, rubbing around her clit with the left and reaching inside with two fingers on her right hand to rub her own wetness under the left. She rubbed slowly, exulting in the sensation but not working her way up to a climax just yet because she wanted to make sure Scott would catch her in the act. To complete the sensation, she rubbed her back against the pillows so that the fabric of her bra brushed back and forth against her nipples. She knew she had told Scott how she loved that.
When the door opened, Julie's natural inclination was to stop playing with herself and scramble for cover. But she fought that temptation down and didn't even open her eyes right away to see Scott gawking at her. When at last she did break her concentration and look up, she was rewarded with the sight of bulging eyes and bulging jeans. "Like the view, do you?" she asked coyly.
"You know it!" Scott said, unzipping his jeans.
